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That kinda helps- thanks. Cliff ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jonathan El-Bizri" <ssrndpty@hotmail.com> To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com> Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2002 3:51 PM Subject: Echoplex power use was Re: echoplex question > > > > > I don't have a midi pedal and I can't quite understand how this works- > could > > you explain it differently? > > > > Cliff > > If I understand corrrectly, it's a sophisticated, and musical trick, >very > worth of keeping track of, and adding to the looper's delight tips and > tricks. > > 1. You record your loop, go straight into overdub, with no feedback of >the > original signal. Consequently, the original loop plays back only once. > > 2. Since you are in overdub, you are still recording, so you can lay down > the second layer of the loop imediately. > > 3. Before the loop starts again, and after any of the first layer has > finished, you turn the feedback back up. Voila, the first loop is gone, the > second loop plays on. Excellent. > > You don't need midi to do it, if you stay in overdub mode - just control > over the feedback. Basicly, just make sure feedback stays at zero during the > last repeat of the first layer, while you are recording the new stuff, >and > then goes back to full when the loop starts again. > > It doesn't have to be a 'fresh' loop either; you should be able to pull this > off in the middle of a set. This is a very musical way to make a transition, > though everything would have to make harmonic sense (whatever harmonic sense > means to you at the time), since it would be playing together for one loop. > > > > PS Have I mentioned recently that my looper can kick your looper's butt > > up > > > and down the street? > > > PPS I still want a Repeater. > > Which one? :> > > It sure sounds to me like your echoplex can kick my echoplex's butt up >and > down the street, in midi sync :> > > bIz > > sserendipity: electronica/organica/loops > Next gig: March 4th @ 26mix (26th and mission) 9:30pm > >