Re: Lex MPX-1

[Tom Heasley <tom@tomheasley.com>]

At 02:17 PM 5/22/02, you wrote:
> > I use it mostly for pitch
> programs in tandem with a D-TWO and a DL4. 
> > I like it.
> Tom,
> If the MPX-1 does everything it claims, why would you also need the
> D-Two (and/or DL4)? More (varied) delays at the same
> time?

Hey, Greg,

Wow, usually people remark on how few pieces of gear I have - maybe I
don't "need" anything else!  But I sure thought I
missed my DL4 when it was down for almost two months - those concerts
weren't nearly as much fun to play! (or listen to, I imagine)...I'm sure
there are untapped (by me, so far) resources in the Lexicon - such as (I
think) having two very different/separate effects coming from either
channel; however, in the case of pitch and delay programs, they both tend
to eat up enough memory to make it impossible to combine some of the
kinds of things that I would want to.  There was a time that the
MPX1 was the only thing I had or used - that was all I "needed"
for awhile.  Long reverbs pretty much sufficed in some of my early
forays into live tuba processing and composing.  In the studio
recording the first album, I had longer loops running on the EDP, while
the DL4 was running it's shorter ones - maybe not "needed", but
the engineer's idea, and it seemed to work nicely.  

By the way, perhaps worth mentioning - each time I've had my rig at
Robert Rich's studio, he has detected "hash" or grit in the
signal chain, which he has always said was coming from the MPX1.  It
isn't an issue with live playing, but something to be aware of.

You do know that it is the G2, not the MPX1, that has a JamMan program,
right? - not sure what you think the MPX1 claims to be able to do that
would obviate the need for a DL4, EDP or other looper, with which to do
live multi-tracking.  I'd love nothing better than to only have to
haul around one piece of processing gear.  Hopefully some day in the
not too distant future, I can accomplish this with a laptop...

Best,

Tom