Re: Effects on the floor? ( was Re: Lexi MPX1)

["The Weg" <theweg@hotmail.com>]

Hi Mark,
    I recently got the GNX3 and so far I love it!  It is not an EDP or a 
Repeater but the 8-track recorder allows you to record 8-tracks or loops 
which can be recorded using the foot pedals.  It works as a looper or as 
an 
8-track recorder but so far I have only explored looping.  I record a 
blank 
first track for the length of whatever piece I want to perform and create 
my 
loops from there.  The unit has some decent presets and in stompbox mode 
allows some realtime effects tweaking via the footpedal. I am on vacation 
next week and hope to dig into this pedal more, so far I am pleased with 
it. 
  Currently I don't use any floor effects when playing live with a band 
other than a Roland GR-33 but I was looking for something to use with a 
solo 
act and I felt the GNX3 could do it.  I will try and write a small review 
next week after I've had some time to play with it.

Thanks,
Weg


From: Mark Sottilaro <sine@zerocrossing.net>
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Subject: Effects on the floor? ( was Re: Lexi MPX1)
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I saw mine for that price while picking up MIDI cables at Guitar Center, 
but 
I
bet any big music retailer would match that price.

My floor is officially full up.  I can't put another pedal on it.  I'm 
actually
toying with the idea of getting rid of my Digitech 2120, because with the
Control 1, it takes up a big chunk of floor space, as well as two rack 
spaces.
I know it get's a bad rap for some reason, but I actually really like that
box.  I think the key to getting a good sound out of it is not going into a
guitar amp afterwards, but into a pair of full range speakers, but I 
digress...

Is there something really hot that lives on the floor?  Something like the
Digitech GNX3?  Anyone have it here?  It seems to have nice looping
posibilites.  Korg AX100?  I love my (now dormant) AX30, but it needs a 
nice
preamp after it to sound beefy.

Mark Sottilaro

Bill Cummings wrote:

 > Mark,
 > who's blowing them out for that price? Also, have you checked out the
 > Lexicon MPXR1 MIDI Remote Controller? they look like they were made for 
each
 > other
 >
 > ----- Original Message -----
 > From: "Mark Sottilaro" <sine@zerocrossing.net>
 > To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
 > Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2002 8:23 PM
 > Subject: Re: OT: Drum machines vs. Human beings
 >
 > > max valentino wrote:
 > >
 > > > One last thing.....I have also recently switched my processing around
 > now
 > > > favoring putting fx (which is now pretty much down to an M-One and
 > > > parametric eq) AFTER my looper; insuch processing the loops instead 
of
 > > > looping the fx.  Using timed delays, and detuned delays, this creates
 > some
 > > > very interesting polyrhytms whic can be "undone" by simply switching
 > back to
 > > > the original fx program (or to an different one).  Just curious about
 > how
 > > > many of you are setting up fx and loop mangling....
 > > > sorry about the length....
 > > > Max
 > >
 > > This is exactly what I've been doing with the Repeater and the Lexicon
 > MPX1.
 > > It's in the Repeater effects loop, usually set to be on the loop, 
instead
 > of
 > > the input.  This means what I play is dry, until it hits the first
 > iteration of
 > > the loop.  Very nice.  The MPX1 has an A/B button similar to the 
Vortex,
 > where
 > > I set the A to Mix=0% and the B=100%.  Then I set the rate of change to
 > "50" (I
 > > have no idea what this coorasponds to, but it gives a nice gradule 
change
 > from
 > > dry to wet and back again)
 > >
 > > One of my favorite patches is a factory preset that initates a looped
 > delay
 > > based on midi clock.  When you hit the a/b button, it grabs a smaller
 > chunk of
 > > my Repeater loop.  Picking weird times to hit the button can give 
really
 > > intereseting results, and you can go back to your loop by hitting the 
a/b
 > > again.
 > >
 > > The MPX1 has been discontinued, so they're blowing them out for $425.  
Not
 > bad
 > > for a box that sold for $700
 > >
 > > Mark
 > >
 > >


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