Re: line 6 dl4 mod?

[Travis Hartnett <tiktok@sprintmail.com>]

The PDS 8000 doesn't have any modulation, it's just an 8-second delay 
with sample/hold/trigger.  The other two knobs are input/output level.  
The RDS 8000 (the rack-mounted version, all the RDS models actually) 
had modulation.

A few years ago someone (I believe it was Kim) explained two different 
approaches to looping devices, which (as I recall) were delay versus 
sampler.  I believe this was in response to a request that the EDP be 
upgraded to include the pitch-shift effects you can get with old-school 
delays through turning the delay time knob, and the short version of it 
all seemed to boil down to "sampler-style architecture makes it very 
difficult to do this while delay-style architecture makes it easy, and 
the EDP is a sampler-style device" (the Akai Headrush came out around 
that time and also lacked the feature I think you're hoping for).   
This is probably an oversimplification on my part, but as far as your 
DL4-modding desire, I suspect the answer is "No, or not unless you can 
find someone who can write new software for the DL-4 and burn it into 
an EPROM".

TH

On Thursday, March 13, 2003, at 05:35 PM, 
Loopers-Delight-d-request@loopers-delight.com wrote:

> I am new to the list and have a question for anybody out there who 
> might
> be able to help me.  I am in love with both the Line 6 DL4 and the
> Digitech PDS 8000.  Is there anyone who can mod a DL4 to emulate 
> aspects
> of the PDS 8000, i.e. the features of just entering bits of sounds into
> a loop and pitch modulation?  Or is there a device that does all of 
> this
> that is small and portable?  Basically I just want to carry one piece
> and be able to do it all.  Am I asking too much?