RE: Yamaha UD-Stomp vs. Magic Stomp

["Paul" <paulrichard10@knology.net>]

HI, Catilyne:

Don't let the inefficient interface scare you off. It IS a very nice unit, 
particularly for the blow-out price Musicians Friend was selling it for a 
little while back. For $400, though, if that's what they;re at now (did 
you say they were double the Magic Stomp?), I'd think about other options 
( i.e. rack mounts et al).

Regards, Paul


On Thu, 25 Mar 2004 11:55:29 -0600, Catilyne <catilyne@icicle.net> wrote :

> Gary & Paul,
> 
> Thanks for the feedback!  I wasn't aware that there were so many 
interface 
> issues with the UD.  In fact, when I divided the arguments into columns 
for 
> pros & cons on each unit, I inadvertently gave the UD higher marks for 
> interface (this was based mainly upon the many parameter knobs).  Sounds 
> like even that can't simplify working with it, though.
> 
> The biggest thing aggravating me about the Magic Stomp is the lack of 
any 
> realtime MIDI control.  I was thinking that you might be able to fudge 
> something by running a MIDI pedal into a laptop, then using the editing 
> software on the laptop to send the parameter changes along to the pedal 
> (ick! that's ugly).  However, after going through the software manual, 
I'm 
> not sure if even that would work.
> 
> I'm also not too crazy about the DG settings in the Magic Stomp demos, 
so I 
> don't know how much I'd get out of that section.  On the other hand, the 
> Magic Stomp is half the weight of the UD, and is currently about half 
the 
> price I'd now have to pay for a UD.  <*grrrrr*>
> 
> Thanks again!
> 
>          -c-
> 
> 
> At 11:31 PM 3/24/2004, Gary Lehmann wrote:
> >
> >Hi--
> >I had the UD for 6 weeks, really liked the modulations and enjoyed the 
loop
> >possibilities--but sold it again so I could buy the 34One Tap Tempo 
pedal.
> >Bottom line for me was, it didn't use MIDI clock, and it was tough to 
get to
> >the tap tempo section--same with the sampling section--same with 
changing
> >patches without MIDI.  So my report is, the sound is great but the 
interface
> >was not.  BTW, that is the same thing I hear about the Magic Stomp!
> >Gary
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: Paul [mailto:paulrichard10@knology.net]
> >
> >Hey:
> >
> >I bought a UD-Stomp at the blowout price. The sound quality is great 
but the
> >pedal has a flaky control idiom. To change patches/banks, you have to 
get
> >the hang of the button presses properly.  When I haven't used the pedal 
for
> >a while, I seem to forget the proper sequence (perhaps the result of an
> >improperly spent youth) and have to refer to the manual. In other words 
it's
> >not intuitive.
> >
> >'gards, Paul
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Catilyne" <catilyne@icicle.net>
> >
> ><snip>
> > >
> > > Alternately, I know several people here picked up the UD-Stomp's when
> > > they were being blown out a while back.  What are your impressions
> > > with the pedal now that you've been able to kick it around for a 
couple of
> >months?
> > >
> > > I can still find a UD-Stomp or two around (albeit not at the blowout
> > > prices. argh!), and I'm trying to make up my mind whether to stick
> > > with
> >the
> > > older model or go for the new Magic Stomp.
> > >
> > >          -c-
> 
> 
> 
>