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> I keep running into this magic number: 198 seconds. Is it true that the > EDP > only allows for 198 seconds of recorded information? That's the main > reason > I keep going back to the jamman. > > Tony That's true - 198 seconds total and your undoable loops have to be part of that total - so maybe the EDP won't do what you need. Best of luck with the Jammen. Cheers, Scott M2 http://www.dreamSTATE.to ambientelectronicsoundscapes http://www.THEAMBiENTPiNG.com > On 12/11/05, scott@dreamstate.to <scott@dreamstate.to> wrote: >> >> With two Jammen :) aren't you approaching the cost of an EDP. >> You wouldn't need all the transfering back and forth - >> just build it up then keep hitting the Undo button. >> >> Cheers, >> Scott M2 >> >> http://www.dreamSTATE.to >> ambientelectronicsoundscapes >> http://www.THEAMBiENTPiNG.com >> >> >> > Thanks for the replies. I think I may be able to do what I want with >> two >> > jammans. Record sample A onto jamman 1, record same sample onto >> jamman >> > two >> > (from jamman one). While sample A is playing on jamman 2, stop jamman >> > one, >> > save sample A then save sample A to another loop track. Record sample >> B >> > onto jamman 1 (second loop track) having stopped jamman 2. Dump new >> > sample >> > A+B onto jamman 2 and repeat. This way, when I want to back down the >> > loops >> > until I reach sample A only, I can use jamman 1 and simply step down >> the >> > different loop tracks. This should allow me to keep a continous sound >> > while >> > stopping and recording so that I can undo until the beginning. Can I >> do >> > this while performing? We shall see. >> > >> > Another question, is there any reason why a sufficiently adept >> electrical >> > engineer could rig up a handheld switch to start and stop the >> > record/overdub >> > feature on the jamman (or any footpedal looper)? Seems simple enough, >> but >> > then I don't know what I'm talking about. >> > >> > Oh, another question, does anyone have any ideas about timing >> looptracks >> > while using the boss/digitech pedal loopers. Stopwatch? Computer. >> It >> > seems essential in some cases to know where I am in the loop to >> overdub >> > correctly. >> > >> > Thanks, >> > >> > Tony >> > >> > On 12/9/05, loop.pool <looppool@cruzio.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> only the Gibson Echoplex EDP with loop IV software will do what you >> wish >> >> to accomplish. >> >> they are between $800 and $1000 >> >> the brand new LOOPERLATIVE (released at the next NAMM show in Anaheim >> in >> >> January) may do that. >> >> Let me check with the owner on that for you. >> >> >> >> best of luck! >> >> >> >> yours, Rick >> >> >> >> >> >> ----- Original Message ----- >> >> *From:* Tony Hughes <hughes.tony@gmail.com> >> >> *To:* Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com >> >> *Sent:* Thursday, December 08, 2005 8:00 PM >> >> *Subject:* performance looping ? >> >> >> >> I am a performance artist and have recently become interested in >> using >> >> loops as ambient backgrounds for my performances. I have looked at >> the >> >> hardware (mainly boss rc-20xl and digitech jamman = based on price >> >> range, >> >> under 500$ and performance capability). I bought the jamman and have >> >> been >> >> playing with it obsessively. There is one important thing that I >> want >> >> to do >> >> that I seem to be unable to complete. I want to be able to build a >> >> loop >> >> with multiple samples and then unbuild it back to the original >> sample. >> >> I >> >> can layer samples into the loop, but cannot undo past the one undo >> that >> >> you >> >> are given. I can do this in a studio setting by creating loop one, >> >> copying >> >> it onto loop two and then adding a sample overdub and copying to loop >> >> three >> >> etc...but I would like to be able to do this in realtime - in the >> studio >> >> setting I have to stop the loop playing in order to save and resave >> to >> >> another loop. Are there better ways to do what I am talking about, >> or >> >> do I >> >> need to figure out how to work with what I have. >> >> >> >> Thanks for any help. >> >> >> >> Tony