Re: DD-20 Stuff (was Zoom G2 - first impressions)

[mech <mech@m3ch.net>]

At 8:48 PM -0500 1/26/06, Douglas Baldwin wrote:
>
>  > Hey Douglas!  Are you still "cross-connecting" your two DD-20's, or
>  > are you using them in a more conventional side-by-side configuration.
>
>     I still cross-connect them occasionally. It's just too cool to 
>set the two delays at some wack ratio and listen to them 
>g-r-a-d-u-a-l-l-y develop into a pulsing rhythm (assuming a sharp 
>attack on the notes) or g-r-a-d-u-a-l-l-y flow like watercolors in 
>the rain (with swell-attack notes).

You've gotten me intrigued by that idea so now I'm going to have to 
try it (maybe with my busking rig, although that pedalboard is 
already getting pretty complicated).

I was in Japan for 3 months this past fall (long story) and started 
to go a little stir-crazy.  I had a backpacker guitar with me, so I 
picked up a second DD-20.  It's finally gotten shipped back here, and 
now I'm going to have two.  This could be fun...  ;)

>My only ongoing project/problem is figuring out how to transition 
>between normal setup and cross-connection without adding a loud 
>BZZZZZTTT! as cables go in and out, as I want to do this in live 
>performance.

If I think about it for a little while, I could probably whip 
something up using a couple of those silent-switching Whirlwind A/B 
boxes.  However, as I'm sure you already know, those little guys 
ain't the cheapest.

In the pedalboard I mentioned above, I've got both a DD-20 and a 
DL-4.  I then use the A/B box to switch between them.  So if I 
cross-connect a second DD-20 on there, I can still use the DL-4 for 
rhythmic stuff.

Except now I need a bigger pedalboard.  Ack...  :P

>  > Really liked your track on the LD vol. 3 compilation, but wasn't sure
>  > which signal path you're using now.  :)
>
>     Thanks so much. BTW, that WASN'T the cross-connection - just two 
>DD-20s and the short delays of the Boss GT-3.

Ah, that explains it: I thought you were probably using them 
side-by-side, but then I'd catch the little cascading delays from the 
GT-3 and doubt that conclusion.

>  > "Wind in my heart. Dust in my head..."
>
>I love this song. Every time you post and use this tag, I find 
>myself singing it. Great album, too.

Thanks!  :)

That's from one of those instances where I started the car a few 
weeks ago and it was there playing on the radio.  I had almost 
completely forgotten about that song (my vinyl has been in storage 
for the past few years).  So it was one of those rare treats to enjoy 
it again after a long, looooong time.

Just downloaded the album off iTunes, too....

        --m.

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