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This is what I love about it...I actually like hearing the acoustic sound and the amplified/effected sound...it gives me a few milliseconds of time to comprehend my playing before it comes out of the PA. I can see how it would be awkward for others. Kris ----- Original Message ----- From: "Todd Pafford" <calenlas@gmail.com> To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 01, 2006 11:01 AM Subject: Re: OT: New Nylon String Through my Laptop system....oh my!!! > What I've never liked about running my nylon classicals through my > effects rig is the disparity between the accoustic sound of the guitar > riding over the sound coming from the speakers. For example, when > laying down a loop, I'm hearing both the accoustic sound plus the > electric passed through the looper (& effects). The sum, in this > situation, is greater than what actually gets layed down in the loop > and subsequently played back. It makes it a pain to balance the > levels. > > Of course, there's also the feedback issues as well. Gotta have those > notch filters tuned up. > > I've considered (when I win the lottery) picking up a Godin Multiac. > Nylon strings full classical scale & neck width, but built to be > plugged in with minimal accoustic projection. Dreamy. Maybe I'll > sell off some of my old gear. > > Todd > > > On 8/1/06, Daryl Shawn <highhorse@mhorse.com> wrote: >> >> Awesome, Krispen! I'm really excited to hear what you do with it. >> >> What I like about messing with the nylon-string, besides the contrast >of >> the rich tone, is the fingerstyle possibilities. It's possible to play >> fingerstyle on electrics or steel-strings, of course, but to really dig >> in >> without destroying your nails you need one of these. And I haven't heard >> many people really going in an experimental direction with one. Though >> there's Dominic Frasca (who I found out about here), who I hear uses a >> laptop for his effects, and does amazing things on nylon-string. >> >> Someday I hope we can play together, I'll bring my four-track, you >bring >> your laptop and we'll have a super-lo/super-hi-fi nylon-string duet...! >> >> >> Daryl Shawn >> www.swanwelder.com >> >> >> I just bought a new Taylor Nylon string today, oh my....why I didn't I >> buy a >> nylon strong years ago baffles me, even when I had a traditional >> classical >> guitar sitting in my corner for years and years. This may very well be >> my >> main guitar now for looping. These Taylor's are really interesting >> guitars, >> because even though they are often shunned by traditional classical >> guitarists and even some acoustic jazz players (based on some reviews I >> read) as sounding very flat and sterile unamplified (which I agree is >> partly >> true), they sound tremendous through the electronic pickup system. I >> believe these guitars were designed to be played amplified, not >> "unplugged". >> In fact, my inexpensive Yamaha classical guitar sounds better >> unplugged...but that is not the point here. >> >> I bought the NS32-CE, which is the entry level model for Taylor nylon >> strings....after weighing the options I got with higher models, and the >> fact >> that the neck and fretboard (playability) is basically the same on all >> the >> models, I went this route because I prefer a simple guitar, rather than >> one >> with exotic woods and all the other bells and whistles. This guitar is >> basically the sibling of my Taylor steel string electric, the 310 CE. >> They >> look very similar. >> >> http://www.taylorguitars.com/guitars/model.aspx?model=NS32-CE >> >> What I like most about the nylon string and what I like to do >> looping-wise >> is that the tone of the nylon string sounds very traditional and >> authentic >> (maybe because I was trained on the classical guitar and it is often >> considered the instrument for academic study), yet I am placing this in >> juxtaposition with some serious tone mangling and experimental effects. >I >> just love the contrast of these two extremes. It would be analogous to >> placing a microphone on a grand piano and running it through a bunch of >> insane soft synths. You have this beautiful and warm bell-like tone of a >> nylon string guitar, but driving the most wild and bizarre VST effects. >> It >> really is a wonderful thing. The tone of the guitar can be so soft and >> warm, >> yet the effects it triggers can take a whole new course of action and >> life >> of their own. >> >> I hope to bring this to Y2K6, unless I think I might not be able to get >> it >> on the plane safely. I had no problems last year. >> >> Kris >> >> >> > >