On 7/9/08, Jim Goodin <
jimgoodinmusic@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
Rainer/Saajak thanks so much. I really didn't provide enough
info so I can
> see the encouragement for the GigaDelay pedal
which I've thought about. My
> attraction to the Jamman is
to broaden my looping technique/interest plus in
> a sense have
a portable recorder to capture things when I either need it
for
> live or don't want to pull out some other equip such as
for home sessions
> hence the Jamman's attraction for that plus
for looping the storage though
> not imperative is attractive.
What I was more hoping to know was any
> negatives people
had run into or technical glitches "design" type things.
> The
only limitation on both pedals I see is that it seems to be mono
out
> which in an instrument input situation I can understand
though a second out
> akin to the Digitech X series Delay pedal
I've been using though not true
> stereo I don't think still is
nice in that it doubles the feed (guess
> doubles the noise as
well) but gives the parallel out. I may be mistaken
> but
don't think I've seen that on the J or B. I had thought about
the MMwH
> but the JM storage is attractive on several levels as
said.
>
> The Boss interest is about some less investment
as well as reputation and
> possibly durability though I think
that Digitech is reasonable in their
> ruggedness. That
said I'm not overly abusive to equipment. I always get a
>
rise out of the user reviews on MusiciansFriend who are blasting
various
> pedals for not holding up to their
"stomps"!
>
> I realize too my music examples had very
little to do with looping that you
> might sense the interest in
the JM or Boss and possibly I should have sent
> those sep as OT
but still they were stream of conscious improv's so though
>
pertinent to this community.
>
> I've come from a
non-looping or very little efx manipulation/enhancement
> world
in my main experience except for the dabling that I've done in
the
> last two years largely from the collaboration with Daryl
in Chinapainting
> though the interest in the enhancing goes way
back. I am very interested in
> utilizing more technology
and looping to a degree in my work both solo and
> with Daryl
though in CP I don't want to get in the way of his tape loops.
>
I'm very interested in layer creation as opposed to just improvising
on a
> sequence. I have dabbled with Mobius as many of you
know but though clearly
> many of you are quite successful with
live laptops my jury is still out on
> them in a live setting
though I've come close to using Mobius live. Too I
> don't
have any external controller for Mobius just using mouse/keys
>
presently.
>
> Anyhow I should have clarified better and
sorry for that, I do appreciate
> all the input and any future
thoughts.
>
> Best
>
>
Jim
