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AW: Hardware Looper goes Loopy for Software




great mail Ty!
this is the type of posts that i want ot see more of,since i have also 
switched the EDP for the Mobius software,right now i only use it as a 
stand alone and still rather use my pedalboard for EFX,i havent tried 
bidule yet because i am a mac user and havent installed bootcamp yet but i 
will give it a shot soon, i wish though somebody would make a brief 
youtube explanation video of all of this for those who are using hardware 
and want to do the transition!
thanx and keep us posted
Luis



www.myspace.com/luisangulocom


--- Ty Gott <tygerman_gb@hotmail.com> schrieb am Mo, 6.7.2009:

> Von: Ty Gott <tygerman_gb@hotmail.com>
> Betreff: Hardware Looper goes Loopy for Software
> An: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
> Datum: Montag, 6. Juli 2009, 22:13
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> I’ve just put together a new
> software based live
> looping rig and thought telling the story here might help
> some and start an
> engaging discussion with others.   
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> I held back on the software side for a
> couple of reasons.
> One is the mental image of say the Kiss guy, Gene Simons,
> performing except
> it’s a notebook instead of a guitar, doesn't seem
> like Rock and Roll.
> Folks that was Eric Clapton on guitar and on PC its
> ...  Second I have
> done lots of software recording and I end up sitting in
> front of the PC the
> whole time and not playing guitar. I needed a new notebook
> for travel and
> figured it could host a looping rig as well. I really need
> a netbook for travel
> and I figured I could squeeze a setup onto a new 10”
> notebook and if not
> I still had all my gear.  
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> I’m a long time hardware looper
> been at it for over a
> decade. I only play guitar and have 4 of Roland’s GK
> boxes but my sound
> is now focused on the 2 VG units I’ve got a vg8 and a
> vg99. I was using
> guitar to MIDI for everything but now I only use it to play
> the drums. To loop
> I use one guitar to control one or more of the units at a
> time. I play in a
> bass lines, drums, and rhythms by switching on and off my
> units and then
> overdubbing  loops.  I was using a Boomerang,
> an  Echoplex and
> A/B switches for this.   
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> Hardware: 
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> I got a real deal on a Toshiba nb205
> 1.66ghz 1gb RAM and a
> 150gb HD and 3 USB2 ports.  
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> mAudio Fast Track Ultra USB with 6 ins
> and 8 outs.  
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> Behringer  FCB1010 to control the
> software from a stomp
> box hands free (must have the free software editor) 
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> Software: 
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> Mobius – My new looper
> it’s a simulation of 8
> stereo Echoplex units which all can be in sync. The
> interface was very familiar
> to me as I have an Echoplex and now I have eight on a free
> download.  
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> Bidule- A virtual wiring rack under
> MIDI control from the fcb1010
> stomp box. I have to be able to route my instruments to the
> right tracks,
> record to the right tracks and mute the boxes I’m not
> using. Moduis is
> hosted and wired into Bidule. 
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> Jamstix - A virtual drummer and
> virtual sound source from my
> drums. Also wired into BIdule. 
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> My whole rig: VG99, VG8, FCB1010,
> FV500L, US-20 and the
> netbook with mAudio USB 
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> Old Rig: VG99, VG8, SR16, FC300,
> US-20, DD6, 2 double 1
> single 1 triple AB switches, 4 channel mixer Boomerang, and
> the Echoplex 
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> I'm floored by what I've built
> so far. I added 6 tracks of
> looping and stereo for everything. I should have done this
> a long time ago. I
> can now not only layer my sounds and loop them up but go
> back and rework or
> replace them by track or just adjust the volume. I can
> sound parts that
> aren’t looped. I can rewire my rig on the fly and
> return to old wirings
> saved to disk with Bidule.  
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> The netbook is a tight squeeze
> everything has to be turned
> off on it except the sound stuff. I’m running into
> the high 60 dsp in
> Bidule and about 50% on the CPU when drumming and looping.
> The available screen
> is tight as well. Not much room for all the indicators I
> need to see to operate
> it all. I do need to see it but not touch it during a
> song. 
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> I was/am very disappointed in the
> Roland fc300. I’ve
> been using it for the vg99. For that it’s just OK but
> you gotta have a
> foot controller for a unit like the 99. It just
> wasn’t setup to offer
> enough buttons to do the looping right and its dual switch
> buttons are a pain
> if the lights don’t match up. I hooked up a single
> expression pedal and
> now use the fcb1010 banks for looping and switching, and
> others for selecting
> patches on the two VGs.  
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> I’m still working on getting
> everything setup right
> but I’ve got it all working and am looking forward to
> playing … now 
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> Cheers, 
> 
> -Ty 
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> www.soundclick.com\TygermanGrooveBand
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