Re: echoplex question

[andy butler <akbutler@tiscali.co.uk>]

Gerj S wrote:
> Folks who know echoplex EDP .. would LOVE some advice,  thanx alot in 
> advance!
> 
> trying to decide which equipement to buy and wondering about 
> capabilities of echoplex boxes..
> 
> if a loop sample is playing, can i adjust the tempo using tap tempo on 
> the fly and have it change speed of the sample slightly?

no

> 
> Or if it is using external timing master, similarly will it handle 
> slight change in tempo on the fly be slightly changing the speed of the 
> sample?

no

> 
> i was going to get a RC-50, but then i heard that if you change tempo it 
> butchers the sample to hell, and also it can't use external sync 
> reliably, so seems worthless for the uses i described above...  i want 
> to play w/ a live drummer and i think it will be very difficult if i 
> can't adjust tempo and/or sync to his click. 

what's "his click".
If drummer's using a click track the edp can sync to that.
(but not follow if tempo changes)

> 
> I'm wondering what is cheapest decent quality looper i can get into that 
> WILL do these things..   
> 
> also VERY important -- I also need it to capture a sample and default to 
> single shot mode so i can re-trigger the sample as a one shot at will, 
> having it re-start right after i first complete the capture (on pedal 
> press to capture & restart) and then to re-start whenever i hit the 
> pedal... i suppose that should be no problem for EDP w/ the right midi 
> commands (e.g. stutter mode, restart at will and call up multiple such 
> samples in this manner after i've captured afew different ones..)

EDP will do that.
(stutter mode is something different tho', the feature
  is called SamplePlay)

> 
> any help greatly appreciated!!!  i'm kind of lost as to which box to go 
> after which will do these things... 
> 
> thanks a million!
> Gerj
> 
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