Re: Eventide Timefactor further discoveries/NEW PURCHASES; tcflashback & rp355

[Louie Angulo <louie.angulo@googlemail.com>]

I do have to correct you Bill,the looper does not sync properly when
slaved to a drum machine,but it will respond to start/stop commands.
Yes be very careful with regeneration feedback you can get some
serious ear/speaker damage!
Luis

> Neat little looper on the Time Factor, not much time but several
>
> different track speeds and correct me if I'm wrong, the looper does
> seem to respond well  to incoming midi sync, as well as stop and
> start. also I like that it offers the option to replace or overdub
> with either latched or unlatched button response. In addition to
>
> hooking up an EV-5 pedal for expression and morphing duties,  I have
> also added a three button aux switch, an old digitech FS300 that is
> compatible and can be used to assign 3 extra functions  in either
> delay or loop mode. this is where the fun begins.
>
>   I have programmed a ducking delay function with a twist similar to
> what Per was describing  doing with the Fireworx a while back. My
> ducking delay patch is set to a very high threshold so that as long as
>
> I sustain notes, very little of the delay is heard, but the moment i
> rest or if i play staccato or muted i can hear the delay bloom. What
> is interesting is that within this ducking delay patch I assigned an
>
> aux switch to toggle between 0% feedback and %110 percent feedback so
> that if I want to, anytime I stop playing for any length of time the
> delay will begin to slowly self oscillate and grow louder until I
> begin playing again and the delay is again ducked and not heard.  (one
>
> has to be careful not to leave it in this mode and leave the room as
> it does have the capability of self oscillating in to severe speaker
> damage). In addition to this I can at any time hit the hold function
>
> as well to create a none oscillating infinite loop repeat. I like that
> the hold feature is available on all of the different delay types and
> the timefactor's delays respond to my Looperlatives incoming midi
>
> clock very well, syncing up flawlessly, and responding to track speed
> changes quickly. I will post some  examples when I get some free time
>   Bill
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