RE: Sustainers and pickups

["Ott, John" <John_Ott@ATK.COM>]

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>From:  Dpcoffin@aol.com
>Reply To:      Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com
>Sent:  Wednesday, May 7, 1997 4:56 PM
>To:    John_Ott@ATK.COM
>Subject:       Re: Sustainers and pickups
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><<Reeves setup is discussed in the June Guitar Player.  He is not
>using any analog signal. (other than to drive the sustainer) 
>All output is from the GK-2 pickup which feeds a Roland VG-8 and a
>GR-09.>>
>Sorry, but I can't let this bit of persistent mis-information pass
>uncorrected. The GK-2A pickup sends an ANALOG signal. it is in fact a
>hexaphonic humbucking magnetic pickup. The VG-8 processes this batch of
>analog signals using DSP, while the GR-09 converts the analog pitch, 
>envelop,
>and volume info into MIDI data.
>dpc

     Well once it gets to the GR-09 and VG-8 it is all digital.  I think
     that was the point of the article.

    later
    John
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