Re: Unidentified subject!

["T.W. Hartnett" <hartnett.t@apple.com>]

That's a great piece of gear.  I still make extensive use of my Digitech 
3.7 sec version.  Both models allow you to select "repeat hold" via a 
front panel button or a foot-pedal.

Travis Hartnett

>I happened across a used Digitech Time Machine (4 second delay) for 
>149.00 
>at a local guitar store that features used equipment.
>
>I long to join the ranks of loopers but can't spare the cash for a more 
>current looping device.   Recently saw a Vortex for $287 at a local music 
>store but that still seems somewhat out of my range.
>
>I play as a form of stress management (lights dimmed, kids in bed, maybe 
>a 
>candle or two).  So my questions are
>
>Can I create a loop or an infinite repeat with a time machine?
>
>Is the time machine a valid entry point for creating a sort of meditative 
>atmospheric music.
>
>The clerk tried to steer me to a digital delay pedal ($125 with maybe 800 
>or 1600ms delay)  as opposed to the the time machine.  He described the 
>time machine as more appropriate for recording booth usage although that 
>appears to go against the discussions that I've seen in the loopers 
>delight archive.