RE: Arcane Device

["Liebig, Steuart A." <LiebigSA@Maritz.com>]

Well . . . I like to be able to mess with the time, modulation
capabilities, in addition to blend, etc. with my little hands. I guess
that my feet and my head aren't as smart as my hands. That's for
starters, I guess that I also have problems with the non-visual aspects
of some of these gizmos too. Plus the rack thing . . . sometimes I look
in these things and it seems like there's a lot of dead space filling up
a 19-inch rack . . . how about a table-top version so I don't have to
cut something up or dismantle it?

> ----------
> From:         Kim Flint
> Reply To:     Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com
> Sent:         Wednesday, February 4, 1998 7:56 PM
> To:   LiebigSA@maritz.com
> Subject:      RE: Arcane Device
> 
> The echoplex has knobs for input volume, output volume, mix, and
> feedback
> control. (that's four!) With midi cc knobs, you can control feedback
> (in
> addition to the front) and loop out volume (=5!!). You can even plug a
> pedal
> in the back for feedback, loop out volume, or delay line in volume
> (=6!!!).
> There's not really any other parameter available where it would make
> sense
> to use a knob on it. Most people use the mix and feedback knobs all
> the time
> to control things. What else would you like knobs to do?  
> 
> oh, and everything can be controlled with your tappin' feet.
> 
> kim
> 
> At 01:09 PM 2/4/98 -0600, Liebig, Steuart A. wrote:
> >Yes for knobs. 
> >
> >Frankly, I'd be much more likely to want something like a JamMan or
> >Oberheim 'Plex if they had knobs. Maybe it's the neo-Luddite in me,
> but
> >I  prefer being able to manually adapt parameters (in addition to
> foot
> >control) to whatever is going on musically. Hence my fondness for the
> EH
> >16-second delay. This morning, I was lamenting the fact that
> something
> >like the 'Plex (which will obviously have superior sonic specs) isn't
> >available with these features . . . and in a non-rack package. I'm
> sick
> >of racks and like to be able to just pull out a pedal  . . . again a
> >plus of the EH16.
> >
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