Re: drum machines and looping

[J&M Duke <jmar@bellsouth.net>]

Heh,
 I plead guilty!I use the HR-16 as the* brain*in my setup.I have an 8x8 
Ensonic
midi mixer and I run all the midi  ins and outs of  my Jamman,old Yamaha 
seqencer,
keyboard,etc. and a Roland TR-626 drum machine that I use for its ability 
to put out
a
+5 v. pulse when you program a click.This I use to control my Digitech 7.6 
+which can

 be run on control voltage.I can get 2  or more bars going depending on 
tempo.
  The Jamguy is totally different.Your right about the ability to master or
slave,however
 it always seems stiff to me and I get glitches frequently when used like
this.Either way.
  If the tap tempo echo section had a hold I would use that.It's not midi 
though!
When the Jammer is in midi sync you have no control via tapping.
 I am very interested in anybody else's take on this.

 Jeff


tdbajus wrote:

> Thinking about bringing the old HR-16 out of retirement.  Now, I could 
>be wrong
> here but:
>
> 1)   I am under the impression that one can, with a JamMan, have the old 
>beast
> drive the midi time to the drum machine
>
> 2)  I am also under the impression that one can have the looper slave to 
>the
> drum machine and have the loop lengths determined by the length of the 
>drum
> loop, but:
>
>         a) the JamMan will occassionally pop because the audio loop is 
>not
> sample accurate             in relation to the HR16.
>
>         b)  Odd time signatures are a problem.
>
> Now, I like the idea of having the tempo of the hr-16 vary slightly (by 
>setting
> the time with tapping the JM).  It would seem that option #1 would be 
>the way to
> go.
>
> Now the question is-  am I deluded?  Will this work?  and more 
>importantly- has
> anyone here done this (considering the midi prowess of those on the list 
>here, I
> would think that (if this is possible) many of you guys have.  Does 
>anyone else
> out there still use the HR-16 at all, or in this type of rig in 
>particular?
>
> Trevor
>
> PS: Kim Flint (a rock and roll name if there ever was one) is the cat's 
>pajamas.