Alternate multitrack micro looper + effects

[John Tidwell <wedgehed@yahoo.com>]

OK, this is not the in depth, well thought out missive
that I hope to share at some point in the future, but
it seems timely. This is a "seat of my pants" posting
that will probably raise more questions than it
answers. It also adds to the already too long list of
looping devices that are no longer in production.

I nominate the Digitech GSP-2101 Artist(with 2nd SDISC
installed). Think of it as the poor(er) man's
Eventide.


Good stuff-

* a nice variety of delay types: mono, stereo, 2Tap,
  4Tap, modulated, sampler

* a lot of other effects: chorus, flange, pitch shift,
  detune, whammy, phasers, auto pan, mixers, EQs

* a preamp that can go from clean to grunge

* up to 10 parameters can be assigned to midi cc

* and most important, user defined algorithms


Not so good stuff-

* max delay time 10 sec

* no start/stop record capability (except for the 
  samplers I guess. I really haven't figured them out
  yet)

* no tap tempo

I've owned this thing for over a year, but it's just
recently that I've started to ponder its looping
capabilities. I think it was a combination of Kim's
posting on micro (granular?) looping with the EDP &
the various threads on multitrack looping & the JamMan
upgrade that made the light bulb turn on over my head.


Imagine the following algorithm. You have 4 parallel
effects paths. Three of these paths each contain a
delay module, a pitch shifter, & an auto panner. Use
3 midi cc's to engage the individual repeat holds.
Use 3 midi cc's to turn each paths volume on & off.
Assign all three pitch shifters to an expression
pedal.
Use your remaining cc assignment to switch between
clean & distorted preamp. On the 4th path, place yet
another delay or other effect & a cabinet emulator.
This is your "live" lead/solo path.

In addition to the midi assignments, up to three
parameters can be quickly accessed by special function
buttons on the front panel.

All in all, I think this is the best box that Digitech
ever made. The manual is available at

http://www.digitech.com

Hey, it's time to go home!

Ask 'em if ya got 'em.


John








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