Re: New looping pedal--Line 6 DL-4 Delay Modeler.

["Travis Hartnett" <hartne.t@apple.com>]

We like to think that our genius is being held back by inadequate tools, 
but
that's rarely the case.  I sit in front of the piano, Bach sits in front of
the piano.  We both play.  Who's to blame for the results?  Not the poor
piano.

Many guitarists find that a stock Telecaster suits their basic needs.  And
most amps are based on Fender or Marshall designs, or algorithms.  Tweaking
guitars or amps is a different level of modification from writing your own
algorithms.  Some people build their own amps and guitars, but most people
have no interest in this level of tweakability.  Writing your own 
processing
algorithms would be more akin to building your own guitar, with non-Western
temperament, nine strings, a bridge in the middle of the neck, and so on.
Hans Reichel has gotten some interesting and beautiful work from this
approach, but for a manufacturer of mass-market musical equipment, this is
not a rewarding route to pursue.

However, I will concede that there are rare individuals of brilliance, who
possess such a daring new vision of music as transformative experience that
water flows uphill when they play.  Those people should, by all means, do
whatever it takes to scrape up the four grand for the latest Eventide 
wonder
box.  Eventide should consider making such people preset designers and
putting them on payroll.

TH
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>From: Andreas Willers <AWillers@compuserve.com>
>To: "INTERNET:Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com" 
><Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com>
>Subject: Re: New looping pedal--Line 6 DL-4 Delay Modeler.
>Date: Wed, Jul 28, 1999, 2:57 AM
>

>
> Trouble is, you simply can't start from scratch with the units they sell
> today. I think that only one digital box on the market today (some 
>Eventide
> top-of-the-line-thing) let's you create your OWN ALGORITHMS to start 
>with.
> The software is written with the average consumer in mind and is very
> limited in terms of individuality and inventiveness.
>
> Almost any guitarist could easily modify a stock Telecaster to suit his
> basic needs quite well without too much time/effort involved. Even amps 
>can
> be tuned and twisted. Ever tried to have a digital effect modified? It's
> still stone-age stuff we are dealing with here...