Re: Am I a fool ?

[Kim Flint <kflint@loopers-delight.com>]

At 7:28 AM -0700 9/10/00, Jordan Pease wrote:
>Dear fellow lopers,
>
>My voice is a little shaky as I timidly ask:
>
>Am I a fool to sell my brand new Echoplexes now with the expectation
>that the Electrix Repeater is going to be a superior product ?

There isn't really much information about the Repeater out yet. But from
what little there is, it appears the feature sets between the two are
fairly different. It seems to me you are considering trading an apple for
an orange. Before you do that, you may want to spend some time thinking
about what it is you actually want.



>I've been looping with a Jamman (synced to a drum machine) for years and
>was really excited about finally getting an Echoplex, but am actually
>disappointed now.
>
>Maybe it's just me, but I think it's hard to use and not as stable as
>the Jamman. The user's manual is one of the worst I've seen (I was the
>one who started the discussion about 'EDP tutorial video' several months
>ago).

You've made this complaint in the past, and every time somebody on the list
says, "Jordan, we can help you. All you need to do is ask a question about
whatever is confusing you and somebody on the list will try to answer."
But you never ask anything!

So Jordan, once again: What is it you are confused about? What is it you
would like us to teach you to do with your Echoplex?

Even if we make a video, how would we know what will help you if you don't
tell us? If we try to improve the manual, what would be useful for you? It
already goes through every single function and more-or-less accurately
describes it. Things that are not explained well there are mostly taken up
in the Echoplex FAQ that has been created on the Looper's Delight site. If
that is not good enough, what would you rather have it do?

The Echoplex is a musical instrument. It was created such that the basic
techniques are fairly simple for the beginner to learn and enjoy very
quickly. But there is much more depth to explore and master and add to your
looping repertoire.  You won't learn everything in one afternoon, but you
should be having a good time with it right away. As you learn to play it
and become an expert, you will find much more underneath to enable you to
use it in your own unique way. This takes some time and practice, and it
takes you to figure out what your own way is. There is a huge amount of
flexibility that you can take in numerous directions for your own style of
looping. As with any other instrument, no manual or video is going to get
you there - ultimately it is you.

kim


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Kim Flint                     | Looper's Delight
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