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Re: Roland VG8 Guitar system?
>To be on topic, can it Loop? :)
Contrary to an earlier response, YES, the VG-8 can loop on its own quite
interestingly:
While the delay times are short (well under 2 sec.), when set to 100%
feedback, all delays will repeat without decaying (NOT true of the 88,
btw).
Also, there is a parameter for send level to delay, so you can play over
the
repeats (but only within the same patch---best looping is still done with
outboard gear). Most interesting to me is the fact that there's a genuine
cross-feed delay mode in there which allows you to create rhythmic delay
patterns not available on most built-in or even outboard delays. Not even
the
tc D-2 has this feature (altho it can be tricked into doing it).
definitely
check this mode out...and before making any decisions about what the VG-8
can
do for you, download some of the countless and often very extraordinary
patches available from vg-8.com. Roland sems to have not an inkling of
what
this baby can sound like, judging from the factory presets. There are also
s
everal patches in text format available there, and even if you don't have
a
MIDI connection for using the sysex patches, I suggest reading the text
comments. My set called LOOPCLAS (as I recall) includes text on setting up
the crossfeed delay to loop rhythmically.
David Coffin