Re: Looping pads and ambient sounds

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

At 06:36 AM 9/7/2001, James Pokorny wrote:
>Stephen wrote:
> >So then if you end it with overdub, it essentially keeps recording,
> >right?  Do you just let it continue to record silence?
>
>On the EDP when ending "record" with overdub it does add another layer 
>over
>what you've just recorded.  This usually produces a fairly seamless loop 
>of
>a drone or ambient pad.  At this point you have several options.  You can
>continue overdubbing for a more richly textured loop.  Or you can 
>gradually
>decease the input to fade down after the loop has been closed, then
>disengage the overdub function.  Or you could simply press overdub a 
>second
>time to stop the overdubbing after the loop has been closed.

This is definitely the best way. The EDP handles this very nicely because 
it allows you to end record by going immediately into any other function 
you want. So by ending the loop record with Overdub or Multiply you can 
easily get this smooth transition while playing live, and you are in 
control of the results. No need to be "priming" loops or editing loop 
points or anything like that. Those things are not practical live. Going 
directly into multiply is also incredibly handy for building interesting 
textures with different layers of different lengths. Most other loopers 
require that you stop Record first and then engage another function, which 
is not very friendly for live playing. This sort of direct function access 
is why people like the EDP so much for live playing.

The Echoplex also helps you further because it automatically does a quick 
crossfade when you end the loop. So if you are playing a sound at the end 
of the loop, it will have a very quick crossfade into the beginning of the 
loop. This is very short, so you won't even notice it, however it 
eliminates the pops and clicks that most other loopers give when you are 
still playing a sound at the point where record or overdub is ended. No 
other looper does that either.

kim


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