Re: basic loops

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> >Home made short cassette loops do actually work, but if you try to 
>  >record on to them there's always a dropout due to the distance 
>  >between the record and erase heads.
>  
>  This may not apply to Portastudio decks, since they're designed to 
>  allow punching in and out. I haven't tried this myself, though.

Not the ones I've seen, they still have the erase head in the same place.
...but if they run at double speed (most do) the problem is halved.  

>  
>  It's possible to defeat the erase head. This might eliminate the 
>  dropout but will replace it with a "drop-in" as new material is 
>  recorded over the old without erasure. I might be an interesting 
>  effect, though (if you're into an analog glitch aesthetic).
>  -- 

Yes, I've heard of that being made to work for reel to reels.
(and for the Roland Space Echo)

andy butler