Re: Effects on the floor? ( was Re: Lexi MPX1)

[Mark Sottilaro <sine@zerocrossing.net>]

Real-time sound tweakage is key!  I knew it wouldn't be long before I was 
down
on my knees again!  (not counting the trying to get paying gigs down on my
knees)

Thanks!

Mark

Luigi Meloni wrote:

> If you like how your korg sounds I would tell you to try the AX1500. I 
>just
> tried it in a friend's music shop and I find its sounds and effects to be
> really good. Another machine compared to the AX1000, too. To my hear at
> least...
> The thing I liked most of the unit was changing the delay times with the
> tone knob way down and the feedback to the max. The result sounds really
> analog to my hear. Similar to the sound I obtained with a very old analog
> delay. I've tried to do the same with both my rack multifx units and
> couldn't get even near this result (I tried it with a Boss VF-1, a 
>Digitech
> Valve FX and a Korg A1). No clicks or pops while turning (quickly) full 
>down
> and full up the time knob. Only sound swirls.
> Loved this.
> And the other fx are good too. Loved the tremolo and the chorus. Plus it 
>has
> some weird fx in it and a (not so good to be honest) whammy effect, too.
>
> Peace
> Luigi
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mark Sottilaro" <sine@zerocrossing.net>
> To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
> Sent: Thursday, June 13, 2002 8:05 PM
> Subject: Effects on the floor? ( was Re: Lexi MPX1)
>
> > I saw mine for that price while picking up MIDI cables at Guitar 
>Center,
> but I
> > bet any big music retailer would match that price.
> >
> > My floor is officially full up.  I can't put another pedal on it.  I'm
> actually
> > toying with the idea of getting rid of my Digitech 2120, because with 
>the
> > Control 1, it takes up a big chunk of floor space, as well as two rack
> spaces.
> > I know it get's a bad rap for some reason, but I actually really like 
>that
> > box.  I think the key to getting a good sound out of it is not going 
>into
> a
> > guitar amp afterwards, but into a pair of full range speakers, but I
> digress...
> >
> > Is there something really hot that lives on the floor?  Something like 
>the
> > Digitech GNX3?  Anyone have it here?  It seems to have nice looping
> > posibilites.  Korg AX100?  I love my (now dormant) AX30, but it needs a
> nice
> > preamp after it to sound beefy.
> >
> > Mark Sottilaro
> >
> > Bill Cummings wrote:
> >
> > > Mark,
> > > who's blowing them out for that price? Also, have you checked out the
> > > Lexicon MPXR1 MIDI Remote Controller? they look like they were made 
>for
> each
> > > other
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Mark Sottilaro" <sine@zerocrossing.net>
> > > To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
> > > Sent: Wednesday, June 12, 2002 8:23 PM
> > > Subject: Re: OT: Drum machines vs. Human beings
> > >
> > > > max valentino wrote:
> > > >
> > > > > One last thing.....I have also recently switched my processing
> around
> > > now
> > > > > favoring putting fx (which is now pretty much down to an M-One 
>and
> > > > > parametric eq) AFTER my looper; insuch processing the loops 
>instead
> of
> > > > > looping the fx.  Using timed delays, and detuned delays, this
> creates
> > > some
> > > > > very interesting polyrhytms whic can be "undone" by simply 
>switching
> > > back to
> > > > > the original fx program (or to an different one).  Just curious
> about
> > > how
> > > > > many of you are setting up fx and loop mangling....
> > > > > sorry about the length....
> > > > > Max
> > > >
> > > > This is exactly what I've been doing with the Repeater and the 
>Lexicon
> > > MPX1.
> > > > It's in the Repeater effects loop, usually set to be on the loop,
> instead
> > > of
> > > > the input.  This means what I play is dry, until it hits the first
> > > iteration of
> > > > the loop.  Very nice.  The MPX1 has an A/B button similar to the
> Vortex,
> > > where
> > > > I set the A to Mix=0% and the B=100%.  Then I set the rate of 
>change
> to
> > > "50" (I
> > > > have no idea what this coorasponds to, but it gives a nice gradule
> change
> > > from
> > > > dry to wet and back again)
> > > >
> > > > One of my favorite patches is a factory preset that initates a 
>looped
> > > delay
> > > > based on midi clock.  When you hit the a/b button, it grabs a 
>smaller
> > > chunk of
> > > > my Repeater loop.  Picking weird times to hit the button can give
> really
> > > > intereseting results, and you can go back to your loop by hitting 
>the
> a/b
> > > > again.
> > > >
> > > > The MPX1 has been discontinued, so they're blowing them out for 
>$425.
> Not
> > > bad
> > > > for a box that sold for $700
> > > >
> > > > Mark
> > > >
> > > >
> >