Re: [LOOP] Zvex Effects Inquiry

["David Kirkdorffer" <vze2ncsr@verizon.net>]

The Seek Trem sounds very cool.  But its a Zvex, so I should have known
that.


----- Original Message ----- 
From: <burnett@pobox.com>
To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
Sent: Saturday, July 17, 2004 11:24 PM
Subject: Re: [LOOP] Zvex Effects Inquiry


> On Mon, 5 Jul 2004 ArsOcarina@aol.com wrote:
>
> [snip]
>
> > They also have a new pedal out called the Seek Trem.
> > Anyone have any firsthand knowledge of that?
>
> I promised I'd reply once I had firsthand knowledge of this. Mine came in
> this past Tuesday and I worked with it for a two nights and then I used 
>in
> a performance on Thursday, so I can make a few basic comments by now.
>
> It's a Seek-Wah, except using eight volume circuits in place of the eight
> wah circuits. The sequencer is exactly the same as the Seek-Wah with one
> important exception: whenever you step on the Seek-Trem to activate it, 
>it
> always starts one the first of the eight (or four, or six: there's a
> three-position switch just like on the Seek-Wah to choose 4/6/8).
>
> It's a tremolo so it's theoretically a subtle effect, but Zachary's
> trem is more versatile than I'd anticipated. You can get some choppy
> timeslices of sound, echo-like effects, or delicate slow wavering like
> looking through old plate glass that's begun to pour down from flat and
> vertical. It sounds clear, and is great for what it is.
>
> Info page and instructions:
> http://www.zvex.com/seek-trem.html
>
> Demo video:
> http://www.zvex.com/movies/seek-trem.mov
>
> Big picture of the artwork:
> http://www.zvex.com/seek-trem_lg.html
>
> best,
> Steve B
> Phasmatodea      http://www.phasmatodea.net/
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>