RE: Does someone know the answer to this??

["Joshua Morin" <joshua@joshuamorin.com>]

I must be missing something here...

Just so I can understand a little better... I will use dbs just for example
purposes... 

Soft playing: 1 db loudness 
When played back Looper pedal then plays: 1db loudness

Hard playing: 4 db loudness
When played back Looper pedal plays: 6 db loudness

Is the above normal? (Do I have a defective pedal?)

If so, why wouldn't the pedal play back 4db in the second example. It
shouldn't be recording at a ratio should it?

Thanks in advance,
Joshua Morin
Artist/Songwriter
Original Acoustic-Rock Music
www.joshuamorin.com







-----Original Message-----
From: Todd Pafford [mailto:calenlas@gmail.com] 
Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2006 11:12 AM
To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
Subject: Re: Does someone know the answer to this??

The problem here is that your input level is varying dramatically. 
The solution is to give yourself some sort of control over the signal
level going into the Jamman.  There are a couple of ways to do this.

1) Manual control via a volume pedal, preamp volume knob, etc.  Pros:
You have complete control over the volume at all times.  Cons:  You've
got to constantly be on guard controlling the input level.

2) Automatic level adjustment via a compressor or limiter.  Pros:
Level adjustments are taken care of automatically, and a constant
level is maintained.  Cons: Loss of instrument dynamics and a
modification of the natural sound of your instrument.

The choice is yours.  If you lean towards a compressor, I advise doing
a little research via the web about how to properly use a compressor. 
A little compression is often a good thing, but too much or poorly
adjusted compression sounds awful.

Hope this helps,
Todd


On 3/23/06, monk <monk@fuse.net> wrote:
> compressors. look into them.

> On Mar 23, 2006, at 8:19 AM, Joshua Morin wrote:

> My question is that it seems like I can't get the settings right for when
I
> play a soft song and when I play a loud song. When I am fingerpicking a
song
> and I record and play back the loop it comes out at the perfect level. 
>But
> then if I am strumming hard and I record and playback the loop it is too
> loud.