power is nothing without control (was Re: Filter-Looper Swapping)

[Luca Formentini <luca@unguitar.com>]

even if I am really surprised by music industry underconsideration 
conceirning control capabilities, I have been analyzing audio 
converters' internal audio routing/splitting/mixing capabilities for 2 
years now.
I use switchblades since many years but, given the growing availability 
of digital connections on processing hw and the shift from just hardware 
to mixed setups composed by hw and sw, I think that audio interfaces 
offer a convenient solution to do this kind of complex audio spaghetti.
The problem resides in the midi implementation offered by their 
manufacturers. None of them ( Rme said that officially and Motu by the 
mouth of their italian importer) care about making this objects flexible 
hearts for evoluted signal routing.
The most stupid thing is that they all have what they need, it's just a 
matter of control so, like a famous italian commercial says "power is 
nothing without control".
It's a shame, once again it looks like there are no musicians in the 
manifacturers' teams.
best,
luca
www.unguitar.com

Doug Cox wrote:

> Kevin,
>
> Have you looked at the Sound Sculpture Switchblade?  It can do what 
> you're asking - but it's expensive:
>
> http://www.soundsculpture.com/
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> Mark Hamburg wrote:
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>> I don't have advice on how to achieve the routing you are after, but  
>> another fun thing to do in this sort of setup if you've got a little  
>> signal flexibility is to get an Electrix EQ Killer and put it after  
>> the EDP to selectively drop out frequency bands in the loop. I'm not  
>> sure that's feasible in a straight-line loop signal flow, however.
>>
>> Mark
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>> On Mar 26, 2006, at 3:55 PM, Kevin wrote:
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>>> I've ordered an Electrix Filter Queen for my "cheap guitar synth".   
>>> No MIDI control but it does have an expression pedal in.
>>>
>>> Thank you Andy for the idea of using a filter plus distortion and  
>>> thanks to everybody else who sent me suggestions.  That's what I  
>>> really like about this list. The idea never would have occurred to  
>>> me on my own.
>>>
>>> While I wait for the Electrix, I'm reviewing my signal chain and  
>>> I've realized that I'll want to put the Filter Queen both pre and  
>>> post  looper and be able to switch between the two.
>>>
>>> In other words I'll want two signal paths that I can switch between  
>>> with a single pedal-press:
>>>
>>> 1. Guitar-->Effects-->Filter-->EDP-->Amp
>>>
>>> 2. Guitar-->Effects-->EDP-->Filter-->Amp
>>>
>>> I've been looking at the inputs and outputs and drawing diagrams  
>>> but I can't figure out how to switch the positions in the signal  
>>> chain between the EDP and the FilterQueen with a single pedal  
>>> press.  I do have two inputs on the amp.
>>>
>>> Can anybody help me with my signal routing conundrum?  As always,  
>>> I'm careful with the pennies I earn from playing music so a cheap  
>>> solution is preferred.
>>>
>>> Thanks for your help!
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>> Kevin
>>>
>>> The Nettles: Progressive and Exciting Celtic Music
>>> www.TheNettles.com
>>>
>>>
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