Re: Looping vocals

[Henry Heine <henry@bagend.com>]

What you need is a mic preamp - to get the level up to match the guitar 
signal. Then just use any old A-B-Y footswitch to route those.

Henry

neil thomas wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> I have a conundrum... I wonder if anyone can help.
> 
> I'm a guitarist and beatboxer, and I used to own a Boomerang, which I 
> bought so that I could loop my voice. It was big, robust, easy to use, 
> etc... but the problem was that the sample rate was quite low and it 
> seemed to cut off a heck of a lot of top end, which is essential for 
> beatboxing. So... I tried two other pedals:
> 
> The Akai E2 Headrush - I bought one and took it straight back, as I 
> realised it had no input gain control, which meant that I couldn't use a 
> mic straight in. I decided therefore that for a little extra money I 
> could have the Line 6 DL4, with its 24bit sample rate and extra delay 
> effects, which I could use in other applications. So...
> 
> The DL4 - This is what I own now. It's great for guitar - Crystal clear 
> and easy to use, but I'm yet to try it with vocals.
> 
> Here lies the question...
> 
> Does anyone know of a way I can gain up a mic signal, without colouring 
> the tone? I also want an A/B/Y box so that I can switch the input 
> between guitar and beatbox or both. The ideal solution would be an A/B/Y 
> box with independent gain controls. Does anyone know of such a thing?
> 
> This has been the bane of my creative life for some time now. If anyone 
> can help, I'll give them my first-born iguana.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Neil x