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Re: Considering building an ultimate looper...
Hey..I know. How about a plug in for an optional remote K-mart blue
light special surplus light retro'd w/ a servo motor! hehe. But
seriously yeah that would be good and probably a click jack for using an
earphone as well wouldn't be a bad thing. If we americans can get off
our tail and do something maybe the $ will be worth more again. Hehe.
I'm trying to finish up a few projects I've had stacked up for a while.
Worked in a board this weekend that wound up having not one but what at
least 5 issues so far...and the last one is from Neptune of course.
Stuff like that makes it LOOK like I do nothing of late. -Bob
GORDIUS info wrote:
> ok, I'll pick a few of the easy things out and get busy ! The hard
> stuff I leave to Bob ;-)
>
> the smaller and USB-enabled FCB1010 is on its way.
>
> the small bluetooth LCD : that's a cool idea ! I'll really look into
> that. One day. It would immediately solve the request of kkissinger
> for a remote tempo LED too.
>
> Oh and... under $300 won't be a problem, once that 1 $ is worth a few
> times more then 1 € :-))
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> *From:* midifriedchicken@comcast.net
> [mailto:midifriedchicken@comcast.net]
> *Sent:* maandag 19 februari 2007 18:41
> *To:* Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
> *Subject:* RE: Considering building an ultimate looper...
>
> I'll tell you exactly what the ultimate looper is. Save you some trouble.
> Essentially it would be a stereo (or even surround) Echoplex. All the
> same functions.
> Rock solid syncing capabilities. No drifting!!
> Custom foot controller similer to the FCB1010, except smaller. With 10
> or so built in options of layouts. But also capable of custom layouts.
> 10 gigs of storage.
> Small Bluetooth LCD display screen that can be mounted to a mic stand.
> Firewire, or USB connections.
> Balanced and Unbalanced outs.
> VST interface so the entire unit can be placed into DAW's and be
> controlled seamlessly.
> 1 Rack space
> under $300
> Free 24 hour support line.
>
> Now, get busy.
>
>
> MFC
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> -------------- Original message --------------
> From: "GORDIUS info" <info@gordius.be>
>
> >
> > I'd like to add one question to this :
> > What kind of (physical) volume control device do you target,
> Bob? Something
> > else than a foot pedal?
> > I'm asking, because I am currently testing out a new design for a
> > MIDI-controlled foot pedal. And to me it seems that the
> "physical range" of
> > a standard foot pedal is no more than 7 bit. I mean : I have
> trouble making
> > small enough movements to change the control value with 1 single
> step in the
> > 128-value range. Therefore I believe a 10-bit ADC wouldn't make
> any sense
> > when using a footpedal, but maybe you have another type of
> controller in
> > mind?
> >
> > (if you intend to manipulate the linear footpedal range and make
> it a
> > non-linear transition cur ve, I would believe you will get much
> better
> > results just using a 7-bit to n-bit lookup table in firmware,
> rather than
> > doing it with some analog signal manipulation followed by 10-bit AD
> > conversion).
> >
> > Xavier
> > http://www.gordius.be
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Jeffrey Larson [mailto:jeff@zonemobius.com]
> > Sent: zaterdag 17 februari 2007 23:35
> > To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
> > Subject: Re: Considering building an ultimate looper...
> >
> > Ok, here's some friendly advice.
> >
> > Be careful tossing out words like "ultimate looper" on this
> list. So far
> > you've described a rather basic looper, except that you seem to
> be obsessed
> > with the resolution of the output level control. In all the wish
> lists and
> > product reviews that appear regularly on this list, this is not
> a feature
> > that I remember being mentioned.
> >
> > If you're intending to compete in the hardware looper market, I
> would be
> > much more concerned about things like continuous feedback,
> synchronization
> > with external MIDI clocks, pitch and rate shifting, and
> "editing" functions
> > like insert, multiply, replace, etc.
> >
> > Second, the insinuation that the Looperlative is not
> "professional level" is
> > likely to annoy the many professional level musicians that use
> it, as well
> > as the professional level musicians that use other devices and
> software with
> > a MIDI volume control.
> >
> > Quick show of hands. Does anyone find that their musical
> ambitions are
> > being stymied by the resolution of their volume pedal?
> >
> > I don't doubt that there are devices that could do a better job
> smoothing
> > controller changes, or providing a more musically useful
> attenuation curve
> > at the top end of the range. But there are software soluti ons
> to these
> > problems that are quite effective if not perfect.
> >
> > I don't mean to sound discouraging, but this strikes me as a
> rather odd
> > feature to be focusing on. Before you start investing money in this
> > venture, be sure you have a good understanding of the market for
> hardware
> > loopers.
> >
> > Jeff
> >
>