On 7/9/08, Jim Goodin <
jimgoodinmusic@gmail.com>
wrote:
>
> Rainer/Saajak thanks so much. I really didn't
provide enough info so I can
> see the encouragement for the GigaDelay
pedal which I've thought about. My
> attraction to the Jamman is
to broaden my looping technique/interest plus in
> a sense have a
portable recorder to capture things when I either need it for
> live
or don't want to pull out some other equip such as for home sessions
>
hence the Jamman's attraction for that plus for looping the storage
though
> not imperative is attractive. What I was more hoping to
know was any
> negatives people had run into or technical glitches
"design" type things.
> The only limitation on both pedals I see is
that it seems to be mono out
> which in an instrument input situation
I can understand though a second out
> akin to the Digitech X series
Delay pedal I've been using though not true
> stereo I don't think
still is nice in that it doubles the feed (guess
> doubles the noise
as well) but gives the parallel out. I may be mistaken
> but
don't think I've seen that on the J or B. I had thought about the
MMwH
> but the JM storage is attractive on several levels as
said.
>
> The Boss interest is about some less investment as
well as reputation and
> possibly durability though I think that
Digitech is reasonable in their
> ruggedness. That said I'm not
overly abusive to equipment. I always get a
> rise out of the
user reviews on MusiciansFriend who are blasting various
> pedals for
not holding up to their "stomps"!
>
> I realize too my music
examples had very little to do with looping that you
> might sense the
interest in the JM or Boss and possibly I should have sent
> those sep
as OT but still they were stream of conscious improv's so though
>
pertinent to this community.
>
> I've come from a non-looping or
very little efx manipulation/enhancement
> world in my main experience
except for the dabling that I've done in the
> last two years largely
from the collaboration with Daryl in Chinapainting
> though the
interest in the enhancing goes way back. I am very interested
in
> utilizing more technology and looping to a degree in my work both
solo and
> with Daryl though in CP I don't want to get in the way of
his tape loops.
> I'm very interested in layer creation as opposed to
just improvising on a
> sequence. I have dabbled with Mobius as
many of you know but though clearly
> many of you are quite successful
with live laptops my jury is still out on
> them in a live setting
though I've come close to using Mobius live. Too I
> don't have
any external controller for Mobius just using mouse/keys
>
presently.
>
> Anyhow I should have clarified better and sorry
for that, I do appreciate
> all the input and any future
thoughts.
>
> Best
>
>
Jim