Re: Jamman v Boss/self-promotion/new work

["Jeff Duke" <echohead@embarqmail.com>]

As stated below from Denniss HC link:

>"For one, as the previous user reports, the external MIDI syncing and 
>quantization is well, kinda >screwy. Just try creating a new loop on the 
>fly with this thing as a slave device. After you record, the >loop 
>"wooshes" and sounds like it is struggling to find the correct tempo."

With the software update this has not been the case. I mostly run it as 
slave when syncing to my drum box (Boss DR 670) It locks in perfectly 
solid 
right off the bat when quantized.
>From the upgrade notes:

"QUANTIZED LOOPING WHEN 2880 IS MIDI CLOCK SLAVE
When the 2880 has EXT. CLOCK enabled and is therefore the MIDI Clock slave 
to another device, a fix has been made when Quantize mode is ON. If your 
MIDI master is continually sending MIDI Clock with MIDI Song Position 
Pointer data, the 2880 will read the MIDI SPP data and always start 
recording its loop on beat 1, as long as Quantize is set to on. It will 
also 
always end the loop recording on beat 1 of a bar so that the loop lengths 
are always x number of bars in length. This allows the user to more easily 
make loops that will be in sync with their MIDI master.

Normally when the 2880 is the MIDI master and using Quantize mode, the 
2880 
will give a 4-beat count-in before recording a loop. The 2880 now will 
give 
a count-in based on the beat of the MIDI master. If you press the record 
button on the 2880 when the master is on beat 2 of a bar, the 2880 will 
begin its count-in on beat 2 so your count-in will consist of beats 2, 3 
and 
4, then start recording on the next beat 1."

The only issue of course that half speed does not work in slave sync. Its 
a 
good solid master also.

The 6 button footswitch is for me essential. I would like to try a good 
midi 
unit for individual track mute and other cool functions but I already have 
to much stuff on the floor.

The first 3 tunes on my homepage are some excerpts of my early experiments 
with a drum box as master setup.

http://www.thisphase.org/tunes/Lucid%20Nonsense.mp3

http://www.thisphase.org/tunes/Lapsed%20Pacifist.mp3

http://www.thisphase.org/tunes/Kiss%20This%20Then.mp3

Sorry for the ramble..just got off work, good night!



Jeff

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dennis Moser" <sinsofmachaut@gmail.com>
To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
Sent: Sunday, July 13, 2008 4:34 PM
Subject: Re: Jamman v Boss/self-promotion/new work


> Jim,
>
> The EH 2880 uses a non-MIDI pedal to control the funcitons ... while
> it can be controlled via MIDI, the reports on doing so make it sound
> less than desirable (to wit:
> 
>http://reviews.harmony-central.com/reviews/Effects/product/Electro-Harmonix/2880/10/1
> ). You might want to budget for that dedicated pedal ...
>
> Best,
>
> Dennis
>
> On Sat, Jul 12, 2008 at 11:17 PM, Jim Goodin <jimgoodinmusic@gmail.com> 
> wrote:
>> Jeff thanks. At this time I didn't get the remote pedal and it hit me 
>> after
>> your note that I have a 3 pedal midi unit that came with a mid-80's midi
>> guitar controller.  If I configure it right would that not work as the
>> remote pedal?  Beyond that I'm not using any midi devices these days
>> although I still have a TX81Z and a version of a 90's Sound Canvas, well
>> also a Yamaha S03(?) keyboard.  You're triggering your drum machine in 
>> the
>> loop chain yes?  I'm a bit naive about this stuff but is the pedal over 
>> midi
>> or is it some other kind of remote?
>>
>> Re Bugs/Up IN the Trees thanks, that was a fun project all manipulation 
>> from
>> a 6 second sample.  I did a similar thing today from about a 60 second 
>> thing
>> that started as acoustic guitar that I flipped.
>>
>> Anyhow thanks for the encouragement and help on my new box, I'm excited
>> about the possibilities.
>>
>> Jim
>>
>> On Sat, Jul 12, 2008 at 5:48 PM, Jeff Duke <echohead@embarqmail.com> 
>> wrote:
>>>
>>> Way to go, if you need the software update let me know, it fixes some 
>>> sync
>>> problems and provides extensive midi control according to the note, I
>>> haven't used anything but syncing to a drum box. btw I'm listening now 
>>> to
>>> "Up In The Trees" from the ct project Bugs Krispen just told us about, 
>>> very
>>> cool crickets Jim.
>>>
>>> Jeff
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: Jim Goodin
>>> To: Duke Sexton ; loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
>>> Sent: Saturday, July 12, 2008 8:49 AM
>>> Subject: Re: Jamman v Boss/self-promotion/new work
>>> That's funny and yes my confusion that spliced you two guys together, I
>>> now remember Duke your last name but was hanging on to Duke and good 
>to 
>>> hear
>>> from you.  Daryl and I have 4 CP shows here in NY and Boston (7/26 - 
>>> Stain
>>> (Brooklyn), 7/27 - MudShop (NYC), 7/28 - ABC No Rio (NYC) and 8/2 - 
>Kave
>>> (Boston Somerville) the latter with Dennis Moser, Tim Nelson and Rob 
>>> Byrd)
>>> and I will  tell him hey for you.
>>>
>>> To both of you a stroke of guardian angel luck came my way yesterday.
>>> From Jeff's encouragement I researched the 2880 a bit, began to look 
>on 
>>> eBay
>>> and found one that appeared to be some sort of 'factory second' deal 
>>> that
>>> was a make offer thing.  The seller had had previous 2880's and some 
>>> other
>>> EH gear however their feedback was mixed.  While hemming/hawing I hit
>>> Musicians Friend one more time yesterday thinking don't be 'penny wise 
>>> pound
>>> foolish' and low and behold there was a 2880 Scratch/Dent for $310!  I
>>> decided that was a message to me as I've bought other Scratch/Dent 
>with 
>>> good
>>> success so I bought it.  So very jazzed about that and this new box. 
>>> Thanks
>>> Jeff for the added info on this box and good to hear from you Duke.
>>>
>>> Thanks to all who offered me input the last few days.
>>>
>>> Jim
>>>
>>> On Sat, Jul 12, 2008 at 6:24 AM, Duke Sexton <mech2@m3ch.net> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> At 10:59 AM -0400 7/11/08, Jim Goodin wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> I'm trying to connect your name did you perform after us 
>>>>> [chinapainting]
>>>>> at Y2k last year, Saturday evening?  There was a Jeff but I may have 
>>>>> you
>>>>> mixed up.
>>>>
>>>> LOL!  Hey Jim, Jeff Duke didn't perform after you guys last year; that
>>>> was me.  It's not the "Jeff" you're finding familiar.  It's the 
>"Duke". 
>>>> ;)
>>>>
>>>> Anyway, hope things are going well, and wishing you luck on your 
>looper
>>>> hunt.  And tell Daryl I said "hi" when you talk to him next (I think 
>I 
>>>> may
>>>> owe him an email, but then I'm always owing somebody an email, it 
>>>> seems).
>>>>
>>>>        -- Duke.
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>> The Jim Goodin label and home for 7 other creative souls -
>> http://www.woodandwiremusic.com
>> Jim Goodin uses GHS Strings - http://www.ghsstrings.com and Seagull 
>> Guitars
>> - http://www.seagullguitars.com, Jim Goodin is published by Mel Bay
>> Publications, Inc. - http://www.melbay.com
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