Re: Analog Echoplex

[Paulpop@ssnet.com (Paul Poplawski, Phd)]

>On Thu, 17 Oct 1996, Victor Fiorillo wrote:
>
>> I just found an analog echoplex in mint condition for $250.00.  Is that
>>a good price?
>
>I've seen mint Echoplexes for sale around LA for as much as $450.  That's
>a very good price, I'd say.  However, I'm led to believe that the
>original tape 'plexes needed to have their tapes changed periodically.
>Can anyone back me up on this?
>
>> Also, I hear so much about the digital echoplex.  Is the digital echo an
>>attempt to emulate the analog, or is it just a different effect?  So much
>>of the analog effect is due to its mechanical and temperamental nature,
>>so I wonder about the digital's efficacy.
>
>They're two very different beasts.  The reason the Oberheim has the
>"Echoplex" name is because Gibson owned the rights to the name when they
>were developing the looper a few years ago.
>
>As far as differences between the two units, I'd say the tape echoplex
>compares to the digital pro unit in roughly the same way that a biplane
>compares to a stealth fighter.
>
>--Andre



Digital is always a compromise sonically.  You will never find the lushness
of tape echo coming out of an Echoplex.

Paul