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Re: Y2K

MAT wrote:
> 
> Does anybody know if loop machines, delays, reverbs etc. will be 
>affected by the
> Y2K bug?
> 
> Miguel

Absolutely. As everyone knows, the devices you mention are all
time-based effects and as such are very susceptible to Y2K problems.
This will be especially pronounced if you are playing a New Year's Eve
gig on 1999/2000. You could start a loop in 1999 and conclude it in
1900! Experts disagree on the severity of the effect, but concur that
your loop will probably be affected stylistically. An avant-garde wash
of music might be transmogrified into a Sousa march. Timeless music
should be unaffected.

Motley