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Re: Jamman V0.4 + MIDI control



Hi Ed:

Tell us...what how old is the latest version of the JAMMAN rom you are
talking about?  We've been using one that Bob blew last year...about the
same time as the last updates, we think, on the STEC jamman page.

Best,
Roctologists

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>From: Ed and Jennifer Drake <ejdrake@coollink.net>
>To: Loopers-Delight@annihilist.com
>Subject: Re: Jamman V0.4  + MIDI control
>Date: Fri, Jun 2, 2000, 9:14 PM
>

> Hello all loopers!
>  I just thought I'd pipe in about Bob's new ROM.  I think to really
> dive into what it can do, you need a really good MIDI controller of some
> kind, as the original interface/display on the JamMan is "terse" at best
> (Bob's own word).  The display being what it is, the only way you can
> really access the new features is through MIDI.  It's also helpful to 
>make
> new labels for the front panel, since he's changed what the front panel
> LEDs and knob positions are.
>  It's really cool to have available on a page, up to 4 simultaneous
> loops at the same time each with pan and level control (but still only 32
> seconds max time).  If you use really short loops, you can have multiple
> pages with up to 4 loops per page.
>  My favorite thing he has incorporated into the ROM is that the
> Delay mode (with feedback control) is now available while looping.  I 
>know
> the EDP already does this (I own and use both the JamMan and EDP) but 
>it's
> great to have it on the JamMan now as well.  I think there is at least 
>one
> bug in the software (mostly an audio bug when you do a specific function)
> but for the most part it's fairly stable, no crashing or anything.
>  It's a shame that Bob can't get any  support for new loops at Lex,
> because I think this ROM could be a great starting point on a newer
> generation JamMan with updated hardware, display, etc and would be a nice
> new addition to the looping world.
>  I'm using the Digitech PMC-10 (so far so good) to access my JamMan
> and EDP and I was wondering how you other folks with MIDI controllers set
> up your banks, patches, etc.  Do you set them up to access all the
> functions that you want to control of one particular piece of gear in 
>each
> bank (kind of the way I do it now, I have a JamMan bank, EDP bank, 
>effects
> bank, etc) or do you set each bank up to be song or piece specific where
> you have control over several loopers, effects, etc. all in the same 
>bank.
> I'm just looking for any feedback to get me to look at this stuff
> differently and try things I hadn't thought of before. Thanks in advance!
>
> Kim, I have a new email address if you want to change it on the LD JamMan
> webpage.
>
> Loop on
>
> Ed
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