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Re: the asynchronous DD-20 (and OTHER THOUGHTS ON GEAR IN GENERAL)



Doug,

In a message dated 5/24/04 6:44:59 AM, coyotelk@optonline.net writes:

>Now another question, 'tho it's probably already been stated: 
>If I have a loop (long delay at, say, 100% feedback) whirring 
>away and I begin a second asynchronous loop, can I change the 
>feedback level of the first loop?  

Nope. This is a limitation. Feedback controls apply only to the loop
being created/opperated on in the currently dialed up slot. 

>Or can I change its output level? Or is it absolutely frozen in 
>its setting, to be cut off only when I begin a third loop?

No again. It is frozen in it's settings. Once you've dialed from 
one delay slot to the next there is no longer any access to
change (input or output or feedback) to that first delay. The 
knobs on the unit now are now in command of the new loop. 
The old loop will play itself out as long as its feedback 
generation setting will alow -- or 'til you switch to the 
3rd loop slot.

These are limitations. A DD-20 can nowhere near do what an
Eventide can do. But at $200 to $250 apiece you could buy 
a lot of DD-20s, RC-20s and DL-4s for the price of an Orville 
(or whatever). 

OTHER THOUGHTS ON GEAR IN GENERAL

Myself, I'd love an Eventide. I've coveted one for years and 
years -- ever since I saw Paul Dresher perform. But I also 
want to keep my marriage intact and shoes on the kids feet
and groceries in the cupboard, etc. There are realities and 
limitations to life. There are some who get to enjoy such 
things. My hat's off to them. In life, there are some who drive 
used Fords, Chevys and Plymouths and some who drive new 
Mercedes Benzs, BMWs and Jaguars. I cannot deny that I feel 
an ocassional twinge of mild, whistful envy now and again. 
But, at some point you just have to let these things go and 
get on with it.

I took my 2 DD-20s out and did my first gig with 'em last night. 
This was an out-of-town gig -- but in front of an audience that 
had, in fact, heard me play before (with my 16-space rack with 
multiple EDPs, Vortexes, MIDI'd guitar-synth and samplers all in 
a stereo setup . . . get the picture, a whole lotta gear). 

I still got all of the same astonished "ooooohs" ans "ahhhhhs" 
at the end of the set as before . . . but none of the back pain, 
only half of the sweat and about a quarter of the settup time.
It was a pleasure to play for a change. 

Hey Rick! Y2K4 here I come!

True. I couldn't replicate ANY of the tracks on my CD with this
particular settup (not to my satisfaction yet at least). But, it 
was a totally seamless, trouble-free performance. I enjoyed 
myself more than I have in a long, long time . . . years probably. 
I could get used to this. Heheh.

In fact, I may play out more often now. I think that, consciously
or subconsciously, I have been avoiding performance situations and 
invitations for a while because it was so damn much trouble to haul 
all of that gear about. And painful too. I developed an abdominal 
hernia 2 years ago and only just got it repaired the month before 
last -- at great expence too, I might add (the price of about 
4 or 5 Eventides).

I think I'm going to be trying to find satisfaction in smaller, 
simpler things for a while . . . and try to make a habit of it
if I can. I will always enjoy playing with my big rack setup
(even if it doesn't have any Eventides in it either). But, I think
there is pleasure and beauty to be found in "less" as well
as "more."

Cheers,

tEd ® kiLLiAn

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