Re: [LOOP] show me yours and i'll show you mine...

[Dirk Wilbert <dwilbert@rhein-zeitung.de>]

Hi - I use the metavox in my "modfx-matrix" 
(http://www.wilbertmusic.de/IMG_6916_r1.JPG). I don't own a synthesizer 
with a lot of knobs, so I use four modfx-boxes to get a synth-like sound 
out of my e-piano (and to have the ability to play with a lot of 
hardware knobs ;-).
I like the - it doesn't sound very "warm" but does its job well. It's 
easy to use but you have to take care of feedback over the microphone if 
you're playing loud - think that's an issue with all vocoders (but 
haven't used other vocoders until now - so I can't compare it with others).
Most of the time I use my mic to trigger a string sound by doing some 
"manual drumming" on the mic - sounds nice.
As an oscillator is included (saw, rectified saw, square and noise) you 
don't necessarily need a carrier signal fed into it - just plug your 
signal source and start playing to get some strange sounds out of the 
box. I do this quite often and get a nice "pitched-percussion" by 
drumming on the mic and turning the knobs of the metavox.

Dirk


Joshua Carroll schrieb:
> When you do, please let us know what you think of the vocoder.  I've 
> been watching that one come and go on eBay...
>
> Tony K wrote:
>>> I love those Alesis ModFX boxes!
>>> Does the digital row of !four! work without digital pops or crackling 
>- 
>>> I stopped using their digital interfaces because of that...
>>>     
>>
>> I don't get any digital pops with them (and there are 5 in a row by the
>> way.)  Though they can be a bit sensitive to being bumped.  
>Fortunately, I
>> don't move them.  I can imagine that they might crackle if you were 
>using
>> your foot to turn them on and off since the switch is pretty small.  I 
>also
>> have the compressor and the vocoder, but haven't gotten into using them 
>yet.
>>
>> Tony 
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Dirk Wilbert [mailto:dwilbert@rhein-zeitung.de] 
>> Sent: Monday, February 19, 2007 6:37 PM
>> To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
>> Subject: Re: [LOOP] show me yours and i'll show you mine...
>>
>> I love those Alesis ModFX boxes!
>> Does the digital row of !four! work without digital pops or crackling - 
>> I stopped using their digital interfaces because of that...
>>
>> Got to take some pictures...
>>
>> Dirk
>>
>> Tony K schrieb:
>>   
>>>> Hi folks,  what about posting pictures of your rig? there is probably 
>>>>       
>>> not one alike out there. Im >interested in what experiences people 
>>> have, specially in operating in strereo /mono use of fx >before/after 
>>> looper,  regarding monitoring, use of microphones in a loop setup etc 
>>> etc... use of >laptop/ software in this context
>>>
>>> Mine can be seen here...
>>>
>>> http://www.flickr.com/photos/bigtonyk/sets/72157594303469033/
>>>
>>> There's no pic of my latest addition - a VG-8.  There are also some 
>>> 'before the reorganization' pics in there too.
>>>
>>> I have issues with the sends not being in stereo since that's how I 
>>> route my signal to the loopers, but I'm living with it.  I might be 
>>> able to reroute stuff so I can get the stereo signal that I want, but 
>>> I haven't worked it all out yet.
>>>
>>> I don't use software loopers most of the time.  I like physically 
>>> clicking and twisting.  All my effects are at desktop level, I don't 
>>> have any loopers on the floor.  I do have the VG and an RP2000 on the 
>>> floor, but that's it. 
>>>
>>> -- 
>>> -==-=-=-
>>> Tony
>>> http://bigtony.blogspot.com/ 
>>>     
>>
>>