Re: looping pedal with decay?

[mark sottilaro <zerocrossing2001@yahoo.com>]

As I've sold off most of my dedicated hardware in
favor of Mobius software looping, I must say that I
kept my DD-20 Gigadelay.  I really like it AND it's
stereo (Important if you're using stereo effects or
synths and want to keep that sound)


--- radio radio <radiotelevision@gmail.com> wrote:

> thanks for the replies! I think the Gibson EDP is
> out of my price range,
> unless I can find a rediculous deal on one on Ebay,
> but I am glad to know
> that that the Boomerang does have a decay - I did
> not realize that. Right
> now that may look like the best option, although I
> am a bit wary of the
> noise that many reviewers report as my rig is
> already quite noisey. Another
> person recommended the Electro Harmonix 2880 or
> their 16 second delay (and
> mentioned that the original lexicon jamman and the
> electrix repeater also
> had a function to set the feedback). I'm glad to
> know that I what I want
> does indeed exist and for the help in narrowing it
> down. Now I can return
> the looper I bought that I thought had a set-able
> feedback but does not
> (digitech jamman). In looking at these other ones, I
> can't tell which ones
> accept more than one type of input (e.g.,
> instrument, mic, and line levels).
> I would want at least the ability to use an
> instrument and a mic, although I
> wouldn't necessarily need to be able to do both
> simultaneously, so long as I
> got quick at switching.
> 
> Does anyone else out there want to weigh in on this
> issue before I spend the
> money I don't have? The quest is for a looping pedal
> that takes both
> instrument level and line level and which you can
> set the feedback for the
> loops (versus having them loop infinitely). I
> currently do not have any rack
> equipment, is that a bridge I want to cross? Is
> there anything else I should
> be considering in a addition?
> 
> The ones mentioned so far are:
> 
> Gibson Echoplex
> Boomerang plus
> Electro-Harmonix 2820
> Electro-Harmonix 16 second delay
> Original Lexicon Jamman
> Electrix Repeater
> 
> ?????????????????????????????
>
THANKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
> 
> Eben
> 
> On 2/27/07, mike@michaelplishka.com
> <mike@michaelplishka.com> wrote:
> >
> > If I read you correctly, the Gibson EDP does what
> you want and tons more!
> > I upgraded from a Boomerang plus which does have
> the decay but you pick it
> > ahead of time (i.e. 20 reps, 10, 1 or infinite I
> beleive)
> >
> > my 2 cents...
> >
> > Plish
> >
> > www.myspace.com/michaelplishka
> > www.myspace.com/bohdanovich
> > www.michaelplishka.com
> >
> > > The only things that I know of that will do what
> you
> > > describe are delay pedals.  I think the Giga
> delay
> > > would be your best bet, but I'd also read
> somewhere
> > > that this one artist(I can't remebmer his name)
> uses
> > > Eventide rack mount processors set up with an
> > > algorhythm that was set with a 95% feedback so
> that
> > > his loops would decay over time. That sounds
> more like
> > > what you want, but that stuff is way expensive. 
> Other
> > > than that, sounds like all you need is a digital
> delay
> > > unit with copious anmounts of time and to be
> able to
> > > set the  feedback setting as needed to make the
> loops
> > > decay over time.
> > > --- radio radio <radiotelevision@gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > >
> > >> I want to buy a pedal and get into looping but
> am
> > >> having trouble
> > >> figuring out which one will best meet my needs
> (and
> > >> budget). I've
> > >> learned a LOT from this web site, but still
> can't
> > >> quite figure out
> > >> everything and would really benefit from a
> human
> > >> (albeit
> > >> computer-mediated) interaction. Thanks in
> advance
> > >> for taking the time
> > >> to read this and respond - I hope that I will
> be
> > >> able to "give back"
> > >> some day when I know something worth while.
> Until
> > >> then, I guess I
> > >> should donate to this site if I get any
> responses.
> > >>
> > >> From what I've read and thought about, it looks
> like
> > >> what will be the
> > >> most important distinction for me is that the
> loops
> > >> will be able to
> > >> decay. In other words, you can lay down a loop,
> lay
> > >> down another one
> > >> on top, and then another, and so on, and
> eventually
> > >> the first one dies
> > >> out, then the second one, and so on. I imagine
> this
> > >> working like a
> > >> delay pedal in which you can set the decay (or
> is
> > >> that called
> > >> feedback?). So you could "morph" over time into
> new
> > >> things, without
> > >> being stuck with your original loops, and
> without
> > >> having to open a new
> > >> loop and start from scratch with only one new
> track
> > >> each time  you
> > >> wanted to change it up.
> > >>
> > >> The three pedals I've looked into are:
> > >>
> > >> BOSS RC20xl, Digitech Jamman, and BOSS DD-20
> giga
> > >> delay
> > >>
> > >> I thought the BOSS was it, but now I'm thinking
> that
> > >> it doesn't allow
> > >> this thing that I described. I can't tell if
> you can
> > >> do this with the
> > >> Jamman or not - does anyone know? You could do
> this
> > >> with the DD-20,
> > >> but I can't tell if you'd be able to set a
> > >> loop/delay time up with
> > >> your foot or not (versus having to set it to a
> > >> certain number of
> > >> seconds and then hope you can keep your riff to
> that
> > >> length) or if
> > >> there would be other difficulties that I'm not
> aware
> > >> of if you're
> > >> using this as a looping pedal when it's built
> to be
> > >> a delay.
> > >>
> > >> Should I be considering a different pedal? I
> don't
> > >> really need a delay
> > >> pedal - I want a loop pedal that decays. I
> don't
> > >> really need to be
> > >> able to save my loops - I just want to be able
> to
> > >> set them up on the
> > >> fly. I don't need to be able to save them on my
> > >> computer. I don't need
> > >> to be able to plug in a separate mic or
> instrument
> > >> in addition to the
> > >> guitar, although that would be a definite bonus
> for
> > >> me. I don't need a
> > >> long amount of time - I'm guessing 23 seconds
> is
> > >> plenty. I don't know
> 
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