Re: vortex

[Mark Hamburg <mark_hamburg@baymoon.com>]

The heart of my guitar rig for several years now has been a Tech21  
SansAmp PSA-1 and a Lexicon Vortex. This is actually my second Vortex  
since I traded the first one as part of a deal to get a second Korg  
AM8000R (another really great box). I've never really got into the  
extreme morphing thing which probably means I'm underutilizing the  
Vortex. The pluses for the Vortex are that even for basic modulation  
effects, it has a wonderful complexity and warmth. The biggest  
downsides are that its noisy, a pain to program (even compared to the  
AM8000R which is saying something), and has no MIDI support for  
switching effects, synchronizing to MIDI clock, etc.. You can't even  
bypass the Vortex unless you have a footswitch connected.

Mark