Re: AW: Electro-Harmonix MM w/Hazarai

[Daryl Shawn <highhorse@mhorse.com>]

Thanks Rainer, you had written a great review earlier which I reread. I 
actually don't see myself using the delays too much, I'm not much for 
distinguishable echoes anymore, it's the really the tweakability of the 
looper I'm interested in. #2 is actually a bigger bummer because I like 
tabletop control; hmm...that might make it almost unusable for me unless 
I can somehow change that (wiring an external footswitch...?). Shoot, I 
hadn't really thought about that before.

I do have a PDS2000 in storage, maybe I need to drag that out and give 
it a whirl again.

regards,

Daryl Shawn
www.swanwelder.com
www.chinapaintingmusic.com


> Short summary: got one, don't really need it (had already two looper
> stompboxes), but didn't return it.
>
> Slightly longer version:
> There are three things that suck:
>       1. varispeed is only available for the looper, not for the delays
>       2. you have to hold down one footswitch for recording/overdubbing
> (not so much of a problem if you're wearing shoes)
>       3. no independent mix control for looper and delay
>       4. only delays up to 3 seconds
>
> Well, 2 is not so much of a letdown, and for 4 I already got the DD20, 
>but 1
> and 3 are.
>
> Nice things:
>       1. you can varispeed the loop
>       2. lowpass/highpass (which sits in the feedback for the delays, but
> unfortunately in the output path for the looper)
>       3. you can adjust feedback level while overdubbing (EDPers call 
>this
> "secondary feedback")
>       4. small package
>
> I guess, you'll have more fun with an old digitech PDS8000, though.
>
>       Rainer
>
>
>