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Re: The EDP and the Looperlative and me



  I thought I would show you all a typical bank of my LP-1 presets. I  
currently have 6 full banks of twelve preset switches each and two  
expression pedals globally set to volume and feedback which can  
control either all tracks, a single track or groups of tracks  
depending on how i set it up. Eventually I may add a third expression  
pedal to control track speed or panning but for now I don't really  
need it. So below are my bank presets and some insight if needed, in  
to why or how I use them.

  Preset #1 sync record/overdub                   pretty self  
explanatory....

  Preset #2 replace + track speed             my go to preset when I  
want to seamlessly change track pitch when replacing (either up or  
down an octave) I also use this as standard replace in which I end the  
command not with a second press of this switch but with my preset #1  
sync record/ overdub switch.

preset #3 play stop now   I use this more to arm a new track to be the  
same length as the original track and then I use the replace function  
to actually add new content. Again if you have recorded a first track  
and you go to a new track and press play stop, it will arm that track  
to the same length as the first track so when I do start to actually  
record on that track, its length is pre determined by the first loop.  
Does that make sense?

preset #4 Quantize replace  this is a sus style command achieved by  
doubling up to functions on one preset in this case quantize replace.  
In order to achieve a sus style command one needs to duplicate the  
function on a preset, so if you look at my first command its quantize  
replace followed by another quantize replace. I assume this can be  
achieved by duplicating other functions as well but I haven't delved  
that deeply yet in to those options.

Preset #5  half speed          I often times arm a track at half speed  
before beginning a new loop

Preset #6  Replace/half speed/ reverse   where did those weird violins  
from hell come from??? this preset

Preset #7 All tracks  this is the command I hit before ending a song  
with a feedback reduction fade or a stop, I probably could just use  
the front panel command but I like to keep my hands free for playing.

Preset #8 Set as Master     I keep this handy because I sometimes like  
to start with a long rubato melody before moving to shorter rhythm  
based tracks. I'll record a long loop, move to a new track and hit the  
set as master button. This is also cool to use for me because i have  
different quantize values set for different tracks so if I want to use  
a quantize value of 9 (to create a 9/8 beat) I start recording on  
track three where I've placed that beat division.

Preset #9  Multiply        in my case double,  no explanation needed??

Preset #10 Erase/feedback 100%     whenever I erase a track or all  
tracks I want to make sure that everything is back to 100% feedback,  
as I'm constantly changing the feedback in real time with the pedal   
and I don't want a new track fading away accidently because the last  
time I was on the track I had changed the feedback

Preset #11  track next

preset  #12   previous track.


I have other banks set up to achieve more complex ABC song forms ,  
which I can describe when I get my LP-1 in front of me because the  
scripts are pretty long. one bank for some of the mellotron style  
pitch shifting, one bank  dedicated to bounce functions,  one bank the  
has multiple press functions like quantize replace/track speed/reverse  
In which I have to double up all three of those commands to get a sus  
style pedal action.
example that preset would look something like this: quantize replace- 
half speed-reverse-quantize replace-half speed- reverse
  Other functions I use in no particular order on other banks are:   
sync bounce, copy, except track,  q replace+ track speed, 1/4 speed,   
and midi sync record overdub, if I'm tracking to an external clock,  
and fast scramble. I haven't done much experimenting in a while to  
discover new strategies but I think there is still a lot of  
undiscovered territory left to explore.
  Bill