AETHERPHON, global theremin family

--- brickblad <kr@...> wrote:
 I just looked up the EchoplexDigital 
> Pro. Unfortunately, at $999.00 it's too rich for my blood. I'll have 
> to do some saving. It's become so difficult to prevent becoming 
> addicted to purchasing more bells and whistles.
> 
> Must not spend...must not spend... (new mantra)

You can get a used echoplex digital for about $400-$600.
http://search-completed.ebay.com/search/search.dll?sofocus=so&sbrftog=1&from=R10&satitle=echoplex+digital&sacat=-1%26catref%3DC6&fsop=1%26fsoo%3D1&coaction=compare&copagenum=1&coentrypage=search&sargn=-1%26saslc%3D2&sadis=200&fpos=80301&fis=2&ftrt=1&ftrv=1&saprclo=&saprchi=&so=Show+Items

I like your mantra, but I can't seem to focus on it.

Feature per dollar, the Looperlative seems the winner by a quantum
step, if it works as advertised.  It is deep, and I suspect a bit
complicated to learn all the features.

2 echoplex digital can be synced for stereo, but at that price you may
as well buy the looperlative.  Then you need a midi pedal, spending
more and more money.  It is easy to get caught up in feature creep,
when I start with a basic need (a device to create sound loops).  

My main objection to some looping devices is the requirement to define
a bpm and how many beats per measure to them before recording.  

My take on loopers is that they are a instant start (tape) recorder,
they don't need to know my tempo and how many beats to the measure.  I
start the recording where I want the loop to begin, I close the loop
where I want it to replay from the beginning.  What happens within the
loop as far as measures, beats, tempo is my business, not the loopers. 
It should act like a piece of recording tape, cutting and splicing
itself instantly, when and where my foot tells it.


bret

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