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Re: Stooge my Ribbon Controller!

2004-10-10 by Dana Countryman

--- In dotcomformat@yahoogroups.com, Tentochi 
<tentochi2003@y...> wrote:
> Larry had a little typo--BBD is what he meant of course.
> 
> Dana, I think you will be surprised how much this unit sounds 
like the target sound you are
> looking for on your current album.  This truly provides a classic 
electronic music sound.  It goes
> great with things like spring reverbs (such as Scott Jusciw's 
incredible Neural Agonizer).
> 
> Remember that no one really had digital delay in the late 50s, 
60s and early 70s (since this is
> where I think your music often lies).  They did have BBDs for a 
portion of that time I believe.  I
> am sure someone can better let us know when BBDs came 
into common studio and university usage.
> 
> Larry is exactly right!  It is kind of crappy in a lo-fi incredible way.  
Does that make sense? 
> But fortunately not in a digital crappy way.
> 
> I personally love pairing my modular up with effects that 
traditionally were used with modulars. 
> Or at least seem like they should have been.  I typically go, 
"Wow!  That is how everyone made
> that sound!">>

Okay, Todd -- your note really helps me to understand Larry's 
posting! ;)  Sounds like I'd really better build this module. I want 
that RETRO sound, for sure.
I do have various delay and reverb units, including a Echoplex 
and a vintage '70s spring reverb unit -- the MasterRoom XL-305.

> 
> A Dana Tip:  Exclamation marks add energy to even the dullest 
sentences!!!>>

Yikes. My publishing/editor past is coming back to haunt me. 
Probably only you on this list, Todd, would be able to rib me 
about my exclamation fetish (!)
Now, if I could only sprinkle a few fonts on this newsgroup...

 -dana!
http://www.danacountryman.com


> 
> --Todd
> 
> > Dana,  It is a BDD analog unit.  It does not stack up well at all 
to
> > digital reverbs and clern digital delays if that is what you are
> > looking for.  Typical of analog bucket brigades, upper 
frequency
> > suffers as the delay time increases.
> > 
> > This is a completely different animal that can do mny things 
with
> > digital jobbies cannot through the magic of voltage control. 
:-).  I
> > have two and love playing with them.  But, they are what they 
are.
> 
> 
> 
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