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April 22, 2010 at 1:12 am in reply to: stereo memory man — can only loop with 0 attenuation in loop mode, all delay modes attenuate the loop — any ideas? #91906dibletMember
that would be great – i’d love to hear what your experience is.
it would be crazy to think it was ‘defective’ before, and now due to the crash/lock up behaves ‘properly’
April 21, 2010 at 4:50 pm in reply to: stereo memory man — can only loop with 0 attenuation in loop mode, all delay modes attenuate the loop — any ideas? #93440dibletMemberQuote:Quote:Please clarify: in loop mode, feedback works as it should to control attenuation, but when looping in delay modes, you can’t control attenuation, and the loops are fading after 5 passes. Correct? Is this different than your experience in the last year? I ask because this is how I’ve always known the SMMH to work.When layering over a loop in loop mode, feeback controls attenuation, but in delay mode, your feedback control is for the delay that you’re currently on, not for loop attenuation. By 6 passes or thereabout, in a delay mode, I find that there is a natural reduction of earlier loops as you’re describing. Let me know if that info helps or if I’m missing something.
interesting to hear your unit works this way too… now i am really curious to to hear from anyone else on this — i used to be able to get no attenuation looping, even in the delay modes.
i am aware that the feedback knob changes functions in different modes – but if i had it on full/100% in the loop mode and then moved to a delay mode – the unit seemed to remember that setting for when adding additional layers to the loop… if say i was looping in loop mode with no attenuation, and went up to a delay mode – it would continue to add to the loop (in the delay mode) with no attenuation. also, if in a delay mode and the feedback was set to 100% i could start a loop in that mode and continue to loop on top with no attenuation as well.
my unit functioned this way for about a year (until now of course). now it has the same attenuation for the loop in any/all delay modes despite changing settings.
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what are other people’s experiences?
April 21, 2010 at 4:45 pm in reply to: stereo memory man — can only loop with 0 attenuation in loop mode, all delay modes attenuate the loop — any ideas? #93815dibletMemberQuote:Please clarify: in loop mode, feedback works as it should to control attenuation, but when looping in delay modes, you can’t control attenuation, and the loops are fading after 5 passes. Correct? Is this different than your experience in the last year? I ask because this is how I’ve always known the SMMH to work.When layering over a loop in loop mode, feeback controls attenuation, but in delay mode, your feedback control is for the delay that you’re currently on, not for loop attenuation. By 6 passes or thereabout, in a delay mode, I find that there is a natural reduction of earlier loops as you’re describing. Let me know if that info helps or if I’m missing something.
interesting, i would like to hear from anyone else on this — i used to be able to get no attenuation looping, even in the delay modes.
i am aware that the feedback knob changes functions in different modes – but if i had it on full/100% in the loop mode and then moved to a delay mode – the unit seemed to remember that setting for when adding additional layers to the loop… if say i was looping in loop mode with no attenuation, and went up to a delay mode – it would continue to add to the loop (in the delay mode) with no attenuation. also, if in a delay mode and the feedback was set to 100% i could start a loop in that mode and continue to loop on top with no attenuation as well.
my unit functioned this way for about a year (until now of course). now it has the same attenuation for the loop in any/all delay modes despite changing settings.
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what are other people’s experiences?
dibletMembersorry to hear of your problems. i have been using the 2880 for some time now, and i have not run into the problems you are facing. i would guess there are issues with the unit you have – it doesn’t seem to be working properly
i would see if i could get the unit replaced (again)
dibletMemberQuote:Quote:Can we make it a Tap Tempo button?I’m imagining tap tempo could be done using either the “Reverse” or “Octave” buttons, as when starting a new loop these buttons are completely inactive. I know “Punch-In” is the same way, but the reason I’m leaning towards one of the other two is because they are on the foot controller, therefore allowing foot-based tap tempo. What do you think?
good point, that would be fantastic if it was possible! i hate to be pessimistic, but i don’t see ehx doing it even if it was possible – if anything, just incorporating these ideas/features into the next rev 2880
December 30, 2009 at 6:29 pm in reply to: 2880 Software Upgrade 2.0: Current Problems/Lacking Features #105871dibletMember1. independent loop lengths ( could this be done in software anyway? ) not sure how this could be implemented gracefully with the current hardware design – you would almost want a button to link/unlink the loop lengths
2. erase track (without having to have it happen as a real time overdub) maybe with a simple press and hold of the track selector?
3. ability to mix-down live, how it works now, only have the 4 tracks erased when the bounce is complete – although a software bounce might be even better, where the four tracks would be mixed down seamlessly to the mix-down track and erase the four tracks when complete (all while being able to continue playing the loop without and hiccups/glitches/pauses)
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im curious too, what are the chances of ehx doing a software update anyway?
dibletMembermight want to try compression infront of the microsynth to see if that helps
dibletMembermost definitely still interested over here too…
i wonder though, how much the cathedral has overlapped into this realm…
i know i bought the cathedral, not only because i needed a good sounding and flexible stereo reverb, but also because the freeze / infinite footswitch brought this functionality of the “freezer/drone” that i have been wanting in a pedal. after purchasing i found out that the pedal will do infinite repeats with the knobs cranked up too – which really opened up the possibilities being able to add to the drone through a peice…
so there are some great things about the cathedral:
infinite drone with with a held stomp or cranking of the reverb/feedback knobs
even up to a 2 second loop is possible (with the ability to overdub)
stereo imaging
lowpass (through the use of the tone knob)
wet/dry mix_
*out of curiosity, what other functions would people want that the cathedral doesn’t have? what would differentiate the two?
i think im rooting for the “drone” here (a sample based freezer/drone pedal – not a synth tone, but rather your actual signal which i would feel would make a more sonically diverse/interesting pedal with the ability to use on other instruments/objects)
and i know i would add pitch shifting (chromatic steps like on the 2880, or even individual chromatic sliders with the ability to add or subtract voices from the drone would be amazing… -octave, -fifth, -third, +third, +fifth, +octave)
also an effects loop would make the “drone” pedal that much more sonically flexible (instead of trying to cram more effects/shaping into the unit itself) letting the owner pick and choose what they need to achieve the sound they are after
December 7, 2009 at 4:41 am in reply to: EHX 2880 — Metronome or rhythm track options? Time signature options? Time shift options for practicing? #104916dibletMemberQuote:I’m thinking of buying an EHX 2880 and 2880 foot controller. I’ve read the 2880 Reference manual from the E-H web site. Does the EHX have options for the three questions in my subject line?Metronome/Rhythm Track–what does the 2880 have and how many options?
Time signature–Can you manually set a time signature other than 4 beats per measure (e.g., 7/4)? (The online EH 2880 Reference Guide only refers to the internal clock as 4 beats per measure, but it might just be to illustrate a simple example of how the EH 2880 is used.) Can the 2880 detect if your playing in an odd meter and set the metronome or rhythm track to it? Once you’ve mixed down the loops and save them to a PC, does the saved file include the metronome or rhythm track?
Time shift options for practicing–Can you slow down recorded tracks (either from an auxiliary input or a recorded loop) without changing pitch?
Thanks.
only one click type available (with its own volume level)
standard 4/4
when you time shift it will always shift the pitch as well
hope this helps
dibletMemberQuote:those looks really similar to the lovepedal and dano ones above…. must be able to by these somewhere..*disclaimer* i have never picked up a soldering iron with regards to my pedals… i am however very interested in this discussion – it would be really great to change over the switches in my 2880 foot controller (as i use the 2880 with a pair of stereo condensers and an acoustic … would be amazing to be able to use the foot controller and not have the click of the switch in the loop)
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but i opened up my tap-a-whirl, and it looks like its this switch : http://www.smallbearelec.com/Detail.bok?no=672
can’t see how this is everything though to create a true-bypass path – its just a momentary switch, not a mechanical one
dibletMemberare you familiar with cusack pedals? they use a soft-switch and maintain a true bypass
apparently coming soon he’ll be selling kits to convert your other pedals:
“The Cusack TBS², replace your old 9pin switch with a Soft Feel Switch, while keeping True Bypass. “dibletMember1. nope, once for record, another to stop recording
2. nope
3. means just buying a card from a computer store or somewhere online… different brand card then the one that ships essentially
4. not sure on using other brand foot switches…
dibletMemberas an owner of a microsynth i can say most of what you are talking about sounds normal : octave jumping, some crackle, cutting off of sustained notes and even the finish being very sensitive (mine is all scratched up… adds character)
the only not normal things would be a random hole in the top and stripped threads of course…
the pedal is an old analog design, you are experiencing the ‘charm’ of the pedal. i had the same questions when i first got my pedal. i have since learned to love the quirks and work around them. it takes time to get to know the microsynth.
to aid in sustain you can add a compression pedal before the unit – that should help with the sustained notes cutting off so soon
dibletMemberjust wait until the deluxe memory boy comes out
dibletMemberyeah no problem – enjoy the 2880! great piece of gear
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