Dandolin wrote:^^
The rfurtkamp has spoken...so that's probably it...
Shadowing Rainer
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Re: Shadowing Rainer
The rfurtkamp has spoken...so that's probably it...
"SWIPE LEFT ASSHOLE!" -retinal orbita
"Whatever ASSHOLE here’s my pedal that makes humpback whale noises and also it has a built in sequencer so stick it in your craw! -retinal orbita
"Patty Mullen takes me from a ball peen to a sledge" -The Great Velvet Hammer
"...at this exact moment Divine has learned of your jealous scheme from the local town gossip. She also has your address, ASS HOLE!" -Narrator (Mr. J) PINK FLAMINGOS
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"Whatever ASSHOLE here’s my pedal that makes humpback whale noises and also it has a built in sequencer so stick it in your craw! -retinal orbita
"Patty Mullen takes me from a ball peen to a sledge" -The Great Velvet Hammer
"...at this exact moment Divine has learned of your jealous scheme from the local town gossip. She also has your address, ASS HOLE!" -Narrator (Mr. J) PINK FLAMINGOS
1 bird per post please
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Re: Shadowing Rainer
Call it...time of rfurtkamp: 0730 hours. 
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My time is...random.
Because I sleep and wake when the pain meds and the songs in my head let me!
Because I sleep and wake when the pain meds and the songs in my head let me!
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if it is true that time is a construct of the human mind
that you were/are/will be here some of the "time" which is to say, always.
thx for the constantly useful reminders that the gear cycle is an economic constuct.
that you were/are/will be here some of the "time" which is to say, always. thx for the constantly useful reminders that the gear cycle is an economic constuct.
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It is also possible my butt is made of cheese and I will melt away in the winds.
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"In a moment of unparalleled genius, Noel Parachute headed off this potential disaster by unplugging the microphone."
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Hello guys, exhuming this thread in case other Rainer shadowers pass this way.
I kept researching. It seems likely that Mr. Ptacek favoured the Digitech PDS8000, Digitech's large-box twin-footswitch delay/looper, at least in the later part of his career. Bill Frisell used the same device for many years.
The PDS8000 provides only 8 seconds of looping time, but it's simple, easily controllable, and has a 'varispeed' capability which most of its successors lack. The grainy 12-bit audio means that the echoed signal sounds entirely separate from the source instrument, which adds to its appeal for many players.
I've seen it namechecked by a number of pedal builders, notably in Sonic Crayon's writings around the Mechanical Sun delay. I'm not keen on buying one myself, but find the idea of a 12-bit delay/microlooper very appealing. Watch this space.
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I kept researching. It seems likely that Mr. Ptacek favoured the Digitech PDS8000, Digitech's large-box twin-footswitch delay/looper, at least in the later part of his career. Bill Frisell used the same device for many years.
The PDS8000 provides only 8 seconds of looping time, but it's simple, easily controllable, and has a 'varispeed' capability which most of its successors lack. The grainy 12-bit audio means that the echoed signal sounds entirely separate from the source instrument, which adds to its appeal for many players.
I've seen it namechecked by a number of pedal builders, notably in Sonic Crayon's writings around the Mechanical Sun delay. I'm not keen on buying one myself, but find the idea of a 12-bit delay/microlooper very appealing. Watch this space.
NP / 608device
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Re: Shadowing Rainer
If you want a more involved (but still 'just knobs') option, including some CV control...stop and acquire a RDS-XXXX delay.
The "Time Machine" 8000 has 8 sec and better looping capacity; the others are simple sample & hold, but all of them are built on the same 12 bit circuit, and crucially, the "varispeed" you speak of is non-destructive to the loop held as is the modulation capacity - mod circuit can be tweaked non-destructively as well to what's in the loop/delay line. I've used the RDS 3.6s for ages, although I've owned all of them at one point or another. They also have a bit more headroom than the pedals and don't have the period ugly pedal buffer circuit.
The "Time Machine" 8000 has 8 sec and better looping capacity; the others are simple sample & hold, but all of them are built on the same 12 bit circuit, and crucially, the "varispeed" you speak of is non-destructive to the loop held as is the modulation capacity - mod circuit can be tweaked non-destructively as well to what's in the loop/delay line. I've used the RDS 3.6s for ages, although I've owned all of them at one point or another. They also have a bit more headroom than the pedals and don't have the period ugly pedal buffer circuit.
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