Equipment for "tape loop delay" type of effects

Submitted by Steven_in_Toronto on Wed, 2007-01-24 23:00.

Sound, effects and amplification

Could anyone steer me towards suppliers of equipment for recording/playback of music that allows a solo musician to play along with his/her own accompaniment? (Canadian suppliers preferred, but any will do) Thanks very much.

Just a few that I am aware

Submitted by billybear on Tue, 2007-01-30 00:44.

Just a few that I am aware of, and that are available through many shops:

- Line 6 DL-4 Delay Modeler: it simulates a number vintage delay and echo effects, icluding EP-1 Tube Echoplex, EP-3 solidstate Echoplex, Space Echo, Deluxe Memory Man, Reverse delay, Rhythmic delay, Dynamic delay, ... 14 seconds of memory + 800ms of Pre-delay

- Boss RC2: a stomp-box sized loop unit. Loops up to 16 minutes of music, quantizes loop points, plays built-in drum patterns, offers undo and redo, and even has an aux input to grab loops from other audio sources.

- Boss RC50 Loop Station: 7-footswitch floor unit. Lets you manipulate three stereo phrase tracks simultaneously. Each track supports multiple overdubs. Up to 49 minutes of music, 99 patches, 3 master loops per patch.

Haven't got personal experience with these units. If anyone knows alternatives, feel free to post.

Foot switch / tape loop gear

Submitted by Steven_in_Toronto on Tue, 2007-02-20 22:31.

Thanks for your reply and all the details. I'll start Googleing for distributors. Can you tell from the You Tube video what Ed Alleyne-Johnson is using?

Quite a few different

Submitted by billybear on Wed, 2007-02-21 20:18.

Quite a few different effects, that's what I knowx for sure. It seems there is at least an array of independent Boss-stomp-box -like footswitches. I cannot derive the type responsible for the loop-effects. The sound is also quite complicated, making it more difficult to guess how it's all done.