20-second looper analogphrase-sampling with very low fidelity, frequency response that cuts off at 6.2 kHz, brick-wall compression, hiss, distortion, and a vibrato warped-record feature that makes your guitar sound like an ancient radio transmission.
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Description
I've made something. You'll have to decide if it's worth it. It took me years of goofing around with this strange analog recorder but I think it's finally finished. I've put my best foot forward to make your guitar sound really special this time. The recorded version of your performance may never sound the same as the original, but sounding the same is not always the most important part of what effects Thurs
... This is the Lo-Fi Loop Junky. It's really low fidelity ... the recording of your guitar is filled with hiss, moan, distortion and warped-record strangeness, but everyone will be able to tell the loop from your real guitar. Because the processing of your direct guitar is done with my new bootstrap circuit, with the very highest impedance circuit I've ever developed (even higher than the super hard-on circuit) your direct guitar will have detail incomparable with anything you've ever heard. The juxtaposition of your direct guitar against the smashed, distorted, shimmering / warbling recording of the loop mechanism will make it clear once and for all who is the guitarist and what is the machinery.
I've always been bothered by Digital Loop. Who knows who is you and what is the device? Enter the Lo-Fi Loop Junky. No one will ever question who is who and what is what again.
There are distinct advantages and disadvantages to my new, tiny, battery-saving device. You may only record one loop. There is no sound-on-sound available with this technology for now. But, if you unplug your cables, take out the battery, and bury it for a Hundred years, the last loop you recorded will still be there when you drag yourself out of the grave and plug it in for the centennial resurrection gig. That's because it uses technology that literally crams really bizarre analog signals into digital static storage cells without a conversion-to-d. That's right ... THERE IS NO ANALOG TO DIGITAL CONVERSION. It's pure analog storage, just like the old bucket-brigade technology, for 20 seconds straight. It would take 25 800ms analog delay pedals to hold the loop that this thing can play. For those of you who know how to a-to-d converter works, I offer this brief explanation: Inside the big fat chip, the voltage of the analog signal is sampled thousands of times per second and stored in sample-and-hold cells . The voltages Of these individual Cells are transferred using a machine that squirts horrifying silicon charge (something like a caulk gun) into digitally storage Cells normally designed to hold ones and zeros. When the circuitry Decides that the voltage in the cell is close enough to the sampled voltage (who can predict?) It moves on to do it again. It's like some kind of electronic Russian roulette, where the recording may or may not be accurate when compared with the original, but at least no computer ever puts its paws on the signal. Dig? There are no computers and no a-to-d conversion chips in this pedal!
How does it sound? Some people compare it to a warped, damaged 45-rpm record. Some say that the compression is immaculate, while some say it destroys any concept of the original dynamic. Some say that the noise is intolerable ... some say it's as precious as snow in the middle of nowhere. Some people Have No taste. Lucky for me, taste is not the issue. I can promise one thing ... will direct your Guitar sound impeccable. I can not promise that the loop will sound good ... you'll have to make some adjustments to your concept of "good" to be sure of that. I can promise that the loop will be different from any sampler you've heard.
What it does and features it has:
1] Records up to 20 seconds of your performance.
2] Allows you to initiate and finish a recording at any moment with a stomp switch, when activated.
3] Begins looping a few thousandth of a second after the record process is finished.
4] Remembers your loop even when unplugged or with the battery removed, for years up to 100th
5] Has true bypass.
6] The true-bypass switch initiates loop playback from the sample's beginning at any time.
7:00] Has vibrato with speed and depth controls, Allowing a vibrato / chorus / Leslie-like shimmer.
8] Has very slow vibrato speed for warped-record effects, to very fast for jiggly playback.
9] Has real clocked-analog recording with no analog-to-digital conversion.
10] Records using compression for a velvety smooth organ-like sound.
11] Allows overdriven recording of storage cells using 'record level' control.
12] Has a tone control that Rolls off hiss and other annoying artifacts for burbling, mellow samples.
13] Has hiss! Lots of it! It's analog, remember, with no noise reduction, and it's lo-fi. 8 ^)
14] Has very limited frequency response. Nothing above 2.6 kHz. Brick-wall filtering.
15] Has a safety-switch to protect a favorite sample from being recorded over accidentally.
16] Plays back at any volume, louder than your direct guitar if you wish.
17] Has a gorgeously transparent guitar preamp built-in to give your direct guitar a glistening finish.
18] Really small footprint, like a fuzz factory.
19] draws as little as 2 mA from the battery when in bypass fashion, and about 12 mA when activated.
20] Smells great.
21] features aliasing artifacts, distortion, hiss, out-of-tune effects, strange behavior, and long battery life.
22] Allows loop erasure during bypass, resulting in a looping hiss sample.
23] Never sounds like what you played into it. Always age the original tone and dynamics.
24] No learning curve! Five simple knobs, two stomp-switches for bypass and record, and a safety switch.
25] Has simple LED status indicator. Lights up solid while recording, blinks once at the end of every loop. Stops in bypass mode.
What it does NOT do:
1] No sound-on-sound. No multiple layers, no overdubbing, just one simple loop.
2] No digital crispness. No dynamic preservation. No high-end detail except on direct guitar. No hi-fi.
3] No reverse playback. Sorry. I wanted this too. The analog recorder chip will not play backwards.
sample1.mp3 Lo-fi Loop Junky with Les Paul Custom and Marshall. One round of guitar, one round of Lo-fi alone, then duet.
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sample2.mp3 Lo-fi Loop Junky with Les Paul Custom and Marshall. Two rounds of guitar, then chorusing example (same part played on guitar as on sample).
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sample3.mp3 Lo-fi Loop Junky into Fuzz Factory with Les Paul Custom and Marshall. Two rounds of straight guitar, two rounds of Lo-fi Loop Junky clean, then Lo-fi through Fuzz Factory, various settings (knobs turned).
Brand-Info
Z. Vex Effects is a boutique effects pedal company based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Their name derives from the name of founder Zachary Vex. The company's most famous product is the Fuzz Factory. All of their pedals (except the budget-line Vexter series) are hand painted at their factory in Minnesota. All Vexter subassemblies are made in Taiwan, but the final assembly is completed in the United States. Their products tend to be high end and hand made, thus are rather expensive. Z. Vex effects pedals are known for the extreme amount of control that they give to the user.
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lofi.mov
sample1.mp3
