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"Manufacturer's Description Echoplex Digital Pro:
Gibson Musical Instruments is pleased to be the name behind the long awaited return of the renowned Echoplex product. The reintroduction of this much sought after unit is faithful to the original version in every possible detail and allows for some of the most imaginative effects available for live or studio use.
The Oberheim Echoplex is an enormously powerful 19" rack mountable effects unit that encompasses digital recording, sampling and digital delay. With a total of 198 seconds of memory time on-board (16mb), the capability to layer up to nine loops at once, Tap Tempo and a host of other features, the Echoplex is limited only by imagination. As a live performance tool for the creative instrumentalist, or a ingenious device in the studio, the Echoplex opens up all manner of sonic opportunities, allowing you to explore ambient soundscapes, reversed loops and rhythmic drones to your heart's content.
The Echoplex foot pedal is fundamental to its use in live performance, allowing the user to access all of the unit's main functions while playing. Loops can be recorded, overdubbed, reversed and deleted with the pedal, bringing a new dimension to your live sound.The Echoplex Digital Pro features LoopIV, the fourth-generation LoopTM software from Aurisis Research.
Features:
Half Speed: Instantly change loop speed at any time
Real-Time Grandular Looping Presets: Store and recall parameter settings
Substitute: Replace portions of the loop while it still plays
SyncRecord: Easily record in sync without quantizing
Sync ReAlign: Shift loops in and out of alignment with external loops
BPM Tempo Select: Set the BPM before recording
Flexible Quantization Options Loop Windowing: Move loop window over a larger loop
Loop Dividing: Work on rhythmic subdivisions of a loop in real-time
New Control Interface Modes: Replace, Flip, Stutter, Expert, Input
Expanded MIDI Control: Including full Sysex implementation
Improved Displays
Parameter Presets
16 Loops"
