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It’s been a looong looong time since I got down my Roland GR-33 guitar synth from a top shelf. Now I’m ready for new experiments with it… The main reason why I didn’t use it in Live soundscaping much was that it took a lot of space on a floor and it enlarged my stomp-boxes bag nearly twice when I traveled))) Well maybe not twice, but let’s say “significantly”…

Now I’m back to it. And it’s definitely worth playing! Especially if you want to make your sound as fat as possible. Saying that I don’t mean you should sound like an orchestra all the time, but sometimes we all would like to)

Another reason to use guitar synth is that GR will surely vary your soundscapes. At first you will use it much then you will use it less, but finally you will find a good place for that in your mix. Maybe it will be on a top shelf for a while)

Technical note about this video:

Before starting to play I have recorded a “blank” loop – phrase 1 – it lasted 3 bars in 4/4 measure. I didn’t use a click but watched at the Strymon Timeline’s blinking diode that gave me an idea of time. The phrase 1 was not mentioned to be strictly synchronized in time with the phrase 2 so it was OK for me.

I didn’t include this preliminary part in video because it would be boring to see me doing nothing for 15 seconds or so… The reason I have recorded this “blank” loop first is simple. Most of the modern loopers are not seamless – it means they make a small drop out of sound in the place where the loop’s tail meats its head. That’s how loopers differ from long delays. Delay doesn’t have this problem – you can layer droning sound smoothly.

The gear and soft I used:

Godin Multiac ACS Nylon SA
Godin Solidac with Roland GK-2 midi pick-up
Fishman Aura Spectrum DI
Roland US-20
Roland VG-99
Boss EV-5 foot controller for VG
Roland GR-33
Strymon Timeline
Strymon BigSky
Boomerang looper III
Lexicon Omega
Cubase 5