“This experimental demo was recorded live in one pass using the loop processing features of the Prime Time II. The parts were created monophonically one at a time using an Oberheim OB-X. As I recall, loops could be created by using either a high recirculation level or by using the hold feature (controlled by a foot switch). If the hold feature was used, you could play along with the loop without adding to it (as I did in the two short solo sections). You could add to the loop at any time by temporarily disengaging the hold feature, or you could create a new loop with the same rhythmic pulse by using the dynamic recirculation feature (which I believe gradually faded the previously recorded loop material).
The clock output was used to drive an Oberheim DMX drum machine. The clock enabled you to sync delay time and tempo. By using the clock as a metronome, you could assign the tempo as a function of the delay length.
You can hear that the DMX sounds slightly behind the loop during the the double-speed section and slightly ahead of the loop during the half-speed section. It’s not a clock problem - it’s my playing. (Anyone who has worked with half-speed and double-speed tape recording is familiar with this effect of sounding in front of the beat at double-speed and behind the beat at half-speed playback.)
I recall that it took a few takes to get one without any major flubs. If a wrong note was played four minutes into the demo, you had to start over again. But in early 1984, this was cutting edge fun. (The lo-fi sound is the result of using a cassette copy - the master tape is long gone.)
Cheers,
Don M”
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