From cdmaster@netcom.comTue Oct 3 09:58:54 1995 Date: Mon, 2 Oct 1995 18:47:38 -0700 (PDT) From: MACHINE MEDIA To: Troy Sheets Cc: analogue@hyperreal.com Subject: Re: Quadraverb > I tried to post this earlier, but I never saw it come up. If you got > two of these, sorry. It's OK :) I just had to read several hairballs from LX's cat. It could be worse :) > Anyway, I am looking at effects boxes. The quadraverbs looks cool and they > are pretty cheap. What do people think about this? Sound Quality? > Functionality? I would like a quick description of the layout, like > what effects it has, how you can stack em up, ect. Well, first off they aren't analogue. They aren't vintage either. I have a Quadraverb Plus. I think everyone does :) They sold like a few hundred billion of them, which is why you can buy a used one fairly cheap. The sound quality isn't so great, and the programming interface isn't very good either, but they are rather versatile and do most of your meat'n'potatoes DSP effects, including reverb. They are comparable to an Ensoniq DP-4 or a Yamaha SPX-90 in sound quality. They don't compare to a Lexicon or a t.c. electronic, but then again, the prices don't compare either. They are not bad for the money. My two biggest complaints about them is that they are noisy, and that they are NOT stereo -- even though they have stereo in jacks. The effect output is stereo, the direct signal is stereo (big acheivement there ;) but the inputs to the DSP are summed in mono. The reverb is not a realistic room simulation, but you can't expect that for $300. My question is, what do you expect to do with it?? If you have no DSP and would like to buy some, they are a great deal. If you already have a wall of DSP, you might get one just because everyone else has one. They are useful for single instruments. They can be programmed via MIDI, and you can share patches with your friends via Unisyn. > What is the difference between a regular Quadraverb and a GT? A Plus? A Plus has a few extra algorithms that the regular Quadraverb doesn't have. Last time I checked, you could still buy the upgrade chip from Alesis. These new programs are: Multi Tap Delay, Auto panning, Tremolo, Ring Modulator, Resonators, and Sampling -- which have full MIDI control in the Plus. A GT (GT is for guitar not grandtourismo :) has a different set of algorithms. GT's are worth more on the used market and cannot be upgraded to from a regular Quadraverb. > Is a new Midiberb 4 better than a used Quadraverb? Difficult question. Is a hemmorrage better than an abcess?? :) PEACE OUT :) MARK