the Strymon El Capistan tape looper pedal

[rené]

thomann "shipped" mine with dhl on the 23rd of december. I am still waiting for them to deliver it. just came here to cry. speak soon.

[Koda]

Just picked one of these up for myself...really, really impressed by it. I'd been in need of a second delay for a good while, and I'm really glad I held out for the Capistan. There's a lot of deep tone shaping capability in this little box!

well yeah it seems a number of us got themselves some presents this year.

this thing is fun.  sounds fantastic, and totally inspirational.  great vintage sounds too.  already got a great take just playing around.  haven't been this keen on a delay since I first got some time w/a Memory Man.

the only pedals I have in my experience to really compare this too are the Boss DD6 (guitar center standard) and the Line6.  I may do some side/side comparison's w/the Line6.  I'm not really a "delays for days" dude but this box coud probably change that.

I thought the online samples of the Capistan I listened to on my crappy work computer monitors sounded better than the DL4 or any other delaly in my possession. Digital delays or digital analogue modeler delays never sound warm like they claim to be. I love my DL4 and all that's programmed into it but it just not the real thing when it comes to reproducing any sort of warm vintage sound.

[kristofferlislegaard]

I agree this delay looks(sounds) amazing! Paired with the Strymon BlueSky Reverb you could produce some really nice and tasty sweels i would recon.

Is the delay mono in and stereo out or is the input a stereojack in?

[gjhardwick]

I agree this delay looks(sounds) amazing! Paired with the Strymon BlueSky Reverb you could produce some really nice and tasty sweels i would recon.

Is the delay mono in and stereo out or is the input a stereojack in?

mono in, stereo out.

the fourth jack allows you to utilise an expression pedal (which I use to control feedback/repeats in the sound-on-sound/looper mode)

[kristofferlislegaard]

allright. was hoping that maybe the single jack inpu was stereo =) that's a bummer when you want it either after a stereoeffect or simply using it with a stereosource. but i guess that's how it is with guitarpedals.

i never manage to decide what pedals i schould put on the board i use with my guitar bofre it goes into the laptop or on a channel after the laptop anyways so...

[billygomberg]

there's not a thing wrong w/mono

[taylordeupree]

i much prefer to mix a song with mono signals.. only using stereo where it's really needed (reverbs and such).. you get much bigger, cleaner mixes with mono sources.

[kristofferlislegaard]

wow, this  is a interesting topic indeed. what would you say is the reason for this? and does this also apply for your livestuff?

but yeah, you keep your reverbs in stereo, anything else in particular?
I have always found the image of one really wide instrument nice. Like f.ex.  a synthbass or guitar panned hard left and right and delayed one of them like 13ms. or a really big pad. This of course minimize the space for other instruments though.
 

Sorry for offtopicing so bad...

[billygomberg]

I just think that in the mix, I can get a better, more subtle stereo image.  If I used all the stereo features on the Virus, and all the stereo things I can get out of Reaktor and MaxMSP, things would be crazy, and I think kind of silly.  a more subtle stereo mix from mono or near-mono sources "fills the room" better to my ears, and to how I want my music to be heard.

obviously, there is a middle path between MONO! and crazy bouncey stereo stuff, and really there is a place for both.

regarding the Capistan, I've really dug the stereo image it puts out. 

[taylordeupree]

yeah, you guys have hit on it... too many stereo sources and everything starts turning to mud...

but, put one mono track way in one ear,another way in the other... some in the center.. and then a nice stereo effect or synth pad or two and things really come alive..

you need to make sure each instrument has its own space carved out for itself.. both frequency-wise and image-wise. if everything is stereo then nothing is special. if a couple things are stereo, they really sound great..

also, basically, mono signals can be panned anywhere, so you can create a really wide soundstage..

[kristofferlislegaard]

thank you for explaining a little more about it. makes perfectly sence =)

[rené]

as my package is stuck or lost (I paid on the 23rd of december for it), I just cancelled my order at the one and only german reseller (that also lost a customer by being absolutely not on top of their game in "caring"...)... Now I ordered at some french reseller and will go for UPS instead of DHL...

DHL is absolutely weird these days (if you are in germany...)...

[billygomberg]

as my package is stuck or lost (I paid on the 23rd of december for it), I just cancelled my order at the one and only german reseller (that also lost a customer by being absolutely not on top of their game in "caring"...)... Now I ordered at some french reseller and will go for UPS instead of DHL...

DHL is absolutely weird these days (if you are in germany...)...

[steinbruchel]

[rené]

I am behind with everything anyway. e.g. working on some pillowdiver stuff.
but seriously. so much trouble with getting this stupid thing. this better be good, eg finishes a record for me while I am at the dayjob.