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EII + effects processors
2012-03-15 by James Ulibarri
As a result, I was using a DP4 and DP/4+ (they sound a little different) but still was off to my ears. I would also sample the EII and use VST's.
Still not satsatisfied. Something about the EII's engine just didn't sound right tonally to me through these
processors. Recently I started picking up 12bit processors. Wow, what a difference. I think the EII
sounds so good with units as the original Alesis Midiverb (12bit tabletop unit) and Midifex. And the Korg DVR1000.
Warning, the old Alesis units reverb tales just crumble in 12bit crust. It's crazy. So does the echo unit. But
the limited bandwith and bit depth really seems to sound more congruent with the EII's filters and sampling engine. I guess it depends
what you're trying to achieve. Older processors and the EII is instant lo-fi bliss. With the right presets and
the right tones from the EII, the air achieved from the 12bit reverb processors can sound so much more lush verses,
an EIII and say like a TC / Eventide / Lexicon. I know that's a bold statement and a lot of variences in there, but this
has been my experience with these machines. A space echo or spring reverb would sound very cool with the EII also I would think.
And would probably match up nicely with the way the EII sounds.