Ambient Guitar Tutorial: Strymon Frippertronics Looper (TimeLine, BigSky, Godin Solidac) 

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The idea behind this video was to build some kind of Frippertronics looping “system” using minimum number of devices.
What I use here is a very simple, but powerful setup:
Strymon TimeLine delay
Strymon BigSky reverb
Godin Solidac guitar
Speaking about Frippertronics we often keep in mind Decay parameter. It describes how fast overdubbed loops will fade away. When Decay is set to 0% overdubbed loops volume will not decrease. When set to 100% loops will fade away immediately.
Strictly speaking this is what we call “Repeats” or “Feedback” in delay parameters.
To recreate Frippertronics with some decay effect I set delay Time to maximum available (2500ms) and Repeats to 75%. It lets me play overdubbing layers with decay time best for the case.
Since I used Strymon Timeline as a looper I placed Strymon BigSky reverb prior to delay. Having done that I could change different types of reverb for different pieces of the song.
In a sense Frippertronics, looper and sampler are synonyms. In my opinion we can think of Frippertronics as a looper or delay with Decay time set to 50-75%.
The signal chain:
Godin Solidac
Strymon BigSky
Strymon TimeLine
Lexicon Omega soundcard
Cubase
Thanks for watching! I hope this video gave you some food for thought and encouraged you in your experiments with delays.