[Harp-L] Vox Stomplab IG review and samples

[Tony Eyers <tony@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

As always, very cool. I go for traditional sounds mostly, the first one 
you have for the Vox Stomplab sounds very usable.

You noted the absence of a USB interface, but you've pressed on 
nonetheless and will hopefully make the patches available on a similar 
commercial basis to your other patch sets, even if they have to be 
loaded manually. Sending a few dollars and getting your sounds makes a 
lot more sense than fiddling around for hours and ending up with 
something far worse.

That said, would it be worth you revisiting the Korg Pandora? You looked 
at the Korg Pandora Stomp, but gave up as I recall becuase their 
computer interface didn't work. I had a similar issue with my Korg 
Pandora PX5D a few years back.

However, my Korg Pandora PX5D has a very major plus. It runs for 6 hours 
at least on 2 AA batteries, new battery installation takes less than a 
minute. The Korg Pandora Stomp uses the less appealing and more 
expensive 9V batteries.

Moreover, Korg have released the Pandora Mini, which runs on just a 
single AA battery, making it the ultimate portable effects device.

I've been able to program a variety of good clean sounds on my Pandora 
PX5D (which I'm guessing is essentially the same as the Mini and the 
Stomp). However the amped sound which I came up with basically sucks. 
You could do much better.

So. If you're inclined to persist with a device like the Vox Stomplab, 
despite the lack of a computer interface, could I persuade you to look 
at the Pandora Mini, due to its greatly superior battery setup. I'd end 
up sounding much better if you did.

Tony Eyers
Australia
www.HarmonicaAcademy.com
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