Nice Gino,
I love the 188-1y (256 stages). I find myself always patching it
through (mix out or bbd out) the A-126 pitch shifter or vice versa.
The 126 takes a little bit of the crispy edge off and gives it an
instant spooky spectral aura.

--- In Doepfer_a100@yahoogroups.com , "ginorobair" <grobair@...> wrote:
>
> Finally got a chance to use my A-188-1 on a session as a standalone
effects processor, away
> from the modular. Up to this point, I've mostly been using the BBD
module with the
> A-149-1/2 modules for no other reason than the patches have been
really interesting (in
> that so-called West Coast way of using a modular). But for this
session with P.A.F.
> ( www.myspace.com/paf ), where they wanted something "noisy and
psychedelic," I thought
> what the heck: the BBD can process anything, right
>
> The long story short: we ended up choosing the Bleep Labs
Thingamagoop as the sound
> source because you can really make it scream in the right kind of
lighting conditions. I ran
> that through the BBD, then into a guitar amp at a high volume.
Because I can play the
> Thingamagoop with one hand, I was able to work with the BBD's
controls with the other hand.
> Instant '50s sci-fi fx, obviously, but it sounded amazing. If you
haven't experienced the
> sound you get when you slowly lower the delay-clock control
manually from top to
> bottom...it's really a blast. "The kids love it!"
>
> The A-188-1 would be a good candidate for the new A-100 Beauty
Case, especially for
> someone who has already maxed out a couple of suitcases (like I
have).
>
> Frankfurt or bust!
>