Re: My impressions of the BOSS RC-50

["L.A. Angulo" <labaloops@yahoo.com>]

wonderful man i love this kind of reviews simple and
to the point! if u would be so kind to do the same
with the EH2880 i would be greatful now it has caught
my attention!
Luis

--- Charles Zwicky <cazwicky@earthlink.net> wrote:

> I spent some time this afternoon with a friend's
> RC-50.
> 
> LOVE:
> 
> Loops can be independent lengths and run
> simultaneously (in the so 
> called "multi mode".)
> 
> Loops can fade in and fade out when activated.
> 
> Momentary record function is fan-fucking-tastic!!
> 
> 4 outputs.. click could be run independently to a
> personal monitor or 
> drummer if desired.
> 
> Possible stereo operation.. haven't tried it but I
> suppose that you 
> could mute the signal to the left input, add audio
> to the right side, 
> mute the right input and add audio to the left,
> effectively giving 
> you 6 loops of 3 lengths at once....
> 
> 
> 
> 
> HATE:
> 
> Please feel free to correct any misinformation here!
> 
> No speed/pitch control of loops.. octave, half
> speed, NOPE! (it has a 
> really crude timestretch algo, but it's horrid - not
> cool horrid like 
> the electrix repeater, either)
> 
> No control of feedback for loop... too dense? erase
> and start again!
> 
> Yellow / Green LED color too similar on Play / OD
> lights, especially 
> in bright light.
> 
> Must select loop with one pedal and then select stop
> / play with 
> another. I would rather select and cue playback/
> stop with one button.
> 
> Too many menu hunts required for a simple pan
> control, reverse mode etc....
> 
> Silly accompaniment sounds and presets...
> 
> Footswitches are way too imprecise and rubbery.
> 
> USB operation too fussy... requires menu selections
> and button 
> presses to connect and to disconnect from the
> computer.
> 
> Changing 'Patches' wipes entire loop if you didn't
> 'write' it..
> 
> No expandable storage all memory is internal.
> 
> 
> DISCLAIMER:
> 
> I have been using the EH2880 for the past few weeks
> and its simple 
> interface with real knobs, one function per button,
> stereo mixdown 
> track which can be unsynched from the main 4 tracks,
> plus instant 
> reverse (even in record) and -most importantly- the
> ability to 
> varispeed the whole mess with a knob has me a bit
> down on the 
> virtual- menu driven key memorization world that is
> everything else.
> 
> If a looper is an instrument, shouldn't it have an
> interface designed like one?
> 
> -- 
> ...
> http://www.zmix.net


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