Re: BOSS RC-50 vs EH2880

["Joshua Carroll" <josh@infinivert.com>]

Does the foot controller come standard with the 2880, or is it separate? 
If so, where would I find one?

--Josh



>>What I dont't get with this looper is the footswitch control! There
>>is no specification on that?
>>stephane
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> The 2880 foot controller has 6 buttons:
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> "New Loop" sets up the unit to begin a new loop. It continues to play
> the old loop until you press the record button. Pressing the new loop
> button makes three lights flash rapidly on the footcontroller, as a
> warning. Pressing "New Loop" again cancels it.
>
> "Reverse" pretty obvious. Works equally well in record and play. Whan
> synched to MIDI it has a fantastic ballistic - exactly like a tape
> machine!
>
> "Octave" Drops the loop by one octave... at any tempo. It also halves
> the tempo of the MIDI clock, I wish it didn't...
>
> "Track Select"  steps through the 4 available mono tracks, enebling
> recordon them. In stereo mode it selects one of the 2 pairs. Because
> it sequentially steps through the tracks, the LED lights when track 1
> is selected.
>
> "Record" When stopped, pressing this will begin recording at the
> beginning of the loop, when playing it acts as a punch in / out button
>
> "Play" starts and stops the loop.
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> I've modified mine a bit, swapping the position of the 'New Loop" and
> "Track Select" functions and changing the LED colors (red=record,
> green=play).
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> The foot controller contains a microcontroller and is powered by the
> 1/4" mono cable connecting it to the 2880.
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> -CZ
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