Re: RC-50 FEEDBACK WORKS

["Paul" <paulrichard10@adelphia.net>]

//Hardware reliability//

I was thinking more if the thing DID break. How difficult would it be to 
have it repaired?

P
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "mark sottilaro" <zerocrossing2001@yahoo.com>
To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2006 5:48 PM
Subject: Re: RC-50 FEEDBACK WORKS


> --- Paul Richards <paulrichard10@adelphia.net> wrote:
>
>
>>
>> It's the RC-50 I believe you're referring to?
>
> Yes, my bad.
>
>> A disadvantage of using the Repeater is that of its
>> hardware reliability, IMHO compared to the RC-50.
>
> Hardware reliability?  I've owned 2 Repeaters, a mo-fx
> and a warpfactory and never had a single hardware
> failure.  I've heard people complain about software
> glitches in the Repeater, but it seemed to me that all
> the Electrix stuff was pretty damn solid.
>
>
>> Also, the RC-50 doesn't need a Behringer MIDI pedal
>> (and the programming) needed to control it.
>
> That is true indeed.  Would be best to have it all on
> the floor if possible.
>
>> The argument about feedback seems to be like someone
>> complaining that a automobile is useless because it
>> doesn't have a truckbed.  So what? Many folks don't
>> need a truckbed (or feedback).
>> --
>
> Here's my thoughts on that: People who think they
> don't need feedback control on their looper don't know
> what they're missing.  My guess is if they spent some
> quality time with a looper that has it they'd never go
> back.  I could be wrong.  The ability to do both
> totally rocks my world.  I've set up Mobius to give me
> 1 track where I put 1-4 loops.  Mostly I toggle
> between them with feedback on 100% or build them with
> feedback <100% but set it to 100% when I get it the
> way I want it.  Then I build a second stereo track
> with feedback permanently set <100%.  I'll open and
> close that one from time to time keeping that plate
> "spinning" while I toggle between my first track
> loops.
>
> Sorry to dis your RC-50.  Frankly I love a lot of
> Roland and Boss products.  I hear people yell at them
> for having too much compression on their ROM waveforms
> in their ROMplers, but I still find my ears love the
> sound of my XV-5050.  The Boss VF-1 has become one of
> my favorite processors and the Boss DD-20 Giga delay
> is one of my all time favorite loopers... so I *know*
> they can do a looper like I like it... they just
> didn't this time.
>
> Mark
>
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