Re: Looking for a new looper

["Tom Ritchford" <tom@swirly.com>]

On 7/16/07, Michael <michaelbrian76@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Check out the specs for the RIFF BOX by Backline Engineering; piques my
> interest for $320...
>
> http://www.backline-eng.com/RiffBox.html
>
>
>
> Mark Hamburg <mark_hamburg@baymoon.com> wrote:
>  Is there anything out there with the following features:
>
> * Stereo
>
> * Threshold recording -- I essentially want to arm it, start playing,
> and then hit a button when it's time to repeat
>
> * Multiply
>
> * Feedback control
>
> * Good MIDI clock generation
>
> * Good MIDI clock sync
>
> A pair of stereo channels would be better.
>
> If I give up stereo, the EDP does this just fine (and I've got three
> of them). My understanding is that stereo fights with threshold
> recording on the EDP. Sigh.
>
> The downfall for the Repeater in this regard is that it has a
> reputation for being a lousy MIDI clock source. Did they fix that in
> 2.0.1?

The Repeater is a fine MIDI clock source -- it's pretty bad at being a
MIDI clock slave.

That said, this looks like a lovely machine and quite cheap.... anyone own 
it?

>
> The Looperlative and the 2880 both actually look rather similar vis-a-
> vis this feature set (though the Looperlative is obviously bigger at
> 8 tracks, supports non-synchronized tracks, has lots of MIDI support,
> etc), but they neither multiply nor support threshold recording from
> what I can tell.
>
> My understanding is that the RC-50 lacks feedback control. Is that
> correct?
>
> Am I missing any cases? Have I mischaracterized anything?
>
> This all comes up because I've been finding new joy in my HandSonic
> and my MachineDrum using the former to control the latter and
> building up loops in a single EDP. But I really wish it was stereo
> and I really would like to set one stereo pair to playing a steady
> pulse while jamming in another stereo pair with feedback set fairly low.
>
> Any suggestions? Do I just need to ditch all of this hardware and go
> to a computer-based system with a small mobile guitar rig for Y2K#
> events?
>
> Mark
>
>
>
>
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