Re: How many loopers does Boss sell?

[midifriedchicken@comcast.net]

Steve,

I gotta disagree. The RC-50, while flawed, can be a wonderful thing. Its features are more geared to a specific type of looping. Not yours, but I've used it with great results with other musicians. It seems to be more of an ensemble device. For instance, I occasionally perform with a bassist and drummer. I import percussion loops so the drummer can play in sync. Adding parts as we play, we get some impressive jams that sound way more interesting then a plain trio. The LP1, EDP, DL4 cannot do this, at least not without a laptop.  So, it may not be your cup of tea, but it works great for some people.

 

MFC

 

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From: Steve Lawson <steve@steve-lawson.co.uk>

>>>I'm not saying Boss or any other manufacturers

of the smaller pedals are way off base, to say that

they are looking at looping as a pure gimmick is

missing the point, to someone who has been doing in

professionally and using the EDP or anything of the

like, sure, those pedals are a complete joke. I think

maybe part of why those products were developed was to

bring looping to the masses, but also in a form that

beginners can get into it,<<<<

Yeah, but simple isn't the point - it's what the feature set they do have says about what looping is that pisses me off. The DL4 is a great looper - simple, fairly inexpensive and without any of the nonsense that Roland and Digitech have added, whilst ignoring the useful stuff.

There are people on this list making great music with simple loopers, they're just doing it in spite of what the people making them seem to assume they are for.

cheers

Steve

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