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Re: Tabletop loopers
No problem if you're not a software person. Someone's done if for
you. He's a very nice man, he gives it away for free.
http://www.zonemobius.com
Or if you want a more "tape" style...
http://www.expert-sleepers.co.uk/augustusloop.html
But that'll set you back $29
One day I dream of having a Lemur... but then I remember both my
hands are usually busy with a guitar anyway. If only humans were
monkeys instead of apes we'd have prehensile tails!
On Aug 19, 2008, at 3:11 PM, Rafael Cohen wrote:
> Hi everyone,
>
> First post here :)
>
> OK, so I have this dream of a tabletop looper that is actually
> designed to be used _on a tabletop_ and as a looper...think:
> JazzMutant Lemur crossed with Boss RC-50. The Korg Kaoss pad comes
> close in some respects, but I don't even use 75% of it's features,
> and the loops all have to be synchronized, and sometimes I do
> ambient things where I don't want everything on a grid. I had a
> Boss RC-50 for a while, which could do un-synched loops, but the
> interface wasn't right for me, too big, too many menus, etc... I
> know, I know... "Get the Lemur and build it in MAX!" you say, but I
> am NOT a software person. My current looping set-up is two Boss
> DD-20s into a Korg Kaoss pad, and with that I can get a lot of
> options covered, and even change loop lengths on the fly (albeit
> with some glitchy distortion), but if I could get a few more layers
> and few extra features (like changing loop start and end points on
> the fly, pausing and restarting individual loops in synched or un-
> synched ways) and all in one box (with a nice multi-touch-screen,
> prefereably), I would be all over it. I imagine that in the next
> few years, multi-touch-screens are going to become more common in
> music gear.
>
> Anyway, this is all just an enjoyable gear fantasy that is
> occupying my mind at work at the moment. I feel like I know most
> of the gear options out there, but if anyone has any suggestions, I
> would love to hear them. Alternatively, what is your ideal looper?
>
> -Rafael
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