Support
Looper's Delight
|
Support |
|
|
Nemoguitt@aol.com wrote: > hi mike..........will the up-grade allow the stack button to over-dub >without > having to hold it down?..........im finding that i am running out of > feet.........perhaps you could tell us before hand what the differances >are > going to be between the "new" and "old" software.......what all will the > "new" allow us to do?..........thanks.........michael Hey Michael, Why sure. Let me lay out what we've been up to. Status is that the software is complete and we have one small hardware mod to take care of. Then we start making the little modules. The module will replace the current microprocessor and is about the same size. All existing Rangs are upgradeable. Some of the older ones will need to replace another chip in addition to the micro. Here's a quick description of the new features. * The new Boomerang Phrase Sampler V2.0 software will have 2 independent loops with a couple of modes for transitioning between them. One mode, called AB1, smoothly transitions to loop B, plays it once, then goes back to playing loop A, all with one button press. * A higher sample rate has been added; original max was 16KHz, new max rate is 24KHz. This drops the sample time to 1 min 27 sec. While it's not CD quality, it's a lot crisper. * The stack button can be programmed to be either latching or momentary. * You can go directly from recording to stacking. Press record to start recording, then press stack to conclude recording and enter stack (overdub) mode. * There are 7 selectable decay rates. On the original the decay rate was fixed at about 2.3dB. The rates are as follows: 1 is no decay, 2 is the original rate (about 20-25 repeats), 3-6 are progressively quicker decays and are great when using the Rang as a pure delay, and 7 is slapback (1 repeat). The new decay rates & latching stack button make the Rang a great sounding digital delay with tap tempo. The foot roller becomes the delay level when used like this. * The record button can be programmed to behave as it does now or be disabled during playback. Some folks didn't want to worry about hitting it while adjusting the foot roller. * The half speed concept has been replaced by slow speed, and you have your choice of five. All are musically related to "normal" speed. The choices are down a 2nd, 4th, 5th, 7th or octave. The pitch drops and the playback is slowed like the current software going to half speed. * This one is small, but an improvement. Originally, if you pressed once, the next press of play(stop) would stop the loop. Now you can transition between "continuous" play and play once mode. Confusing? Here's what you can do that you couldn't before. Start an existing loop with several stutters or re-starts and then smoothly transition into playing the loop repeatedly. * There are improvements on clicks that occasionally occur at loop boundaries, particularly when using the Rang in continuous reverse mode (live reverse lead mode). * And finally, we completed the button behavior. For example, in the original, if you were stacking, the reverse button didn't do anything. This and all other basic scenarios are fixed. Now you can be stacking additional parts and freely reverse direction. All the new features are ADDITIONS. That is, no original features, even the lower sampling rates, have been omitted or replaced. The once button shares duty as the loop A/B button. The reverse or stack buttons are held down to enter program mode. -- Mike Nelson Boomerang Musical Products 800-530-4699 PO Box 541595 214-340-6913, Outside USA Dallas, TX 75354-1595 214-343-1038, Fax http://www.boomerangmusic.com mnelson@dmans.com "Some products make you sound better; the Boomerang Phrase Sampler makes you play better."