Re: simultaneous, multiple-length loops

[spaceloop <tao@ns.ahoc.net>]

On Tue, 6 Feb 2001 jj179@juno.com wrote:

> > That's correct... so far we're stuck with having to have separate 
> > loopers to handle simultaneous DIFFERENT length loops. Which CAN be 
> > a very good thing... Sync and MIDI capability drives the price up 
> > quickly.
> 
> <sigh>  is making a machine that can simultaneously play multiple-length
> loops just too difficult? is it simply not a feature that many loopers
> demand? could that very nice fellow from ElectrixPro add his 2 cents
> perhaps on the mechanics of 1) how this might be done from a
> manufacturing standpoint, and/or 2) why it's just too difficult to do?
> 

I'm not too technically inclined about how loopers work, but doing this
would require several "clocks" and possibly several processors. Which
would drive the price out of practicality. I think $599 is a *very* good
price for the Repeater can do. 




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