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I can tell you my Repeater doesn't respond properly to MIDI commands. I have to use a MIDI foot pedal AND a Digitech Pedal (just to hit 'PLAY'. Regards, Paul > --- Stuart Wyatt <stuart@solostring.com> wrote: > > > I think my point earlier was just due to my frustration that I might > > be > > stuck permanently with OS1.1 - Its buggy, could have so many options, > > more midi implementation etc. etc. I have found it highly limited at > > times. > > What are your complaints with it? I've been using mine for about 6 > months now, haven't ever had a crash or experienced any abberant > behavior from it. Admittedly, I'm not a "power user" (no midi > controller, etc), but it's been stable and I've greatly enjoyed using > it. > > > But now, more than anything, I want an EDP. To hear how passionate > > people are about this box really highlights my ignorance in the unit, > > and feeling embarrassed for saying what I did. It might be because > > they are quite rare in Europe, and I have never met anyone who > > actually has one. > > I think loopers are rare in general. I've travelled in musical circles > for 15 years or more and I've never met anyone in person who had a > looper (other then the DL-4, and 99% of the people with those don't use > the looper mode). > > The flexability of the EDP actually contributed to my decision to get a > Repeater instead. The were three main factors that influenced my > decision. 1) the EDP cost quite a bit more, 2) the Repeater provided > persistant storage (compact flash), and 3) it appeared that there was a > substantial learning curve associated with being able to use an EDP > effectively. > > The last one was a big deal because I didn't have a lot of free time > when I got this and I just wanted to play some music, not spend a long > time learning some complicated piece of gear. I'm about at the point > now where I wouldn't mind approaching something that required more > education, but during my decision making process, it just seemed > overwhelming. > > Plus, the fact that I didn't have a looping device previous meant that > I needed to learn what features were interesting/important before I > could make a truely educated decision. The Repeater hit a price point > that allowed me to do that. Given what I know now, I might choose an > EDP instead, but who was to know? I'm still not unhappy with the > Repeater, and I've had an enjoyable few months playing along with it. I > just need another CF card or two... <grin> > > Greg > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Yahoo! - Official partner of 2002 FIFA World Cup > http://fifaworldcup.yahoo.com >