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Ian, > 1. does the MIDI clock sync work accurately? and is > there a facility for > setting and saving the bar resolution within each > programme? I mean so I have > (for example) 3 saved valve delay model programmes > each for MIDI clock > control, > 1 with delays coming back on 1/8th notes, another > with 1/4 notes and the third > 1/1 notes. I know I can tap tempo times in but I'm > interested in automating > much of this if possible. I don't use the MIDI sync, but from what I've gathered from other users who do that there is a possibility the sync doesn't work well, but that it also depends on how it's set up and what unit is providing the midi clock. Frankly, I wouldn't let this issue alone be a determining factor in the purchase of an Echo Pro because from what I understand most manufacturers have difficulty implementing this feature successfully %100 of the time. Regarding the bar resolution, yes, you can save the resolution per program, and you can even morph between resolutions per program with an expression pedal or CC. > 2. Do you select the looper as 'another programme' > with its own programme > number? On the DL4 I have to manually switch it from > delay to loop mode and > back again and wonder if this can be controlled from > a foot controller on the > Echo Pro. Yes, it can be done using a foot controller. I use a FCB1010 with mine and have a regular set-up and expanded set-up which if you'd like I can detail further. In essence, though, you can start looping at any time with a single press of a pedal (no need to switch programs first, the looping starts and program change occurs with one press). > 3. I know that there are problems with the looper > syncing to MIDI clock. Is > this totally unusable/unreliable or does the looper > sync up to MIDI clock in > some circumstances? The looper does not sync to any clock. The delay that accompanies the looper does, but not the looper itself. > I do aspire to an EDP, but can't afford one at the > moment and would probably > buy the Echo Pro as my main delay unit providing it > can do what I want > (particularly MIDI bar/beat delay resolution as > above). Any experience of it > would be good to hear about. > I love my Echo Pro. It combined with my 7.6 Time Machine make a nice looping combo for me. You can assign basically any parameter to a CC or the expression pedal, or you can save "scenes" per program so the expression pedal down = scene 1 settings (for example, nearly dry mix, few repeats) and pedal up = scene 2 (wet mix, many repeats, modulation) and the pedal sweep obviously transforms the program between the two settings or "scenes." This alone is very handy. The looper does a max of two minutes on half speed, 1 minute on regular speed, but even at half speed the fidelity is good. You can access half speed and reverse at the same time (unlike the DL-4). The only problem I have with it, and this isn't really a problem, is that unless you set up a bank on your pedal board to exclusively control the Echo Pro, then your loop, overdub, and stop functions operate like the multi-button presses you have to do on a DL-4. For example, on my FCB1010, most banks are set up where I have a dedicated tap tempo and two other pedals to control the looper. The remaining 7 pedals I use to control the rest of my rig. One bank I have set up to include the reverse and hald speed functins, so that's two more buttons gone, but 5 left to control the rig is plenty. In these configurations, you have to double press the overdub or stop loop pedals depending on what you pressed last, because like on the DL-4, these functions are handled by 2 pedals. I hope this makes sense. Anyway, if I were to use up all ten pedals in a bank on my FCB1010, I could get around the double presses, but it's not a big deal so I haven't bothered. Regards, Rich __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Web Hosting - establish your business online http://webhosting.yahoo.com