Re: Boomerang functionality

[brian carabee <compguy1@optonline.net>]

Hi Jesse,

In answer to your questions:

1)    Yes, you can hear the initial loop while you stack on a new part.
There is a mechanical footswitch that can be used to mute the "through"
signal of your instrument, so that only the 'Rang's loops can be heard, but
normally you just stack on extra parts while the original loop is playing.
In essence, you are playing along to the initial loop. You can set a decay
rate for the loops or you can leave them set to infinity.

2)    The boundaries are set by the initial loop, although you have two
loops available, A & B. Anything stacked over the initial loop has
absolutely no effect on the timing. I find that the only one I have to
"sweat", timing-wise, is the initial loop. After a little practice it
becomes pretty easy to get a seamless loop. The stacking is the easy part
because you can punch in and out anywhere and it has no effect on the
initial loop, and it sounds very smooth as you build them up.

The Boomerang is a great, easy to use tool, but there are two caveats:
1)    There is no undo function. If you make a mistake, the mistake stays
unless you start over.
2)    There is no clocking or synchronizing function, so it's sort of a
"free wheeling" device.

I am very pleased with my 'Rang so far.

Hope that helps,

Brian


----- Original Message -----
From: <jessethom@canada.com>
To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 23, 2003 1:59 PM
Subject: Boomerang functionality


>
> Can someone please clarify a couple of things about the
> Boomerang:
>
> 1) Can you hear the initial loop while you are
> overdubbing?  For instance, if you started by recording
> a drum loop, and then you wanted to overdub a guitar
> riff, would you be overdubbing blindly, or are you
> essentially playing along to the initial loop?
>
> 2) Does the initial loop you create control the
> boundaries absolutely?  In other words, if you recorded
> drums and you nailed the timing, would you have to nail
> the timing for the overdub(s) as well, or are the
> boundaries set by the initial loop?
>
> Thanks guys,
> -Jesse
>
>