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--- Art Simon <simart@gmail.com> wrote: > Really nice summary Jeff, *** I wholeheartedly agree Art & Jeff - thank you very much Jeff for that summary. > I'd just add a couple of things. One the PC I agree > that Elottronix > and Angstrolooper are the best "first stops". I find > Elottronix better > for the free-form, amorphous, floating in space kind > of looping (if > that makes any sense). Seems to make a lot of sense to me ;-) and sounds like this may be useful for what I do. BTW, here's a video clip of me looping vocals live: http://www.spectralvoices.com/reaching_for_the_light.wmv ~jim http://www.spectralvoices.com > > Augustus Loop - Mac/AU plugin > > > > More of a "tape loop" emulator than an EDP-style > looper, but it has > > some very nice features. Several people use it > live, it appears to be > > quite stable. This will probably be the #1 > recommended looper on the Mac. > > > > Musolomo - Mac/AU plugin > > > > I would call this more of a "phrase sampler" than > a looper. Once a > > loop is captured you can do several interesting > things with it, > > but there is no overdub or feedback that I could > see. > > > > Lexicon PSP 42 - Mac & PC / plugin > > > > I would call this a delay-oriented effects unit > that has some looping > > features. I don't have any experience with it but > it looks like a > > phrase sampler, not sure if it supports overdub > and feedback but I would > > be surprised if it didn't. For $150 it had better > be stable. > > > > SooperLooper - Mac & Linux/Standalone but supports > Jack > > > > This has a large set of features, though I've > heard there may be some > > issues with the alignment of successive overdubs. > It is not > > a VST or Audio Units plugin but it supports Jack > which is similar > > to ReWire on the PC. Jack can be hard to > configure, so I would consider > > this a standalone looper unless you're into > tinkering. > > > > > > Elottronix - PC/VST plugin > > > > This has been around a long time and appears > fairly stable. It > > is designed to emulate a tape looper so it doesn't > have the most > > features, but what it does it does well. And it's > real pretty. > > On the PC, I would start with this one and see if > it does what > > you want. > > > > AngstroLooper - PC / VST plugin > > > > This doesn't seem to be mentioned much, but it > looks like a nice > > simple looper with good basic feature set. The > "touch" function > > looks unique and interesting. This would be my > second stop > > on the PC. > > > > Loopy Llama - PC & Mac/VST plugin > > > > This one is relatively new, but I think the author > uses it live. Its > > features are similar to a DL-4 or JamMan, and I > found it easy to use. > > This would be my third stop on the PC. > > > > Mobius - PC / Standalone or VST plugin > > > > Mobius has the broadest coverage of EDP features, > but as a result it > > has a fairly steep learning curve if you're not > already familiar with > > the EDP. It is relatively young and has been > known to crash, though > > basic overdubs with feedback should be ok. Check > this out if you > > decide Elottronix, AngstroLooper, and Loopy Llama > aren't powerful enough. > > > > AmbiLoop - PC / Standalone > > > > This has been around awhile, is stable and has > some nice features, but > > the main issue for most people is that it cannot > be run as a VST > > plugin. I have had issues with crossfades at the > loop point that > > cause clicks, so you have to be careful. The > builtin effects are > > convenient. The ability to run several loops in > parallel is powerful, > > though may be difficult to control live. > > > > Coldcutter - PC / VST plugin > > > > This doesn't look like a looper to me. It takes a > loop (not sure > > if it can record) chops it up and plays back the > segments in random > > order according to a set of parameters. No > overdub or feedback > > that I can see. Interesting but not what I would > call a looper. > > > > Loopitch - PC / plugin > > > > I haven't tried this and there isn't much > information on the web. The > > download page has some disturbing comments like > "This is an early demo > > intended to generate feedback" and "if I can ever > get the VST version > > happy with a few hosts!" so it does not appear to > be under active > > development and may have stability problems. > > > > Divine Machine - PC / Standalone & VST plugin > > > > This looks more like a static loop manipulation > and triggering tool. > > No overdub and feedback, I'm not even sure it can > record. It is very > > powerful but not what I would call a real-time > looper. > > > > > > Freewheeling - Linux/Standalone > > > > This looks interesting but it only runs on Linux. > Unless you are also > > a computer geek (and I mean that in the nicest > way) I don't > > recommend Linux for musicians. You will have far > more options on > > the PC or Mac. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com