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Digitech DFX-94 > [Original Message] > From: Doug Cox <dougcox@pdq.net> > To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com> > Date: 11/23/2005 10:33:01 PM > Subject: It's that time again! 2005 Biennial Looper's Survey > > Hey Loopers - Happy Thanksgiving to you all. > > In November of 2003, we did a survey of the LD list members to find out > what devices they were using for live looping. It was very informal and > pretty disorganized (I think I still have a headache...), but I tallied > the results into a spreadsheet and posted a PDF version of those results > in the Looper's Delight File Library > (http://www.loopers-delight.com/files/). > > It's now two years later, and I figured it might be time to try it > again. This time, we won't clutter up the list (or my brain!) with the > responses, but instead I'm preparing an online survey form to capture > them. The survey will be anonymous (unlike 2 years ago), but the form > WILL use cookies to ensure that surveys are only submitted once. Well, > once per computer - but what would really be the point in trying to > screw with this survey? :) > > I'll host the survey, and I give my personal assurances that the data > written/read by the cookies will only be used to block multiple > submissions. I will NOT provide this information to anyone else, and > cannot see the contents of your cookie myself. > > I've started to prepare the form with the following loopers listed (see > bottom). I'll take any suggested additions into the list until > Saturday. At that point, I'll post the survey and leave it open for > about a month so that we get the maximum number of respondents. > > You won't be able to "write in" a looper once I post the survey. I will > continue to take offline (emailed) requests for off-list loopers after > the survey starts, but I will have to add them to the results manually > at the end of the survey. So please - take a look at this list and ask > me to add anything YOU are using as a looper that is not represented. > Part of the fun of this survey is to see what other unusual devices are > being used. > > Finally - last year we had some confusion about what to include in the > inventory. Some folks were posting gear that they used for loop > *mangling* or pre/post loop effecting. There was also some confusion > about "samplers" vs. "live loopers". I propose that: > > - we do NOT try to inventory effects devices used for per/post loop effects > - we do NOT try to inventory units used to playback prerecorded loops or > samples > > Instead, if those things are of interest to others, we can start a new > thread and post them - or perhaps I can setup another survey in the > (distant) future to capture that data. > > Here's the list - let me know what needs to be added: > > *Echoplex Digital Pro > Electrix Repeater > Line 6 DL-4 > Lexicon Jamman > Digitech Jamman > Kaoss Pad I or II > Ableton Live > Boomerang (Orig or Plus) > Akai Headrush > Boss RC-20 (or RC-20XL) > Lexicon Vortex > Line 6 Echo Pro (Rack) > Zoom 2100 > Lexicon PCM42 or PCM70 or other > Boss DD-3, 5 or 6 > Boss DD-20 > Boss GT-3, 5, 6 or 8 > Digitech RDS 7.6 (or similar, incl PDS series) > Max MSP > Native Instruments Reaktor > Sonic Foundry Acid > ZVEX Lofi Loop Junky > Lexicon MPX G2 > Digitech 2120 or 2112 > Eventide Orville, Eclipse (or other) > Roland VG8 or VG88 > Roland GP100 (or similar) > Audiomulch > Augustus Loop > Mobius > Electro Harmonix 16 Second Delay (new or reissue) > Radial > Ambiloop > Maneco Looper (any type) > Digitech GNX (any) > TC Electronic 2290 Delay > DJRND3 (or C-Loops or Peavey Grabber) > KYMA > TC Electronic D-Two Delay > Akai Samplers (any) > Roland Samplers (any) > Yamaha Samplers (any) > Maestro, Roland, Guyatone, etc Tape Echo machine > *