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http://www.musictoyz.com/guitar/pedals/eh.php --- Kim Flint <kflint@loopers-delight.com> wrote: > At 08:44 PM 2/6/2006, John Tidwell wrote: > >Did anyone see a demo of the Electro-Harmonix > looper > >at NAMM? I assume it would have some interesting > >features. > > Yes, I got a good demo. I guess Bill missed it, but > if you asked the booth > people they had a demo guy in their sound-proof room > with the EH 2880 Super > Multi-Track Looper set up. I meant to post about it > sooner, and better do > it quick before I forget the details totally... > > Please keep in mind I only saw a demo at NAMM, where > it is easy to miss > things. I didn't get to try it myself. > > > Impressions of the Electro-Harmonix 2880 Super > Multi-Track Looper > > * 4 track looper. Each track is mono, but there is a > way to link 2 together > for stereo. Plus there is a stereo mix down track. > > * stereo in and out > > * loop recording can be tapped, i.e., tap to start > record and tap again to end. > > * loop time can also be set quantized to a > predetermined tempo, with a > metronome click. > > * memory is a compact flash card. the one it ships > with gives 4 minutes > loop time. > > * There is only one loop. No A/B loops, > verse/chorus/bridge, NextLoop, etc. > I asked how one might deal with having a verse loop > and a chorus loop, and > he suggested quickly pulling out the CF card and > putting in another! Not > much point in a large amount of loop time if all you > can do is make a big > long loop. If you put in a bigger CF card you just > get a longer single loop. > > * The card saves the loop on power down. however, > again there is only one > loop on the card. You can't have more than one loop > saved and recall them > separately. Each loop would need its own card. > > * There is a slider for each track to control volume > for the mix. > > * The same slider controls feedback. Feedback is > controlled during overdub > only. Since the same slider is used for mixing > levels and feedback, it is a > little weird if you go in and out of overdub. The > slider position sets > volume in one state and feedback in the other. > > * there is a stereo pan control for each track, to > place it in the stereo > field. > > * There is a mix down function, so you can bounce > your tracks to the stereo > mix-down track and free them up again for more > loops. > > * it has midi sync in and out > > * USB port, presumably for uploading and downloading > files to a computer. > This was only pointed out, not demonstrated. > > * There is a tempo slider. This sets the click tempo > prior to recording > loops. If a loop is playing, the tempo changes. As I > recall, the tempo > change is like tape speed change, so the pitch > changes as well. > > * There is a reverse function. As I recall it, all > the tracks reverse > together, but I might be wrong. > > * there is a octave button, which is half-speed as I > recall > > * there is a punch-in button, although I don't > remember if this was their > name for overdub or if it was a replace function. I > don't remember any demo > of a replace function, so this may be the overdub. > > * There is a track-select button that scrolls > through the tracks to select > the one you are controlling. > > * there is a proprietary external footswitch. It > does not have any extra > functions, just offers 6 footswitches for some of > the functions using > finger buttons on the box. > > * I realize I didn't ask if it can go direct from > record to overdub, sorry > I don't know. I don't recall him demonstrating it > however. > > * list price is $698 > > kim > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > Kim Flint | Looper's Delight > kflint@loopers-delight.com | > http://www.loopers-delight.com > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com