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--- "loop.pool" <looppool@cruzio.com> wrote: > > 1) what is the best live looping machine to > DRIVE a midi sequencer or drum machine via mid? > > the LEXICON JAMMAN > the EDP > the REPEATER > the LOOPERLATIVE When I owned an EDP it seemed to put out a nice stable midi clock. The Repeater *does not.* However, some machines seem to be totally tollerant of it, others... not so much. Oddly, the thing that seemed to hate it's clock the most was the MO-FX from Electrix. I remember the AdrenaLinn seemed OK with it. Looperlative's clock out? I'm too knee deep in it to check at this point. To be honest, almost 100% of my looping involves syncing the looper to a MIDI clock. My experience with the EDP and Repeater was when I was beta testing software v 1.1 of the Repeater, so take this with a grain of salt. > Conversely, > 2) what is the best live looping device to DRIVEN > by a sequencer/drum > machine > > the LEXICON JAMMAN > the EDP > the REPEATER > the LOOPERLATIVE In this case I'd have to say hands down the Repeater. You can grab your tempo slider and bring it down to 20 bpm from 200 and the Repeater will merrily tag along. I'm pretty sure all the others choke. The JamMan seemed to be fine 80% of the time, but if for some reason there was some jitter you'd hear a click at the loop point during quiet passages. I'm still testing out my Looperlative, but it seemed to perform perfectly last night once I got the hang of it. The EDP did fine in this too as long as your clock remained solid. I'm sure someone here knows the specs on how much deviation it will stand. How cool is it's time stretching? It's not getting the old ebay heave-ho even though there's a nice Looperlative sitting next to it. > 3) Do you have a preference for which one does both > things the best? I've been a long time supporter of the Repeater, as most of you know, but it's surely not the be all end all. Mostly I chose it because it was half the price of an EDP and stereo. Do you care about stereo? > Are there any tricks you use or things to watch out > for? I love to start up the drum machine but bring it's volume down. Choose a synth sound that's got a MIDI synced filter or arp built in. Buld up a nice wash and then sneek in the drum machine little by little. > with people, but I have a couple of gigs coming up > with sharp up and coming > synthesists and want to get my tech together ahead > of time when they do more > straight forward dance oriented electronica where a > drifting > rhythmic sensibility is inappropriate due to > stylistic constraints Ooo, that sounds FUN! Keep us informed of your gigs! If you want to come over and check out my setup before Thomas Dolby, you're more than welcome to. Looper playdate! Mark __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com