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wonderful man i love this kind of reviews simple and to the point! if u would be so kind to do the same with the EH2880 i would be greatful now it has caught my attention! Luis --- Charles Zwicky <cazwicky@earthlink.net> wrote: > I spent some time this afternoon with a friend's > RC-50. > > LOVE: > > Loops can be independent lengths and run > simultaneously (in the so > called "multi mode".) > > Loops can fade in and fade out when activated. > > Momentary record function is fan-fucking-tastic!! > > 4 outputs.. click could be run independently to a > personal monitor or > drummer if desired. > > Possible stereo operation.. haven't tried it but I > suppose that you > could mute the signal to the left input, add audio > to the right side, > mute the right input and add audio to the left, > effectively giving > you 6 loops of 3 lengths at once.... > > > > > HATE: > > Please feel free to correct any misinformation here! > > No speed/pitch control of loops.. octave, half > speed, NOPE! (it has a > really crude timestretch algo, but it's horrid - not > cool horrid like > the electrix repeater, either) > > No control of feedback for loop... too dense? erase > and start again! > > Yellow / Green LED color too similar on Play / OD > lights, especially > in bright light. > > Must select loop with one pedal and then select stop > / play with > another. I would rather select and cue playback/ > stop with one button. > > Too many menu hunts required for a simple pan > control, reverse mode etc.... > > Silly accompaniment sounds and presets... > > Footswitches are way too imprecise and rubbery. > > USB operation too fussy... requires menu selections > and button > presses to connect and to disconnect from the > computer. > > Changing 'Patches' wipes entire loop if you didn't > 'write' it.. > > No expandable storage all memory is internal. > > > DISCLAIMER: > > I have been using the EH2880 for the past few weeks > and its simple > interface with real knobs, one function per button, > stereo mixdown > track which can be unsynched from the main 4 tracks, > plus instant > reverse (even in record) and -most importantly- the > ability to > varispeed the whole mess with a knob has me a bit > down on the > virtual- menu driven key memorization world that is > everything else. > > If a looper is an instrument, shouldn't it have an > interface designed like one? > > -- > ... > http://www.zmix.net __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com