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Well, I *thought* maybe I had found a workaround for the noisy footswitch issue... After some trial and error, it seems like the recorder only picks up the click on the original track of the loop (the so-called 'new loop', before you've made any overdubs)... so I thought I could use the punch-in feature to record over the original loop with the click, and I tried it, and it recorded a new take and the click went away! But get this: When I record on 'punch-in' setting (punch-in is a feature not included on the footswitch, stupidly enough, you have to press the button on the main unit with your finger... whereas they put octave and reverse switches on the foot controller, not as essential as having a foot switch to punch in record, IMHO)... continuing, when I record on 'punch-in' it records a NEW ARTEFACT, and this time it's a pulsating BUZZ in time with the built-in metronome - This buzzing is clearly audible on quiet loops or loops with a segment of silence in them, annoyingly so on headphones especially - And the buzzing occurs even if you have the volume on the metronome turned all the way down to zero (and there is no way of shutting off the metronome which flashes in time with the tempo whenever you are recording or playing a loop)... CLICKETY CLICK... BUZZ-ZZZ-ZZZ... I could see someone using the 2880 in a live performance setting if you're playing loud music and using electric instruments, but forget using it as an acoustic player in a studio setting (which is probably 75% of where I am going to be doing my looping, honestly, since I am not very good at getting gigs and consequently most of my music is amateur home recording)... My final question is this: Is there any recommendation for a stand-alone live looping tool (no laptop or software or MIDI required) with a well-functioning foot controller, and no significant noise issues, suitable for looping live miked acoustic instruments? A looper with a quiet foot pedal and no troublesome glitches or bugs to contend with? I guess I will have to forsake the desired feature of multiple loop tracks with individually tweakable pan and fader controls, since the 2880 has failed me and I don't want to buy a used Repeater and deal with it's own legendary quirks and bugs... do I have to spend $1000 on an EDP or $1500 on a Looperlative? (in which case, I'm too poor, forget it)... Somebody already praised the Boomerang, maybe I will check that one out (I was actually almost gonna buy the Rang, till I read about the 2880 and saw all the added features I could get on the 2880 compared to the Rang for the same price)... Which loopers have the most virtually silent foot pedal controllers, maybe if I start with that question, it will give me something to go on when I begin shopping for a replacement for the 2880 (at this point, even if the Mouser switches I have ordered can fix the footswitch noise, I'm still left with the buzzing issue which has nothing to do with the foot controller)... If I was smart to begin with, I would've found time to test this 2880 out THOROUGHLY before the 30-day return option expired... MY DUMB... Ferrara Brain Pan http://www.formsofthingsunknown.com "Let the great constellation of flickering ashes be heard..." Noel Scott Engel