Re: Unequal Length Tracks in RC50 or 2880?

[Charles Zwicky <cazwicky@earthlink.net>]

On the 2880 all tracks will be the same length, set by the first loop 
length. However, the mixdown track can run independantly of the 4 
main tracks, and if you alter the speed of the other 4 tracks, say by 
half speed, the mixdown track will still run at it's normal rate.

I wish that the mixdown track could have it's length set 
independently, so that  the live performance aspects available by 
using the pitch volume and pan knobs could be recorded over several 
cycles, but that's why we have computers, I guess.


>I'm considering either the RC50 or the EH 2880 due to the fact I can 
>record multiple tracks.  What I can't figure out is what happens if 
>I record two tracks that have different lengths.  So, hopefully, 
>someone with experience with either or both of these loopers can 
>help me out.
>
>Let's say I record the first track and it's two minutes long.  Now 
>the first track loops around and I begin the second track which is 
>only one minute long.  When they play again, will I hear the second 
>track for one minute and one minute of silence?  Or will the second 
>track play twice (which would be equal to the first track)?
>
>Also on either unit, does the first track establish the length of 
>the loop?  After the first track, can subsequent tracks have a 
>longer duration or does it have to fit within the length of the 
>first track?
>
>Thanks for any help,
>LeonD


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