Re: Lo Fi Loop Junky: WHAT DON'T YOU LIKE ABOUT YOUR LOOPER(S)

[Mech <mech@m3ch.net>]

At 3:28 PM +0100 12/28/07, jayrope looper's delight wrote:
>
>Anyone tried the looper from zvex.com? I am thinkling to ask the 
>developper there to maybe build a simple looper upon specs given...

Zvex's Lo-Fi Loop Junky.  Yeah, I've got one.  Kind of a cool little 
toy.  I liked Zach Vex's philosophy behind it (the loop sounds 
nothing like the player).  I pull it out occasionally, but still 
don't rely on it as one of my "go-to" boxes.

Things I DISLIKE about it:

1.) No overdubs.
2.) No Feedback.
3.) The Warp/Vibrato settings are so subtle that 8 out of 10 times 
you can't hear any difference.
4.) Uses standard (Switchcraft, I think?) stompbox switches.  Good 
quality, but you gotta lay into 'em, which can mess up the timing on 
your loop every once in a while.
5.) Expensive, for what it does.

As for talking to Zach about developing a more fully-functioning 
Looper, good luck.  He's a pretty nice guy overall, but can 
occasionally get a bit moody from what I've noticed (probably from 
dealing with a million clueless teenagers all asking him how his Fuzz 
Factory works, and what settings should they use to sound like My 
Chemical Romance, etc.).  Don't poke him too much and you oughta be 
fine, though.

He's pretty straightforward about what the Loop Junky is and is not, 
as well as his tastes in Looping (hates it when you can't tell the 
player from the loop, for instance).  Given that, as well as the fact 
that this is a really warped analog BBD-like device, I'm not sure how 
far you're gonna get.  Some stuff (like reverse) just isn't possible 
using this architecture -- he's already tried.  It'll be interesting 
watching the response, in any case.  :)

        --m.
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