Re: the Looper makers on this list

[andy butler <akbutler@tiscali.co.uk>]

hi Bob,
Sorry, I looked back at my post, and it did sound rather critical of the 
Looperlative. I apologise for that, it wasn't my intention to knock the 
Looperlative,
rather to justify why I stick with a pair of EDPs.

I'm not at all against the "buyer as tester" approach, I think it makes a 
lot of sense to do it that way, and I no way want to hint that 
Looperlative is full of bugs,
which afaik is not the case at all.

Also I should explain that I find bugs in almost every device I touch.
Based on my experiences with Loop devices so far, I'd expect to come 
across bugs in any sufficiently complex Looper, whether or not anyone else 
found them. There's just something about the way I approach things. 
e.g. at Y2K5 I managed to get my 2 EDPs running through randomised memory.
     Already found away to lock up the EH Stereo Memory man so it needs 
reboot.
     .....and so on.....

Perhaps I should re-quote the original point that I was replying to for 
clarity:-

>Adrian Bartholomew wrote:
>>
>> if u have 2 EDP's then u have no excuse for not getting a Looperlative.

...which is a statement that I don't think you would agree with either :-)

andy butler 





     
  
Bob Amstadt wrote:
>> There's a whole load of EDP functions that aren't in the Looperlative.
> 
> The Looperlative LP1 was never meant as a replacement for the EDP.  
> Because they are both looping devices there are some common functions.  
> However, beyond the basic looping features, they have different feature 
> sets.  Which device suits you best can only be decided by you.
> 
>> Also, my approach to looping would push the Looperlative to the limit 
>> and run up against bugs.
>> Part of the Looperlative deal is that the purchasers are the testers, 
>> it's an investment in time as well as money.
> 
> If you want to use the absolute latest features added to the device, 
> then yes, you are part of the testing team.  However, if you stick to 
> only the stable releases of the firmware, then you would be fine.  The 
> LP1 is now over 2 years old and used on a daily basis by several people.
> 
> 
> I've said all along that there it is good for the looping community if 
> multiple manufacturers offer devices to choose from.  No one device can 
> be the perfect solution for every person.  It is important for different 
> devices to exist to give people the flexibility of choosing what works 
> best for them.
> 
> -Bob Amstadt
>