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Re: Tabletop loopers

No problem if you're not a software person.  Someone's done if for  
you.  He's a very nice man, he gives it away for free.

http://www.zonemobius.com

Or if you want a more "tape" style...

http://www.expert-sleepers.co.uk/augustusloop.html

But that'll set you back $29

One day I dream of having a Lemur...  but then I remember both my  
hands are usually busy with a guitar anyway.  If only humans were  
monkeys instead of apes we'd have prehensile tails!


On Aug 19, 2008, at 3:11 PM, Rafael Cohen wrote:

> Hi everyone,
>
> First post here :)
>
> OK, so I have this dream of a tabletop looper that is actually  
> designed to be used _on a tabletop_ and as a looper...think:  
> JazzMutant Lemur crossed with Boss RC-50.  The Korg Kaoss pad comes  
> close in some respects, but I don't even use 75% of it's features,  
> and the loops all have to be synchronized, and sometimes I do  
> ambient things where I don't want everything on a grid.  I had a  
> Boss RC-50 for a while, which could do un-synched loops, but the  
> interface wasn't right for me, too big, too many menus, etc...  I  
> know, I know... "Get the Lemur and build it in MAX!" you say, but I  
> am NOT a software person.  My current looping set-up is two Boss  
> DD-20s into a Korg Kaoss pad, and with that I can get a lot of  
> options covered, and even change loop lengths on the fly (albeit  
> with some glitchy distortion), but if I could get a few more layers  
> and few extra features (like changing loop start and end points on  
> the fly, pausing and restarting individual loops in synched or un- 
> synched ways) and all in one box (with a nice multi-touch-screen,  
> prefereably), I would be all over it.  I imagine that in the next  
> few years, multi-touch-screens are going to become more common in  
> music gear.
>
> Anyway, this is all just an enjoyable gear fantasy that is  
> occupying my mind at work at the moment.  I feel like I know most  
> of the gear options out there, but if anyone has any suggestions, I  
> would love to hear them.  Alternatively, what is your ideal looper?
>
> -Rafael
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