Looper's Delight Archive Top (Search)
Date Index
Thread Index
Author Index
Looper's Delight Home
Mailing List Info
[Date Prev][Date Next]   [Thread Prev][Thread Next]   [Date Index][Thread Index][Author Index]

Re: Best hardware (pedal) looper?

Yes Jeff, i' ve recently dubbed them "the glitch machines"

simple as that: make a click, go to mode 3, mangle with the time-> voila!

2009/1/24 Jeff Duke <jeff_d@embarqmail.com>
>I play with 2 contact mics, 2 digidelays and a dod dfx91 and i have like hours and hours of unsynced >fun!
 
never underestimate the power of a digidelay! They are just fun!
 
j
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Saturday, January 24, 2009 11:39 AM
Subject: Re: Best hardware (pedal) looper?

I also have to state here that i sync my SP404 to rc 50 like heaven!
I've played like 12 shows with this setup and it never failed me.
 
I also had a session once with another rc50 guy, and it took us some time to sync them, but once set, everything was ok.
 
Loop sync on, tempo sync on, 6 phrases on and off!
 
Oh, how i love this machine!
 
And the last few days, i really started appreciating the way you can use it for "ambient" purposes, with those three phrases out of sync.
 
I play with 2 contact mics, 2 digidelays and a dod dfx91 and i have like hours and hours of unsynced fun!
 


 
2009/1/24 Denis Aldrich <joy_top@hotmail.com>
I'm not the most objective as I have not the expereince with other loopers.  I do feel the RC-50
gets a bad rap in reviews due to it's complexity, and over-hyped by it's own liturature.
 
I like the way the midi out works for me. The place I got mine has another and I would like to see
if the RC-50 would sync to it's own kind. I have heard the problem is in using the midi in. I haven't
had a need as my DR-5 syncs to the RC-50 just fine. If I do use 2 units I would set them up in single-mode and use the second unit to bring in multi-mode.
 
It can be set up with a feedback loop from the subs back to the aux input to give decay while recording. 
It is also possible to have swell and decay when loops are being stopped/started.  These 2 things are very useful.
 
As Buzap indicates, it does NOT handle tempo changes well at all. While easy to set orginal tempo and send sync, it will not give a good sound when tempo is changed.(warbled)
 
There are a LOT of menus for set up on the unit, some global and some patch/phrase specific, which is nice.  The drawback I see might be the price depending what you are looking for. I think you should try someones out that is familar with it, before making a purchase.
 
I like using a mixer with the unit.
 
Capt.

Windows Live™ Hotmail®:…more than just e-mail. Check it out.



--
Panagiotis Melidis
http//myspace.com/larrygus


No virus found in this incoming message.
Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com
Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.10.13/1912 - Release Date: 1/23/2009 6:54 PM



--
Panagiotis Melidis
http//myspace.com/larrygus