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One thing on the 2880, it can be midi enabled. I have not tried it as I don't have a midi controller, however according to this: http://thisphase.org/stuff/2880_Software_Upgrade_Version_1_5_Notes.pdf I would love to have someone hook a midi controller and report back. Best, Jeff ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rainer Straschill" <moinsound@googlemail.com> To: <loopers-delight@loopers-delight.com> Sent: Monday, October 26, 2009 6:04 PM Subject: KP3 + FCB1010 > Andy said: >> I'm choosing between the EH 2880, Roland RC-50 and the KP3. > > So you're looking for a weapon and choosing between a spiked club, a > sniper rifle and an ICBM with nuclear warhead? ;) > The three are different beasts, with regard to their feature set as > well as to their user interface. So it might help if you tell us what > you want to do, what kind of music you're doing and which workflow > you're envisioning. > > About you KP3-specific questions: according to the manual, the only > functions which send and receive MIDI data are as follows: > Touch pad X-axis Control change (#12) > Touch pad Y-axis Control change (#13) > Touch pad on/off Control change (#92) > LEVEL Slider Control change (#93) > FX DEPTH knob Control change (#94) > HOLD button Control change (#95) > SAMPLE BANK A button note on/off (#36) > SAMPLE BANK B button note on/off (#37) > SAMPLE BANK C button note on/off (#38) > SAMPLE BANK D button note on/off (#39) > > That means no, it can't be done. With those being the only functions > controllable by MIDI, this makes the KP3 unusable as a foot-operated > looper, as you can't trigger recording via MIDI. The same is basically > true for the 2880, but you can use the dedicated foot controller. > There's another thing which the KP3 can't do which the other two can, > and that is do a simple overdub onto one of the loops. And finally, > the KP3 only allows you to record loops in a preset tempo with a > length of 1,2,4,8, or 16 beats. > You can think of the KP3's looping functions as a fourtrack recorder > with four endless cassettes (the different lengths) and a speed dial > (the bpm setting). You can record to each track indivdually and mute > and set levels, plus you can bounce tracks like with a fourtrack - but > you can't overdub onto an already existing loop. > > Having said that: first of all, look through the archives for that > link Luis Angulo posted recently of that Beardyman performance using > four KP3s to see what it can do. And then, tell us what you want to do > with your looper... > > Yours, > > Rainer > >