RE: Soft Step - any software issues?

[FRO DIDDLY <parispro00@hotmail.com>]

Thanks for the reply guys-

and congrats on the zepplin cover! Kashmir was the very first song i started looping and 3 yrs later im still working on it..... puurrrdy close though ;o)

ill be using a laptop so no worries there...and ty for the personal recent update- that calms me a bit-

I love it because its bus powered & has an expression pedal input. im not aware of any other pedal with those simple requirements, if anyone knows of an alternative please let me know as i found diddly squat.

Im imagining the pedals to feel a bit foreign, but i simply hope they give good physical feedback of a proper button press.

thank you again!

The Wandering Madman

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From: gtmatthews@gmail.com
Subject: Re: Soft Step - any software issues?
Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2011 05:43:40 -0500
To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com

The zeppelin cover I just did with the softstep was in 'standalone mode' so it was only connected with a midi cable to my audio interface in my rig...... so it does not have to be connected to a computer. You use the computer to downoad your preset 'scenes' and then you can unplug the softstep and plug it in to anything that accepts midi. It does need power though so as long as you can busk with a power strip your fine. You have to purchase the midi expander as well as the softstep though if you want this functionality. 

FRO - As of the past 3 days with their latest beta updte, I have had no issues looping at all with the softstep. There are a few issues with the led lights but their tech support said they have already ironed those out with the next update (official update to this beta) coming this week. It's has a really small footprint so in that sense it will be great for travel. The footswitches are way different though than anything I had tried before so its something you can practice and learn to adapt to or hate it because it's not what your used to....  They have a 30 day return policy so I think it's worth trying it out. I love it now personally.

-Todd Matthews

On Jan 25, 2011, at 2:47 AM, Andy Owens wrote:

Fro, for what its worth, I talked to them at namm and they said all those issues are ironed out, but you know what else they gonna say. Pretty sure it has to have a computer to run so busking?

Andy Owens

1-800-AndyOwens

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So the typing might not be my best!

On Jan 25, 2011, at 1:00 AM, "FRO DIDDLY" <parispro00@hotmail.com> wrote:

howdy loopies,

i was just about to purchase the soft step through amazon for my "busking" rig, but noticed these 2 reviews, both within the last 2 weeks-

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The Max5 based software still a little buggy (as of Jan-2011, V.1.03) and could be better, and hopefully will be soon if the quality of the pedal is any indication.

and......

A little buggy? Absolutely unusable software. Tons of time getting presets established, you go to a different scene and then come back, and many of your presets are screwed up. Names have changed, presets for one pedal are suddenly showing up in a different pedal, parameters are changed.

Wow. Unless they've got a fix in the next 24hrs this thing is going back.

What a shame, because the thing had such amazing promise.

Completely unreliable, though. God forbid you get those horrid preset changes during a gig...
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i hadnt heard of any issues, but maybe i overlooked a massive thread- anyone having similar problemos or is everything groovy?


ty!

fro

The Wandering Madman

Todd Matthews

http://www.joshuasteelemusic.com