Re: Soft Step - any software issues?

[Louie Angulo <louie.angulo@googlemail.com>]

it such ashame really,what finally made me send it back was the static
noise when using it with the USB cable,it was so loud it was getting
recorded in the loops!
apparently it was from the led lighting ,mine was crashing all the
time as well,i had to reboot often,my Imac would recognize it but then
my laptop wouldnt,preset naming would get wiped out, etc.
i spent so much time trying patiently to work with it but there were
just too many issues.
But i can imagine as a stand alone you probably wont have those
problems but for me it defeats the purpose ,thats also one of the
reasons i had bought it.
Having to press carefully the corners of the pedals was not a solution
for me either,i was stepping on the pedal next to it too often.
The other thing that bother me is that when you program the pedal
functions is hard to know in what bank you are in.But i suppose there
could be a work around to that.
An almost 400.00dlls pedal (with expander) with such problems was not
much of a bargain.,specially If reliability gets in the way of making
music.
But ill be watching it anyway,i did like the concept and its small
size and Sarah was always very helpful.
Luis

On Tue, Jan 25, 2011 at 1:33 PM, Todd Matthews <gtmatthews@gmail.com> 
wrote:
> The downsides right to using the softstep with the software alongside it 
>are
> that it takes up a chunk of memory so if you use lots of samples it might
> not be the right fit. In standalone mode your not using the software so 
>it
> doesnt take up any memory.
> As for the buttons I can feel the pedal mash down but there isnt physical
> feedback other than that so you might be let down. I still think its 
>worth a
> giving it a proper try since it meets your other requirements.
> -Todd
> On Jan 25, 2011, at 6:06 AM, FRO DIDDLY wrote:
>
> 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
>
>
>