Re: LP2 OR RANG 3

[Richard Atkinson <thetoyroom@charter.net>]

re: the 'not so good' point.  This is defeatable with the current software.
I turned mine off, and have had no probs doing ambient drones.


On 3/5/11 11:57 AM, "Mark Hamburg" <mark@grubmah.com> wrote:

> I don't have a Rang, but I've looked at it in my potential drive away 
>from
> rack effects. Two interesting points that those with Rangs should 
>confirm. One
> good. One not so good.
> 
> Good: Per loop undo. Which means that in some sense you have up to 8 
>loops
> available (and in the normal configuration) 6 loops. It's just that only 
>4 or
> 3 of them can be playing at a time.
> 
> Not so good: The Rang has a sound dip at the recording point to make some
> loops more seamless but I would imagine that this would interfere with 
>delay
> tails and ambient drones. There are work arounds but these can involve 
>things
> like recording a blank loop first.
> 
> There's also the frustration that it offers lots of options but the 
>control
> surface doesn't have enough buttons to handle them all. There is 
>supposedly an
> expander box coming.
> 
> Mark
>