Re: BOSS RC-50 users on the list

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

anybody has recomendations on quiet switches that would work for the
Digitech Jamman stereo?

On Tue, May 17, 2011 at 9:05 AM, Petri Lahtinen
<kollegavalmentaja@gmail.com> wrote:
> My main point of getting rid of it were the LOUD switches, and I dont 
>have
> Leopard OS on my Mac's.
> If it reads "Windows XP" on the box, then it shoulda work on XP ;-)
> I tested it with Windows 7, in the store that took it back and gave me 
>the
> RC-30, it worked fine on Win7 too.
>
> I just dont want to upgrade all my computers when I'm using one 300 e 
>worth
> piece of machine.
>
> 2011/5/17 Louie Angulo <louie.angulo@googlemail.com>
>>
>> I hear you Petri i was having problems with the software as well on
>> the macbook and then i tried it on the imac and it works quite well,so
>> thats another reason i decided to keep it.
>> cheers
>> Luis
>>
>> On Sun, May 15, 2011 at 12:48 PM, Petri Lahtinen
>> <kollegavalmentaja@gmail.com> wrote:
>> > ("vast sea to dive in" was the sentence....)
>> >
>> > 2011/5/15 Petri Lahtinen <kollegavalmentaja@gmail.com>
>> >>
>> >> I think many limitations with these hardware loopers can be turned 
>into
>> >> possibilities.
>> >>
>> >> I myself want limitations, the music itself is so vast se to dive in
>> >> :-D
>> >>
>> >> Or maybe I'm just losing my friggin mind...
>> >>
>> >> Louie->The software on Digitech stopped working on my XP-machine, so
>> >> the
>> >> unit became a piece of metal to me. RC-30's memory, you can access it
>> >> as a
>> >> norma USB-memory.
>> >> No software needed. I think Digitech made a huge mistake by closing 
>the
>> >> JamMan Stereo's memory by making it accessible only with their piece 
>of
>> >> ****
>> >> software, that's programmed on Microsoft Silverlight, which is a joke
>> >> in
>> >> itself.
>> >>
>> >> Sorry, a quite a burst of sentiment, but those are MHO's, at this 
>time.
>> >>
>> >> :-D
>> >>
>> >> -Petri-
>> >>
>> >> 2011/5/15 Louie Angulo <louie.angulo@googlemail.com>
>> >>>
>> >>> Hi Petr,
>> >>> yes i tried it but decided to keep the Digitech for what i do,it 
>would
>> >>> have been nice if those 2 independent tracks could be different in
>> >>> length as if u multiplied so i really didnt see much of an advantage
>> >>> i didnt like that you had to press undo for 2 seconds or to change
>> >>> parts without the switch,for what i do is a bit tedious since im
>> >>> singing as well.
>> >>> But the switches are really nice,i might have the Digis changed for
>> >>> quieter ones!
>> >>> Luis
>> >>>
>> >>> On Sun, May 15, 2011 at 12:48 AM, Petri Lahtinen
>> >>> <kollegavalmentaja@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>> > Hi Louie!
>> >>> >
>> >>> > I bought the RC-30 and its really good.
>> >>> > Silent switches, two tracks, the extra footswitch is small and
>> >>> > fitted
>> >>> > my
>> >>> > pedalboard well.
>> >>> > (FS-6) and with it you can do everything with feet. Well, not 
>start
>> >>> > the
>> >>> > rhythms, I mean the unit's own drum machine, that is.
>> >>> >
>> >>> > I dont do ABC or any other song forms nowadays, so I dont mind the
>> >>> > undo's 2
>> >>> > sec thing.
>> >>> >
>> >>> > I'm really pleased with it, it surely fills my small needs as a
>> >>> > looping
>> >>> > device.
>> >>> >
>> >>> > -Petri-
>> >>> >
>> >>> >
>> >>> > 2011/4/27 Louie Angulo <louie.angulo@googlemail.com>
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >> Hi Petri,
>> >>> >> how funny that im doing the same thing!
>> >>> >> You arer absolutely right,that software is anoying,im preparing 
>for
>> >>> >> a
>> >>> >> gig this saturday and it took me almost an hour to get some 
>samples
>> >>> >> transfered to the Digitech from their flimsy software,there is a
>> >>> >> new
>> >>> >> firmware version which i installed prior to working with it,i 
>dont
>> >>> >> know what that is meant for,i started importing wav files and in
>> >>> >> the
>> >>> >> middle of working it crashed bad and lost it all, so i had to
>> >>> >> restart
>> >>> >> again.Prior to that i was rehearsing with it and as i was 
>scrolling
>> >>> >> through the samples the digitech froze and cound not get it to do
>> >>> >> anything so i reboot it and found out i had lost every other 
>sample
>> >>> >> in
>> >>> >> a slot,luckly i had made a jam list backup so i retransfered all
>> >>> >> the
>> >>> >> files.
>> >>> >> what i do like about the digitech is the easy of scrolling 
>through
>> >>> >> the
>> >>> >> samples,but that switch click is so loud that it gets recorded
>> >>> >> everytime i loop anything(i have my mic going into the loops as
>> >>> >> well)
>> >>> >> I dont know why they replaced the old switches,they seem a lot
>> >>> >> quieter, think the Boss-RC30 will be better in that department.
>> >>> >> oh dont waste your time trying to call them or suggest
>> >>> >> improvements,their support is nada!
>> >>> >> Im also getting the RC-30 perhaps today or tomorrow to try out,im
>> >>> >> just
>> >>> >> using this for small pedalboard type of bar gigs and no racks,the
>> >>> >> RC-30 has an essential feature for me like the independent
>> >>> >> tracks,is
>> >>> >> too bad they didnt assign the undo/redo with the footswitch like
>> >>> >> the
>> >>> >> Digitech has,you still have to step on it 2 seconds impractical 
>if
>> >>> >> u
>> >>> >> want ot do A-B arrangments grrr!
>> >>> >> oh well lets see if it beats the Digi
>> >>> >> cheers
>> >>> >> Luis
>> >>> >>
>> >>> >> On Tue, Apr 26, 2011 at 5:14 PM, Petri Lahtinen
>> >>> >> <kollegavalmentaja@gmail.com> wrote:
>> >>> >> > Hi and thanks to everybody for your responses!
>> >>> >> >
>> >>> >> > BUT it seems that RC-50 is not available here in Finland,
>> >>> >> > anymore.
>> >>> >> >
>> >>> >> > The Roland headquarters is Denmark that supply gear to Nordic
>> >>> >> > countries
>> >>> >> > had
>> >>> >> > replied to my store, that they dont have any RC-50's there.
>> >>> >> > The chain of stores I use here in Finland, doesnt have not one
>> >>> >> > unit
>> >>> >> > here. So
>> >>> >> > will it become a discontinued product that gets replaced by the
>> >>> >> > new
>> >>> >> > RC-30...
>> >>> >> > who knows...?
>> >>> >> >
>> >>> >> > SO I'm getting the new RC-30 for test drive next week.
>> >>> >> >
>> >>> >> > Looking at the manual, it seems pretty straightforward unit. 
>Need
>> >>> >> > extra
>> >>> >> > footswitch, which is always annoying.
>> >>> >> > Probably nobody on the list doesnt have one of those, cause its
>> >>> >> > so
>> >>> >> > new
>> >>> >> > unit?
>> >>> >> > Think it was 2011 January when the first units shipped.
>> >>> >> >
>> >>> >> > -Petri-
>> >>> >> >
>> >>> >> > 2011/4/26 Victor Eijkhout <victor@eijkhout.net>
>> >>> >> >>
>> >>> >> >> On Apr 25, 2011, at 2:52 PM, Petri Lahtinen wrote:
>> >>> >> >>
>> >>> >> >> > Were there RC-50 users on the list?
>> >>> >> >>
>> >>> >> >> Check. Just bought it a month ago so I'm still learning. Fun 
>toy
>> >>> >> >> though.
>> >>> >> >>
>> >>> >> >> Victor.
>> >>> >> >>
>> >>> >> >
>> >>> >> >
>> >>> >> >
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