What are the looper features that manufacturers are stupid to leave out?

[andy butler <akbutler@tiscali.co.uk>]

following the conversation that developed on the Boomerang thread.

...just a rough sketch for comment, and keeping in mind that 
no one feature set is right for everybody.

(and forgetting for the moment that almost any delay unit
 can be pressed into looping usage)

The features that every looper has
1) Record
2) Overdub
3) Erase

The features that are very commonly desirable, but could be left out and 
still
leave a satisfying piece of kit. Depends a lot on the amount of floor space
unit will take up.
1) Reverse
2) Speed change
3) Stereo
4) Midi sync
5) Volume on loop(s)
6) Undo/Redo


The features that get left out, but really shouldn't
1) Option of going straight into Overdub
2) Feedback control (at least during Overdub)
3) Seamlessly re-record a loop ...(so unsupported that it's importance is 
underestimated)
4) Multiply ( or 2 or more loops to allow you to achieve it)
5) Stop/Start 

The features that add usefulness, but not at the expense of essentials.
1) Substitute/Replace 
2) Insert
3) Configurable Quantise
4) Alternate Outputs


...well that's enough from me...what do you all think?

andy