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Re: Recommendations for a new loop pedal...
I dont think that Mobius alone will do it for you Siobahn, as you have this pre-recorded loops thing...
It might be that in software, Abelton Live might be the best option, if rather like hitting a nut with a sledgehammer. Weirdly, your requirements, although totally obvious and sensible for a VAST amount of singer songwriters, are oddly absent from most loopers.
If you find that the internal looper of Live is not good enough, it probably is for verse chorus kind of stuff, THEN you can always plug in Mobius and use that for your looping. But this is all gonna be alot of setting up and fiddling...
I CERTAINLY concur with Fabio, that if you have a MBP, well theres nothing to stop you d/ling Mobius right now and giving it a go.. go on! what are you waiting for!!
If I was you, however, I would investigate the possibility of using 2 bits of hardware, maybe a drum machine for the beats synched to the looper that most fits your needs. I can recommend the Korg Electribe ESX1 for drum-machine, its kind of a sampler too, so you can use "real drum" loops as well if you like... a bunch of instruments and effects... a tad too techno and dance right out of the box, but you don't have to program it like that...
As for looper, well you probably know yourself better than me, Boss rc50??? the new Vox one? The Boomerang? Im not sure which is best for songs...
good luck
Mark
On Wed, Jul 11, 2012 at 7:56 PM, F_Anile
<eterogenus@gmail.com> wrote:
Hi Siobahn,
My advice is: set up your macbook pro and go for Mobius software.
Based on the EDP architecture it has 8 stereo looping tracks (that you can easily mute and trigger on the fly) plus many many useful options (track and MIDI configurations and scripts, to name a few).
Hi there -
I've used an Akai Headrush E2 for a couple of years for basic live looping, but I'm looking to change my live setup in ways that the Akai can't support...
I've pored over all of the specs of the various pedals out there and my head is spinning. Would anyone be willing to give their suggestion for what would be best for the following:
- Background: I'm a singer/songwriter who primarily uses just an acoustic guitar as accompaniment (for now).
- My biggest need: I want to be able to create drum loops prior to my shows to use as backup, so I can then access different pre-recorded loops easily (sometimes 2 or 3 different loops within a song) and turn each one on and off easily. I will also be doing some on-the-fly vocal looping that I will need to be able to store and turn on and off as well. Optimally, I want to do all of this using just foot switches.
I was looking at the Digitech Jamman Stereo or the Delay, but I don't know if either one will absolutely do what I need, or if there is one that is better suited for that?
If not, I am also open to getting an Ipad and going the software route, or setting up my Macbook Pro as well...
Thanks so much for any suggestions anyone has for me!
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