Re: software looper

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

Hi Sylvian,
don't know if you intended this not to go to the list,
hope it's ok that I CC'd this to LD.

On 02/02/2016 01:06, Sylvain Poitras wrote:

> Below is Mike's answer when I inquired about the MIDI implementation of 
> the Boomerang. I naively assumed it had one, but it seems the aliens don't 
> need MIDI...
>
>  >> Not really. While the Side Car(TM) controller uses a form of MIDI 
> command, it is not easily duplicated by a third party MIDI controller.

May be even worth feeding it into a midi monitor.
(I don't have a sidecar, but may get round to doing this with the rang 
itself)
That's a bit of a cryptic answer, could just mean that the midi commands
aren't those commonly found in commercial controllers.

I'd got the impression that it was similar to midi electrically,
but not actually midi.

> > > We MAY add remote MIDI control in a future software update as several 
> > > players have asked for that capability.

sounds promising

> This leads me to think that connecting the sidecar to a serial port and 
> listening in to whatever it sends out may be worthwhile.

wasn't aware that was possible :-)
good on ya !

andy

> Sylvain