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Loop/Sampler Pedal Pecommendations?

#4
honestjohnny said:
I'm interested in one of these. Something that will allow me to overdub myself in a live situation. Any ideas?
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What's your price range, and do you plan on using it for just occasional overdubbing or are you looking to create/play songs?
 
#7
I want it so I can add layers to the song in a live situation. Don Caballero did this using the Akai Headrush, and I've noticed other artists using it lately. Just curious what the state of the art in loop pedals is?
 
#10
The Looperlative is the best looper on the market, followed by the Boomerang III (once its software is done), the Boss RC-50, the EHX 2880, and the Gibson Echoplex. These are, with the exception of the Echoplex, multitrack loopers which allow for much more diverse songwriting capabilities. The Digitech Jamman and Boss RC-20XL are both nice single-track loopers that are about equal, and the Headrush and RC-2 also look to be nice simple loopers for a low price.
 
#12
When you say "in a live situation", are you talking in a band situation?

The [Invalid or Expired Link Removed] excels at ease of use for a "live" situation. The sound quality is good to. The action of the foot switches is practically instantaneous without "power stomping", makes it's easier to precise time you loops. The ability to drop out your overdubs without loosing you bottom track, or the ability to re-start recording your current overdub "on the fly" in case you flub. No quantizing, great if you do something in an odd meter or feel. Not a lot of bells and whistles like other loopers, but for ease of use, and a live performance use when playing with others, it excels. I bought one for use in live situations, and thought I wanted/needed some of the features that the other loopers offered. Ended up returning them and getting the Akai unit again. Its gears towards live use and ease of operation....IMO.
 
#13
im just gassing for a zvex lofi looper. just cause =) foot print wise and power consumption, its pretty cool.

however, akai headrushes get my vote most of the day. i just need to buy one again.
 
#15
Yeah, I'm talking about a band situation, although I could see being a one-man band with one of these, particularly the RC-2, since it has a drum machine. Sounds like you guys have done some research, care to compare/contrast the models? Particularly interested in the Headrush (Don Cab used it, so...) and RC-2. Simpler is better for me :D
 
#16
I have owned the Headrush, and actually just ordered another one, and currently use a DL4. The DL4 is nice since you can loop with a delayed signal, while the headrush sounds a little better. The expression pedal to control master volume for the DL4 is nice too if you want to back off your loop a bit, etc, and its far from complicated after about an hour. I thought the rc-20xl and (older) boomarang did not sound as nearly good when I tried them all out a while back, and there was certainly a bit of latency between triggering the pedal and when the loop starts on these two. Oh, the headrush is one awesome sounding delay pedal too, more vibrant and authentic to it's models than the DL4's 20 or so different delays, if that interests you.
 
#17
eventide timefactor

itll do loops, has midi, has this and that, and more. oh... and then theres the amazing delay, and you can cop a pretty slick reverb sound too. expression pedal control of all parameters, and a usb link to update software.

oh, and it has a huge footprint and needs a wall wart. and it has this stupid foamy **** on the bottom that makes it a pain in the pooper to mount on a pedal board.

that said, if you want a looper, many delays have them, and its cool to have delay too. i would love to try out a boomerang, but right now i am happy with the eventides looping ability.
 

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