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Recommend me a decent inexpensive Looper

#4
I recently purchased the Jamman solo xt. I went with the solo xt over the Ditto X2 for its ability to save loops onto the pedal. After using the XT I feel it is a little complicated with all the buttons and modes. I plan on selling it to fund the Ditto or Ditto X2. If you need to save multiple loops onto a pedal then the Solo XT is the way to go(I really don't need this ability like I thought I did). You can save loops from the Ditto X2 but you will need a computer to do so. One thing I don't like about the Solo XT is the foot switch, I prefer the standard 'clicker' on the Express and Ditto's. For simplicity I would choose the Ditto's or Express. Hope this helps!
 
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I'm leaning more towards the Ditto now, I've read that the Digitech Jamman Express XT doesn't like to be powered in a daisy chain and since I use 1spot I think this may be a problem, and I don't want to end up buying a psu that costs 2-3 times the pedal in order to use it. Will that be a problem with the Ditto? Is it noisy when powered by a 1spot in a chain with other pedals?
 
#11
I have 2 Ditto x2s. One on the guitar board and one on the bass board.

I love them. I do wish they had some sort of quantization but my technique is getting better with practice.

I chose the ditto x2 because of the dedicated stop/erase switch. That thing alone is worth the extra cash. No question.

Graduated up from the Boss RC-2 to the RC-30 and now use the Ditto. Wasn't a fan of the boss footswitch for looping. Too cumbersome. And the Digitech's have the same issue in my eyes. Again though I am sure it's a question of technique and getting used to it.

Re: powering - I have mine in a chain and it's dead quiet. It's not on a one-spot but rather a Fuel Tank but it shares power with at least 2 other pedals without issue.
 
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It doesnt get much simpler and cheaper than the TC Ditto. Simple, fun and pretty awesome. The x2 is better, but its three times the size and Im not sure how much more expensive it is. But the Ditto 1 is really cool. As soon as you get the hang of the timing, youre golden. I highly recommend it. The Ditto is the definition of simple and inexpensive.
 
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Surprised to see complaints on the Boss/Digitech-style foot switch. That was actually a selling point over the Ditto for me. I use it for practice in my room. I'm usually just wearing socks and the wide switch is much easier for me to click in time than the TC-style switch.

I think I've read that the Ditto doesn't work well in a daisy chain so check the TC support pages to be sure.

As for sound quality: both the Digitech Jamman and TC Ditto have analog dry-through. So your playing won't be delayed or colored. I think the Ditto has better recording specs (24 bit instead of 16 bit).

Ultimately, I went with the Jamman because it stores multiple loops in internal memory. I also thought I'd need the Jamman's quantization help but I don't.
 
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gregmon79 said:
It doesnt get much simpler and cheaper than the TC Ditto. Simple, fun and pretty awesome. The x2 is better, but its three times the size and Im not sure how much more expensive it is. But the Ditto 1 is really cool. As soon as you get the hang of the timing, youre golden. I highly recommend it. The Ditto is the definition of simple and inexpensive.
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You could even get the golden Ditto looper 1 that is out now that is limited edition. May be worth a bit in a few years time
 
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On the Ditto in a daisy chain from the TC web site:

"Please note: we have found that if powering the Ditto Looper using a daisy chain style supply, you can sometimes encounter unexpected behavior. For this reason we highly recommend using an isolated (non daisy chaining) supply."

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