"I use a TC Helicon Voicelive Play. It has a built in looper. TC makes some great products and I noticed that they have a stand alone looper now. Love thier stuff."
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Looper advice needed
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I am considering a looper for my solo act. I don't want to store loops, I just want to step on the looper and have it record a verse of the song so I can play a lead over the rhythm the next time…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Jon Lloyd Jun 10.
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Iain Brennan replied to higgs's discussion Looper advice needed"I called round to my local Music Store today, checked-out a Boss Looper, (pedal) didn't plug it in, but read all the specifications, quite impressive unit, presets, records and stores loops- all singing, all dancing gizmo, trouble is, its an…"
FloridaGull replied to higgs's discussion Looper advice needed"I have a Roland AC-90, and I feel the acoustic sound reproduction is quite natural...of course, it all depends on how you set the knobs... ;-)"
Jim Swalley replied to higgs's discussion Looper advice needed"No, I don't. I remember he showed me the small cardboard box with the name "Band in a Box" on it, but I don't know who makes it. The unit is small and I didn't see a manufacturer name. I've googled it,…"
Iain Brennan replied to higgs's discussion Looper advice needed"Mmm, interesting, don't suppose you know the brand-name/manufacturer?"
Jim Swalley replied to higgs's discussion Looper advice needed"It is a small box that he sets in arm's reach to start the loops. I believe the guitar and mic are plugged into the box and the output cable goes to his amp. He uses a footswitch cabled to the box to start the loops. He makes…"
Iain Brennan replied to higgs's discussion Looper advice needed"Is this a pedal or an amp Jim? Sounds a bit more efficient than the Roland,-trouble with loopers, you have to be so precise with that start/stop footswitch, incidentally, I have noticed that the AC-33 I use, has an irritating "synch…"
Jim Swalley replied to higgs's discussion Looper advice needed"You might want to consider "Band in a Box." A soloist friend has one and uses it with good effect. He records two short loops and activates them with the floor pedal. He calls his virtual group "Me, Myself, and…"
Iain Brennan replied to higgs's discussion Looper advice needed"Roland AC-33 stereo acoustic looper Amp, records, but doesn't store loops, you can "layer" looped tracks, play two guitars through it, or mike, and one guitar-even takes batteries, some say Roland Acoustic Amps sound a bit…"
Thomas Thurman replied to higgs's discussion Looper advice needed"Yes I just got one last weekend! TC Electronics makes it, and it's called the Ditto Looper. There's only one button and one knob. I'm about to post an instructional video on my youtube channel, but in the mean time you can check out…"
Judgestone replied to higgs's discussion Looper advice needed"I have the old RC-2 and it works great for what I want it to do; "BUT" I have found that after a few years of using it, the switch is starting to miss up. It causes scratching, and issues with bypassing, etc. I have to reach…"
higgs replied to higgs's discussion Looper advice needed"I got the Boss RC-3 which seems to fit the bill even though it wants to do more than I want it to do. I have found a remote foot switch males ot a bit better for my needs. I used it on my gig last night and felt it did a good job with…"
Jim Swalley replied to higgs's discussion Looper advice needed"Try Band in a Box. A friend of mine does solo gigs with one. He will usually record himself in two loops and then play them back when he does the song. It sounds like he has two guys doing backing vocals. You close your eyes…"
higgs replied to higgs's discussion Looper advice needed"thanks to all for replies. I'm off to check these out.
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tom blegen replied to higgs's discussion Looper advice needed"check out this demo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y8UnIx2XthE&feature=plcp"
"I use a Digitech JamMan, and it will do what you want. When you press the left foot switch, it will record a loop but not "store" it. To erase something that you haven't stored, you simply depress the right foot switch and…"
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- Gigging or professional musician, Music teacher
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- More than 30 years
- Which of these instruments do you own or play?
- Flattop steel-string acoustic guitar, Mandolin, Bass guitar
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- Larrivee, Godin, takemine. ibenez
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- Country Blues and jazz/folk
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- At 11:27am on October 17, 2011,
Jud Hair said… Hey Higgs! Welcome to the AGM community. Since you're a Godin owner, I hope you'll consider joining the Seagull/Godin chat group here. We have a great time and you'll get a lot of info. check us out:
http://www.acousticguitarcommunity.com/group/SeagullAficionados
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