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Relatively cheap/basic looper pedals
Posted: Sat Sep 07, 2013 8:41 pm
by Noisy Cat
I know about the TC Electronic Ditto; are there any others worth considering?
Posted: Sun Sep 08, 2013 1:10 am
by h8mtv
I hear a lot of talk about loopers. I don't do much with mine other than writing some. I really, really like my ditto tho. That said, it's my first looper and I've never used and others. I really can't imagine anything more simple and fun than the Ditto tho.
Posted: Sun Sep 08, 2013 4:45 am
by paul_
For a similar price as the Ditto (or even cheaper according to a quick peruse) you could pick up an Akai Headrush on eBay which would also give you tap-tempo delay and 4-output tape echo simulation with head gap (for that rhythmic Shadows type echo) and high-frequency dampening (for analog type muffling) controls. I love mine to pieces.
Bear in mind this is like a 16 year old delay-circuit-based looper design so it doesn't have nearly the loop time of the Ditto (about 25 seconds max in low-quality mode, 11 in high quality), but whenever I see "five minutes of loop time!" I think "10 minute songs with 5 minute intros". You can still overdub those 25 secs to infinity so it doesn't really matter in most situations.
Posted: Sun Sep 08, 2013 9:05 am
by Benmurray85
I've always loved the looper in the line 6 DL4. For me it's the easiest to use (no double tapping of switched which REALLY bugs me) half speed and reverse looping
Posted: Sun Sep 08, 2013 10:57 am
by Thom
With the same premise as Paul's suggestion, for the price of a ditto you could pick up a Boss RC-2 on eBay. I have one and I think it's great, loads of features, but basically as simple or complicated as you want it to be. I'd certainly look out for one in your position.
Posted: Sun Sep 08, 2013 9:39 pm
by paul_
^ah shit, that's a million times better than a headrush. I was even looking out for one at one point, can't believe I forgot.
Posted: Sun Sep 08, 2013 9:43 pm
by Noisy Cat
Cheers folks - plenty to go on there
Posted: Mon Sep 09, 2013 11:33 am
by h8mtv
That seems to be the other top dog I've seen used. Knowing dick about loopers and not minding the dub tap I went ditto, plus the bitch is tiny. I'd like to try an RC2 sometime.
Posted: Thu Sep 12, 2013 11:53 am
by avj
You can also expand the RC-2 (or RC-3) a bit by making a cheap enclosure with a few jacks and switches, or use the Boss switch pedals.
See page 28:
http://media.rolandus.com/manuals/RC-2_OM.pdf
This gives you functionality similar to the RC-20 (or RC-30) dual pedals on the cheapz.
Posted: Thu Sep 12, 2013 11:55 am
by Thom
avj wrote:You can also expand the RC-2 (or RC-3) a bit by making a cheap enclosure with a few jacks and switches, or use the Boss switch pedals.
See page 28:
http://media.rolandus.com/manuals/RC-2_OM.pdf
This gives you functionality similar to the RC-20 (or RC-30) dual pedals on the cheapz.
+1 I do this.
Posted: Thu Sep 12, 2013 12:26 pm
by BearBoy
Thom wrote:avj wrote:You can also expand the RC-2 (or RC-3) a bit by making a cheap enclosure with a few jacks and switches, or use the Boss switch pedals.
See page 28:
http://media.rolandus.com/manuals/RC-2_OM.pdf
This gives you functionality similar to the RC-20 (or RC-30) dual pedals on the cheapz.
+1 I do this.
+2 I also do this. RC-3 and FS-6.