Sleestak
Power User
I use the looper quite bit in one of my bands, and here is my list of wishes for functional enhancements:
- I want to enable the metronome in association with recording a loop. Yes, I know people have wished for metronome on / off control in other threads. In the context of the looper, it's pretty important to have it available prior to (and maybe even during) the loop recording. Naturally, this should be routable to any of the outputs. Once the song (or loop) is underway, the metronome should be defeatble. The metronome and looper are intrinsically related, and there should be a simple way for users to program when / if the metronome is audible.
- The looper record length function should be programmable, so that you can set up a 2 or 4 bar (or whatever) loop record length, matched to the tempo. When you hit RECORD, the loop should automatically record the number of bars, then switch over to playback. This would ensure that my loops are always the correct length, and remain in sync with the playback tempo.
- You should be able to "arm" the record function, have four beats of countdown, then the looper auto-records for the selected number of bars, and then switches to playback. This, along with #2 and #1, would be a foolproof looping experience.
- I have seen some requests for saving a pre-recorded audio loop (basically a sampler function) for triggered playback. I'll echo that request here. I understand that storing audio is perhaps weird use of the memory in the unit, but it would make tricky loops easier. You could get it right once, and then just recall it to build on it.
- I would like to have a programmable function that dumps the content of the looper. This would ensure that when I switch to another preset with the looper, it doesn't already have something in the buffer. It's surprised me a few times when I've moved to a song with the looper active, and playback of the previous loop starts. Yes, user error, and can be avoided, but it would be great if the AxeFX III could accept an "erase stored loop" command as a parameter.