Geoff Pratt
Member
I was asked if I would share my thoughts on the Aeros Loop Studio and how I integrated it into my AXE FX III rig. So I’ll do my best and hopefully this is of some value.
I generally play solo for the most part. I haven’t gigged in many years but will start doing some small events as soon as COVID-19 comes to an end. Again, most likely solo. I needed a more capable looper than the AXE’s looper. Singular Sound’s Aeros looked to be very powerful and the visual feedback on the touch screen perked my interest. I do really like the AXE looper. I use it often for dialing tones and (more importantly) IR mixing. However I need multiple tracks and MIDI sync for tempo. I’ve had a Beatbuddy in my rig long before my AXE days. I find practice with a beat/metronome very helpful. The BB plays very nicely with the AXE, or any modeler really if you’re using FRFR. I use the 4CM with the BB in the loop. I have playlists on the BB which plays drums and bass guitar. Here is the beauty of FRFR. The drum sounds are fantastic through the FRFR. Now the Aeros Loop Studio is in the loop as well. This has worked wonderfully. I use a layout on an FC-6 with 5 control switches assigned to the MIDI commands for the BB which in turn send the MIDI to the Aeros for start, stop, next part of song, tempo and signature. There’s a bit of a learning curve with the Aeros. It is packed with features and very DAW like as they advertise. The flow feels familiar. The sound quality is outstanding. I never really thought I would care too much about the visual feedback from the screen (i.e. waveform) but I find it invaluable. At a glance you can tell where you are in the loop. The operation is logical for a looper to me but I know everyone has their favorite looper work flow. I consider the Aeros in the same audiophile league as the AXE FX III.
The issues…You’ll read/hear bad reviews about the Aeros. Singular Sound released it about a year too early in my opinion. It’s true that MUCH of the functionality didn’t exist as advertised. That has really irritated many who purchased. Especially gigging musicians who bought it as a replace looper based on the features and found it useless. However, since I purchased, the SS development team has released roughly 10 updates to the firmware. The current version (3.0.0) has the looper at near full functionality. But there are a few thing yet to be completed. Full MIDI implementation is probably the biggest one on the list.
I would certainly recommend trying out the Aeros now that firmware 3.0.0 is now out of beta release. It’s a wonderful looper. If anyone has any questions I'd be happy to answer them.
I generally play solo for the most part. I haven’t gigged in many years but will start doing some small events as soon as COVID-19 comes to an end. Again, most likely solo. I needed a more capable looper than the AXE’s looper. Singular Sound’s Aeros looked to be very powerful and the visual feedback on the touch screen perked my interest. I do really like the AXE looper. I use it often for dialing tones and (more importantly) IR mixing. However I need multiple tracks and MIDI sync for tempo. I’ve had a Beatbuddy in my rig long before my AXE days. I find practice with a beat/metronome very helpful. The BB plays very nicely with the AXE, or any modeler really if you’re using FRFR. I use the 4CM with the BB in the loop. I have playlists on the BB which plays drums and bass guitar. Here is the beauty of FRFR. The drum sounds are fantastic through the FRFR. Now the Aeros Loop Studio is in the loop as well. This has worked wonderfully. I use a layout on an FC-6 with 5 control switches assigned to the MIDI commands for the BB which in turn send the MIDI to the Aeros for start, stop, next part of song, tempo and signature. There’s a bit of a learning curve with the Aeros. It is packed with features and very DAW like as they advertise. The flow feels familiar. The sound quality is outstanding. I never really thought I would care too much about the visual feedback from the screen (i.e. waveform) but I find it invaluable. At a glance you can tell where you are in the loop. The operation is logical for a looper to me but I know everyone has their favorite looper work flow. I consider the Aeros in the same audiophile league as the AXE FX III.
The issues…You’ll read/hear bad reviews about the Aeros. Singular Sound released it about a year too early in my opinion. It’s true that MUCH of the functionality didn’t exist as advertised. That has really irritated many who purchased. Especially gigging musicians who bought it as a replace looper based on the features and found it useless. However, since I purchased, the SS development team has released roughly 10 updates to the firmware. The current version (3.0.0) has the looper at near full functionality. But there are a few thing yet to be completed. Full MIDI implementation is probably the biggest one on the list.
I would certainly recommend trying out the Aeros now that firmware 3.0.0 is now out of beta release. It’s a wonderful looper. If anyone has any questions I'd be happy to answer them.