FM9 is on my desk, how can use looper ?

[DGD]

this is my setup and I am trying to figure out how can I use looper functions without moving the FM9.
I have FS-7 foot switch and also boss rc500 (but I want to sell the boss rc500 unless it is going to make big difference)
Is that possible to control looper with FS-7?
Should I keep RC-500 do I need with fractal?

Thanks

 

[Musikron]

Why not put it on the floor?

 

[md1234]

On the FM9, go to SETUP > FC Controllers/Onboard switches > page Stand-In Switches.
Select a layout and a button you want to use with the FS-7 switch.

Go to the button in the layouts and add Tap and Hold functions, in this case category Looper, for example the functions:
tap: Play/Stop
hold: Record

 

[PSea]

Why not put it on the floor?

funny.

 

[iaresee]

Add an FC6

 

[skolacki]

It would be different having the record on a hold. It would start on the release instead of the press. It’s doable though. The FAS looper is pretty basic but it’s a great tool for quick jams or making adjustments. Depending on how you do your looping you might want to keep your Boss.

 

[simeon]

Why not put it on the floor?

i know this seems obvious, but why not? there's a macbook right there. any tweaking could be done via FM9edit. all you need is a usb cable....

 

[md1234]

hold: Record

It would be different having the record on a hold.

You are right . I gave a technical description and an example, i didn't think too much about it. The FS-7 has two switches so 4 functions can be assigned. Which one is up to OP.

 

[Javialtonaga]

Use an external switch on the floor, and set the recording threshold if it helps you!

 

[MikeBrooklyn]

get an fc6

 

[unix-guy]

Just to comment about your question on the FC-500:

If you need multi track loops, stored loops, etc then keep it and integrate it with your FM9. The Fractal looper is a good basic looper, but it lacks a number of features that heavy looper uses often use.

My 18 year old son does a lot of looping combining keyboards, acoustic and electric guitars, and vocals.

I just loaned him my FM3 and integrated his mic, keyboard and FM3 into his RC-300 which then feeds a pair of KRK monitors.

 

[Lance Holland]

I'd have to agree with @unix-guy....Fractal's looper is a bare minimal one-track looper. If you're into serious looping, you'd want a separate device that has multiple tracks. Keep the Boss...it blows away Fractal's looper.

 

[Greg Ferguson]

If you need multi track loops, stored loops, etc then keep it and integrate it with your FM9. The Fractal looper is a good basic looper, but it lacks a number of features that heavy looper uses often use.

Yes. A dedicated looper was designed specifically for that purpose.

Cliff said ‘long time ago…

"Loopers have unique hardware requirements, i.e. lots of memory. General-purpose guitar processors like the Axe-Fx don't need the amounts of memory that loopers require and adding that memory for a single effect would increase costs, probably considerably. Furthermore the processors used in products like the Axe-Fx are limited in the amount of memory they can address. The DSP used in the Axe-Fx III is the most powerful commercial DSP available but it's still limited in its memory address space. Also, most loopers trade off bit-depth and sample rate for loop time. Therefore you're unlikely to ever find a multi-effect that has the loop time and features as a dedicated looper. If I were to make a dedicated looper I probably wouldn't use a DSP but something like an ARM with a lot of external address space. There isn't really much audio processing required, it's mostly memory access." [1]

That particular thread is interesting reading.