JustinAiken said:
My Looper quest:
Boss RC-2
Jamman
Boss RC-20
EHX 2880
Looperlative
The last two have stereo and MIDI control... now if only there was a balanced XLR version of the Looperlative, I'd have absolute perfection..
I've spent the last two years hopefully watching the looper pedal market, reading manuals and reviews, including all those mentioned in this thread.
I need reliable MIDI sync slave, stereo signal, non-volatile memory and lots of it preferably to memory cards so I can build a library, and functions like multiple tracks, overdub, undo, multiply track, for starters. I've been bitterly disappointed.
I was astounded that none of the new Digitech Jamman range released earlier this year had midi sync, what a squandered opportunity.
The Looperlative LP1 rack and the Looperlative LP2 pedal come closest to what I want. But...
The LP1 only has 4 minutes of volatile RAM.
And whilst the LP2 uses non-volatile memory cards it's mono.
Up until last month my rig was pedal based, and using a laptop was out of the question. But I discovered the Axe FX and after a couple of weeks reading the manual, scouring the forums, reviews, articles, etc. I bought an Ultra.
I didn't think I'd ever go rack but the Axe FX outstrips everything in a similar price bracket and ticks all the boxes. Since I pretty much need to purchase a laptop to manage the Axe, Adrenalinn 3 and Gordius Little Giant Module 2, I figure I may as well use Mobius on the laptop - it does everything I want and more.
Eventually when everything is finalised I'll fit it all into a portable rack, including the laptop.
My only complaint with using Mobius on a PC so far is my sound card has a quite a bit of latency even with ASIO4Free. I intend to get something like the E-mu 0404 which I understand is a lot better.
Eventually there may be a new Looperlative rack which might fit my requirements, in which case I'll save up and happily buy it.
-- G.