Can someone explain in layman's terms how a looper functions? Someone keeps bothering me to get one and I don't have a clue as to how they work. I have seen demos on them but would rather hear it from people I know.
LAYMAN'S terms now.
Regular Fretter
Can someone explain in layman's terms how a looper functions? Someone keeps bothering me to get one and I don't have a clue as to how they work. I have seen demos on them but would rather hear it from people I know.
LAYMAN'S terms now.
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Someone...hummm.Originally Posted by tone2thebone
They record what ever you input into them between the first pedal activation and the second activation. ie. Stomp the first time - starts record, stomp the second time - stops record. Then the pedal will most likely figure out the meter (beats per minute) and adjust the length of the recorded part to fit accordingly.
Next - while the first phrase is playing you can then 'overdub' another part on top of the first one. Then-you can overdub another on top of those two etc. etc.
Each subsequent phrase is captured the same way as the first. What ever is played between the two pedal stomps is what gets recorded.
The other thing they do is help you to play better, be more creative and have fun. Oh, while your phrases are playing you can set your guitar down and go get a cup of coffee, beer, or tea and pick up where you left off when you come back. The pedal won't erase your looped masterpiece until you either turn it off or change to another patch position. You can still 'save' the piece into the unit's memory for later recall.
Does that help.
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Spudman - Yes that does help. Can I loop an entire 12 bar blues progression and store that? If so then I think you might be able to talk me into it for certain.
Guitars/Bass - MIM Fender Classic 50s Strat, MIM Fender Standard Strat, Squier Classic Vibe 50s Tele, Gibson Les Paul Studio, Epi '56 Gold Top Les Paul, Martin DSR acoustic, Sigma Martin Auditorium electric/acoustic, Squier Jazz Bass.
Amps/Cabinets/Modelers - Model 2558 50 watt Marshall Silver Anniversary Jubilee combo w/ Celestion Vintage 30s, 4x12 Marshall cabinet w/25 watt Greenback Celestions, Fender Blues Junior w/ a couple of Billm mods, Line 6 POD 2.0, Roland Micro Cube
Pedals/Effects - Cry Baby Classic Wah, Boss TU-2, Boss NS-2, Boss RC-2 Loop Station, Ross Compressor, MXR Micro Amp, Danelectro FAB Echo, Danelectro FAB Chorus, Danelectro Chicken Salad, Marshall Guv'nor Plus, Marshall Echohead, Duhvoodooman's Zonkin' Yellow Screamer, Digitech Digiverb, Digitech Bad Monkey, Dunlop Fuzz Face, Homemade Loop Bypass pedal, Duhvoodooman's Sonic Tonic (Maxon SD-9 clone +), Voodoo Labs Superfuzz
Regular Fretter
The Boss loopers have an undo function where you can remove one of the layers. I think you can also put it back in later if you change your mind.
So why'd you choose the RC20XL over the Jam Man Robert?
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