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Re: LP-2 arrived today



This is great news!   Weg

On Wed, Dec 28, 2011 at 7:05 PM, Phil Clevenger <phil.clevenger@gmail.com> wrote:
It did get hacked, I was up there a few nights ago and it was trying to get me to download some very suspicious .ru file every time I hit the search box :)

FIRST LP2 SIGHTING ! Congrats... such fun :)

Phil :)


On Dec 28, 2011, at 3:34 PM, Matt Davignon wrote:

> Also, I checked the looperlative website today to see if there was
> more info up there. Today, my office firewall (or Firefox's security
> alert) is blocking the website as suspicious. I hope it didn't get
> hacked!
>
> Matt
>
> On Wed, Dec 28, 2011 at 3:30 PM, Matt Davignon <mattdavignon@gmail.com> wrote:
>> I got it at work, so I won't have a chance to try it out until later.
>>
>> Some first impressions:
>> --It's about the same size, but only about 2/3 the weight of a DL-4.
>> Light is important in my rig these days. However, it also looks and
>> feels very sturdy.
>> --The switches are much quieter than the DL-4. It would be easy to
>> operate this pedal by hand.
>> --The power source is NOT included. According to the instructions, I
>> need a "9v negative-center pedal power supply which is commonly used
>> by many music pedals." Or a 9v battery.
>> --There is an input for an _expression_ pedal, which controls feedback.
>> This is not mentioned in the instructions.
>> --According to the instructions, an SD storage card is required to use
>> the device. On my device, the cards must be inserted upside down.
>> --The maximum loop time is not mentioned in the instructions. I
>> imagine it depends on the SD card, and I've heard it's well over 1
>> minute at regular speed.
>> --The instructions are pretty minimal, and they don't include a
>> description of what the different effects are.
>> --There are 16 effects, which are activated by 2 effects switches - 8
>> per switch. (This much is apparent from the photo on the website.)
>> Assigning the effects to the footswitch appears complicated enough
>> that I probably won't be doing it during a performance. To do so, you
>> have to enter Configuration mode, which involves either pressing a
>> tiny button on the back of the unit, or holding the RECORD button when
>> in PLAY mode.
>> --There is also a nice "Setup Mode", in which the effects LEDs work as
>> a sound level meter, so you can adjust the input level. There are 3
>> different levels of input gain, plus a trim knob
>>
>> Hopefully I'll get a chance to start using it this weekend. I've been
>> looking forward to this for a while.
>>
>>
>> --
>> Matt Davignon
>> mattdavignon@gmail.com
>> www.ribosomemusic.com
>> Podcast! http://ribosomematt.podomatic.com
>> Rigs! http://www.youtube.com/user/ribosomematt
>
>
>
> --
> Matt Davignon
> mattdavignon@gmail.com
> www.ribosomemusic.com
> Podcast! http://ribosomematt.podomatic.com
> Rigs! http://www.youtube.com/user/ribosomematt
>




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