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Re: RC-20 review



Ben,


The RC-20 and the Line 6 share equal time as my main loopers.  I 
don't really do quick loops, but I do a lot of stacked thick stuff: 
e-bow bass parts, for example, and both loopers do a wonderful job of 
not sounding muddy.  I like both about equally.  Both are easy to use 
on the fly.  The Line 6 is better in that it has other delay effects, 
including the ability to add delay to the "solo" part not looped. 
The Boss is better in that it can store multiple loops.  For my 
purposes, I see no need for anything more sophisticated in terms of 
the looper itself, but I'm now toying with ways to archive and recall 
loops across time and space (IOW to reproduce previously recorded 
loops at performances.)  The solution I'm going to start with is the 
Korg Electribe S sampler/sequencer for that purpose.

For the bucks, you can't go wrong with the RC-20.

Best,
Michael




>I get the impression not a lot of other people use the Boss RC-20. I 
>got it primarily because it's Boss, had long loops, and was 
>affordable. Are there other RC-20 users on the list? Seems like the 
>EDP and Repeater are most common.
>
>On the whole I like the pedal, esp for the price point (225 used) 
>Things I see holding it back:
>
>+ No midi synch. This seems so easy I can't explain why it's not on there.
>+ Limited time stretch.
>+ Also seems to be a minimum loop time (I might not have learned 
>this properly yet) which won't allow you to get lower than 1 second. 
>I was hoping to make sub-second/stuttering loops.
>
>Anyone else have similar experiences or opinions on the pedal?
>
>Ben

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Michael S. Yoder, Ph.D.
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Texas A&M International University
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