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I can understand the interface thing, but with a thing that has midi in they could have easily made it something that could be called up via a midi message. I still think it's a huge oversite on what otherwise seems to be an amazing product. --- Bill Edmondson <edmondson5@comcast.net> wrote: > Who was the designer? Was it Joe Waltz by any > chance? > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Charles Zwicky > [mailto:cazwicky@earthlink.net] > > Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2006 10:23 AM > > To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com > > Subject: Re: Electro Harmonix 2880 Looper review > > > > The designer at EH explained to me that they > couldn't sort out a way > > to create a file structure on the card to allow > multiple loops to be > > stored and recalled using the simple interface > design of the 2880. > > (rule number one: no multifunction buttons!). The > thing that I love > > about the 16 second delay reissue is that the > loops can be pitched > > -with a physical knob-!! The 2880 has this feature > and also allows > > you to record your manipulations to the 'mixdown > track'... I thinkl > > that the 2880 could be quite an inspiring > instrument. > > > > > > >Wow, sounds cool. What I don't get is why "Once > you > > >begin recording a New Loop, all of the files for > the > > >previous loop will be overwritten and you cannot > > >retrieve them." > > > > > >Put in non volatile memory and then make it so > that > > >you can't ever get back to your previous loops? > So > > >what's the point? > > > > > >--- Costas Andreou <contact@costasandreou.com> > wrote: > > > > > >> Hello everyone! > > >> The Electro Harmonix 2880 Super Multi-track > Looper > > >> was delivered to me > > >> recently. I am very happy with it, so here is > a > > >> small review for anyone > > >> interested in this new looper. > > >> > > >> The 2880 is well designed and well build, with > > >> quality knobs, pots and > > >> faders. It is smaller and lighter than I > expected > > >> and this is a plus, at > > >> least for me. > > >> > > >> This is a user friendly machine - especially > those > > >> who are familiar with > > >> any multitrack recorder or mixing console will > feel > > >> at home right away. It > > >> is great to have faders and pan pots for each > > >> track/loop and control these > > >> parameters in real time. > > >> > > >> The audio fidelity is great, no nasty > compression, > > >> no hiss, no artifacts, > > >> no degradation. The two inputs have lots of > headroom > > >> before clipping and > > >> they sound good with various sources. The > converter > > >> sounds nice - no cheap > > >> digital nastyness here. The panning is > accurate and > > >> clear and the faders > > >> have that nice feel you expect when you need > to do > > >> smooth fade ins/outs, > > >> small changes or big moves. > > >> > > >> Electro Harmonix made a powerful looper. > Multiple > > >> mono or stereo loops can > > >> be recorded of four different tracks and you > are > > >> free to mix everything > > >> down to a stereo track to have the other ones > > >> available for additional > > >> work. You can move the faders and pan pots > during > > >> mixdown and everything > > >> will be recorded onto the mixdown track just > as you > > >> hear it. You can also > > >> record onto the mixdown track as many times as > you > > >> like and keep the > > >> previous stuff there, too. > > >> > > >> Loops can be pitch shifted at any time with > the > > >> octave button and you are > > >> also free to do bends up and down with the > tempo > > >> slider. The reverse > > >> feature is also great. Pitch change and > reverse can > > >> be active at the same > > >> time. > > >> > > >> Overdub and punch in actions are easy, with > very > > >> simple steps to follow. > > >> If you are experienced with overdub an punch > in, > > >> there are no problems at > > >> all. From the time you memorize the foot > controller, > > >> the 2880 becomes an > > >> instrument of its own - as with any other > dedicated > > >> looper machine out > > >> there. If you are thinking of buying the 2880, > I > > >> suggest you spend the > > >> additional money to get the foot controller > too, > > >> because it really makes > > >> live work easier and more fluid. You can't do > > >> everything on the fly > > >> without the controller, except if both of your > hands > > >> are free. > > >> > > >> Midi works just fine and the 2880 can sync > > >> succesfully to a sequencer or a > > >> drum machine. If you need this feature, it is > there, > > >> simple and effective. > > >> > > >> A metronome with its own level knob is also > > >> included. It sounds like the > > >> clear sharp sound of a turntable needle. No > fake > > >> plastic snare here. This > > >> click sound can blend smoothly into the loops > to > > >> assist the performer, but > > >> it doesn't ruin the feel or the moment at all. > The > > >> metronome is output > > >> through the headphones jack, allowing for > further > > >> dub style processing. > > >> ;-) > > >> > > >> The usb port is very welcome. I think everyone > will > > >> appreciate this. You > > >> can move audio files to/from a computer. The > compact > > > > flash card is > > >> displayed as an external hard drive. The files > are > > >> the standard .wav and > > >> can be easily moved, for backup or further > process. > > >> > > >> Generally speaking, the 2880 gives the > musician the > > >> control and the power > > >> to do things as fluidly as possible. > > >> > > >> Feel free to ask questions. > > >> :-) > > >> > > >> Greetings from Athens > > >> Costas > > >> > > >> http://www.costasandreou.com > > >> contact@costasandreou.com > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > >__________________________________________________ > > >Do You Yahoo!? > > >Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > protection around > > >http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > > -- > === message truncated === __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com