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Re: new boomerang



they need to join this list,
you're right. it makes no sense for them to be making this stuff and  
not be listening to their tiny niche market.

teddy

On Feb 19, 2007, at 9:48 AM, mike@michaelplishka.com wrote:

> Rang III sounded great until it said the "One Button" that can  
> control a
> gazillion things of which 99% of the time I will want at least two  
> of the
> gazillion which will probably mean turning a selector of some sort  
> to pick
> what I want which means messing with the pedal during a performance by
> bending down.  At least before it was preset and split among different
> switches.
>
> Why don't looper companies do conjoint analysis or some other types of
> studies to verify what we want?  Different companies come oh so  
> close and
> then blow it by messing with basic stuff!!
>
> Augh!
>
> Ok, dont ranting...
>
> plish
>
>>
>> Begin forwarded message:
>>>>  Currently it looks like we are on schedule to delivery the
>>>> Chorus/Delay pedal in early to mid April and the  Rang(TM) III  
>>>> looper
>>>> in mid May. Here's a blurb describing what's up in Boomerang land.
>>>>
>>>>   We will be releasing a new looper, the Rang(TM) III, AND a stereo
>>>> chorus/delay pedal in the spring of 2007.
>>>>   The effects pedal has 11 presets and an expression pedal jack for
>>>> real time control of parameters.
>>>>   The looper will have true stereo recording, vastly improved audio
>>>> specs, long record time, 6 loops, multi level undo/redo, multiple
>>>> loops
>>>> can play synched or unsynched, and a slew of "utility" features  
>>>> such
>>>> as
>>>> auto fade out, metronome, etc.
>>>>   We will insure that the pedal is easy to operate and as  
>>>> intuitive as
>>>> the current one, but it will be deeper if you want to explore  
>>>> the new
>>>> functions.
>>>>   It will be about half the size of the Rang(TM) Plus which  
>>>> lists for
>>>> $599. Right now it looks like the list price will be about $539.  
>>>> There
>>>> will be no MIDI or USB connectivity, and no permanent storage of
>>>> loops.
>>>>
>>>> Boomerang(R) Chorus-Delay Pedal
>>>>   This is the first in a family of great sounding effect pedals  
>>>> from
>>>> BMP. Each pedal will have 2 different effects, be true stereo and
>>>> have a
>>>> hard wired bypass. There are 11 preset locations for storing  
>>>> your own
>>>> sounds.
>>>>   Connect an expression pedal and you can control overall effect(s)
>>>> level or morph between two different sounds.
>>>>   The delay effect will have a tap tempo foot button and three
>>>> different modes including tape delay simulation and reverse delay.
>>>>   All the pedals in this family will be linkable to form a complete
>>>> effects system. Press store or recall on any one pedal and all  
>>>> linked
>>>> pedals will respond.
>>>>
>>>> Boomerang(R) III Looper
>>>>   This little power house records in true stereo (or mono), has  
>>>> 17.5
>>>> minutes of recording time in mono and 6 independent loops that  
>>>> can be
>>>> played sequentially (verse/chorus/bridge use) or simultaneously. In
>>>> the
>>>> latter mode the loops may be synched or played totally independent
>>>> from
>>>> each other.
>>>>   After the primary loop is recorded, there are 3 additional  
>>>> "layers"
>>>> that can be recorded. The layers can be silenced, played or
>>>> re-recorded.
>>>> Additional material may be stacked on (added to) any of the layers.
>>>>   The user can assign a number of interesting and useful  
>>>> functions to
>>>> a utility button. We anticipate having the following functions, and
>>>> possibly more: reverse playback, reverse lead live, auto fade out,
>>>> metronome, loop quantize, octave down effect (for bass line  
>>>> creation),
>>>> loop extend and layer merging (merge all layers to one to free up
>>>> memory).
>>>>   There will be selectable sample rates, a variety of signal  
>>>> routing
>>>> options and a pedal linking system so multiple units can be  
>>>> synched.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>>
>>>> Mike Nelson
>>>> Secretary/Treasurer, Boomerang Management, Inc.
>>>> General Partner of Boomerang Musical Products, Ltd.
>>>>
>>>> ----------
>>>>
>>>> "Some products make you sound better;
>>>> the Boomerang(R) Phrase Sampler makes you play better."
>>>>
>>>> ----------
>>>>
>>>> Shipping Address (send repairs & upgrades here)
>>>> 3704 Oakwood Drive
>>>> Grapevine, TX  76051
>>>>
>>>> Billing Address
>>>> Boomerang Musical Products       PO Box 541595 Dallas, TX   
>>>> 75354-1595
>>>> 1-800-530-4699 * 1-817-251-8737, Outside USA * 1-817-251-8509, Fax
>>>>
>>>> http://www.boomerangmusic.com
>>>>
>>>
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