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I'm also new, so take what I have to suggest with a grain of salt, but I want to be able to "give back" since so many people here have already helped me out as a new person also with questions that must be dumb. From the sounds of it, considering your budget, consider the digitech jamman - there's a blemished one on musiciansfriend.com right now for only $229 - cheaper than the rc-20, and it has a usb output that you should be able to put directly into protools. I don't think you can find cheaper for what you want (and if you do want it - get it now, since blemished versions sell out quickly). It usually costs $300, although you never know with "blemished" if there's something wrong with it. But you do get 45 days to try it before you return it. Alternately, the rc-2 is even cheaper, at $179, but you'd have to mic an amp. Someone else from this listserve suggesting getting an inexpensive little mixer (behringer makes some for as low as $45) to plug in several different instruments to plug into the looper, which sounds like what you want to do. As for an amp, if you want to plug in all those instruments and voice, I'm guessing an inexpensive PA or something like that, rather than running everything through a guitar amp. Again, Behringer makes cheap ones. Good luck! Eben On 3/11/07, Whitehorse_ dreams <whitehorse_dreams@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > Hi everyone > I'm new to the list and I'm looking for some advice. > > I'm looking to buy a loop pedal and having never used any equipment > live (performing acapella without mics with a band I was in or just >playing > -me and the guitar) I'm a bit lost as the the equipment I might need to > perform on stage. I apologise in advance for what may seem ridiculous > questions! > > Basically I want to be able to loop vocals and acoustic guitar, >incorporate > rhythm and keyboards into the loops and go from there. > > I'm probably going to go for the RC-20 (finances don't allow to go for >the > next model up just yet) but what would you suggest my set-up should be? >What > kind of amp would I need to buy? Bearing in mind there's only me and I >don't > have a car! I know I want to be able to practice at home (with good > headphones so I don't drive the neighbours crazy) on the same equipment. > What could I use to create good drum tracks live? I'd be really >interested > to know if any of you use a set-up like this. > > I have done an music production and audio engineering course so >understand > the terminology but the equipment side of things has always phased me. >Very > little of our course covered live work it was mostly learning the desk >and > Pro Tools training. My home terrain is working in Pro Tools and with >various > other music computing software but I don't want to simply create backing > tracks - I want to create music live. Naturally I love using loops and > creating layers of vocal harmonies - hence feeling dissatisfied >performing > alone with just the guitar. My influences range from folk, electronica to > world - I'm working on a set inspired and influenced by Tori Amos, David > Fonseca, Camille, Jose Gonazalez, Portuguese Fado music, flamenco and > trance but now I need to go and and buy the equipment that I need to >make > the music in my head possible on stage. > > I guess I'm trying to be a one woman band but from watching the likes >of KT > Tunstall and other artists working with loops I can see that is entirely > possible. It's very inspiring! > > I have been reading many of your posts and can see a lot of people here > really know there stuff. Absolutely any advice would be welcome - from >loop > pedals to amps to keyboards. If you play a small venue what equipment do >you > take? I love my guitar but he wants a bit of company :-) > > Lastly, whatever this set-up is - could I then plug it into Pro Tools >(if > any of you guys use it) so that I can record my efforts (or would you > suggest simply mic-ing up the amp?) > > Gosh, I'm just a bundle of questions. > > Thanks for reading this far > I look forward to hearing from any of you. > > Leah > http://www.myspace.com/leahwhitehorse > > > > > ________________________________ > Invite your mail contacts to join your friends list with Windows Live > Spaces. It's easy! Try it!