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Thanks for the update Andre. Very interesting. On Tue, Sep 9, 2008 at 8:52 PM, André Donawa <andre@andredonawa.com> wrote: > I've been holding out for this since my Echoplex was stolen last year. > > Here's a reply I got from Mike at Boomerang > >> I was wondering if you still plan to make a Rang 3. >> Would it be ready by the end of the year? > > Hi Andre, > > If you've been following our progress you know we've set a few > delivery dates > and missed them all, but I > believe we are actually getting very close. Here's a bit of info on our > development > status. > > We have all the parts to make a few hundred units. The circuit boards > have all > parts soldered on. The hold > up is finishing the software which has proven to be quite complex. > Here's what we have so far: > * 3 or 4 loops, your choice > * stacking with undo/redo - "stacking" is adding parts to a loop > * erase one or all loops - also a loop can be erased while another plays > * copy loop - a loop can be copied while it or another one plays > * copy live - this enables "re-sampling" and is very powerful; the >pedal's > output is > routed to a new loop > * octave - loop plays at half speed and an octave lower > * reverse - loop plays backwards > * once - loop plays one time through then stops > * fade - loops fade in or out with one button press; fades can be 1-60 > seconds long > * reverse solo - this is an effect and enables you to create reverse >leads > live > * Serial play style - loops play one after the other like the Rang(TM) >Plus > * 48KHz sample rate with 20 bit samples > What's left to do: > = Sync play style - all loops can play simultaneously and are synced so > they stay > together > = Free play style - all loops can play simultaneously and are not synced; > this is > great for ambient sounds > = stereo recording and playback > = 24KHz sample rate with 20 bit samples > = output options using Smart jacks - the III senses which jacks are being > used > = Thru Mute function - turns off through signal > > All of the remaining tasks are fairly easy with the exception of Sync > play > style, so I think we're on > course for an October delivery. > > > ---------- > > 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." > > ---------- > > Drool!! > > Andre > > > > > > > http://www.andredonawa.com > http://cdbaby.com/all/andredonawa > http://www.myspace.com/andredonawa > > > > >