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looks like it will soon > Hi all you patient and not so patient looping enthusiasts, > > It has been taking a looooooooooooooong time to finish > this pedal, > but it will be a fantastic looper. In > fact it already is with the current feature set. Completing > the > software has been the hold up for some time > now. There are only 2 features left to add and our > programmer is > working hard. The prototypes have all > features but those two! Release will hopefully be this > spring. > > We have all the parts to make a few hundred units. The > circuit > boards have all parts soldered on. Front > panel graphic overlays have been received. Steel chassis > have been > received. Everything is in place. The hold > up is finishing the software which has proven to be quite > complex. > If we had the software today, I could ship about 400 > units within a month! > > Here's what we have so far: > * Serial Play Style - loops play one after the other like > the Rang(TM) Plus > * Serial Master Play Style - see description below > * 3 or 4 loops, your choice > * stacking with undo/redo - "stacking" is adding > parts to a loop > * erase one or all loops - a loop can be erased while > another plays > * copy loop - a loop can be copied whether it is playing or > not > * 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 or stops at > its end if > already playing > * fade - loops fade in or out with one button press; fades > can be > approx 2 to 42 seconds long > * reverse solo - this is an effect and enables you to > create reverse leads live > * 48KHz or 24KHz sample rate with 20 bit samples > * through signal is always 48KHz sample rate with 24 bit > samples > * Thru Mute function > * Playback master volume control with an expression pedal > * Dedicated loop playback volume knob > * Dedicated loop decay rate knob - the rate at which > earlier parts > fade when new ones are added > * stereo or mono recording and playback > * Smart jacks - the III senses which jacks are being used > and provides > different signal routing options > > Sync in Serial Play Style (Serial Master Play Style) > There are 2 types of sync. One is a "normal" > sync - all loops can > play at once, there is a master that is > recorded first, all loops are multiples of the master. This > is the > Sync Play Style. > But there is another cool type of sync in the Serial > Play Style > where one loop is played after the other, > the verse, chorus, bridge type of use. If loop 3 is > recorded first, it > will be the master, otherwise it's just > another loop and there is no master. If loop three is > master, then it > can play with the other loops. It's the > only loop that can play along with the other loops. > So at one time you can play 1 & 3, 2 & 3, 4 > & 3, but not 1 & 2. > Remember this is serial play style where > the loops play one at a time... with the exception of the > master. I > hope this isn't too confusing. > Here's the purpose. For serial style loopers > it's nice to have a > rhythmic background behind the melodic > loops. Mute the strings and record a short > "chika-chika" or beat on > the sides of your acoustic axe. > > 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 > > The software still isn't complete, but we've > decided to sell > pre-production units to interested players. The features > listed above > are all working with only a few bugs yet to fix. > Essentially what > you'll get is a Boomerang(R) III looper less the Sync > and Free Play > Styles. > The purchaser will receive the final production > software and user > manual when complete, but there is no commitment on our > part to a > specific delivery date. It's done when it's done. > The software will be > delivered as a MIDI file attached to an email. Uploading is > accomplished by playing the file in a MIDI player on your > computer > with the output routed through a USB/MIDI interface and on > to the III > with a MIDI cable. > If the customer doesn't have the means to > accomplish this, then > the unit must be returned to have the software installed. > In that > case, the customer will pay for all shipping expenses, both > ways. This > will most likely run from $20 to $30 in the lower 48. > We will charge what we expect the "street" > price to be, $439. > Shipping will be additional and should be around $15. > Holler if this > interests you. > > ---------- > > 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." > > ---------- > > 1-800-530-4699 * 1-817-251-8737, Outside USA * > 1-817-251-8509, Fax > > http://www.boomerangmusic.com > > Shipping Address for Repairs: > Boomerang > 1516 Victoria Drive > Denton, TX 76209 > > Billing Address: > Boomerang Musical Products, Ltd. > PO Box 3788 > Grapevine, TX 76099-3788 > http://www.myspace.com/luisangulocom > www.luis-angulo.com