Re: Rang III Software Ver 2.0

["Brian Carabee" <compguy2@comcast.net>]

If you're referring to the physical build quality, it's a tank. The only 
potential weakness might be the knobs on the pots. They stick up kind of 
high, which makes them very easy to use, but they are exposed and since 
they 
are high or "tall", a good kick or hit could conceivably break one. So far 
so good, though. I gig with mine a lot and have had no mishaps. I don't 
think it will a problem (knocks head).

I like the pots as they are of the infinitely-spinning variety with tiny 
little détentes that you can feel as you spin them. The détentes are in 
such 
tiny increments that you can get very fine and accurate adjustments out of 
them.

The footswitches are the same as on the 'Rang II, and I love them. They 
are 
very flat and close to the surface of the unit, and that makes for better 
accuracy since the travel distance of the switches is very small.

Overall I am extremely happy with the unit, except that there are way too 
few foot switches. Obviously they went for a small footprint but at the 
expense of the musician having too choose some functions and not have the 
others available without bending down and re-assigning in the middle of 
your 
performance. The good news is that they are supposedly working on creating 
an add-on pedal with more switches.

Sound quality is superb to my ear, far better than the 'Rang II, which is 
to 
be expected when you look at the specs. It lives up to the printed specs. 
A 
loop of my acoustic guitar playing back sounds almost identical to the 
original signal. I could tell the difference if I were blindfolded but 
certainly the average listener would not be able to.

I hear there has been some discussion of people not being able to get a 
perfectly seamless loop, which I understand is a problem with most 
loopers. 
The new manual that I just received with the software has a section on 
getting a good seamless, droning loop going, but I haven't tried it yet. 
I'll report back.

The new software seems to deliver as promised. You can do sequential loops 
and different types of synched loops. You can also do up to 4 independent 
loops that you can start and stop independently of the others. You can 
stack 
on those, of course.

The input levels are far less finicky than on the 'Rang II. It adjusts 
completely automatically, and it seems to be extremely forgiving.

Overall this is a superb machine IMO ...BUT... I NEED more footswitches.

I hope some of that was useful for you.

Brian

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sjaak Overgaauw" <tcplugin@gmail.com>
To: <Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
Sent: Friday, September 24, 2010 3:34 PM
Subject: Re: Rang III Software Ver 2.0


> Can anyone tell something about the audio and build quality of the
> Rang III?  Thanks.
>
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> Sjaak Overgaauw
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