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Re: Boss RC20XL
Oops, I meant the sp-505.
George Ericson wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I'm a born again looper/sound experimentalist, been on the mailing
> list as a lurker for several months now and must say that I have
> learned quite a bit about the technical issues and material choices
> that confront artist such as us. Furthermore, I find the candid tone
> in debate concerning the philosophical issues that we face in making
> our aesthetic and operational choices to often be right on the mark
> and quite refreshing. Thank you all for being a part of this great
> resource.
>
> It is through your discussions and the website that I have come to own
> an EDP. Although, it is a wonderful machine I wish to upgrade the
> memory to much greater than the 192 seconds that they come from Gibson
> with. Have I overlooked something? Does anyone have any information
> concerning this matter?
>
> I also own a RC20 and find that, although it is a solid pedal, I would
> like to replace it with something a little more versatile. I have
> been looking into the Boss SP-606 and it seems to promise a lot. I
> like that it is polyphonic in its playback, that it pitch-shifts
> samples, has recording times of up to 60 mins at 44 khz, etc. I was
> wondering if anyone has had any experience with these machines and
> would vouch for them? I also would like to know if it works well in a
> sample on the fly live performance situation and whether it does sound
> on sound recording in a single bank?
>
> A lot of questions, I know.
>
> Thanks much
> GKE
>
>
>
> Aptrev@aol.com wrote:
>
>> In a message dated 9/14/04 1:26:02 PM, psychle62@yahoo.com writes:
>>
>> << The thing I really hate about the RC20 is having to
>> hold the switch down for two full seconds to clear a
>> loop. That's a long time in a live looping situation. >>
>>
>> Why not simply turn the phrase select knob to a new slot?
>> Or better, if you don't mind another pedal cluttering things up you
>> can use a pedal to switch the phrase slot thus avoiding stooping that
>> spoils the performer's heroic profile.
>>
>> BobC
>>
>>
>> www.cdbaby.com/rpcollier
>> http://trundlebox.iuma.com
>> http://tinyurl.com/yuru7
>>
>>
>>
>