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Re: Questions about EHX Looper
http://www.musictoyz.com/guitar/pedals/eh.php
--- Kim Flint <kflint@loopers-delight.com> wrote:
> At 08:44 PM 2/6/2006, John Tidwell wrote:
> >Did anyone see a demo of the Electro-Harmonix
> looper
> >at NAMM? I assume it would have some interesting
> >features.
>
> Yes, I got a good demo. I guess Bill missed it, but
> if you asked the booth
> people they had a demo guy in their sound-proof room
> with the EH 2880 Super
> Multi-Track Looper set up. I meant to post about it
> sooner, and better do
> it quick before I forget the details totally...
>
> Please keep in mind I only saw a demo at NAMM, where
> it is easy to miss
> things. I didn't get to try it myself.
>
>
> Impressions of the Electro-Harmonix 2880 Super
> Multi-Track Looper
>
> * 4 track looper. Each track is mono, but there is a
> way to link 2 together
> for stereo. Plus there is a stereo mix down track.
>
> * stereo in and out
>
> * loop recording can be tapped, i.e., tap to start
> record and tap again to end.
>
> * loop time can also be set quantized to a
> predetermined tempo, with a
> metronome click.
>
> * memory is a compact flash card. the one it ships
> with gives 4 minutes
> loop time.
>
> * There is only one loop. No A/B loops,
> verse/chorus/bridge, NextLoop, etc.
> I asked how one might deal with having a verse loop
> and a chorus loop, and
> he suggested quickly pulling out the CF card and
> putting in another! Not
> much point in a large amount of loop time if all you
> can do is make a big
> long loop. If you put in a bigger CF card you just
> get a longer single loop.
>
> * The card saves the loop on power down. however,
> again there is only one
> loop on the card. You can't have more than one loop
> saved and recall them
> separately. Each loop would need its own card.
>
> * There is a slider for each track to control volume
> for the mix.
>
> * The same slider controls feedback. Feedback is
> controlled during overdub
> only. Since the same slider is used for mixing
> levels and feedback, it is a
> little weird if you go in and out of overdub. The
> slider position sets
> volume in one state and feedback in the other.
>
> * there is a stereo pan control for each track, to
> place it in the stereo
> field.
>
> * There is a mix down function, so you can bounce
> your tracks to the stereo
> mix-down track and free them up again for more
> loops.
>
> * it has midi sync in and out
>
> * USB port, presumably for uploading and downloading
> files to a computer.
> This was only pointed out, not demonstrated.
>
> * There is a tempo slider. This sets the click tempo
> prior to recording
> loops. If a loop is playing, the tempo changes. As I
> recall, the tempo
> change is like tape speed change, so the pitch
> changes as well.
>
> * There is a reverse function. As I recall it, all
> the tracks reverse
> together, but I might be wrong.
>
> * there is a octave button, which is half-speed as I
> recall
>
> * there is a punch-in button, although I don't
> remember if this was their
> name for overdub or if it was a replace function. I
> don't remember any demo
> of a replace function, so this may be the overdub.
>
> * There is a track-select button that scrolls
> through the tracks to select
> the one you are controlling.
>
> * there is a proprietary external footswitch. It
> does not have any extra
> functions, just offers 6 footswitches for some of
> the functions using
> finger buttons on the box.
>
> * I realize I didn't ask if it can go direct from
> record to overdub, sorry
> I don't know. I don't recall him demonstrating it
> however.
>
> * list price is $698
>
> kim
>
>
>
______________________________________________________________________
> Kim Flint | Looper's Delight
> kflint@loopers-delight.com |
> http://www.loopers-delight.com
>
>
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