RE: Electro Harmonix 2880 Looper review

["Bill Edmondson" <edmondson5@comcast.net>]

Who was the designer? Was it Joe Waltz by any chance?

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Charles Zwicky [mailto:cazwicky@earthlink.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2006 10:23 AM
> To: Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com
> Subject: Re: Electro Harmonix 2880 Looper review
> 
> The designer at EH explained to me that they couldn't sort out a way
> to create a file structure on the card to allow multiple loops to be
> stored and recalled using the simple interface design of the 2880.
> (rule number one: no multifunction buttons!).  The thing that I love
> about the 16 second delay reissue is that the loops can be pitched
> -with a physical knob-!! The 2880 has this feature and also allows
> you to record your manipulations to the 'mixdown track'... I thinkl
> that the 2880 could be quite an inspiring instrument.
> 
> 
> >Wow, sounds cool.  What I don't get is why "Once you
> >begin recording a New Loop, all of the files for the
> >previous loop will be overwritten and you cannot
> >retrieve them."
> >
> >Put in non volatile memory and then make it so that
> >you can't ever get back to your previous loops?  So
> >what's the point?
> >
> >--- Costas Andreou <contact@costasandreou.com> wrote:
> >
> >>  Hello everyone!
> >>  The Electro Harmonix 2880 Super Multi-track Looper
> >>  was delivered to me
> >>  recently. I am very happy with it, so here is a
> >>  small review for anyone
> >>  interested in this new looper.
> >>
> >>  The 2880 is well designed and well build, with
> >>  quality knobs, pots and
> >>  faders. It is smaller and lighter than I expected
> >>  and this is a plus, at
> >>  least for me.
> >>
> >>  This is a user friendly machine - especially those
> >>  who are familiar with
> >>  any multitrack recorder or mixing console will feel
> >>  at home right away. It
> >>  is great to have faders and pan pots for each
> >>  track/loop and control these
> >>  parameters in real time.
> >>
> >>  The audio fidelity is great, no nasty compression,
> >>  no hiss, no artifacts,
> >>  no degradation. The two inputs have lots of headroom
> >>  before clipping and
> >>  they sound good with various sources. The converter
> >>  sounds nice - no cheap
> >>  digital nastyness here. The panning is accurate and
> >>  clear and the faders
> >>  have that nice feel you expect when you need to do
> >>  smooth fade ins/outs,
> >>  small changes or big moves.
> >>
> >>  Electro Harmonix made a powerful looper. Multiple
> >>  mono or stereo loops can
> >>  be recorded of four different tracks and you are
> >>  free to mix everything
> >>  down to a stereo track to have the other ones
> >>  available for additional
> >>  work. You can move the faders and pan pots during
> >>  mixdown and everything
> >>  will be recorded onto the mixdown track just as you
> >>  hear it. You can also
> >>  record onto the mixdown track as many times as you
> >>  like and keep the
> >>  previous stuff there, too.
> >>
> >>  Loops can be pitch shifted at any time with the
> >>  octave button and you are
> >>  also free to do bends up and down with the tempo
> >>  slider. The reverse
> >>  feature is also great. Pitch change and reverse can
> >>  be active at the same
> >>  time.
> >>
> >>  Overdub and punch in actions are easy, with very
> >>  simple steps to follow.
> >>  If you are experienced with overdub an punch in,
> >>  there are no problems at
> >>  all. From the time you memorize the foot controller,
> >>  the 2880 becomes an
> >>  instrument of its own - as with any other dedicated
> >>  looper machine out
> >>  there. If you are thinking of buying the 2880, I
> >>  suggest you spend the
> >>  additional money to get the foot controller too,
> >>  because it really makes
> >>  live work easier and more fluid. You can't do
> >>  everything on the fly
> >>  without the controller, except if both of your hands
> >>  are free.
> >>
> >>  Midi works just fine and the 2880 can sync
> >>  succesfully to a sequencer or a
> >>  drum machine. If you need this feature, it is there,
> >>  simple and effective.
> >>
> >>  A metronome with its own level knob is also
> >>  included. It sounds like the
> >>  clear sharp sound of a turntable needle. No fake
> >>  plastic snare here. This
> >>  click sound can blend smoothly into the loops to
> >>  assist the performer, but
> >>  it doesn't ruin the feel or the moment at all. The
> >>  metronome is output
> >>  through the headphones jack, allowing for further
> >>  dub style processing.
> >>  ;-)
> >>
> >>  The usb port is very welcome. I think everyone will
> >>  appreciate this. You
> >>  can move audio files to/from a computer. The compact
> >  > flash card is
> >>  displayed as an external hard drive. The files are
> >>  the standard .wav and
> >>  can be easily moved, for backup or further process.
> >>
> >>  Generally speaking, the 2880 gives the musician the
> >>  control and the power
> >>  to do things as fluidly as possible.
> >>
> >>  Feel free to ask questions.
> >>  :-)
> >>
> >>  Greetings from Athens
> >>  Costas
> >>
> >>  http://www.costasandreou.com
> >>  contact@costasandreou.com
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
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