Re: WHAT DON'T YOU LIKE ABOUT YOUR LOOPER(S)

["Matt Davignon" <mattdavignon@gmail.com>]

I'd go on to say that on the Line 6 DL-4:
1) The default looping length is too short - I often find it closing
the loop when I'm almost finished with a phrase.
2) There should be a feature that lets the user determine how many
repeats it takes for the loop to fade out while on the 'record'
function. This would allow easier 'fade outs' (transitions away from
loops). Also, when it's set to 1 repeat, you could do some interesting
'punch in' sort of stuff.

Of all the people I know who use this unit, only 2 use the delay
modelers more than the looper.

Matt Davignon
www.ribosomemusic.com

On Dec 27, 2007 10:53 PM, Rick Walker <looppool@cruzio.com> wrote:
> I"m being approached continually by newbies and asked
> about my recommendations about what to buy when getting
> started with live looping.
>
> I have my own personal favorites in different price ranges (and I'm 
>mostly
> talking about hardware here,  though do alert people to how many options 
>are
> available through cool new software solutions).
>
> One thing I thought might be valuable as a resource is to find out
> what people DON'T like about their favorite loopers and what,
> in a perfect world,  the loop manufacturers would add to an
> existing looping pedal (or software solution).
>
> It's nice to know what the drawbacks are in a pedal when you are trying
> figure out if you want to buy it or not.
>
> I'll start off by listing one of my favorites stomp box loopers:
> The Line 6 DL-4 Delay Modeller/Looping pedal (street price $250):
>
>
>
> WHAT I DON'T LIKE ABOUT THE LINE 6 DL-4:
>
> I love this pedal but wish to hell that it was a true stereo pedal rather
> than
> a sum to mono pedal that purports to be stereo.
>
> Additionally,  I wish it had midi synchronization.
>
> I know that all units that do midi synchronization cost a lot more, so
> it makes me wonder.   Does adding midi sync capability truly
> add that much to a floor model live looping device?
>
> And one last wish:   I think it would be cool if it had a 1/4 time switch
> as well as a 1/4 time switch for the loops (which would allow one to
> do things that are 4 times as fast or 4 times as slow depending on
> how one started recording (in 1/4 time bandwidth or full time bandwidth)
>
> I know that this would add so many artifacts that the loop would sound
> really weird and non-naturalistic:   That's why I wish it had such a 
>feature
> which seems not too difficult to program.
>
> Now the Line 6 people have, in the past, been completley uninterested in
> adding features for the sake of the looping community.   The live looping
> community is just a small fraction of the people who buy this
> pedal (mostly for it's digital modellings of all the cool delay units of
> yesteryear).
>
> Still,  this is what I"d add.
>
> What do you all think about your favorite pedals limitations?
>
>