Okay, we are nearing a good list, here. It would be great if someone would complete this list with prices from both Southern and Northern Europe (I say this because prices obviously very greatly from the US to the UK alone) I purposefully didn't included pedals that are no longer in production (but we could with their salient going prices-anyone feel like doing that research?) but I did include used laptop, reel to reel and cassette solutions. What are we missing anything? SHORT LIST of CHEAPEST LIVE LOOPING SOLUTIONS for the NEWBIE LOOPER In the United States Audible Disease JUNK FI SAMPLER JF-1 $90 (runs on batteries) (note: this looper will not pass original sound through as you loop and adds a small bit of silence to a continous loop meaning that it is useless as a rhythmic looper. It does, however have pitch control of the loops over a wide range unlike any other cheap pedal and it has very low sample rate so it is very trashy sounding (on purpose) BOSS DD-7 $160 + $20 (PSA 120 - AC) (note: a digital delay that is not a dedicated looper but will loop) RC-2 $180 + $20 (PSA 120-AC) AKAI HEADRUSH $200 + $20 (MP9-3 AC) LINE 6 DL4 $250 ac included RC-20XL $260 + $20 (PSA 120-AC) PC Laptop running Mobius or other free looping software - anywhere from free if one is resourceful and/or lucky to around $700 for a system that is ready to go with Midi footpedals, and a decent sound card without latency (in other words, a live looping solution that you can take out of the box and play immediately like the other stomp boxes on the list ----- (note: this solution requires a fair degree of computer knowledge to set up with access to the Loopers Delight archives to figure out how to use the keyboard as a hand controller. This is a viable solution if one can find a free or very cheap laptop but precludes foot pedal control and adds latency and noise from a cheap internal sound card. To badly paraphrase Rainer Straschill, however, if you are resourceful and knowledgeable, where there is a will, there is a way. SMM & Hazari I googled around but could not find this brand and I'm not familiar with it. Perhaps it is not available in the US or am I missing something? Two REEL TO REEL TAPE DECKS What every you can purchase them for plus the cost of tape and splicing gear (note: not appropriate for any kind of rhythmic looping or accurate overdubbing in a live setting. Great for ambient or experimental looping live but time consuming to play more than one piece of music at a live show) Old Cassette recorders Whatever you can purchase them for plus the cost of tape and splicing gear (same note applies from REEL to REEL solution) In the UK RC-2 £90 + psu SMM & Hazari £145 DD-7 £120 + psu RC-20XL £140 (maybe £125) + psu Headrush £140 +psu (maybe £120)(it's gone up! used to be <100) DL4 £240 (maybe £200) PC Laptop running Mobius or other free looping software (see notes above in the US price list) 2 REEL to REEL TAPE DECKS CASSETTE RECORDER with endless CASSETTE TAPES (purchased or created) |