t-rey wrote:I actually hadn't thought about that. I might prefer it to not automatically overdub so I could screw around and figure out what I wanted to layer on top of it before adding it.
Gapless meaning there isn't any dead spot or silence or whatever between the end of the loop and it starting again. And yeah, not droney like a freeze would do, but I've been digging really long/slow progressions at nearly 100% wet with the bloodmoon, so that's probably what I'd be using it for at first.
Stay away from older Boss stuff. I don't know if the RC-3 and 30, etc., fixed the timing issues, but the loopers of the RC-20 era were very difficult to time properly.
t-rey wrote:And no worries on the hijack resincum - the x4 is on my radar as well....intimidating/overwhelming, but on the radar.
I know it looks intimidating, but it's realllly easy to use. The first two switches are exactly the same as each other, but are for two different loops, which you can use in conjunction or separately at your discretion. You hit once to start recording. You hit again to stop recording and immediately playback. While playing back you hit again to overdub. It couldn't be easier. The third switch stops playback, or stops recording without automatically playing back. Holding down either of the first two switches deletes its loop, holding the third down deletes both. The fourth switch engages whatever effect you have the dial set for. Other than that, there are a few well-explained dipswitches on the back, one of which (if I remember correctly) lets you choose between forcing your two loops to sync or letting them each remain autonomous, and I think one of them gives you the option of engaging the pedal's buffer. Ignore the MIDI ports. I haven't been able to do anything useful with those, even with MIDI clock. The USB port is for saving either of your loops to a computer, or importing to either loop from a file. That's it.
t-rey wrote:Like just learning how/when to hit the switch at the right time? Are all loopers essentially the same in that regard, or are some easier to work with?
Again, I definitely don't think all loopers are created equal here, but can vouch for TC, Strymon, and Line6. I have no experience with EHX, but I'd stay away from older Boss.