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Post by gox on May 24, 2019 6:59:32 GMT
Hi, I've been having an issue with my Mini Looper ever since I got it. In a nutshell, whenever I try to overdub an existing loop there's always a delay from the moment I press the button to when it actually starts recording and it makes recording more than 1 loop really frustrating and annoying. Do I have a faulty pedal or does my tempo just suck?
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Post by DefJef on May 24, 2019 8:27:43 GMT
You don't find any delay when recording the first loop though? I don't have the HB looper but use an SOS one occasionally. It looks much the same as the HB one. With mine, once I've laid a first loop down satisfactorily, I simply press the looper ahead of when I want to start my second loop and come in in the right place. There is no need to hit the record function on time. It's already on. Of course this won't work if you are already generating a tone at the moment you want to come in, say an eBow note, some synth strings, or some feedback for instance. It's getting that first loop right that is the challenge for me; coordinating foot with riff! I don't know how experienced with loopers you are and maybe I'm doing it all wrong, but my hunch is that it isn't that your timing sucks at all. It's just a matter of getting the technique right for your style of playing. EDIT> I've just tried mine to see if there is a delay on it and don't sense one. Just chugged a 4 bar rhythm in for the first loop then held a long, sustained, overdriven note and hit record at the point at the beginning of the the third bar that I wanted it to appear in the loop and there seemed to be no delay. Based on that your delay is a bit of an oddity that may require that 'already on' technique if it suits you. If it doesn't and the pedal is new I'd send it back.
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Post by JAC on May 26, 2019 10:43:24 GMT
How much of a delay are you experiencing?
Getting it just right does take some practice but that would mean it would be "slightly off" not a delay.
If you are getting a measurable delay then I also think you should send it back.
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Post by gox on May 28, 2019 20:23:40 GMT
You don't find any delay when recording the first loop though? I don't have the HB looper but use an SOS one occasionally. It looks much the same as the HB one. With mine, once I've laid a first loop down satisfactorily, I simply press the looper ahead of when I want to start my second loop and come in in the right place. There is no need to hit the record function on time. It's already on. Of course this won't work if you are already generating a tone at the moment you want to come in, say an eBow note, some synth strings, or some feedback for instance. It's getting that first loop right that is the challenge for me; coordinating foot with riff! I don't know how experienced with loopers you are and maybe I'm doing it all wrong, but my hunch is that it isn't that your timing sucks at all. It's just a matter of getting the technique right for your style of playing. EDIT> I've just tried mine to see if there is a delay on it and don't sense one. Just chugged a 4 bar rhythm in for the first loop then held a long, sustained, overdriven note and hit record at the point at the beginning of the the third bar that I wanted it to appear in the loop and there seemed to be no delay. Based on that your delay is a bit of an oddity that may require that 'already on' technique if it suits you. If it doesn't and the pedal is new I'd send it back. I've tried using your method of pressing the pedal ahead of starting and it seems to work, thanks so much!
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Post by gox on May 28, 2019 20:26:18 GMT
How much of a delay are you experiencing? Getting it just right does take some practice but that would mean it would be "slightly off" not a delay. If you are getting a measurable delay then I also think you should send it back. The problem is that it doesnt start recording until after a few miliseconds of me pressing the pedal, I've seen videos where it works just fine, starting to record immedietly after being pressed
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