sorry to hear of your problems. i have been using the 2880 for some time now, and i have not run into the problems you are facing. i would guess there are issues with the unit you have – it doesn’t seem to be working properly

i would see if i could get the unit replaced (again)

I am having the same problem with the CF card. My PC will not recognize.

Hi Johannes,

I have the same kind of problem playing live with the foot controller: it’s not reliable at all. First the loop playback sometimes starts later than the actual start, meaning you can’t really hear if the loop’s ok or not, and even worse, the new loop switch I usually use to start the loop playback sometimes doesn’t respond at all so I can’t loop anything (or the loop is fucked up anyway).

I’m also pretty interested knowing the firmware version, as I would switch to a midi footcontroller solution (don’t like it but could be more reliable after all).

Is it a hardware problem, or a conception problem ?

ps : I must precise I’m using loopers for ten years, have a Line6 DL4, a Line6 Echopro (unfortunately for the 2nd time out of order), an Eventide time factor (more for delays), also tried digitech Jamman and Boss RC20, and never ever had this sort of problems while looping.

Yes, I completely get what you’re saying. The thing is I want(ed) to keep things basic, and not take my laptop on stage for some live rock projects (it’s ok for others more electro-orientated). But well, I guess you’re right, if EHX don’t make any effort on the foot controller, I’ll turn to use something else, alas.

One thing I must add is the non-intuitive loop recording & playback compared to most of the loop devices: hitting 2 buttons to be able to record sthg is neither fast nor intuitive, same for looping without overdubbing: when others play loop when you press the play button, you have to press new loop (!!!) to play the loop. I have it for nearly 2 years and I stillpress the wrong button quite often.

Oh, and thanx for the tip about jackosx (I already know btw) for low latency

Ive figured out why people are having problems with the 2880 foot controller….. Bad switches… I have had the same problem with the play button or any buttons needing to be pushed multiple times for it to work…. and sometimes none of the buttons work. Well after several hours of trouble shooting (I got tired of exchanging the foot controller. Which I did multiple times.) I realized one of the switches was catching.. If it did catch, it would disable all the other switches or make them behave oddly.. Well, I unsoldered the switch, took it apart, and I realized that the switch was not properly lubricated… So I applied the proper lubrication, put the switch back together and soldered it back to the foot controller. It worked like a charm… It looks like EHX was getting some bad switches from their supplier. I would not recommend anyone try to fix the switch though, it was a pain… Just buy a new switch and swap it out for whichever one is not triggering unless stomped on multiple times… Jeez its nice to have this headache figured out….. What a pain in the ass……

Hey I know this thread is old, but I thought I’d share. I was having the same issue with the none functioning switches. I just took the backing plate off the foot controller and found all the switches have open slots on the bottom of them that you can spray electrical cleaner and lube. Spayed the cleaner and operated the switch a few times and the repeat with the lube. Put it back together and it’s good as new!