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momomoMember
cool.
i tried it with a short clip that I slowed down by factor 4.. the sound quality is still good & i can automate it the way you explained..
I get little gaps when it jumps from channel to channel (because the 2880 can only receive midi commands, when there is 300ms between them), but that’s acceptable.Now it would be perfect if I could bypass the computer somehow… is there a hardware midi sequencer that can automate cc# ?
that would be great! i feel a bit uncomfortable to let a daw run for 1 month. it might crash..thanks again. your tips really open up a lot of “hidden features” in this looper!
momomoMemberyes, the sound quality should be ok, when you only lower the tempo half.
but I don’t see a way to program a daw to control the 2880 the way you explain it.
when the looper reaches the end of one loop cycle, it will jump to the beginning again (i mean the starting time), not to the next track for extended recording..
so the maximum recording time is still 4 hours (with half speed), even if it records on the next track. because absolute loop length is defined by the first loop.momomoMemberhey,
I tried this concept now with a shorter loop, since my CF-Card is only 1GB.I tried many options.
First I just made empty dummy clips for each track, loaded them onto the card & wrote in the tempo.text file 300.000 bpm.. but it never worked to slow it down… the 2880 would always jump into overdub after half an hour or so..
then i hooked it up to my electribe as a midi slave.
I recorded 30 minutes in 300 bpm. then i hit overdub and slowed the tempo down to 20bpm (via the electribe).
Now the long recording works. It does not jump into overdub after half an hour. GREAT..
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when you hear the 2nd recording after a couple of hours, it sounds VERY bit-crushed.. so much that it is almost unusable.
Thanks for the idea anyways. It was a smart concept.
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Meanwhile I also read, that WAV-Files are limited to 2GB File Size, so it might be complicated to create really long loops..All the software loopers I tried also don’t work…
If anybody has an idea, I’m still interested in a solution.
momomoMemberwow, I really appreciate your efforts.
But I don’t understand the logic behind the idea.
U mean that I basically load an empty dummy loop with maximum duration (64min) onto the card & use that to slow it down to 20bpm (slave to midi clock) and then hit overdub?momomoMemberthe looping time should be about 16 hours (duration of the loop).
the whole thing should run in overdub for about a month (24h a day continously).momomoMemberHey cryabetes,
thanks for the suggestions, but the level of interactivity with triggers and so on is really not what I’m aiming at.
I would like to keep it basic. Just the long recording time and overdub is crucial for this project.momomoMemberwell.. I don’t expect anybody to listen to the whole recording. It’s planned as an installation… People coming by at different times will obviously hear different things.
momomoMemberhello cryabetes,
thanks for the confirmation.
I wanted to use the looper in an art installation context, not for music. I need a device that can do long recordings (like 16 hours) and continuous overdubbing for a long period of time.
I was hoping to find a looper that can do that, because I feel a bit unconfortable to rely on a software looper, but I might have to go this route.January 25, 2012 at 8:20 am in reply to: 2880 hardware sequencer questions: what are people using? #116847momomoMemberthe behringer fcb1010 can be programmed to stransmit midi on/off messages.. it’s probably the cheapest option for a midi foot controller.
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momomoMemberdon’t get me wrong, I think the 2880 is a really great product,
but:
I think since you choose to go the Ableton route, I think you can save yourself a lot of work & just use the looper inside Ableton. It can sync to the beat & everything you mention above.
Use an external soundcard to play your guitar into the computer. If you buy one with multiple ins and outs, you still have the option to keep your guitar track separated from the rest the sound of your ableton project (if you want to let the guitar run through a guitar amp, for example).
Otherwise as Cryabetes describes, the 2880 combined with a groovebox is a good performance setup. Then you don’t rely on a computer.momomoMemberhello,
it’s not firewire, but USB.
You can use standart usb cables that you also use for example to connect your printer with your pc. maybe try a different cable first (if you’re lucky, not the connector is broken, but the cable).
Another solution is to buy a card reader (they’re very cheap) and always put the memory card from the 2880 into the card reader to save the music onto the computer.momomoMemberI received a helpful reply from the EHX service:
Quote:Hi Mo,Thanks for purchasing the 2880. If it is brand new then most likely it is the latest software. We’ve been shipping it with the latest software for over 2 years now. To check do the following:
While the 2880 is powered up, press and hold the blue MIXDOWN button. After holding it for about 2 seconds all of the LEDs on the 2880 should begin to blink rapidly except for the four track LEDs. If this occurs then you have the latest software. If holding down the MIXDOWN button for more than two seconds does nothing on the 2880 then you have the older version of the software. You can download the software upgrade from here: 2880 Update.
Thanks,
JohnmomomoMemberi know this reply is a bit late, but i stumbled over this & it grabbed my attenbtion
[quote author=”Teleute” date=”1298139465″
as for the mods, the extra button on the delay lets me have full feedback when I engage it, the switch on the chorus removes the dry signal so it become a vibrato / filter. The big muff mod is a secret I shall take to the grave[/quote]
so it seems, that you built a little breakout box for the Hardwire Delay with one button for the feedback control.
Can you elaborate, how you do this? This sounds like a really cool idea.
Thanks!
momomoMemberany ideas?
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