BluesKing777 Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 Here is a snippet of my first loop using the Boss VE-8's Looper. Hey, what fun! [biggrin] i have mucked about with Acid Loops youhad to buy on p.c. years ago and even longer ago, tape loops. Who knew you could just press a button on the vocal harmony pedal? I put my Fishman Rare Earth Blend soundhole pickup in the new Martin 000-17 to try, very 'Strat' like I guess, then made a loop and record....>>>>>> https://soundcloud.com/bk7-3/loooptest1a BluesKing777. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparquelito Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 Tasty. Really good and satisfying! And vaguely off-kilter with regard to timing. But I think that is more a matter of your preliminary, early, experimental use of the looper device more than anything else. I am the same way, I can never step on the pedal at the exact right moment, no matter what I do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluesKing777 Posted September 20, 2016 Author Share Posted September 20, 2016 Tasty. Really good and satisfying! And vaguely off-kilter with regard to timing. But I think that is more a matter of your preliminary, early, experimental use of the looper device more than anything else. I am the same way, I can never step on the pedal at the exact right moment, no matter what I do. You can get an extra pedal to facilitate 1 stomp stopping of looper instead of 2 stomps while you are trying to play and keep the pace, we are told 2nd paragraph of this guy's customer review, though I am not THAT keen: 4.0 out of 5 starsGreat sounding capable unit. ByBBon June 29, 2016 This thing is great. Essentially, this is the Boss VE-2 harmonizer, RC-1 looper, and a mixer all crammed together with a bunch of other features just below the surface if you read the manual a bit. I'm not gonna get into the obvious stuff about this pedal because I'm pretty sure you've seen the official demos and such. I want to get into the stuff that isn't that obvious. First off, this is also a mixer for each channel. Think about that for a second. No longer will you have to shlep along a PA system or acoustic amp to a gig that has EQ controls and such. It's now all at your feet. Just bring a powered speaker of some sort and you're set. Secondly, the memory jack in the rear is for external footswitches, but it can control a host of other duties, including stopping the looper with one step. Trust me. If you have ever tried stopping a single switch looper while strumming with two taps, it's a pain. Spring for the auxillery pedal, you won't regret it. etc.... BluesKing777. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zentar Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 Tony Jo White! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluesKing777 Posted September 20, 2016 Author Share Posted September 20, 2016 Tony Jo White! Some Polk Salad!!!!!!!!!!!!!! From Annie. BluesKing777. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibby46 Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 BK, How do you like the boss ve-8 ? I just ordered one over the TC Helicon play acoustic because the boss had a dedicated loop pedal and it seems easier to work for gigs and live use. TC helicon has more options for voice and guitar but seems more complicated to learn and use. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluesKing777 Posted September 20, 2016 Author Share Posted September 20, 2016 BK, How do you like the boss ve-8 ? I just ordered one over the TC Helicon play acoustic because the boss had a dedicated loop pedal and it seems easier to work for gigs and live use. TC helicon has more options for voice and guitar but seems more complicated to learn and use. Thanks. I bought the Helicon model when it came out - best thing since sliced bread at the time, but seemingly complicated because the settings are all by software. I think the effects may have been transferred straight from the electric guitar/vocal model and has a billion effects settings that are pretty unnecessary for acoustic guitar. Great unit once you work it out though. As soon as they announced the Boss unit, I could see that they have taken the TC Helicon idea and made it easier by using knobs for settings, so after agonising for a minute because I had invested in the TC, off to buy the Boss I went a few weeks ago. And it is great - way simpler with the knobs, but also I like the vocal settings - I would use it as the base of a vocal - guitar setup for recording and live, though live would need a kind soundman to use 2 xlr leads of his mixer, which you would probably have to own and take with you..... Mix of guitar and vocal, reverb and delays are just right. Could survive without the looper but it is fun.... BluesKing777. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibby46 Posted September 20, 2016 Share Posted September 20, 2016 Thank You for the feedback. My Best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluesKing777 Posted September 21, 2016 Author Share Posted September 21, 2016 Back of unit: https://static.roland.com/assets/images/products/gallery/ve-8_back_gal.jpg I mentioned the leads out situation because if you look at the attached link, the back of the unit has 2 XLR outs (Mic Leads), 2 Phono outs (guitar leads), a headphone out, a USB out plus config settings in the unit of how you want the sound to leave the unit, stereo. or 2 monos or mono guitar and mono vocal. So you could send the stereo to a mixer on a live stage setup easily if you had the junction box snake at the front of the stage and you just plug your 2 XLR out leads in. At the same time you could send the Phono with guitar to your amp and another Phono with vocal to a monitor but that is a whole other story. Where the above setup goes astray is at the blues jam I have been to over the last 30 years, for example, where I think they still have the same little budget howler (PA) on the far right of the floor 'stage'area (no stage). You would have to run TWO XLR leads across the floor to the mixer or set up your vocal/guitar stuff including stool right over the side near the mixer id you only had a couple of short leads. Boy Scouts Be Prepared and DYB DYB.... Another option to save taking a zillion leads with you would be to get a Y cable Phono Stereo with a Mini-Stereo plug to run out of the Headphone socket to 2 Mono Phono Plugs in a mixer..... But again, the audience would be saying: "Why is he/she crammed in over there by the side of the stage? Are they scared?" etc etc... That make any sense? The big advantage of the unit apart from effects is setting the mixer for your Vocal/Acoustic guitar like you have practiced at home and just plug in the whole thing at a gig or jam..... Some modern mixing desks have USB in and outs too - but that would be a brave move to count on... BluesKing777. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibby46 Posted September 21, 2016 Share Posted September 21, 2016 It does make sense, I had to read it a few times. I did download the manual and it sounds like (you mentioned this also) you can designate one (left) XLR for Guitar and the other (right) for mic. It also looked like you could designate the 1/4 line the same way. It would be nice if you could do the mic as an XLR and use the 1/4 for the guitar (output). I will have to play around when it comes to see if that's possibles. For larger gigs we use a PA and for small coffee house stuff a Genze-Benz Shenandoah acoustitic 150LT and it has two xlr's and two 1/4 lines. Sounds like the TC Helicon play acoustic has two XLR's and no 1/4 line out. Thanks again for info, always appreciate insight into new gear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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