radiophonic Posted November 16, 2018 Share Posted November 16, 2018 My trusty Boss LS2 is being pushed to the limit and I'm getting stressed out with some of the tap dancing i need to do. Does anyone use a loop system and care to make a recommendation or warn me off? I don't need stereo out but I do need parallel loop options and the ability to switch pedal order. Footprint (and price) is important, so the Boss ES8 is probably overboard. The ES5 is more ballpark and does parallel but I'm not sure if 5 loops is quit enough. I've roughed it out and I can do it with 5 provided I run all my drives and bitcrusher in a single loop, not ideal but I rarely stack drives anyway. I'll need to go up a board size, but I don't want to exceed Pedaltrain Classic 2 size (I'm using a Novo 18 now). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GisserD Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 I got my first loop switcher a few years ago. A joyo pfl live I think its called. It was an absolute game changer for me. I mean it was a pain to program, but much simpler to fun a board live. I upgraded to the es8 shortly after as once I got my head around switching, the es8 has soo much to offer. The parallel loops, midi pc and cc. Changing the order of pedals, pc patch editor.... The list goes on. They are phenomenal bits of kit! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 @bassfan recently sold a budget alternative to the Boss ES8, but I can't remember the make and model. He'll hopefully be along shortly to share details. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiophonic Posted November 18, 2018 Author Share Posted November 18, 2018 I've ordered a Boss ES5. It'll do parallel loops, order switching and if I get a Neuro Hub I can use it as a midi controller for the Manta. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GisserD Posted November 18, 2018 Share Posted November 18, 2018 You won't be disappointed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salt on your Bass? Posted November 23, 2018 Share Posted November 23, 2018 Is there a way to control the level on the parallel blend on these units? Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GisserD Posted November 23, 2018 Share Posted November 23, 2018 (edited) I'm 90% sure you can set the mixer to 0 or - 4db I'd have to check those values tho. There is no volume controll as such. Edited November 23, 2018 by GisserD 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radiophonic Posted November 24, 2018 Author Share Posted November 24, 2018 There are preset gains on the mixer over quite a wide range in +/-3dB increments. Now if I can only work out why it takes 2 sec to register a toggle command via Crtl Out to my El Capistan. I've read about this elsewhere but nobody seems to understand why it dosn't work instantly. It holds up the initiation of the whole patch while it waits too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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