Buffered Looper switches

[stratcat33511]

Buffered looper switch usage questions:

When using these buffered looper switches, does the order of the effects matter?
Do I put the efx into the looper switches in the same order I would use on the pedalboard ?
Along the same lines, say I had the chorus, phaser, and delay in series going into the efx loop - would they all be going through the same looper switch
Should I be using 2 separate looper switch boxes - the other being for the distortions/od etc hitting the front end of the amp input ?

I'm trying to understand the usage for the looper(s) in my pedalboard rig

Does everyone use just one or are two acceptable ?

[Offshore Angler]

I have my looper built with configurable signal paths, so I build signal paths as needed. If your loops are not configurable the next question is how are they ordered in the overall signal path? If one loop sits in front of another than you *generally* want things like OD and distortion up front and time based effects in the second or subsequent loops. But then you get into button tapping which really negates the whole idea of loops.

With separate loops you want to build signal paths. That means if you want an OD1 on each loop, you buy an OD1 for each loop...

With my simple Boggs controller I just have one loop with a RAT and a chorus with tails, delay and phasor (my 80's loop!), on the other I have an a compresser, OD1, a custom TS9, a delay set for slapback and a reverb. That covers pretty much anything for 50 Required Songs for a Club dealio.

With the second loop I'll master bypass, set it up for the song or section and then use as required.


Of course, loops work good up to a point but if you are covering a lot of ground in a show and need lot's of sounds, you need to go midi and control the rack.

Once you get into having the rack and controller, looping is PITA and pretty limiting, so you just grab the rack and have anything anytime you want it. You can even conjure up any amp you want if you go with a Fractal. It's freeing!

[stratcat33511]

Great info OSA
So if I had a road rage type looper, with four loops , a bypass mute and master, I should be set for pretty much anything, If I understand correctly.
I'd like to use my rat, Hot wire and a booster
then mods like a phase and chorus and delay
I could have a distorto on their own loop and tap in mods and delay whenever I wanted

[Offshore Angler]

Great info OSA
So if I had a road rage type looper, with four loops , a bypass mute and master, I should be set for pretty much anything, If I understand correctly.
I'd like to use my rat, Hot wire and a booster
then mods like a phase and chorus and delay
I could have a distorto on their own loop and tap in mods and delay whenever I wanted

Well, if you're going to tap, just use the pedals. Like I said, the whole idea of loops is to have different signal paths. For instance, I might set one loop up with all analog pedals and the other to a rack system. That way, when I'm playing through the rack and some jackwagon internet forum "tone" aficionado walks in I can switch from the ART system to the Keely compressor and TS9, less the Tone Police drag me away.