***dj Equipment Reviews***

[Jay Pace]

Ok, two bits of my setup

Cycloops/Peavey Grabber

24/96 sampling
1/2/4/4/8/16 bar loop functions
Seamless looping, calculates loop start and finish points.

2. PROS/CONS

PROS

Nice solid piece of metal, rugged and stands up to some bashing.

Dead good for loops - punch the button and it samples a perfectly sliced loop from the start of the bar, and finishes perfectly at the end.

The BPM engine adjusts the loop to keep it the same speed as whatever the bpm detection tells it - so if you speed up your track the unit speeds up the loop to keep it in sync

The sync of the unit is very impressive, and you can pull off what sound like very complicated layered 3/4 deck mixes using this little tool. Takes a while to figure out how you are going to use it, but you can get some great results once you are used to it.

CONS - would be great if it had the ability to store loops. They disappear as soon as you unplug the unit. Also it can crash from time to time, and needs to be reset. No biggie though.

3. PERSONAL EXPERIENCE

Love it. Adds another layer to your mixing, serves as a virtual 3rd & 4th deck and the seamless looping function can both get you out of trouble quickly, or let you pull off nightmarishly complex mixes with ease.

4. RANT

There shoudl be a store function, Power supply is a bit weedy and it should screw on for more stability. Overall though its a winning bit of kit, especiially for techno.

[basslinejunkie]

Ok, two bits of my setup

Cycloops/Peavey Grabber

24/96 sampling
1/2/4/4/8/16 bar loop functions
Seamless looping, calculates loop start and finish points.

2. PROS/CONS

PROS

Nice solid piece of metal, rugged and stands up to some bashing.

Dead good for loops - punch the button and it samples a perfectly sliced loop from the start of the bar, and finishes perfectly at the end.

The BPM engine adjusts the loop to keep it the same speed as whatever the bpm detection tells it - so if you speed up your track the unit speeds up the loop to keep it in sync

The sync of the unit is very impressive, and you can pull off what sound like very complicated layered 3/4 deck mixes using this little tool. Takes a while to figure out how you are going to use it, but you can get some great results once you are used to it.

CONS - would be great if it had the ability to store loops. They disappear as soon as you unplug the unit. Also it can crash from time to time, and needs to be reset. No biggie though.

3. PERSONAL EXPERIENCE

Love it. Adds another layer to your mixing, serves as a virtual 3rd & 4th deck and the seamless looping function can both get you out of trouble quickly, or let you pull off nightmarishly complex mixes with ease.

4. RANT

There shoudl be a store function, Power supply is a bit weedy and it should screw on for more stability. Overall though its a winning bit of kit, especiially for techno.

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