[Harp-L] A little bit of funk with the RP355's looper

[Richard Hunter <turtlehill@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I'm in Idaho at the moment, and in Idaho my rig includes a Digitech RP355.  I remembered the other day that the RP355 has a looper, and I used it to make the piece you'll find at the URL below.

There are four layers in this loop. The first is a beatboxed percussion part; the second is a double-octave-down bass part; the third is a tenor sax-ish lick that fills out the low midrange; and finally, a patch thatâs designed to emulate a slide guitar, with a lot of distortion, and a whammy effect that drops the pitch by a whole step under footpedal control.

This basic configuration of soundsâbeatboxed percussion, low bass, tenor sax, and some kind of lead and/or midrange ryhthm or padâworks very well for a wide range of loops, and Iâm gradually developing a repertoire for it. Check out this loop, and stay tuned for more.

http://www.hunterharp.com/the-rp355-has-a-looper-and-ive-seen-it-in-action/

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