New to all this
I'm completely new to the looping scene. I watched the video and read the instructions, and I have some questions which I don't think they answered, at least not for a complete newb like me.
- The audio interfaces, they have a port where I can plug my guitar in, do they then also have an out port that we would then connect into the sound system/amplifier?
- Could someone recommend a good foot pedal I can use to control things live? I'd need to juggle between at least 3, preferably 4 tracks at the same time. I read about the iRig Blueboard, which looks reasonable, but I'd like to avoid Bluetooth and plug in if possible, to avoid potential latency issues.
- Hardware-wise, I got my guitar going into the audio interface, interface into my iPad, iPad back into the interface, then interface into the sound system, with a foot pedal to control it all. Is that all? Do I need anything else, or am I mistaken on any aspects of the signal chain?
Thanks ahead of time for the information.
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Hi Matt,
Welcome aboard and you'll soon be dispensing advice on looping yourself. To answer your questions:
Thank you for your responses. Regarding the interfaces, I'm also new to MIDI. So as long as the interface has some kind of MIDI input, it will allow a MIDI foot controller to be added into the mix? The two I'm looking at:
http://www.ikmultimedia.com/mobile/products/irigproduo/
http://www.presonus.com/products/audiobox-44VSL
Another great MIDI pedal is the Line 6 FBV MKII. There are two versions, a smaller 4-switch "Express" and a bigger 12 switch "Shortboard". They are designed for Line 6 amps, but work as standard USB MIDI pedals. Both have USB MIDI which can plug right into a powered USB hub alongside your audio interface. In this case you don't even need an audio interface that has standard MIDI inputs.