It is a great pedal. I have owned the Ditto, the Ditto Stereo, and now I have had the Ditto + for a few month. I used it a lot and do enjoy it very much. I have downloaded from UA-cam or Spotify and organised my tracks by style (rock, blues, jazz, bossa...) and kept space for my own working tracks. I am on Mac and things cannot be more easy as I see the folders in the finder, so delte, add, modify is easy. One thing I miss and I would have loved is the possibility to slow down or speed up the music. That would have been a great feature for people who consider the DItto + as a traning tool. Maybe a future microcode update (hey TC can you do it ?). I do recommend this pedal to all my guitar friends.
Hey, thanks so much for the info. Are you finding that you have enough space to store multiple songs? I saw people saying they were only able to fit a couple of full-length backing tracks before running out of storage. I know the DittoX2 has the ability to slow down, so maybe if they come out with a DittoX2+, that might have everything we need! Fingers crossed!
@@randyrektor Yes you are right space is a concern. What I do is if I download a track which is for exemple a 12 bar blues, what I find is that the track repeat the 12 bars 3 or 4 time (same for a AABA song) so I cut the 12 first measures and only load them in the Ditto + say as Track 5. Then when I play them I can of course loop them as much as I want. Same for Bossa (for exemple Blue Bossa an easy one). I only keep 16 measure, load them and play them as long as I want. Hope this is clear. So in short Yes space is limited but you can find work around easily.
This is super interesting! Thanks for sharing your process! It would have been really cool for some expandable memory in it, but I guess we cant get everything lol!
@@randyrektor One cool thing is to have a lot of available tracks. Of course it is not possible to have 99 full tracks of 5 minutes of music each. But is it usefull ? To have many folders (files or songs or tracks whatever we name this) is the following at least for me. Say I want to work on a song. Take Blue Bossa an easy one. I want to work on rytm and melody (to make it perfect) and the to improvise over the entire song. I want to make my own rythm using my guitar. So folder one will contain first 4 measures C-7 / % /F-7 / %. second folder will contain measure 5 to 8 D-7b5 / G7b9 / C-7 / % third folder will contain measure 1 to 8 so ... C-7 / % /F-7 / % / D-7b5 / G7b9 / C-7 / % ... This alows me to work on a real song on sequences (motif ?) sorry I'm French not sure of the wording. I'm sure you get the idea. In short this does not take space, it helps develop your skills specially for improvisation.
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I totally agree with you with the fact you have to double tap to stop the Looper, I hated it and I sold it for this reason. It's a pity they they didn't change it with this new model!
Great review. I would use this in my teaching studio. I have had the original since shortly after it came out. I'm with you on the double-tap, but I don't do looping live, at least not yet. On the rare solo gigs I'll do straight solo guitar or iPad backing tracks. I like the idea of looping on the fly, but like you I would find a bigger display and more buttons if I really wanted to use it live.
Thanks for the kind words! I’ve been using it lots for practicing and I feel like that’s my favourite application. I can make nice chord changes and solo on them in minutes! Great practice tool!!
I agree with your review - I have had the Ditto+ for some time now, and the one thing preventing me for using this looper in a live gig is the 'double tap to stop' the loop function. Such a shame, but impossible to operate with at double tab when perfoming (or rehearsing for a live performance). Tc Electronic should have made a dedicated stop buttom for the looper.
Yea I totally hear you. It's really difficult to coordinate, in my opinion. Love the size, but I'll take the hit and get the larger model for the stop button.
@@randyrektor agree - I really hope they will combine the ditto+ usb-load function with ditto jam x2 model. Does anyone know if its possible to reprogramme the loop buttom on the ditto+ to do a stop with only one tap?
bought the pedal at Sweetwater and the first time I used it, right after I had to insert a WAV file. on the pedal, it stopped working and started to appear on the "Boot Mode" screen and after trying to do a software update, the error message appears... I can't use Ditto+. What should I do to reset the pedal?
At time 5:42 Most people place the pedal on a board and can't put their heel on the floor to hit the button. No manual, and did TC fix the flat spot ? I heard the button would be changed pushing down would start it vs letting up starting it.
@@randyrektor ... You found the only way to prove me wrong , with the pedal being on the lowest level. GGG. I knew you were going to come back with that . ggg
I'm glad I watched a few reviews before pulling the trigger on this thing... so tempted by the ability to load and play backing tracks etc but with no battery and no single-stomp stop it's not for me.
I’m glad the reviews were helpful. Yeah, I’ve found the backing track experience to be quite poor. I ended up selling this pedal shortly after making this video. Just not the most versatile thing on the planet lol
Great review and info Randy. I would have the same issue with the double click to stop the pedal that you said, and just knowing that information was enough for me to stick with the X2 and not find this after purchasing the pedal. You saved me some money brother.
Hey that’s great to hear! Hopefully they take the guys of the Ditto+ and put it in the body of the X2.. maybe an X2+? That would be pretty awesome! Glad the video was helpful! :)
I have the stereo x2 and would really like them to follow up with the rest of the range with the additional features. I also use stop a lot on the x2, so waiting now for the range to release :)
There are pedals with better sound quality, pedals with a stop button, pedals with built in drum kits, more memory etc, BUT. The extended mode is what sold this for me. I tend to use the looper to compose music mainly, so extended mode, to me, is VERY handy. I hope the other looper pedals get this kind of stuff in the future and even implement additional functionality such as this to make creating multilayered compositions even easier. Heck, if they need help thinking of stuff I'd love to give them ideas. To be really honest, it really struck me when I found out the new Boss looper didnt do anything like this... Innovation isnt just increasing the sound quality you know.. Come on Boss..
This is really interesting! Nice to hear someone who this pedal was clearly designed for. To me, it didn’t have quite everything that I needed, but I do love that feature and I hope it makes its way into the rest of their lineup!!! 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻
This was by far the most useful video I’ve seen on the ditto + so far mate. Gained a subscriber. Looking to use this with my plethora X5. A quick means of storing ideas and running this off 5v battery banks would be a huge motivation. I use Quantiloop Pro mostly but been really looking for something simple to insert anywhere in the signal chain. Nice job!
@@randyrektor here is a vid I did which covers a lot of the basics, yeah I use it on my iPad on a stand and drive with any number of midi controllers or the helix. For a 30$ app this thing will knock the absolute socks off most loopers. Seriously advanced routing and I’ve built a number of remote presets to drive it. It’ll allow you to save and recall tracks, quantize em, link to drum machines and backing tracks . It is pretty wild... By contrast though, this means having a phone or iPad on you. The ditto plus could never touch this thing, BUT it is simplicity itself and I’m often practicing with just a pair of WAZA airs. Ditto plus would be ideal for mono jams and composing and could still feed everything downstream with the raw guitar signal. Check it out. There are more advanced ones I made after this, but hopefully you get a good idea of the power lurking inside this app. ua-cam.com/video/scT3P6jR9no/v-deo.html
This is the kinda stuff I am made for. Watching now! I can feel myself falling into the rabbit hole as we speak lol. Totally with you, I think the ditto is great for practicing and recalling jam sessions. In fairness to TC, that's how they've been positioning it from a marketing perspective too. This app looks WAY too fun. So you're using a Helix? I have an Helix LT.
@@randyrektor yeah, I use all kinds of stuff, but for an LT I started on that and you’re in luck . I made a full preset and map for this thing, just a regular helix preset you can go and grab from the Line6 midi mad scientist club ( my group ) it is in the files section. Download it to your helix, You can follow this vid on how to set it up for your iPad or iPhone. I did both not knowing what people use. And off you go, no complicated midi to figure out. ua-cam.com/video/9fOvFFzPe2I/v-deo.html
@@randyrektor I’m doing some absolute madness with helix and a bunch of other gear. My channel is made more for building now quick video responses for questions that start in my facebook groups. Totally dig your using the soundcraft UI8 . This is an awesome little mixer. I have a lot of deep stuff on the Homefront but always looking for simplified ways to create sound textures on the road. The hxstomp knitted to stuff like OnSong works great but sometimes you just want a couple of good old simple pedals to tap on out in the garden or like you had around the waterside where if stuff happens like getting wet you’re not losing major gear. Hope you enjoy the channel.
I agree that this version is really just for practice and goofing around. It is a small form factor and quite simple but still with a good range of features, but for live and more complex stuff, a more complex looper would be better.
I am interested to understand this looper thing.. just one issue that crops out is how do you change from 1 section of a song to another section? Can i record separate section on separate channel & navigate that during play?
I don’t think there is a way to do that to be honest. the tracks work more like standalone playback tracks. you may need to look for something like the big Boss pedal with the multiple switches to accomplish something like that. hope this helps!
Thanks for the review! I came here after buying it to find out how to delete my loop without playing. Yes, double tap to stop is kinda hard, but then you can't delete your loop without having it to start playback on the long tap? Any way to get around this?
I wasn't aware it started playing again on a long-press. I don't have this unit anymore because I upgraded to the 2X. Id suggest checking out the manual. Otherwise a work-around would be turning down the volume, deleting the clip, then turning back up.
Not that I’m aware of yet. I’m getting the sense that there will be some updated patches coming down the pipeline as a lot of people are having issues with the current firmware. Maybe sometime? 🙏🏻🙏🏻
Ooo interesting question. Unless someone can correct me, I'm pretty sure the only way to accomplish that is to double tap it really quickly or wait until the loop starts over again.
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Thanks so much for the kind words, and for subscribing. That's actually from Marques Brownlee's D-Brand Skins. I have no idea how to do a rubiks cube, but I liked the decor. There are shiny black logos on each square that fit the theme of each side, so technically, you could complete it, but I think it would be incredibly hard.
Incredibly helpful review. Just got an x2, wishing some of these features (especially visual display) were included. I won't be giving up stop button either, any word when they might upgrade the x2?
Thanks for the kind words! I have no clue. They had some major supply chain issues with the first one, so I imagine they are like everyone else who’s waiting on chips. Hopefully soon! It would be THE looper pedal for the solo musician
Has anyone experienced that a loop has no sound when transferred to a computer? I love this pedal, and made a few decent loops that a wanna save on my computer. I did this several times with no trouble, but have experienced that some loops has no sound on the computer. Really strange. Would make sense, if it didn't work for ant loops, but it's only some.
It’s really up to you. You’ll have to test it out to see which one gives you the sound you’re after. If you have it before the amp, it will be a clean loop getting distorted in the preamp section. If you put it in the effects loop, it will be an already distorted loop.. totally up to you
I recently purchased this, but I cannot get backing tracks to play back through the looper. When connected to my PC, it shows the tracks in the designated folder, and supposedly there is an icon on the looper screen that is supposed to indicate the folder has something in it, but that simply does not happen. Ther apparently is no actual manual for this pedal. I think I will be returning it to Sweetwater. Good demo by the way.
Oh shoot, for real eh? I actually never tested imported backing tracks, only saving my current loop and playing it back. I was a little confused to see there was no manual as well, very strange. Did you happen to try updating the firmware? Apparently the original factory line had a whole ton of weird bugs. Maybe it just hasn't been updated.
@@randyrektor Yeah, I checked the firmware and it is the latest and greatest. The pamphlet that came with the pedal noted to go to the website to see the full manual, but apparently, it is in stealth mode. Maybe you need to purchase TC Electronics special Krypto glasses to see it. I would also mention that unless it is attached to your board it is so small and light it can be a bit difficult to use the footswitch as it is not very stable. Anyway, my very old Boss is no longer working correctly so my search continues. Thanks for the response.
Man what a letdown :( well sorry you’re having a bad time with it! Lol the glasses would come in handy for the missing documentation, for sure lol! You’ll definitely need some Velcro to hold it down. The weigh of the cables alone sends it toppling and turning
I just got this pedal too and I have successfully loaded a backing track onto it. It has to be a .wav. I used winLAME to convert mine into a 16-bit PCM and it worked great. I plan to use that feature into my JBL PA cab occasionally for practice. So far I really like it.
I noticed too many users have issues with it even with the new firmware. I may wait a little and save up for a Boss looper instead. Thanks for the review.
Yea, I’ve been seeing a lot as well. The unit I had seemed to be free of any issues, but you’d think with it being 7 months behind schedule, it would have been ready to ship without issues. Really too bad :(
@@randyrektorAll AI am after is a looper and a Reserb pedal for my Blues playing. I really needed a simple looper and I had my eye on either the EHX 720 and the Ditto+ but with all the reviews I have watched so far It may be worthwhile getting the RC10R withers the useful Rhythem but no battery operation though. It is kinda frustrating though to choose one. Thanks for getting back
When did this come out? I literally bought the Looper V1 in August 2020. So annoying, this seems like a big upgrade. The screen seems like it helps timing for the layering, I've had more trouble with layering than just single loops, because you can only see when the loop starts with a flickering of the green light. I sometimes get fed up and just blast a backing track from UA-cam that sounds like something I'm going for if I can't get the loop right. Overall, this looks wayyyyyy better than v1.
Hey man, this came out in the summer for preorder, but it didn't start shipping until late fall. It's pretty decent, but a lot of users have been reporting weird bugs with the looping and memory banks. I imagine some firmware updates will resolve everything. Either way, it's decent.
@@randyrektor Cool thanks for the info. Maybe its better to stick with the simplicity of version 1, at least until I get better at looping. I noticed my Ditto has something on the side that looks like a connection to update firmware, but it didn't come with a cable and I don't think its a micro-USB. Should I try to find something to upload the firmware? I just noticed that my other TC pedal, the original Flashback also has the same input jack. I guess its the cables that were around before the micro-USB cables? I remember connecting that Flashback to my computer at some point. But they also always had the tone print app, so maybe that is what I am thinking of. Thanks again.
Yea it's kind of annoying that it doesn't come with one, but I guess that's how they keep the price down. You'll need a 1-Spot 9v power supply. I guess they assume most people have one of those daisychain power supplies.
If you think you might get more, you should check out 1-Spot. They make a 9v wall plug that has a variety of attachments for different pedals, and also includes a daisychain to link multiple. I think you can power around 8 pedals with one plug.
0:38 wow, man! Badass! 🙌 That sounds amazing Edit: I'm just simply wanting something like the ditto that can be sync'd to midi clock and it's annoying as hell that you have to get the BIGGEST version of any pedal for that lol 😭🤣 Edit 2: "my wife and I..." I missed that part! That's even MORE incredible! 😱♥️🙌
Hey thanks man! We had a blast, for sure! That sounds frustrating. I can't think of any small units off hand. I'm wondering if you can find a boutique pedal company that makes something like this. It sounds like something a lot of people would love!
If you're looking for a good looper to get started, I'd recommend this one, or it's younger brother, the Ditto looper. They are both pretty user friendly to get started!
I'm disappointer with this pedal .I wanted it to replace an old jam man, but the memory inside is far too short. I can't put more than a few songs. But even after putting wav or mp3 in it, I can't find them when I plug the guitar.... They are in the ditto+, I see them on my computer, but they don't appear when I plug my guitar and scroll though the tracks....
@@randyrektor I like TC but didn't get the original ditto cuz I recently got the ditto plus that released. I chose the boss rc3 over the ditto previously cuz of quantization and few other options.
Thanks for the review. The one thing I wish they had packed in was a simple metronome, that would have been ideal. Also, pointless observation incoming, I believe technically Plethora would have been the first TC with those type of displays 🧐
Yea that would have made it much more useful as a practice tool! Also right you are! I should have been more specific about it being the first ditto pedal with one :) thanks for watching!
@@randyrektor I agree entirely that this definitely won’t be on much live rig boards for people who do anything beyond maybe one or two basic loops or want some easy access to a few prerecorded pieces...the lack real estate it takes up is definitely an advantage there. I’ll be interested to see if an x2 or x4 comes out. I did buy a + but workflow-wise for me it’s really a more advanced form of my wiretap, when inspiration hits or the happy accidents happen...the somewhat path of least resistance to turn that into a transferable .wav. Thanks again.
Yea, I'm with you. I think you're right that the best application for this pedal is to capture some quick ideas, but the additional features don't really matter too much. Especially with how buggy they seem to be.
Obviously if you have more than 10-20 backing tracks/loops stored, you're going to create a spreadsheet or document to write Down which slot is which track so during a live show you can refer to that and quickly dial in exactly which you want , and rearrange then in setlist play order using your PC ahead of time. Simple, not rocket science.
I’m not sure if you’re joking lol. That sounds terribly inconvenient. I don’t play many gigs where I can bust out a spreadsheet to recall my tracks. 🤦🏻♂️
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Lol, I get it. Thanks :)
You guys are so adorable :)
It is a great pedal. I have owned the Ditto, the Ditto Stereo, and now I have had the Ditto + for a few month. I used it a lot and do enjoy it very much. I have downloaded from UA-cam or Spotify and organised my tracks by style (rock, blues, jazz, bossa...) and kept space for my own working tracks. I am on Mac and things cannot be more easy as I see the folders in the finder, so delte, add, modify is easy. One thing I miss and I would have loved is the possibility to slow down or speed up the music. That would have been a great feature for people who consider the DItto + as a traning tool. Maybe a future microcode update (hey TC can you do it ?). I do recommend this pedal to all my guitar friends.
Hey, thanks so much for the info. Are you finding that you have enough space to store multiple songs? I saw people saying they were only able to fit a couple of full-length backing tracks before running out of storage. I know the DittoX2 has the ability to slow down, so maybe if they come out with a DittoX2+, that might have everything we need! Fingers crossed!
@@randyrektor Yes you are right space is a concern. What I do is if I download a track which is for exemple a 12 bar blues, what I find is that the track repeat the 12 bars 3 or 4 time (same for a AABA song) so I cut the 12 first measures and only load them in the Ditto + say as Track 5. Then when I play them I can of course loop them as much as I want. Same for Bossa (for exemple Blue Bossa an easy one). I only keep 16 measure, load them and play them as long as I want. Hope this is clear. So in short Yes space is limited but you can find work around easily.
This is super interesting! Thanks for sharing your process! It would have been really cool for some expandable memory in it, but I guess we cant get everything lol!
@@randyrektor One cool thing is to have a lot of available tracks. Of course it is not possible to have 99 full tracks of 5 minutes of music each. But is it usefull ? To have many folders (files or songs or tracks whatever we name this) is the following at least for me. Say I want to work on a song. Take Blue Bossa an easy one. I want to work on rytm and melody (to make it perfect) and the to improvise over the entire song. I want to make my own rythm using my guitar. So folder one will contain first 4 measures C-7 / % /F-7 / %. second folder will contain measure 5 to 8 D-7b5 / G7b9 / C-7 / % third folder will contain measure 1 to 8 so ... C-7 / % /F-7 / % / D-7b5 / G7b9 / C-7 / % ... This alows me to work on a real song on sequences (motif ?) sorry I'm French not sure of the wording. I'm sure you get the idea. In short this does not take space, it helps develop your skills specially for improvisation.
That is some quality content with high end editing and production value, and with so few views and subs 😮 scrolling through your previous videos, it's also very niche subjects. Anyway, just wanted to comment to help with the algorithm, you deserve to reach a much larger audience with that level of quality!
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I laughed so hard at the loop in the beginning, clever.
Hahah thanks man!
Ikr
This review was really well done. Thanks for sharing
Thanks for the kind words!
very helpful, thanks. Been mulling over the choices, this helped cut it down to practicality in live performance.
Amazing, glad it was helpful!
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I totally agree with you with the fact you have to double tap to stop the Looper, I hated it and I sold it for this reason. It's a pity they they didn't change it with this new model!
Yeah, I'm happy to know I'm not alone. I guess they want to save something for the X2 Plus? If they ever come out with that? I'd be all over that one!
You make great videos, Congrat!! Don´t know why you don´t have more subscribers. Keep posting and your channel will be huge.
Thanks, Ricardo
That button - does it work well to stomp on it not wearing shoes? Is it hard to press down?
Not the most comfortable. Takes considerable effort barefoot
Great review. I would use this in my teaching studio. I have had the original since shortly after it came out. I'm with you on the double-tap, but I don't do looping live, at least not yet. On the rare solo gigs I'll do straight solo guitar or iPad backing tracks. I like the idea of looping on the fly, but like you I would find a bigger display and more buttons if I really wanted to use it live.
Thanks for the kind words! I’ve been using it lots for practicing and I feel like that’s my favourite application. I can make nice chord changes and solo on them in minutes! Great practice tool!!
Can this be hooked up to my iPad vs computer?
The quality of this review is not for a 965 sub channel.😱 This is just too good.💪
The kindest of comments! Thanks Marc! 🙏🏻🙏🏻
I only had 8 months of use of X2. I can't find a repair for it.
I agree with your review - I have had the Ditto+ for some time now, and the one thing preventing me for using this looper in a live gig is the 'double tap to stop' the loop function. Such a shame, but impossible to operate with at double tab when perfoming (or rehearsing for a live performance). Tc Electronic should have made a dedicated stop buttom for the looper.
Yea I totally hear you. It's really difficult to coordinate, in my opinion. Love the size, but I'll take the hit and get the larger model for the stop button.
@@randyrektor agree - I really hope they will combine the ditto+ usb-load function with ditto jam x2 model. Does anyone know if its possible to reprogramme the loop buttom on the ditto+ to do a stop with only one tap?
How the hell do I save a loop? There isn't a manual that I can see anywhere
How many mins recorded song for backing track?
Great review thanks!
bought the pedal at Sweetwater and the first time I used it, right after I had to insert a WAV file. on the pedal, it stopped working and started to appear on the "Boot Mode" screen and after trying to do a software update, the error message appears...
I can't use Ditto+.
What should I do to reset the pedal?
Can u plug it into your keyboard to record loops?
Extremely well done video! Great graphics. I subscribed.
Thanks, Peter! 👊🏻👊🏻
At time 5:42 Most people place the pedal on a board and can't put their heel on the floor to hit the button.
No manual, and did TC fix the flat spot ? I heard the button would be changed pushing down would start it vs letting up starting it.
Mine was on a board and worked fine with my heel on the floor. Wont work if its not on the lowest level. Haven't had any issues with the button
@@randyrektor ... You found the only way to prove me wrong , with the pedal being on the lowest level. GGG. I knew you were going to come back with that . ggg
I'm glad I watched a few reviews before pulling the trigger on this thing... so tempted by the ability to load and play backing tracks etc but with no battery and no single-stomp stop it's not for me.
I’m glad the reviews were helpful. Yeah, I’ve found the backing track experience to be quite poor. I ended up selling this pedal shortly after making this video. Just not the most versatile thing on the planet lol
Thanks for this great video! Very helpful.
Thanks man! Glad it was helpful.
is it possible to play along with a playback? Can I insert songs in Ditto+?
Sure can! You can import them and store them on the unit :)
@@randyrektor
Great review and info Randy. I would have the same issue with the double click to stop the pedal that you said, and just knowing that information was enough for me to stick with the X2 and not find this after purchasing the pedal. You saved me some money brother.
Hey that’s great to hear! Hopefully they take the guys of the Ditto+ and put it in the body of the X2.. maybe an X2+? That would be pretty awesome! Glad the video was helpful! :)
When you doible tap stop does it leave a tail or stop dead
Dead stop. Might get that effect if you run it into a reverb/delay
@@randyrektor thanks for reply
I have the stereo x2 and would really like them to follow up with the rest of the range with the additional features. I also use stop a lot on the x2, so waiting now for the range to release :)
100%! I would love the screen and the extended loop on the x2!
There are pedals with better sound quality, pedals with a stop button, pedals with built in drum kits, more memory etc, BUT.
The extended mode is what sold this for me. I tend to use the looper to compose music mainly, so extended mode, to me, is VERY handy.
I hope the other looper pedals get this kind of stuff in the future and even implement additional functionality such as this to make creating multilayered compositions even easier. Heck, if they need help thinking of stuff I'd love to give them ideas.
To be really honest, it really struck me when I found out the new Boss looper didnt do anything like this... Innovation isnt just increasing the sound quality you know.. Come on Boss..
This is really interesting! Nice to hear someone who this pedal was clearly designed for. To me, it didn’t have quite everything that I needed, but I do love that feature and I hope it makes its way into the rest of their lineup!!! 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻
I have one of these, but my audio quality is very poor. how do you do it? I use a katana for an amp
Great video and I'm glad I watched it!!! I was going to buy the Ditto+ but I'm getting the X2 instead. Thank you!
Awesome, enjoy! I still use the x2 regularly and I love it
This was by far the most useful video I’ve seen on the ditto + so far mate. Gained a subscriber. Looking to use this with my plethora X5. A quick means of storing ideas and running this off 5v battery banks would be a huge motivation. I use Quantiloop Pro mostly but been really looking for something simple to insert anywhere in the signal chain.
Nice job!
Thanks for the sub! You have me googling Quantiloop Pro! Looks really sweet. Are you using it on a tablet?
@@randyrektor here is a vid I did which covers a lot of the basics, yeah I use it on my iPad on a stand and drive with any number of midi controllers or the helix. For a 30$ app this thing will knock the absolute socks off most loopers. Seriously advanced routing and I’ve built a number of remote presets to drive it. It’ll allow you to save and recall tracks, quantize em, link to drum machines and backing tracks . It is pretty wild...
By contrast though, this means having a phone or iPad on you. The ditto plus could never touch this thing, BUT it is simplicity itself and I’m often practicing with just a pair of WAZA airs. Ditto plus would be ideal for mono jams and composing and could still feed everything downstream with the raw guitar signal.
Check it out. There are more advanced ones I made after this, but hopefully you get a good idea of the power lurking inside this app.
ua-cam.com/video/scT3P6jR9no/v-deo.html
This is the kinda stuff I am made for. Watching now! I can feel myself falling into the rabbit hole as we speak lol. Totally with you, I think the ditto is great for practicing and recalling jam sessions. In fairness to TC, that's how they've been positioning it from a marketing perspective too. This app looks WAY too fun. So you're using a Helix? I have an Helix LT.
@@randyrektor yeah, I use all kinds of stuff, but for an LT I started on that and you’re in luck .
I made a full preset and map for this thing, just a regular helix preset you can go and grab from the Line6 midi mad scientist club ( my group ) it is in the files section. Download it to your helix,
You can follow this vid on how to set it up for your iPad or iPhone. I did both not knowing what people use. And off you go, no complicated midi to figure out.
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@@randyrektor I’m doing some absolute madness with helix and a bunch of other gear. My channel is made more for building now quick video responses for questions that start in my facebook groups. Totally dig your using the soundcraft UI8 . This is an awesome little mixer. I have a lot of deep stuff on the Homefront but always looking for simplified ways to create sound textures on the road. The hxstomp knitted to stuff like OnSong works great but sometimes you just want a couple of good old simple pedals to tap on out in the garden or like you had around the waterside where if stuff happens like getting wet you’re not losing major gear. Hope you enjoy the channel.
mine is not working and returned it ...just On botton no looping .
Great review. Can the file import/export with with iOS, with a USB adapter? I can't find the company contact info anywhere thanks.
Thank you! Ooooo good question! I’m not entirely sure and don’t have the unit to test anymore, sorry!
I agree that this version is really just for practice and goofing around. It is a small form factor and quite simple but still with a good range of features, but for live and more complex stuff, a more complex looper would be better.
Yeah totally! I opted for the two button version. I forget what it’s called. The 2X? It’s been awesome :)
Thanks for the great review
Thanks for the kind words :) hope this was helpful.
Eine Frage, kann ich auch singen und meine Stimme aufnehmen nit dieses gerät
2:22 Hey... I just opened mine and it didn't come with a sticker... not even a bent one like yours. lol
Weird! I wonder if they just stopped shipping them.
Great video. Subscribed.
Thanks so much! 🙏🏻
Doesn't the 2 clicks play the loop out? So you can do it whenever inside the bar and it stops in time?
I don't think so, I'm pretty sure 2 clicks stops it cold turkey. That would be really nice and intuitive though!
I am interested to understand this looper thing.. just one issue that crops out is how do you change from 1 section of a song to another section? Can i record separate section on separate channel & navigate that during play?
I don’t think there is a way to do that to be honest. the tracks work more like standalone playback tracks. you may need to look for something like the big Boss pedal with the multiple switches to accomplish something like that. hope this helps!
Huge fan of your version of 'I Just Called To Say I Love You'. I didn't know you did product reviews, too. Instant sub. :)
Ahhhh you’re the best! I’m pretty new to this, I’m no Bailey, but I’m learning. Thanks for subscribing!
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@@randyrektor You’re welcome. The quality of the video is already amazing! And I really like your vibe. Keep it up 👍
@@spicycurry1190 Thank you so much!
Thanks for the review! I came here after buying it to find out how to delete my loop without playing. Yes, double tap to stop is kinda hard, but then you can't delete your loop without having it to start playback on the long tap? Any way to get around this?
I wasn't aware it started playing again on a long-press. I don't have this unit anymore because I upgraded to the 2X. Id suggest checking out the manual. Otherwise a work-around would be turning down the volume, deleting the clip, then turning back up.
So they havent added a 'loop decay' function set in the background firmware?
Not that I’m aware of yet. I’m getting the sense that there will be some updated patches coming down the pipeline as a lot of people are having issues with the current firmware. Maybe sometime? 🙏🏻🙏🏻
Can you set this so that it starts overdubbing immediately after you hit the switch instead of having to hit it again?
Ooo interesting question. Unless someone can correct me, I'm pretty sure the only way to accomplish that is to double tap it really quickly or wait until the loop starts over again.
Man! Good audio and video quality, good editing skills and clear way of saying things, I'm glad to find your channel, you have a new subscriber from Argentina. keep doing this kind of videos👏 (I'm curious about the all-black rubik cube, what is it for? 😂)
Thanks so much for the kind words, and for subscribing. That's actually from Marques Brownlee's D-Brand Skins. I have no idea how to do a rubiks cube, but I liked the decor. There are shiny black logos on each square that fit the theme of each side, so technically, you could complete it, but I think it would be incredibly hard.
Incredibly helpful review. Just got an x2, wishing some of these features (especially visual display) were included. I won't be giving up stop button either, any word when they might upgrade the x2?
Thanks for the kind words! I have no clue. They had some major supply chain issues with the first one, so I imagine they are like everyone else who’s waiting on chips. Hopefully soon! It would be THE looper pedal for the solo musician
Has anyone experienced that a loop has no sound when transferred to a computer?
I love this pedal, and made a few decent loops that a wanna save on my computer. I did this several times with no trouble, but have experienced that some loops has no sound on the computer. Really strange. Would make sense, if it didn't work for ant loops, but it's only some.
Would I have to run this through my effects loop if I primarily use the amps overdrive? My reverb and delay pedals are in my effects loop. Thanks
It’s really up to you. You’ll have to test it out to see which one gives you the sound you’re after. If you have it before the amp, it will be a clean loop getting distorted in the preamp section. If you put it in the effects loop, it will be an already distorted loop.. totally up to you
I recently purchased this, but I cannot get backing tracks to play back through the looper. When connected to my PC, it shows the tracks in the designated folder, and supposedly there is an icon on the looper screen that is supposed to indicate the folder has something in it, but that simply does not happen. Ther apparently is no actual manual for this pedal. I think I will be returning it to Sweetwater. Good demo by the way.
Oh shoot, for real eh? I actually never tested imported backing tracks, only saving my current loop and playing it back. I was a little confused to see there was no manual as well, very strange. Did you happen to try updating the firmware? Apparently the original factory line had a whole ton of weird bugs. Maybe it just hasn't been updated.
@@randyrektor Yeah, I checked the firmware and it is the latest and greatest. The pamphlet that came with the pedal noted to go to the website to see the full manual, but apparently, it is in stealth mode. Maybe you need to purchase TC Electronics special Krypto glasses to see it. I would also mention that unless it is attached to your board it is so small and light it can be a bit difficult to use the footswitch as it is not very stable. Anyway, my very old Boss is no longer working correctly so my search continues. Thanks for the response.
Man what a letdown :( well sorry you’re having a bad time with it! Lol the glasses would come in handy for the missing documentation, for sure lol! You’ll definitely need some Velcro to hold it down. The weigh of the cables alone sends it toppling and turning
I just got this pedal too and I have successfully loaded a backing track onto it. It has to be a .wav. I used winLAME to convert mine into a 16-bit PCM and it worked great. I plan to use that feature into my JBL PA cab occasionally for practice. So far I really like it.
Hey, thanks for the update man. That’s great to hear. Did you try other file types that were unsuccessful as well?
I noticed too many users have issues with it even with the new firmware.
I may wait a little and save up for a Boss looper instead.
Thanks for the review.
Yea, I’ve been seeing a lot as well. The unit I had seemed to be free of any issues, but you’d think with it being 7 months behind schedule, it would have been ready to ship without issues. Really too bad :(
@@randyrektorAll AI am after is a looper and a Reserb pedal for my Blues playing. I really needed a simple looper and I had my eye on either the EHX 720 and the Ditto+ but with all the reviews I have watched so far It may be worthwhile getting the RC10R withers the useful Rhythem but no battery operation though. It is kinda frustrating though to choose one.
Thanks for getting back
Yea I hear you. There is no battery option in the ditto either. It’s a tough choice, for sure! Good luck with the hunt :)
I’m with you in the double-stomp. Can’t do it unless it matches the tempo of the song
Yesssss, I have no idea how people do it. It's a "patting your head and rubbing your stomach" kind of thing for me 😂
Cool stuff. Can't wait to get mine. What's that Stomp Box you show us all about?
That’s basically a ‘kick drum’ sort of sound. You can use it to make a thumping low end while you play :) this one is by Shadow
@@randyrektor Oh I see, thanks.
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great video thanks
Thanks for watching!
When did this come out? I literally bought the Looper V1 in August 2020. So annoying, this seems like a big upgrade. The screen seems like it helps timing for the layering, I've had more trouble with layering than just single loops, because you can only see when the loop starts with a flickering of the green light. I sometimes get fed up and just blast a backing track from UA-cam that sounds like something I'm going for if I can't get the loop right. Overall, this looks wayyyyyy better than v1.
Hey man, this came out in the summer for preorder, but it didn't start shipping until late fall. It's pretty decent, but a lot of users have been reporting weird bugs with the looping and memory banks. I imagine some firmware updates will resolve everything. Either way, it's decent.
@@randyrektor Cool thanks for the info. Maybe its better to stick with the simplicity of version 1, at least until I get better at looping. I noticed my Ditto has something on the side that looks like a connection to update firmware, but it didn't come with a cable and I don't think its a micro-USB. Should I try to find something to upload the firmware? I just noticed that my other TC pedal, the original Flashback also has the same input jack. I guess its the cables that were around before the micro-USB cables? I remember connecting that Flashback to my computer at some point. But they also always had the tone print app, so maybe that is what I am thinking of. Thanks again.
I'm confused on how this thing is powered. What do I plug it into and why is it not included?
Yea it's kind of annoying that it doesn't come with one, but I guess that's how they keep the price down. You'll need a 1-Spot 9v power supply. I guess they assume most people have one of those daisychain power supplies.
@@randyrektor Thank you, makes some sense now. I'm just getting started on bass and this would be my first pedal.
If you think you might get more, you should check out 1-Spot. They make a 9v wall plug that has a variety of attachments for different pedals, and also includes a daisychain to link multiple. I think you can power around 8 pedals with one plug.
0:38 wow, man! Badass! 🙌 That sounds amazing
Edit: I'm just simply wanting something like the ditto that can be sync'd to midi clock and it's annoying as hell that you have to get the BIGGEST version of any pedal for that lol 😭🤣
Edit 2: "my wife and I..." I missed that part! That's even MORE incredible! 😱♥️🙌
Hey thanks man! We had a blast, for sure! That sounds frustrating. I can't think of any small units off hand. I'm wondering if you can find a boutique pedal company that makes something like this. It sounds like something a lot of people would love!
this or the ehx 720?
I’d go for the 720! Has a dedicated stop button which is so nice. Plus it’s stereo :)
Do u know if i could use it for vocals w a xlr to 1/4”?
You probably could but it might present challenges with the auto-gain. I’d recommend checking out the ditto mic looper :)
@@randyrektor was tryna cut cost bc the regular ditto 80$
I use it for fun so its literally perfect
Love this!
I'm music 1st grade student can u guide some looper good and cheap for learn music at school >
If you're looking for a good looper to get started, I'd recommend this one, or it's younger brother, the Ditto looper. They are both pretty user friendly to get started!
I'm disappointer with this pedal .I wanted it to replace an old jam man, but the memory inside is far too short. I can't put more than a few songs. But even after putting wav or mp3 in it, I can't find them when I plug the guitar.... They are in the ditto+, I see them on my computer, but they don't appear when I plug my guitar and scroll though the tracks....
Yea I hear that the space is much smaller than expected. I heard that updating the firmware helps a lot with file management
@@randyrektor I have the latest update.. I'm trying to get in touch with tc electronics because there is just no video about it on youtube....
Ahhh that’s too bad! Sorry to hear man
Thank you, thank you....I can't stop with a double click either!
Who's rocking the original Ditto?
No one. Lol
Not a fan?
@@randyrektor I like TC but didn't get the original ditto cuz I recently got the ditto plus that released. I chose the boss rc3 over the ditto previously cuz of quantization and few other options.
Yea that makes sense :) I hope you enjoy!
@@randyrektor forgot to mention. I dug your review. Good stuff brother keep em coming.
Missed opportunity... They could have at least added a 1/8" jack to add a button or two..
Yeah true! To be fair, I think they are trying to make a clear distinction between their other models. They probably want you to upgrade lol
@@randyrektor yeah but.. The haven't released a Ditto 2x+ or 4x+ so... WTH
@XChristianNoirX oh I see what you mean!
Best pedal...EVER! Worth it just to be able to play 'pong'. Did you not know it plays pong?
Wait.. Like the game? What? Explain! lol
@@randyrektor 1- unplug 2- hold upper right button while plugging back in....PONG!
Hahahah amazing! I have to try this
No battery why would be so much better with bat and head phone output
Only Sweetwater sells this brand now. Best of luck to TC. Appears TC is exhibiting the death rattle of business. Hope they see past a year.
Yea I noticed that it wasn’t showing up on Amazon or nearly anywhere else. I wonder if it has to do with supply chain issues. Sad to see!
@@randyrektor Possibly. But I'm curious as to why only sell through Sweetwater?
Fair point! Yea super interesting..
@@randyrektor Maybe Sweetwater bought the company. THAT would be exciting!
THX! ;)
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Thanks for the review. The one thing I wish they had packed in was a simple metronome, that would have been ideal.
Also, pointless observation incoming, I believe technically Plethora would have been the first TC with those type of displays 🧐
Yea that would have made it much more useful as a practice tool! Also right you are! I should have been more specific about it being the first ditto pedal with one :) thanks for watching!
@@randyrektor I agree entirely that this definitely won’t be on much live rig boards for people who do anything beyond maybe one or two basic loops or want some easy access to a few prerecorded pieces...the lack real estate it takes up is definitely an advantage there. I’ll be interested to see if an x2 or x4 comes out. I did buy a + but workflow-wise for me it’s really a more advanced form of my wiretap, when inspiration hits or the happy accidents happen...the somewhat path of least resistance to turn that into a transferable .wav.
Thanks again.
Yea, I'm with you. I think you're right that the best application for this pedal is to capture some quick ideas, but the additional features don't really matter too much. Especially with how buggy they seem to be.
Obviously if you have more than 10-20 backing tracks/loops stored, you're going to create a spreadsheet or document to write Down which slot is which track so during a live show you can refer to that and quickly dial in exactly which you want , and rearrange then in setlist play order using your PC ahead of time. Simple, not rocket science.
I’m not sure if you’re joking lol. That sounds terribly inconvenient. I don’t play many gigs where I can bust out a spreadsheet to recall my tracks. 🤦🏻♂️
I really don’t think a double tap is that difficult.
You’re a wizard, Cody
What's your wife's channel please?
Bailey Pelkman :)
@randyrektor thanks, this was very informative. Would like to know more about your set up and the harmony pedal used on your wife's clip? Great work!!
It’s the TC Ditto Mic Looper! It’s pretty awesome :) thanks for the kind words!!
NO MANUAL
The manual is available online. Maybe cutting back on paper products.