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Published on 03/16/13 at 09:49CHARACTERISTICS
What are the effects, or types of effects available?
LOOP, samples, loops, samples, loops!!
UTILIZATION
Is the general configuration easy to use ?
can’t get any simpler.
Is sound/effects editing easy?
again, can’t get any simpler
Is the O&M Manual clear and precise? ...
ditto, can’t get simpler
SOUND QUALITY
Is the sound of your instruments or your microphones faithfully reproduced?
well yes, that's it, the reason for my review
I own an RC 20 XL and the timeline, and well, the sound is better on the TC than on the other two, being a true bypass and having no compression keeps the sound real.
With what instruments do you use them?
guitars, that's it
OVERALL OPINION
How long have you been using it ?
1 month, continuously with no sleep or food
What thing do you like most/least about it?
the presets:
- one press and you start the recording
-one more press, it loops
- press again, you get to redo, etc..
- hold the button down, you get to undo
- press twice, stops the loop
- hold it down a few seconds, erases
BUT, IF YOU HOLD IT DOWN WHILE THE LOOP IS STOPPED, YOU HEAR A MICRO SECOND BEFORE THE DELETE, which means that right when you think you don't need the loop anymore, you need to press twice to stop the loop AND HOLD IT DOWN TO DELETE, if you forget, you're dead!!! So that's one bad point, which is mega for a live application!!
Did you try many other models before getting this one?
like daddy, I've got two.
What is your opinion about the value for the price?
I read the preceding reviews (posts)..OK money's tight guys, but $100, pretty cheap, what else can I tell ya.
Fender or Boss would have put the same thing out at over $150.
Innovation, development, shipping, patents, mark ups, middlemen , all this costs money. May not sound like much but try calculating in reverse:
$100 - tax - profit margin: the distributor has to buy it at around $60 from the reseller who has to buy it from TC at around $40/45, TC is probably making only $40 a pop!!
so, no, the price is very competitive and we get stomped on by the distribution.
What are the effects, or types of effects available?
LOOP, samples, loops, samples, loops!!
UTILIZATION
Is the general configuration easy to use ?
can’t get any simpler.
Is sound/effects editing easy?
again, can’t get any simpler
Is the O&M Manual clear and precise? ...
ditto, can’t get simpler
SOUND QUALITY
Is the sound of your instruments or your microphones faithfully reproduced?
well yes, that's it, the reason for my review
I own an RC 20 XL and the timeline, and well, the sound is better on the TC than on the other two, being a true bypass and having no compression keeps the sound real.
With what instruments do you use them?
guitars, that's it
OVERALL OPINION
How long have you been using it ?
1 month, continuously with no sleep or food
What thing do you like most/least about it?
the presets:
- one press and you start the recording
-one more press, it loops
- press again, you get to redo, etc..
- hold the button down, you get to undo
- press twice, stops the loop
- hold it down a few seconds, erases
BUT, IF YOU HOLD IT DOWN WHILE THE LOOP IS STOPPED, YOU HEAR A MICRO SECOND BEFORE THE DELETE, which means that right when you think you don't need the loop anymore, you need to press twice to stop the loop AND HOLD IT DOWN TO DELETE, if you forget, you're dead!!! So that's one bad point, which is mega for a live application!!
Did you try many other models before getting this one?
like daddy, I've got two.
What is your opinion about the value for the price?
I read the preceding reviews (posts)..OK money's tight guys, but $100, pretty cheap, what else can I tell ya.
Fender or Boss would have put the same thing out at over $150.
Innovation, development, shipping, patents, mark ups, middlemen , all this costs money. May not sound like much but try calculating in reverse:
$100 - tax - profit margin: the distributor has to buy it at around $60 from the reseller who has to buy it from TC at around $40/45, TC is probably making only $40 a pop!!
so, no, the price is very competitive and we get stomped on by the distribution.