Al Krow Posted October 4, 2020 Author Share Posted October 4, 2020 8 minutes ago, BillyBass said: I have never used the Boss loopers, so I don't know what I'm missing. With the BeatBuddy, however, getting a looper to sync with the drums is very difficult, with the Boss loopers you have to press your foot down at just the right time. You would mess the timing up 19 times out of 20 before getting it right! The Ditto Jam syncs with the beat buddy, or whatever drum machine you use with it, it sort of stretches or flattens your loop to play in time with the beats! So you don't have to worry about the timing so much, get it near and the Ditto will do the rest. If you are looking for the best drum machine around then go for the BeatBuddy and Ditto Jam but if the looper is more important to you then you probably don't need the BeatBuddy. Currently I mainly use the BeatBuddy's metronome and use the Ditto to listen back to my playing...but that is because I joined a covers band in July and my practise sessions are mainly taken up with learning songs. Cheers for that - that's very helpful. Couldn't quite work out whether you are saying that syncing drums and looper will be harder or easier on the Boss than with Jam + BB? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyBass Posted October 4, 2020 Share Posted October 4, 2020 2 hours ago, Al Krow said: Cheers for that - that's very helpful. Couldn't quite work out whether you are saying that syncing drums and looper will be harder or easier on the Boss than with Jam + BB? I’m saying that it will be extremely difficult with the Boss and BeatBuddy because you will have to time your foot pressing down on the looper to the exact milli second, whereas with the Ditto Jam and BeatBuddy, the looper alters your loop to fit your drums. How the Boss loops with its own drum beats I have no idea. you can have the sound of the drums as part of your loop with the ditto jam but it doesn’t sound as good as the BeatBuddy by itself, along with a bass loop on the jam. that should all be as clear as mud now then. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Krow Posted October 4, 2020 Author Share Posted October 4, 2020 Aha - gotcha, thanks. Yeah - if I was getting the Boss I would use its own built in drums and not get the BB. That's a very neat feature of the Ditto Jam. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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