Pop phenom Ed Sheeran has sold more than 150 million records worldwide, making him one of the world's best-selling artists. Performing solo and looping is a hallmark of his live concert appearances. The Sheeran Looper + is his compact and powerful portable dual-track looper pedal. Looper + features Sheeran’s ergonomics, rugged die-cast aluminum pedals, and a 1.8” color screen with RGB LED loop status ring for performance navigation. Sheeran says, “We wanted to give people all my looping tools. The technology we developed over the past decade has helped me share my craft with people all over the world.”
Designed by Ed and his production team, the Looper + utilizes custom DSP that offers 44.1 kHz-32-bit recording. Looping Functions include Record, Overdub, Play, Stop, Undo/Redo, Clear Track, Clear All, Reverse, 1/2 Speed, Fade In/Out, Solo, and Mute, with a max of two looper tracks. Max loop length is one and a half hours, offering “unlimited layers.” Each loop can have a max overdub time of 30 minutes, and you can store up to 128 loops and have over three hours of music. You need to be precise with the footswitches, as it is designed for live performance, and you don’t want dead air in your loops. The Looper + feels very sturdy and solid to the touch and you can be using it within minutes of unboxing.
Looper + has four different looper modes. Single Mode: One track with “limitless layers;” Multi Mode: Two tracks with a global loop length for building tracks; Sync Mode: Two tracks with different lengths that automatically stay in sync with each other; and Song Mode: Two tracks with the same or different lengths that function as independent song sections (ex. verse, chorus, etc.).
Looper + features a mono combo XLR + 1/4-inch input to connect a dynamic microphone for vocals, a stereo pair of 1/4” inputs for connecting a guitar or keyboard, a stereo pair of 1/4” outputs, a 1/8” MIDI input (with included 5-pin adaptor) for external MIDI sync and control, 1/4” external single or dual footswitch input, and a USB port for transferring loops and MIDI sync to a Mac/PC.
Looper + has a six-hour battery life from four AA batteries or can be powered from a standard 9V 500mA pedalboard power supply or the USB port on a Mac or PC. It’s a great pedal for those who want to enter the world of looping and a professional product with a lot of power and features. $299
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