Fantastic. It’s a difficult concept to get across clearly with text. I really need to finish up that ‘SuperLooper’ Program List. Every time I shift my attention over to that one, it just keeps getting bigger & bigger with new ideas.
Anything involving an FCB-1010 takes a concerted effort; maddingly so without using one of the editors. No UnO chip here, so that may help to streamline the process. The cost, switch spacing, banks & surprisingly good build quality make it a great option for live looping, though. Mine is pretty much dedicated to harmonized guitar variations right now, but I can probably tap the THRU to see what’s going on with a multi-Looper focus.
I don’t know that there’s a way around MIDI-only. The problem there is mapping the Page 3 & Page 4 Performance Parameters individually, and also for simultaneous triggering. It took some brain-busting to settle on paging the onboard switches + Aux switches (or MIDI) for triggering both Loopers together.
I didn’t mention the latest updates, but that certainly makes a big difference. The 1-BTN LOOP … I added those as another ‘paging’ option, but I still have my issues with reliable triggering there. It’s a complex application of algorithms that’s going to take some work to customize, but it sounds like you’re up for the task to reap the rewards.
A couple quick notes: you can edit here at this forum, but you have to be fast. A few minutes to review & re-submit, with little or no chance for a 2nd try at it. Your Bypassing concept triggered another thought. Not applicable in a direct sense, but it may be useful to you later on. Bottom of this link here:
Back in the Dark Ages – before extra-long looping, multiple instances & separated Rec & Play Speeds, I did a lot of deep dives into the H9 Looper, and many of those concepts still apply (with a few modifications required, specific to the H90).
