Amazing. I usually don't like knockoff pedals because they often have noise, but this is an exception!!! My 140$ Ditto died so I took a chance on this 70$ one last week and it's much better than the Ditto, plus 1/2 the $$ ! Highly recommend this pedal. Clean sound and bypass, plus the ability to add and save loops is a deal breaker. Good review!!
Many Thanks Alex for this review. Having never owned a looper before i heard that many people give up quickly when they get one as they are a bit hard to control initially.The main problem i had is that the instruction booklet is so small its almost impossible to read unless you eat lots of carrots.. Seriously it comes in a small box so i guess you cannot expect the yellow pages ; It's a common problem nowadays especially with a lot of imported stuff so thanks for making things clearer..
I just got this pedal and haven't figured out all the great stuff in it yet. You are a real good teacher and this video is excellent! Love the color of your axe and the pick guard and the musical sounds you use are tops! I'm an old retired session drummer from the 70's and now play 12 instruments and have worked in many of the top Studios in NYC, and your skills back then would have made you a top engineer in all the studios I worked in. I like to give credit where credit is do. So thanx for helping this old bastard have fun with his geetars! hahahahahaha.......
@@AlexPriceMusician I also subbed your channel and will check out all the other goodies you have, I have always believed we are never to old to learn new things.
Thanks for this video :-) first one I've come across that shows importing into the looper. Got mine arriving tomorrow and looking forward to messing around :-)
I got this looper, if you overdub, half way thought the first recording. When you play back all the overdubs start at the beginning. i want all overdubs to start at a parts in the recording.
I have the same looper. I have no problems with over dub, I also have the additional page tuner, which when linked together gives foot pedal access to the other loops.
Yes, that's another fault of the pedal, you can't do "insert overdubs" they'll all start at the beginning even if it was a short overdub, I bought one of these and returned it, It records the "click" of the switch every time you press it, after a few overdubs you get a lot of annoying background clicks that ruin the loop, it has very cheap non isolated electronics inside, it is NOT true Bypass either as advertised!, it was faulty and I think it was also a counterfeit, there are several people selling the same pedal on Aliexpress and they don't want to accept it's faulty, I had to raise my claim to Aliexpress management, I urge people not to buy this pedal on Aliexpress from the seller "Pro Music & Camera Gear Store", they're awful and sell defective and counterfeit products, they'll send you one saying "Loop Stage" instead of "Loop Station", it looks the same but it's a cheap counterfeit, it's like buying Chinese "Mike" instead of original "Nike"
Nice playing, Alex. But I need another looper that does 23 functions and only has one footswitch like a hole in the head. Mine has two 10-minute loops that you can alternate between and overdub. that's if I can remember when to tap, double-tap, tap-and-hold, double-tap slowly, long press, and then remember what it means when the LEDs turn blue, red, purple, flashing blue, flashing red, and flashing purple (I had to go back to the manual just now to remember for sure how many colors there were). It's useless for all intents and purposes unless I give up several hours of actual GUITAR practice to learn how to use the thing for any more than a basic loop once and play-over. This race to have the smallest pedals and pedalboards has become an obsession since everyone seems to think they need a couple of thousand dollars worth of pedals at their feet. I'd be happier with fewer functions and more footswitches. I can't imagine how I would put that thing with those wav files into any practical use without a photographic memory. And BTW, are there separate outputs for guitar out and wav out, (maybe you covered that and I missed it) because that would seem necessary? OK, I think I got that off my chest...
I’ll agree with you to a point. I found this pedal easy to use despite all the features. I mean really, all you need to know to use it are the simple start, stop, and overdub controls of the single switch. The extra features are there for those who would like them and if not, it still function great as any other looper would. It would be nice to have a dedicated output for wav files. I agree with that - but that’s really not possible in this small format. I appreciate the small footprint and don’t have a problem using it. Some might. If you want something bigger, there are other options.
I actually have four loopers on my board at the moment - the HX Stomp, Empress Reverb, Empress Echosystem, and the Lekato. I still choose to use the Lekato because the looper functions in my Empress pedals are clunky and in the HX Stomp, we only have the one-button looper and I cant tweak the volume of it once it starts. The Helix looper I also believe is limited to how many overdubs you can do. Another fault is that once you stop the loop, you can’t delete it without it playing again for a split second. Awkward if you’re trying to use it in a live environment. I genuinely like the Lekato. I find it easy to use and the functions of the single switch are very well thought out, even if it might seem a bit complicated. Thanks for your thoughts Nicky. Everyone has their own opinion and yours is entirely valid.
@@AlexPriceMusician I don't think the Helix has those limitations, and there's a 6-button in addition to the 1-button. I haven't run into any serious limitations yet, but I'm not a big looper user like you. The only problem I have had an issue with is you can only undo the last overdub, if you have more than one, you can't clear it, you have to switch presets and then return. I'm hoping this will be fixed in update 2.9 which should be out soon. Honestly, I mainly use it for running loops at the front of the signal chain to hear what the effects of the other blocks will have. Happy playing, and keep the videos coming, bro!
Where is this USB Footswitch you mentioned at about 5:30 into your video? I just ordered Lekato Pro and would like the switch with my foot. I think you said Lekato has their footswitch but I can't find their website quickly. Thanks and Great video.
I can't get it to work with my MacBook Pro--and the software download recommended in another video has been discontinued--anybody have a solution? I'm running OS Catalina.
Interested to see if anyone has used with on these with a synth instead of a guitar? I'm guessing that if you can add wave files to the bank that means I could potential add some drums (wav file)
This pedal is great and good video too. I accidentally deleted my whole loop, but I had already exported one version of it beforehand. I tried to drag that export back into the loopers files, but it did not allow me to. is there a certain way to go about this, if at all possible?
If you loaded in a backing track via a PC I assume once you've overdubbed it once you've lost the "empty" backing track and need to reload it via the PC ?
to: Bob Bissonnette Hey Bob, how's the pedal holding up? Still working well? Thanks for asking..I only use it once in a while...my goto is the TC one, but it's still working perfectly. For the $$ it's a good buy.
Hello, about the layers/overdubs recorded on top of the first recording, the duration of the next recordings must be the same as the first one? Does the pedal not allow the next layers to have their recording duration time free?
Yes!, me!, I bought one of these and returned it, It records the "click" of the switch every time you press it, after a few overdubs you get a lot of annoying background clicks that ruin the loop, it has very cheap non isolated electronics inside, it is NOT true Bypass either as advertised!, it was faulty and I think it was also a counterfeit, there are several people selling the same pedal on Aliexpress and they don't want to accept it's faulty, I had to raise my claim to Aliexpress management, I urge people not to buy this pedal on Aliexpress from the seller "Pro Music & Camera Gear Store", they're awful and sell defective and counterfeit products, they'll send you one saying "Loop Stage" instead of "Loop Station", it looks the same but it's a cheap counterfeit, it's like buying Chinese "Mike" instead of original "Nike"
I've got a different looper , but perhaps you can help an old musician out . MY unit is a Wally+ and I have downloaded drivers to my mac off the web site , that all went well and I can see the 1 loop in the 11 presets it has that I made . MY idea was similar to yours, loading loops from GarageBand to what Hotone calls loop station .How do I drag loops to this app? On your video you do something very quickly which brings up a box ,where you can make the changes necessary to eventually get them on your looper . How do I import files on to the Wally plus ? I understand you're demoing a different looper , years ago 1991 , I had a midi studio , I went back to writing on guitar and tried to keep up with technology , the sun has set on that . thx
@@AdamCheong yes ,I have installed loop studio ,thanks for your reply. I just dont know how to install loops from mac to loop studio. Thans for your reply
I have this looper and it works fine for electric guitars but when I run a daxophone (look it up) with a contact microphone into it, the playback of sections with prominent low frequencies contains lots of discontinuities/clicks. Interestingly, when I look at the wav file via USB transfer, it 's clean with none of the discontinuities. I get the same clicks if I rotate the output level knob while a loop is playing. Maybe the output level control software still has bugs. On a related note, where can I get firmaware updates and instructions on how to install them? Thanks.
Hi Alex, Thank you for the video, I bought the same pedal after watching your video. However, one day I turned the power off and returned a couple of days later to find the screen LED lights on purple, which is not in the manual. I'm not sure what's going on, is there anything else I could try?
That’s odd. I haven’t seen purple lights at all on mine and I haven’t had any issues. Is it operating normally? And have you tried connecting it to your computer yet?
Thos starts a loop with 1 tap and more importantly stops the loop with 1 stop ? most loopers reqire you to press twice to stop the loop , That is what I cant get the hang of during live performance, btw , nice playing
On this one - start the loop with the first tap. Then pressing the switch again will go into overdub mode. Then you have to press it twice quickly to stop it or press twice quickly and hold to erase the loop.
What are your thoughts on having a tuner at the end of your chain? I love that there's a tuner built in to this looper but wondered about the placement since you'd have to put it at the end? Thanks for the video by the way as I picked one up!
A little less conventional for sure but not terrible. I would just make sure you have any pitch modulation effects like chorus or vibrato turned off if you’re planning on using the tuner.
Oh. No it doesn’t come with a power adapter. It’ll use the same 9v center tip negative supply as any other pedal though if you have one. If not, this one is good and is only $9: amzn.to/3FSRk7G
Amazing. I usually don't like knockoff pedals because they often have noise, but this is an exception!!! My 140$ Ditto died so I took a chance on this 70$ one last week and it's much better than the Ditto, plus 1/2 the $$ !
Highly recommend this pedal. Clean sound and bypass, plus the ability to add and save loops is a deal breaker. Good review!!
Thanks for sharing your experience Bob! I’m glad you like it
@@AlexPriceMusician Thanks Alex...just discovered your channel. Nice one.
@@Bob48 Hey Bob, how's the pedal holding up? Still working well?
@@ordayga Perfectly thanks. Still use the ditto ( now repaired) a lot, but for saving to replay loops, ambient stuff etc, this one rocks.
Many Thanks Alex for this review. Having never owned a looper before i heard that many people give up quickly when they get one as they are a bit hard to control initially.The main problem i had is that the instruction booklet is so small its almost impossible to read unless you eat lots of carrots.. Seriously it comes in a small box so i guess you cannot expect the yellow pages ; It's a common problem nowadays especially with a lot of imported stuff so thanks for making things clearer..
Awesome! Thanks for sharing brother! Mine just arrived in the mail! God bless you and your family!
I just got this pedal and haven't figured out all the great stuff in it yet. You are a real good teacher and this video is excellent! Love the color of your axe and the pick guard and the musical sounds you use are tops! I'm an old retired session drummer from the 70's and now play 12 instruments and have worked in many of the top Studios in NYC, and your skills back then would have made you a top engineer in all the studios I worked in. I like to give credit where credit is do. So thanx for helping this old bastard have fun with his geetars! hahahahahaha.......
You're very kind Allen! Thanks for commenting. I'm glad the video was helpful.
@@AlexPriceMusician I also subbed your channel and will check out all the other goodies you have, I have always believed we are never to old to learn new things.
I just got one of these and this was a great video
best tutorial ive seen thx
Thanks for this video :-) first one I've come across that shows importing into the looper.
Got mine arriving tomorrow and looking forward to messing around :-)
Congrats! Hope it works well for you
Thanks man!
Thank you for the video Alex!
Awesome. I just bought one. Thanks for the heads up.
" Good Job Lad ! "
Awesome review sir, I picked One up, It is very useful to me so far. I love it!! I gained a whole bunch of tips from your video as well. Thank you!!
That makes me happy to hear! Thank you for writing!
Great, honest review.
Very good stuff with tuner I have one
I got this looper, if you overdub, half way thought the first recording. When you play back all the overdubs start at the beginning. i want all overdubs to start at a parts in the recording.
I have the same looper. I have no problems with over dub, I also have the additional page tuner, which when linked together gives foot pedal access to the other loops.
Yes, that's another fault of the pedal, you can't do "insert overdubs" they'll all start at the beginning even if it was a short overdub, I bought one of these and returned it, It records the "click" of the switch every time you press it, after a few overdubs you get a lot of annoying background clicks that ruin the loop, it has very cheap non isolated electronics inside, it is NOT true Bypass either as advertised!, it was faulty and I think it was also a counterfeit, there are several people selling the same pedal on Aliexpress and they don't want to accept it's faulty, I had to raise my claim to Aliexpress management, I urge people not to buy this pedal on Aliexpress from the seller "Pro Music & Camera Gear Store", they're awful and sell defective and counterfeit products, they'll send you one saying "Loop Stage" instead of "Loop Station", it looks the same but it's a cheap counterfeit, it's like buying Chinese "Mike" instead of original "Nike"
Hey thanks for the video. I don't know if you still use this looper pedal, what are your thoughts two years after you made this video?
Nice playing, Alex. But I need another looper that does 23 functions and only has one footswitch like a hole in the head. Mine has two 10-minute loops that you can alternate between and overdub. that's if I can remember when to tap, double-tap, tap-and-hold, double-tap slowly, long press, and then remember what it means when the LEDs turn blue, red, purple, flashing blue, flashing red, and flashing purple (I had to go back to the manual just now to remember for sure how many colors there were). It's useless for all intents and purposes unless I give up several hours of actual GUITAR practice to learn how to use the thing for any more than a basic loop once and play-over. This race to have the smallest pedals and pedalboards has become an obsession since everyone seems to think they need a couple of thousand dollars worth of pedals at their feet. I'd be happier with fewer functions and more footswitches. I can't imagine how I would put that thing with those wav files into any practical use without a photographic memory. And BTW, are there separate outputs for guitar out and wav out, (maybe you covered that and I missed it) because that would seem necessary? OK, I think I got that off my chest...
I’ll agree with you to a point. I found this pedal easy to use despite all the features. I mean really, all you need to know to use it are the simple start, stop, and overdub controls of the single switch. The extra features are there for those who would like them and if not, it still function great as any other looper would.
It would be nice to have a dedicated output for wav files. I agree with that - but that’s really not possible in this small format. I appreciate the small footprint and don’t have a problem using it. Some might. If you want something bigger, there are other options.
@@AlexPriceMusician I've just been using the looper on my Helix, and that's works out pretty well.
I actually have four loopers on my board at the moment - the HX Stomp, Empress Reverb, Empress Echosystem, and the Lekato. I still choose to use the Lekato because the looper functions in my Empress pedals are clunky and in the HX Stomp, we only have the one-button looper and I cant tweak the volume of it once it starts. The Helix looper I also believe is limited to how many overdubs you can do. Another fault is that once you stop the loop, you can’t delete it without it playing again for a split second. Awkward if you’re trying to use it in a live environment.
I genuinely like the Lekato. I find it easy to use and the functions of the single switch are very well thought out, even if it might seem a bit complicated.
Thanks for your thoughts Nicky. Everyone has their own opinion and yours is entirely valid.
@@AlexPriceMusician I don't think the Helix has those limitations, and there's a 6-button in addition to the 1-button. I haven't run into any serious limitations yet, but I'm not a big looper user like you. The only problem I have had an issue with is you can only undo the last overdub, if you have more than one, you can't clear it, you have to switch presets and then return. I'm hoping this will be fixed in update 2.9 which should be out soon. Honestly, I mainly use it for running loops at the front of the signal chain to hear what the effects of the other blocks will have. Happy playing, and keep the videos coming, bro!
Thanks man. Much more to come, and plenty of free Helix presets too. Thanks for your sub
Where is this USB Footswitch you mentioned at about 5:30 into your video? I just ordered Lekato Pro and would like the switch with my foot. I think you said Lekato has their footswitch but I can't find their website quickly. Thanks and Great video.
The time stamp actually starts at 6:10 concerning the footswitch. Thanks
I can't get it to work with my MacBook Pro--and the software download recommended in another video has been discontinued--anybody have a solution? I'm running OS Catalina.
Have you been able to export loops to a PC? Win 7 as well as Win 10 don't recognize the device.
hi. where I can download the driver por Mac? Thanks
Great demo... Hey Alex may I know what is the polarity of the power supply you are using to that lekato looper
Thanks Loren. It’s center pin negative.
@@AlexPriceMusician okay thanks. Planning to buy one next week. See yah
Interested to see if anyone has used with on these with a synth instead of a guitar?
I'm guessing that if you can add wave files to the bank that means I could potential add some drums (wav file)
Yeah - you can a full backing track if you like. I demonstrated it with a synth in this video.
Mine should be in within the week. I plan to use it exclusively with synths ( Novation MiniNova, etc.) I'll post back and let you know.
where do you get the foot controller , for switching loop patches?
www.amazon.com/LEKATO-Teleprompter-Controller-Rechargeable-Smartphones/dp/B08GYHWGYH/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=lekato+looper+switch&qid=1601618346&sr=8-2
will this work ok for acoustic? I wouldnt normally ask this but I saw a fella had an issue with a daxaphone-
This pedal is great and good video too. I accidentally deleted my whole loop, but I had already exported one version of it beforehand. I tried to drag that export back into the loopers files, but it did not allow me to. is there a certain way to go about this, if at all possible?
Great video! Looper pedal looks awesome!
I dig the strap you have, what brand is it?
Thanks Chad. It’s a great pedal actually. The strap is made by Levi’s.
looks like the Cuvave looper pro
If you loaded in a backing track via a PC I assume once you've overdubbed it once you've lost the "empty" backing track and need to reload it via the PC ?
That’d be correct.
I recorded a chord track and overdubbed a lead track, How to I delete only the lead (overdub track) without deleting the chord track?
Press and Hold the Stomp Button. This will delete your last Loop only.
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Bob Bissonnette Hey Bob, how's the pedal holding up? Still working well?
Thanks for asking..I only use it once in a while...my goto is the TC one, but it's still working perfectly. For the $$ it's a good buy.
Hello, about the layers/overdubs recorded on top of the first recording, the duration of the next recordings must be the same as the first one? Does the pedal not allow the next layers to have their recording duration time free?
No - overdub must be the same duration. If you stop the recording early, it’ll act as if you hadn’t played anything else for the rest of the loop.
Anyone have an issue with this pedal having a high amount of digital/computer noise like a fan running through your amp at moderate volume?
Yes!, me!, I bought one of these and returned it, It records the "click" of the switch every time you press it, after a few overdubs you get a lot of annoying background clicks that ruin the loop, it has very cheap non isolated electronics inside, it is NOT true Bypass either as advertised!, it was faulty and I think it was also a counterfeit, there are several people selling the same pedal on Aliexpress and they don't want to accept it's faulty, I had to raise my claim to Aliexpress management, I urge people not to buy this pedal on Aliexpress from the seller "Pro Music & Camera Gear Store", they're awful and sell defective and counterfeit products, they'll send you one saying "Loop Stage" instead of "Loop Station", it looks the same but it's a cheap counterfeit, it's like buying Chinese "Mike" instead of original "Nike"
Where did you get the CubeSuite software? They don't seem to have a website, just an Amazon page?
Try getting in direct contact with them if the website isn’t working. I did and they sent me the Mac driver directly.
I've got a different looper , but perhaps you can help an old musician out . MY unit is a Wally+ and I have downloaded drivers to my mac off the web site , that all went well and I can see the 1 loop in the 11 presets it has that I made . MY idea was similar to yours, loading loops from GarageBand to what Hotone calls loop station .How do I drag loops to this app? On your video you do something very quickly which brings up a box ,where you can make the changes necessary to eventually get them on your looper . How do I import files on to the Wally plus ? I understand you're demoing a different looper , years ago 1991 , I had a midi studio , I went back to writing on guitar and tried to keep up with technology , the sun has set on that . thx
wow just looked at the online manual for your looper lol... well maybe you can email them service@hotoneaudio.com ?
assume you installed "loop studio" from the hotone website.
might not be drag and drop i guess you'll have to experiement. I don't have your looper or a mac so can't really help.
@@AdamCheong yes ,I have installed loop studio ,thanks for your reply. I just dont know how to install loops from mac to loop studio. Thans for your reply
@@AdamCheong thats ok , I'll keep trying -thanks anyway-
That little sound clip at the beginning had me hooked instantly.
Thanks! It’s a great piece of equipment to have. I’ve been enjoying loading sound files on it
The looper stops when you change to tuner mode?
Yep.
I have this looper and it works fine for electric guitars but when I run a daxophone (look it up) with a contact microphone into it, the playback of sections with prominent low frequencies contains lots of discontinuities/clicks. Interestingly, when I look at the wav file via USB transfer, it 's clean with none of the discontinuities. I get the same clicks if I rotate the output level knob while a loop is playing. Maybe the output level control software still has bugs.
On a related note, where can I get firmaware updates and instructions on how to install them?
Thanks.
Hi Alex, Thank you for the video, I bought the same pedal after watching your video. However, one day I turned the power off and returned a couple of days later to find the screen LED lights on purple, which is not in the manual. I'm not sure what's going on, is there anything else I could try?
That’s odd. I haven’t seen purple lights at all on mine and I haven’t had any issues. Is it operating normally? And have you tried connecting it to your computer yet?
The LED screen seems like a nice feature
Yeah! It’s something I haven’t really seen before in a mini looper.
Thos starts a loop with 1 tap and more importantly stops the loop with 1 stop ? most loopers reqire you to press twice to stop the loop , That is what I cant get the hang of during live performance, btw , nice playing
On this one - start the loop with the first tap. Then pressing the switch again will go into overdub mode. Then you have to press it twice quickly to stop it or press twice quickly and hold to erase the loop.
What are your thoughts on having a tuner at the end of your chain? I love that there's a tuner built in to this looper but wondered about the placement since you'd have to put it at the end? Thanks for the video by the way as I picked one up!
A little less conventional for sure but not terrible. I would just make sure you have any pitch modulation effects like chorus or vibrato turned off if you’re planning on using the tuner.
Thank you for the review. One question, do you have to buy the adaptor, separately, for this looper?
The micro USB cable? No, it comes with one.
@@AlexPriceMusician no I was referring to the power adaptor
Oh. No it doesn’t come with a power adapter. It’ll use the same 9v center tip negative supply as any other pedal though if you have one. If not, this one is good and is only $9:
amzn.to/3FSRk7G
Hi can you down load mp3 files into the looper ,ive tried a donner circle looper and it worked on mp3 as well as wav
Thanks
Yep! Should have no problem.
The double tap for stopping freaks me out. Not practical for live music
And ur hx stomp has the same issue