#13

I sync my Thermae to my Performer eurorack sequencer with MIDI sync via the Empress MIDI box. Works as it should. The one thing i dont like about MIDI implementation on it is context sensitive CC controls. Parameters share knobs so you have to switch a dipswitch to access the modulation controls, and then switch back to get to Interval controls.
Using MIDI CCs you might assume that you can just set the hidden parameters directly, but unfortunately the MIDI CCs set the parameter of whatever mode the dipswitch is in (Mod or Interval). This feels like a missed opportunity for me, I can’t think of any reason why MIDI CCs would be implemented in a context sensitive way. On something like the Blooper where functionality is dense I hope its not also the case

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#14

Any luck sequencing Mood with opz?

#15

nope. I haven’t had any luck doing any midi with the Mood. I think I need a different interface. Not much info on this matter on the internets.

#16

That is a shame. opz is a terrific sequencer and so tiny! I imagine it would pair beautifully with Blooper and Mood if pairing is possible. I’m building a 3u 104hp looper/fx processor to partner z as a portable system with a focus similar to the Chase Bliss pair, but the pedal format is so rugged and handy.

#17

agreed. Have not given up yet, but I really don’t want to get any midi pedal controller thingie to make this work. Got the Disaster Area Chase Bliss MIDI cable.

#18

I’m an utter midi ignoramus. I really struggle with it and much prefer cv, but with z I am growing eager to plunge into midi wonderland.

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#19

Is anybody here using a Blooper? Mine arrived today – and I have a problem: As soon as I plug in an external foot switch, the internal left foot switch becomes inactive – so I can’t delete loops by pressing both internal foot switches. Pressing the external foot switch and the right internal foot switch doesn’t work either: nothing happens. Any ideas?

#20

While I use & love the blooper, I haven’t tried with an external switch (and don’t have one to try with).

I recommend checking out the reddit that they set up for a blooper community. I’m sure someone there has tried this or could do.

#21

Thanks, I solved it. The foot switch was opening, not closing. I re-soldered it and it works as intended now.

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#22

I recently got a Blooper and I must say that this pedal made me wanna play guitar again.
It’s definitely a lovely pedal.

I bought also a Chase Bliss Midibox and eventually I’ll try sending midi to it.

Theirs pedals have a very high price but they’re absolute quality though.

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#23

updated firmware 1.2 is a huge improvement for reducing the clicks and tweaking the workflow

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#24

Update 2.0 is here with loop download, modifier management and some interesting new modifiers.

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#25

Messed around with swapper just before heading of to work. Lots of new creative potential.

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#26

here is the new browser interface. Yeah, I feel it’s a lot for a guitar pedal looper.

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#27

Update’s great. Made a little something with it as the kids were asleep -

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#28

I’ve had my blooper for a few weeks now and have been loving it, but I do have one gripe (or is it a question?)

Does anyone know- when a loop is being slowed down with the “smooth speed” mod, is there any way to have the original (unaffected) loop window shorten or lengthen to the “smooth speed” loop? I’m finding that it’s nearly impossible to record parts on top of a slowed down loop without the loop getting cut up in weird ways or turning into pitched chaos.

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#29

Sadly, I have also not been able to find a solution for that. I guess it is because blooper treats pitching more like an effect than part of its fundamental play-engine, if that makes sense. Usually I try to record/dub things in normal speed and then slow the loop down. It is not ideal of course.

#30

That’s what I was afraid of. Beyond it not being able to overdub properly with a pitched/slowed down effect on, it means that the effect can’t be baked into your downloadable loops.

It’s not a deal-breaker for me though. I still love the blooper. I guess I’ll just have to incorporate other looping methods into the process, or record it into something that sends clock, detect the bpm of the recording, and then sync my blooper to the adjusted clock for extended overdubbing. I have yet to try syncing the blooper to anything but I’m guessing that would work?

#31

Had some fun feeding blooper in the modular.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CITtAKvBK3_/?igshid=19qc5c9l7yddc

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#32

I think they’re talking about changing blooper fundamentally so it will work this way. Excited to see how it goes.

Anyone using CV clock to sync blooper? Having trouble getting it to work, seems like when it receives a pulse it’s both recording and stopping the recording at the same time so it’s not actually capturing anything.

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