ELECTRO-HARMONIX

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GUITARIST JANUARY 2021
1440 Stereo Looper
Compact looper offers twice the memory of the 720 and even more features
MANUFACTURER
ELECTRO-HARMONIX
MODEL
14 40 STEREO LOOPER
CONTACT
ELECTRO-HARMONIX WWW.EHX.COM
PRICE
£184
PEDALBOARD
PROS Compact size; two footswitches for
easy operation; audio quality; decent amount
of looping time; informative display window;
reverse and pitch effects; loop transfer
CONS Hard to fault this one…
Words Trevor Curwen Photography Phil Barker
F
ollowing on in the tradition of
naming its loopers after the
number of seconds of looping
time they provide, Electro-Harmonix’s
latest offers 1440 seconds (24 minutes)
of uncompressed 24-bit/44.1kHz stereo
audio with an unlimited number of
overdubs. This pedal has the ability to
store 20 different loops and can connect
via USB to a computer running the
associated free EHX 1440 Loop Manager
app for download and upload of loop
audio flies. It can also be synchronised
to the external MIDI Clock.
Operation of the looper is pretty
straightforward: once you’ve selected a
loop number with the Mode knob you
use the Loop footswitch to carry out
recording, overdubbing and playback.
A two-second press will do the job if
you need to undo or redo a layer, while
a double tap will stop playback. The
second footswitch, which is always
available to erase loops when held down,
offers a number of user-set functions.
While its default use is to stop playback,
it can also be set up to retrigger loops
from the start or to bring in either of two
effects that are otherwise operated by
front-panel buttons: a reverse function
that will play the loop backwards, and an
octave function that drops a loop down to
half-speed and an octave lower.
The other way to change the speed/
pitch of a loop is with the Tempo knob,
which operates either side of the 120bpm
default looper operation in a range from
60bpm up to 240bpm. Should you want
more foot control, the EHX Triple Foot
Controller (£40) can be used both for
selecting loops and undo/redo. Sound
quality is pristine, and you can choose how
to build layers as an Overdub knob sets
how quiet the previously recorded layer
gets with each loop cycle, if you don’t want
to keep the layers at a constant volume.
VERDICT
With loads of memory and cool creative
effects, this pedal is a solid choice if
you need a compact looper either as a
performance tool for live looping (or
running onstage backing tracks), a practice
aid or as a creative sketchpad where loop
A stereo looping pedal with two independent loops,
the Infinity 2 may be ideal for anyone who wants
to have separate verse and chorus loops. It also
features an octave effect.
If you’re looking for stereo looping with a very small
pedalboard footprint, then give this simple no-frills
design a go: it offers five minutes of looping time
and unlimited overdubs.
Ditto Stereo £83
With three hours of stereo recording capacity and
99 memory locations in a standard compact pedal
chassis, the RC-3 also features onboard rhythm
patterns and USB file transfer.
RC-3 Loop Station £169
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transfer means that any song ideas or
elements you come up with can be easily
transferred to a DAW.
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