The latest incarnation of the original Boomerang launched in 1995 is the Boomerang III Phrase Sampler, which sports a tonne of new features, including the hosting of up to four independent loops, different play modes, half speed/one octave down, reverse, fade and many other functions. The sound quality is fantastic at 48Khz/20 bit, so the pedal won't affect your tone in the slightest, and having multiple loops at the same time enables the user to erase and re-record loops while other loops are playing. In addition, having a master loop enables you set up a percussive beat to quantize to so all your loops stay perfectly in time. Add the ability to sync loops together, have them run in free-form (for ambient soundscapes), and to drop the pitch and speed down an octave for bass lines, and you have an extremely versatile tool, for composition, live performance and improvisation.
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