A Question About Loopers & Samplers

[Diana June]

Hi there!

I'm not sure if here is the correct place to ask this, so admins, feel free to change it in case!

 

Since the beggining of the year I've been thinking about giving my live performance a new perspective, going to electronic devices that complete my keyboard. I have my band in Madrid but now I'm moving to Japan and I want to keep making music, probably on my own as they can't go with me. So I'm trying to be more independent right now and here is where lots of questions appear.

 

I don't want to be a DJ or do the typical electronic music but I thought that maybe a looper could help me with different lines of melody, adding layers and so and probably using my laptop to play pre-record things (which I don't like that much because a live performance is a live performance buuut due to the circumstances... I need to eat haha).

 

Then, the idea of a sampler came out, so I can play with different sounds at the same time, playing one pre-recorded line or another, then quite one, then another... I explain so well, I know hahaha.

The point is I only have money for one of them before going (I'd prefer something under 150€, surely second hand) and I don't know which can be the best for me. Anyway that's not the question, I only want to ask for your opinion about these devices because I'm a total noob!

 

Ok, so, to sum up, the questions are:

 

1) Which looper do you think is the best according to a relative low price? Specially one that goes fine with keyboards and can play different effects. I'd also like to play with my voice, so I can sing different lines and make it all sound as a whole.

 

2) Which sampler do you think is the best? Price/quality

 

3) Personal opinion. In my situation, what would you do? Would you buy first the looper or the sampler?

 

This ones is what I've been thinking for, but probably you'll know more about all this things, so please, explain me a little!

Looper: Line 6 M9 

Sampler: Roland SP-404SX 

 

Sorry for my poor English, I know it's a mess.

Thanks in advance!

[justsoulin]

If you're doing live performances without a band, with or without additional kit, how do you propose to do that and what kind of music do you perform?

[Diana June]

I've been watching people doing amazing stuff with a keyboard and a looper, like this girl:

 

Maybe something like this, but less pop and more experimental.

I'll probably be playing on the street to earn a little money, so I'll make some covers, rearrenge old songs and maybe do new ones with time.

That's the idea, but once I see the possibilities I'll see what really happens (:

 

What I need is some information about loopers and samplers from people who already know about it, some advices, reviews, or just "this one was good for me", so I can look for more info.

I hope I can find it on second hand.

 

I've been interested in this ones:

 

SAMPLERS

Maschine Native http://www.native-instruments.com/en/products/maschine/production-systems/maschine-2.0/overview/maschine-details/

Ableton Push https://www.ableton.com/en/push/

(I know these two need a laptop, that's not a problem)

Roland SP-404SX http://www.roland.com/products/en/SP-404SX/

 

LOOPER

Line 6 M9 http://line6.com/m9/

 

If somebody has played some of these or knows about any other better, please, tell me!

[TapperMike]

If you are moving to Japan.  I would suggest that you wait till you are there to consider what you might purchase.

 

In japan you most probably will find cheaper deals then you can get where you live.  As well there is the cost of transporting what you have to japan (shipping/moving)  And finally there is a consideration of electricity (getting power convertors as opposed to not getting power convertors.