Incredible video presentation on the Aeros. We're currently working on additional functions so stay tuned! You ROCK, Ricky!

I loved watching you playing with this looper. I’ve had one for a few months and am enjoying it. It was great to see you having an exploratory experience and staying cool.

I thought I was the only one with hundreds of songs titled "seriously f'ing awesome!" cramming up my hard drive, lol.

I've had an Aeros for several months now and love it. I really like being able to step away from my computer and just create fun ideas quickly. It's also got me to pair up different synths that I hadn't really used together before.

I'm with you. I've been waiting for this exact feature set for at least 10 years. The Boss loopers did not have the features I had in mind. Once I saw a demo of the Loop Studio, I bought it immediately.

Aldo (youtuber) does great stuff with the Aeros. Its been on my list for a while.

Easily bouncing tracks an essential feature of portastudios is still the mystery to the digital age.

The PT-1 was the first instrument I ever had when I was a kid.

If GAS was a person, his name would be Ricky Tinez

Can’t get more hipster than this Casio. Looks cool.

I got an Aeros last month for making long, asynchronous loops primarily of my synths, and I've only just started realizing its potential. I'm so glad you're covering it! The first of my synths that I tried the Aeros with is my Lyra-8, and it really tames that wild beast. To me so far, the Aeros is like a mini-DAW that I can try out, pair and settle on different stems before even committing to an arrangement in Ableton.

I have a Monome Norns Shield on the way for this looping kinda thing. If it doesnt do what I want it to, a script for it will. Seems like a very versatile 'looper', along with being so many other things. I'd love to see your take on what Norns can do. Its very competitively priced if using the Norns Shield version.

In fairness to this looper it looks like you missed the main draw and the thing that sets it apart - the "locking of loops" thing that you were getting confused about is the key to having both serial (one plays after the other, on one track) and parallel (multiple tracks concurrently playing) loops going at once, which is the whole innovation. Because the loops don't have to be the same length as one another, this can lead to all kinds of crazy song structures and patterns, and you can jump from section to section live, overdubbing/deleting/muting, and even altering loop volume -- and can allegedly do so with your feet once you learn the device well enough 😅. This is definitely not meant to be just a scratchpad or SP-404 replacement; it's meant to be played like an instrument of its own.

That looper is tight for something from 1979 🙂

Just watching you have fun playing with tracks makes me wanna have fun playing with tracks.

This is really sick didnt think I’d be into a looper outside of tape loops but this thing could really streamline live improv for myself very interested thanks for the great video as always Ricky!!

Always like to see new loopers! I use the BOSS RC 505, which I love. Simple to use and great midi implementation.

Nice looper. Agree on the midi start stop msg. The looper, tracks and locking work correctly IMO. Time to save up!

"Do i wanna fix that?" - Everyone owning any looper

Been looking for a simple multitrack looper like this forever now, so dope. Perfect for using some vintage gear too that doesn't have midi.

Bought it early and it just wasnt ready. Went back to the boss rc 505. Sounds like they fixed a lot with some firmware updates but that was about a year and a half after i returned it. Might take a look again.

I use this slaved to either my modular (with NERDSEQ as sequencer and clock source) or via Ableton (with CV tools) and it is a tight sync with stop/start and BPM. It’s pretty fantastic in terms of weaving in guitar and other live sources, especially with a pedalboard & something like the bored brain patchulator.

Why do I always feel so relieved after seeing a musician/producer use a sane keyboard instead of Apple atrocity?

Lighting and camera angles were especially good this video, always inspiring

This looper would pair nicely with any groovebox or any 1 person band setup. Even though the Roland MC707 has a loop function within it, I'm considering the Aeros Loop Studio to be my dedicated looper.

Interesting. I bought the Aeros, played with it for awhile, then decided it was a bit limited compared to other loopers. I then bought an RC505MKII and was immediately overwhelmed. It was just too complicated for my non technical mind. Now I’m back using the Aeros and finding it’s not as limited as I’d initially thought. And definitely more user friendly.

Great way to start a Sunday. I recently picked up a looper and my experience is very similar. Somewhere short of a DAW but with a sneaky depth. Thanks for the video.

just got my aeros loop a few weaks ago. it's amazing that the workflow is very fluent with only four footswitch. I love this looper but it's hard for me to say it's more powerful than a boss looper. With a big color screen, the settings menu is still a mess and some little problem limit its possiblity. I really hope it can have some submenu to make it clearly organized And Like boss rc300 it also has more than one output. But in boss rc300, you can set the output ports and input ports for each tracks and even for the metronome and drummaschine individually. in aeros loop, i can only set the output for metronome and the audiorotate for all the tracks but not each of them. And another thing that makes me uncomfortable is i can't turn off / turn on the metronome in song page. I have to save my song, go to setting page, turn off or turn on and go back. Now I send metronome to audio out and plug into a mixer to control the volume and turn on/turn off. These are really small small things, but for the people who sometimes get nervous without metronome it is really important. A great thing is since it's realease, it had lots of firmware updates ( i really like the lock mode in recent updates). It is more flexible than any looper in market and the outlook has a sense of science and technology. Hope it can get better in the future.

As a EHX 95000 user for the last three years, it has to be the centre of the studio timing as it will send but not receive MIDI Clock. For this reason I use it separately as an incredible acoustic guitar looper with an H9 into 2x Roland Ac33 amps. I record guitar loops in Ableton, perfect the audio using warp and send it to the 95000 for precision loops and live performance.

I wish there would be a drum machine or sampler with design and control knobs like this machine has, that would be the coolest sampler ever, that wheel is seems to be so satisfying to work with. Having a scroll function to be come an undoubtedly a part of our life in last 2 decades, that wheel should just feel so natural and sooooo satisfying.

For real, that green Line 6 delay/looper pedal is amazing and its great with synths.

Not a DAW-less approach but I strongly recommend using the built in Ableton Looper with a Nektar Pacer. Initially quite complicated to set up & get your head around programming it but once you do & see how much power you have at your feet you’ll be very pleasantly surprised. Also since you’re using a DAW you have so many more options to play around with recorded loops & in my opinion is a more musical & less fiddly workflow. Plus it’s only around $220 / €220

THAT WAS HOT FYAH 4 REAL!

Came for the looper. But the instead you solved my number one issue with Ableton! How you just loaded in tracks while holding command. I will save sooooo much time now. Thanks a million

You need to add a *MorningStar MC8* to that bad boy and send 16 programs per button switch, including bpm and even wave generated midi signals!! enjoy going down that rabbit hole.

I have the Line 6 DL4 (green delay pedal Reggie Watts uses), it's dope as hell 🤘 I'm nowhere near as proficient a performer as he is, but I see how his overdub style would make good use of this pedal. The three modelers leave you with ZERO delay needs outside of the DL4 👍

I love the ending

Thanks for the great review!! We're analyzing your feedback and seeing what we can implement ASAP :-)

DIBIA$E IS KING

I love the casio pt-1 action in this

I wish I had seen this review a year ago. Just traded up from the Boss RC-202 to the RC-505mk2 and you're right.. Its A LOT!!! ;D

The looper on the helix floor is very easy to use. There's actually a few different loopers built into it, some with some wild pitch and shuffle randomization. I use it for sampled hip hop beats and have it midi clocked to an MPC :)

Stay demanding ! That's how you get better thought out products ! (: Especially considering that you talk about things that can easily be solved in software updates !

I wish I knew half the stuff you do bro. Inspiring watching you at work.

The Electro-Harmonix EHX 95000 is a solid looper too

Used the 45000 exclusively past 4 years. OB6 goes stereo in, record 4 parts (bass, chords, pad, and lead) sidechain out into tr8!

Didn't read all the comments, but i have my midi clock being sent out of my aeros and controlling the time based effects like Microcosm, Volante, etc But I have the Beat Buddy aswell , and actually it is setting the midi clock, and have the aeros receiving clock and sending it Mentioning cause your initial qualm I think it can do, but maybe one needs the beat buddy for that,.. they got a split y cable to have set up for switching to an alternative drum source aswell

Hopefully they take ur tips for the next update. Great vid!!!

I use a electroharmonix stereo memory man w/ hazarai and a grand canyon with an oceans 12 for my tape loops and thing to the sp. They're really deep and make crazy sound.

Dakim + Dibia$e = SP juggernauts 🚀

Kaoss Pad 3 is my go-to sampler. It has overdub/resample. Awesome for remixing and chopping samples on the fly. It's the heart of my studio. Just about everything I produce gets manipulated through it.

Hey Ricky keep it up man!

Hot Fyre for Real

Ricky you should definitely check out the line 6 DL4 looper, it’s limited but you can do very creative things like record loops/overdubs in half speed mode then put the pedal in regular speed and those overdubs will be an octave higher/twice as fast. Kishi Bashi uses the technique to make really creative live arrangements and Reggie watts is a master of the DL4 as well. It’s also way more affordable than the Aeros

This cheeky smile of yours @Ricky Tinez reminds me a lot of @Marques Brownlee 🤩 Sweet.

i just picked up a boss rc-20xl a couple days ago and its so awesome. i mostly do soundtrack and ambient stuff and its awesome for building on, copying patters, and can store like 15 minutes of recording

"Loopers" that can't go from record into overdub are in violation of the natural order of things. I'm glad they accommodated for this in their first looper. They need to get some other things in order but that is typical for MI companies that design loopers without knowing the history and techniques of live looping.

Yes, you really need the ability to play at different tempos, in different parts of the song. I play jazz, and I really need it.

been waiting for a video from you. Thank you once again

Good stuff, you're a cool dude, WHAT DAW are you using? I don't recognize it. Is it easy to use? I'm new to all this stuff. Thanks

There’s a movie called War Dogs about the owner of singular sounds.

“MIDI in midi out so I was Im-midi-ately excited”

Confused why you don't mention the RC-505/202 here? Just because not a "pedal?" To me this is basically an RC-606 in a compact format without individual track faders so why does it cost more? (aside from the extra track) Currently I am torn between something like this and something like the Tracker... I'm not really doing live performances but like jam.

RC 505 is my baby. Had it for like 5 years and finally feel like i understand everything. Wish it had more effects and tracks available but overall it’s a great looper.

Imho the best and most flexible looper out there are: - for iPad/iPhone: Quantiloop with AUM - for Win/Mac: still Ableton Live and its looper device

The touchscreen doesn’t look very responsive. Reminds me of an old HP printer 😅. This technology drives me crazy.

Why not just have a RC505?

I think you owe it to yourself to give the Boss RC-505 standard issue megalooper a go

Hey there Ricky......they have an incredible Midi Maestro as well as their Beat Buddy that can be used as a master for midi control. You have DEFINATELEY landed on a good company brother.

Neat little device. I guess the bonus of it is, that the software can be tweaked and improved down the line.

You can buy... Almost anything else for $700. That's about what I paid for my Hydrasynth desktop (I know it's not the same use), and it's more than what I paid for my MPC One.

Just watching this a year later but if you're still looking for a simple looper I would highly recommend the Boss RC202! I've actually sold mine but wow I really miss jamming on it!

Love this stuff Ricky excellent.

I have a Boss RC-505 and it is so easy. I might be garbage atm but I am getting better. But it's still pretty easy and fun. Nearly 50 and love beat making, still ;)

I bought a looper once and was so pissed off, it just didn't work well enough but this thing does look amazing. GAS in full flow

Need to see my man Rebillet on that ish.

Dude, those new specs are 🔥

i wish there was a stand-alone device like the op1 tape but with more tracks (and stereo)

That looper seems to add to the overall fun factor for you, @Ricky Tinez? Or is my perception wrong?

Seriously I have one and love it! BUT, NEVER use it because it can be a master clock... if it could I would use it for everything. Studio and stage! Singular sound UPDATE PLEASE!

I started wanting to loop just guitar and vocals with the EHX95000, switched to Digitech Jamman synced with SDRUM, and ended up with the Singular Sound Aeros with Beat Buddy and Maestro. Then, I got into hardware synths and sequencing. Interesting to see your take at the beginning with the tempo out analysis from the freeform loops. Does Ableton do the BPM detection? Great to see your creative workflow and dropping it into Ableton. You should ask for two Midi Maestros and use one in Ableton mode and one in Aeros mode. I think you could address your Cons with part editing.

Do you prefer the 1010 Black Box Sampler for live looping? I love the tip about temp names on tracks btw ;)

I have the Boss RC-202. Its a dope looper, has midi in/out, and 2 separate tracks with a ton of effects. It's half the price of the Aeros. This does seem dope though.

Not sure if it's been said already, but the compressor section in the daw reminded me about the makeup button. I believe it's the stock plugins attempt at gain control, so you still get the compression with less volume loss. Not sure if that makes any sense, but it does in my brain lol

Also I can see this looper being a staple in like, LIVE live sets like how KiNK does

Having played around a bit with a Boss looper, I'm excited about the display / touchscreen on the Aeros (Boss doesn't have any visualization of the recorded audio). So with the Aeros device you can certainly go a long way with regards to arranging stuff, adding and removing certain parts etc... With the Boss loopers, it's more like editing everything by ear (which is quite interesting and intuitive, but it doesn't give the same flexibility when it comes to move an idea forward - unless you really master the looper...). Oh, and of course, 6 tracks is quite superior to most other loopers. So, don't want to judge which of those is better or not, just have to say I'm quite impressed by this machine :) Luckily it is quite pricey so I can't afford it... otherwise Gear Aquisition Syndrome would kick in once again :D

Its funny the naming the track thing, I have gone through some weird track naming phazes, I used to put a A+ at the end of my good recordings, then it morphed to 22 at the end of track(got confusing in 2022) lol. Still havnt perfected it with Final FOlders always filling up with ideahs and versions but i like the For Real one :) Salute Ricky T

1 year after, what do you think? (RC 505 is good with drum machines, it has a few different limitations + a detailed FX section)

What are those headphones???? this turquoise/green/brown pattern stuff and the grid on the sides looks so cool!

hot fyeh indeed

I still prefer the mpc live looper. Preset a bunch of tracks with a midi note then when you assign new loops to pads they will auto play so no need to stop jamming. Thanks for the great video as always :)

Is this the Gold edition? I would love to see you make a 2 year follow up on it.

I swear, every time I watch one of your videos it costs me around 700 bucks and the “why I really need this” talk with the wife🤣

I really wish some loop pedal company would create a pedal with midi transport controls, and the ability to load stereo loops via USB. All us hardware groove box guys would finally have a simple multiple stereo loop playback device that could become a perfect companion to all our drum machines / grooveboxes.

Its always a D-7 on every track, and they all sound boss 😂❤

I was wondering if the newer updates expanded the capabilities for you? I have just received mine and am in the learning phase.

Great video

Those loop pies and their blue color remind me of Circular Labs Mobius. Use it all the time. Imagine Gibson Echoplex. but computer powerful and scriptable to no end.

Cool review. Since you ask, all the different loopers have their advantages but the ehx 45000 is a piece of beauty in design simplicity and completeness and sounds super fat. You can record pitch changes with the tempo slider, you can record hard-paned music like Zeppelin or Coltrane stereo into it to get a stereo wave file so you can then practice along with just one side. You can reverse loops. You can use recording mode to make it work as a digital delay and control the repeats from one to infinite (and in this case it will last forever) with the volume fader, like a tape machine, which is also killer for fun practice. You can use the tempo fader, which also affects pitch to record a bassline with a guitar (by doubling the tempo then bringing it back down). And it has essentially 5 tracks because on of them is a mixdown stereo track but you can use it as just a fifth instrument. You do have to buy the separate foot controller though which is kind of a scam (sort of useless without it).

sold it after two days, hardware is great, software is from a prototype. No overdubbing with fade / feedback.! ( no fripertronics ) no headphone output. Very poor GUI. No FX. Ordered the new big red boss and using also IOS loopyPro !