Electro-Harmonix 22500 Dual Stereo Looper Pedal

Name: Electro-Harmonix 22500 Dual Stereo Looper Pedal
Brand: Electro-Harmonix
Rating: 3.5 (8 reviews)

Dual Stereo Looping Recorder with 16 Built-in Drum Loops, Variable Speed/Reverse Playback, Octave Function, Quantizing, Overdubbing, XLR Input with Phantom Power, Includes 8GB SD Card, and USB Connectivity

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Dual Stereo Looper and Built-in Drum Loops

The powerful and compact Electro-Harmonix 22500 Dual Stereo Looper pedal sports two stereo loops with independent or locked loop lengths that are customizable to your needs. Sequential looping lets you use one channel at a time, and parallel mode lets you use both at the same time. You can even choose to quantize them for perfectly synced results. If you want quick back up, the 22500 looper houses 16 built-in drum loops to play along to. Your high-quality, uncompressed audio is recorded directly to a removable SDHC card that houses up to 100 individual loops. The included 8GB SD card holds up to 12 hours of audio. You get dual 1/4" TRS inputs for mono or stereo in, and there's even a phantom-powered XLR input for recording vocals, acoustic instruments, or capturing other sounds. Take it from the Sweetwater crew - the 22500 Dual Stereo Looper has the functionality and versatility you want in a looper.

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Tech Specs

Pedal Type: Looper
Looper: 100 Loops per SD card
Looping Time: 12 Hours on Included 8GB SD Card
Inputs: 2 x Instrument (Stereo/Mono), 1 x XLR
Outputs: 1 x 1/4"
Power Source: 9V DC power supply (included)
Height: 4.75"
Width: 5.75"
Depth: 2.5"
Manufacturer Part Number: 22500

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I think this looper is great. The quantization feature means the loops are seamless, and playing with the drum machine is a lot more fun than playing with a metronome—but has the same benefits for your (my) playing. I'm saying I love playing with it and I think it has made me a better player.

I can't relate to the complaints from the 1-star reviews. To use the looper live with a complex song might require the Footswitch, sold separately. But I see no need to erase while standing—and in any case you CAN erase the last thing you recorded just by holding down the button—so again I don't see what the fuss was about in that 1-star review.

Features I love:

- three separate loop channels if you count the independent rhythm track (and you should).

- both loop channels and the rhythm track have separate volume/level controls.

- separate gain control for input signal.

- effects easily toggled on/off for each channel with dedicated buttons.

- loops save automatically. No risk of forgetting to save before powering down.

- removable sd card makes uploading custom audio files and offloading composition ideas very easy.

- soft responsive footswitches.

- dedicated/customizable all stop/tap tempo/rhythm start/stop switch.

- very solid build quality.

Features YOU might not like (but don't bother me):

- deleting all the content from a bank requires multi step menu and button procedure. This is the major gripe in the negative reviews. If all you want to do is make simple loops you can easily clear, you won't like this. But, if you want to build stored verse/chorus compositions for live performance, or sketch multi layered compositions in the studio,this pedal is a beast. If you do need to access fresh blank tracks on the fly, an external foot switch allows you to instantly access empty banks (out of 100 on board).

- you need to read the manual. The interface is a little quirky, but it's very functional once you get it down.

Excellent. Spend a few minutes reading the manual,if it seems a little confusing at first maybe check out you tube demos.

If you get to know your gear you can really get more out of it.(especially a two channel stereo)

Using tempo click can help dial in 12 bar patterns or whatever length you set on first layer.

If your a simple set up player this might be a little more than you need,but you have options that you may want to explore later,either way you already have it at your diposal.

Updating my previous review. I have had some time more time with this pedal. So please let me give you some better-informed opinions.
As I stated previously, the firmware update solved all the issues listed in a 1 star review of this product written by an unhappy user.
Customer service has been fantastic. They respond quickly and are obviously committed to the product.
I use this pedal to record song ideas. I run my guitar through the 1/4" right channel. On the left channel I run either a mic or a drum machine. It's got an XLR and 1/4" ts jack that can be switched. Also features fantom power and mic trim pot.
There are a couple dozen drum tracks preloaded, with option to add more. I have yet to attempt adding my own tracks. Instead, I feed a drum machine into the left channel.
I want a quick and easy way to get ideas down, and this little machine has proven well-suited to the task.
Stereo option is critical for my uses. I have a stereo delay pedal. Often I route the mic or drums through the delay pedal before looping. Very cool.
There are two tracks available. So you can build verse/chorus ideas in series. Or you can lay down fills and such on a parallel track.
The undo/redo option works great. Very handy.
SD card slot! It turns this pedal into a two-track recording machine. Leave the pedal on your board while you back-up your tracks on your computer.
Quantization works great. In a nutshell, it allows you to create seamless loops that don't have rythmic hiccups from improper timing of footswitching.
The footswitches have a great feel and do not add annoying clicks to the recording.
Speaking of unwanted remnants in your loops, being able to switch off the mic is very useful. I wish the switch was more accessible, as this is a very handy feature.
Other fun stuff: reverse, octave up/down, change tempo. Loads of fun. My five-year-old loves to play with this thing. He and his brother (eight) have made recordings with it.
There are some aspects of the looper that any would-be consumer should know. Yes, there is a learning curve. There's a lot in this little box, and you need to read the manual.
There is no midi integration. I wish that there were.
The optional footsitch is rather pricy. Unless you are very handy with electronic hacking, I wouldn't risk using anything but the EHX option.
Very happy with this unit. If you're new to looping, you might try something simpler. But if you want to step up from a single channel/track looper, I think you'll be glad to have this guy. It's a solid performer.

This review is a response to previous review complaining about this pedal. I was able to fix the stop/erase issues alluded to by previous review. A software update solved the problem. Electro-Harmonix has great customer support. I wish I could write more, but I have not had enough time to dig in yet.