The Digitech RP360’s Software Still Sucks, But The Front Panel Works
I’ve given up completely on editing the RP360XP via the Nexus software–it’s just impossibly bad crap, and it creates more problems than it solves. Fortunately, it turns out that editing the RP360XP via its front panel works fine. What a surprise. The front panel in…
The Digitech RP360XP Still Sounds Great, and the Software Still Sucks
I spent a few hours converting my RP500 patches to the RP360XP last night, and I discovered another serious design flaw in the Nexus software. This is beginning to look like a trend, huh?
24 hours with the Digitech RP360XP: A+ device, D- Software
I’ve had my Digitech RP360XP, the latest in their RP line, for about a day now, and two things are clear: the box sounds great, and the software for patch configuration and management, to put it bluntly, is plain not good enough.
Video of the Day 21 February 2014: Boris Plotnikov, “Vinnebago”
RP Tip #23: Use the Expression Pedal for SOMETHING
This tip’s message is simple. You’ve got an expression pedal. It makes the RP more expressive (as you might expect from a pedal whose name includes the word “expression”). So use it on every patch to express something.
The RP1000 Beta Patch Set is Done–Now For Testing
I’ve completed initial setup of the first set of 50 patches for the Digitech RP1000. My RP500 v17 set is my current benchmark for excellence in RP sounds, and I’m aiming to make the first RP1000 set sound very much the same. The RP1000 has…
Video of the Day 13 February 2014: Blu Bop, “Sinister Minister”
Gear Lives and Dies (and Lives Again) Too
My RP255 died the other day. I plugged it in, and nothing lit up. I tried a different power supply. Same thing. This is the RP255 that I famously plugged into a 220 volt socket in London, at which point the power supply got hot…
Second Impressions on the Digitech RP360/360XP
Digitech has officially released the RP360/RP360XP, and it’s an interesting box. A few highlights:
Bigger, Louder, Deeper: The Mackie Th15A Thump
I was given a Mackie Thump TH15A powered speaker this Christmas, and I’ve replaced my Peavey KB2 with it in my rig. The Mackie is louder, deeper, and lighter-weight than the Peavey. The Mackie has 400 watts divided between the woofer, which is a 15″…
