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PIGTRONIX that. By those standards, then, Infinity 2 is
INFINITY 2 positively complex. But its stage-friendly
principles remain: simply press to record,
WORDS RICHARD PURVIS press again to end the loop, and press again
to start overdubbing.
Don’t let the Infinity 2’s stripped-back aesthetic fool you – there’s a IN USE
lot going on beneath the brushed-metal surface of this dual looper
We’re not going to talk much about sound
quality here – it’s a looper sampling at 48kHz,
as someone at Pigtronix been on a But that’s not to say it doesn’t have some and through an amplifier, the loops sound
yoga retreat? With the compact and clever tricks in its locker: octave jumps, the same as whatever you make them with.
classy shape of this Infinity follow- stutter effects, timed switching from one What’s crucial is the effectiveness and
H up, the looper seems to have shed loop to another – it’s amazing what you user-friendliness of the extra features.
its earthly trappings and attained something can do with two footswitches and a mode Looping with the Infinity 2 is simple – and
close to minimalist-design nirvana. button these days. it’s just as easy to record two separate loops,
Coming in at less than half the price of TC Electronic’s Ditto, launched in 2013, then flip between the two. Handily, the unit
2015’s Infinity, this new model is a simplified proved once and for all that fantastic loopers makes that transition for you at the end
alternative to the knobs, buttons and lights don’t have to be fiddly. Its basic model sports of the currently playing loop, so you don’t
galore of its comparatively gaudy big brother. only a single knob – and nobody even uses have to worry about well-timed stomps.
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