Digitech Trio+ Band Creator + Looper Demo / Review

[@joycefleming1422]

Thank you so much for this video Eric! I’m a 72 year old woman & bought one of these pedals in excellent condition 2 weeks ago to use with my acoustic electric ukuleles. You explain things very clearly & take your time which is very important in my opinion. I’ve looked at other videos & ended up more confused than when I started & it was such a relief to find your video which I will watch many times. Thank you once again! 🥰🎶

[@peterhovestad4654]

Quick tip. The ALT TIME led will give you a warning that the band is coming back to the start. It’ll flash BRIGHT green on the beats.

[@myekuntz]

thank you so much for the tutorial ,its a breath of fresh air when you find someone actually talking and showing you how to use this product instead of some dude just jamming out and not showing anything other than how bad he sucks at playing guitar ,that being said a thumbs up for leaving your mess ups in your playing and not an edit every three sec, im sure its not easy to play and explain what your doing at the same time , thumbs +subbed

[@flatroc1]

The thing I like most about this pedal is... Ya don't have to put up with the base players attitude and the drummer won't quit cause he got his girl friend pregnant. It's genius but it has turned me into a basement hermit. LoL

[@chemmii]

Lol, I am the drummer and the base player and the rhythm and lead player and the keyboard player...I can't fire anyone I can only chastise myself...😊😋

[@KathyNewton-i9c]

His girlfriend or Yours?

[@len2820]

Respect to you Eric. This will give me courage to get one. I am singer songwriter who can only see me playing alone so this demo really fascinated me. I thought you were excellent and thoughtful. Anyone who thinks otherwise is a bit unfair.

[@RADERFPV]

I just ordered one today, like 5 years after it came out, lol. Still seems to be the King of the Hill for inspiration.

[@steveworley2997]

How about now?

[@RADERFPV]

@@steveworley2997 It worked great, but I did end up selling it after about 6 months. It all seems cool at first, but then I just got kind of tired of using it.

[@grausound]

Thank you - the ONLY real review of this that made sense

[@ThePedalGuy]

Great video. I have a whole series on the TRIO on my channel and it never ceases to amaze me how engaged the audience is for this pedal. Die hard fans for sure!

[@EricMooreGuitar]

Thanks for commenting! I have watched your videos! Really good stuff. I am also surprised at how interested folks are. It is an awesome pedal for sure.

[@masonkanterbury3007]

At last!!!! someone who can actually play reviewing this device!!!

[@eduardoprieto5267]

Thanks, very helpful. God bless all n rock on. Finally got one. Yippee.....

[@skaragozian]

Thank Eric , for the Detailed Demo of this Pedal looper and Drummer and Band all in one we appreciate your Patience and great explanation of the Pedals . Sarkis

[@briancoyne6700]

The demo starts at 10:45. You're welcome!

[@TCOBaG]

True, but I learned a couple of features it had I wasn't aware of, so it wasn't all burn.

[@billtravis523]

I appreciate your low-key and detailed run-through of this pedal's switches and functions. Will watch this demo again a few times while waiting for mine to arrive. Want to be ready to goof around with it when it gets here. Then I'll underline and highlight the instructions in order to master the thing as you have demonstrated. Will be fun to have a drummer and bass player in the living room all winter whenever I feel like having them help me fill out a riff idea. (You're one Sub closer to a YT plaque now.)

[@MoisesDeLaCruz]

Many thanks for such a clear explanation video. This looper has so many features, and that makes it confusion. But you really cleared things up. Thanks again!

[@JohnPaul-rh1qt]

Thank you my friend - it's always easier to watch a demo than read the lit. 👍

[@markthomas5054]

A great job Eric in explaining it in simple terms for an old school musician like myself. Just focusing on what the pedal does without introducing other songwriting and recording technologies like a DAW. 🙌

[@douglasnewman4163]

This was a real great, in-depth demo! Nice commentary all the way through, which is super helpful. Thanks for doing this!

[@EricMooreGuitar]

I'm glad it was helpful!

[@JohnnyHurbonConnections]

It helps songwriters and those practicing their craft. A must have Digitech Invention. Love this guy's voice and easy teaching steps.

[@JohnnyHurbonConnections]

Looper syncs up with band starting from the 1 when progression comes around.

[@artmartinez3379]

Thank you Eric. Very clear and helpful demo. I purchased one a year ago and never really understood it so I set it aside. After watching your video, I'm ready to start using.

[@benallmark9671]

How did ya make out this time ?

[@joeyyambor9350]

It's amazing anymore, that's some complex circuitry... I just purchased one yesterday I can't wait to try it out... Thanks Eric for this video, very informative and great vital information...

[@ventoman45]

Thank you! l have just bought one,great bit of kit! but your demo really puts it together!

[@bobankr]

Outstanding demo and explanation. Thanks for taking the time and sharing your talent and skills.

[@BigDogDaddyD]

Outstanding video. Loved the info and your presentation style. My wife is French Canadian and my mother-in-law is from France. She is a retired university professor that taught language in France. I'm from Texas and she absolutely hates my southern English. She is always putting us down for our pronunciations. I was playing your video while she was visiting today. And it totally wigged her out that you were pronouncing "genre" with a "g" or "j". She kept screaming at the screen: IT'S PRONOUNCED "ZHON-RAH". NOT "JOHN-RAH". And both my wife and I were rolling on the floor laughing every time she did it. She finally stormed out of the room and refused to come back until I stopped the video. I told my wife that now that I know her button, it will probably get pushed every time she visits. Thanks for the additional entertainment here at home. And again, thanks for all the videos. Keep 'em coming.

[@EricMooreGuitar]

This story made me laugh. Thank you for sharing!

[@tomfoolery2082]

I have one of these , use it a lot but this dude has way more than I'll ever use . Nice video btw .

[@DebErney]

Best demonstration I’ve seen on this device. Thank you.

[@EricMooreGuitar]

Thank you.

[@johnrichardson1796]

Great demo , just bought one ,the best practice tool ever but also can be used live with time spent, so addictive 👍

[@GenaroValdovinos]

How good does it sound for a live performance?

[@RogueWaveStudios_131]

Thanks for this Eric, great demo and very detailed. I bought one should be here tomorrow.

[@remotelytim]

Great review. I've owned Trio v1 and v2, this would be my desert island pedal if I could only bring one. Something that is missed about this pedal is it actually has more than 12 memory locations. In fact is has 60 in all, even though that wouldn't be practical. Each of the five slots for 'parts' can be used autonomously, so each slot (memory location) can have five completely different tempos, drum/bass and loops. If a person wanted to use this in a club they might only need two slots for a song leaving three for another tune. The only real limitation is the SD card size regarding what each slot can record.

[@EricMooreGuitar]

This is how I typically use the pedal. I just record little practice parts I want to loop over in the different slots. I do this more so than recording full song arrangements in the different parts.

[@joninfect8681]

Mine just got here today, 2nd for $249, they're currently $449+tax. I came here to learn how to use it and thanks to you, I do now.

[@EricMooreGuitar]

Fantastic! I am glad the video was helpful!

[@ChristopherKelly-i5r]

Greetings from Down Under and thanks for this fantastic video, Eric. I have had a Trio Plus for a few years - this is the first time I've understood how to use it! Could you please do a short follow up video on how to create a loop without the band (for practice). thanks Chris

[@undercrackers56]

I have been using the Boss Micro BR-80 for a number of years for private practice. In my view it offers a lot more usable functionality than the Digitech Trio+. It can even be used as an audio interface. Unfortunately the user interface sucks the big one and it will not run off USB power. I would love to redesign that thing for 2023, but unfortunately Roland (Boss) do not have a good reputation for listening to it's customers.

[@paulcartwright2810]

Great review Eric Moore ...you really point out interesting stuff ...I bought this pedal about 2 years ago but as it has a steep learning curve to get the best out of it after a impatient dabble i put it away and went back to my Line 6 JM4 looper...which ive used for the last 15 year and despite it probably been out of date still is a great tool...then I decided to give the trio+ another go ...I think what disappointed me was the somewhat rather rubbish guitar sounds it has ...Ok for practice on the hoof but nor very inspiring....so i plugged in my Roland GR55 guitar synth and ...the rest is history...The secret is to keep it very simple when "teaching" it the song....but once you realise that it simply cannot and will not replace a real band ...you're not going to be able to do The Who Live at Leeds impersonations with it ...lol.. That said its a very inspiring piece of kit ...I find I start out with an idea and that leads me to other avenues that i originally had not intended after messing with the controls ...sometimes i use the bass lines it comes up with , but if i like everything on a tune but the bass is slightly out of time (I find it sometimes comes in too late or early) i either plug in a real bass or use the guitar synth to emulate a bass if i'm too lazy to get the bass our ...i sometimes add some extra percussion with the synth.... Ok so onto its faults...well more limitations than faults 1)well the built in guitar effects are rubbish ...but tbf like me most people in the end will prefer to use a more versatile multi effects unit..after all it simply CANNOT be all things to all people 2) Its MONO not STEREO but lets be fair its not a multitrack recorder as such ... 3) When trying to build a actual song with different parts intro/verse /chorus / middle eight /fade out ect....trying get the tempos to match up seamlessly even using the metronome is hair pullingly frustrating.. Ive only managed to do one song with different parts where i've been happy with the results ...and that took bloody ages to get right.... most of my tries at this usually sound very cut and paste..so I generally use it to lay down various grooves to wail to and experiment with .....lets be fair most band members would not allow such self indulgence without downing tools after 5 mins lol 4) Its very hard to remember what songs/riffs you have put into it....a small LED screen would be handy so you could name and scroll through the songs.....that said I use a little paper notepad to write down its contents of the ones i want to keep....so its no big deal 5) An on off switch so you dont have to turn it off at the mains Oh and do be careful when deleting parts....you can very easily wipe a part that you wanted to keep or even a complete song GGGRRRR--ARRRGGGG ...hours spent finely honing a riff...gone in 2 seconds lol.. It might sound like im be picky ...I'm not ...it's a fantastic tool limited by my imagination ...if i had had this 35 years ago when I was young free and single with time on my hands ..keen as mustard with loads of time on my hands ..i'e not married with a tedious full time job that eats away at my allotted God given lifespan and time that could be spent on actually living ..(really there should be some kind of social security welfare benefit for artistic people so we dont have to waste time having work for a living just to buy a house and own a few nice things ..how about it Boris ...Useless , lawbreaking ,lying Tory cunt Johnson ??...I think they're his middle names lol)... I keep mine out on a desk with every thing plugged in (apart from the adaptor ) ready for action ...Oh and if your not using headphones ...which is how I mostly use it...then a real Valve amp will sound rubbish you need a PA speaker (which I don't own anymore)...I sometimes use my Blackstar bluetooth I.D core practice amp ...although I've had passable results with My Roland Jazz chorus tranny amp with gives it a nice stereo effect...

[@johnswanson582]

That was a great demo for what seems to be a great product! Happy New Year!

[@Brizizaz]

Amazing review man, such a complex pedal. Thank you!!

[@peteskyrunner4845]

Great video. The best review/demo I've seen so far on this. I've been thinking about buying one and you've gone in to so much detail about it's features I might just get one :-)

[@JoshGtarsP]

Really appreciate the tutorial man! Question - is there a way to delete the 1st/initial loop (not the overdub) without deleting/stopping the "band" track?

[@meldeer6253]

thank you Eric excellent video iv been looking for a pedal with drums and a bass ... i was wondering can you use a bass with it and can you alter the drum kit thank you again

[@NicholasCD]

GREAT DEMOSTRAÇÃO. ADVICE ONLY STUDY THE INSTRUMENT MORE, THIS PEDAL WILL BE GREAT FOR THIS!

[@nazmoking3171]

Great instructional video. Makes me want to buy this!

[@oldmantech5399]

Thanks for the video. Was about to throw mine out the front door till I decided to check the Tube for solutions.

[@stevewalik9009]

Thanks for the intro / nice chord progression 👍

[@taylorwhite7522]

Thanks for the video! Appreciate your demo

[@donindri]

I have a Katana Air and GarageBand on my iPad. I Bluetooth the iPad to the Katana. Does all those things and more. Thanks for posting

[@costabotes9107]

I have one on my pedalboard, powered by an 18v plug from a rockboard power supply. No problems. Brilliant practice tool. Also good for working out parts. Not so great for live performance.

[@ronnieblanchet4072]

Such a grateful heart! God bless you cat-that was a great gift to see! SOLI DEO GLORIA (To The Glory Of God Alone) Father, Son & Holy Spirit -Ronnie

[@markallen381]

Great comment about the Power Supply. I run three 12VDC boxes a drum machine, H90 and Le Clean. The power supplies don't deliver current that I need. I get undercurrent error lights. I need a PS that delivers more current and the Chinese ones do NOT.

[@WilliamWallacegtr]

Ey thanks for this good video to know about this useful tool

[@joetumolo7550]

Eric, thanks for putting all the work into this. Very much appreciated. I like to play my own bass lines. Can I mute the bass, add my own bass line, rhythm guitar, then solo along to it? There are not many pedals that have good drum sounds, a looper and gutar effects all in one. I tried the Mooer one but the drums are horrible. Thank you again

[@eileenwinkel5226]

Looper is actually the wrong expression, actually the trio is a small jam station because of the creation of the 5 song parts. Provided you can also set it so that the parts automatically change one into the other without changing the parts manually so that it becomes a real song I currently still have the Js-8 eband, which is better between the Js-8 eband or the Trio plus? Because with the JS-8 eband the disadvantage is that you have to play bass and drums yourself or simulate them. With the trio plus, all chords are converted into a bass and drums accompaniment

[@Jarwin_Wuhnol]

Great video. Thank you!

[@thomasszejnmann3917]

There is at least one power supply on the market which has an output of 9V / 600mA. You can use a cable which combines two outputs and thus achieves 1,2 A and so you can put the trio on your pedalboard.

[@ksharpe10]

One thing so far and I watched about 3 videos of this pedal now, is will it do only loops with NO BAND?? I would imagine so, and if so it is a bargain for the price for all it can do.

[@robertdahl3854]

Hey thanks Eric! Great walk through of the trio+, much appreciated!

[@EricMooreGuitar]

thanks so much Robert!

[@ministryinsong]

I’ve got it on my pedalboard with an RC300 a GT1 fx a Digitech vocalist live harmony and the Truetone CS12 powers them all so t is possible the band+ is awesome so is the Truetone CS12 it also replaces the battery in two FS-6 pedals with the c-batt connector. Fantastic!

[@the4thway51]

Quite a good video, only your guitar is nearly inaudible until the hip hop bit?

[@jwllong]

I just bought one and love using it @ gigs but wondering is there a way I could use it live without prerecording all my loops. Sometimes have others playing I don’t know ahead of time what they will do and would be nice to create backup on the fly.

[@hobbyknight546]

Nice demo. Danish Pete is the looper master. I have Trio+ and it is friggin awesome. Also, you have the Telecasster I want. I have the Pedaltrain Nano+ along with 4 Boss pedals and they fit flush to the side.

[@tuned4u]

Thanks for the nice video.!! The bass line is generated based on the upfront played chord progression right?. So for live performance, If I understood, If i want to use only the drums, could i then save up to 20 rhythm patterns ? provided that i will have a bass guitarist. I mean to save 20 different rhythm patterns to be recalled when playing live.

[@GuitarG123]

I think you could just turn down the volume control on the bass side and this will just leave the drums playing .There are level controls for loop,bass and drums

[@Kpapa91]

How is it as a standard looper? I've been tempted to get the Boss RC-3 but I love the band aspect of this.

[@EricMooreGuitar]

It seems to do well as a standard looper. If that was going to be the primary use there might be some cheaper options.

[@Kpapa91]

@@EricMooreGuitar good to know thanks!

[@johntebeau4493]

Thanks for the help. Just getting started on the learning curve. BTW these LED lights may be tuff colors for anyone affected by color blindness

[@NicoDsSBCs]

That's looking so cool. I ordered one this afternoon. Now can't stop watching videos about it. I hope it will be functional for my music. I plan to record my set with it. And maybe play live sets if it works well. I can't wait. I actually just wanted a drum pedal. But this was so much cooler. I've got a looper pedal and love it. But without a drum it's just empty. This even has bass emulation :) Do you know if you can play real bass on the bass track? Or do you need to record it thru the looper to be normal? Thank you for the video. Greetings.

[@TheMarillionaire]

Good demo, Eric thanks I learnt from it too !

[@TheImageDoctor]

Yeppers - for my money, this is a GREAT pedal - in fact, this is the SECOND of only TWO guitars pedals that I believe every beginning guitarist should buy. Here's my video if you'd like to check it out: kzbin.info/www/bejne/poOyk5-mgtp5fJo

[@kelvingill6617]

Excellent and very good

[@theatxgearshow2647]

great video man!..question..how do you change the “mode” of the foot switch from table top to live mode(or whatever it’s called)?

[@stefanomeloncelli1987]

It's Amazing. I bought it. I can't clear every parts and songs created with the loop sistem.

[@kenny3485]

Outstanding! Thanks!

[@biswas2821]

Thank you....I learned something new today about the Trio Plus!!

[@EricMooreGuitar]

Thanks so much for watching Anjan!

[@Kevin20ftw]

They don't make them anymore but the line 6 spider jam does all that and more

[@AndrewAHayes]

Are the reccomendstions for each style always the same but just transposed to the key you play in? All the band instruments sound the same to me (same drum kit, same bass sound, is this the case? and can you apply effects to the band instruments?

[@erdinckaynas9618]

Good job demonstrating the trio+

[@webslinga]

Nice review! 👍🏻 Can you get stereo output from the Trio? I use a Line 6 Firehawk FX for effects, going to a mixer w L/R.

[@DerEchteBold]

As far as I know the only stereo option is the headphone out.

[@javierlillo8484]

Hi Eric. Very informative video. Thanks for that...however, I am still amazed that out of the dozens of "informative" videos about the Trio + that I've seen so far, NONE, I repeat, NONE of them give any information whatsoever (including yours) about how to store songs or how to play them back. After endless hours of watching videos and searching the net, I was unable to find anything online, KZbin, or even in the Trio + manual. Is there any way that we can learn that very important feature of the pedal? Thanks in advance.

[@mmmelihhh01]

Hi, thank you for your informations, i already have beatbuddy and i love it, i just bought a trio plus to create the bass sections, but while play together with beatbuddy and trio (just the bass sections) they lose the syncronization vetween them, is there anyway to syncronize the tempo between them?? thank you so much

[@TonySmith-lu1pf]

Fantastic teacher nice guy too stick to guitar you will get to where you want to be god bless you

[@socalliving878]

Wow pretty awesome I saw this on the andertons youtube channel. Man this is a game changer for guitar players. Especially in quarantine. One thing to loop but to be able to work tour creative progressions out AMAZING Thanks man just subscribed your videos are to the point with out gimmicky sales man bs Cheers mate from So Cal

[@socalliving878]

Damn i hate this auto txt stuff

[@EricMooreGuitar]

Thanks so much for checking out the video! I really dig the Trio+. I tend to keep a bunch of progressions saved, turn the dials until I feel something cool, and then jam along. It is cool new way to feel inspired and not get bored.

[@RockHardRiffs]

One of the most innovative tools for guitar players....dare I say ever? 😎

[@EricMooreGuitar]

The Trio+ is a really fun practice tool!

[@kless001]

Incredible piece of kit. It was worth every penny and easy to learn how to use. It really allows you to get a feel for playing in a band.

[@EricMooreGuitar]

brotherman Yes! It is a great way to have “someone” to jam along with.

[@kless001]

@@EricMooreGuitar To any newcomers to guitar who have the Trio.... I highly recommend you start off with a 12 bar blues shuffle (any key) once it "learns" it and plays the bass and drums back to you, lay the exact same 12 bar shuffle over it (if you have the version with the looper). Then, kick the overdrive/distortion effect on and solo away in that key. Your ear will learn what chord you are on in that given key and start to anticipate when the chord change is coming up. Focus on highlighting the root note of the chord you're in. Remember the rhythm section is doing the heavy lifting, and let your solo breath. Sometimes less is more. bassists and drummers rock. The trio teaches you how crucial they are.

[@soundpainter2590]

@@kless001 Zoom had this DECADES ago.. That's how they started. ( Thier guitar effects = Horrible)

[@MrsJan1967]

What would happen if you tried to add a vocal with a microphone?

[@jimbenny3331]

Thanks for taking the time to put out this instructional video

[@carpetpro9903]

Can you do a video on song parts and sequencing? Thanks

[@peterbraunholz3402]

Very informative video, thank you!

[@IndyRockStar]

FYI - Now it's $419 for just the Trio Plus. The Foot switch combo is around $500.

[@Boris_Chang]

I didn’t really understand all that. I guess I need to play around with one.

[@Rogijimbex]

Thank you. Very helpful!

[@adrianjos04]

They need to add a digital screen it ..... to show BPM and beat progression

[@samnewlin9423]

Can you loop something and then the band will just learn that or do you have to play something the band can learn then loop

[@EricMooreGuitar]

I have never tried that. Interesting idea.

[@martinharvey4985]

Hi I have a question. I'm a relative beginner, 18 months into my journey, I have Trio+. Whilst this demo is very good it doesn't address an area I'm interested in. Can I play a song, just the chords, and create the drum and bass accompaniment so that I can play it to my family and friends. If so how do I do it and how many songs could I store and lastly how do I retrieve them. Thanks

[@HRBPS23]

Thanks you saved me hours of trying to figure this thing out.

[@EricMooreGuitar]

Thanks for watching!

[@simple-security]

this pedal is 8 years old, anything newer out there?

[@mug2y]

Very good tutorial

[@soundpainter2590]

Ok... This is ESSENTIAL ! ( I'm used to playing with an ACTUAL BAND.) But stuck in a small room, W/ a 50w MK plexi & a 64 Super Reverb a bunch of guitars , pedal board & 0 space. I'm buying this IMMEDIATELY ! It's below freezing so I have a Humidifier & heater so my acoustics will survive. Seriously I'm going nuts..... HELP !!!

[@therealkickers5166]

Great review, but did I get that correct (at about 17:30 to 17:56), that the looper only stores one progression at a time (and at each song part) and then automatically stops recordung? With 5 of such short song parts, each complete song would be limited to less than 2 minutes of total recording and playing. Except you reduce the tempo to "fall assleep" mode of course :-) What did I get wrong?

[@jimmo1211]

No, it keeps playing, with your recorded loop. When I'm working out a solo over a progression I'll sometimes be plying a section for too long as my wife would say. It only stops the recording when you come to the end of the chord progression. You can overdub as much as you want. Hope this helps.

[@therealkickers5166]

@@jimmo1211 Thanks for helping. Maybe it's my bad English, but I still don't seem to get it, sorry... So still it stops recording after one chord progression, doesn't it? Let's say if you want to record two different "kind of verses" before moving on to...let's say "pre-chorus", using the same bass and drum playalong for both parts of the verse, you'd have to stop playing, chose another song at the upper button sections 1...5 and start playing the second part? I understand that it keeps *playing* with my recorded loop (that only is one chord progression long), but as soon as the chord progression has finished it's first run, recording stops. Right?

[@jimmo1211]

@@therealkickers5166 Check out this guy search for: Slobomitic He has a ton of tutorial videos. He'll help you out a lot by just watching his videos. Go back to see his earlier videos of the Trio+.

[@danacastro3174]

Is there a way to make the TRIO+ continuously replay (loop) an entire song with several learned parts? For me it only plays the song through once and then stops. For practicing I need the song to loop. I tried teaching it the whole song (40 measures), but perhaps due to being more than 32 bars it makes mistakes in chord changes towards the end of the song. Thanks for any help!

[@jaimealexisedades8871]

Wow how much would that cost?

[@wwarrior666]

Great demo!

[@EricMooreGuitar]

wwarrior666 Thanks for checking it out and commenting!

[@soundpainter2590]

Damm... It took 29 minutes & 18 seconds to ACTUALLY Begin to demo the "Band in a Box" FN Ridiculous.

[@israelunterman]

In a few seconds you explained exactly what it does, nice job!

[@soundpainter2590]

29 Minutes ! "SECONDS" are you... OK ?

[@leandrobarrosguitar2633]

Wow. I'd like so mutch your sound and your explain. More onde subscribed. I'm from Brazil.

[@EricMooreGuitar]

Thank you!

[@peteharris556]

Excellent. Thanks a bunch! How do I know how many loops I have saved? Can I delete an older loop - not the one I just recorded? Is there a way I can delete any of the saved\learned Parts 1 - 5? Thanks

[@EricMooreGuitar]

I think you can do a total of 12 “songs” each can contain 5 parts. So essentially you can have 60 loops. You can delete any of those parts.

[@halohat2286]

turn your volume up please...