Yuer XS-04 Looper & Drum

The thing that attracted me to this particular looper was the two button option, so I can stop loops with a single click, rather than the standard double click. Basically the pedal is OK although changing the volume or tempo on the fly especially on a dark stage is a problem, and my one big issue is once a loop is recorded and you want to start it on the beat, you cant simply hit the start button. It is a bit strange in that the loop will start when you release the button not when you depress it, and if you leave your foot on the start button for more than one second when you release the button nothing happens. So what I have to do when counting myself in is press the button on the “and” before the beat and release it on the first beat. This is not the case with the drum machine which start when you depress the button, the drum sounds are generally OK and the drum patterns are fine but busy and heavy sounding, it is also worth noting most of the drum patterns are 4 bars with fills which is less than ideal for live work. The pedal has potential with firmware updates if they fix the recorded loop start issue, and provide some 1 bar grooves that simply provide a beat to build your loops on, also being able to adjust the tempo of a recorded loop would be nice.