 The dust has barely had time to settle on ecamm live version 3.9 and already we've got a new release And it includes integration for something that a lot of people have been asking for Hello, welcome to take one tech My name's Alec a recovering perfectionist and a professional geek and it is the geek in me that is particularly happy today because ecamm live Version 3.9 0.1 has been released and the main thing that has been added is integration for wait for it Drumroll, please the loop deck now I know that there are a lot of loop deck users in the ecamm live community who are going to be very happy about that today But there's also probably some stream deck users who may be wondering what a loop deck is or there might be some people who Don't use either who were just wondering what all the fuss about is for either of them So the purposes of this video is to basically just tell you what the loop deck is how you can use it with your Ecamm live and what the differences are and then also stick around because at the end I've got a great offer if you are an ecamm live user and are thinking about getting a loop deck You're not going to want to miss this one, but if you are already a stream deck user I'm not suggesting for one minute that you just all rush out and go and buy yourself a loop deck as well But that's what I did now I haven't it hasn't quite arrived yet But I also want you to know that I didn't do it for myself not at all It was a completely selfless act and I did it for all of you lovely people I'm going to get it and I'm going to assess it and I'm going to put it through its paces And then obviously make a few videos no doubt about how to use it with ecamm live and all of the functionality But also how I find that I'm going to use this in my sort of day-to-day workflow for productivity on the Mac as well As I say you're welcome. You can you can thank me later But it isn't quite here yet So what we're going to do today is actually just go and have a look at some of the differences between it and the stream deck on The website and I'll explain some of the reasons why I think I definitely won't be giving up my stream deck anytime soon But also some of the added functionality that perhaps the the loop deck does have that you might be quite interested in So let's just start with talking about the stream deck though So there there are three models with the stream deck We've obviously got the XL the mini and the regular version and they're all pretty much the same don't they they do the same things It's just that you've got more buttons The the larger one has more buttons than the smaller one that is the difference Well the loop deck there are three different models as well But there is some quite distinct differences between them and it isn't just a case of adding more of the same They do have different features and functionality. So Let's hop over to the website loop deck.com and I'll tell you about it and the pros and cons I can see right off the bat So this is the website loop deck.com and as you scroll down you can see there's some different Options here. You can check out all the different models. There's three of them and I've got them pre-loaded So we'll go through that and then it talks about the integration with things like lightroom photoshop and so on and also Ecum live as well now. So let's come up to the top though and I'll just go to the first model which is The loop deck live and this is the one that I think the ecum live users are going to be most interested in and What we've got basically is we've got this central screen here that has 12 buttons 4x3 Now the difference between this and the stream deck is that although it looks kind of similar in this picture This is actually a touch screen. So it's not quite the same in terms of Having tactile buttons that you can I can literally put my hand down onto the stream deck. I can feel which button that I'm touching You know count how many in from the side it is and I know exactly where I am at any time on it Whereas with the loop deck, this is just one large screen. These are programmable buttons But as I say, it's not quite the same as the as the stream deck in that respect So you've got these 12 programmable buttons and just like stream deck, you know You can change these icons using the the tool that you have on the mac The the app rather on the mac or the pc to update what is shown as the the images on the buttons But the big difference with this between this and the stream deck is that you've also got these dials on the side And there's three down this side and three down this side And that gives you tactile control of things that you might want to adjust, you know volume levels, for example So with ecum live it does integrate with the the sliders the volume controls and things like that So if you want to fade in your background music or things like that as part of your productions You can use it for that If you are doing photo or video video editing you can assign them to things like that. So obviously Also in in photoshop. It's got links to All control all of the you know the the sliders adjustment dials and things like that that you might have So that is clearly a very big difference over the stream deck to have that functionality Now there's this panel down this side and one over on this side as well And these basically this is just a screen that displays what is currently the function The current the function that is currently assigned to that particular dial So you can see that there's three dials and then you got three little bits of text there So that is just to display what the dial is doing You've also got these sort of fixed buttons down at the bottom and the they don't have displays on them They can't change it's just numbers one to seven and then another button there But then basically you can use that to sort of change between profiles In a much the same way that you've got profiles on a stream deck So you can use those to flick between different screens and have different functions assigned to everything If you want to add more sort of pages of buttons You can also swipe on the screen And swiping left and right will swipe between different pages of of actions that you can assign to it So that's a very similar way that you can do with stream deck Although obviously with stream deck where we've got pages in profiles You essentially lose one of the buttons in stream deck because you have to assign a button to go to the next page and so on Whereas here you just swipe in because it does have a you know, one big large screen on it So the price of this is I believe 250 dollars And as I say, I've got a special offer code to tell you about a little bit later But let's go first to have a look at the next version, which is so this is the loop deck live This is the one that I've ordered by the way, and I see this has been sort of fairly comparable in In sort of use case and size to the stream deck excel and it's priced about the same as well So although it's got it hasn't got as many buttons that you can actually program here It has obviously got the dials as well on either side and then these buttons down at the bottom So I think it's quite comparable as a device goes Next though, we've got the loop deck ct now the loop deck ct is basically if you can see it's basically a loop deck live But then it's got this other section at the bottom And I see that this is going to be one that's going to be really suited to people who are doing video editing Or really heavy photo editing Because you know you can have this as your sort of track wheel your jog wheel in the in the editor And then you've also got some hard Buttons here that aren't necessary. They are programmable, but they don't have a screen on them as such And so you can use that if you are video editing. Obviously, I don't do any video editing So I didn't really see the need for this particular model myself And like I say, I've just gone for the loop deck live. This one is basically twice the price 500 dollars or thereabouts And yeah, it's just got this added functionality at the bottom now this wheel itself is an entire screen as well So this whole area here is a screen and that can show different things It can even show a full clock if you really want an analog clock But also it'll just show things that you are adjusting So if you are adjusting different levels and things like that, it can actually display information on there related to that So that is the loop deck CT. So as you can see it's this gives you an idea of the sort of size of it They are a little bit sort of slimmer than the the the stream deck And obviously the stream deck comes with a rather large Stand as well. So it is all integrated the last one by the way the loop deck live if I just scroll down a little bit It does come with a stand It's more of a sort of kickstand at the back as opposed to a big large stand And then the usb cable comes out usb-c cable comes out just at the top here It is just a standard usb cable. So you can always change the cable though And then you can see it just sort of propped up and standing up on the desk So it's a very similar sort of size to the the stream deck excel basically So that is the loop deck live and the loop deck ct So there's also the loop deck plus now. This is a slightly older model So the loop deck ct and the loop deck live are the more recent models And this one is more sort of geared towards specifically. I think photo editing Where you've got different controls on here So it is adjusting it's actually got writing on it that says things like shadows highlights Vibrance temperature and so on so it is specifically designed more for the the photo editing sort of market there So perhaps not as useful for ecum live although I guess that all of these keys are also programmable to a certain extent So you could use it for that as well But the price of this one is $250 as well So basically the loop deck plus and the loop deck live are very simulating price Simulating that they're the same And the loop deck ct is twice the price But has this extra functionality There's also a range of accessories to go with them So you can get a travel case and things like that if you want to take them So it does look actually a little bit more portable actually this the the loop deck live Certainly than the the stream deck not that it ever really moves far from my desk to be honest But if you are someone who is a little bit more mobile then you can get cases for them if you if you want So that is the um, uh, the the loop decks And as I say mine is uh on its way somewhere in midair in flight on its way Rushing its way to me as quick as possible I hope Um and as soon as it does arrive I will obviously give you a full run rundown Of what I think about it how I've found the integration with ecum live And what else i'm currently using it for I do think though that not having these tactile keys Is going to mean that stream deck is still going to be my go to for most things But the real functionality that I see uh, that's good The sort of the winner for the loop deck is those dials just being able to control different things So in ecum live being able to fade music in and out and things like that And then in photoshop and things like that using the dials to make adjustments And I'm sure I'll find a number of other use cases for it when I actually get it into my hands Now if you are an ecum live user, uh Then one of the perks that you get as part of ecum live now is that you also get 15% off loop deck I know 15% off that price that I've just told you And all you need to do is go over to the ecum live perks page and put in the the little password that you've got And then you will find in there the code for This and then also all of the other great discounts that you get now Some people might not be exactly sure exactly where this is But if you contact marketing at ecum live.com, they will give you the password to to get into that But it should also be in the the information that you got when you actually signed up for ecum live as well There's loads of great offer codes in there though. So definitely if you are an ecum live user Then dig that out because I use not just this one But I've used quite a few of them actually and what I found is that the discounts and things like that that you get Through these offer codes I've pretty much already paid for the the ecum live subscription when you add them all up So some really great offers in there So that's all for this one. But obviously I'm waiting with baited breath for the actual device to arrive and as soon as it does I'll be making a video and I will link to it up in the the top corner and in the description of this one And I'm hoping it won't be too long now But in the meantime have a wonderful day and I will leave a link to some other ecum live videos that I've done Over on the right hand side as well. So check those out and until the next video. Have a great day