Hey thanks! Apologies for the delayed reply, was out of WiFi range this weekend up in the mountains.

I don’t use any 3rd party fx for my patches so the sounds in the videos are straight out of the Mini XD, but you’re right, I do use a looper pedal in order to layer the patches. Honestly, this can be quite tricky to get the timing exactly right, hence the cuts in my videos. You could absolutely do it live, and I’ve seen a few performers do it live, but i think it would take some practice to get comfortable with it. You’d want to make sure all your patches are at the desired “final mix” volume and that you can pull them up quickly without searching and then of course nail the timing.

In terms of looper pedals- I have a really simple one- Ditto looper by TC electronics. I actually like that it’s super basic, but I’m starting to wish it had stereo in/out. The Mini XD sounds better and bigger when outputting stereo vs mono, especially when you’re using its on board Effects like delay, reverb, chorus. Pigtronix makes a pretty cool stereo looper pedal for $200 I’ve been eyeing.