Hi there! I own the Boss Rc-2 loop pedal and I use it for my live performances all the time, I play a spanish acoustic rock instrumental style. I want to know if it is possible for example: to record a live loop chord progression and improvise over that and then switch over to another saved phrase chord progression in a different key on the fly and improv over that? and maybe switch back and forth? Thanks in advance!
Thank you! I was reading the manual and could only find the option of changing the way it plays once it's already saved. This has been very, very helpful :)
Man, tks a lot! Please, do more videos about RC 30! You have the best teaching mode!!! I've bought one recently and it is a little bit complicate to understand it! Thank you!!!
@Armincast This has to do with the order of effects. If the distortion pedal is placed before the RC, then you can record a clean loop, then play over the top of it with distortion by kicking on the distortion pedal. If the distortion pedal was after the RC, then everything (live playing and loop recording) would be distorted. Make sense?
THANX DUDE!! Very helpful video, straight to the point. Can you also tell me if the RC30 has more than about ten beats to choose?? I own an RC2 and was helping a friend with his RC30 today but only noticed about 10 beats to choose from. The RC2 has about 30 beats, surely the RC30 has at least the same number of beats to choose from??
I'm in a small choir singing group type deal, the only guitarist. We do alotta stuff where it's just me playing and us singing, I'd like to do layers so I could something besides chords. Would you recommend the RC 3 or 30?
Dude, this changes EVERYTHING. Thanks! I have been very frustrated by the difficulty in live use b/c of that order. Do you have any other RC-3 videos with other ideas for use?
First off, your videos are great!! You explain everything perfectly. Thankyou very much for doing all these videos! I have a problem with my RC-30 that I hope you can help me with.. Whenever I record a low frequency loop (kick sound from tapping the body of an acoustic guitar), and then record/play anything while that first loop is going, the entire sound goes "glitchy" (lack of a better word). Have you encountered this? Would you know how to overcome this? Thanks!!
Hi! have you ever tried to interconnect both pedals to have an extra recorder bank? I know that you can't control everything with one pedal, but maybe it can be useful for some things. Thanks!
Hello! Just a question Can i overdub on an existing wav file stored loop? And does the loop still plays even if i change the bank? Thanks for the answer :)
Can you set the tempo of the beats/loop with a bpm? One thing I hated about the rc20 was didn't know the exact tempo by numbers it was just tap tempo or knob that increase speed but it didn't tell you the bpms. Does the RC-30 or RC-3 show the bpm of the tempo?
Is there by chance an option to switch the tracks faster by holding the right pedal? Like usually it's hold 2 seconds to switch tracks, like 1 second would be good, so I don't need an extra foot switch.
@BriansSecretDoor When you pull the plug out of the output jack, the power turns off. This is a built-in function of the pedal since there's no dedicated ON/OFF switch.
Great video dude!!! I know this is an old video. Hopefully you'll get this. So, what if you want to record something on channel A, a backing track from my laptop. The main chorus of the song. Then on track b, record the bridge. But, I don't want track A to play, while I'm jammin on track B. Is that possible? I know you can add to track A, on track B. I want track A to stop, and just play track B. Then, be able to switch back to track A, and not hear track B. Hope that makes since.... Lol
@roland30x Yes. The machine will always pass live sound through the unit. So even if nothing is recorded, you can still play through it. Once you record a loop, just set the machine to play (not dub or rec) and you can continue to play through the pedal without the live sound getting recorded.
Hi I want to buy a loop pedal, and I am doubting between rc3 and rc30. I am not a good musician and not very technical;-) though I'd like to use the pedal for street performances with, voice & guitar and sounds from my computer. I won't be able to use electricity, so all machines should be on battery. I am seduced to buy the rc 30 cause seems to have more variety possibilities and more depth. But as an amateur is the rc30 not too complicated? What other machine I need to complete the set?xhelena
That's awesome you are a hero, sir! I was stuck on this and infuriated! I must admit to only skimming the manual, then putting it back in its box and buying a JamMan. I did ask Boss the question about how to avoid overdub mode, but I was angry with the RC30 so bought straight away. At least I can back to back them and keep my favourite (however I under stand of power is removed it will revert to overdub getting in the way again
Can you help me? I have my pedals set up so I control my rc-30 with my hands and I have an Fs-6 at my feet. Can the fs-6 be programmed to start / stop existing loops and record new loops? So far I can only get it to scroll down in the 99 channels.
@ProjectFabel Both are great pedals. I'm usually split on which would be best for a beginner. But since you want to do guitar and mic, I'd recommend the RC-30 because it has an XLR mic input as well as a guitar input. If everything needs to be on batteries, you'll need an amp. Roland has several battery powered amps. First, I'd recommend the KC-110 or the AC-33 for best sound quality. Cheaper choices would be the MICRO-CUBE-RX. If you want power and clarity, look at the more expensive BA-330.
Thanks a lot for that i was stuck with that dub after record.... and couldn't get to play right away.... Now it works as i wanted and i have to thank you.... In fact i don't understand why they sell it that way..... i didn't read the whole manual, but i think that should explained on the 1st line of the box.... It gives a lot of confusion and headache to figure that out by yourself.... Again, thanks a lot !!! ;)
@MarkDally No. The RC-2 's play order is fixed and can't be changed. This is a new feature on the RC-3 and RC-30. (The RC-50 always had the ability to change play order.)
@S1ay3R007 hi ive just been experimenting with flamenco on the rc 30 and it does work with that looper. don't know about rc2 though. you can record percussion or a chord progression on one track then switch to a different track to lay down the second progression.. then improvise over each on the fly. flamenco seems perfectly designed for looping.. it works in rythmic cycles . the more i use this machine the more i like it. live looping is a steep learning curve for me though!
I HAVE A? cdg2g. Does the RC-30 Loopstation pedal woprk on synthesizers keybords cause I have a roland gaia sh-01 and it has a pedal output but not really sure if it works for synth.
please help me, I made a mix with 6 overdubs, and when I´m playing I want to stop 3 of those overdubs, I mean, just leave like 3 channels on the loop and shut the other 3. How can I do it¡¡?
YES! People beat-box with these all the time. Probably the most recognized loop performer to do this is a guy called DubFX; also Shlomo and several people who took part in the BOSS Loop Station contest are beat-boxers. Do a google search for them and check out their performances!!
Hi - I was just wondering if there's a PEDAL which changes the channel of the tracks? surely there must be a way I could change the channel without having to bend down to physically press the up/down buttons? I'm currently doing a show with one, but it's doing my back in to have to keep bending down (I have 17 channels on track 1!). Thanks!
Katherine Browning The BOSS ones are FS-5U and FS-6. The videos I have on my channel explains them both. "BOSS RC-3: Using Foot Switches" & "BOSS RC-30: Using Foot Switches".
@Armincast I would put the Loop pedal through the Effects Loop and it should by pass the distortion. Search 'boss rc3 robchappers'. First vid. Go to about 3:05 and he explains it. There ya have it!
ah okay....damn it:-) cuz i hav a rc 30 and i just ordered a rc 300....okay gotta sell the rc 30... and thats the way you sync a rc 300 with a boss gt 10 f. ex..... i mean with the midi cable? thx
@Depthy2020 A lot of the features are shared between the two units. It's easier to show both in one video rather than make two separate videos of the exact same feature.
Yes! It'll work with your SH-01. BUT....connect the RC-30 into your audio signal chain. DON'T connect it to the foot switch jack on your keyboard! Like this: Keyboard audio output > RC-30 audio input. RC-30 audio output > amplifier or speaker system's input. Thanks for watching my video!!
@hydorah Thanks, I'm glad this video helped you out so much! However, the last part of your comment is incorrect. It will not revert to the original setting if power is removed. It will keep the new record order setting until you change it back.
You can't with the RC-3 because there's only one track. You could do this with the RC-30 because it has two tracks you can stop and start independently. Put 3 overdubs on track one and the other 3 overdubs on track two.
@S1ay3R007 You can buy a Boss FS-5U switching pedal which will change the loop to the next one in series (1 - 11 on the Boss RC-2) and when it reaches loop eleven it switches next to loop one. Look up loop station mods on You Tube, where some people fit a switch into the loop station with the same function.
