BOSS RC-3: Using Foot Switches 

if only all tutorials were like this.

You are really good at explaining this stuff man. Thank you.

Hope Boss/Roland rewards you young man cause we bought an RC-3 & FS-6 just cause you make it easy - Cheers from OzTralia

The gold standard for how-to videos. Had questions regarding foot pedal with the RC-3; thanks for covering the subject so informatively.

Great vid. simple, clear, direct, and to the point. Find it very useful to straighten out the pedal functions. RC-3 manual is tedious and often unclear.

i wish ever other utube videos were as simple and straight to the point .thank you

Thank you so much for this! So straight forward and clear to the point. I tried to use the RC-3 to harmonise vocals live which was very difficult to do! Just went away and ordered myself the FS-5U to help me stop with the one tap! This will definitely save me from stressing and enhance my performances!

Clear, organized, easy to understand, and still relevant 8 years later.

Great video. Straight to the point with no mumbling around, no dissertations on your opinions on what "tone" is, etc...just the facts! Love it.

Thinking of getting a Boss RC,,, If I do, I'll get the switches and re-watch this well made tutorial..... thanks cdg2g

I wish all videos on YT would be simple and informative like this one great job!!

Thanks for showing the functions of the footswitches. The only video that shows us this. Thanks again.

This is the third video I watched on the topic. The others were essentially giving a sales pitch designed to sounds like a how-to video, but this was actually informative. So thank you! Now my stuff works!

great demo -- much easier to understand than the freaking interminable manual!

Fantastic video, bro! I bought an RC3 and FS-U5 a couple of years ago and life decided that I would never really use them. I've broken them out in the last few days, but completely forgot how to use the FS-U5. A Google search showed your video first, so I watched and I'm perfectly clear again! Thanks, man.

Thank you. Clear instruction which has stood the test of time. Great.

Excellent. Exactly what I wanted to know, clearly and concisely. Thank you very much.

This couldn't be any more clear. Great job on this. I know this video has been up for more than 7 years, but it's still helping people, so thanks for that! Cheers!

Thx, man! After getting super-confused about which one I need, I’m gonna buy a simple FS-5U.

Thank you. That darn double tap drove me bonkers! This solves everything.

If only BOSS could provide info like this.

I'm kinda happy because I just found out I could use my sister's sustain pedal for her piano with this! seems to work just like the foot switch shown in the vid

Thank you for the easy to follow upload. Just came back from purchasing the FS-6 and decided to look up a YT demo and found yours, and I was up and running quickly.

Brilliant! Thanks very much for that, mate. You've eased a lot of stress

You deserve a medal for doing all these videos.

Thanks, that was an excellent explanation on how the foot switch(es) work and which cables are required to connect everything up - the RC3 looper and the FS-6 foot switch are my Christmas gifts to myself, so thanks again.

You explain things clearly and simply. Well done!

very nice you are a very good teacher, thanks alot I learned something new for my pedal and Im excited to get another fs-5u and get it going thanks again

GREAT Video. Short, straight to the point...this an example of a GREAT tutorial. Well done!

Call Boss and tell them they owe you some pay. You hit the details better than the talkers they have on staff. It took some time to get here but you saved me from getting more stuff than I need. I owe you too.

Thank you so much for this video! I was very disappointed that it was difficult to change the memory on an rc3 without using your hands. Your explanations helped me so much and clarified a lot! Thank you!

You the man! Thank you! I looked at a lot of videos trying to get a good explanation of how these foot switches work, and YOU are the only guy I could find who explains it all in way that an inexperience person can understand. Thanks, I owe you a beer!

Thank you. Your instructional video was very clear and concise. Probably saved me some time. I upgraded from a RC2 to the RC3, adding the FS6 as well. Very helpful!

I was hoping it would start the loop, but what it does will make up for it in my case. Thank you it helped me.

Thanks for posting this. I just picked up a M-AUDIO SP-1 (electronic piano sustain pedal) for about half the price of the BOSS FS-5U. So far it works exactly like the FS-5U. Good to confirm that I'm not missing any features by using the SP-1. There's a switch on the back. In the other mode, it just stops & CLears the track, no matter what mode you're in or how you tap it.

Thanks for that bro! Not only did you explain what it does you explained exactly what i'd need to get it working!

Best video yet on the functionality of the RC-3

HUGE Thank you for this simple and straightforward explanation!

Thank you so much! I’ve been looking to expand the functionality of my RC-3 because I want to add to straight short loops, using instrumental bridges/contrasts, vocals such as choruses, which can be harmonised etc. Your excellent demo shows that it’s possible to do that, so thank you again! I already have two FS-5U’s, so I only need to get the cable to be ready to rock. Much appreciated

Man this was the best pedal tutorial ever. Great job and thank you!

Brilliant little vid clip, just ordered one today 17/11/2014 and seeing this video, the way you explain things, magic, you really do put things over in an easy way, much impressed.

thankyou so much for this! so glad there's a way to fix the double tapping thing on the rc-3, it really gets in the way

Finally a nice concise tutorial about the external footswitch options...thank you!

Awesome video! I just bought the RC3 and the FS6 and you made my life soooo much easier! Thanks!

Very well explained and illustrated. Very helpful. Thanks a lot!

Great explanation - very clear and easy to understand! Thank you very much!

This guy has a gift for teaching

Thank you very much for your explanation! It was really usefull for my decision to acquire an external footswitch. Congratulations. It was clear, well explained and took away all my doubts!

Very nice video, super clear!!! Thanks for taking the time to demo that.

Thank you so much for this video, way clearer than the Boss manual!

very cool. thanks so much for posting this video. just bought an rc-3 and want to use it both as a looper and to trigger samples stored in the unit. rc-3 hasn't arrived yet...nice that i get to learn how to use it before it even shows up!! happy happy!

Good video; it explained exactly what I was looking to learn. Thanks for sharing.

Awesome vid. No bs. Exactly what I was looking for. Thanks bro.

Well done. An excellent, simple and informative video!

Great video ive just bought the nux loop core and im ordering the FS6 and a trs to trs cable as I type. Very concise and uncomplicated explanation

That was the video, I had been looking for. Thanks, man! Great way to explain.

Good video. You explained things very well.

Thanks, great tutorial, and like a lot of the others commenting here, after seeing this I immediately bought an FS-6. One thing I think needs adding: what actually happens when you switch memories while playing. I couldn´t work it out, thought you had to tap the pedal on the RC3 to get the new memory to play back. What actually happens is the loop in the new memory is cued to play (it starts blinking) when the previous memory loop finishes and it kicks in automatically. Really cool!

finally someone able to explain things easily and accurate! cheers!

Thank you so much this video helped a lot!! 🙌🏼🙌🏼

Brilliant sharing. Good community spirit. Thanks very much. Nice job.

Awesome video, dude! Thanks so much. I was just at the music shop and not one of the guys could answer my questions on how to properly connect my RC-3 and FS-6.

Interesting that you need another footswitch to do what you would prefer the RC3 to do, stop with 1 tap!! Great video, well explained...

For once, a how-to video that doesn't start with an irritating clown screaming at the screen "HEY WHATS UP GUYS WELCOME TO MY RU-vid CHANNEL" thanks for telling me everything I needed to know without the gaff. Props man

Excellent tutorial - nice work fella

Great Demo and tutorial.

that was very helpful and you explain everything very clear. would love to see more videos/demos bcos all this stuff is expensive so it helps to know before.

Nice one man, learn something new everyday!!

thank you so much for this. straight to the point and helpful.

Great demo, very helpful. Thanks…

Thank you... help me so much. Greatings from Bolivia

Good job! Concise and clear. THANK YOU!

I was already really impressed when he explained the first one.. but then he said "you can slide them together in one chassis" and my brain went.. WHAAT IS HAPPPENNINNGG!!

Very informative and straight to the point. Cheers!

Great Video. I thought of buying a FS-5U for my gigs. And you really helped me with this decision. I won't use a second fs or the fs 6 because it's more than I need. Thx

Great review, just good solid information. I appreciate it. Thanks

Thanks so much I have been looking for this info and hey presto saw your video. Great info

Nice job! Well explained and easy to understand.......cool!

Yeaaaaaa! FINALLY found a vid' where someone shows how to actually set up a pedal... kudos to u! thanks

excellent video...watched a ton of review/demo vids including from shops and boss...none cover this! thank you!

This was plain simply great man. thanx a ton. ✌🏼🤘👍

Wonderfully descriptive, thank you very much.

I really appreciate it bro, thank you!!! Your video tutorials are awesome

Thank you so much!! Very informative for a novice like myself.

This needed to exist.

Excellent explanation.

super tutorial thanx so much just bought myself a loop station and a pedal

the best tutorial on youtube.. continue

Great video ! Thanks ! That is exactly what I was looking for !

Nice stright forward and simple...

Thanks man. Very good tutorial.

I saw this and added it to my favs, very informative.!

Thank you - very useful and clear 👍

Great video! I got an rc3 recently and couldnt help thinking it needed either another pedal or a remote. Didnk know you could do this lol.

Very informative and clear. Thanks for the vid :)

Great video! Very helpful!

Thanks- very helpful tutorial!

man, that was useful! very clear instructions. Thank you.

THANKS! Speaking clearly, no earthquake jerky camera shots, no screamergrunge music at a bil!ion dB. Cover all the stuff quickly and without a lot of useless blab. THANKS!

Excellent video! Thank you!