I absolutely love rc500 and I switched to it seamlessly after using rc30 for years. It completely changed my approach to looping and let me unleash the creative potential what with all the flexibility it offers. I just can't stop creating and recording on a weekly basis now. Great piece of gear indeed!🥳🥳🥳

Everything I could hope for about this pedal you are kicking it thank you so much !

Great video Lee .. I have both the RC 30 and the 500... I really wish they just upgraded the major flaws on the 30 and kept the same stomp pedals .. there was something beautiful about the simplicity of the 30...I find the 500 to be extremely difficult to use in a live setting .. the one thing I absolutely hate about the 500 is there no way to save a particular setting to every memory .. every single memory has to be saved individually with its own settinys.. it's a huge problem if you save all your memories and your rythyms at a particular volume in your home and then go play at a party .. there's no way just adjust the volume for all except for sliders which only helps a bit ..you would literally have to bend down and change every single memory while your playing live .. I think this is a terrible design..

I love my RC-30 but some of the pain points you mentioned are mine as well. Can’t wait to give the RC-500 a go. The new generation of BOSS pedals are amazing. By the way I loved your cover of Castle on the Hill. Ed makes his music seem so effortlessly but damn… getting the timing of everything perfect makes me respect his craft even more. He truly is on another level. Your renditions of his songs have been some of the best I’ve heard.

Just got off work lee, watching now!

I just received my RC 500 about a week ago. I love it so far. 👍🏻😃 I immediately took the advice of Ben Rowlands and modified the function of the three pedals. It’s very simple. It’s Very easy to lay down a few track over-dubs and solo over top. It’s an amazing practice tool. I’m very excited to spend more time with it.

@UTAH100

10 ай бұрын

Lovely mate. Now you just have to learn how to play.

I love the rc500! Thanks for the great video!

Great video. I'm in the same position switching to rc 500 from the rc 30. Can you explain again how to program the "undo" function to be a quick response/ shorter than 2 sec? It seems the manual had them all pretty long. Also any idea how to "undo" beyond 1 command if possible at all? How about re-creating the sweep filter effect from the RC 30? And lastly- do you know if its possible to use the rc 30 with the 300? If so how would you chain that? Thanks

thank you, i find your overview is very helpful and based on your experience - now i know that i don't have to buy rc30 but definetely want to try rc500. btw, what do you think about rc600?

thanks I ve got one, but struggle with a couple of operations you explained as something you had done on RC30 with a lot of pain. The Boss manual is pretty basic and doesnt mention, so many things. Great I will be re-descovering it using both tracks. previously I had one or other only and a long pause in between.... echo's of your difficulties with RC30.

Ive watched a bunch of RC500 reviews and nobody’s touched on the points or was as concise as you were. Thank you! ✅

I love the RC-500, I own one, but then I really feel so uncomfy with the small buttons because I sometimes misstep on track select when I'm trying to stop the track or the play button. I prefer RC-30's stompbox feel but yeah, RC-500's functionality is waaaay better

@GuitarG123

Жыл бұрын

Yeah,I prefer the RC30 pedals too a lot more responsive and easier

At 6minutes 50 seconds I love this bit to and it’s great on my rc600 when it goes round and round to tell me where I am in the loop

THANKS for this video! ❤

Great video Lee. Is it possible to route channel 1 out the left output and channel 2 out the right output.

@leetownsend

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Anthony. Yes, that is possible. You can route the ins and outs pretty much however you like. You could even use the left output for left and right in and the right output just for the mic if you wanted. Flexibility is on point on this pedal

Does the 500 have a overdub decay parameter like pigtronix and ehx? Where overdubs fade-out as long as you stay in overdub mode?

Hi Lee. Ive just purchased an rc 500 + an fs6 dual footswitch. Can you suggest how to program a usable setup including the footswitch. I sing and play acoustic guitar around the pub circuit and was looking to ad a bit more to my show. I want to use my guitar for percussion, then add a verse chord progression, then undo/redo a guitar riff into it. Example I am trying to learn "Weather with you" by crowded house. The standard rc 500 set up is not easy to navigate around for this purpose. Regards Dave. WELL DONE, your loop covers are great!

@leetownsend

Жыл бұрын

Hi David, If you use Discord, jump into my server and we can chat about it on there discord.gg/6UvPvnTN If you don't use Discord, let me know what your current setup is so I have a better understanding of where you're at with it now. Cheers!

I went totally crazy the last 2 weeks or so. Fast approaching going solo, never used a looper. Bought the RC5, SAW the 500 had a mic in 2 loopers got that. Now I'm in $650 and wondering if there's one unit that's better. Hence the 6 loop RC 600. Yes that's right 3 loopers,, starting from scratch in $1350 knowing I'll return something for a refund. I really favored the 500 and 5 since they both sync midi with a mini stereo plug, I love the volume levers on the 500 it was a beautiful unit. Decided to keep the 600 6 loop with all of those outputs in the back it's just insane. I ended up keeping the RC 5 and RC 600 having virtually no experience with loopers I know that's crazy but I loved the little RC 5. Tonight I built my first cover song using the RC 5. Intuitive percussion, learning to store.. also have 2 fs-7 foot switches. Hooked one up to scroll up and down memory slots. I scratched the surface quickly and can tell you it's a game/ life changer for me. I'll have all the backing I need by looping near fully adjustable tempo/ percussion, bass, guitar, harmony vocals but either use an interface for the mic on the rc5 or just use the 600. From what I've done in one hour with the RC 5, I'm beginning to wonder if I'll ever grow into or ever need the 600. Maybe I should have kept the RC 500 and the RC 5 as a slave ? IDK it's all new to me but the 600 has traditional midi Jack's where the rc5 just uses the mini stereo plug. But it was either keep the 5 and the 500, or just the 600 (I broke down and kept the RC5 as well anyway. I know I'm crazy. This is manic spending. If anyone has a good reason to return the 600 and use the RC-5 and RC-500 together instead of the 5 and 600 together I'm all ears !!!! Just on the cusp of performing solo and barely scratched the surface with loopers. Owning these 3 for the last week or two has taught me a lot (no substitute for hands on) Thank you for the awesome easy to understand video, this is what's gotten me so far in such little time, but I'm still quite ignorant of what will really suit me and if I'm just wasting money on the 600. I don't plan on playing more than one or two instruments live in stage, plus vocals, would that make the 6 loop RC-600 overkill ? Thanks for any suggestions/ opinions they are greatly needed and much appreciated !!!!!!!

@UTAH100

10 ай бұрын

Do you have OCD? Maybe see a doctor. You babble way too much. Land your plane mate. No one will reply to this nonsense. RC500 is what you needed- but you returned it. It is one of the best overall loopers. Worry more about learning how to actually play.

You save me on returning this tomorrow and keep my Rc-30 i love it now boss should send you some free stuff

@leetownsend

2 жыл бұрын

Hahaha! Glad I could help. I am seriously considering the RC-600 but the compact size of RC-500 is something I'm not sure I'm willing to let go of just yet. However, if Boss did want to send me one to try out, I would happily oblige

Great video. I have recently switched from the rc-5 to the rc-500. I use it with single channel so I can do verse/chorus loops. When I clear a track by holding middle pedal down, It clears, but if I switch to different channel then switch back, there is data on it. I can't seem to delete clear. It only stays clear as long as I stay on that channel.

@leetownsend

Жыл бұрын

That's very odd. Are you sure you're clearing the correct track? Holding down "STOP" only clears the active track. If you're only ever using 1 track, you should never need to touch the right-hand pedal.

@UTAH100

10 ай бұрын

She clears for me. Me thinks User Error. You gots to hit the REC/PLAY and HOLD- not STOP. That only...well, stops it. You said MIDDLE Button so you are doing it wrong. Easy mistake. Read the manual. It's not hard though- just play with it for hours, it will make sense. It's pretty intuitive actually. Drums turned off- see INPUT, not ON/OFF. That one took me a while to figure out. Same idea. They bury it in the INPUT section. Otherwise, the drums also come back to life when you record.

Great video! Thanks for the information. I'll be upgrading from the 30 soon too. Once question: How many rhythm patters does the 500 have?

@leetownsend

Жыл бұрын

Hi Steven, thanks for the comment. I have no idea about that as I don't use the rhythms, sorry.

@stevenmartinellimusic

Жыл бұрын

@@leetownsend no problem. Thanks for the nice and descriptive video. I just got my 500 yesterday!😀

@UTAH100

10 ай бұрын

Plenty but they are only average- nothing super great.

Thanks for this video man very helpful. I might be wrong but i think you can set a dedicated mono channel for the vocal out, so you can EQ it separate from the guitar on a mixer?

@leetownsend

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and commenting. Yes, you are correct but I already use both the outputs for the guitar as I have 2 pickups, which I also EQ separately in my desk. It's a bit of a convoluted setup and I often loop the guitar whilst singing lead vocals anyway. For what I do, it makes sense to have a separate mic for looping.

@wilforce4190

Жыл бұрын

Oh yes i see. So that's also how you get that amazing tone on your guitar.

@leetownsend

Жыл бұрын

Yeah. Live, it sounds phenomenal

Awesome vid! Will hitting Start All while a loop is playing restart the loop?

@leetownsend

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks John! No, while any loop is playing, the primary function will be to stop what is playing

@johncortez6997

2 жыл бұрын

@@leetownsend Ah good to know, thanks! I was wondering if it could replicate the DL4's restart function, but I guess I might just have to use both a DL4 mkii and a rc-500 haha

Great video man, this is gonna have many people thanking you in the years to come!

@leetownsend

2 жыл бұрын

Thanks man, loads more videos like this coming soon

Is it possible to pitch/speed adjust playback?

have you considered putting a mini mixing board before the looper/pedals? I'm always moving my stuff around and have figured out that I can get lots of instruments all eq'd differently in the mixing board before it goes in to the effects units

@leetownsend

2 жыл бұрын

I have thought about ways of doing this and to be honest, you just gave me an idea... I use active speaker cabinets so I could just put my looper after my mixer and go straight from the RC-500 into my cabs. Might try it next time I'm rehearsing 😎

@kcapkcans

2 жыл бұрын

@@leetownsend yeah, I run into a DAW/powered monitors, although this has left me searching for an IR to replace my beloved JC-40!

nice video. I have an issue with my boss rc 500 where when i connect the output2, i get a high pitch noise. any idea what that could be? Thanks

@leetownsend

5 ай бұрын

What are you plugging it into at the other end?

Just wondering during a gig outside how do you see the lights on the looppedal, because i played a gig with my rc 30 and i couldnt see what track i was on because of the sunlight i so i kept messing my loops up. Just wondering how you do it. Great video as well mate

@leetownsend

3 ай бұрын

It is tricky sometimes. To be honest, I'm pretty good at remembering which track I'm on, but the RC-500 doesn't help very much, as the indicator is the same LED, which changes colour. You could say the RC-30 is clearer, as there's a LED for each track. You could make some kind of sun blocker which casts a shadow over the pedal, maybe?

@rx4269

3 ай бұрын

Yeah good idea cheers man

This is precious information.

Cool man 😎 from new Zealand 🌏🎸🥁👍🏼🤘🏼❤️

Thanks brother! I want to do an Ed Sheeran type set and need the best looper. Do you still recommend this to be the best one?

@leetownsend

Жыл бұрын

The most versatile of this type is probably the RC-600 but it's a lot bigger. It depends where you're gonna be playing and how often. For me, it's still a little bit too big but it has 6 tracks instead of 2 and a lot more I/O options so I'm still considering it. Aside from that, a lot of people are talking about software looping using something like Ableton live as you can set that up exactly how you like. The setup is gonna be way more complicated for that though. RC-500 is a good starting point but it certainly isn't the only option

Terrific video

Fully agree with morgan here. A wonderful and crisp ;) explanation , finally i feel i have a grasp on the differences in qualities and features. Thank you so much. You are also very clear in your explanations. And i appreciate your candor in the end of the video. Nice to meet you, thumbs up, and subscribed!

I hate the form factor of the RC-500, I like the twin pedal design better, or at least the standard Boss compact pedals, I have OCD, My brain wouldn't let me put the RC-500 on my board. I just got an RC-20XL, and would like to get an RC-30, as well. I'd actually like to get the full twin pedal line from Boss one day (someone stole my RE-20 Space Echo 😭).

Great looper with great converters that offers a lot of options. BUT: Their software engineering team should: 1. Make it more user friendly, without the the manual converting. It should take every format and convert automatically, if necessary. 2. Make video tutorials!!!!!!!!! 3. Make it work as a sound card/ recording interface as well. This this would be the bomb. 🔥🔥🔥

@leetownsend

Жыл бұрын

I feel like, at this budget, those suggestions are maybe a bit much to ask. They need to keep some features for their flagship devices, otherwise why would anyone buy them? The user friendliness, I don't really understand. I think it's very intuitive. After saying that, I'm coming from the RC-30, so they're obviously going to be similar. Thanks for watching and for getting involved with the conversation! I appreciate you!

@balkansavage

Жыл бұрын

@@leetownsend I don't think it's to much to ask for the device to be automatically recognized, and then being able to drag and drop audio track in the looper, and have them working and playing normally. I don't think their high end loopers even do this. But I've seen that with some other Chinese loopers. To each their own, I guess 🙂

@leetownsend

Жыл бұрын

Fair point. I've never plugged any of my looper into a PC as that's not how I use them, so I wouldn't know 😊

Thanks Lee. Just got myself a RC500 and it's super. One question I have is: I'd like the track select button to select track 2 but at the same time stop recording on track one (like on the RC30). Do you if it can be done?

@UTAH100

10 ай бұрын

I think you just hit STOP, then select the other track. Basic stuff. Read the manual.

@HubertMurrayMusic

10 ай бұрын

@@UTAH100 that's an extra step though.... Id like to figure out a personalisation so you wouldn't need to hit an extra pedal. The RC30 does this so I'm sure the 500 can too.

@UTAH100

10 ай бұрын

@@HubertMurrayMusic Oh- gotcha. Try the edit menu. Set the measure from Free to Auto. Both tracks should now have the same length. If nothing else, it should help to sync up the tracks.

@HubertMurrayMusic

10 ай бұрын

@@UTAH100 cool. Will do thanks!

@UTAH100

10 ай бұрын

@@HubertMurrayMusic Give it a go. Report back if it works.

I'll be honest. After seeing this. I wouldn't mind investing in the RC-500. The clear function is the same on the RC-20xl. I may have misheard, but can the RC-500 have a 2nd instrument plugged in? Overall I think this is a great video and hope BOSS see this. Thank you for sharing this with us.

@leetownsend

2 жыл бұрын

You could use the stereo I/O to connect 2 instruments, yes. Assuming they only need one cable each. The great thing about this looper with regards to this setup is you can configure in the menu how you want to route each input and output. For example, you want to connect a guitar and a bass as well as using the mic input for a loop mic. You could set it up so both the guitar and bass are sent to the left output and the mic is sent to the right output so that you can EQ it by itself in your mixing desk!

Oh noooooo! Now I’m going into RC-30 withdrawal. Do I have to re-record all my tracks? Or do they copy over from the 30 to the 500? I imagine you can’t input a 16-bit loop into a 32-bit machine, so I’m guessing it’s start over time.

Not relevant to the video, but what amplifier would you recommend for acoustic guitars? Keep up the good work! Your content has helped me tons.

@leetownsend

10 ай бұрын

Thanks for your comment. I never use an amplifier for acoustic. I always go into the FOH, either through my pedalboard or some kind of D.I. Can't really help with acoustic amps as I've never used one. Sorry!

@bonesomezeb

10 ай бұрын

@@leetownsend Ah okey, I see. Thank you for replying!

@UTAH100

10 ай бұрын

This is easy. FISHMAN MINI LOUDBOX. Outstanding Acoustic amp. They sell one now that can use a battery- might be fun to take camping. Tone for days. You can get them cheap as dirt on GC under Used. Maybe get a warranty- cheap piece of mind. Had mine a while now- works great. Go nuts, get two more studio monitors- $200 can get you decent ones and a AB/Y pedal to get 3 speakers or 2 if only using a modeler. Use the RC500. NON-PRO TIP- Drum tracks sound infinitely better played out of studio monitors vs. guitar amp.

@bonesomezeb

10 ай бұрын

@@UTAH100 Thank you for the tips! I will look into this. Im fairly new to everything beside the guitar itself, so the amps and all that stuff can become a bit overwhelming. Also im from Norway, so not sure what GC is. I have a set of decent speakers. I may be able to use these? Or do you recommend that I go for the Fishman to get started? Im also planning on buying the RC500.

The RC-10r seems to have more drum features like "fills" etc. Opinions?

@leetownsend

2 жыл бұрын

Hey! Thanks for your comment. I'm the wrong person to ask about rhythm and drum features as I don't use them. Same with built-in effects. They're just not something I use.

I have simple question and hope I can get a simple answer. It relates to being able to switch to a different loop and have it play immediately with no delay. If that can be done I will buy this loop device. Let me use one of our songs, That's Amore as an example. I am sure you are familiar with it. The song starts slowly with the "In Napoli...." intro. For this we use a steady tambourine sound, just shaking the tambourine. When the verse starts we have a 3/4 time percussion loop we use since of course it is a Waltz. When the song gets to what I will call the bridge "when you walk in a dream but you know you're not dreaming signore" we need to switch back to the tambourine and when that is done and you get back to "scusa me but in old Napoli that's amore" part we need to switch immediately back to the 3/4 time percussion loop. I tried to do this with my R-5 and footswitch using 2 adjacent memory locations and there is an annoying delay when switching back and forth so It will not work with the R-5 (unless I am just not doing it right). Can this RC-500 do what we need done? We do not play this song this to a fixed tempo so when I need to make the switch to the needed loop it needs to be an immediately change. We do this type of thing with a number of songs. I might post this question on a few other review videos since I need an answer to this important question.

@leetownsend

Жыл бұрын

Hi John, Thanks for your question. Are you planning to pre-record both parts and just have them stored in the device or do you want to loop it live each time?

@johnpower2018

Жыл бұрын

@@leetownsendThanks for the quick response. We pre-record everything and use the R5 as a backing track device. When we would start the song I would activate the track with the tambourine. After that section of the song is over I would immediately hit the 3/4 percussion track and start singing the verse. Once the verse was concluded and I am ready to sing the bridge I would re-activate the tambourine track then back to the percussion track when the bridge was done. I just need to be able to seamlessly and without delay switch between the 2 and that does not work with the R5. Maybe you could try it with 2 adjacent tracks yourself and see if it works.

Thanks a lot for the video. Please heeeelp. Here is the description of my problem. I have a recorded loop. If I switch directly in the menu to a drum variation or pattern, everything works as it should - the drums change in the desired way, while the loop continues to play continuously. However, if I change the drums like this using an external switch (Boss FS-7, via the Assign function), the drums will change as desired, but the loop recording will repeatedly scrub on the beat on the last note. Where can be the problem. Thanks a lot for your help.

@leetownsend

8 ай бұрын

Thanks for your comment. I'm afraid I don't know anything about the drum functionality as I have never used it. Sorry!

Does the 500 have reverb for the guitar and vocal channels?? Or do you need separate processing

@leetownsend

Жыл бұрын

No, neither looper has onboard reverb.

@QuickSticks8771

Жыл бұрын

@@leetownsend 👍

@UTAH100

10 ай бұрын

Just for drums which is dumb.

@QuickSticks8771

10 ай бұрын

@@UTAH100 agreed

I was shocked the first time I busked with the RC-30 cos I couldn't see which track I was on in bright sunlight - has that been improved?

@leetownsend

2 жыл бұрын

Any LED will be difficult to see clearly in bright sunlight but I would say yes, it is better. There are different options for what is shown on the display. I like the layout I'm using in the video but you can have it clearly displaying "REC" or "DUB" if you want too. The display I use is very clear but it's not the easiest to distinguish between whether the track is in dub mode or play mode as the colours are too similar. Hope this helps

@UTAH100

10 ай бұрын

It is a pathetic tiny screen. That is one gripe I have too. Could fix a big old $10 magn. glass/lens above it maybe if you are handy...for real.

I LOVE my RC30 but wish I could select exact tempo.

@UTAH100

10 ай бұрын

you can

@islandonlinenews

10 ай бұрын

@@UTAH100 how???

Hey man! re posting this, because I just got my RC500 now, and Im coming from the RC30. so many thanks for the video, again! Ive got 2 questions, maybe you can help me out with!, how do you clear both tracks at the same time? AND, is there any color configuration you can do for the light indicators? I am having trouble seeing on which track I am

JohnPaul Music UK is also Very helpful. 👍🏻😜

I use an external footswitch to change tracks on the RC30, which I can move away from the others so it wouldn't accidentally get triggered during a performance. My problem with the NEW layout is that when I want to stop and start the loop while singing, the switches are FAR too close together to do this safely and consistently when not looking directly at the unit. It's too easy to accidentally hit the track button (or multiple buttons) instead of the stop when you are singing into a mic and can't look directly at the unit. This is a deal breaker for me, as I find it difficult enough to do on the RC30, and it's an absolute necessity to be able to do so in my show. Sorry, BOSS, you lost me on this "upgrade." (I can't be the ONLY one who has this issue.)

@leetownsend

5 ай бұрын

I totally get that this is a dealbreaker as it took me a while to get used to it. In fact, when I can (i.e. when I'm only using one channel or if I want to start/stop everything), I always use my FS-5U whilst singing, as I can place it where there's no chance I'll accidentally hit the wrong button. If the upgrades regarding sound quality and functionality wasn't such a huge leap, I definitely wouldn't have upgraded. For me, the less-than-perfect layout is worth the trade-off. Thanks for your comment. Much appreciated that you took the time to drop your thoughts 😊

My RC-500 has a longish (5 seconds or so) delay AFTER I hit STOP. I notice this behavior even more on longer loops. At first I think I missed the button or the looper is broken, but several seconds later, it finally stops. This really throws me off. Especially because the Drums/Rhythm keeps going. To be usable, it needs to STOP immediately. I have about 10 other memories saved. Is it a buffer/memory issue? Do I need to update firmware? I have done resets in the past. I have it plugged into a 300ma supply. Do I need to upgrade the PSU? Otherwise I really love the Looper. Has anyone else experienced this and found a fix? If my loop is very short, say 5 seconds, it STOPS immediately. Any help or insights would be greatly appreciated. Thanks all!

@leetownsend

7 ай бұрын

That definitely sounds like a setting. I think you have it set to play until the end of the loop before it stops. This will cause the behaviour you are describing. Join my Discord server at discord.com/invite/GXFmwHBc and I'll try to help you in more detail.

@UTAH100

7 ай бұрын

@@leetownsend Thanks. I will try it. Do you know where in the menu that setting is generally hiding? Also, to clarify, I am talking about the original DUB. Not an overdub. From scratch, I hit record and if it is a longer loop, say over 10 seconds, I hit STOP and nothing happens for 3-5 seconds (it keeps listening after I hit stop.) Rhythm keeps going so when it loops I have a gap of several seconds.

@UTAH100

7 ай бұрын

@@leetownsend THANK YOU. It was a setting. Motivated by your kind words, I went menu diving. I changed to AUTO RECORD from the MEMORY menu and BAM- it was fixed. It had been set for some odd reason to 28 seconds. Not even sure how or why but it does not matter. It seems to work now. I am back in love with my RC-500, thanks in large part to your encouragement. *THANKS MATE!*

@leetownsend

7 ай бұрын

Glad I could help in some way. Happy to hear that you got it sorted! 😎

@UTAH100

7 ай бұрын

@@leetownsend Yes, thanks again. The settings on these devices can be quite fiddly. Can you tell me which order you put your effects. I have a 1. Tuner going into a Compressor, 3. EQ. 4. OD 5. Reverb 6. Delay #1. 7. Tremolo/Reverb 8. Delay #2 8. Looper. Is that about right? Using the various Stereo outs and multiple cabinets spread out sounds amazing- especially with Ping Pong and/or Stereo Delay.

Arghh!!!! 😖 Just purchased a used RC-30 on Reverb and was looking for “how too” videos. Now I don’t see the point of a two track looper without the tracks being completely independent and A TWO SECOND PRESS TO CHANGE TRACKS!?! WTF!?! what’s the point of this thing! No wonder I just got a RC-3 back in the day. I’m not dropping that kind of money for a RC-500 so i guess i’ll just cry while searching for that FU-5 switch I hope I didn’t throw out.

Some of those gripes you have for the RC30 can actually be done. Maybe watch some other peeps on KZread

RC 500 is complicated .. i would like using simplifying things on stage .. and well .. I am lost with RC500 - Can you show us, how you are using RC500 on stage ?

@leetownsend

7 ай бұрын

I suppose it depends what you want it to do. I find it very easy to use, but I'm not triggering rhythms or anything like that. What is it that you're finding complicated?

Welp I'm sold

One pedal at a time

Why not just get the Pigtronix Infinity? It's had all of those features for years.

@leetownsend

2 жыл бұрын

Good question. I've never heard of it so that's one reason. I will do some digging and find out more!

@dennisloobman

2 жыл бұрын

@@leetownsend I tried the RC30 and was very disappointed with its limitations; two loops, no seperation... WTF is the point of that?? I got my Pigtronix Infinity back in 2014 but it had already been around for a while even then. It knocks the RC30 into a cocked hat with its multiple loops of one, two, three, four or six times duration or separate loops of entirely different length, three different stop modes (instant, end of bar and fadeout), instant wipe and record one track without effecting the other (and without waiting two seconds) and three hours of memory. Plus it has fifty memories so you can save different settings in each one for instant recall. I’ve been using the Pigtronix for a few years now and so far I haven’t found anything it can’t do except play drums, but it has Midi so it links nicely to my Digitec SDRUM anyway. I’d be interested to know if the new Boss RC-500 is any match for it.

looks like the 500 is missing the horrible effects (FX) section.That's worth the upgrade alone....

@leetownsend

4 ай бұрын

Still there, but way more hidden so you can forget that it exists 🤣

Hehe, so barefoot shoes would work very nicely for looping?

I really don’t know why there’s been so much fuss about the RC30, it was never a particularly good pedal. Pigtronix Infinity has been doing everything the 'new' RC500 can do for years, but I have to admit the RC500 has a drum machine, and a better LED display. Well it’s something innit?

@leetownsend

5 ай бұрын

I think the fact it's made by Boss makes it automatically a popular choice. I have to admit, I haven't really used any other loopers, as the Boss stuff has always worked fine for me. I do miss the clunky RC-30 pedals, but the RC-500 is doing the trick, whilst keeping the small form factor for now!

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The rc500 looks like a 2025 Tesla and the rc30 and 1985 car???!!!!

@leetownsend

10 ай бұрын

Depends which "car" you're referring to from 1985. A Tesla is a "car" also.

Hi how do you connect heaphones? Thanks

@leetownsend

Жыл бұрын

Hi, the outputs on the RC-500 are unbalanced jack outputs so they aren't really designed for connecting headphones. I would recommend using either a headphone amplifier of some kind or connect your RC-500 to a computer using an audio interface (such as a Focusrite Scarlett) and use the headphone output on that.