How to use the RC-3 Loop Station (For Beginners)

Quick Tutorial on how to use the Boss RC-3 Loop Station. This is just for you to learn how to record loops since there is really no manual out there to explain it. Send me an email if you have any questions.

[@octofish]

Thanks for showing WHAT to do rather than 15 minutes of why you might want to. Very helpful to just get straight into it.

[@jamesvarner9649]

I haven't bought the Boss yet, but this video gives me an idea what I'm in for....not bad at all, in fact very simple to use....

[@user-jz3uw9vu8w]

This is the best tutorial video I've come across for the rc-3. Thank you so much for this bro.

[@Greentunic84]

Best video on description of how to use " tap tempo". Thanks.

[@sharonquigley8603]

Thank you. I could not figure out how to delete a song until I saw this video. Very helpful!

[@OzzieDrum]

Helpful. Straight to the point. It’s late. I’m tired. Thank you very much!!!

[@cgavin1]

Such a great no nonsense guide!

[@evanstewart5277]

i couldnt figure out how to save it.. hit write twice! thanks man!

[@ArtDonna84]

Frank, thank you for the informative demo. I'm a electronic bonehead when it comes to these things, but I saw it demo'd at the Winter NAMM in Anaheim, so I got one a couple of years ago. After not understanding the manual, I gave up on it and it sat in the closet. After deciding to almost sell it, I thought I would look for a new demo. When I used the word Tutorial I came upon your video. Now it's in constant use. Thanks again.

[@michaeldrew3044]

Thanks for this. I wasn't looking forward to actually reading that manual with the tiny letters!

[@johnnullmyers914]

most helpful for a complete beginner contemplating buying one

[@SeraphimSound]

This was extremely helpful. Thank you. I had to go through 4 other videos of bullshit before I got to this one, which actually SHOWED you how to record and store your samples. Let this be a lesson to those other so-called "tutorials": Instead of just talking endlessly to hear your own voice, how about you show what the product really does the way this video did? Just saying'...

[@tubetoprocker]

Thank you Malcom. I wish I spent more time on this. Like you I was so confused on how to work it. I wish they had given more instruction.

[@shespinoyy_]

THANK YOU THANK YOU.. so I just bought one coz I felt like a guitar and singing is too plain for me now so I wanted to challenge myself with this..AND it will be great help for my harmonies ❤️❤️

[@MrYoraco]

Bought this right now.
Your tutorial helped me a lot to make the first steps.
Thank you.

[@dominic1956]

Saved me hours of frustration thanks

[@SteveStockmalMusic]

You could also record WITH drums, for a solid tempo, and then just turn down the rhythm volume (if you don’t want to hear it). : )

[@bradleestone5344]

That will be very helpful to know because I plan on adding the drums after the rhythm guitar (now that we have a drummer)

[@Kennybhoy2010]

Brilliant beginers tutorial. Well explained in simple terms. Thank you very much.

[@tubetoprocker]

Hi Fender Fan. Thank you so much for the nice words. It is a cool little machine isn't it? I use it all the time to test writing music. I love how it just keeps looping and looping so you can try different things.

[@sandbiker]

Very good demo, I just bought one of these today. This will save me some time, thanks for posting.

[@davidgiangrande]

The best tutorial video posted. You made if very fast and very easy. Making wise the simple is not easy.

[@jimduthoit2854]

Thanks for this tutorial - it's basic, but basic is what I need to get started. Very useful.

[@Malcolm701]

Thanks for that demo on the basics of the RC3. The first six demos on You tube told me nothing useful at all! I had the RC2 previously which as well as being a lot simpler to use worked in a totally different way. I found the manual fro the RC3 pretty useless in getting you up and running apart from being printed in microscopic type size...
Thanks!

[@0Heavy0Metal0]

Very good. I just bought this thing and now I know the basics, and I can figure out the rest. Great job and thank you.

[@mikestinson6970]

Good beginners tutorial, I wish I could have seen the red recording light with it. Thanks again.

[@bh8365]

This was very helpful. I have been trying to save a loop.

[@bradleestone5344]

Thanks 🙂 that was ALOT better than searching for the instruction manual 😄

[@mike1967sam]

Thank you very much you made everything very clear. Take care. Mike.

[@jeremyfox7599]

quite literally the best video ever

[@redgypsee]

Very helpful thank you. I am a see and do gal & this got me started. Thanks again.

[@SyLnTOnE]

Cool Thanks. Also thanks for keeping it quick and straight forward.

[@kawahoserdude]

Great tutorial. Simple, to the point. Helped me.

[@2121gummy]

Hey m very thankful to you for this. M planning to buy RC 3, and I was searching for such simple tutorial and I found this :)

[@charlescaputo778]

Thank you for getting right to the point. Very informative. I didn't have to listen to some as...hole playing guitar for 20 mins bf he starts talking

[@honeyfritz1]

Thanks much ... cleared up a lot ...

[@derbeno]

Thankyou very much indeed.
May I add for the benefit of others that if you want to hook up a microphone make sure you get a XLR to mono jack. Got mine today and fiddled for a long time with a stereo cable before I was put right with a call to Guitar Center.

[@stankarcz]

Frank, Thanks for sharing the basic tutorial. I appreciate it. Stan

[@marksc1929]

...finally an informative tutorial that's helpful .....including someone that knows how to speak English .....thx much for posting ....cheers "

[@lonrorow7571]

This is really helpful - thank you so much

[@tylerperry609]

thank you very simple alot was explained now i get how to use it. picked one of these up 15 dollars at a gradge sale

[@the1shrubbery]

wow! sweet deal haha

[@alvarovelascogarcia2694]

Thanks, very useful for begginers

[@adam_-adam]

your camera angle is not letting us see the red light for recording thats next to the green light so we dont know whats going on

[@Nathan-mx8zx]

thanks for the tutorial, of we have a saved track. can we delete it the same way as shown or how can we select the desired track ( if we had multiple tracks saved)? thanks again.

[@kenwolf6293]

there is a munual but small text lol..so everything helps ..clear concise no stupid rocking tack in the background many thanx

[@spartan7686]

Thanks so much! Great vid, straight to the point :)

[@tofoken]

Thanks for posting this! I just got mine, and this was extremely helpful in getting started,

[@1827bg]

Amazingly concise and helpful tutorial. Thanks!!

[@MichaelKingVids]

Thanks for the great instruction.

[@mattquinn8022]

Thank you for making this mate! Legend!

[@broncosrock16]

This was awesome, thank you for the help! Very straightforward.

[@franklinwattimena5894]

thx im very gratefull that you explain how it realy works thx for sharing!
greetings from Holland!

[@SoundMediaVibes]

Very clear tutorial, thanks! :)

[@FOne_Fan]

Great video. Thanks. Just got one to help with my practicing!

[@ChristianNally]

This is a nice intro thanks!
The only other thing I might add is that it appears that there is a setting for autostart. i.e. the loop starts when you start playing. That would presumably help with matching the timing at the beginning.
Anyway... nice tutorial for beginners like me.

[@yamahagh]

thanks for taking the time to make this lesson , saved me hours :)

[@williamcannell8862]

Good beginners intro. Thanks. Very helpful.

[@acegitaar]

Thanks a lot for your great video tutorial on the rc3 !!!
Cheers!

[@leonardomachadoes]

thanks a lot, very easy to understand.

[@tomkeefe2051]

best tutorial yet, thank you

[@LiftAloft]

super helpful = just bought one used - ty!

[@cmartin1959-qq2mi]

Thanks that was very helpful !

[@knowledgeispowerfful]

Thanks, very nice demo. Are there any other really good loop stations on the market that's easier to understand?

[@khm3r4luv2]

Thank you for the lesson

[@iram84mx1]

Exactly what i was looking for, thanks.

[@SethKessel]

Thanks for this! Yours is the best video for this pedal

[@buragu4969]

3:00 haha oh god
thanks though!

[@sc0lded]

i love the part where he punches it twice to stop KLUNK KLUNK

[@toddcook4491]

Great help. Thank you!

[@mechamodiego]

Thank you for the quick response Frank, i'll give those conversion cables a look, my only doubt now is if it'll power up the mic using one of those... best regards!

[@emmaford4804]

Super helpful thanks man.

[@tubetoprocker]

You can use a mixer or you can find a cable that plugs into your MIC and then converts to a 1/4 inch guitar like cable. I don't really use acoustic instruments other than the guitar and my guitar has a cable output so I can hook it directly into the loop station

[@nonya5475]

Good tutorial! Tyvm.

[@aacization]

LOOPER INSTRUCTIONS - I just typed out what I heard:
1. Left corner - inner circle controls rhythm volume /
outer circle controls loop volume
2. Hold the rhythm button until it shows R0, then use arrows to get different tracks
3. Use the tempo button to tap the tempo you want
4. Tap once to turn off the tempo rhythm
5. To record - tap on beat 1, end on beat 1
6. Hit once - stop recording, yet will keep playing what you have
7. Hit twice - stops the sound
8. Hit once - play song again
9. Want to delete everything - hold the write button until it says DL, then click again
10. To save/write a song, quickly press the write key, it will show UR, then hit again and its saved

[@jeremiahrostig2330]

That helped me !..thanks a lot !

[@evanhansen1864]

Thanks so much I really needed this

[@fiftypeehead]

The first loop you lay down dictates the length of the loop. As in you can't overdub a longer loop once the initial track is put down but it can record up to 3 hours. So you could effectively record an entire album on this thing. You can't just drop loops. That requires a more advanced pedal. This is more of a practice/ fun tool. I would say not ideal for gigging

[@tonyrobbins4892]

Thank you very much that video was most helpful😊

[@kingabdelbig]

thank you rocker . i bought RC 3 today and you helped to find the point of start with that. do you thinking i need to connect to usb for update software or no? thx a lot from japan

[@tubetoprocker]

Hi, not that I know of. I think this one is pretty easy once you get the hang of it. Basically the hard part is getting that first loop recorded right. i like to start playing a verse of two and then tap my foot on the pedal on the third repetition and then tap my foot on the last note of the loop. The other option is to record to Garage Band and then loop it with the tool they have. That is pretty easy but its harder because you have to do all the work on the computer

[@rodsdaytona]

Big help, thanks!

[@throwingshit]

!thanks dude! saved me time = )

[@kristiaanreekmans8574]

don't worry, it was helpfull ! Thanks

[@primeweeds]

thank you it was helpful

[@elevatednaulty8279]

Thanx bud good tutorial

[@paulinemm4775]

Thanks so much for this

[@DOPPLECHEESE]

Great stuff! Thanks.

[@wickedqueeah]

thanks. I finally understand this pedal.

[@ginevraguarrera9958]

Great explanation! Thank you.

[@tubetoprocker]

There is no mic jack so you need to use a converter cable that will take the mic cable and convert it to guitar. I don't really use the loop station for vocals just for the background tracks and then record the vocals using Garage Band

[@lupenmike09]

Awesome. Thank you!!

[@MissPinkJelly]

That was very helpful, thanks!

[@zachruck1034]

very helpful thanks

[@TheD33pthawt]

Boss has a 168 page manual available as a download from their site... 24 pages are in english... Read it, it'll help a lot.

[@SirKiwi777]

Thank you very much 👍

[@bh8365]

Well done. Concise. Some point out the camera angle blocking the lights, but I just took you at your word. Ha. Does anyone know how to use the USB port? It looks unusual.

[@eirikhauge2884]

If you want to undo your last loop, push the pedal down until the dsplay says un

[@THOOODAI]

Thanks for your video. Just wondering how would you record using a loop pedal? Because on most tutorial videos including yours the output is plugged into speakers. So say you're using a Boss RC-30 with two inputs (mic and guitar) and you want to record the whole performance... would you have to put a mic on the speaker or something? Sorry not the best with the tech stuff haha

[@emmanueldubois5882]

Thank you so much for this intro. Timing and sync are critical. Can you clarify if the Boss RC-3 allows for an initial phrasing longer than a 4-beat measure? And if so, how do I set the length of my initial loop phrase? Thanks!

[@marabertoduo]

Thank you, man! Very helpful video

[@julenropitini3989]

Is this help full yes very help full now im going to play with my new toy thank you volger cool man

[@LovetoPlayGuitars]

Thank you!!