I've just received the RC500. Its my first looper and the learning curve is Huge! I'm on day 3 and I am pretty sure the drums default to volume 100 which is loud!. You have to turn them down manually every time you use the drums both after power the unit down and if switching between patches. If you set the drum volume for a specific memory it will only stay that way until you are done with that series of looping on that particular memory slot. Hopefully this will be fixed in a firmware update.
Jeez that's crap, seems like 50 would be easy enough to make it the default setting & at least a better chance of saving blown speakers, ear drums & relationships with the neighbors
Ive had my Boss RC 500 for around 1 Week now ,and I thought my TC Electronics Ditto X2 was good , Wow This RC 500 is phenomenal and I'm still finding new things it can do .
I greatly appreciate this tutorial I bought my pedal yesterday and I have been looking forward to getting back into looping and your tutorial really excited me in into looking forward to getting into this pedal
Just bought the RC10R for the drums last week after watching a gazillion videos of the 10 and the 500. Now here your videos comes and I see how sufficient the drums on the RC500 are for me. So thanks to you I’m gonna sell the the 10R again and get the 500 😂 It’s looks so much more intuitive with the one extra button and super cool to be able to switch certain parts of the drums off. That I’m planning to do via a midi pedal…
😊 Thank you , its hard to find vids that give a good idea and how junp in and navigate on a particular subject without their personal opinion creeping in and makinh the vid too long long and , i was concerned at yours at first but once you got through the perspective of personality it was very well done., Thank you again Indigo
Thanks for the video. I have a question. Is it possible to assign a pedal to switch between two different drums? And I would also like to know if I can have different drums assigned to each of the two tracks. Thank you
Really helpful vid, so many "beginners guide" vids out there. This is the1st one I've seen about drum parts on/off. Now I can have a simple hi hat only pattern assigned to my fs7 for switch. And have a pre recorded drum loop on track b that doesn't sound like its was created on a 90's Casio keyboard. great stuff
Ventriloquism par excellence at the intro didn't get lost on me Brent - or Grent as i would say because i'm still practicing.Keter kiker kicked a keck oth kickled kekkers - not bad for a beginner.Just also learning the RC 500 with my synth set up and it has huge kotential Grent.Thanks for the dengo.
Many thanks for filming and sharing as always M8ty.... Poor Freddie ...... you horrify that poor Lad LOL.... Another instructional video crammed full of information...... peace til next time ..... M&MX / Mark T X ♥
Hi 👋 sorry I know that the video is 3 years old but please let me a question and I hope that you may have the answer. I am a rc10r user and I just felt in love with the RC 500 and the point is; can I assign a rhythm pattern to loop 1 and a different one to loop two making them using the transition fill to go back and forward when I switch between the two loops. In other words the same function as in the RC 10r. Thank you 🙏
Thank you so much for your feedback. Well I tried this and it looks like one of these features that boss puts into a product and not the other in order to make you buy both. This is is why I decided to sell my rc500 and continue to work with the rc10r. Thank you again
HI, how do you turn the drums off during a loop and then bring them back in? for part of the song where there are no drums. I cant find how to do this, seems the drums are always on.
Do you know if it is possible to import custom midi loops into the RC500 like you can do with the RC10R? Just can’t find anything on that. Looks like it’s not possible. Would that be something that can be added via firmware update and using the rhythm converter software?
Just waiting delivery of my RC 500. Gonna use it with a new Yamaha THR30ii attached to Reaper on my Mac. Quick question - when I record via USB to the Mac - will the drums be recorded as well? Cheers
I just got the RC500 and im strugling to make make the drums/metronome work. Seems the setup to it is all in right place but I can't hear any sound of the drums/metronome at all but the guitar and mic are woring and sounding fine. Anyone could give me some light on it? Why there's none sound of the drums?
Unfortunately, I miss a country rhythm from my previous looper, the Boss RC10R. Is it possible to import this rhythm to the RC-500? If so, where can I get that rhythm? This is one of the standard rhythms of the RC10R. Thank you for your response.
@@BrentHutchinson Too bad this is not possible. What I'm looking for is Joe Bonamassa's country beat - Revenge of the 10 Gallon Hat. This sounds a bit like it, but now it includes music from other instruments, so I can't do this use: bosstonecentral.com/trackset/detail/country_collection_backing/ Unfortunately I have already sold my Boss RC10R. I thought this beat could also be downloaded from Boss Tone Central, but that is not the case. I'll ask Boss if they want to make it available. I don't really expect it, but you never know. :-)
thanks for posting this. the drums sound better than i thought they would. is there a way to turn off the crash cymbal that seems to happen so often in this video? thanks
Hi 👋 , thnx for yer videos . I had RC30 boss. Since it’s not working anymore .. it had a function ( donno what’s called ?) I could strum my guitar in rhythm and RC30 wud pick up the tempo of my strumming . And hi hat wud start . Rather than choose a rhythm first and then strum the guitar .. does RC 500 has that function ? Could it pick up the strumming . ? Tempo . Appreciate so much if you guide. Thanks
Hey Brent , great video ! Thanks for taking the time to explain this is detail .. I use the rc30 and there’s things I like about and some I really dislike so I’m trying to decide if I should upgrade to this .. I have 2 questions 1) i like making backing tracks and saving them for songs I play . Is there anyway to assign a particular rhythm or beat to a preset so when I switch to that preset the rhythm is there ? On the 30 I save the beat to channel 1 and vocal backups to channel 2 but it quantizes it and starts the vocals at the wrong spot when I bring them in . 2) can I turn the rhythm on/off with a foot pedal ? This is a huge limitation for the rc30 for me because if I’m filming a video and have the beat going the only way I can stop it is by bending over and hitting stop otherwise it just keeps going . Sorry for the long winded questions.. I’m just trying to get definitive answers before I invest the money .. don’t want to upgrade if I’m going to have the same issues . Thank you
You definitely can do both of these. If you save a memory with the drums on they will automatically start when you play that loop. Starting the drums with a footswitch is easy, you just have to go to the "Assign" menu and from there you can select 8 controls that can be assigned to be triggered by either a footswitch or midi. I just got a boss fs7 double footswitch just for this.
If you use the rhythms built into the RC500 then setting up an external on/off for the drums is a great help, otherwise you have to bend over and press the rhythm button every time.
Justin K awesome . Thanks so much for the reply . I use my rc 30 more for making my own backing tracks for songs than for looping and so having to bend down to turn it on /off while playing is impractical. I would make pre sets and on channel 1 and save the Rythym and on track 2 the backup vocals for chorus .. so I would start track 1 and let it play and then bring in track 2 during the chorus but because the tracks quantize it was starting the backup vocals at the wrong spot . Trying to stop them both by using a double tap then trying to restart it before the chorus was just way too much for me. Thanks again for the response
hey ... ok in short I use a midi pedal with the RC500. question 1. yes I have several beats present to different channels. i use the midi pedal to scroll through them. I have the option to start stop beats or mute beats and come in where its at plus switch channels.....oh man its really hard to explain.. my point is definitely upgrade from the RC30. I used it for years and will never go back. for the money do it...IMO. but get a midi controller it opens it right up. mine has 4 switches would like 8
Is there a way to setup a button to tap tempo and hold would start or stop the beat? I’d like to be able to have a constant bass drum happening in my songs regardless of me looping or not. I’ve considered using a stomp and looping that also.
Hi Brent , waiting for Covid restrictions to lift here in Spain and I can start busking . My question is I am looking to buy a looper and wonder about RC5 or RC500 . I’ve never used a looper so I ask your advice as a busker musician would I be better with the 5 or 500 . Is the 500 overwhelming for a first looper . Part of me thinks yer go 500 do voice loops also etc but then the realist kicks in and thinks drum beats , percussive guitar and what looks like ease I should go 5 ? So confused as these items are not cheap either so right product right time is key I guess . Thanks Brent fir any advice
do the beats on the rc500 automatically sync with the bpm of the track? .. as the rc3 did? In other words, if you play the riff first, will the beat track with bpm of that riff?
Excellent video sir! I am trying to figure out why my pedal won't allow me to change time signatures. I found the "Beat" option but it just stays fixed in 4/4, is there anything I should do before trying to change the time signatures? (*!Problem solved in the comment section!*)
How do I route the drums to either external powered speaker, or. Through an audio interface with the powered studio monitors already hooked up to A/I? I’m sure it’s probably self explanatory but I’m just checking before my rc500 arrives. I don’t want the drums going thru my guitar cab. Thank you
Hey Brent, I know basics of how to back up my RC500 to my computer, and how to upload .wav files. Have you developed a system for how to load and save playlists, and keep track of file names through the backup process? It looks like the RC loopers don't save the file names we put into the looper itself. I'm making lots of loops, and I want to offload some and keep track of them. Right now the best I can figure out is paper & pencil, or a spreadsheet, but both seem archaic. Boss tone studio doesn't seem to me to offer any additional tools for organizing files, but maybe I am missing something. Is there some other phrase memory software editor out there?
@@BrentHutchinson ah that's why it sounds good! I need a quicker easier solution. Just picked up a Digitech ricochet. Set it down 1 octave. Not bad. Slight latency, but fills in the sound much better than no bass.
I can't assign to make a rythm fill break. I have fs5 for this *** And also in case of having assign control 1 .. in "control" section also front control 1 what do you choose ?? Can you help?
Brent is there a way to save into memory a rythym pattern with the tempo, kit, varaiation and so forth for play back later(into memory) without any loops. In other words store a drum set up for a song to just click on if needed on stage to back your guitar. Again only saving the drums there are no loops.
All of my beats are playing at 100 volume. How can I globally turn them down? I don’t want to have to adjust the volume for each different drum setting. And, thank you for this video! It was very helpful
Hello, good review but I don't find the info I'm really looking for, which is how can I send the drums to my computer while looping. I've seen this as a possibility, but it is not present in the manual ant not in the vids I've watched until now.
I have a lot of percussion samplers in my computer. Can i import to the pedal and use as a memory rythm and then made my live loops over that rhytms? The rhytms format are wav. Thanks!
I cant seem to get the drum variations to work? Its supposed to change from A to B automatically every measure of 4/4 right, if i have it set to 4/4 and "measure" ? I dont have an external footswitch by the way. Or am i supposed to program my track select button to be the button to switch?
Hi , do you know a way to mute the drums on track two . I mean, sometimes I have a verse on track one end a chorus on tarck two (most situations/ presets I make ) . But sometimes I play a blues song ( only a 12 bar so I don 't need a verse /chorus and one track is enough. But it would be cool if I can use the second track for only a bass part . So I 'm trying to find a way to mute the drums (drumtrack) when I press the track two button where I want only the bass. Maby I can setup an extra pedal to mute the drum with my foot . But that will be tap dancing because I also have to press the track button to select the second channel . It would be great if you can store the "drum mute "within a track . And when i select channel one again that the drum will play again. And is it possible to programm a different drum sound or the B variation on track two and f.i. the A sound on track 1 ? . So I hope you can help me. Thanks a lot, Mike
I have the Boss Rc20-XL and to be honest I bought it on an impulse about 10yrs ago and have never really learned how to use it fully, few basic loops is all, lol. Is it any good? I dont think its as good as the one you have there, no Sir... Anyhoo, Happy Xmas to you and yours Brent, you have a good one mo chara x.
@@BrentHutchinson I am well overdue a new amp. I heard the Katana Mk2 is a great amp but that the effect loop is only on the Mk2100 not the 50. What would you recommend (I know its a tough question, there are always variables). I would like to use the effects loop for the Looper pedal, AFTER the amps many effects NOT before ofc.
These drum tracks seem mundane to me. Is there a way to connect and loop a full song backing track like from an IPad through this looper? Show this, because there are many great song or melody backing tracks here on UA-cam to get creative with for solo’s.
A fairly good demo and some interesting ways of using the RC-500. The drum sounds, kits and beats are decent but the variation, fill and sequencing programmability is really missing on this unit giving a very repetitive experience to the listener. Not what you really want when doing live looping. For instance, Boss gives you the ability to pick different patterns for the rhythm beat but you cannot switch or change patterns during your looping sequence. Using the Fill option adds almost nothing to change up the beat and the only thing you can really do is go between variation A & B of the same pattern using a foot switch. The rhythm sequencing is very rudimentary and very repetitive. This is OK for practice and song writing but for 'live' looping with its rhythm options not that good. The BeatBuddy would possibly be a better option for the rhythm, looping 'live'. It begs the question of whether Boss (Roland) will produce a much more powerful rhythm pedal machine to use in conjunction with their loopers or build it into the looper itself.
as far as i see it the drum on the rc 500 on a live performenc is totally useles it takes way too much time to find what you need....you don't have 2 minute beetveen songs to set up the drum parts...it might be good for at home practice but if i do that on the GIG i still have to find the drum what i practiced with..So i think Boss put in in there to justify the 400$ prie tag.
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Is the Boss Rc20-XL any good?
I've just received the RC500. Its my first looper and the learning curve is Huge! I'm on day 3 and I am pretty sure the drums default to volume 100 which is loud!. You have to turn them down manually every time you use the drums both after power the unit down and if switching between patches. If you set the drum volume for a specific memory it will only stay that way until you are done with that series of looping on that particular memory slot. Hopefully this will be fixed in a firmware update.
Oh man they haven’t fixed yet? C’mon boss
Jeez that's crap, seems like 50 would be easy enough to make it the default setting & at least a better chance of saving blown speakers, ear drums & relationships with the neighbors
Change the drum volume level then save the patch so it stays at that level
Ive had my Boss RC 500 for around 1 Week now ,and I thought my TC Electronics Ditto X2 was good , Wow This RC 500 is phenomenal and I'm still finding new things it can do .
Very informative- just got my rc500last week and this really helps. Thank you.
No worries
Some of the best videos on the RC500.
I was looking for a vid that just showcased the drum settings, sounds and patterns- THANK YOU!!!! Nice job.
Same here. I really appreciate the effort that went into this video!
Thank you for taking the time to do this! It was so very helpful. Cheers!
I greatly appreciate this tutorial I bought my pedal yesterday and I have been looking forward to getting back into looping and your tutorial really excited me in into looking forward to getting into this pedal
Just bought the RC10R for the drums last week after watching a gazillion videos of the 10 and the 500. Now here your videos comes and I see how sufficient the drums on the RC500 are for me. So thanks to you I’m gonna sell the the 10R again and get the 500 😂 It’s looks so much more intuitive with the one extra button and super cool to be able to switch certain parts of the drums off. That I’m planning to do via a midi pedal…
please help me: i'm stuck between rc10r and rc500..
Thanks lad cheers from Ireland
Thank you for this. This is a great review and application of the device. A good balance of talking and using the device.
Great, thx. Mine is arriving tomorrow
😊 Thank you , its hard to find vids that give a good idea and how junp in and navigate on a particular subject without their personal opinion creeping in and makinh the vid too long long and , i was concerned at yours at first but once you got through the perspective of personality it was very well done.,
Thank you again
Indigo
Thanks for the video. I have a question. Is it possible to assign a pedal to switch between two different drums? And I would also like to know if I can have different drums assigned to each of the two tracks. Thank you
Really helpful vid, so many "beginners guide" vids out there. This is the1st one I've seen about drum parts on/off. Now I can have a simple hi hat only pattern assigned to my fs7 for switch. And have a pre recorded drum loop on track b that doesn't sound like its was created on a 90's Casio keyboard. great stuff
Ventriloquism par excellence at the intro didn't get lost on me Brent - or Grent as i would say because i'm still practicing.Keter kiker kicked a keck oth kickled kekkers - not bad for a beginner.Just also learning the RC 500 with my synth set up and it has huge kotential Grent.Thanks for the dengo.
Many thanks for filming and sharing as always M8ty.... Poor Freddie ...... you horrify that poor Lad LOL.... Another instructional video crammed full of information...... peace til next time ..... M&MX / Mark T X ♥
Great video! I do a lot of solo gigs these days and this has got me thinking about getting one of these.
Great stuff mate.
Hi 👋 sorry I know that the video is 3 years old but please let me a question and I hope that you may have the answer.
I am a rc10r user and I just felt in love with the RC 500 and the point is; can I assign a rhythm pattern to loop 1 and a different one to loop two making them using the transition fill to go back and forward when I switch between the two loops. In other words the same function as in the RC 10r. Thank you 🙏
I believe if you set track 1 and 2 to be separate/independent under the same loop you can assign different drum patterns.
Thank you so much for your feedback. Well I tried this and it looks like one of these features that boss puts into a product and not the other in order to make you buy both.
This is is why I decided to sell my rc500 and continue to work with the rc10r. Thank you again
reminds me of that Alan Partridge episode when he couldn't figure out how to turn the keyboard demo off 🤣
A few gremlins in system, ghosts in the machine. 😂
s has been a great help, Thanks
Very useful thanks mate
HI, how do you turn the drums off during a loop and then bring them back in? for part of the song where there are no drums. I cant find how to do this, seems the drums are always on.
That was a great video man. Very informative!
Thanks
brill. thanks
Do you know if it is possible to import custom midi loops into the RC500 like you can do with the RC10R? Just can’t find anything on that. Looks like it’s not possible. Would that be something that can be added via firmware update and using the rhythm converter software?
Just waiting delivery of my RC 500. Gonna use it with a new Yamaha THR30ii attached to Reaper on my Mac. Quick question - when I record via USB to the Mac - will the drums be recorded as well? Cheers
You're a lifesaver sir! Thank you so much!
Really nice info video explained clearly! Thanks 😊
Cool Man Thanks 😄
Very in depth, these vids will be invaluable to anyone learning how to use the pedal... the next one however.. 😁😲🔥🥰
Game changer
Was looking for a comprehensive demo of the drum sounds - thanks!
I just got the RC500 and im strugling to make make the drums/metronome work. Seems the setup to it is all in right place but I can't hear any sound of the drums/metronome at all but the guitar and mic are woring and sounding fine. Anyone could give me some light on it? Why there's none sound of the drums?
Excellent...
Unfortunately, I miss a country rhythm from my previous looper, the Boss RC10R. Is it possible to import this rhythm to the RC-500? If so, where can I get that rhythm? This is one of the standard rhythms of the RC10R. Thank you for your response.
I dont think you can which is a shame. You could use both loopers together of course.
@@BrentHutchinson Too bad this is not possible.
What I'm looking for is Joe Bonamassa's country beat - Revenge of the 10 Gallon Hat.
This sounds a bit like it, but now it includes music from other instruments, so I can't do this
use:
bosstonecentral.com/trackset/detail/country_collection_backing/
Unfortunately I have already sold my Boss RC10R. I thought this beat could also be downloaded from Boss Tone Central,
but that is not the case.
I'll ask Boss if they want to make it available. I don't really expect it, but you never know. :-)
thanks for posting this. the drums sound better than i thought they would. is there a way to turn off the crash cymbal that seems to happen so often in this video? thanks
Hi 👋 , thnx for yer videos . I had RC30 boss. Since it’s not working anymore .. it had a function ( donno what’s called ?) I could strum my guitar in rhythm and RC30 wud pick up the tempo of my strumming . And hi hat wud start . Rather than choose a rhythm first and then strum the guitar .. does RC 500 has that function ? Could it pick up the strumming . ? Tempo . Appreciate so much if you guide. Thanks
I beleive it can.. got rid of mine ages ago. I went back to rc 30
You didn't mention var.change - is that only from midi footswitch?
Rc500 vs Rc10r: wich one is the best buy? Thanks!
that was great
Can you use the first recorded loop to determine tempo AND start drums?
Rc2 does this
Not clear that newer models do
Gotta get one of these , is it possible to have two different kits for the variants eg cajon on A and studio kit on B
Thanks mate
Hey Brent , great video ! Thanks for taking the time to explain this is detail .. I use the rc30 and there’s things I like about and some I really dislike so I’m trying to decide if I should upgrade to this .. I have 2 questions
1) i like making backing tracks and saving them for songs I play . Is there anyway to assign a particular rhythm or beat to a preset so when I switch to that preset the rhythm is there ? On the 30 I save the beat to channel 1 and vocal backups to channel 2 but it quantizes it and starts the vocals at the wrong spot when I bring them in .
2) can I turn the rhythm on/off with a foot pedal ? This is a huge limitation for the rc30 for me because if I’m filming a video and have the beat going the only way I can stop it is by bending over and hitting stop otherwise it just keeps going .
Sorry for the long winded questions.. I’m just trying to get definitive answers before I invest the money .. don’t want to upgrade if I’m going to have the same issues . Thank you
You definitely can do both of these. If you save a memory with the drums on they will automatically start when you play that loop. Starting the drums with a footswitch is easy, you just have to go to the "Assign" menu and from there you can select 8 controls that can be assigned to be triggered by either a footswitch or midi. I just got a boss fs7 double footswitch just for this.
If you use the rhythms built into the RC500 then setting up an external on/off for the drums is a great help, otherwise you have to bend over and press the rhythm button every time.
Justin K awesome . Thanks so much for the reply . I use my rc 30 more for making my own backing tracks for songs than for looping and so having to bend down to turn it on /off while playing is impractical. I would make pre sets and on channel 1 and save the Rythym and on track 2 the backup vocals for chorus .. so I would start track 1 and let it play and then bring in track 2 during the chorus but because the tracks quantize it was starting the backup vocals at the wrong spot . Trying to stop them both by using a double tap then trying to restart it before the chorus was just way too much for me. Thanks again for the response
hey ... ok in short I use a midi pedal with the RC500. question 1. yes I have several beats present to different channels. i use the midi pedal to scroll through them. I have the option to start stop beats or mute beats and come in where its at plus switch channels.....oh man its really hard to explain.. my point is definitely
upgrade from the RC30. I used it for years and will never go back. for the money do it...IMO. but get a midi controller it opens it right up. mine has 4 switches would like 8
Brent Hutchinson Thanks so much for the reply ! I really appreciate your time .. just ordered the rc500 .. can’t wait to get it to try it out
Is there a way to setup a button to tap tempo and hold would start or stop the beat? I’d like to be able to have a constant bass drum happening in my songs regardless of me looping or not. I’ve considered using a stomp and looping that also.
Hi Brent , waiting for Covid restrictions to lift here in Spain and I can start busking . My question is I am looking to buy a looper and wonder about RC5 or RC500 . I’ve never used a looper so I ask your advice as a busker musician would I be better with the 5 or 500 . Is the 500 overwhelming for a first looper . Part of me thinks yer go 500 do voice loops also etc but then the realist kicks in and thinks drum beats , percussive guitar and what looks like ease I should go 5 ? So confused as these items are not cheap either so right product right time is key I guess . Thanks Brent fir any advice
Go with the rc 500.
It has everything and is not too complicated.
hello! Tell me what is a blank in drum rhythms
Great video. Besides stopping/starting both tracks with the ALL setting, what what does REC do in this setting?
do the beats on the rc500 automatically sync with the bpm of the track? .. as the rc3 did?
In other words, if you play the riff first, will the beat track with bpm of that riff?
Yes it can do that
@@BrentHutchinson thanks!!!!!
Great question! I was just wondering this.👍
Nobody seems to cover drum fills. Any Help?
How does the FILL works ???
I’d like to see how to use the drums with an outboard footswitch.
Drums work best with midi. u cant switch patterns using normal switching.
Thanks and cheers
Bro please tell how to save our custom settings?
Drum like a:BOSS!
Yay!
@@BrentHutchinson Merry Crimbo mate!
Excellent video sir! I am trying to figure out why my pedal won't allow me to change time signatures. I found the "Beat" option but it just stays fixed in 4/4, is there anything I should do before trying to change the time signatures?
(*!Problem solved in the comment section!*)
While it's playing the drum pattern it won't allow me to change time signatures, but once I stopped the drums it works just fine. 🤡
How do I route the drums to either external powered speaker, or. Through an audio interface with the powered studio monitors already hooked up to A/I? I’m sure it’s probably self explanatory but I’m just checking before my rc500 arrives. I don’t want the drums going thru my guitar cab. Thank you
Hi, how can I change to variation B (chorus) without using midi. I can't find a way to assign that function to my ext. footswitch. 🤔
Unfortunately you cant
Hey Brent, I know basics of how to back up my RC500 to my computer, and how to upload .wav files. Have you developed a system for how to load and save playlists, and keep track of file names through the backup process? It looks like the RC loopers don't save the file names we put into the looper itself. I'm making lots of loops, and I want to offload some and keep track of them. Right now the best I can figure out is paper & pencil, or a spreadsheet, but both seem archaic. Boss tone studio doesn't seem to me to offer any additional tools for organizing files, but maybe I am missing something. Is there some other phrase memory software editor out there?
I feel like I've bitten off more than I can chew... This is my first looper....I thought I may as well get the best!
It does take some getting used too.. Stick with it it is awesome
Great demo! What did you use for the bass? Octave pedal? What do you recommend? Thanks!!
I just used an actual bass guitar.
@@BrentHutchinson ah that's why it sounds good! I need a quicker easier solution. Just picked up a Digitech ricochet. Set it down 1 octave. Not bad. Slight latency, but fills in the sound much better than no bass.
I’m trying to figure out how to have it play just a kick. Like a kick acting like to metronome. Do you know of any settings to make that happen?
New to it myself, but it seems the different drum parts can be turned off to your liking. Part 1, part 2, etc…
Hi any way to get the metronome sound from the boss RC 30
Swing beat? Or just 4/4 time?
I can't assign to make a rythm fill break. I have fs5 for this *** And also in case of having assign control 1 .. in "control" section also front control 1 what do you choose ?? Can you help?
Brent is there a way to save into memory a rythym pattern with the tempo, kit, varaiation and so forth for play back later(into memory) without any loops. In other words store a drum set up for a song to just click on if needed on stage to back your guitar. Again only saving the drums there are no loops.
Hi Len I use a midi footswitch that enables me to turn drums off and on and change patterns on the fly. I think this is what you mean?
All of my beats are playing at 100 volume. How can I globally turn them down? I don’t want to have to adjust the volume for each different drum setting. And, thank you for this video! It was very helpful
Is it possible to customize the drum pattern when connected in pc ,like with the boss 10r?
Endless options, so many knobs.
.. Well done info. Can you swell in the drums via extra volume pedal?? Or the loop tracks??
Yes my next video will cover the use of a midi pedal for drums etc.
Hello, good review but I don't find the info I'm really looking for, which is how can I send the drums to my computer while looping. I've seen this as a possibility, but it is not present in the manual ant not in the vids I've watched until now.
The only way I can see is through an interface
Only thing what's missing on the rc500 is a headphones connector.
No drum fills?
thanks i just got mine and have not gotten this far yet. keep making the videos! btw, its " cajun" as in the new orleans style right?
Yes it is lol... Is there anything in particular you want to see?
@@BrentHutchinson I am at the point where i don't know what I don't know yet, lol ,new to using loopers. I will keep watching your channel.
Do you think you could import into the pedal your own drum beats?
I am not sure. It would be a great feature ill look into it.
I have a lot of percussion samplers in my computer. Can i import to the pedal and use as a memory rythm and then made my live loops over that rhytms? The rhytms format are wav. Thanks!
Hi I dont think you can.
Maribel, yes you can! With the Boss Tonestudio App you can import wav files to an empty memory track on your RC 500. It's very easy, good luck!
I cant seem to get the drum variations to work? Its supposed to change from A to B automatically every measure of 4/4 right, if i have it set to 4/4 and "measure" ? I dont have an external footswitch by the way. Or am i supposed to program my track select button to be the button to switch?
I can’t seem to turn my mic input off. I set it to off but I still get vox in my loops. Any tips how to fix this?
How long Can be single record track?
3 hours
Awesome cheers
Hi how do you connect headphones? Thanks
Hi , do you know a way to mute the drums on track two . I mean, sometimes I have a verse on track one end a chorus on tarck two (most situations/ presets I make ) . But sometimes I play a blues song ( only a 12 bar so I don 't need a verse /chorus and one track is enough. But it would be cool if I can use the second track for only a bass part . So I 'm trying to find a way to mute the drums (drumtrack) when I press the track two button where I want only the bass.
Maby I can setup an extra pedal to mute the drum with my foot . But that will be tap dancing because I also have to press the track button to select the second channel . It would be great if you can store the "drum mute "within a track . And when i select channel one again that the drum will play again. And is it possible to programm a different drum sound or the B variation on track two and f.i. the A sound on track 1 ? . So I hope you can help me. Thanks a lot, Mike
Hi Mike I will have a look at one of my patches as I have it set up just like this. However I do use a Midi pedal and start the drums with that.
I have the Boss Rc20-XL and to be honest I bought it on an impulse about 10yrs ago and have never really learned how to use it fully, few basic loops is all, lol. Is it any good? I dont think its as good as the one you have there, no Sir... Anyhoo, Happy Xmas to you and yours Brent, you have a good one mo chara x.
It's a good looper practice with it its fun
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I am well overdue a new amp. I heard the Katana Mk2 is a great amp but that the effect loop is only on the Mk2100 not the 50. What would you recommend (I know its a tough question, there are always variables). I would like to use the effects loop for the Looper pedal, AFTER the amps many effects NOT before ofc.
How to lower the volume of the rhythm?
in the drum menu there is a volume setting
These drum tracks seem mundane to me. Is there a way to connect and loop a full song backing track like from an IPad through this looper? Show this, because there are many great song or melody backing tracks here on UA-cam to get creative with for solo’s.
Ok but where is the ventriloquism tutorial 🤪🐧
do all the drum tracks high hat every bar lol
Yeah they are basic rhythms but very useable
It sounds good but the learning curve is just too high for me. Might as well plug in a laptop.
Dude. Lose the stuffed animal.
A fairly good demo and some interesting ways of using the RC-500. The drum sounds, kits and beats are decent but the variation, fill and sequencing programmability is really missing on this unit giving a very repetitive experience to the listener. Not what you really want when doing live looping. For instance, Boss gives you the ability to pick different patterns for the rhythm beat but you cannot switch or change patterns during your looping sequence. Using the Fill option adds almost nothing to change up the beat and the only thing you can really do is go between variation A & B of the same pattern using a foot switch. The rhythm sequencing is very rudimentary and very repetitive. This is OK for practice and song writing but for 'live' looping with its rhythm options not that good. The BeatBuddy would possibly be a better option for the rhythm, looping 'live'. It begs the question of whether Boss (Roland) will produce a much more powerful rhythm pedal machine to use in conjunction with their loopers or build it into the looper itself.
as far as i see it the drum on the rc 500 on a live performenc is totally useles it takes way too much time to find what you need....you don't have 2 minute beetveen songs to set up the drum parts...it might be good for at home practice but if i do that on the GIG i still have to find the drum what i practiced with..So i think Boss put in in there to justify the 400$ prie tag.
You can save all the settings and name each track, (ie time sig / drums / drum volume without recording any loops) so that would suit your GIG needs?
I hate that there's a crash at the start of every beat. Most modern music has no crashes at all now. Just sayin
why the fuck are there never any decent 80s drums with gated reverb for goth shit
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