Looper Pedal Review: Boss RC-1, Roland RC-505 Loop Station, RC Series

The Sonic Sense guys demonstrate 5 popular looper pedals from Boss and Roland. From Boss, the new RC-1, as well as the RC-3, RC-30, and RC-300 and the RC-505 from Roland.

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Transcript:
Hey, Matt from Sonic Sense Pro Audio here.
Right now we’re gonna take you through the basics of looping and along the way we’ll explore some of the features of 5 loopers from Boss and Roland. We’ll check out the RC-1, RC-3, RC-30, and RC-300 pedals, all from Boss, and the tabletop RC-505 Loopstation from Roland.

Let’s start with Boss’ entry level looper, the RC-1. This is the simplest and most user-friendly of the bunch. We’re gonna quickly take you through the process of recording a loop, and go over the other functions as well.

Just tap the pedal and you are recording. Press the pedal again and you can start overdubbing. Tap the pedal from overdub mode to enter play mode. Once in play mode, your loop is automatically saved to memory. To clear only the overdubbed layers, hold the pedal for 2 seconds. To wipe the whole thing, press twice quickly to stop and then hold the pedal for 2 seconds.

Lets check out the RC-3. This little pedal has some pretty cool tricks under the hood. Let’s go through the basics of recording some loops and we’ll show you some of the extra features along the way.

Before we record a loop with the RC-3, we need to choose a record mode.

Hold the tap tempo button for 2 seconds and then choose between “normal”, “auto”, and “count-in” modes, which we’ll go over right now. In “normal” mode, recording begins the moment you press the pedal... Tap the pedal once to end your loop, and the RC-3 will automatically go in to overdub mode, letting you add more layers . Add as many layers as you like. In “Auto” mode, the pedal is in standby and will begin recording the moment you start playing...

There is also a “count-in” mode that gives you a four count pre-roll before recording begins... Now you can add a drum loop from the on-board rhythm library. Just hold the rhythm button for 2 seconds to bring up the menu...and you can always change the tempo after the fact, without altering the pitch. Stop play and press the Write button to save your loop to one of 99 memory locations. Then play again and tap in the desired tempo.

When you save a loop, your rhythm machine and tempo settings will be saved as well. When a memory location contains a loop, you will see a tiny dot next to the number.

You can also save a phrase as a “one shot” sample. Basically, this will prevent the sample from looping for triggering a single “shot”. Just record a phrase and stop play. Then hold down the tap tempo button and press the write button at the same time. This will save your phrase as a “one shot”. Now you can use the RC-3 as a sample trigger.

Mono and stereo inputs are provided to accommodate all types of instruments from guitars, to keyboards and drum machines, and there is even an 1/8th inch auxiliary jack to connect with phones, mp3 players, tablets etc.

Thanks to this USB port on the back, we can export our loops to a computer.

WAV files can also be imported into the unit.

Now lets check out the RC-30. This one has a lot of the same functionality as the RC-3, but with a few additions. Most notably, a second track. It’s like having two RC-3s synced together in one pedal. You also get a phantom powered mic input and some on-board effects. Two tracks, Three hours looping time, Loop FX, Mic Input,

Next up is the RC-300. This one steps it up again with 3 stereo tracks per phrase. And with a dedicated start and stop pedal for each track, the RC-300 is very live-performance-friendly. Additionally, there is an expression pedal which can be assigned to various parameters. 17 effects are available which can be routed to the inputs or the outputs.
The RC-300 is also packed with seventeen rhythm patterns.

Let’s record some loops and explore this pedal a little further. And finally, the RC-505. This is the flagship looper from Roland. The 505 features a hands-on design that’s optimized for modern beatboxers, live performers, and singers.

This one gives you 5 stereo tracks with independent control of each track including panning and level control.

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