BOSS RC-5 Loop Station Review! The BEST Loop Pedal for Beginners!?
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- čas přidán 13. 07. 2024
- After a lot of testing over the last few weeks, we are finally going to review the BOSS RC-5 Loop Station. In this video I will share some pros and cons of the brand new BOSS RC-5 Loop Station. We will discuss how it compares to the BOSS RC-500. To help you decide which loop pedal is best for you!
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BOSS RC-5 Performance Demo and Introduction - 00:00
How to record a loop with the BOSS RC-5 - 01:20
How to Overdub with the BOSS RC-5 - 02:10
How to use Undo/Redo with the RC-5 - 03:06
Building a Performance BOSS RC-5 Loop Station - 03:30
BOSS RC-5 Rhythm Settings and Features - 03:58
What are Drum Parts on the BOSS RC-5? - 04:40
Exploring the BOSS RC-5 Drum Kit Selection - 05:22
Better Drum Fills!? BOSS RC-10R vs RC-5 - 06:02
What I don't like about the BOSS RC-5!? - 06:50
BOSS RC-5 MIDI Settings are they good!? - 10:00
Can you use multiple BOSS RC-5 Loop Pedal's together? - 11:37
Should you buy a BOSS RC-5 Loop Station!? - 13:08
Learn more about your BOSS Loop Station - 14:21
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Thanks a million Ben. Great job! This is exactly the info that I needed to use this equipment.
This pedal is also great for 1shot backing tracks. Record the entire loop in 32 bit, get the extension pedal and one press gives you great sound in stereo if you want at high resolution.
Easy to use looper.
Don’t forget to manually save your recordings. It has lots of features over the 3, worth the upgrade.
Great review. I appreciate how detailed you were.
Love this pedal with my FS-6. The sound-quality is Pristine. Always informative & a great presentation Ben. oNe LovE from NYC
Best demo ever. Thanks. Great music room you’ve got there.
Fantastic breakdown my friend!
After owning one for 3 days it’s much more complex than the RC-3 which I sold to buy this one. It takes a bit of getting used to but the sound quality is superb and the 57 Grooves are what I was always dreaming of when using the older model!
Hi Ben, thanks for the review !
What about the time signature in RC-5 ? Is it possible to choose 3/4 or 6/8 as well? There are great songs in Waltz-Time 3/4 or Blues-Ballads in 6/8 and I love playing them !
I have bought an RC-10R and I`ll give it back because it doesn't have an application to change the rhythm from 4/4 to 3/4 or 6/8.
Hi, a quick question. Are the drums on the RC-5 stereo? If I input a guitar , and output 2 cables to my mixer, would I get a stereo? Or is everything summed to mono if the input is a mono signal?
I use a Mission 529i rechargeable power supply. This powers the RC-5 and a BOSS ME 80. I get at least 3 hours between charge. I also have a 10000 Li back up battery (which) is incredibly cheap)if needed. The other advantage of this set up is I don't have to use an AC supply of unknown quality and hence means low noise.
Very cool to see the detailed breakdown! Great video!
Great video Ben, very helpful. I've recently bought a RC-5 as I wasn't sure about the RC-500 and its functionality,,, If I midi my RC-5 out of a RC-500 does it properly make a third loop and work fine with no issues etc,,,???
I've seen you do this on your demo very briefly but have you checked that everything works OK and is functional?
Thanks Matty from OZ
Hecka fire intro
Can you show how to hoop it up to a GT-1000 Effects Loop in Stereo. GT-1000 has XLR outputs that I would like to use, but RC-5 only has 1/4 inch outs. Thoughts on hooking it up to the Effects Loop?
I got the RC5 and I mostly like it but I can't figure out a way to do an extended loop. I want to be able to record my own 1 bar percussive track and then do a longer loop on top of that, but I seem to be limited to the length of the first loop. Is there any way around this? I'm thinking of getting a smaller looper to put in front of the RC5 for this, or just getting a different looper entirely. Do you have any advice Ben Rowlands?
Hi. Thanks for the great videos!
Question:
I have the rc5 with fs7. I have it set up so I can record guitar loop with rythum and turn off and on again as rythum is going. Problem is I need to use midi to turn off the rythum pattern instead of reaching to turn off with my finger.
Can I use a midi/volume pedal? Will it turn down rythum volume and keep guitar volume on? Hope you understand my problem. I've seen another CZcams video where he uses a disaster area 2 switch mini midi pedal but you have to hold down switch to stop the rythum. Thanks
I know you mentioned concerns about midi routing, how about routing the drum audio to output B? Is this possible?
I’d like to have that run to a PA rather than the guitar amp
can yiu change the time signature on the RCS from 4/4 to 3/4? Also do you have to have a loop going to use the rhythm tracks?
hey, i want to use something to record a my rhythm track on, loop that, then play lead guitar over the top in a separate amp. can the RC-5 do this? is it possible to record a loop, then output the loop to amp 1, while I play in a separate amp 2 - I see their are 2 outputs?
guys,im totally new to this,about to have my first electric guitar so i want to ask can i use this alone to have different voice sound or should i buy another pedal for that,actually dont have budget to buy two pedals at once,please..thank you
I think this will work for my synth setup
Trying to decide on this or the rc10r any recommendations
Hi, i have an issue here,
When i stop the loop with a double tap, then i clear the track holding the pedal down. At this moment, the loop plays for sec and then only gets cleared.
I suppose it should not sound or start the loop at the proccess of clearing the track, is this the pedal fault or is it just me?
Do you think boss will come out with a upgraded version of the boss rc-300?🤔😅
What is that finish on your strat...very cool!
Good review (thanks!) but doing all this stuff - esp the drumkit stuff - on the janky little UI is pretty weak compared to what I can do with a Beat Buddy for example -- there's an App for That™ (in the case of the BB)
Have you heard of a Waza Craft version of this? I’m looking at getting one and found one that’s Waza. I can’t find anything about them and the one I’m looking at buying does not say Waza Craft anywhere on it that I can see. The description says Waza Craft. Thanks for the review!
Hey does someone knows how to remove more loops? Or you can only undo the last one?
Hey man I have a question, with the RC 500. If you MIDI sync to Ableton or any other stand-alone device, can you make the rc 500 the master clock? meaning, if I tap tempo on the RC 500 will it adjust the tempo in Ableton? Also, if the RC 500 is the master, will Ableton stop when I hit stop on the Looper. Meaning; I would want the RC 500 to be the master controller for the tempo / start: stop: in ABLETON with the pedal. Is this possible?
Yes, it is! :) Just set Ableton to be in midi sync slave mode and use a USB cable. :)
@@martinaleksandrov7080 ok. Will it also work with the midi cables too? I’m wondering if it will work this way with stand alones too?
@@TadJennings it should work with hardware devices that have MIDI IN, yes. :) I am not sure if Midi to USB cable will work though. Alternatively you can use an external sound card with midi in/out ports and assign those in your DAW.
I've owned two boss rc5, 1 rc10r and a 500 model.,. Only the second unit (purchased used) has a serious issue with the rhythm track being insanely loud. Do you know of a global setting that would address this issue?
Is it possible to make drum fills ?
Does anybody know if you can change the tempo of a playback loop? After you record something, can you change the tempo? I tried and it has a funny sound to it
How do I adjust and save the volume level of the drums. It’s super loud.
I just got one but it may be faulty? The looper is very loud and with my guitar full on it is barely audible over the looper. The "Loop Level" doesn't make any difference from zero to 100. Shouldn't that be the way to turn down the looper volume?
But one thing I don’t like is that I filled all 99 memory slots and I backed all of them up so now I’d Love to be able to take all my favorite loops out of those first 99 and put them back on the rc 5, but I just want a few of them back on my rc 5, The problem that I am having is that i am not able to pull tracks individually with the data for that track, as in there is not one data file per track and all the data (tempo, drum track, levels, settings etc……) for each track are contained in the same file, so I can’t take a loop so basically if I want all those settings back I’d have to put all 99 loops back on the pedal and I have tried just taking the wave files out, and it will cause the pedal to glitch out when you go to record on an empty track because it still has that data file on the pedal witch is telling the pedal that there is a track there but it gets confused because there is no wave file so when you hit record it will get stuck on record, this is kinda very unintuitive and a really ass backwards way to go about being able to back up tracks, this complicated problem has a very simple solution, and it wouldn’t be a problem if each track had its own individual data file in the same or different folder of the track, so idk what to do other than just to back up every 99 loops. Maybe it can be fixed in a firmware update, also they need to add a global drum level setting because 100 is too high for a default level at least for me it is, of course I could change it each time I’m on a different slot but it would be really convenient if we were able to set a default level, I’m hoping for a big firmware update in the future because they still have some bugs to workout.
That freaky fender color again
HOW COME when i record and go to play over it with distortion or a new sound, the loop pedal plays that sound over the recording?
Make sure your loop pedal is at the end of your pedal effects chain, you want it after your distortion and delays. If your using your amp distortion you would have to put the looper in the effects loop.
@@kar2maz this is great thanks so much i did that and it worked fine thank you for the assistance
In this demo you started the Looper with your guitar riff and the Drum Beat was already there. So you pre selected the Drum beat? In other vids I have seen someone lay down the riff first with NO drums. The they pushed the drum button and the drums follwed his loop rhythm perfectly. It won't do that for me.
Take a look at the Rhythm Start Modes. Found in the Rhythm Settings. You can change how it responds to the Looper Pedal Press there! Hope this helps you!
@@BenRowlandsMusic I need an assistant!
FYI it won’t sync as a slave to a Beatbuddy, there’s no way around that. You can’t send drums out one and guitar out the other out. Otherwise excellent.
Once you have a loop recorded in one of the 99 memory locations, can you change the tempo (bpm) prior to start? If so, is the sound distorted?. The rc-50 can change bpm in a pre-recorded loop, but the result is not so good in most cases, no matter how far bpms from original are. With or without drum pattern.
No. You can't change the tempo afterwards. ( however ) the Sound quality & fidelity is incredible.
@@michael_caz_nyc Thank you
@@enriquegorriz7015 I compared it to: EHX 1440 vs. TC Ditto plus & it was ( RC-5 by far ) the superior Looper. You will love it ( paired ) with a Boss-FS-6 ( if you can? )
Does the RC 5 have rythem for Blues genre?
Thanks
In the video,
BOSS RC-5 Rhythm Settings and Features - 03:58
Should have your answer. Around 4:17 or so
Only way to turn it off is to unplug the output every time ?
Yes
Yep
I'm a new recent sub Ben, and I remember first getting this looper pedal having a blast and fun with it and then it died so fast..But I bought a AC adapter made by Boss costing me another 30$ (29.99 USD). Did you know about that adapter or just chose to leave it out? Loved the video btw!
Hi James, you can buy any 9v DC, 500mA, Center negative power adapter, shouldn't cost more than 10$ I imagine.
@@oliverjenkins4402 hey Oliver, but the Boss RC-5 says only (Boss AC Adaptor only). I tried other adapter and they wouldn't fit or power on..
does the RC-5 suck guitar tone?
Anyone else have a sound degradation on imported tracks? I'm sampling 2nd and 3rd guitar and it sounds more gainy and distorted for some reason.
Its a cool loop pedal but you only can remove one overdub, this is a Huge fail because if you want to play the first layer you cant a least you only récord one layer
Peart not purt
I’m sending mine back, it’s most unintuitive pedal I’ve ever owned, and I’ve owned a TON of BOSS and ROLAND pedals, keyboards, samplers, guitar synths, drum machines, sequencers, etc. I never usually need to crack open that owners manual. But with RC5 I downloaded the manual, and it’s TERRIBLE!! It tells you NOTHING!!! I wasted many hours on this piece of junk, it’s going back to the Dealer asap!
I think the drum beats suck