Oh damn, big fan Rhett! I also really want a Digitakt to use in this context. Guitars plus grooveboxes is my latest obsession and I'm glad to see I'm not the only one toying with it :) Cheers man!
Must be something in the water? Hahaha Awesome video!! I just recently put together a simular rig only I wanted to incorporate keys as well. I eventually managed to get it all on one pedalboard and like you, I am a happy camper too... Keep 'Em Jammin'
Cool, a bit more versatile than my current dawless setup, which consists of a Yamaha THR and a Novation Rhythm circuit. The line out of the THR goes to the RC in, and the RC out goes to the aux in on the THR. So the RC is a sample based drummachine, which also serves as a, be it very simple looper. Easy but fun. I’m also working on a pedalboard with two separate paths, going through my hx effects and boomerang looper, but haven’t figured that out completely. Thanks for sharing
These are inspiring to build my own dawless setup. I have a Headrush mx5, Novation circuit tracks, Boss RC5 on my pedalboard, but no mixer. That could work the same way!
@@tjguardino it's pretty great, the touch screen is very intuitive and easy to use. The IRs were pretty bad but after downloading good ones then I like it. If I had to do it over I'd probably spend for the HX Stomp after all
In additional to the synch requests, could you do an expanded/updated version to include a) powering this setup and b) how you'd configure for a live solo looping gig. Not that this wasn't great - love the no-nonsense approach - but the "this is how I'd take this to a bar/club/coffeehouse" would take it to 11. Thank you for taking the time.
Deep dives on your chain, how youre dialing in tones, etc would be excellent. Honestly I love the idea of a DAWless setup. When you are recording do you just use the fresh tracks you're getting out of this or do you have a specific production software that interacts best with this setup?
Awesome I’ll get going on that! This setup is great for jamming and live use, but in the future I might end up recording each track into my DAW instead of a mixer for more recording flexibility. Also.. if I had a more robust mixer like the Tascam Model 12 I could even do some advanced mixing without a DAW
Great demo, I'm trying to work out a similar set-up using a Roland MC-101 and Boss RC-500... Still deciding whether I prefer to have the master clock from the groovebox or the looper. Using the groovebox as masterclock works well but I hate not being able to start a loop using the looper! Thanks for sharing your rig, always good to see how others get it done.
Ahh good point! I sometimes use the RC-5 with a Korg Volca Sample which doesn’t have MIDI out so I use the looper as the clock source. Both options work great! I’ll make a video using the looper as clock source soon :)
Very cool work flow! I’m trying something similar, without a mixer. I wish the HX stomp could do sidechain compression for the Send/Return AUX or Line in/out & the instrument inputs.
Great video! I also have HX Stomp and RC-5 but I normally put RC-5 in the FX loop. Do you go out to RC-5 line level or instrument Level? I wonder if RC-5 is ok w ith line level input. Many thanks for the video and your answer.
Ooh good question!! I usually go instrument level into the RC-5 but since there are so many folks that use this thing with all kinds of instruments, I imagine it would sound fine going line level out of the stomp!
thanks for the vid! I'm going to try a really similar setup but with a Zoia instead of the Stomp. (it's what I've got on hand). would love to see your deep dive on syncing the RC5 and the KO
This sounds great! Good choice of tools. Im trying to replicate this kinda setup in loopy pro on ipad but then the tactile hardware side of things is making my wallet itch!
I wonder if the blackbox could substitute the ko2 and looper and mixer all at once; maybe with a midi controller added to it for mixing and finger drumming and midi pedal to start and stop the live looping of the guitar. It could also allow to record scenes and switch to a chorus section
do you have a preferred way to jump between sections of a song, you know move into a bridge or chorus? or when looping does it usually keep the same progression throughout?
@@profkillbot at the moment I don’t, if I had a more robust looper I could though! If you had a multitrack looper you could (in theory) program MIDI CCs from your drum machine to tell it when to switch to verse, chorus, etc. I’m hoping to try this soon!
Oooh good question! I can trigger different song parts with the drum machine but the looper here is bit too limited to do that. I know with the Boss RC-600 you can create whole song structures loop them in sync with your drums though!
Yes! Everything is mixed in the mixer and then sent out a stereo out. For live performance, that would go to a PA system but for CZcams it goes through my audio interface and I also just run my mic into the interface as well :) recorded in my DAW and basic vocal editing applied
I doubt that the RC-5 has the same functionality as the RC-600, but I'd love to see a video on how you would attempt to create a guitar loop and THEN have a subordinate unit (I really dislike the old metaphors used in control hierarchy) follow suit. In other words...the guitar loop dictates the BPM and bar. ps::CZcamsr Rhett Shull is in the comments...now you HAVE to follow through.💩
Oooh yes good call, I actually did this earlier! I was using the Korg Volca Sample with the Boss RC-5, and since the Volca doesn’t have MIDI clock out I had to use the RC-5 as my clock source and the Volca followed it. It was a little trickier to set up but it did work great once I figured it out. I’ll try to do a video on it soon!
Mostly the channel count.. I can really only squeeze 5 independent channels out of this thing, which is plenty to have fun with but sometimes I wish I had access to a few more :)
No doubt! Affordability always is. But less than 2k for the whole setup is certainly below average. Lots of people spend more than 2k on just one guitar modeler.
Hilarious, original, and provocative comment, worthy of the time it took to conceive and execute. Thank you for your thoughtful contribution, and stalwart gate-keeping against the lawless, dawless hoards. You’re doing gods work, and I pray you leave more of these challenging insights on videos where other unsuspecting creators sharing ideas and successes will be forced to rethink the entirety of their endeavors in light of your anecdotal yet superior insight.
@@GOAWAY-e6m further confirmation of your expertise, based on your countless online hours spent skimming comment sections. Thank you for your continued contributions
I was literally just thinking about a setup like this with my Digitakt last night. CZcams must be telepathic now. Great video!
Oh damn, big fan Rhett! I also really want a Digitakt to use in this context. Guitars plus grooveboxes is my latest obsession and I'm glad to see I'm not the only one toying with it :) Cheers man!
Rhett spotted your channel! So great! Keep it up tj.
@rhettshull would love to see more groovebox stuff from you!
Rhett! Please do this. I need to see this with the Digitakt!
@@LeonardoDaSidci will absolutely be making a guitar + digitakt video in the near future!
I love seeing setups like this.
Yes! Me too, love seeing how other folks set up their gear
Sweet and simple. The way life needs to be.
Agree!! Thanks for watching 🙌
Would love a detailed breakdown of syncing the looper and the KO2!
Yes! I’ll be working on that one soon!
Nice setup idea and I dig your CZcams video format. No BS, to the point 👍
Thank you for watching!! Much appreciated, I’ll be making more soon!
Def show how to sync the drum machine and the looper. that would be super helpful!
You got it! I’ll get on that one soon :)
What a great setup! Tactile, yet simple. I really dig it.
Right on, thank you!! Tactile/simple was the goal 😎
I really dig your setup and look forward to hearing your music
That’s awesome!! I’ll keep at it :) thanks for watching!
Hey buddy I love your set up and thanks for sharing!
Thank you!!! Having a lot of fun with it :)
That old desk calculator aesthetic cracks me up. (Sweet tune!)
Lol yes! Big time 80s accountant vibes 🤓
Must be something in the water? Hahaha Awesome video!! I just recently put together a simular rig only I wanted to incorporate keys as well. I eventually managed to get it all on one pedalboard and like you, I am a happy camper too... Keep 'Em Jammin'
Oooh love that! Any bits of gear in that setup that you’re particularly fond of?
Top drawer jams, and rig 🎧🎛️🎸✨
Ha! Thanks so much for checking this out 🙌 cheers!
DOpe MAn very Sweet...thanks for the Great demo like the KOII not shabby.....Keep it up homie G!!!!!
Much appreciated thank you!! 🙌⚡️🙏 Yeah, I’ve really been digging the KOII.. not super powerful but it’s fun to be creative with what you’ve got ✨
Thanks.. I have 2 of these devices , which is what caught my eye... Thanks much... You sound great and you explained it nice!! - Continued Success!
@@standoutmusic001 oh cool!! Thank you! Hopefully this helps with your gear, cheers!!
Clean setup bro!! 🙌🏽
@@anthonytavarez1092 thanks man!! Much appreciated!
Cool, a bit more versatile than my current dawless setup, which consists of a Yamaha THR and a Novation Rhythm circuit. The line out of the THR goes to the RC in, and the RC out goes to the aux in on the THR. So the RC is a sample based drummachine, which also serves as a, be it very simple looper. Easy but fun. I’m also working on a pedalboard with two separate paths, going through my hx effects and boomerang looper, but haven’t figured that out completely. Thanks for sharing
Oooh awesome! Those are all great pieces of gear. I really want to try the circuit rhythm soon! I’ve heard great things
These are inspiring to build my own dawless setup. I have a Headrush mx5, Novation circuit tracks, Boss RC5 on my pedalboard, but no mixer. That could work the same way!
@@blueleaftuber that’s awesome!! That would make a great setup! I’m really curious about the headrush, how do you like it?
@@tjguardino it's pretty great, the touch screen is very intuitive and easy to use. The IRs were pretty bad but after downloading good ones then I like it. If I had to do it over I'd probably spend for the HX Stomp after all
@@blueleaftuber awesome!
In additional to the synch requests, could you do an expanded/updated version to include a) powering this setup and b) how you'd configure for a live solo looping gig. Not that this wasn't great - love the no-nonsense approach - but the "this is how I'd take this to a bar/club/coffeehouse" would take it to 11. Thank you for taking the time.
Yes definitely!! I’ll work on that! Been wanting to take this out for a gig so hopefully I’ll have some practice too :)
Deep dives on your chain, how youre dialing in tones, etc would be excellent.
Honestly I love the idea of a DAWless setup. When you are recording do you just use the fresh tracks you're getting out of this or do you have a specific production software that interacts best with this setup?
Awesome I’ll get going on that! This setup is great for jamming and live use, but in the future I might end up recording each track into my DAW instead of a mixer for more recording flexibility. Also.. if I had a more robust mixer like the Tascam Model 12 I could even do some advanced mixing without a DAW
I would love a break down of the chain as well. Mainly what the functionality of everything does.
really awesome and simple setup to play around with!
Thank you! Definitely.. not too complicated but super fun!
GREAT STUFF!! Thanks for sharing!
Please PLEASE show how to sync your drum machine with the looper and how you would use it for live gigs
Thank you!! And yes, I’ll for sure make that video soon!!
Bravo my friend, nice stuff.
Thank you! Cheers!
This is a great video -- thank you for making!
Glad it was helpful! Cheers!!!
@@tjguardino I’m rebuilding this today, sold on the simplicity
@@landtowers96 that’s awesome!! Hope it all goes smoothly, it’s a fun setup!!
Cool setup! Very inspiring.
Thank you!! I appreciate it! 🙏🙏🙏
I have had something in mind with my Yamaha RY30, Boss RC5, Mackie 820i & Boss R2. All connected to an iRig Stream.
That would be cool!!
Great demo, I'm trying to work out a similar set-up using a Roland MC-101 and Boss RC-500... Still deciding whether I prefer to have the master clock from the groovebox or the looper. Using the groovebox as masterclock works well but I hate not being able to start a loop using the looper! Thanks for sharing your rig, always good to see how others get it done.
Ahh good point! I sometimes use the RC-5 with a Korg Volca Sample which doesn’t have MIDI out so I use the looper as the clock source. Both options work great! I’ll make a video using the looper as clock source soon :)
Nice work all around brother!
Steph!!! You’re the man, thanks so much dude 🙌 Hope you’re doing well!!!
@@tjguardino all is well - I'll be in your area around October, would love to connect!
@@steph_on_bassoh dude yes please!!!
Very cool work flow! I’m trying something similar, without a mixer. I wish the HX stomp could do sidechain compression for the Send/Return AUX or Line in/out & the instrument inputs.
Yes!!! Sidechain compression is the missing piece here for sure. Still trying to work that in somehow 😅
Great video. Thanks!
Sure thing thank you for watching!
Great video! I also have HX Stomp and RC-5 but I normally put RC-5 in the FX loop. Do you go out to RC-5 line level or instrument Level? I wonder if RC-5 is ok w
ith line level input. Many thanks for the video and your answer.
Ooh good question!! I usually go instrument level into the RC-5 but since there are so many folks that use this thing with all kinds of instruments, I imagine it would sound fine going line level out of the stomp!
thanks for the vid! I'm going to try a really similar setup but with a Zoia instead of the Stomp. (it's what I've got on hand). would love to see your deep dive on syncing the RC5 and the KO
Nice!! Heard good things about the Zoia but haven’t tried one, how do you like it? And yes, I’ll make that video soon!
@@tjguardino I like it a lot! I’m a modular synth nerd so it makes sense to me but it’s definitely not immediately accessible. Takes some learning.
This is magnificent 👏
Thank you!!! Having so much fun mixing guitars and grooveboxes 🤓
Love to see How you sync the drum machine and the looper…
Yes! More on that coming soon!
This is sick dude!
Thank you!! Such a fun setup :)
Genial!! excelente video. Felicidades.
Muchas gracias! Cheers!!!
Thank you for sharing your setup. Very inspiring! Are you using the KO.II factory sample sounds for the drums ? It sounds great !
Thank you!! Yes, mostly using stock samples for now.. they sound great! I’ll be uploading my own samples soon so I can mess with those :)
Nice setup! You have to check the SP404 mk2, for instrumentalist it’s awesome
Ooooh good call! Definitely on my list :)
This sounds great! Good choice of tools. Im trying to replicate this kinda setup in loopy pro on ipad but then the tactile hardware side of things is making my wallet itch!
Ha! It’s a never-ending quest 😂 Loopy Pro is REALLY cool though!! So powerful.
Great video!
Glad you enjoyed it!! 🙌
I wonder if the blackbox could substitute the ko2 and looper and mixer all at once; maybe with a midi controller added to it for mixing and finger drumming and midi pedal to start and stop the live looping of the guitar. It could also allow to record scenes and switch to a chorus section
I’ve been soooo curious about the blackbox! It seems like it does just about everything you’d need for a dawless jam… I should pick one up soon 😅
Outstanding!!!
Thank you!! Much appreciated, thanks for watching! 🙌⚡️
do you have a preferred way to jump between sections of a song, you know move into a bridge or chorus? or when looping does it usually keep the same progression throughout?
@@profkillbot at the moment I don’t, if I had a more robust looper I could though! If you had a multitrack looper you could (in theory) program MIDI CCs from your drum machine to tell it when to switch to verse, chorus, etc. I’m hoping to try this soon!
Great session and set up!
How K.O II is synched to the looper?
Thanks a lot
Thank you!! All you need is a regular 1/8” aux cable, and you just connect the midi out from the KO to the midi in of the looper! Good to go :)
@@tjguardino Awesome!
Catch you soon!
I like this, but how can you add a verse, chorus, middle 8 etc. to such a setup?
Oooh good question! I can trigger different song parts with the drum machine but the looper here is bit too limited to do that. I know with the Boss RC-600 you can create whole song structures loop them in sync with your drums though!
woah dude you are crazy COOL
Ha! I don’t know about that, much very much appreciated my friend 🙌
Can you talk about how you record this for CZcams? It looks like you’re using a usb interface?
Yes! Everything is mixed in the mixer and then sent out a stereo out. For live performance, that would go to a PA system but for CZcams it goes through my audio interface and I also just run my mic into the interface as well :) recorded in my DAW and basic vocal editing applied
Love it
Hey thanks!! It’s a fun setup :)
This is so fucking cool
Yoooo thank you!! Much appreciated 🙏🙌⚡️
Are those drum sounds all built in to the KO II?
Yes they are! Stock sounds :)
I assume I could midi sync the time of of the k.o.II to a line 6 dl4 mkii looper?
Good question! I know you can MIDI sync delay times on the DL4 MkII but I’m not sure about the looper…
I doubt that the RC-5 has the same functionality as the RC-600, but I'd love to see a video on how you would attempt to create a guitar loop and THEN have a subordinate unit (I really dislike the old metaphors used in control hierarchy) follow suit. In other words...the guitar loop dictates the BPM and bar. ps::CZcamsr Rhett Shull is in the comments...now you HAVE to follow through.💩
Oooh yes good call, I actually did this earlier! I was using the Korg Volca Sample with the Boss RC-5, and since the Volca doesn’t have MIDI clock out I had to use the RC-5 as my clock source and the Volca followed it. It was a little trickier to set up but it did work great once I figured it out. I’ll try to do a video on it soon!
in what way would you say that this setup is limiting?
Mostly the channel count.. I can really only squeeze 5 independent channels out of this thing, which is plenty to have fun with but sometimes I wish I had access to a few more :)
@@tjguardino great setup either way, really!
Is the mixer battery 🔋 powered ?
Sadly it is not. Got any recommendations for battery-powered ones?
How do you record?
This all routes to a single stereo out! Can be recorded onto a portable recorder or a computer or whatever you want
Affordable - somewhat subjective...
No doubt! Affordability always is. But less than 2k for the whole setup is certainly below average. Lots of people spend more than 2k on just one guitar modeler.
thats literally a DAW
Wait until you become a real forward-thinking modern musician and get your hands on a DAW. You won't believe what they can do
Hilarious, original, and provocative comment, worthy of the time it took to conceive and execute. Thank you for your thoughtful contribution, and stalwart gate-keeping against the lawless, dawless hoards. You’re doing gods work, and I pray you leave more of these challenging insights on videos where other unsuspecting creators sharing ideas and successes will be forced to rethink the entirety of their endeavors in light of your anecdotal yet superior insight.
@@jonathonbakker3967 skibbidy
@@GOAWAY-e6m further confirmation of your expertise, based on your countless online hours spent skimming comment sections. Thank you for your continued contributions
"Addictive" FYI