What’s really useful, is the coloured LEDs indicate exactly where you are within your loop, as well as give you a countdown to the start point. This visual aid is perfect for helping you to perform in time with your loop. IT will also inform you which mode you have the looper set to. All of the settings for the pedal are controlled with the four buttons and the multifunction knob. It’s a great idea, but it does mean you need to learn how to find all of the settings you want to tweak. Hopefully, this guide covered enough for you to make an informed decision on whether any of these loop stations are right for you. Extra Looper Pedal Resources The big change with this pedal and the main selling point is how you manage the loops and settings. The graphic RGB LED screen gives you far more information than the segment displays on the other pedals. While guitarists have been using the RC-30 to play full songs for many years, it seems the RC-10R is now a much better pedal for this purpose.

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In this guide, I’ll go through each of the above pedal’s features and explain who each pedal may or may not suit. The RC-300 is the top-of-the-line looper from BOSS and it’s an absolute beast. As big as a typical multi-effects floorboard, it gives you complete control over your loops. The compact size and simple features make it an excellent looper for anybody with simple looping needs. Do you want to be able to run two synchronized loops or will one be enough for you? If you can’t think of any reason to run two loops at the same time, then the RC-3 may have everything you need. On the other hand, if you’re a live performer and plan on heavily using loops in your performances, it’s worth considering the RC-30. Running two synchronized loops at the same time gives you a lot more freedom when building layers and starting/stopping parts.For example, let’s say you have a delay pedal and you want the timing of the delay to match your loops. If your delay pedal is MIDI compatible, you can easily sync it with the RC-300 (the RC-30 also supports MIDI). Choosing between the RC-30 and the RC-300 External footswitch support: the number of footswitches plays a big role in how flexible a looper can be. While there’s a lot you can do with one footswitch, adding an extra footswitch can make a big difference. The Boss RC-1 also has 2 inputs, labelled A and B. This can be used as a stereo input, which is ideal for keyboards, electronic drums/drum machines, samplers, DJ hardware or even a smart device. Guitarists, Bass Players and Vocalists can use a single input, meaning singer-songwriters can have both their instrument and vocal microphone plugged in at the same time. So in many ways, the RC-500 is a far better pedal. It also sells at a significantly lower retail price compared to the older RC-300. For most guitarists, this difference is big enough for you to immediately choose the RC-500. A great tip to master the art of looping is to treat the pedal as an instrument. All you need to do is press the pedal in time to what you are playing and you’re golden - if you can tap your foot in time, you can loop.

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If tap the footswitch twice, the loop stops. After stopping the loop, hold the footswitch down for longer than two seconds and the pedal will erase your loop. But if you want to create multiple loops, complex layers, and use other advanced features like what you saw in the above video, one of the more feature-filled loop stations like the RC-30, RC-500, or RC-300 might suit you better.AC adaptor (PSA series: sold separately) Current Draw 170 mA Expected battery life under continuous use Alkaline: Approx. 2 hours

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The RC-600 is the most feature-filled loop station covered in this guide. It surpasses the now-ancient RC-300 in many ways as well as introducing new features not found on any other loop station pedal. Your main issue when getting started with looping will be timing, particularly if you’re playing with a band. On your own, it’s not quite as bad if you mess the timing up, but when there are multiple people following the loop it’s quite easy for things to get messy sounding. Multiply this further when playing live and the onstage sound isn’t great. The key here is to practice a lot before you take it on stage and make sure at the very least your drummer has good monitoring on stage. Where does my looper pedal go in the chain? The RC-3 is for guitarists looking for a simple looper that has room to grow with them. Basic loopers like the RC-1 or the Ditto can begin to feel limited after a while.If you only need the ability to record simple loops and you’re happy to control the loop with one footswitch (or connect an external footswitch for more control), then the RC-1 will be perfectly fine for those needs. Undo: Imagine you’ve set up the perfect loop and you want to add a melody over the top of your loop. You hit record and mess up the timing of the melody. Loop ruined, right? Fortunately, all loop station pedals allow you to undo the last overdub.