Boss Loopers: RC5 with switch or RC500?
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Boss Loopers: RC5 with switch or RC500?
Does anyone have any experience with either of these Loopers?
Mainly want to use as a practise and songwriting tool, and I enjoy making weird noises with the Echosystem and looping on the looper that is on that, but it's a bit confusing.
I've got an FS7 I can put to use. Am I just as well to go for the RC5 and use that or spend not that much more for the 500?
Any others to consider? Anyone selling one?
Mainly want to use as a practise and songwriting tool, and I enjoy making weird noises with the Echosystem and looping on the looper that is on that, but it's a bit confusing.
I've got an FS7 I can put to use. Am I just as well to go for the RC5 and use that or spend not that much more for the 500?
Any others to consider? Anyone selling one?
Loving it so far
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Re: Boss Loopers: RC5 with switch or RC500?
I have an RC-500 on each of my pedalboards. Excellent bit of kit, does absolutely everything. If you want another option, especially if you want built in drum tracks, the RC-10R is great. FS7 is very useful addition to any of these loopers without having to go to midi. (I have an FS7 on 1 board and midi on the other).
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Re: Boss Loopers: RC5 with switch or RC500?
The RC-30 is still a great bit of kit for the basics. Takes up a bit of real-estate, but does everything you want, sounds fine and there's hundreds on TradeMe.
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Re: Boss Loopers: RC5 with switch or RC500?
Have you done any looping before? If not maybe just a simple ditto might be sufficient, I’ve got the new plus version coming, does all sorts of cool stuff and is super simple to use… sometimes less is more
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Re: Boss Loopers: RC5 with switch or RC500?
If you don't need:StratMatt wrote: ↑Sun Jul 04, 2021 11:10 am Does anyone have any experience with either of these Loopers?
Mainly want to use as a practise and songwriting tool, and I enjoy making weird noises with the Echosystem and looping on the looper that is on that, but it's a bit confusing.
I've got an FS7 I can put to use. Am I just as well to go for the RC5 and use that or spend not that much more for the 500?
Any others to consider? Anyone selling one?
- Two tracks
- Mic input
- Loop effects
Then you probably will be fine with RC-5. It'll be great for songwriting and practice, the drum grooves are the same quality as the 500 (i.e. WAY better than previous generation RC-30 "drums"), and the sound quality, screen, memory, everything else is pretty much equal. An additional footswitch will give you a lot of expanded functionality or you can even MIDI it up to control almost everything you could imagine, and get a LOT of bang for your looping buck in a tiny enclosure.
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Re: Boss Loopers: RC5 with switch or RC500?
Yeah the drums on the RC-30 are absolute dogshit....slash-ed wrote: ↑Sun Jul 04, 2021 12:48 pmIf you don't need:StratMatt wrote: ↑Sun Jul 04, 2021 11:10 am Does anyone have any experience with either of these Loopers?
Mainly want to use as a practise and songwriting tool, and I enjoy making weird noises with the Echosystem and looping on the looper that is on that, but it's a bit confusing.
I've got an FS7 I can put to use. Am I just as well to go for the RC5 and use that or spend not that much more for the 500?
Any others to consider? Anyone selling one?
- Two tracks
- Mic input
- Loop effects
Then you probably will be fine with RC-5. It'll be great for songwriting and practice, the drum grooves are the same quality as the 500 (i.e. WAY better than previous generation RC-30 "drums"), and the sound quality, screen, memory, everything else is pretty much equal. An additional footswitch will give you a lot of expanded functionality or you can even MIDI it up to control almost everything you could imagine, and get a LOT of bang for your looping buck in a tiny enclosure.
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Re: Boss Loopers: RC5 with switch or RC500?
Having 2 tracks on the RC500 you can do either in series or parallel. Series is great for having separate verse & chorus loops.
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Re: Boss Loopers: RC5 with switch or RC500?
Thanks for the replies gents. Reckon the 5 will likely be plenty, I'm not much of a singer so I won't be doing any solo Ed Sheeran gigs anytime soon.
I've owned the Rc30 and the Jam Man stereo before, preferred the Boss tbh. The AX8 looper does the trick too but I just want a small board with a drive, Iridium and a looper pretty much.
I've owned the Rc30 and the Jam Man stereo before, preferred the Boss tbh. The AX8 looper does the trick too but I just want a small board with a drive, Iridium and a looper pretty much.
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Re: Boss Loopers: RC5 with switch or RC500?
RC10R - check it out first....
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Re: Boss Loopers: RC5 with switch or RC500?
Have you got one? I'd read some less than positive reviews on it, something to do with not being able to turn off the drums or something? Didn't look into it much further tbh, will have another look.
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Re: Boss Loopers: RC5 with switch or RC500?
I think that says more about the user leaving the review than the product…. Of course you can turn off the drums.
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Re: Boss Loopers: RC5 with switch or RC500?
I have one, its excellent, there were a couple of bugs in early firmware versions but I have had no issues. You can update the firmware yourself if you find a 2nd-hand one that hasn't been sorted.
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Re: Boss Loopers: RC5 with switch or RC500?
These seem pretty sweet actually. There's a guy selling one on Facebook. I want to go and try them out for myself at RS first I think.sizzlingbadger wrote: ↑Sun Jul 04, 2021 6:37 pmI have one, its excellent, there were a couple of bugs in early firmware versions but I have had no issues. You can update the firmware yourself if you find a 2nd-hand one that hasn't been sorted.
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Re: Boss Loopers: RC5 with switch or RC500?
Hi. I got one. It's splendid - compact and has plenty of features. I have to learn its basic looping controls with the help of FS-7 for easy control switching. Never knew about TRS cable before. It's more than enough for my leisure.