BOSS RC-500 Loop Station - Our New Flagship Dual-Track Looper Pedal

BOSS RC-500 Loop Station - Our New Flagship Dual-Track Looper Pedal

The RC-500 is an essential partner for guitarists, singer/songwriters, multi-instrumentalists, and anyone who wants to take their looping to the next level. Craft real-time compositions with two loop tracks, mic and stereo instrument inputs, rhythms, and inspiring Loop FX, all backed by premium 32-bit audio quality. Store loops in onboard memories, and explore expanded operation with external controls and MIDI. Filled with next-generation Loop Station features, the RC-500 gives serious creators the tools they need to develop new ideas and deliver impactful performances that will leave audiences wanting more.

» 0:00 RC-500 Introduction
» 0:47 RC-500 Features & Connectivity
» 1:30 RC-500 Sound Quality
» 1:46 RC-500 LCD Display
» 2:00 RC-500 Mixing
» 2:24 RC-500 Percussion
» 2:51 RC-500 Loop FX & Reverse Function
» 3:30 RC-500 Dual Tracks
» 3:52 RC-500 Memory
» 4:21 RC-500 & BOSS Tone Studio
» 4:48 RC-500 Controls & Outputs
» 5:05 RC-500 Connectivity
» 5:22 RC-500 Midi

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[SamanthaKristoferson]

I'm so grateful for this magic tool.

[honeydisco]

Wow incredible music the whole time! Great video presentation! I can't wait to get two of these!!

[PeterDAmoreMusic]

Longtime proud owner of RC-300, and I’m most excited about that Scatter feature. I had another brand’s looper for a long time, and I forgot how much I missed the Reverse feature...glad to see that on here as well!

[chrisdunnettmusic]

Always been a big fan of Boss and the majority of both my Acoustic and Electric pedal boards are Boss products and while the Loop Stations are great and recommended, I have been doing looping since the mid 90's (WAY before it was as prevalent as it is today) and for simplicity I still much favor my Boomerang :). I have videos of me playing live with it on my YT page if anyone is interested. Boss is great stuff though!

[Musical.Maze.]

Hello BOSS. Another great product as well, as the rest of the 500 series, especially the fantastic VE-500 which is the best vocoder ever in the market! ATTENTION: Please keep in mind that it's good to have a new drum machine (like the DR-880) with more features, example: (1) To add our own samples, (2) a bit larger pads (3) load a lot of hip-hop sounds, DR-202 sounds included and (4) the ability to convert it's sounds down to 8 & 12 bits. Thanks! NOTE: Make some videos using the 500 series with synths as well.

[sylvaincordes]

hey ! is there any plan for an RC 300 upgrade ?

[bt]

Wow. What a great demo. Loved the voice section. "99 phrase memories"! OMG, i am buying.

[rockstarimotski]

Came for the pedal, stayed for the guitarist :D name? I would love to hear more of his work

[instrumentenfreak]

Can you have 1 bar at track 1 and more bars on the second track? This is what I miss on my rc30...

[BesharALAzzawi]

Guys, work on your QC!!! I have all 500 series, GT-1000 and the RC-500. Since last March, I have returned two KATANA MK 2 heads because the internal speaker stopped working after a week. Also my current GT-1000 has sharp knobs, the screen looks like there is a paper glued under it, and the unit wiggles on a flat surface (Unlike the one I had in 2018), and now the RC-500 Has finish issues also the "T1 R/P/S" does not work properly, the same goes for the CTL 1, 2 as there are inconsistencies while controlling the RC-500 from the GT-1000. The firmware is buggy. Just today I had an error while testing the unit for my live performance!!! It stopped after stomping on the STOP then gave me an error message. Started working again after rebooting. So please do not screw up what you're best known for! QUALITY. The audio processing is great integrating the GT-1000 into the RC-500 is sweet. Had to conect the unit to Behringer xAir (Headphone OUT would've been a smart addition to the RC-500) Thank you

[WoozleEffect]

I love my RC-300. But I need an upgrade with better quality audio, and more I/O.
Right now, the logical upgrade for me is the Headrush Looper board, but there are a few aspects of it that still feel like a compromise to the 'ideal' loop station.

I want more than 2 channels (like 4-track loops, not stereo) with 3 or more loops.

Old live to have 4 ins and 4 outs, but not be restricted to stereo on the loops like the Headrush. I want to loop my instruments on 3 or more 4-track loops, not blend my instruments all together into a stereo signal.

Looking forward to a true upgrade/replacement for the RC-300 or RC-505, that knocks the Headrush Looperboard off the top of the hill!
You can do it, BOSS! You can do it!

[LolMahmood]

Is it possible to set up the footswitches on the RC-500 to trigger pre-recorded backing tracks (imported from a computer) without needing to link it to an external footswitch unit like an FS-6?

[ChristopherCBona]

Fantastic step #boss !! I just noticed this came after rc-5 :D

[RDC]

Can the time sig. be changed on the rhythms or is it 4/4 all the way?

[gentrol]

Could I hook this up to my MPC via midi to loop guitar directly into it ? I’ve never tried anything like that or messed with midi much at all

[PhilDoughty]

Hello. Here is a head scratcher.
I'm using a Morningstar MC6 Mkii to control the assign features of my RC-500 like this:

• ASSIGN1 Turn on drum PART1 ON/OFF
• ASSIGN2 Alternate between rhythm patterns FUNK3 & LATINBEAT3
• ASSIGN3 Tap Tempo
• ASSIGN4 All tracks and rhythm ON/OFF
• ASSIGN5 Clear all Tracks
• ASSIGN6 Rhythm(only) ON/OFF

So far everything is working except ASSIGN2. When I tap the button to change from one rhythm pattern to the other, the RC-500 stops & then the previously saved patterns are changed to "SimpleBeat1" & "Blank".
How can I get the RC-500 to recall the saved patterns?

[rasmuswestergren]

Must the recordings of track 1 and 2 be in the same length?
(Or could e.g. first track be 4 bars and second 2?)

[marconazz]

On The PDL 3 FUNC, I wanted to know if there is a “stop all/clear all” function. I am seeing T1, T2 STOP(CLR as an option but does does that clear BOTH tracks when pressed and held down?

[allreitzreserved]

Is it possible to mute the inputs so only the loops will be sent to the outs?

[pauloafaria]

Thanks but I’m keeping my RC300.
This one looks like something from the past!
What a tiny lcd is that?