BOSS RC-500 Dual-Track Loop Station – Advanced two-track looper with premium sound quality, Loop FX, 99 phrase memories, 57 rhythms, and MIDI control support

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Used in combination with a computer and Boss's Tone Studio software, one can even swap exercises, playback tracks, or any other musical ideas with fellow musicians. And class-leading sound quality ensures that you not only hear your music back, but hear it in crystal-clear detail, too.

And, in possibly the biggest first-world problem ever to grace this site, I would highlight how much easier the older pedals were to use without wearing shoes. Also, if Tempo Sync is disabled, the recorded loop plays at random intervals, when the unit feels like it. To see the full details of how your data is managed, as well as your rights, please view our full privacy policy . If you don't pay off your finance within the first 12 months, fixed monthly repayments begin, which will be for 48 months with a 19. The bottom line is that if you’re like most guitarists, looping mainly as a practice tool or for a bit of fun, with the occasional gig, it’s comfortably towards the top of the pack.

With the BOSS RC-500 Loop Station you get an advanced two-track looper with onboard mixing and deep control options, premium sound quality, and much more besides. Otherwise, there is only one connection for the separately available 9 V DC power supply to operate the device.

I was immediately drawn to the simplified footswitch layout, with single buttons for start/record, stop, and track select, and a nice suite of colour coding to give visual feedback on what I'd instructed the pedal to do. I also wish it came with a power adaptor, I went out and bought one as the batteries didn't last very long. The effects are more focused on how the loops play back than traditional effects, including repeat (playing one of the beats over and over), shift (which shifts the playback by one or two beat-lengths), scatter (which literally scatters the phrase around in time with the beat, kind of weird but it can be effective) and a vinyl flick option (which sounds like a quick flick of a turntable bringing the sound to a stop). The drum machine allows you to set a more or less arbitrary beat and adjusts the pattern accordingly while it is possible to use each pattern with any of the 16 different drum kits. The Mono/stereo inputs allow for easy pedalboard integration, plus the independent XLR mic input with phantom power means we can also integrate other types of instrumentation sources into our loops (percussion/vocal etc).

The LC display has a coloured backlight switching colours in accordance with the current mode of the device.