0:00 - Preamble, quick demo 0:47 - How to change your RC 300 settings for verse/chorus/bridge 3:13 - example: putting bass tracks down- 1 verse, 2 for chorus, 3 for solo/bridge 5:05 - how to cue tracks live demo/ guitar plays along
Excellent! I've used the RC300 for at least 11 years and it has been my main looper for playing professionally. Only stating that to explain that this looper is dependable. They do need to upgrading the recording quality from 16 bit. Anyway....you are helping a lot of loopers find their song and hone a craft. Thank you sir.
10 thumbs up! Exactly what I was looking for. Organized, short, concise, to the point. You demonstrated creating the tracks, and performance. I wish all videos were like this. Most people just talk a lot and you have to scrub through the video only to realize that they didn't cover your question, or that you only needed a small part of the video. The entire video was useful. Kudos!
@@deanwolfechannel is there a way to sequence the song sections so you don’t have to manually cue them so that they all play in sequential order and repeat?
Dude thank you greatly! I literally got the pedal yesterday and didn't have much practice cause life and stuff, but watching this just taught me how to use the interface and everything! Very helpful!!
Just got a hold of a secondhand RC-300 and I'm loving your videos. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and your talents - love your guitar playing & looping skills!
@@deanwolfechannel you're welcome buddy, I've subscribed to your channel so look forward to seeing future videos!! I'm getting used to using the loop pedal and discovering more new things on it everytime, got a couple of videos on my channel using it and plan on doing more so feel free to check them out!! Look forward to seeing more vids and learning more from you, thanks man!! 😉
Any idea why my rc300 when my first track has 8 bars, my second has 10 bars when I press track 1 after playing track 2 my rc 300 want change back to track 2 until 10 bars have played, leaving me with nothing for 2 bars on track 1! Am I doing something wrong?
Great video. Please if somenone can answer is it possible to use different memory locations for different songparts so it goes seamlessly from one to another?
Can you do this but add other instruments to each track? So I could put, say, a guitar rhythm over track 1, and another over tracks 2 and 3, so as the song moves through each section I'm getting bass AND guitar (and I'd also like to add drums) verse/chorus/bridge loops (or riff/progressions) activated?
@@deanwolfechannel Heya... that's great! I'm trying my damndest to get to a blank memory slot to start a whole new song.... I see videos of people starting off on whichever memory bank they have selected, then merely using the memory scroll knob to select a different bank.... mine isn't doing that! I've managed to back up my #1 channel onto channel #2, but I simply cannot manage to just scroll over and get started on a fresh bank.... any ideas ?? Thanks so much, Dean.
Hi there ! Do you use the first rhthm most similar or just a random one? Mostly i dislike the beats - rhythm sounds on here ...is that what you use live? Also Do you consider this to be the best guitar loop pedal? Thanks 😊
I put together a massive set on it (80 songs) but never used it. Did something else instead. It's a great pedal, loved using it. I ended up just playing acoustic and singing and using a smaller looper...often the RC-30 or Boomerang. Actually I forgot- I used it at a Wedding-it was fun
THANK YOU THANK YOU! You are the ONLY guy demonstrating what I wanted to know about this pedal, which is: can you record two or three COMPLETELY INDEPENDENT tracks and sequence them in live performance. I am at a loss to understand how nobody else even talks about this since the typical song REQUIRES this! There is only one thing here that I am unclear about, which is the fact that you had to associate all these parameters with a particular memory location. It appears that you used the memory location (61) only to store the pedal behavior, and that the RC-300 did NOT require you to record anything into that memory location in order to use them, i.e. it appeared to me that you could have done this all totally live without having stored any recorded music into memory at all. Is that correct?
Yes, you can preprogram parameters on a say 61, and they wont change if saved. So you can revisit 61 anytime and record from scratch or save some basic tracks like I did, basically I laid down 3 parts of a songs bass tracks. Then I play and even do more layers but I dont save the additions, so when I come back to the 61 it's just the bass tracks.
@@deanwolfechannel Just one more question before I go out and buy one (and stop bothering you). It'd be great if this unit could also replace my multi-efx box, which I use to switch instantly between two sounds: [1] reverb and [2] reverb + delay. I use the reverb as my default sound, including when recording loops, and reverb+delay for my "solos" and melodies (which I do not loop). On my RC-30, the efx can be applied only to the patches being played back, but not to the live played-thru sound. With the RC-300 I'd want to have [1] a default reverb sound used for the played-thru signal and also as a default effect on all looped tracks, and [2] a ping-pong delay that is added to the reverb and applied ONLY to the played-thru signal (never to a looped track), and even then only on demand. I realize this is asking a lot, but can the RC300 do this?
@@deanwolfechannel Looking at the owner's manual (heaven forbid!), it seems that I could set up the LOOP FX button to apply just to the INPUT. On this option's description it says that the effect gets recorded onto the tracks, so if I am doing everything totally live then all my looped tracks would get the same reverb that is being applied to my live signal, so I would not want to re-apply the reverb to any track (since the reverb is already recorded onto the track). Then when playing the track back, I would hear the reverb on the track from when I recorded it, and reverb would also be applied to my live playing that I am doing over the track. That's exactly what I want. Now for the solo FX. The manual says that the "track 3" pedals can be reassigned to select the effect being applied (rather than to handle a third track). Or maybe I can use an external FS6 footswitch pair to do this without sacrificing track 3? So then when soloing over a played-back track, I would select a reverb + delay effect combo to be applied ONLY to my solo (can multiple FX be specified?). Is this possible?
@@DaveZiffer have you joined the rc300 owners group on Facebook? You will instantly get 40 people replying to many of your questions. I dont use any effects on the rc300 but I know theres a universal reverb on it but I doubt theres anything like ping pong delay. I'd have to have a look see.
I set all to what you said. When I record a loop on track 1, no problem. Then when I try to record on track 2, against my choice, when I hit stop it adds 2 seconds of dead air time before it ends the loop. This makes my whole song out of time. Do you know how to fix this? Great video by the way!
One quick question: can you do this live? It would be nice to, instead of pre record every single song, to build some of them live, with all 3 tracks. Do I start recording track one, then hit Rec/Play again to start the loop playback, then time is right and hit rec track 2? Would that stop track one? Obviously pre recording makes the most sense, but sometimes you just wanna do it live to have a specific feel or tempo in the moment. Thanks in advance. I've been using the RC-3 for a while now and just got the 300 so it's all a learning curve all over again
Good idea for another video, V Ch Br live from scratch..Havent used my looper for some months and am rusty. I'm sure you could, would you be playing with or without the built in drum machine?
@@deanwolfechannel with or without. More often than not, without. I play in a band and in duos and want to play more solo shows. I'm gonna mess around with it tomorrow and see how it goes! Thanks for the replies and I look forward to more videos.
Yes, that's what I focussed on for this unit (creating backing tracks to play with solo live- did a few shows with it only). I moved toward the Boomerang looper for solo live work and it's my preferred set up at the moment... I sold the RC300 a while ago but if I can would buy a used one again if only for doing demo videos for RUclips and as people appreciate them!
It may be an arbitary distinction, but while I love seeing someone with the technical prowess to do live looping, if I see an artist or band playing with backing tracks it makes me want to leave. It feels like watching karaoke with a guitar. I may be biased because my bread and butter is playing keys, and keyboard parts are usually the first to be swapped for backing tracks. @@deanwolfechannel
well it WAS great, but it was bad news for me. haha I just bought the rc30. and have discovered it can't do the whole verse-chorus-bridge thing. unless you know some ins and outs on that model? I imagine you probably started with that one or something smaller and then upgraded later to have the features you use now? anyway, you did a great job of showing how to use this unit. thanks for taking the time!
Thanks for taking the time to comment. RC 30 is a great unit though it can't do serial, just parallel playback. But you could for example, do a rhythm on track 1, a verse on 2, then drop 2 and play chorus with the rhythm- that kind of thing. I'll keep looking into it and post anything else i find out.
I'm curious too about what I can do with the rc 30 (I too have just bought that), so I hope there will be a video like this one for that model too :) all I know is that you can add a separate pedal that allows you to switch track, but I don't know if that could work live
@@deanwolfechannel From what I found online and on the manual both the Boss FS-5U and the FS-6 could be used with RC-30, do you happen to own one of them?
Hi there ! Great review, I own already a rc-30, so do you recommend me to get rather the rc-300 instead ? I am an electric violin player that does also gigs with live djs, playing a mix of electro, classic, pop, rock, ambient, etc Also is it possible to use the rc-300 just as an effect pedal or are the effects only to be used on the loops themselves ? Thanks, Philippe
Sorry your comment was in spam and just saw it. I will be doing videos that should answer your questions. Join the Facebook rc300 group, attentive loopers answer questions quick
I always suggest people don't buy rc300 as first looper. Need to master smaller ones first or will be overwhelmed. If you feel you are outgrowing rc30 then sure, go for rc300!
Hey dean, Wondering if it is possible to apply different effects to different tracks. Can I record track one with distortion, then play track two with delay? If so, how would I go about doing that? Thanks!
I'm getting a few second delay on loop 2 and 3 after I put in there setting changes. I laid down a loop in one and I stepped on two, it get a ready and than I come in on time when I play back it only records half. Why is that? When I switch to an empty memory (back to normal) my timing is back on.
Great vid. Will review others! Don't know why the Boss guys don't show this stuff off. Why mono however? Do you use a PA for gigs? Perhaps all your devices are mono. I come from keys which I prefer to use stereo when I can.
I want to be able to use the boss ms3 to slave to boss rc300. I'm using the fs5u to tap in to the ms3 then wanting to send a midi out to the rc300. I've tried but I'm sure it's possible? Any tips would be great man. Thanks for the content
It's been a while... think it allows each loop to have a unique length. Otherwise you wouldn't be able to have verse and chorus have a different amount of bars for example. When I get time I will use this pedal again and make more videos.
There is a setting you can toggle between immediate and loop end. But it means you have to be precise when switching between loops as in not interrupting the flow of the beat.
As always I recommend joining Facebook group rc300 users, quick advice avail there. After I set parameters for just track 61 here, I can if I want, copy it to 62 etc and it has become a template of sorts so you dont have to do this every time, if you wanted same settings. Each track can have own unique parameters if you wish
Is there a way I could get track two to play at the end of the track one loop, but keep track one playing rather than having it stop when track two starts? Hope this makes sense.
Thanks for the video, it was very helpful!! Have you ever had a problem where your volume of your pre-recorded loops. The first time I used my rc-300 live, during my first song, I hit track one to start my loop and the volume was really loud (it’s hard to describe how loud it was, but It scared the people in the restaurant (and me), the max is 200, but it came out my PA probably at as 1000 level). I sound checked my PA, but didn’t think to sound check my loops. Once I figured out the problem, I had to set the volume on my tracks to a level of 4. Now, every time I use it live, I always seem to have a problem with the volume from my tracks. Also, sometimes I get a “Too busy” message. It’s seems the more in depth I get, the more likely that happens. Any help is appreciated, thanks
@@deanwolfechannel Thanks for replying :) Is there a way to have tracks 1 and 2 be a verse and chorus respectively, and then track 3 to link with the timing of track 2 or the chorus?
Great video! Very easy to follow! I read through a few comments on the video and you mentioned that you own a RC-30 as well. I was just wondering if the RC-30 is able to queue tracks as well. (Just the verse & chorus). I’m looking for a pedal that can fit on my pedalboard and i have just enough space to put the RC-30 in my board. I know that the Xvive Duet Looper is able to record both verse and chorus but there is not a save bank or a drum machine so it’s not really useful when playing live. Please let me know the question about the RC-30 when you can. Happy Holidays!
Sadly you cant do verse chorus per se on an rc30, the two tracks do not play in series, but I've seen it used verse/chorus with a song in a sneaky way of composing a song and using undo/redo. I'll put a link here asap.
It seems like everyone else who makes reviews of the rc-300 uses the three tracks to overdub three layers over a simple loop. Why don't the majority of users understand how to use this pedal for its intended capabilities?
Brilliant Dean!! and I Subbed You... Please answer this Q: Once you’ve setup and identified your 3 sections, can you ‘add to’ them? Meaning - can you overdub a guitar part onto the verse, then a different guitar part onto the Chorus and Bridge etc? Or maybe just ‘stack’ some vocal harmonies onto the Chorus (so they only appear there). Please reply - I’d love to know this... 😊. Ttfn, Ukulele Bobby, UK. 🌸 ( o)==:: 🌺
Ck out pt 2 I get into that. You can layer on top and keep it so it's there whenever you return to the patch, or layer and dont save it so your basic tracks never go away unless you erase it. Any questions dont hesitate to ask!
Great video! I have a question. I currently have the RC-30 but am hoping to upgrade to the 300 soon, for the very reason that it has the ability to transition between verse/chorus. But before I purchase this item I must understand some things more clearly. When performing live, how do you lay out each track in realtime? Do you have to perform each instrumental section (verse, chorus, bridge) separately before the song properly begins and you start singing? Do you have to lay down each backing track section before actually performing the song sequentially? Or can each section be played in realtime? I'm really stuck on this. Thank you! Also one more thing: Would if I have say a prechorus & chorus that has 2 different rhythm & bass arrangements? How can I get this to program & transition smoothly?
Thanks, the boomerang phrase 3 sampler is comparable to the boss rc300, I have both and recommend you compare (I’ll make that video soon), but let me tackle your question re the rc300: to lay out tracks real-time is easy, basically click loop 1, do it, click loop 2, perform, then 3, perform then close 3 by clicking it again or hitting 1 or 2 and that closes it then you are playing back loops and playing along with your tracks. Now you could just sing along the entire time while you record you loops, so there’s no sense of the audience waiting for you to lay down the tracks. OR you can record them in advance , up to 100 in fact, and just turn on and play along. Generally the rhythm has to be consistent throughout each individual song, though there are tricks which I should also tackle in a vid, thanks for giving me ideas of my upcoming videos!
@@deanwolfechannelThank you so much! And thanks for the suggestion. I will check out the Boomerang Phase 3 as well. But you see the I'm trying to find a better setup for playing my original music live. The thing is one of my song's is played quietly on the piano during the verses but once the prechorus comes in, the bass & drums kicks in at that moment as I'm already singing, leading into the chorus where it slightly changes. I wrote this using my Boss RC-30 however because of the arrangement of the song, it wasn't compatible to loop so I literally recorded the whole song through then added the bass & drum once the whole 2.5 minute song was recorded into the machine haha. I know there must be easier ways. I would like to figure out how a song like that can be done in realtime. Like I said, when the prechorus comes in, the bass & drum sneaks in as I'm singing. Any ideas on how I can make this work? Your advice is very helpful. Thank you.
Also on a sidenote, I looked into the Boomerang. I'm not too familiar with their products but it seems great! I am wondering though if this is compatible with the Boss RC-30? And since you say the Boomerang is comparable to the RC-300 , could I just get the Boomerang instead of the 300? Which would you say is best? Thank you.
@@violetflame5290 they are both good. The boomerang doesn't store anything away, whereas the rc300 has 99 programmable memories. The boom has very small footprint. The rc has drums on it. But I scratch and tap my acoustic to create a percussion loop and can play along with it on the boomerang. Gotta make a video about it asap
@@deanwolfechannelIs it possible I can use the Boomerang with my Boss RC-30 and connect them somehow? Unfortunately I'm on a budget so I'm going to have to choose one or the other for now. If I could get the Boomerang and have it work with my Boss RC-30 that would be lovely.
Thanks for the tips but couldn't you just use the simpler RC-30 and pre-record the entire bass part on one track? Seems you are using a Ferrari to do the job of a VW. It seems the real use of the 300 is for live looping.
@@deanwolfechannel Thanks bro. I like to write the instructions down as notes for quick references in a notebook. Appreciate your simple and concise vids. Thanks again… Oh,…and anyone who can’t spare 48 seconds of their life isn’t going to learn anything anyway.
Really bad way to teach how to program. You just go "do this, then do that, then do this ...." with no explanation as to what the settings mean or how you went about planning the settings to create a song. Much better to start with the song, explain how you break it down into parts, and then explain how you translate those parts to RC-300 tracks and settings, all the while relating how RC-300 settings are impacting the musical goals of your song design.
0:00 - Preamble, quick demo
0:47 - How to change your RC 300 settings for verse/chorus/bridge
3:13 - example: putting bass tracks down- 1 verse, 2 for chorus, 3 for solo/bridge
5:05 - how to cue tracks live demo/ guitar plays along
Great video Dean! You really have helped me to understand the basics and this is so much better for creating songs than just simple repeating vamps.
I just got a Rc-300 and this is so helpful, thank you!
Great to hear! Let me know how you like it! It's fun to use and well built.
Excellent! I've used the RC300 for at least 11 years and it has been my main looper for playing professionally. Only stating that to explain that this looper is dependable. They do need to upgrading the recording quality from 16 bit. Anyway....you are helping a lot of loopers find their song and hone a craft. Thank you sir.
Thanks, Boss is boss when it comes to quality and dependability and creativity too. Makes me want to make a thank you video to Boss.
10 thumbs up! Exactly what I was looking for. Organized, short, concise, to the point. You demonstrated creating the tracks, and performance. I wish all videos were like this. Most people just talk a lot and you have to scrub through the video only to realize that they didn't cover your question, or that you only needed a small part of the video.
The entire video was useful. Kudos!
Glad it helped!
@@deanwolfechannel is there a way to sequence the song sections so you don’t have to manually cue them so that they all play in sequential order and repeat?
Dude thank you greatly! I literally got the pedal yesterday and didn't have much practice cause life and stuff, but watching this just taught me how to use the interface and everything! Very helpful!!
Awesome!
Super informative thanks, been wanting to know how to do that for a few months
great!
Great Video Dean. This facility of the RC300 is the most useful in my opinion. Excellently explained!!
this saved me from giving up on this loop station. i love it now... exactly what i wanted it for. thanks!!!
Glad to hear that!
Dean you just saved me a lot of work! Thank you Brother!
Great video...straightforward.
I thought I was the only person whit lots of junk in the house 😂
Well done! I loved the video, very helpful
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Excellent Dean, thanks much! I've had this pedal for a few weeks now, and now I know how to use it!
Dude thank you Dean. I'm really excited to try this!
great, let me know how it goes
It was awesome... So much fun... Worked perfectly
Wow! Such a clear and concise video explaining this. Thank you! 😃😃
Thanks for your thanks!
This entries series is sooooo helpful. Just even the first 2-minutes. Thank you!!!
Thanks Brek!
Thank you from Zimbabwe. I hadn't figured this out.
Hello, hope you are well, brother
Just got a hold of a secondhand RC-300 and I'm loving your videos. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and your talents - love your guitar playing & looping skills!
Thanks. Dont forget to join the Facebook rc300 users group, fantastic resource
So clear and handy !!! Thanks a lot for this video. Now I just Want to run and play 🎶🙏🙏🙏
I have the new RC-500 and your video was super helpful. The manual doesn't explain any of this.
Great video, thanks for sharing!
Thanks for watching!
Man, that was seriously helpful. Thank you (and I was the 1000th Like)
Thanks Tim
OH MY GOD I think you've just changed my life!
Cool!
So helpful!
Had the RC300 for a wee while now and just getting used to all the settings and parameters so this was very informative, thanks for that!! :)
No problem. I have more rc300 videos planned, thanks for checking out my channel.
@@deanwolfechannel you're welcome buddy, I've subscribed to your channel so look forward to seeing future videos!! I'm getting used to using the loop pedal and discovering more new things on it everytime, got a couple of videos on my channel using it and plan on doing more so feel free to check them out!! Look forward to seeing more vids and learning more from you, thanks man!! 😉
Thank you so much
Any idea why my rc300 when my first track has 8 bars, my second has 10 bars when I press track 1 after playing track 2 my rc 300 want change back to track 2 until 10 bars have played, leaving me with nothing for 2 bars on track 1! Am I doing something wrong?
Great stuff....!!...Just bought one of these loopers and tutorials like this help so much...Thank you..:-)
You're welcome, enjoy, its vast with possibilities
is there a way to switch memory bank without shutting music off
No
Fantastic! Thnx so much D, and I’ll Def. check out the Pt. 2... 😊😊. 🙏
Great video. Please if somenone can answer is it possible to use different memory locations for different songparts so it goes seamlessly from one to another?
Very helpful!
Glad it was helpful!
Wuhuu, applaus applaus!! :)
Exactly the video I was looking for. Well done :)
Cool, glad to be of any support..
Cool! Thank you.
happy looping! Liked your Stones looper video!
nice job
Thanks!
Thanks I like this setting best as it give more options
Exactly what I needed thanks
Can you do this but add other instruments to each track? So I could put, say, a guitar rhythm over track 1, and another over tracks 2 and 3, so as the song moves through each section I'm getting bass AND guitar (and I'd also like to add drums) verse/chorus/bridge loops (or riff/progressions) activated?
You're hurtin my brain ! Join the user group on Facebook. All questions answered there, very friendly
hi awsome work is any one having the problem that if you dont use the drum rthem it doesnt shut off on time it likes lag
Amazing, sir. Very helpful, thank you!
Good to hear. Planning to meet the demand for more rc300 loop station tutorials in the future
@@deanwolfechannel Heya... that's great!
I'm trying my damndest to get to a blank memory slot to start a whole new song.... I see videos of people starting off on whichever memory bank they have selected, then merely using the memory scroll knob to select a different bank.... mine isn't doing that! I've managed to back up my #1 channel onto channel #2, but I simply cannot manage to just scroll over and get started on a fresh bank.... any ideas ?? Thanks so much, Dean.
Many thanks... why didn't Boss explain it like that????
At least they make their products to super high specs. Manuals are another thing
thanks!!!
This was very useful TYVM!!
Grateful to hear, thanks
Hi there ! Do you use the first rhthm most similar or just a random one? Mostly i dislike the beats - rhythm sounds on here ...is that what you use live?
Also Do you consider this to be the best guitar loop pedal? Thanks 😊
I put together a massive set on it (80 songs) but never used it. Did something else instead. It's a great pedal, loved using it. I ended up just playing acoustic and singing and using a smaller looper...often the RC-30 or Boomerang. Actually I forgot- I used it at a Wedding-it was fun
Thanks, that was bad ass BTW!!!!!!
Thanks Ken
extremely helpful....thank you so much
Great, glad to hear
Thank you that was great and helpful
THANK YOU THANK YOU! You are the ONLY guy demonstrating what I wanted to know about this pedal, which is: can you record two or three COMPLETELY INDEPENDENT tracks and sequence them in live performance. I am at a loss to understand how nobody else even talks about this since the typical song REQUIRES this! There is only one thing here that I am unclear about, which is the fact that you had to associate all these parameters with a particular memory location. It appears that you used the memory location (61) only to store the pedal behavior, and that the RC-300 did NOT require you to record anything into that memory location in order to use them, i.e. it appeared to me that you could have done this all totally live without having stored any recorded music into memory at all. Is that correct?
P.S. I just watched your channel promo video. I am so happy that you did not require me to have an interest in cats! So I just subscribed!
Yes, you can preprogram parameters on a say 61, and they wont change if saved. So you can revisit 61 anytime and record from scratch or save some basic tracks like I did, basically I laid down 3 parts of a songs bass tracks. Then I play and even do more layers but I dont save the additions, so when I come back to the 61 it's just the bass tracks.
@@deanwolfechannel Just one more question before I go out and buy one (and stop bothering you). It'd be great if this unit could also replace my multi-efx box, which I use to switch instantly between two sounds: [1] reverb and [2] reverb + delay. I use the reverb as my default sound, including when recording loops, and reverb+delay for my "solos" and melodies (which I do not loop). On my RC-30, the efx can be applied only to the patches being played back, but not to the live played-thru sound. With the RC-300 I'd want to have [1] a default reverb sound used for the played-thru signal and also as a default effect on all looped tracks, and [2] a ping-pong delay that is added to the reverb and applied ONLY to the played-thru signal (never to a looped track), and even then only on demand. I realize this is asking a lot, but can the RC300 do this?
@@deanwolfechannel Looking at the owner's manual (heaven forbid!), it seems that I could set up the LOOP FX button to apply just to the INPUT. On this option's description it says that the effect gets recorded onto the tracks, so if I am doing everything totally live then all my looped tracks would get the same reverb that is being applied to my live signal, so I would not want to re-apply the reverb to any track (since the reverb is already recorded onto the track). Then when playing the track back, I would hear the reverb on the track from when I recorded it, and reverb would also be applied to my live playing that I am doing over the track. That's exactly what I want. Now for the solo FX. The manual says that the "track 3" pedals can be reassigned to select the effect being applied (rather than to handle a third track). Or maybe I can use an external FS6 footswitch pair to do this without sacrificing track 3? So then when soloing over a played-back track, I would select a reverb + delay effect combo to be applied ONLY to my solo (can multiple FX be specified?). Is this possible?
@@DaveZiffer have you joined the rc300 owners group on Facebook? You will instantly get 40 people replying to many of your questions. I dont use any effects on the rc300 but I know theres a universal reverb on it but I doubt theres anything like ping pong delay. I'd have to have a look see.
I set all to what you said. When I record a loop on track 1, no problem. Then when I try to record on track 2, against my choice, when I hit stop it adds 2 seconds of dead air time before it ends the loop. This makes my whole song out of time. Do you know how to fix this?
Great video by the way!
Join the Facebook rc300 users group- lots of help there for you!
One quick question: can you do this live? It would be nice to, instead of pre record every single song, to build some of them live, with all 3 tracks. Do I start recording track one, then hit Rec/Play again to start the loop playback, then time is right and hit rec track 2? Would that stop track one? Obviously pre recording makes the most sense, but sometimes you just wanna do it live to have a specific feel or tempo in the moment. Thanks in advance. I've been using the RC-3 for a while now and just got the 300 so it's all a learning curve all over again
Good idea for another video, V Ch Br live from scratch..Havent used my looper for some months and am rusty. I'm sure you could, would you be playing with or without the built in drum machine?
@@deanwolfechannel with or without. More often than not, without. I play in a band and in duos and want to play more solo shows. I'm gonna mess around with it tomorrow and see how it goes! Thanks for the replies and I look forward to more videos.
very informative!! nice video!
I was hoping you would talk about how to use this in a live setting. This just looks like you're making prerecorded backing tracks.
Yes, that's what I focussed on for this unit (creating backing tracks to play with solo live- did a few shows with it only). I moved toward the Boomerang looper for solo live work and it's my preferred set up at the moment... I sold the RC300 a while ago but if I can would buy a used one again if only for doing demo videos for RUclips and as people appreciate them!
It may be an arbitary distinction, but while I love seeing someone with the technical prowess to do live looping, if I see an artist or band playing with backing tracks it makes me want to leave. It feels like watching karaoke with a guitar. I may be biased because my bread and butter is playing keys, and keyboard parts are usually the first to be swapped for backing tracks. @@deanwolfechannel
That was so hopeful!!!
Thankyou
well it WAS great, but it was bad news for me. haha I just bought the rc30. and have discovered it can't do the whole verse-chorus-bridge thing. unless you know some ins and outs on that model? I imagine you probably started with that one or something smaller and then upgraded later to have the features you use now? anyway, you did a great job of showing how to use this unit. thanks for taking the time!
Thanks for taking the time to comment. RC 30 is a great unit though it can't do serial, just parallel playback. But you could for example, do a rhythm on track 1, a verse on 2, then drop 2 and play chorus with the rhythm- that kind of thing. I'll keep looking into it and post anything else i find out.
I'm curious too about what I can do with the rc 30 (I too have just bought that), so I hope there will be a video like this one for that model too :) all I know is that you can add a separate pedal that allows you to switch track, but I don't know if that could work live
I would like to do such a video but will have to find out about which pedal switch to get....
@@deanwolfechannel From what I found online and on the manual both the Boss FS-5U and the FS-6 could be used with RC-30, do you happen to own one of them?
@@alexandrosgoulas sold the double pedal long ago, have to buy again
Hi there ! Great review, I own already a rc-30, so do you recommend me to get rather the rc-300 instead ? I am an electric violin player that does also gigs with live djs, playing a mix of electro, classic, pop, rock, ambient, etc
Also is it possible to use the rc-300 just as an effect pedal or are the effects only to be used on the loops themselves ? Thanks, Philippe
Sorry your comment was in spam and just saw it. I will be doing videos that should answer your questions. Join the Facebook rc300 group, attentive loopers answer questions quick
I always suggest people don't buy rc300 as first looper. Need to master smaller ones first or will be overwhelmed. If you feel you are outgrowing rc30 then sure, go for rc300!
Thanks Dean i understand what you mean !
awesome looper, i just wished they'd put a drum fill option between verse and chorus.. and also drums foe verse and chorus can be different..
Hopefully they are working on a successor model with more bells and whistles
Hey dean, Wondering if it is possible to apply different effects to different tracks. Can I record track one with distortion, then play track two with delay? If so, how would I go about doing that?
Thanks!
Join the Facebook rc300 group and ask. It's a tremendous resource.
I'm getting a few second delay on loop 2 and 3 after I put in there setting changes. I laid down a loop in one and I stepped on two, it get a ready and than I come in on time when I play back it only records half.
Why is that? When I switch to an empty memory (back to normal) my timing is back on.
Join the RC300 owners Facebook group and post your question- you'll get immediate knowledgable advice in no time!
Great vid. Will review others! Don't know why the Boss guys don't show this stuff off.
Why mono however? Do you use a PA for gigs? Perhaps all your devices are mono. I come from keys which I prefer to use stereo when I can.
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I want to be able to use the boss ms3 to slave to boss rc300. I'm using the fs5u to tap in to the ms3 then wanting to send a midi out to the rc300. I've tried but I'm sure it's possible? Any tips would be great man. Thanks for the content
Join the rc300 Facebook group and post your question. Guarantee you'll get some knowledgable advice there, it's great.
Not possible. The RC-300 can onlyl be used as a master midi device.
At 2:54. What is the function of loop sync?
It's been a while... think it allows each loop to have a unique length. Otherwise you wouldn't be able to have verse and chorus have a different amount of bars for example. When I get time I will use this pedal again and make more videos.
Is there a way to que up the next track in the middle so it'll play after a bar instead what looks like until the end ? Thanks
There is a setting you can toggle between immediate and loop end. But it means you have to be precise when switching between loops as in not interrupting the flow of the beat.
Amazing video, thanks. The setting you changed in the beginning of the video. Are these main settings or Just for bank 61?
As always I recommend joining Facebook group rc300 users, quick advice avail there. After I set parameters for just track 61 here, I can if I want, copy it to 62 etc and it has become a template of sorts so you dont have to do this every time, if you wanted same settings. Each track can have own unique parameters if you wish
Is there a way I could get track two to play at the end of the track one loop, but keep track one playing rather than having it stop when track two starts? Hope this makes sense.
Yes. As long as it's not in series mode. In parallel that is normal
Thanks for the video, it was very helpful!! Have you ever had a problem where your volume of your pre-recorded loops. The first time I used my rc-300 live, during my first song, I hit track one to start my loop and the volume was really loud (it’s hard to describe how loud it was, but It scared the people in the restaurant (and me), the max is 200, but it came out my PA probably at as 1000 level). I sound checked my PA, but didn’t think to sound check my loops. Once I figured out the problem, I had to set the volume on my tracks to a level of 4. Now, every time I use it live, I always seem to have a problem with the volume from my tracks. Also, sometimes I get a “Too busy” message. It’s seems the more in depth I get, the more likely that happens. Any help is appreciated, thanks
Hi, sorry for delay, do join the Facebook group for rc300 users, quick free advice avail there all the time,, cheers
If you wanted to, could you record the base part for the entire song in a single loop? Thanks.
yes for sure
What if I want track 1 to be verse, track 2 to be chorus, and track 3 to be able to loop to whichever track I want? Is that possible?
Not clear on the question....restate
@@deanwolfechannel Thanks for replying :) Is there a way to have tracks 1 and 2 be a verse and chorus respectively, and then track 3 to link with the timing of track 2 or the chorus?
You mean two tracks playing simultaneously?
Great video! Very easy to follow!
I read through a few comments on the video and you mentioned that you own a RC-30 as well.
I was just wondering if the RC-30 is able to queue tracks as well. (Just the verse & chorus). I’m looking for a pedal that can fit on my pedalboard and i have just enough space to put the RC-30 in my board.
I know that the Xvive Duet Looper is able to record both verse and chorus but there is not a save bank or a drum machine so it’s not really useful when playing live.
Please let me know the question about the RC-30 when you can.
Happy Holidays!
Sadly you cant do verse chorus per se on an rc30, the two tracks do not play in series, but I've seen it used verse/chorus with a song in a sneaky way of composing a song and using undo/redo.
I'll put a link here asap.
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Dean Wolfe thanks Dean!
Dean Wolfe I ended up purchasing the RC-300 so I look forward watching your future videos on the pedal 👍
awesome thanks
You are welcome!
Great Video! I haven't gone through what you've got quite yet but I'm looking for some wiring/hookup to PA type into and tips if you've got any.
I'll put a time stamp link here when I get the chance. It's a chart but you need to freeze the video to study it.
@@deanwolfechannel Excellent!
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It seems like everyone else who makes reviews of the rc-300 uses the three tracks to overdub three layers over a simple loop. Why don't the majority of users understand how to use this pedal for its intended capabilities?
Good point
Great video! Do those settings only apply to the one song or the entire looper settings?
Can be set for just one song or all 99 memories
Brilliant Dean!! and I Subbed You... Please answer this Q: Once you’ve setup and identified your 3 sections, can you ‘add to’ them? Meaning - can you overdub a guitar part onto the verse, then a different guitar part onto the Chorus and Bridge etc? Or maybe just ‘stack’ some vocal harmonies onto the Chorus (so they only appear there). Please reply - I’d love to know this... 😊. Ttfn, Ukulele Bobby, UK. 🌸 ( o)==:: 🌺
Ck out pt 2 I get into that. You can layer on top and keep it so it's there whenever you return to the patch, or layer and dont save it so your basic tracks never go away unless you erase it. Any questions dont hesitate to ask!
Great video! I have a question. I currently have the RC-30 but am hoping to upgrade to the 300 soon, for the very reason that it has the ability to transition between verse/chorus. But before I purchase this item I must understand some things more clearly. When performing live, how do you lay out each track in realtime? Do you have to perform each instrumental section (verse, chorus, bridge) separately before the song properly begins and you start singing? Do you have to lay down each backing track section before actually performing the song sequentially? Or can each section be played in realtime? I'm really stuck on this. Thank you!
Also one more thing: Would if I have say a prechorus & chorus that has 2 different rhythm & bass arrangements? How can I get this to program & transition smoothly?
Thanks, the boomerang phrase 3 sampler is comparable to the boss rc300, I have both and recommend you compare (I’ll make that video soon), but let me tackle your question re the rc300: to lay out tracks real-time is easy, basically click loop 1, do it, click loop 2, perform, then 3, perform then close 3 by clicking it again or hitting 1 or 2 and that closes it then you are playing back loops and playing along with your tracks. Now you could just sing along the entire time while you record you loops, so there’s no sense of the audience waiting for you to lay down the tracks. OR you can record them in advance , up to 100 in fact, and just turn on and play along. Generally the rhythm has to be consistent throughout each individual song, though there are tricks which I should also tackle in a vid, thanks for giving me ideas of my upcoming videos!
@@deanwolfechannelThank you so much! And thanks for the suggestion. I will check out the Boomerang Phase 3 as well. But you see the I'm trying to find a better setup for playing my original music live. The thing is one of my song's is played quietly on the piano during the verses but once the prechorus comes in, the bass & drums kicks in at that moment as I'm already singing, leading into the chorus where it slightly changes. I wrote this using my Boss RC-30 however because of the arrangement of the song, it wasn't compatible to loop so I literally recorded the whole song through then added the bass & drum once the whole 2.5 minute song was recorded into the machine haha. I know there must be easier ways. I would like to figure out how a song like that can be done in realtime. Like I said, when the prechorus comes in, the bass & drum sneaks in as I'm singing. Any ideas on how I can make this work? Your advice is very helpful. Thank you.
Also on a sidenote, I looked into the Boomerang. I'm not too familiar with their products but it seems great! I am wondering though if this is compatible with the Boss RC-30? And since you say the Boomerang is comparable to the RC-300 , could I just get the Boomerang instead of the 300? Which would you say is best? Thank you.
@@violetflame5290 they are both good. The boomerang doesn't store anything away, whereas the rc300 has 99 programmable memories. The boom has very small footprint. The rc has drums on it. But I scratch and tap my acoustic to create a percussion loop and can play along with it on the boomerang. Gotta make a video about it asap
@@deanwolfechannelIs it possible I can use the Boomerang with my Boss RC-30 and connect them somehow? Unfortunately I'm on a budget so I'm going to have to choose one or the other for now. If I could get the Boomerang and have it work with my Boss RC-30 that would be lovely.
hi there. could you have changed the drum pattern between tracks too?
You can program different drum patterns between songs, but not between individual tracks within one song.
Thank you for the reply
should add the drums
Thanks for the tips but couldn't you just use the simpler RC-30 and pre-record the entire bass part on one track? Seems you are using a Ferrari to do the job of a VW. It seems the real use of the 300 is for live looping.
Why can’t you just record the whole bass take on one track ?
Of course you can but zero flexibility.
I'd have watched the whole video if you hadn't wasted 48 seconds of my life w/ intros -&- jive.
thanks, time stamps pinned in comments section. Next time skip past the intros
@@deanwolfechannel Thanks bro. I like to write the instructions down as notes for quick references in a notebook. Appreciate your simple and concise vids. Thanks again… Oh,…and anyone who can’t spare 48 seconds of their life isn’t going to learn anything anyway.
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Impressive video Dean. I have just dropped you an email on your gmail address. Looking forward to your reply. Thanks
Really bad way to teach how to program. You just go "do this, then do that, then do this ...." with no explanation as to what the settings mean or how you went about planning the settings to create a song. Much better to start with the song, explain how you break it down into parts, and then explain how you translate those parts to RC-300 tracks and settings, all the while relating how RC-300 settings are impacting the musical goals of your song design.