Thank you so much for this amazing tutorial. Our band has been trying to figure this out for years now and we can FINALLY start working on performing live. We appreciate you brotha! Love.
Question: If I use a midi keyboard plugged into the Boss rc 500 and play my synth from the logic library can I loop these sounds at the same time? Basically can I use the boss rc 500 as a interface for my midi keyboard and am I still able to loop it? Thanks for your great videos bro!
Wow man best video I've seen in awhile, you explain things very well and straight to the point . I've been using the Rc 30 for at least 10 yrs at gigs, i also use Ableton so i think I'm upgrading after seeing this. Thanks Ben !
Thnx Ben! Great, Could you say, how to send MIDI clock to Boss RC-500 from a DAW or audiointerface without 5pin MIDI socket, for instance Audient ID, what are ways to synchronize Boss RC-500 with a DAW/audiointerface except 5pin MIDI?
Thanks for sharing this video. This was really what I was looking for. Coincidentally, you use the same stuff that I use. A Gibson SG, Boss RC-500, Komplete Audio 6. I just bought a midi cable from Boss. It works perfectly with Reaper. I use it as a DAW.
Hey man! Can you connect the Rc-500 to Logic Pro X so that you can loop your digital instruments with your MIDI Keyboard let's say? Additionally, can you connect your Mic so you can add live compression and tuning when performing?
Hey Ben, I hope you’re well! Thanks for the videos as always. Is there a way to do this but with the connections reversed? Ie, so I can tap tempo or use stop/start from the pedal and that changes my tempo in logic?
Can you control program changes on the RC500 from a DAW? Like turn on/off reverse or loopfx from midi messages coming from a computer via the USB connection?
Hi, very interesting thank you ! But it's possible to do that for each tracks of the rc600 ? I Want to use it with logic pro ipad and seperate all instruments in 3 tracks in logic. Its possible ?
Hi, I'm quite dumb about this stuff but I have an electronic drumkit with a midi out, is it possible to run it directly into the boss RC-500 to loop drums, and if so would it use the RC-500's drum sounds or its native ones?
Man I wish you would go through the rest of the settings. I'm trying to get two rc-500s to to midi sync one another. Please make a video of this, I have two of them and no matter how I tweak the setting I cannot get them to behave the way I want. Please. PLEASE make a video going over this thoroughly
So if i wanne make custom track in Logic and then put it in RC 500 i can use USB connect? or is it importent to youse midi..i wanne make verse and Chorus like i wanne control with the channel 1 verse and two chorus,,maybee,,tree if i need a brake,,i wanne youse it as a comp box with homemade tracks in logic pro,,, is it difficult,,and what kind of quality do i need to save the files in to make a reset good sound,,regards Barry👍
Love your work Ben. Hey guys how do you upload original Wav files to the Rc500, not the boss backing tracks. Sometimes I use my own live versions of my singles.
Thanks for sharing your videos. I now have two RC-500s. I already owned an RC-500. After seeing your videos, I decided to buy another RC-500. I've connected them now. I'd like them both to use the same pace. But the MIDI Sync doesn't work quite right. I don't use DAW to sync the MIDI, is that necessary or not? I hope you can help me or someone else. For example, what are the correct MIDI settings on both RC-500s?
hey there! thanks for the great video! if i actually just sync it to a midi clock and hit rec/play manually and slightly too early or too late..will it 'snap' to the clock grid? if yes, will it move/stretch? cheers!
I want to sync my RC 500 to my BeatBuddy drum pedal, running the RC as the master, but having no luck, although it works fine with the RC 300. Advice on the settings?
Any will work, provided they are the same pins as the Boss one - search Boss compatible to be sure. I got one one on eBay and it works fine. More than I can say for the actual MIDI sync, but that's another story...
@@bears0885 I ended up getting the RC-500, and I think it'll end up being a good investment. I wish Boss would release an updated 3 or 4 track looper pedal.
Hi Ben, Great video. Is there a way to connect an ipad to the RC-500? I want to use Forscore to send a program change and select a memory slot in the RC-500. Thanks
hi Ben please make a video tutorial on how to midi sync rc500 with gt1000 in order to use gt1000's internal looper as a third track. is it possible at all?
HI Ben et al, Great vids. Inspired me to get the RC500 so thanks for that. You mention in the vid that you can use USB straight from the RC500 into the computer to record to Ableton. I am struggling with this and it doesn't mention in the boss manual. Are you positive this works? Cheers and Happy New Year.
Happy New Year James! I was referring to transferring MIDI Data Across the USB Cable. The RC-500 unfortunately doesn’t have audio interface capabilities via USB. Like other BOSS Loop Stations.
Hi Ben Thanks for the great video. I have audio interface but it doesnt have midi connection unfortunately. So i cant use rc 500 with usb connect to take sounds in to Rc 500 from Ableton did i understand right?
great vid thx: further question: would I be able to sync start the rc500 with a start msg from a midi source? I hope to press play on a midi sequencer (into a monosynth) and have the rc500 'play' a backing track.
@@seekersystems Yes, it is super simple. On the Digitakt enable Send Sync and Transport. Then on the RC-500, enable Auto source sync in the MIDI settings. Let me know of that helps.
Is it possible to do a midi setup as follows... Midi foot switch -> RC500 -> rack fx And be able to use the midi foot switch to control both the rc500 and the rack fx(behringer fx2000) ?
Did you try different time signatures besides 4/4? I have been experiencing some issues. Somehow I have a feeling that Rc500 sync related also to the selected time signature (particularly if quantization is ON). Some gear like the BeatBuddy sends out time signature information but the Rc500 ignores this information. I contacted Boss support and the reply in sum was it was sent as a request to R&D. The tempo sync parameter for each Rc500 track was a great tip, I didn't know that, and I will try immediately. Thanks
My question as well. Can’t seem to get the RC 500 to talk to the BeatBuddy, but BB syncs to the RC 300 just fine. Made up my own cables as the Boss cables take 2 months to get in NZ, but videos showed the connections for type A, which I followed. Getting frustrated, as the RC 500 is the right size for my pedal board , but want to use the BB for drums.
Anyone aware of a way to lock the tempo of the RC-500 to whole numbers? I’m using midi out from the RC into my GT-1000 Core to sync the timing of my delay and other fx but the GT only handles whole numbers and sounds really wonky if you give it a decimal tempo. Basically the delay times keep bouncing back and forth between the nearest whole numbers and thus pitch shifting 🤦
I've got an issue where my RC-500 doesn't let me turn off tempo sync for my tracks. I think this is why my loops sounds warped when using it with Ableton. Anyone know why this might be?
Very good info again, Ben, thank you! I wonder if you can help with a question. I have tried connecting Harley Benton MP-100 (which is identical to the MeloAudio MIDI Commander) to my new RC-500 but I have found that I need to press a footswitch once to start playback and then press it a second time before I can then press it a third time to stop playback. I think that the first press on the footswitch sends a value of 127 to start playback, and then I need to press a second time to return the value to 0 before I can press a third time to send 127 again and stop playback. Am I correct in assuming that this is what's happening? I can set the RC-500 to accept momentary MIDI commands but I can't set the MP-100 to send momentary MIDI commands, by the way, I can only set commands on the MP-100 to toggle ON or OFF. Do you know of a MIDI footswitch that I can use to control the RC-500 without having to make these extra footswitch presses? The RC-500 is a great piece of kit, for the reasons you point out in your videos. And it is ten times better if you add external footswitches.
The rc-500 plays silent measures after the first loop then starts the loop again. I have the tempo sync off and am syncing to Ableton. Does anyone have a fix for this. I have tried so many different options.
I've followed these steps as well as other videos and tried and tried and TRIED and for the life of me I cannot get Logic Pro to sync its tempo to my RC 500. Beyond frustrated. Anyone else have sync issues?
...yes man it does,If you have a DAW.(Digital Audio Workststion) There are several free ones available for use to record,I personally use Cakewalk myself,as it has EVERY FEATURE I need,an online community and facebook group for support and question asking,and is TOTALLY FREE and always will be! Reaper is another one that's free.There's a bit of a learning curve with these things,but If I can do it,anyone can...lol.Hope this helps ya.Stay safe...
Can someone explain me why i just CAN'T turn the TEMPO SYNC off ??? My Tempo clock is set up on "MIDI", like in the vid. When i edit my track 1 or 2, the Tempo Sync option is stuck on the "ON" position. Why the f*** ? Someone else with this issue ?
Response to myself : I had to plug my midi cable out and THEN turn my tempo sync off. Then plug my midi cable in again, and then jackpot ! No artefact anymore !
edit : The title of this video is just completely incorrect, the MIDI sync of the RC-500 is terrible. I'm using the brand new Boss cable with the midi out of my scarlett 3rd generation, Ableton 10 is sending the tempo and i tried everything : the RC 500 just keep doing blank measures because the midi messages aren't reliable apparently. (tempo sync is off) the RC 500 just doesn't work in sync with DAW i'm so disappointed
So there's a HUGE issue though. Loop sync keeps it in time by warping but sounds awful. Unfortunately, when you turn this off the looper still can be in-time but what it does is waits. So I always get a loop of silence then the loop then silence and so on. In order to get the loop playing like it should you have to punch in and out at the exact right moments (like exact millisecond) which is impossible. I see your workaround is to have to the loop length fixed so you don't have to punch out. Also sometimes if you dont punch in right it does the same thing. Nevertheless all of this is really unfortunate and makes it very limiting and requires setup. I'll keep trying because I love the pedal but DAW syncing looks like it may not be so promising. 😥
A few other notes. I'm trying auto which I think stops it at each measure which works better but I still get a pause sometimes. Also of course you can turn off loop sync which stops the pause but now it isn't in sync with anything.
Having the same issue here. It’s so flaky with the switch timing when you have it on ‘auto’ measure. Sometimes it works fine when you hit the pedal say, one half beat before you want to start, and one half beat after you stop, and it loops ok. Then sometimes you’ll do exactly the same thing and it will leave a half bar or bar gap, or even cut the last part of the loop off. I’d say all in all, it’s pretty bad for syncing to MIDI. I hoped that updating the firmware to the latest might help, but it didn’t.
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Thank you so much for this amazing tutorial. Our band has been trying to figure this out for years now and we can FINALLY start working on performing live. We appreciate you brotha! Love.
Question: If I use a midi keyboard plugged into the Boss rc 500 and play my synth from the logic library can I loop these sounds at the same time?
Basically can I use the boss rc 500 as a interface for my midi keyboard and am I still able to loop it?
Thanks for your great videos bro!
Wow man best video I've seen in awhile, you explain things very well and straight to the point . I've been using the Rc 30 for at least 10 yrs at gigs, i also use Ableton so i think I'm upgrading after seeing this. Thanks Ben !
Thnx Ben! Great, Could you say, how to send MIDI clock to Boss RC-500 from a DAW or audiointerface without 5pin MIDI socket, for instance Audient ID, what are ways to synchronize Boss RC-500 with a DAW/audiointerface except 5pin MIDI?
Excellent explanation and exactly the info I was looking for. Cheers!
Thanks for sharing this video. This was really what I was looking for. Coincidentally, you use the same stuff that I use. A Gibson SG, Boss RC-500, Komplete Audio 6. I just bought a midi cable from Boss. It works perfectly with Reaper. I use it as a DAW.
You can just midi clocl sync it with the USB cable?!
Hey man! Can you connect the Rc-500 to Logic Pro X so that you can loop your digital instruments with your MIDI Keyboard let's say? Additionally, can you connect your Mic so you can add live compression and tuning when performing?
Can you sync the other direction as well? By having the boss output midi clock and ableton follow the tempo of the boss?
Hey Ben, I hope you’re well! Thanks for the videos as always. Is there a way to do this but with the connections reversed? Ie, so I can tap tempo or use stop/start from the pedal and that changes my tempo in logic?
Hi Ben - 1 more request for the RC5 Ableton midi sync set up video - great Video's BTW- thanks
ks
Awesome!!!
Can you control program changes on the RC500 from a DAW? Like turn on/off reverse or loopfx from midi messages coming from a computer via the USB connection?
Does the RC-5 have the same MIDI sync capabilities?
Thank you so much !
Hi, very interesting thank you ! But it's possible to do that for each tracks of the rc600 ? I Want to use it with logic pro ipad and seperate all instruments in 3 tracks in logic. Its possible ?
Hi, I'm quite dumb about this stuff but I have an electronic drumkit with a midi out, is it possible to run it directly into the boss RC-500 to loop drums, and if so would it use the RC-500's drum sounds or its native ones?
Is there any way to run an electronic drumset through Garageband into the rc-500?
Man I wish you would go through the rest of the settings. I'm trying to get two rc-500s to to midi sync one another. Please make a video of this, I have two of them and no matter how I tweak the setting I cannot get them to behave the way I want. Please. PLEASE make a video going over this thoroughly
Thanks - so I guess an iPad through an adapter plugged into the RC’s USB port will also enable me to send midi messages from iPad to RC ? thanks
How do we set this up for FL Studio via the USB rather then cables? Thank you.
Thanks...I don't know shit about midi,but I think I have learned something from you
So if i wanne make custom track in Logic and then put it in RC 500 i can use USB connect? or is it importent to youse midi..i wanne make verse and Chorus like i wanne control with the channel 1 verse and two chorus,,maybee,,tree if i need a brake,,i wanne youse it as a comp box with homemade tracks in logic pro,,, is it difficult,,and what kind of quality do i need to save the files in to make a reset good sound,,regards Barry👍
Love your work Ben. Hey guys how do you upload original Wav files to the Rc500, not the boss backing tracks. Sometimes I use my own live versions of my singles.
Thanks for sharing your videos. I now have two RC-500s. I already owned an RC-500. After seeing your videos, I decided to buy another RC-500. I've connected them now. I'd like them both to use the same pace. But the MIDI Sync doesn't work quite right. I don't use DAW to sync the MIDI, is that necessary or not? I hope you can help me or someone else. For example, what are the correct MIDI settings on both RC-500s?
hey there! thanks for the great video! if i actually just sync it to a midi clock and hit rec/play manually and slightly too early or too late..will it 'snap' to the clock grid? if yes, will it move/stretch? cheers!
Is there any trick to connecting an iPad as a MIDI controller to play with the RC-500 configurations?
Great video Ben,
Does the Boss rc-10r and RC-5 have the same sync capabilities?
Thanks ;-)
do you know if the midi sync works the same way on the rc-5 model?
I want to sync my RC 500 to my BeatBuddy drum pedal, running the RC as the master, but having no luck, although it works fine with the RC 300. Advice on the settings?
Very cool!
Will any TRS to MIDI cable work or does it (for some reason) really have to be a Boss TRS to MIDI?
Any will work, provided they are the same pins as the Boss one - search Boss compatible to be sure. I got one one on eBay and it works fine. More than I can say for the actual MIDI sync, but that's another story...
Ben, or anyone else. Is there a way to split overdubs to individual tracks on logic? Is there a way to also transport drum tracks over to PC?
and how would it work with the USB cable?
Does it have MIDI thru? I doesn't say anything in the manual so I'm guessing not but thought I would ask just to make sure. Thanks!
Can you make a similar setup with a Boss RC-5?
Yeah I just got the RC-5 and was thinking the same thing
@@bears0885 I ended up getting the RC-500, and I think it'll end up being a good investment. I wish Boss would release an updated 3 or 4 track looper pedal.
@@bhager9364 yeah I’m gonna go and upgrade as well!
He’ll charge you for it
Hi Ben, Great video. Is there a way to connect an ipad to the RC-500? I want to use Forscore to send a program change and select a memory slot in the RC-500. Thanks
hi Ben
please make a video tutorial on how to midi sync rc500 with gt1000 in order to use gt1000's internal looper as a third track. is it possible at all?
HI Ben et al, Great vids. Inspired me to get the RC500 so thanks for that. You mention in the vid that you can use USB straight from the RC500 into the computer to record to Ableton. I am struggling with this and it doesn't mention in the boss manual. Are you positive this works? Cheers and Happy New Year.
Happy New Year James! I was referring to transferring MIDI Data Across the USB Cable. The RC-500 unfortunately doesn’t have audio interface capabilities via USB. Like other BOSS Loop Stations.
@@BenRowlandsMusic Thanks Ben. 👍
Hi Ben Thanks for the great video. I have audio interface but it doesnt have midi connection unfortunately. So i cant use rc 500 with usb connect to take sounds in to Rc 500 from Ableton did i understand right?
@@ardaozturk218 you can! I'm doing it with my Samsung cable. Just go into setting and instead of midi do USB.
Does this function in the same way with say... a korg volca fm? Or any other sequencer?
great vid thx: further question: would I be able to sync start the rc500 with a start msg from a midi source? I hope to press play on a midi sequencer (into a monosynth) and have the rc500 'play' a backing track.
I use mine like this, with the Digitakt in charge.
@@Tyetheberious would you be willing to help me with the digitakt settings? I'm a bit lost on the setup of midi tracks.
@@seekersystems Yes, it is super simple. On the Digitakt enable Send Sync and Transport. Then on the RC-500, enable Auto source sync in the MIDI settings. Let me know of that helps.
Hey 👋 could anybody please tell me what’s wrong with the midi sync of the rc10r? I just cannot get it work properly. Thank you
how to transform the RC into an ableton type looper when the RC id slave ?
Hello Ben, have you tried if the Boss midi cable solved the issue with RC-10R?
Nobody needs a pay for a “course” with the vast amount of resources available.
It must be working. I'm jealous
Is it possible to do a midi setup as follows...
Midi foot switch -> RC500 -> rack fx
And be able to use the midi foot switch to control both the rc500 and the rack fx(behringer fx2000) ?
_thx for sharing aaand @2:47 ff yeeees _
Can boss rc 300 also?
You are the best 👍🏻 I have a rc300 but I would like to have a smaller one, what do you think rc5, 30R or 500? Hello 👋🏻 from Mexico 🇲🇽
I recon the RC500, I take it you mean the RC10r not 30r. Its good but not as easy to perform with as the RC500.
@@linzkirk thank you bro
Studio One work?
Did you try different time signatures besides 4/4? I have been experiencing some issues. Somehow I have a feeling that Rc500 sync related also to the selected time signature (particularly if quantization is ON). Some gear like the BeatBuddy sends out time signature information but the Rc500 ignores this information. I contacted Boss support and the reply in sum was it was sent as a request to R&D.
The tempo sync parameter for each Rc500 track was a great tip, I didn't know that, and I will try immediately. Thanks
Brilliant. Have you tried it with the Beatbuddy yet Ben? Also have you ever done a video about your lighting? Love the blue and red. Looks amazing!
My question as well. Can’t seem to get the RC 500 to talk to the BeatBuddy, but BB syncs to the RC 300 just fine. Made up my own cables as the Boss cables take 2 months to get in NZ, but videos showed the connections for type A, which I followed. Getting frustrated, as the RC 500 is the right size for my pedal board , but want to use the BB for drums.
I have a presonus audiobox 96, and use studio one. Will I have to do the exact same thing to hook the 500?
I have the audio box 96 as well and haven’t tried it...where you able to see if it works?
@@bears0885 yah it definitely works!
Can you sync the rc500 the same way with GarageBand?
Focusrite 4i4 and ipad 5th gen
BOSS RC 500 IS COMpatible midi whit beatbuddy drum'?
Need help:
When I plug the RC500 via my MIDI-Solutions-Hub it doesnt receive MIDI, only when I plug it diretly into the source - how to fix that?
Anyone aware of a way to lock the tempo of the RC-500 to whole numbers?
I’m using midi out from the RC into my GT-1000 Core to sync the timing of my delay and other fx but the GT only handles whole numbers and sounds really wonky if you give it a decimal tempo. Basically the delay times keep bouncing back and forth between the nearest whole numbers and thus pitch shifting 🤦
I've got an issue where my RC-500 doesn't let me turn off tempo sync for my tracks. I think this is why my loops sounds warped when using it with Ableton. Anyone know why this might be?
Does anyone know if,once you have this set up, can you save a drum track from your DAW to the RC-500?
Very good info again, Ben, thank you! I wonder if you can help with a question. I have tried connecting Harley Benton MP-100 (which is identical to the MeloAudio MIDI Commander) to my new RC-500 but I have found that I need to press a footswitch once to start playback and then press it a second time before I can then press it a third time to stop playback. I think that the first press on the footswitch sends a value of 127 to start playback, and then I need to press a second time to return the value to 0 before I can press a third time to send 127 again and stop playback. Am I correct in assuming that this is what's happening? I can set the RC-500 to accept momentary MIDI commands but I can't set the MP-100 to send momentary MIDI commands, by the way, I can only set commands on the MP-100 to toggle ON or OFF.
Do you know of a MIDI footswitch that I can use to control the RC-500 without having to make these extra footswitch presses?
The RC-500 is a great piece of kit, for the reasons you point out in your videos. And it is ten times better if you add external footswitches.
I'm trying to connect rc with the beat buddy. no one. has made a video on how to do this
The rc-500 plays silent measures after the first loop then starts the loop again. I have the tempo sync off and am syncing to Ableton. Does anyone have a fix for this. I have tried so many different options.
I've followed these steps as well as other videos and tried and tried and TRIED and for the life of me I cannot get Logic Pro to sync its tempo to my RC 500. Beyond frustrated. Anyone else have sync issues?
what about ios?
does this mean that you can record audio from your boss rc 500 to a computer
...yes man it does,If you have a DAW.(Digital Audio Workststion) There are several free ones available for use to record,I personally use Cakewalk myself,as it has EVERY FEATURE I need,an online community and facebook group for support and question asking,and is TOTALLY FREE and always will be! Reaper is another one that's free.There's a bit of a learning curve with these things,but If I can do it,anyone can...lol.Hope this helps ya.Stay safe...
@@johnriley8314 I use Ableton but I have yet to figure out hoe to plug my RC 500 into the computer and use it as a live loop..
@@joelcerny6168 get Bens course...he goes over EVERY single thing/function...and would be willing to answer ???'s if ya paying for it im sure!!!
Can someone explain me why i just CAN'T turn the TEMPO SYNC off ???
My Tempo clock is set up on "MIDI", like in the vid.
When i edit my track 1 or 2, the Tempo Sync option is stuck on the "ON" position.
Why the f*** ? Someone else with this issue ?
Response to myself :
I had to plug my midi cable out and THEN turn my tempo sync off.
Then plug my midi cable in again, and then jackpot !
No artefact anymore !
You didn't show if tempo sync worked with transport sync.
edit : The title of this video is just completely incorrect, the MIDI sync of the RC-500 is terrible.
I'm using the brand new Boss cable with the midi out of my scarlett 3rd generation, Ableton 10 is sending the tempo and i tried everything : the RC 500 just keep doing blank measures because the midi messages aren't reliable apparently. (tempo sync is off)
the RC 500 just doesn't work in sync with DAW i'm so disappointed
So there's a HUGE issue though. Loop sync keeps it in time by warping but sounds awful. Unfortunately, when you turn this off the looper still can be in-time but what it does is waits. So I always get a loop of silence then the loop then silence and so on. In order to get the loop playing like it should you have to punch in and out at the exact right moments (like exact millisecond) which is impossible. I see your workaround is to have to the loop length fixed so you don't have to punch out. Also sometimes if you dont punch in right it does the same thing. Nevertheless all of this is really unfortunate and makes it very limiting and requires setup. I'll keep trying because I love the pedal but DAW syncing looks like it may not be so promising. 😥
A few other notes. I'm trying auto which I think stops it at each measure which works better but I still get a pause sometimes. Also of course you can turn off loop sync which stops the pause but now it isn't in sync with anything.
@@nigelhoffmann ever have any more luck with this? i'm struggling with the same thing...
Having the same issue here. It’s so flaky with the switch timing when you have it on ‘auto’ measure. Sometimes it works fine when you hit the pedal say, one half beat before you want to start, and one half beat after you stop, and it loops ok. Then sometimes you’ll do exactly the same thing and it will leave a half bar or bar gap, or even cut the last part of the loop off. I’d say all in all, it’s pretty bad for syncing to MIDI. I hoped that updating the firmware to the latest might help, but it didn’t.
Proprietary accessories that you have to buy separately after spending $300+ on the unit. Scumbags.
bro stop trying to sell bs conversion cables that exist because Boss didn't want to put original MIDI cables
Just use USB, people