Stefan--my comment is not about the video but rather the shirt you are wearing. Aynsley is an underappreciated musician. TBH--I just discovered him a few years ago. His cover of Prince's Purple Rain is fantastic. Best to you.
Yes!! I need this channel!’ Tell me what is the first thing I should do after unpacking and plugging it in and how would u best record and loop an acoustic instrument. I play cello ( if it were electric, I don’t think I would ask!) I guess I should mic or use a pick up. Your reply is appreciated!
+Picco bow you could use a mic. Baut the Mic will pick up a lot of noise from the room. So some sort of pickup probably works best. But I am not an expert in picking up chelli.
Thank you for this!!! I too have a Helix, but I use the Rack version with the Control board. Great set up! I don’t have your Roland drum, but I'm thinking of hooking up my NI Maschine MK 3 to the Aux of the RC300. Need more of your live music!!! Hello from London. :)
The cords depnd on the instruments on the one hand and on the PA on the other side: To connect a guitar you will need a simple intrument cable. And yes: You need speakers. Either active speakers or an amplifier and speakers.
Can I use 3 different instruments into the three channels? Guitar, electric piano and vocal? Then I can loop from any of the 3 like loop a beat with my mic then loop a guitar pattern then loop a bass part via my keyboard then sing over top of all? Thx!
No need to get a headache! Just go step by step. It took me years to figure that out and to get it going. That is my motivation to make the tutorials. If I had all these tipps in the beginning, it would have saved me so much time....
I need help. let's say rather than using all three tracks for Verse, Chorus, and Bridge, I recorded the whole guitar rhythm on track one, and then I overdubbed a 2nd guitar part. Then on track two, I did a keyboard, and on track # 3, background vocals. So, one shot, one pass, no loop. Here's where I am struggling. Let's say I want to overdub three-part harmonies on track #3. Is there a way I can fast-forward to where I want to add a part? every time I stop, i have to go back to the beginning and wait till it gets to that part and push the pedal. Sometimes, I want to redo but not have to start from the beginning. Please help. Thanks in advance.
Can anyone EXPLAIN how I can set the settings for midi on the RC 300 I want to connect the beat buddy to the RC not sure what settings I need to make in the interface??
Hey nice video! I have a question: i have 2 Tracks, 1 and 2. When i stop 1 to play only track 2 i can hear very silent Track 1 in the Background! How can i stop this? I need to hear only Track 2 when the others are stoped! Do you have an idea what i can do?
I'm curious. Could each pedal / track be used for a different section of a song (verse, chorus, bridge) and be started and stopped independently in order to play a complete song? Also, how long can each loop be? Thank you so much for you informative videos.
Is there with the rc-300 a different way how the device starts looping ? (on sound or from the moment you hit the start switch) that function is precent with the rc-30 i believe ...
LoopsUnlimited - Live.Cover.Music. Other question :-).. does the rc-300 quantisize if applied, meaning it will put the recording more in measure if out of measure ? Is that option available ? Thanks ! Philippe
Right now I concentrate on the looper itself. But I already got some questions about the whole rig. Meaning Helix, VoiceLive, Handsonic, mixer and how to bring it all together. So I will do videos in the future that will go beyond the loopstation. But this will take some time....
Great tutorial! I was curious re: your pedal board - and how you have the Line6 pedals raised above your looper. Is that something you built yourself, or commercially purchased? I am looking to combine the RC-300 with my GR-55 (guitar synth) and PK-5 bass pedals - and would like to stage the pedals in such a way that it will not sprawl across the floor...
Thanks! Yes, the pedal board was a DIY Project. I didn't find anything suitable. So I experimented some time in order to find the best height and angle for the board. Then I built it from some pieces of Wood, black paint and an aluminium profile to prevent the Helix from falling off the board. On the long sides I left some space between the board an the floor in order to run the cables beneath the board.
Hi Tim I use large velcro straps to place RC 300 atop my Hammond bass pedals, keeping GR 55 off to right and VL 3 off to left like a horsehoe shape. I also have Roland PK 5 pedals which is slightly wider than Hammond
The stand is self-made. I didn't find anything to buy. So I just took some sheets of wood, a aluminum profile, some screws and black paint. And volià that's it.
Hi Stefan. On another you tube clip by Clayhorse, he sets up templets for each track. Do you ever do this, and do you adjust the Record/Playback levels . He records at 80 and plays back at 100. Thanks
Wonderful video and explanations, thank you. I would like to get an RC300. I am wondering how to hook it up though. Do you hook up a guitar to a guitar amplifier, then line out from the amplifier to the looper, then line out from the looper to a PA system? Or can you only hook up your guitar directly to to the looper then line out from the looper to a guitar amplifier? Forgive me, I don't have much knowledge about these. I do not have a PA system and I don't know if it is something that I have to buy in order to be able to loop or not. I also don't know how to apply my amplifier's effects to the loops if i have the amplifier hooked up after the looper?
There are a million ways to create a working setup. It all depends on what you want to so. Please check out my later tutorials.There I explain more about my setup.
Dear Stefan, thanks for the tutorial, it's great ! :))) I have one question, if for example I want to record something on the track 1, do I need to press the record pedal for that track after I finish in order to progress to the track 2, or can I simply press record pedal for the track 2 - will it start recording on the track 2 and play the track 1 I just recorded simultaneously ? Thanks in advance !
Excellent! New subscriber! Question: is it possible to record a whole looping performance inside the RC-300 (from beginning to end, not just recording the individual tracks, but the performance as it happened in time)? Thanks!
Goodnight my friend, thanks for the post. I have a question: I´ve notice that the loop default memory for each channel is very short, so can I set it up or configure it in some way that the pedal provides me more time per channel per loop? thanks ¡
Thanks a lot for the video! I see you have a Helix which can act as a MIDI controller. Is there a MIDI command that will switch the RC-300 to a different loop?
Do you mean to switch the program or a single track of the RC300. In fact I am using my handsonic as a midi controller for the RC300, the helix and the voicelive3. I select the preset (song) on my handsonic and the three other devices follow.
I connect the 1/4" outputs of the helix to the instrument inputs of the Rc300. One cable for left and one for right. I like using the stereo efx of the helix. The you need to adjust outputlevel and inputlevel.
Thank you so much for posting! I could really use your help. I own a line 6 helix floor and a boss rc-300, which I believe is the same set up you have. I can't figure out how to run the helix through the rc300. Currently, I'm using L6 link chords to go from my helix floor into two line 6 stagesource PA's. Any advice you can give me would be greatly appreciated.
I simply run the two outputs of the helix (called 1/4" out) to the intrument imputs of the RC300. Therefore I use two cables, because I want to keep the signal from the Helix in stereo. Moving on I take both outputs of the RC300 (left/right) to the mixer an pan those channels hard left and hard right. I like the reverb and delay effects of the Helix and I like them in stereo.
Hello, thankyou so much for these videos its really helping me understand clearer this machine! I have a question. Im having some trouble using my tr 8 drum machine with the boss rc 300 is it possible to use them togehter so they work in the same timing.... im not sure how to use the midi or if i have to change settings in my machines to use the midi... do you know? i want to use the beat machine as the tempo and then loop along with it. any advice helps, thankyou
Hi Stefan, Love your videos. Can you show me the proper cable connections from my RC-300 to my Helix Floor. I can't seem to get them connected right. Thank you
Hi, that is easy, because I use a Helix Floor too! The guitar goes to "Guitar In". Then I run two cables from 1/4" Out (left and right) to the L/Mono-Inst-R Input of the RC300. Both are simple instrument cables with 1/4" mono jacks. I turn the Volume of the Helix all the way to the right an adjust the input of the RC300 so that it never clips. That basically it. I run the signal in stereo into the looper, because I love the reverb and delays of the Helix. And those sound great in stereo. Dont forget to continue instereo from the looper to the mixing console or PA or what ever comes after the looper in your setup.
I would try to find out, if the helix doesn't send anything or of the RC doen't record anything. Can you connect the 1/4" out of the Helix to a guitar amp or to a mixing console? Then we would know, in which device we would have to look for the problem. Please let me know.
It's a DIY project. I didn't find a suitable stand. So I just cut some pieces of wood, screwed ist together and painted it black. On the front side I glued a aluminium profile to prevent the Helix from liding down. That it.
Hi Stefan, I see you have a stand under your Helix. I would like to get one of those myself. Can you please tell me what model that is and where I can buy one? Thank you and keep up the good work. Dan
Hi Dan. The stand is a little DIY project. Some sheets of wood, screws and black paint. I've been looking for a suitable stand, but didn't find one. So I built it.
I think I don't understand the question. I mean: press record, play the song an press stop. Then you have the complete song stored in one track. Is that what you are looking for?
hi great video, very helpful. I am thinking of buying the boss rc 300, I was wondering is it possible to record the whole performance through the looper and play back everything you have played as though you are recording a normal song? or does it just save the loops on the tracks and cannot play back the entire performance. Thank you!
Hmm. That is an interesting question. The looper doesn't have a limitation in Loop length. So you could record a complete song on one track. When finished the recording you would press stop. Then you can save the track and change it's playmode to "one shot". This makes the RC300 Play it only once and stop automatically. To my onpinion you should be able to record a hole song on three tracks containig for example different Instruments. I never tried, but I don't see a reason why it shouldn't work. It's not what you normally do with a loopstation, but why not? I used my RC3 in a similar way, when I wanted to improve my soloing. I loaded a comlete playback track to the looper via USB and just used it as a Playback device.
+LoopsUnlimited - Live.Cover.Music. Ok thank you very much! Basically I was wanting to record a song with vocals, guitar, keyboards etc, I know its not the usual thing to do with a looper but I thought I'd give it a try!
Hi Stefan,, I have a question,, when I turn on the Bass FX I record bass then when I turn off the Bass FX it returns to normal guitar and not bass,, it wants to record Bass on every channel,,, what am I doing wrong,,, Cheers Tony,
There is a setting that defines, if the effect will be applied on the inupt or on the track. Input means that you record the sound with the effect to the track. Track means that you record the sound without the effect. The effect is applied when the track is played. Please see p28. There is a parameter FX:target. This should solve your problem
Hi Stefan. When I record on a track, and then overdub, is it then possible to overdub on that track again later, even if I have stopped that track and moved to another. When I try this the red light does not come on. Im just a bit confused. I only have the looper 4 days. Thanks for your great help. My set up is in ...record- play- overdub ,mode.
Hmmm. Yes you can overdub later. Should be no problem. The track just needs to be in play mode. So if it's stopped the first click on the footswitch will turn on the playback. The second one after that should bring the red LED on an overdub.
So, I clicked on your video because it said, Boss RC-50. Where are the videos on the RC-50? Can't seem to find any in your list of videos. You got me to click on it though....lol..
I think, that you Problem is, that the patches 90-99 contain demo data from Boss. If you want to delete them, go into each patch press "Write" the 2 times the ">" key. Then it should say "Initialize" in the display. Press "Write" and you have a clean empty patch.
Thanks for the reply. However, I want to use the existing data in the two tracks and record on the third track. I do not want to clear the content. Please guide me accordingly.
Ah, ok. The prerecorded tracks determine the loop length. Maybe there is a way to work with fixed looplength in the 3rd track. I will cover the topic "fixed loop lengths" in my next tutorial.
Hey Stefan I had bought the Boss RC 30 since the 500 would've been way too much as a beginner in looping and very expensive. I wonder why don't begin making videos of all the boss loopers starting with the RC 2 I stead of jumping from RC 1 to the 500?!
+Picco bow That is pretty simple. That's my history. I bought an RC3 years ago. At that time that was the cheapest loopstation. The RC1 came out later. When I got deeper into looping I bought an RC300 because for me that was and still is the perfect tool. Since I have no sponsoring or endorsing by Boss or anybody else and music is only a hobby I just showcase what I own and use.
Hi there ! Great review, I own already a rec-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
For me the RC300 was the right tool. I like the three channels with its dedicated pedals. You can use the RC300 as an effects only. Because you can decide where to apply the effects. For example on the imput only. But to be honest, I don't like the built in effects. To my opinion the effects do not have enough parameters to set them to my taste....
I see! So what is the device, that creats the audio? (the syntesizer) I understand that the launchpad is just a control surface. You have to connect the ouput of the syntesizer to the looper. Then you would record whatever you play with th launchpad. If you connect the launchpad to a PC, you probably need to connect the output of the soundcard to the looper.
@@LoopsunlimitedDe yeah but i need to edit the individual audio track, the launchpad's beat, the guitar in the looper, and the vocal, not one single looped beat and vocal and guitar. not quite understand all of this syntesizer thingy, thanks for helpinh
+Lawrence chang That is a cool idea, but no. I am "just" a hobby musician. I do all that just for fun. I have a regular job. So touring is not what I can do. But I like the thought... Thanks.
I wouldn't say that it's the most powerful loop station on the market, dude, seriously. In fact, it sucks ass at some crucial points. For example, you can't use it as a MIDI clock slave with a master other than another RC-300.
By the time I did the video, the only solution with more power was using Ableton Live. Like Ed Sheeran does. But that's not a "out of the box" solution. It needs too much custom work. And yes there are crucial point. But I didn't find any looper, that had at least the same functions and less disadvantages. Today, the Headrush Looperboard could be the better loopstation. Looks interesting. But I did not check it out yet. Perhaps having a competitor wakes the guys at Boss!!
I enjoy your videos and you play really well, but single track looping without changes are BORING. Songs need CHANGES. Songs need Bridges, Choruses, stops and starts and other devices to make them interesting. After a couple of minutes listening to a loop over and over again becomes really uninteresting and is only good for practicing.
Ok i live in Germany since 5 years but English is my native language but I also can speak German...can u pls make a video where u can explain how to connect the boss rc 300 with the amplifier (so one instrument and a microphone)
So if you have an AMP just a basically for making for example the guitar louder...I hope you know what I mean ... So u are connection the AMP with the Boss RC 300 and after u also put a cable in the looper and connect it with the guitar? If that makes sense is that what it’s basically is?
Good question. I am German is Englisch is a foreign language. Therefore I write my texts an read them. When I try to do it freely I do not come to the point. So my emotionlessness is due to my concentration. I try hard not to make too many errors....
It's not only rehearsed. I read the text from a script. Why? Because I want to be right on the point. And since English is a foreign language, I need a script. So yeah! It's about the info not about the show! Thanks for watching.
7 years later still helping . thanks for making video. great example
excellent video! been looking for one like this that starts from scratch without 100 things already going and recorded. Thank you!!!
Stefan--my comment is not about the video but rather the shirt you are wearing. Aynsley is an underappreciated musician. TBH--I just discovered him a few years ago. His cover of Prince's Purple Rain is fantastic. Best to you.
Great examples and explanation Stefan many thanks
you set the standard of youtube tutorials.. clear and simple!!!
Thanks. Thats what I try! Clear and simple
Super nice!!! Finally someone that can explain it in a way that is easy to understand!!! Thanks
Thanks fot the kind words. Stay tuned for more!
I appreciate the split-screem !
WOW EXCELLENT VIDEO I UNDERSTAND THIS THING MUCH BETTER NOW
Yes!! I need this channel!’ Tell me what is the first thing I should do after unpacking and plugging it in and how would u best record and loop an acoustic instrument. I play cello ( if it were electric, I don’t think I would ask!) I guess I should mic or use a pick up. Your reply is appreciated!
+Picco bow you could use a mic. Baut the Mic will pick up a lot of noise from the room. So some sort of pickup probably works best. But I am not an expert in picking up chelli.
Picking up chellie?? 😂 funny I will try an acoustic pickup. Thnx!
Thank you for this!!! I too have a Helix, but I use the Rack version with the Control board. Great set up! I don’t have your Roland drum, but I'm thinking of hooking up my NI Maschine MK 3 to the Aux of the RC300.
Need more of your live music!!! Hello from London. :)
Your looper videos have helped and inspired me. Thanks a lot !
Thanks for the feedback!
2 questions
1. What kind of cords do I need to run the station
2 Does it need speakers if so what kind/brand
The cords depnd on the instruments on the one hand and on the PA on the other side:
To connect a guitar you will need a simple intrument cable.
And yes: You need speakers. Either active speakers or an amplifier and speakers.
Perfect....just what I needed......thanks for a great video.
Thaks a lot for watching!
this is great! i been looking for something like this for a while. keep it up!
Thanks a lot!. Stay tuned. There will be more videos!
Can I use 3 different instruments into the three channels? Guitar, electric piano and vocal? Then I can loop from any of the 3 like loop a beat with my mic then loop a guitar pattern then loop a bass part via my keyboard then sing over top of all? Thx!
I want to do this too
great job. Id get a headache trying to keep up with all that. Im glad Im starting with the RC-3. Keep up the GREAT work.
No need to get a headache! Just go step by step. It took me years to figure that out and to get it going. That is my motivation to make the tutorials. If I had all these tipps in the beginning, it would have saved me so much time....
I need help. let's say rather than using all three tracks for Verse, Chorus, and Bridge, I recorded the whole guitar rhythm on track one, and then I overdubbed a 2nd guitar part. Then on track two, I did a keyboard, and on track # 3, background vocals. So, one shot, one pass, no loop. Here's where I am struggling. Let's say I want to overdub three-part harmonies on track #3. Is there a way I can fast-forward to where I want to add a part? every time I stop, i have to go back to the beginning and wait till it gets to that part and push the pedal. Sometimes, I want to redo but not have to start from the beginning. Please help. Thanks in advance.
Can anyone EXPLAIN how I can set the settings for midi on the RC 300 I want to connect the beat buddy to the RC not sure what settings I need to make in the interface??
How du I save my recorded loops? They disapear when i for example turn the looper of.
Dude you are a life saver! Thank you!
Great to hear!!! Thanks.
How do I get to the different tutorials, for instance #9
very nice!
how do i find the auto count in..and using it with the drums?
Does it have tempo setting and quantize?
Hey nice video! I have a question: i have 2 Tracks, 1 and 2. When i stop 1 to play only track 2 i can hear very silent Track 1 in the Background! How can i stop this? I need to hear only Track 2 when the others are stoped! Do you have an idea what i can do?
You are a wealth of knowledge sir. Thank you
Thanks so much. I really appreciate it!
I'm curious. Could each pedal / track be used for a different section of a song (verse, chorus, bridge) and be started and stopped independently in order to play a complete song? Also, how long can each loop be? Thank you so much for you informative videos.
Check out tutorial number 9. And the other ones too. There you will find the answers.
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What is that digital drums he is using? Thanks
Another great tutorial Stefan. Time to upgrade to Boss RC-300 I think!
I am working on the next RC-300 video. There is a lot more to discover!
:-)
Is there with the rc-300 a different way how the device starts looping ? (on sound or from the moment you hit the start switch) that function is precent with the rc-30 i believe ...
I actually don't know. I always used the foorswitches.
Thanks for waching.
LoopsUnlimited - Live.Cover.Music. Other question :-).. does the rc-300 quantisize if applied, meaning it will put the recording more in measure if out of measure ? Is that option available ? Thanks ! Philippe
So clear. Thank you
Get in to tha looooperrrr!!! thanks
Stefan - Can you do some videos on the Line 6? I own a Line 6 Firehawk FX effects processor and want to learn more on how to better use it. thanks
Right now I concentrate on the looper itself. But I already got some questions about the whole rig. Meaning Helix, VoiceLive, Handsonic, mixer and how to bring it all together. So I will do videos in the future that will go beyond the loopstation. But this will take some time....
I cant have one loop 1 1/2 min and another 1 min? I need independant loops I will play one at a time
Great videos, I am going to purchase one for my studio. You give great data!! Keep up the outstanding work.. BTW. Sweet playing!!
Thanks! I appreciate it!
You are VERY THOROUGH... that's awesome 👏
Thanks! Keep on looping!!
Thanks awesome work!
Great tutorial! I was curious re: your pedal board - and how you have the Line6 pedals raised above your looper. Is that something you built yourself, or commercially purchased? I am looking to combine the RC-300 with my GR-55 (guitar synth) and PK-5 bass pedals - and would like to stage the pedals in such a way that it will not sprawl across the floor...
Thanks! Yes, the pedal board was a DIY Project. I didn't find anything suitable. So I experimented some time in order to find the best height and angle for the board.
Then I built it from some pieces of Wood, black paint and an aluminium profile to prevent the Helix from falling off the board.
On the long sides I left some space between the board an the floor in order to run the cables beneath the board.
Hi Tim I use large velcro straps to place RC 300 atop my Hammond bass pedals, keeping GR 55 off to right and VL 3 off to left like a horsehoe shape. I also have Roland PK 5 pedals which is slightly wider than Hammond
"In soviet Russia, looper loops you!"
Great to hear! Loop around the world!
Very helpful! What kind of stand is the Helix sitting on? I also use a Helix and find it very useful the way you have it set up. Thanks
The stand is self-made. I didn't find anything to buy. So I just took some sheets of wood, a aluminum profile, some screws and black paint. And volià that's it.
Hi Stefan. On another you tube clip by Clayhorse, he sets up templets for each track. Do you ever do this, and do you adjust the Record/Playback levels . He records at 80 and plays back at 100.
Thanks
Wonderful video and explanations, thank you. I would like to get an RC300. I am wondering how to hook it up though. Do you hook up a guitar to a guitar amplifier, then line out from the amplifier to the looper, then line out from the looper to a PA system? Or can you only hook up your guitar directly to to the looper then line out from the looper to a guitar amplifier? Forgive me, I don't have much knowledge about these. I do not have a PA system and I don't know if it is something that I have to buy in order to be able to loop or not. I also don't know how to apply my amplifier's effects to the loops if i have the amplifier hooked up after the looper?
There are a million ways to create a working setup. It all depends on what you want to so. Please check out my later tutorials.There I explain more about my setup.
Dear Stefan, thanks for the tutorial, it's great ! :)))
I have one question, if for example I want to record something on the track 1, do I need to press the record pedal for that track after I finish in order to progress to the track 2, or can I simply press record pedal for the track 2 - will it start recording on the track 2 and play the track 1 I just recorded simultaneously ?
Thanks in advance !
+Lazar Jesic Thanks for your feedback. Yes you can directly press the record footswitch of channel 2. Channel q will change from record to playback.
LoopsUnlimited - Live.Cover.Music. Thanks again ! :))
Excellent! New subscriber! Question: is it possible to record a whole looping performance inside the RC-300 (from beginning to end, not just recording the individual tracks, but the performance as it happened in time)? Thanks!
Goodnight my friend, thanks for the post. I have a question: I´ve notice that the loop default memory for each channel is very short, so can I set it up or configure it in some way that the pedal provides me more time per channel per loop? thanks ¡
Thanks a lot for the video! I see you have a Helix which can act as a MIDI controller. Is there a MIDI command that will switch the RC-300 to a different loop?
Do you mean to switch the program or a single track of the RC300.
In fact I am using my handsonic as a midi controller for the RC300, the helix and the voicelive3. I select the preset (song) on my handsonic and the three other devices follow.
how do you wire up you rc 300 to your helix? i have both but i dont know how to wire the right
I connect the 1/4" outputs of the helix to the instrument inputs of the Rc300. One cable for left and one for right. I like using the stereo efx of the helix.
The you need to adjust outputlevel and inputlevel.
Thank you so much for posting! I could really use your help. I own a line 6 helix floor and a boss rc-300, which I believe is the same set up you have. I can't figure out how to run the helix through the rc300. Currently, I'm using L6 link chords to go from my helix floor into two line 6 stagesource PA's. Any advice you can give me would be greatly appreciated.
I simply run the two outputs of the helix (called 1/4" out) to the intrument imputs of the RC300. Therefore I use two cables, because I want to keep the signal from the Helix in stereo. Moving on I take both outputs of the RC300 (left/right) to the mixer an pan those channels hard left and hard right.
I like the reverb and delay effects of the Helix and I like them in stereo.
Does anyone know if there is a way to apply one certain effect to track 1, a different one for track 2, etc... ?
I'm not shure. I will check it when I produce the next video. Perhaps that would be an interesting topic for a tutorial.....
Hello, thankyou so much for these videos its really helping me understand clearer this machine! I have a question. Im having some trouble using my tr 8 drum machine with the boss rc 300 is it possible to use them togehter so they work in the same timing.... im not sure how to use the midi or if i have to change settings in my machines to use the midi... do you know? i want to use the beat machine as the tempo and then loop along with it. any advice helps, thankyou
Sorry, but I do not use MIDI to synchronize the RC-300 with other tools. I like playing the drums with my Handsonic.
Thanks for watching!
Hi Stefan, Love your videos. Can you show me the proper cable connections from my RC-300 to my Helix Floor. I can't seem to get them connected right. Thank you
Hi, that is easy, because I use a Helix Floor too! The guitar goes to "Guitar In". Then I run two cables from 1/4" Out (left and right) to the L/Mono-Inst-R Input of the RC300. Both are simple instrument cables with 1/4" mono jacks.
I turn the Volume of the Helix all the way to the right an adjust the input of the RC300 so that it never clips.
That basically it.
I run the signal in stereo into the looper, because I love the reverb and delays of the Helix. And those sound great in stereo.
Dont forget to continue instereo from the looper to the mixing console or PA or what ever comes after the looper in your setup.
Hi Stefan, Did what you said. Nothing yet. Do I have to tell Helix or RC-300 something in the settings? Thank you
@@LoopsunlimitedDe
I would try to find out, if the helix doesn't send anything or of the RC doen't record anything.
Can you connect the 1/4" out of the Helix to a guitar amp or to a mixing console? Then we would know, in which device we would have to look for the problem. Please let me know.
Thank You Stefan, we have it working now! @@LoopsunlimitedDe
great, like story telling😀
great vid very helpful. so is it after you record the first track that all the loops will automatically record to the same length?
Yes! That's right. If you want to have different Loop lengths, you have to work with fixed Loop lenghts. I woíll cover this Topic in the next tutorial
Hi, I saw in your video a stand for pedalboard and BOSS RC 300 in two level. What is the brand of that aluminium stand?
Best Reagrds.
Alex
It's a DIY project. I didn't find a suitable stand. So I just cut some pieces of wood, screwed ist together and painted it black. On the front side I glued a aluminium profile to prevent the Helix from liding down. That it.
Hi Stefan, I see you have a stand under your Helix. I would like to get one of those myself. Can you please tell me what model that is and where I can buy one? Thank you and keep up the good work. Dan
Hi Dan. The stand is a little DIY project. Some sheets of wood, screws and black paint. I've been looking for a suitable stand, but didn't find one. So I built it.
Oh, Very Nice. Thank you Stefan @@LoopsunlimitedDe
Thnx this video is a huge help!
Thanks for the kind feedback.
Can anybody tell me if I can record a whole song with the RC-300? Can't really figure that out..
I think I don't understand the question. I mean: press record, play the song an press stop. Then you have the complete song stored in one track. Is that what you are looking for?
hi great video, very helpful. I am thinking of buying the boss rc 300, I was wondering is it possible to record the whole performance through the looper and play back everything you have played as though you are recording a normal song? or does it just save the loops on the tracks and cannot play back the entire performance. Thank you!
Hmm. That is an interesting question. The looper doesn't have a limitation in Loop length. So you could record a complete song on one track. When finished the recording you would press stop.
Then you can save the track and change it's playmode to "one shot". This makes the RC300 Play it only once and stop automatically.
To my onpinion you should be able to record a hole song on three tracks containig for example different Instruments. I never tried, but I don't see a reason why it shouldn't work.
It's not what you normally do with a loopstation, but why not?
I used my RC3 in a similar way, when I wanted to improve my soloing. I loaded a comlete playback track to the looper via USB and just used it as a Playback device.
+LoopsUnlimited - Live.Cover.Music. Ok thank you very much! Basically I was wanting to record a song with vocals, guitar, keyboards etc, I know its not the usual thing to do with a looper but I thought I'd give it a try!
Hi Stefan,, I have a question,, when I turn on the Bass FX I record bass then when I turn off the Bass FX it returns to normal guitar and not bass,, it wants to record Bass on every channel,,, what am I doing wrong,,, Cheers Tony,
There is a setting that defines, if the effect will be applied on the inupt or on the track. Input means that you record the sound with the effect to the track. Track means that you record the sound without the effect. The effect is applied when the track is played.
Please see p28. There is a parameter FX:target.
This should solve your problem
Hi Stefan. When I record on a track, and then overdub, is it then possible to overdub on that track again later, even if I have stopped that track and moved to another. When I try this the red light does not come on. Im just a bit confused. I only have the looper 4 days. Thanks for your great help. My set up is in ...record- play- overdub ,mode.
Hmmm. Yes you can overdub later. Should be no problem. The track just needs to be in play mode. So if it's stopped the first click on the footswitch will turn on the playback. The second one after that should bring the red LED on an overdub.
Thank you.
Hi! I would like to monitor the RC-300 Rhythm track through headphones without it being audible to audience. Is it possible in RC 300 ? Cheers
Yes this is possible. You can route the rhythm to the sub out only. Check out my tutorial "metronome"
Ok, but I would also like to hear my loops in my headphones
Ah, ok. I feed the sub and the main signal to my mixing console. Main goes to Foh and monitor. Sub to monitor only.
Thank you for your advise and also amazing channel ! :)
You are welcome. Thanks for your feedback.
I HAVE A QUESTION ARE THERE DRUM SAMPLES ON THIS LOOPER?
Yes, several beats of several styles. Nothing fancy. Kind of like what you'd find on any guitar pedal like a Digitech.
So, I clicked on your video because it said, Boss RC-50. Where are the videos on the RC-50? Can't seem to find any in your list of videos. You got me to click on it though....lol..
Dear Sir,
in the preset patches from 90-99, the recording time is very less. How do i change this and make it similar to the user patches?
I think, that you Problem is, that the patches 90-99 contain demo data from Boss. If you want to delete them, go into each patch press "Write" the 2 times the ">" key. Then it should say "Initialize" in the display. Press "Write" and you have a clean empty patch.
Thanks for the reply. However, I want to use the existing data in the two tracks and record on the third track. I do not want to clear the content. Please guide me accordingly.
Ah, ok. The prerecorded tracks determine the loop length. Maybe there is a way to work with fixed looplength in the 3rd track.
I will cover the topic "fixed loop lengths" in my next tutorial.
Eagerly awaiting it. Also, make a tutorial on bringing in drums at the precise moment that we want. Thanks.
What song are you playing please? is there a video on youtube with this song?
+Phoebe Broek The song is similar to "shape of you" by ED Sheeran.
i was going to say it sounds like shape of you, that song is actually the reason i want to get a looper i already know all the parts on acoustic :P
Thankyou! Please can you do a full version cover of that song, exactly what you did in this video just a longer version please? It was amazing x
Hey Stefan I had bought the Boss RC 30 since the 500 would've been way too much as a beginner in looping and very expensive. I wonder why don't begin making videos of all the boss loopers starting with the RC 2 I stead of jumping from RC 1 to the 500?!
+Picco bow That is pretty simple. That's my history. I bought an RC3 years ago. At that time that was the cheapest loopstation. The RC1 came out later. When I got deeper into looping I bought an RC300 because for me that was and still is the perfect tool.
Since I have no sponsoring or endorsing by Boss or anybody else and music is only a hobby I just showcase what I own and use.
LoopsUnlimited - Live.Cover.Music. Ok thanks any way. You play such good music, so it shouldn't be just a hobby! Have you looped with the RC 30?
Thanks a lot. But, no. I never did. I just compared the specs.
Thank you :-)
you remind me of cmdr data fom star trek no disrespect
3:42 demo starts
Hi there ! Great review, I own already a rec-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
For me the RC300 was the right tool. I like the three channels with its dedicated pedals. You can use the RC300 as an effects only. Because you can decide where to apply the effects. For example on the imput only. But to be honest, I don't like the built in effects. To my opinion the effects do not have enough parameters to set them to my taste....
doo you know how to connect launchpad to this loop pedal?
Hmmm. Does the launchpad support MIDI? In this case it should be possible to control the looper via the launchpad.
@@LoopsunlimitedDe no, i dont need to control the looper from the launchpad, i mean, can i loop the beat i made from the launchpad?
I see! So what is the device, that creats the audio? (the syntesizer) I understand that the launchpad is just a control surface. You have to connect the ouput of the syntesizer to the looper. Then you would record whatever you play with th launchpad.
If you connect the launchpad to a PC, you probably need to connect the output of the soundcard to the looper.
@@LoopsunlimitedDe yeah but i need to edit the individual audio track, the launchpad's beat, the guitar in the looper, and the vocal, not one single looped beat and vocal and guitar. not quite understand all of this syntesizer thingy, thanks for helpinh
please send a TAB link to the solos you play , the are incredible great
wonderful！！！！！！
+Lawrence chang Thanks a lot. First video in my new home studio. I am glad that it worked well.
really wanna ask if you recently have any tour plan to australia? that will be cool
+Lawrence chang That is a cool idea, but no. I am "just" a hobby musician. I do all that just for fun. I have a regular job. So touring is not what I can do.
But I like the thought...
Thanks.
sir yes sir
I wouldn't say that it's the most powerful loop station on the market, dude, seriously. In fact, it sucks ass at some crucial points. For example, you can't use it as a MIDI clock slave with a master other than another RC-300.
By the time I did the video, the only solution with more power was using Ableton Live. Like Ed Sheeran does. But that's not a "out of the box" solution. It needs too much custom work.
And yes there are crucial point. But I didn't find any looper, that had at least the same functions and less disadvantages.
Today, the Headrush Looperboard could be the better loopstation. Looks interesting. But I did not check it out yet.
Perhaps having a competitor wakes the guys at Boss!!
I enjoy your videos and you play really well, but single track looping without changes are BORING. Songs need CHANGES. Songs need Bridges, Choruses, stops and starts and other devices to make them interesting. After a couple of minutes listening to a loop over and over again becomes really uninteresting and is only good for practicing.
Are u British or American
In fact I'm German. English is not my native language.
Ok i live in Germany since 5 years but English is my native language but I also can speak German...can u pls make a video where u can explain how to connect the boss rc 300 with the amplifier (so one instrument and a microphone)
What kind of amplifier do you mean? Some sort of guitar amp or an amp for PA speakers?
So if you have an AMP just a basically for making for example the guitar louder...I hope you know what I mean ...
So u are connection the AMP with the Boss RC 300 and after u also put a cable in the looper and connect it with the guitar? If that makes sense is that what it’s basically is?
That’s weird, I’m here because Ed Sheeran inspired me and he uses one of his songs as an example😂
Yes! I mean Ed is the only famos artist that uses loopstations. For me he's the loop master! :-)
Well, it's save to say that you are a robot.
You could ask my wife.... 😉
Question...... Why are you so robotic and emotionless in your videos ?
Good question. I am German is Englisch is a foreign language. Therefore I write my texts an read them. When I try to do it freely I do not come to the point.
So my emotionlessness is due to my concentration. I try hard not to make too many errors....
Oh Jack, why are you such a lemon?
This sounds so rehearsed 🤢
but thanks for the info.
It doesn't matter. His tutorials are excellent.
It's not only rehearsed. I read the text from a script. Why? Because I want to be right on the point. And since English is a foreign language, I need a script. So yeah! It's about the info not about the show!
Thanks for watching.