BOSS RC-5 Loop Station | Advanced Looping Features in a Compact Pedal | 32-Bit AD/DA and 32-bit Floating-Point Processing | 13 Hours Record Time | Multi-Color LCD | MIDI/IO & USB Connectivity

Very impressive build and sound quality. Nice compact size. I have home DIY fitted couple of switches to replace the external footswitches for more control onboard. However, Drums are just start and stop. Please don't expect any fills, transition, intro or outro. Keeps you on time though. Single loop only. Need to install software in your mac/pc to upload backing tracks, its NOT drag n drop. Also, the file has to be converted to Wav format. Extra hassle, but it is a very handy pedal (recommended) for those who likes to play along backing tracks. The main thing i dislike is that; when you are clearing a recorded loop, after stop; you press and hold the pedal, at this moment the track plays for about 1-2sec before its cleared. So your crowd may not appreciate that. Overall its a good pedal, it does OK for my need but i guess the hype is more than what it really does, unless you spend a good fortune on midi controllers. Don't always go for brand. Get what satisfies your need.

I will start by saying I use this for backing tracks not looping. I had to do a bit of research into what would work for me and this is close to perfect. 99 tracks and plenty of storage. Simple to load the tracks (using either the app or just drag and drop.). It has one big let down and that is you can only load and delete tracks using the app, you cannot change any settings/name the patches etc. Meaning you can spend a long time clicking through options on the pedal itself which is really fiddley. Also you will benefit massively by buying a boss footswitch (don't make the mistake of thinking a normal footswitch will work it needs to be powered). This will allow you to change the patches up/down or other settings without touching the pedal.

A lot of fun, and makes doing one-take recordings of your favourite songs a blast. The complaints I have don't completely ruin it, but are certainly things I wish the other reviewers had mentioned. The controls are pretty odd to use - it doesn't come with an instruction manual, so you are constantly going online to find basic commands e.g. undo previous take, save a memory etc. I spent a long time on a memory until I was happy - then I accidently scrolled to the next memory, and so corrected back to the original, to find it completely gone. I have no idea what I pressed that could undo everything instantly! You have to buy a separate charger - which is absurd. No other charger works with it, meaning that the price you pay for it is wrong as you have to pay another £30 or so for the "special" charger. Don't bother with the battery it includes - it lasts roughly 4hrs before running out of juice. The rhythm tracks are severely lacking. 4/4 beats are OK but many have odd drum fills, toms, cymbals etc. that ruin the track. Good luck with 3/4 - apart from the metronome, none of the tracks actually do 1,2,3,1,2,3 - instead doing jarring and badly cut 4/4 beats. Uploading tracks to play along to is impossible. The default volume of an uploaded track is so absurdly high that even after lowering the track down to minimum volume and gain on Audacity, to the point where I cannot hear it through headphones/speakers, is still painfully loud coming through the amp - so imagine how loud it was without this editing! But the main function of being a loop pedal is achieved, and is easy to set up and use (once you have figured out the controls!). Well worth it if on heavy discount, but not at full price.

Loads of fun . Really helps get the creative juices flowing. Great beats & lots of control & some good effects like the reverse which is interesting to use. Unfortunately mine glitched occasionally so I sent it back but I will get a new one because I love it. It takes only a little learning to use it & you can record anything that comes into your mind.

I bought specifically for the MIDI functionality so I could use with an external MIDI foot controller but it appears it is missing the functionality to trigger overdub recording from an external MIDI controller. This is the case even though in the RC-5 settings you can assign a MIDI receive address to ‘DUB’, this does not appear to start/stop overdub recording when triggered. Separately from this, the fact that when you are overdubbing (triggered from pedal itself) the display colour is the same as when you are playing is a really bad design. They used Red for initial recording, Green for when playing, but they also used Green for when playing when Overdub is active. They needed to use a different colour like Purple here otherwise it is impossible to know whether overdub recording is on or not.

Excellent pedal but be prepared to spend time learning how to use it . Watch you tube videos ect otherwise it’s very complicated. If you want a simple pedal get the boss rc1 that’s super easy to learn

Great fun. Bought it for the battery option but it eats batteries.

All good thanks

Works fine & serve its purpose with some extra features like drums to jam on. I like it. Looks & feel solid. I use this during my free time while drinking coffee.

Marca dai prezzi elevati, ma ciò che offre è indubbiamente di qualità. 5 stelle al pedale ricco di molte funzioni (certo che nel prezzo l'alimentatorino ce lo potevano mettere...) Invece dò 1 stella alla spedizione che mi ha ritardato la consegna rinviandola per ben 2 volte. Solo dopo l'intervento dell'operatore Amazon, gentilissimo, il pacco mi è stato finalmente consegnato. Grazie Amazon!

Me asombró demasiado la calidad del producto, es un pedal increíble para experimentar por horas; la calidad de BOSS es indiscutible, el formato clásico que conocemos de materiales duraderos y macizos. Quiero resaltar la rapidez con la que fue despachado por el vendedor. Lo compré el lunes por la noche y me llegó el viernes por la noche, ¡desde Japón!

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Robust, wertig. Üppigester Funktionsumfang den wohl die wenigsten voll ausnutzen werden. Das Manual ist sowas von umfanglich das es keinen Spaß macht es durchzuarbeiten. Die Menüführung ist sehr tiefgehend benötigt etwas Einarbeitungszeit, aber es gibt viele Videotuturial vom Hersteller und Influencer die das Gerät auf Herz und Nieren getestet haben. Funktioniert mit Batterie und mit Netzgrät. Ich habe die 9 V Baterie allerdings gleich entfernt da ich kein Risiko durch auslaufen eingehen will. pros: - super robuster Looper der in völliger Dunkelheit bedienbar bleibt - solide Tasten, Drehregler, Fußschalter - umfangreiche Funktionen die auf für Profimusiker ausreichend sein sollten - zusätzliche Pedals ermöglichen erweiterte Bedienbarkeit - Stereo In und Out oder A -B Kanäle - bietet viel mehr Speicherpaltz als andere Looper in der Preisklasse cons: - die Funktion schneller und langsamer abspielen, ist nicht zu gebrauchen, weil sie einem Gerät von Boss unwürdig schlecht in der Qualität ist - die boss Software unterstützt keinen Batchimport von Jamtracks, alles muss einzeln in mehreren Klicks importiert werden, wer braucht so etwas, Gitarrenschüler zum Beispiel - für wen weniger Funktionen mehr ist , der sollte zu einem einfacher gestricktem Model greifen, die sind dann auch günstiger RC-3 oder RC-1 z.B. meine 2 cent: Für den Preis und Speicherplatz von 13 Stunden unschlagbar. Wer viel aufnehmen will kommt an dem Gerät nicht vorbei. Wer Menüs nicht mag sollte zu einfacheren Geräten greifen. Die Einarbeitung ist aber auch für Einsteiger unproblematisch