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There are two footswitches on the pedal, the left one for your loops and the right one for your rhythms. The RC-30 is possibly the most popular looper pedal of all time with live performers. More often than not, when you see a live performer creating loops, you’ll see an RC-30 on the pedalboard. It’s easy to see why when you consider how much control the RC-30 gives you. As soon as you’ve recorded a loop, the overall cycle duration indicates loop length. This means you know exactly where you are in the loop at any point. It’s an extremely useful feature for people who like to work with long loops or build sonic soundscapes that don’t have a formal bars/beats structure. Easily the best feature has to be the LED display. Not only does this do a pretty good job of showing you what mode you are in, but it's also a fantastic way of knowing exactly where you are in the loop - giving you the ability to never miss a beat.
Having a loop pedal on the floor makes playing and recording incredibly simple, and the sound quality is such that you can record loops in real time as analogue events over to your DAW to work with later – and this also gets you round any perceived memory limitation. A solitary footswitch handles your play/stop, undo/redo functions, but as you get more experienced, you can add external footswitches for additional functionality. You’re able to connect up to two more expression pedals, so if you feel you need control over more than one parameter at a time, you can expand the control. So the simple fact is: *anything* you change in your setup will change frequency response and other factors, however slightly. In a sense, that’s only logical – you’re trying to change your sound, right? My personal approach to diminishing unwanted effects is threefold:The best looper pedal depends on what you want from it. There is a big difference between many of the Loop Stations covered in this guide.
Okay so this is primarily a delay pedal but hear us out because the Line 6 DL4 MKII is also harboring a brilliant looper in its huge feature set. The original DL4 was the introduction for many guitarists to the possibilities of looping, becoming something of a cult classic with some players going as far as to buy it just for its looping capability. It’s the perfect looper pedal for anyone wanting something that’s reliable and sturdy to enter the world of looping or perhaps to aid their live acoustic guitar performances. Specifications You can use your looper pedal just like a regular guitar pedal, placing it at the end of the chain with the input coming from the last pedal on your pedalboard and the output going to the amplifier. You can also set it up in your effects loop if your amp has one, by routing the input on your looper to the ‘send’ on your FX loop before plugging the ‘return’ on your amp into the output of your looper pedal. Can you use a loop pedal with any amp?The BeatBuddy is a superior rhythm pedal and the RC-5 is a superior looper pedal than the RC-10R. You can sync both pedals via MIDI, so they can act as one. What’s really useful, is the coloured LEDs indicate exactly where you are within your loop, as well as give you a countdown to the start point. This visual aid is perfect for helping you to perform in time with your loop. IT will also inform you which mode you have the looper set to. If you only need the ability to record simple loops and you’re happy to control the loop with one footswitch (or connect an external footswitch for more control), then the RC-1 will be perfectly fine for those needs. If you feel split between the features across these two options, look at the prices of secondhand RC-3 pedals to see whether the extra features in the RC-5 is worth the extra cost. The RC-5 features the capability to import and export digital audio between the pedal and your computer in full 44.1 kHz 32-bit WAV format.
The stop/undo/redo functions can be controlled with an external footswitch if you need an easier way to control your loops during a live performance. BOSS RC-1 vs Ditto Looper The right footswitch can play fills at any time as well as fills when you want to switch it over to the second pattern (eg: switching from verse to chorus). Who is the RC-10R for? If you’ve read through each of the above pedals, you should have a good idea of which one suits you the best. There’s a big difference between each Loop Station pedal, so for most guitarists, the choice will be easy.Note: If you want to know when the Boss RC-1 was released relative to other Boss looper pedals, we’ve made a timeline here. Straightforward Features Stereo inputs and outputs and a whopping 12 minutes of recording time round out the feature set, while your last loop is stored in the pedal even after you turn it off. BOSS have constantly remained at the cutting edge of looping technology and are today the undisputed product leader of this worldwide phenomenon. BOSS Loop Stations have evolved to meet this growing demands of musicians worldwide. There’s a vastness in the world of looper pedals that takes you from a simple, one-button control, right through to layering multiple loops up to six minutes long or adding crazy pitch and time effects. So to understand what kind of looper works best for you, you need to take a look at what you need from your playing. Lastly, the RC-1 has both stereo inputs and outputs. This might not seem like a big deal, but it can come in very handy. This feature allows you to run two guitar amps for stereo effects, such as delay and reverb or even gives you the ability to run stereo instruments such as synths, keyboards, or drum machines.
As well as the inevitable beatboxing, for which a surprising number of totally untrained people seem to have a remarkable aptitude, you can of course point the mic at anything. Turn your world into music – we dare you…If you’re a live performer and you think you’ll experiment with adding loops to your playing, the RC-3 is a great starting point. The BOSS Loop Station range has some of the most popular looper pedals available today. There is a big difference between the loop pedals in this range, so this guide will compare each pedal and help you decide which one is right for you.
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