Here’s a Youtube demo I created for those of you that would like to see how I use the Roland Boss RC300 Loop Station.
None of the tracks have been pre-recorded and the title of this neuvo flamenco rumba is Nachos
Here’s my RC300 settings for this tune…
Memory:
Overdub Mode = Replace
Single Track Play = On
Track Settings:
Track 1: Stop Mode = Loop End, Loop Sync = on, Tempo Sync = on
Tracks 2 & 3: Stop Mode = Loop End, Loop Sync = off, Tempo Sync = off
External Device is a Boss GE7 pedal for a guitar volume boost
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Hi John, nice work. You really nailed that looping thing. The hot tip I got from the vid was the fixing-pick-to-your-finger. I’ve been trying to find a solution to that for donkeys years.
Could you show a close up of how you do it?
Thanks!
Off to try out my new RC 300 now.
best
Bruce
Hi Bruce
If you go to my blog will find detailed pictures and more regarding my guitar pick. You can use the search box to find it quickly. (I think I may have a video there as well)
If you have troubles finding it let me know and I’ll post the links here.
Hi John. Nice. Many thanks.
Hi John,
The manual is full of good stuff but mostly beyond me. All I want to do to start off is to be able to record a loop of the length of my choosing and to overdub on the other two channels.
I guess I have default settings at the moment. When I start to record the RC300 starts to loop me way before I have finished recording. Would you have an idea of what I’m doing wrong?
Cheers
Bruce
Hi John
I sorted out the problem. By mistake I had recorded a few seconds of nothing on one of the tracks and this established the length of the loop. So folks, before you start recording make sure all the tracks are empty.
Hey Bruce
I’m happy to hear you worked it out & thanks for the tip.
Hi John, can you send the onboard drum patterns from the RC 300 out to another amp to keep them separate from your guitar amp ( sound) and also not have your guitar sound coming out from the second amp? And if you can, how do you set this up.
Thanks
Mike
Yes, press the rhythm edit button until you get to “Rhythm: Output”
Change it from MAIN+SUB to SUB
Now you can output from you sub out to your 2nd amp. For that specific memory number.
If you want to output the drums globally to all memory numbers do the following…
Push the system button until you reach “sys: Rhythm Out” turn it from MEMORY to SUB
And that’s it!
You can also assign your input & loop tracks using the same method as above.
I hope that helps…
Thanks John, you are very helpful. I tried the 1st option and it works but my guitar sound also come out of the 2nd amp and I was hoping to have the drums and guitar only come out of their own amps. I am new to this loop pedal and trying to figure things out.Can you suggest a way to integrate a guitar amp, bass amp with line out, keyboard amp for vocals and keyboards and a small mackie 402 mixer and have them all go through the looper but be separate from each other.Also didn’t quite understand your 2nd option for drums. Are you referring to each individual phrase memory?I appreciate your knowledge and expertise.
Under the system button you will have to assign each track to output to mains (by default they are assigned to mains+sub) You will have to also assign the Input to mains.
And yes, you are right. You can globally assign your outputs under the system menu or custom assign each memory/patch it’s own output.
I hope that helps you further with you guitar output from the RC300.
Hi John,
Thanks for your reply. While I get that we can’t edit the loops, I was wondering why they didn’t include just the basic quarter note cowbell pounding out the tempo like click track. Seems like a real oversight. A lot of us use the loopers in a band setting with a live drummer, and don’t need drum loops. Maybe you could talk to Boss for me?
Thanks and take care!
André
My friend that was awe inspiring. I don’t know what I’m more impressed with your use of loop or your axe skills. Awesome man.