D28boy Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 Just got a Boss RC-2 Loop Station on e-bay... Can't wait to try it out when I get home from work... Any suggestions for tunes to build up on it ? I was thinking Sweet Home Alabamma might be fun ! I'd appreciate any tips or shortcuts people may have to get the best out of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Riffster Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 I wanted one of these for a while but never pulled the trigger. Some members here, more notably Matt Sear are users of loop pedals. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChanMan Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 Nice pedal, and it can be a lot of fun. I thought the biggest obsatcle to overome was getting the timing right, but ymmv. RTFM... it's feature rich :D! Grats the new pedal! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brad1 Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 I have had mine for 4 1/2 years and it still works great. I think it was one of the best investments I ever made in a pedal. Being able to put down a rhythm track loop (or multiple tracks) and then being able to play a lead/solo over it helped me as a player so much. I like using a lot of the drum patterns too. Much more fun than a metronome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Searcy Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 Here's the first thing I did with mine when I got it. I recorded this sitting on a paint bucket in demolished room that is now my studio with a Jasmin guitar I gave $75 for. Not the best in the world but it was fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabs Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 I got one of the RC3s not so long ago.. Love it.. Loads of fun for jamming at home... The one tip I was given when I posted a while back and it was a really good one.. Is that you can change the order of the recording mode (well you can on the RC3 anyway).. So that when your ready to record, you press the switch and rather than starting to record straight away, it waits for a signal before it starts recording which is slightly easier than doing it the other way. You get to that menu by holding the tempo button down and plugging a lead into Output A. You will see I think P or D which changes the recording order (if indeed that works on your model). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabs Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 Actually I looked it up for you.. :) Undo/Redo Tip The RC-2 has an "Undo/Redo" function. This allows you to erase your last overdub and is useful if you make a mistake but don't want to restart your loop. With some creative use, this is a great tool when songwriting or performance. If you want a melodic backing in a chorus section, play it the first time through, and then "Undo" it for the verse. When the chorus comes around again, hold the pedal down to "Redo" the phrase, and you can harmonise with the melody for the second chorus. Auto Record If you want your guitar part to come in to the recording instantly, you can set the RC-2 to "Auto-Record." Instead of having to time your playing to start on your initial pedal-tap, set the RC-2's "Mode Dial" to "Auto." The "Mode Dial" is on the right hand side of the RC-2. Now you can tap the pedal to prime the RC-2 for recording, and it will start recording the loop as soon as you start to play. This makes it less likely that a minor timing error is going to get into your loop. One Shot Playback You can use the RC-2 like a sampler and play phrases through once. Turn the "Mode Dial" to the bottom left. The icon has one looping arrow and one straight arrow. This is used to toggle between looping playback and "One-Shot" playback. Press the "Tap Tempo" button to switch between the two. When "One-Shot" mode is active, the "Loop/One-Shot" indicator in the top left turns red. If you set "One Shot" mode, and cue up 11 phrases you want to include, the RC-2 becomes a phrase sampler. Adjust Playback Tempo You can slow down the playback of any phrases you record with the RC-2's "Tap Tempo" button. Simply tap the button at the pace you want the track to play back at. The RC-2 does this without changing the pitch. You can use this for many different reasons, but a good application is to use the auxiliary input to import a portion of complex playing you want to learn. Record it onto the RC-2, and then slow it right down. This allows you to take your time and work out how to play the song. If you need to get yourself up to speed to play something, increase the tempo in gradual increments as you practice. The RC-2 becomes a learning companion with this feature, as well as giving you the opportunity to see what "Stairway to Heaven" sounds like at super-speed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brad1 Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 So that when your ready to record, you press the switch and rather than starting to record straight away, it waits for a signal before it starts recording which is slightly easier than doing it the other way. (if indeed that works on your model). Yep, you can do that on RC-2 also. That is the way I always record. Much easier to do it that way I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan H Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 I got one of the RC3s not so long ago.. Love it.. Loads of fun for jamming at home... The one tip I was given when I posted a while back and it was a really good one.. Is that you can change the order of the recording mode (well you can on the RC3 anyway).. So that when your ready to record, you press the switch and rather than starting to record straight away, it waits for a signal before it starts recording which is slightly easier than doing it the other way. You get to that menu by holding the tempo button down and plugging a lead into Output A. You will see I think P or D which changes the recording order (if indeed that works on your model). I think you're a little confused :P You can get to the "auto-record" on the RC-3 by holding down the Tap Tempo button, waiting for the display to change and using the up and down arrow buttons to change to "AU". To change recording order from Record-Playback-Overdub to Record-Overdub-Playback, you use the method you described ;) I would know, i'm the guy who told you :P -Ryan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rabs Posted November 22, 2012 Share Posted November 22, 2012 I think you're a little confused :P You can get to the "auto-record" on the RC-3 by holding down the Tap Tempo button, waiting for the display to change and using the up and down arrow buttons to change to "AU". To change recording order from Record-Playback-Overdub to Record-Overdub-Playback, you use the method you described ;) I would know, i'm the guy who told you :P -Ryan Haha.. yes you are totally right.... Id forgotten who it was who told me. So many posts so few functioning brain cells left :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D28boy Posted November 23, 2012 Author Share Posted November 23, 2012 Thanx for all the responses and advice. Had a play with it last night and managed to get three tracks saved.. Sweet Home Alabamma...Back in Black and just a noodling track based on Dm Am so that I can practice some modal playing. I did find the hardest thing was getting a seamless loop but I guess I'll improve with practice. But it's a very impressive piece of kit IMO Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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