Boss RC-505 Loop Station Tips and Tricks - Tutorial

[@ReinhardtBuhr]

I'm currently running a 80% Discount on my entire 13 album discography collection here: reinhardtbuhr.bandcamp.com So you only pay $18.80 for 13 unique different albums which I released over 10 years. Just a little thank you for all your amazing support over the years!

[@theshoes7488]

Sounds like a good deal! Will check it out!

[@d33d19]

Impressed that you run down so much of your set-up - much appreciated!

[@ReinhardtBuhr]

It's a pleasure!

[@AlexpxThreeTen]

I love how you spun your guitar into action :-)

[@zemlianin]

Dude, you are a god, what you do only seems to be a simple matter, but viewers don’t see anything on the RC-505 in the sun ...)

[@alfredeneuman6896]

Just picked up an rc 505 and I've been appreciating your videos a lot. It helps a lot to see how you have everything set up and optimized for how you work. Thanks and keep making beautiful music!

[@ravega920]

man pullin out instruments like mary poppins! helpful...and entertaining.

[@gurtana]

That demo track in front of all those people in the sunny square sounded MONSTER. What an incredible soundscape!!!!

[@medienmanufakturdusseldorf8709]

Normally I switch fast trough livemusicparts of "tutorials"...but when I heared the part in this video I couldnt skip it...it touched me so deep...maaan...the way you play and combine this instruments is wonderful and I want to play some of your beautiful tracks from bandcamp on my first ecstatic dance dj sets! Thanks for spreading this sounds from your mind into the world!

[@evedotcom]

Same! I usually skip them too, but not this one!

[@flexithefurry11yearsago10]

Input fx. 3:15 Output effects 5:58 Arrangements /composition 9:46 Reverse 12:19 Midi-sync 13:40 Live demonstration 14:32 Bonus tip 26:30

[@DHawkBeats]

That was a good live performance!

[@ReinhardtBuhr]

Thank you!

[@thomasmartinscott]

Mine came in 4 days ago, and thanks to your videos, I'm already doing most anything I think up! It's not as difficult as it seems at first. And it's more versatile than I thought it was! Thanks Reinhardt! Again, I LOVE what you do with it. It's TOTALLY musical. Several vids by others mostly make it seem like a NOISE machine. I ordered mine after seeing some of your Busking videos.

[@cellomalaysia]

Thank you for your incredible generosity in sharing your workflow, you took live looping to the next level!

[@ThanhNguyenTN]

The transition using track fx roll & filter and all stop, then turning off track fx with all start [7:30] is an awesome trick! I also really like how you showed all the settings screen by screen for those fx. Thanks for doing that! I'm watching your videos and learning so much.

[@ReinhardtBuhr]

Thanks for your feedback! I stumbled upon that by accident by experimenting... will post more :)

[@michaelappel9421]

Incredible, thanks for all the tips and tricks and for actually showing how it is supposed to work in really life. I am dizzy from your great performance (and the go-pro on your head 😂). Really cool. Just purchased several of your albums online … great stuff.

[@MarkGardner66Bonnie]

Hello Sir...I love your music and am inspired to purchase the 505 for my own music. But more than that, I loved your story about your faith... please keep up your great work, and God bless..

[@ReinhardtBuhr]

Blessings to you!!

[@donlindeman8789]

I loved hearing your music so much I bought an Rc 505 to move beyond my usual multi0tracking. Thanks so much for explaining some of how you do what you do. Feel free to explain more if you get the urge.

[@danielsorgatz]

Thanks for explaining how you set up the Playing Modes. Super important!

[@jonathanduncan7321]

CHEERS MATE, I JUST BOUGHT MY LOOP STATION SO I HAVEN'T YET GIVEN IT A GO. I FELT I NEEDED TO HAVE AN IDEA BEFORE STARTING AND YOU WERE VERY HELPFUL.... CHEERS, I'LL GET BACK TO ONCE I HAVE GIVEN IT A GOOD GO OVER.......

[@NorasRcrdngs]

A really deep look behind the curtain whereas I usually have the view from infront (or from behind the cam). Well structured and understandable explained. And everything you explain is visible through this permanent view - it´s very helpful.

[@ReinhardtBuhr]

Thank you so much my friend :) glad it was insightful :) see you soon!

[@floriankapferer6807]

Thanks for this video, especially the last part is so helpful. Hoping to get started with a rc 505 soon and see how it flows. This is truly appreciated, thanks for inspiring and being. Sending love🙏🏻❤️

[@gurtana]

Thank you for posting these tips - they are very useful indeed. You're an incredible talent, glad I found your channel on KZbin.

[@BarryGrueter]

This is awesome thanks for sharing ❤️

[@daaai2484]

holy cow you know you are a genius and awesome inspiration right? Keep up the hustle, sooner or later it will pay off

[@ReinhardtBuhr]

My latest Album "Movement 3 - Berlin" (2019) is now available to download here: reinhardtbuhr.bandcamp.com

[@FPVMike]

a few years late, but thanks for sharing what must have been years of work. finding t he right filter settings etc. thanks mate.

[@mothersgauri4137]

Thank you ! Your videos have inspired and helped me so much !

[@scottmitchell1315]

Thank you so much Reinhardt, this has helped me immensely.

[@ledzepmike88]

very inspired by you! Thank you for being so generous with your set up. love and peace.

[@dispow93]

Danke dir. Ich hab mich schon so geärgert das ich nur einzelne Effekt nutzen kann^^

[@WhimsyCult]

You are god-level.

[@robinnorthway365]

hi, I am not a musician! I have tried but it's not in my DNA, but I Love music and with my Mac I make music that I love using Loops. I have now got to the point where I have exhausted all available loops, then I saw you video on youtube and have just got a 505! 2nd hand and I am going to give it my best shot! if it all goes wrong then I blame you lol.

[@zmooc]

The INST input is designed for audio up to +4dBu, which is what most professional instruments output. They output a much higher voltage than consumer or DJ equipment. The AUX input seems to be designed for headphone signal levels. So the normal output of a DJ-mixer (with RCA-connectors) would not be very loud compared to what the INST input can handle. It's a bit loud for the AUX input though, but if you keep the volume down, it makes sense that the AUX input sounds better. If you use a pro-audio mixer (with jack connectors), though, I'd expect the INST input to sound better.

Very cool and impressive, thank you!

[@JWGMarie]

Thank you! I loved it! Ive only just started it'll take me a while to get my head around it but this has helped.

[@JohnJesus]

That horn and the cello line worked perfectly, great mood. Thanks for the video, very informative, and love the vibe. I am also a musician/artist and have studio... If you ever need music to be mixed/mastered in a pro setting let me know. I like what you do, so if we develop a symbiotic relationship, I am all up for that...

[@ReinhardtBuhr]

Awesome that sounds great, where are you based, and sorry for the late response

[@JohnJesus]

@@ReinhardtBuhr no worries man. I am in Lisbon, Portugal. Like I said, if you need any help with my skills/equipment, let me know! Keep it up!

[@Benskingdom]

Thank you for such an informative video. My rc-505 is due to arrive in 2 weeks. I will surely watching this video many more times!! Who know what the future has in store, exiting times. 🙏

[@ReinhardtBuhr]

ben king it’s only a pleasure! You must be excited! :) more videos to follow!

[@fatalamplitude2856]

Awesome. Just got my 505 mk2. So very very useful vid.

[@eduzape]

Smart guy, got the only part of the patio with shade on.

[@martysmagicalmusicmancave]

Great Video man !! I just bought the mk2 and having so fun with it !!

[@tlawil9792]

you are a freaking genius

[@eggshellalien]

Thanks for tips and ideas. Your music is an inspiration! I also use the Boss RC-505 and I agree the auxiliary in seems to have a little more clarity. The headphone out seems to have a little more punch too. I feel that the difference is more noticeable at louder volumes. In either case, I do notice I have to eq the bass when using the built in rhythms because the lows are so pronounced with the kick.

[@BiggWayne69]

your live set was dope!!! that outback jungle vibe really came through

[@Caleast]

Wow thank you for yout explanation, regards from Austria

[@ミスター寿司ボンバー]

Thank you 🙏 & Big Respect 🥰

[@vincemindas]

This was wonderful... thank you!

[@cresshead]

i use multiple patterns for song part ie pattern 1,2,3,4 you can move up down patterns via the knob or you can program a dual footswicth for up/down

[@paulcousins6535]

Really enjoyed watching that!

[@junokarah3495]

Hey Reinhardt! Thank you so much for your RC-505 tutorials and performances, you have extraordinary talent! I have a 505 on it’s way, and was wondering if you could set the machine to record specific 4, 8, 16 etc bar loops without having to hit the Play Button every time you wanted to stop recording? Basically set it up where it stops automatically after the set amount of bars is done. Is this possible?? Thank you for your time

[@ReinhardtBuhr]

That is indeed possible! and thanks for the kind words! if you need help setting up let me know, all the best!

[@junokarah3495]

@@ReinhardtBuhr That is great news! Yes please, would you mind assisting me with this? Thank you again

[@Vokal_StimmZ]

Go into “measure” on each track and switch to whatever you want

[@cosmoseinfeld1]

Thanks for the very helpful video, happy new year!

[@lonesomelooch5661]

Thanks Reinhardt, big help.

[@SoundMysterywithGorAn]

amazing! thank you for sharing it!

[@NickSoden]

Invaluable information, thanks a lot!

[@DaniloGobbettoEntertainer]

Thank you for the great video. I have to learn a lot :)

[@brutexrp7207]

The order or sequence of effect types on output might influence the final sound. A B C might be different from C A B for example.

[@bbcszone1]

Maaaan that was so helpful. Thank you so much. I am looking into buying one of those :D

[@ReinhardtBuhr]

I'm glad!

[@KrisBarton432]

Thank you so much for sharing, your work is very inspiring, and your music is amazing \m/

[@theenglishshow9933]

Superb. If only this equipment was around during Frank Zappa's time.

[@paulolives.onemanjams]

Aux in.. does sound crispier.. thank you 😁✌️💓🎶🔥

[@MonsterMidi]

I hate everything you are doing.....(HAHA! Signed, COMPLETELY JEALOUS!!) You have an amazing sound... as I listen to your live you do in this video, I come to the conclusion, you aren't making songs... YOUR'RE MAKING THE NEXT MOVIE SCORE SOUND TRACK to the next Indiana Jones Movie!! Great excellent job! Keep on exploring and expanding your talent! George from South Carolina USA

[@derstef8208]

Very special!!! Thanks

[@ReinhardtBuhr]

Thank you!

[@bobdilian]

Brilliant man!!!

[@ReinhardtBuhr]

thank you!

[@ValentinShkandybin]

Можно ли с лупера писать звук в режиме видео на айфон? Интересует есть ли какие то способны подключения?

[@RyanMorgan89]

Your amazing thank you!

[@revlexs5537]

Good tipps Good video Good sound You are good

[@ReinhardtBuhr]

Thanks a lot

[@SteveGuitar]

Thanks for your awesome videos. You’re so very talented as a musician, and it’s nice of you to teach and share how to use your equipment. Most importantly, I was excited to watch your Pocket Rocks video and see your love for Christ in action! Two questions about the 505: 1. Could I run my electric or acoustic guitar right in the 505 and then out to powered speakers? Ie, can I have no amp at all? Just use the 505 as a multieffects unit for delay, reverb, chorus? (Of course I don’t expect it to creat great overdrives and stuff like that.) 2. Is it possible to have multi-part songs? Like a verse, then a totally different chorus with different chord progressions. So far, your videos I’ve watched have the same beat/progression for all 10-ish minutes. Only if you get a chance to answer ;-) Thanks. God bless!

[@MeezusChristus]

It’s possible to plugg in your guitar! And use the effects. Also you can record different chords on different tracks. So you can switch between those

[@ThatGongGuy]

I"m trying to get a single elongated tone to loop without a spike at the join of the beginning/end of the loop. just using my voice through a mic, with a simple hum which is a consistent sound as I make it, starting the sound before the press of the record button and continuing the hum after hitting the stop recording of the loop... I would assume it would be a clean join but it seems to pop and clip is there a way to alleviate this? Or are looping machines more designed for rhythmic sounds which have a break in the sound to loop back on?

[@GlenBland]

Great video, thanks!

[@GoCreateSomething]

I saw a guy using the same footswitch that set it up so the second switch chooses the next track. That way you can start and stop the one that is currently selected and then move to the next track to record it. Then you can use all five tracks with the footswitch instead of just two of them. Not sure how you set that up. There must be a function in the 505 for selecting the next track that you can assign to a footswitch. There is a lot of good information in your video, though. Thanks!

[@TheScaredFearless]

You are a master sir. What is the control pad you are using and what are you doing with it?

[@ReinhardtBuhr]

Novation circuit, you can find the link the the description, it does everything haha, I'm using it here to produce a kick drum sound

[@chaver28]

anyone know why i can only have 1 fx on at a time?? like if A is red then i press B, A turns off... im so confused lmao

[@superdooper323]

Gotta fuck wit the settings

[@tomislavprimorac5838]

Memory -> input effects -> multi. This is possible if you have version 2.0. Try it, and if you cannot still, then find out how to update the software

[@ReinhardtBuhr]

Thanks for helping out guys!

[@cathyny83]

is the foot pedal comes together with the loop station?

[@filevo495]

incredible,

[@buster9879]

how do you time your performance with the bpm?? is there a click track in your headphones?

[@graftonbailey3307]

Hey thanks for the vedio man must appreciated. Got a issue from the start when I press memory then left and right arrows input fx and trax fx options are not appearing on the screen. Any ideas anyone?

[@DannyBFunman]

Thank you so much you've really inspired me, you're very talented and very creative and I bought the Strymon timeline just like you. My question is what settings do you normally keep the Strymon on please if you can help me with that I'm struggling with it. And what settings do you use for the microphone.

[@gokhanatis3404]

brother , have you ever connected a roli seaboard and rc 505 to each other... if so please help me to understand.. i cant get the sound of seaboard through the rc505+speaker.. İt'S sound always goes out from pc... thank you for all your beautiful, inspiring songs and videos. Love and respect

[@anomalyramirez]

thanks for the bonus tip

[@Dzarkovsky]

Thank You very much!

[@ReinhardtBuhr]

Thank you!

[@Dzarkovsky]

@@ReinhardtBuhr You are an amazing musician 👍

[@mulchy85]

Thank you for this! One thing I can’t figure out that I’m sure is Easy is how to stop the automatic overdub. When I press the play button to stop the loop it automatically goes orange and I have to click 2x to stop. Any info on this? Thanks mon

[@ArtistwithaCamera]

I think it’s just a matter oh how u hit it, I’m having the same question- it seems if you push either icon ply or stop, it goes yellow, but if you SMACK it, it stops and loops on time- watch how he does it

[@davidbampa915]

Merci.. trop de la ball..continue res explication courte...j t'aime....

[@tomlitterick560]

The output effects being different for a b and c isn’t an problem with the unit or an issue. It works in series so a effect works first then gets sent to b and then c. This is done by design. I believe it is the same for input effects

[@NomadicJurassic]

hey dude, can you use footswitch a to stop start and footswitch b to select / navigate through the other tracks ?

[@entertain4me73]

Can you quantize sync overdubs as well as all the tracks so small timing errors are avoided without the use of a midii device or other unit?

[@zanerichter3806]

Could you send the mixer into the looper’s instr. input? Is the aux stereo?

[@ReinhardtBuhr]

you can forsure!

[@claudiajay8291]

Could you explain how you use the Novation Circuit ?

[@djoninavarino9385]

Tanks from Indonesia (Asia Pasific)

[@troygroff4512]

Love your videos! What would you recommend someone who is just getting into looping? What to buy I mean? I grew up playing drums but no longer have a drum kit. I now play acoustic and electric guitar and sing. I do have a guitar amp and a microphone but that's it. Just wondering on starting equipment? Thanks!

[@natanmandala]

With the overdub, that kind of gives you ten tracks doesn't it? Can you mute the overdub or the original track at the same time, or just the overdub or original track at one time? Thanks

[@roadkillrages2274]

Hi I have a question do you HAVE to hook the rc505 up to a computer at any point ? I'm about to buy one but i dont know if u need a pc to us it

[@ReinhardtBuhr]

You don't have to connect it to a pc.

[@andylala7450]

Thank you for sharing! Just got the 505 and getting into it. How do you sync tempo across devices, ie delay pedals, or any external devices?

[@ReinhardtBuhr]

Midi out from Rc-505 into all the devices.

[@alexnaderKrk]

Hi love the video, do you know how to do à lunch pad effect so the track is only played once. Thx

[@ReinhardtBuhr]

Just go into the edit settings of the loop and set it to one shot mode hope that helps

[@natanmandala]

I don't understand. What can this do that a sampler like an akai live can't do? Isn't it the same exact concept? What's different on here, that you can't achieve on an mpc, and what slots and inputs come with this?

[@ReinhardtBuhr]

My best advice is to research the rc-505, watch video's about it, what it can do and what it can't. This is made for looping.

[@oomingmakroo]

How come you don't give props to your Novation Circuit and Strymon TimeLine in your gear list? I'd say these two powerful pieces of gear that were front and center in your live set deserve links if your guitar cam does. Otherwise awesome tutorial on the Boss RC-505. Love your music!

[@luciogreco1111]

Hi Reinhard,. How do you avoid, when recording a new mic track, that the sound coming out of speakers is being recorded through the mic and overlap the instrument or the voice?

[@ReinhardtBuhr]

Only way is to play loud over that, or use headphones and face speaker away from the mic or just play with headphones only depending on what you do... avoid condenser mics, hope that helps?

[@luciogreco1111]

@@ReinhardtBuhr Yes it helps, thanks

[@ReinhardtBuhr]

@@luciogreco1111 I'm glad it helped!

[@kayakchrispy]

Your bonus at the end is exactly what I do with my rv 300 but it’s so limited compared to this ... this is just what I was hoping the 505 would do I’m sold ... but it’s so breakable :(

[@RaspberryRockOffGridCabin]

I'd love to try looping, what is the minimum equipment you need to get started?

[@Pauluz_The_Web_Gnome]

Raspberry Rock - Off Grid Cabin Musicality, ambition, mic (shure SM58), Loopstation RC-505 and a lot of time and common sense! Good luck!

[@flamingdog1159]

If I want to get into DJing would this be good?

[@dukeoflemonade]

How do you get the tracks to play different tempos? I have to record for the same amount of time on my 2nd track as I did on my first track!

[@noahdavis5888]

Tap the edit button next to the first track and scroll through the menu until you see “Measure” and change “Auto” to “Free” then repeat on each track

[@Zongada]

Am I right that you can’t improvise on your loops without recording the impro’s within the rc505 , I mean improvising without bypassing the rc ?

[@pierregermain6713]

Thank You