Boss RC 5 Tutorial, Backing Tracks USB, One Shot, Naming, Leveling
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 ต.ค. 2024
- This is for gigging musicians using backing tracks with the Boss RC-5 Loop Station. It covers USB import of tracks created on your DAW and a number of topics I didn't see discussed yet on TH-cam or in the manual, blogs etc., and exporting in 32 bit float and 44k
Thank you so much! I just received my RC-5 and wanted to use it tomorrow to play back a track at band practice. You saved me a ton of time and made it possible to use the next day.
Simple and to the point. Perfect for dummies like me!
Questions. Are you putting tracks onto your Boss that you’ve downloaded from the computer? And could I do this on a MacBook Pro?
Yes, they are tracks I recorded on Cubase. I use android. Apple can be problematic with this kind of thing in my experience. You'd probably have to go through itunes or some other hurdle.
It is a very good product, but changing each time the name of the tracks one by one by hand is a nightmare! Why it does not get it from the file name or any tag ?
I use this little program (RC-5Edit-main) to rename track names, volume, one-shot, etc. on my computer screen while connected to the RC5. It is very fast to change names of tracks now. However, note that once you save the file in this program, you have to replace both the MEMORY1.RCO as well as the MEMORY2.RCO files with this file that you have saved (the file you have saved from this program can be located wherever your PC saves downloads).
Unfortunately, the site won't allow attachment, but I can e-mail you the zipped file if you send me an e-mail address.
@@quartussnyman6025 Is this on Github or something?
Feeling dumb. Where do you download the software needed for the RC5 to connect it with the computer? Couldn't find it on the Roland/Boss homepage .... Cheers!!
Thanks for sharing. In regard to the One Shot. If you activate it and it finishes, is it placed into a reset more to trigger it again in the song?
How do you toggle between those on the fly, like if you have saved different parts of a song on several different loops to play over?
Are you sure that the backing tracks has to be 32bit? I just saw Yurt Rock adverts for their track which are 24bit and they say that they will work
Ok I just added 16 backing tracks and they all sound great. Had to adjust the volumes a bit. but I used Audacity to convert them to 44.1 32 bit floating stereo WAV files from my Mp3 stash, and just dragged them to the individual folders.This pedal is a blast! clean sound with the 32 bit engine.
Let me know how it goes when you get to about 40 backing tracks
@rowbocaster what's the name of the software you're using on the desktop?
Question? I’m just started using RC5 for backing tracks. I took from a sequencer keyboards and drum machine 75 backing tracks running all mixed into a board and then recording all these songs one by one naming songs setting output levels so they all Mach each out in playback In to RC5. They sound great and I do t have to carry all the keyboard Modular’s around anymore.
I could down load them onto laptop to backup these tracks. Once in laptop can I change the track order so I can use them in according to the sets I play with this live? I have the A and B pedal to work songs up and down. But it would be nice to have them in a order like I could do on my sequencer playing them in set order? Thanks
great backtrack you got, nice vibe : ) thanks for vid, tuning up my new looper
Thanks, hope all goes well.
btw do you know if it's possible to save your wav files into your pc with the RC5 drums?
Best boss Rc-5 video for backing tracks. Have you had any problems with tempo changing?
very useful video! Hey! Do you know if there is a way to set the RC-5 to pause a backing track?
in the display I can read EDITOR CONNCETING but in the computer CONNECT EXPORT and IMPORT are desactivated and I can not use them. Some idea?
Thanks for sharing your pain and suffering, so I do not have to experience it. Learning the hard way is something you will never forget .
Did you try the update?
[ Ver.1.06 ] JLY 2021
[ Bug Fixes ]
The following bugs were fixed.
When importing WAV files via USB connection, time stretching may be applied to the output audio.
I did an update, not sure if it was that one. I don't have the pedal anymore. That would make sense though.
I've been using a Digitech Jamman solo xl to play backing tracks for years with no problems! The difference is...I record the tracks straight into the Jamman in real time as a one shot long loop (not importing via USB wav files from my DAW). The RC-5 is much better than the Jamman...it has better resolution, you can name loops, set levels on each loop and more. Just my 2 cents! lol
I'm happy that works for you, everybody finds a way to do it, lol!
You can record directly onto the rc5 if you want. I think you're missing the gist of the video these are backing tracks that you can put on here. It's not just a track of a guitar or Bass being recorded. For instance I use the rc5 for the exact same thing because my band doesn't have a bass player and to be honest we don't need one or want one so I play all the bass parts on my daw . And import the files that works for me but I can record directly on to the rc5 if I choose but I have more options with my daw.
Thanks so much you can’t believe how much this helps me
This is exactly what I was looking into. Importing backing tracks .You saved me a lot of time and money. Huge thanks for that. Question: What was your solution after returning Boss RC-5?
Now I'm using a Samsung Galaxy Notebook. It's one of the older ones but it does have Bluetooth which is handy live. I'm putting all the wav files on an SD card and playing them back with the VLC player. Do yourself a favor and do not create a playlist. The playlist won't allow you to stop after each song. Just go to tracks and play the songs from there.
Now Songbook Pro's new update allows you to have the tracks and words together, it's great with the tablet.
yes thank you very helpful my RC5 is only taking 24 bit 44k it rejected 32 bit? how do i convert to 32 bit floating???
My boss doesn't work with the Tone Studio like here... there's no option to connect/ disconnect (even after updating it). But it works fine through the folders. Have to use the setup menu and loop level dial to connect/disconnect it. You can also rename your files via the computer when its on the loop pedal.
hi there... boss tone studio doesn´t recognize my boss rc-5 ... would someone help?
Thank you so much. your video is spot on. made it simple Looking for info on how to save or back-up an entire RC-5 (like a bulk Save) to load onto a completely separate RC-5. Is this possible?
Can u save and export as a file single loops seperateply of a session or just the final track with the all the overdubbed loops?
Hey there, hope you can help me out! I have all my files ready to load, but after plugging the USB into the pedal nothing is showing up on my Mac. I noticed you are using a Windows computer, is it because I am using a Mac?
UPDATE: Downloaded the software. All good now. Thanks for the helpful video!
What's the point in having two outputs if you can't separate the drums from the guitar? It's common sense that guitarists won't want the drums coming out of their guitar amplifier.
It's super important top make back ups. My Boss RC5 lost a bunch of tracks. I could see the name but they were empty. The led was blue, like with regular empty files
You can set the function of the rc5 foot switch to where it's it once play hit once again stop. Instead of handing it twice to stop this is much easier especially if you're just using it for backing tracks. And don't forget to put it on one shot.
Is eachboverdub saved as a new track?
Thanks for this. Can you tell me the total storage space for the RC-5? Like the capacity of the "RC-5 32 float 44k" folder? Thanks!
I think it’s like 13 hours
Not in duration but in bytes. It comes out to 15.51GB. (13 hours of 32-bit audio at 44.1khz = 15.51GB). RC-505 MKII and RC-600 are same.
It's a good looping pedal. For me, using a tablet makes more sense. I can see the lyrics and play the files with ease.
beautiful, thank you for your help!
When I import or export the set tracks I find no problems but if I want to carry to my loop a WAV file from my personal file I can´t. I put it, let´s say, in memory 2 and its there but when I press the pedal to listen to the loop in the display it apperars UNSUPPORTED FILE. Do yo know why this happens????
Yes, that's happened to me. It means that it's not 32 bit usually. Also, you have to use .wav files, no mp3.
@@rowbocaster Yes, I´ve tried with wav files but impossible. Boss is quite strict with the compatibility as other firms.So the lack of easily available Extra files.
If it's the rc-5 then that means you're not using 32-bit floating and 41.1 k
@@Willemguitar yes, that what I do. I didn´t know but that just what works out. Thanks
So after each song it will stop on its own and you push the pedal to start the next song and so on?
As long as you set each song for "one shot" it will stop after the song ends. Then you choose the next song and hit the pedal when you're ready.
Thanks for this - I am having a problem: When I import a wav it changes the tempo of the rhythm (for some tunes I use a basic beat from the Rhythm side) - when I adjust the tempo back up it speeds up the backing tracking - any idea how to sort this? many thanks
I had similar problems but returned it before I figured it out. I'm thinking there are a few glitches in the pedal. It would help Boss if you reported this problem. They may have an answer or update for it.
Mine does the same thing, and it spreads to the other tracks like a virus. It seems to do it when I add more tracks, or alter an exsisting.The only solution I have found so far is a factory reset. Boss has been extremely unhelpful with this. A factory reset of 30+ tracks is a massive pain. Let me know if u figure it out
Darrin. I’m having same problem. Tempo changing. Did you find a fix?
hey if i back upp the wave folder will all the drum track data be included? as in if i put it back on will it automatically remember all my settings for that track?
The back up will have whatever you last listened to and saved. Hope that helps!
@@rowbocaster so I tried it and unfortunately it doesn’t work the way that it should as they should have had individual data files in the same or different folder for each track, and because it doesn’t I can’t remove just one track by itself because it doesn’t have its own data file as in what drum track and tempo I was using so I guess I can just back stuff up but it’s kinda useless I mean I can get them back but I have to put them all together as in I can’t mix and match my backups, or at least I don’t know a way to do so.
@@N64Guy Bummer. I guess you're talking about drums from the pedal and not drums you recorded on your DAW. On the RC-3 there were pre-recorded tracks that had drums, bass, etc. Those were 16 bit files that could be copied into your DAW. I have actually used one of them with one of my original blues tunes.
You could always record them into your DAW by playing it straight into your interface as if recording a guitar part. Then add it back on the pedal.
@@N64Guy Come to think of it, they would never have separate tracks of pre-recorded things, it would all be on 1 track.
@@rowbocaster yes just all the settings for the track
Can you get a footswitch to change through the different backing tracks or have to keep bending over to the floor ?
Boss makes a footswitch. I had 2. One for moving forward and one for moving back.
@@rowbocaster Thanxs so really need 2 foot switches for it
@@darrenmitchell1744 If you only need to go forward then one switch. The other switch will go backwards after holding it down for a couple of seconds. It will also stop the track with one quick press.
@@rowbocaster Thankyou
@@rowbocaster I’m going to but an rc 5 now, just wondering what model footswitch i need to change the backing trax please ?
Hi there, thanks for your video, do you know if it is possible to add/erase some of the Rhythms and add some others from the computer? I can see just the memory folder
I didn't try that on the RC-5 but on the RC-3 you could drag Boss's backing tracks to the trash on the computer or record over them on the pedal.
hey man... can you sync with Ableton via USB? thanks for the video.
Never tried. I just use my .wav files with Songbook Pro and it works great. Now I have the words and backing track together in one program. I use a cheap, used $50 Samsung tablet that has Bluetooth.
Obrigado pela generosidade em mostrar esses detalhes! Fui muito útil.
this is super super helpful.
How do I create a 32bit file?
could have been very helpful but you didn't go into converting files really. and when dropping does it show in the bank number? seriously frustrated.
boss makes everything a real pain in the ass
@@rodneyharris4352 If you mean converting 16 - 32 then do this. Import the old file into your DAW, mine being Cubase. Then export it at the higher bit rate of 32. You'll see the bank numbers as the name of each file in the Roland Wave folder. Each folder is named 1,2,3 etc. seen at 2:21. I called them tracks but they are banks. Hope that helps. I took my RC-5 back because some banks would speed up or slow down and sound all garbled. That happened during a live performance!
@@rowbocaster So did you grab a new one or consider the RC 5 junk and move along? (Maybe junk for adding your own tracks or junk in general) Thanks
@@rodneyharris4352 Yup...Don't see why they can't make everything on the device settable from a computer via usb. Seems like ya have to go through millions of menus to get to simple settings. PITA.
@@waywardspirit7898 Got a Samsung tablet used. The RC-5 let me down live and I couldn't trust it after that.
Where do get the software download?
Look up BOSS RC-5 software download
@@nickyverb Thanks, going to do a search on it.
Thank you so much for this video!
Jesus. I can't believe they make you name the tracks that way. Pathetic.