Thank you very much for your generous contribution. Personally I won't be able to use everything it offers but there are very practical solutions that can help a lot. This machine is very versatile and open, I love how each musician makes it their own while others do different things. Thanks again !
Thanx for this video about creating rhythmns with RC600. My question is : is it possible to import simply my own rhythms (built in Reaper for example), like it was possible in the RC 300 ?
There is a tool called the Boss Rhythm Converter, which will allow you to create and import your own rhythms. Another way would just be to import a .wav file for a rhythm/backing track onto one of your tracks. This would only work if you have a spare track you aren't using though. Hope this helps.
I've copied this method as I also do Take It Easy and I'm just starting to get my head around the RC600, really helpful. I'm experimenting with recording the chords live on track 3 on multi so I can take the solo.
Can you have the same button start and stop the loop instead of one to start and the one beside it to stop? Aslo how did you get the little fill on the start/stop button at the end?
Absolutely! Just change the functionality of the pedal to REC/PLAY 4 in the CTRL FUNC settings. For the fill, you can turn on/off a fill for an ending in the settings. You can also have a fill play at the start of a recording if you wish. Cheers, Ross
Finally someone makes a video on using the internal rythems. Thank you!! I'm in the process of setting mine up for mainly adding rythems to my guitar/ bass duo act. Would love to see more of what can be done with the rythems. As is seems Boss could update and expand the internal rythem capabilities.
Glad you enjoyed the video. I'll try and make another one soon and discuss more about rhythm, perhaps talk more about how to use variations effectively.
In 5:40 was the answer to the question I had! I'm using an external midi controller to play the built-in drumsounds live, but before I couldn't manage to record them in a loop, until now! Thank you sir, this was very helpful!
Thanks so much. They are Mooer pedal toppers and bought them from Amazon. Here's the link if you're interested. www.amazon.co.uk/Mooer-Footswitch-Topper-White-5Pak/dp/B07LD66QTB/ref=sr_1_2?content-id=amzn1.sym.6a8bca00-2c99-4bbb-a0d6-1d9660235317&keywords=mooer+caps&pd_rd_r=f3891b29-4597-4160-8c3a-b5289462674b&pd_rd_w=ir875&pd_rd_wg=wJiNQ&pf_rd_p=6a8bca00-2c99-4bbb-a0d6-1d9660235317&pf_rd_r=VWQX29D1GRNSTRXNFMYX&qid=1671536405&sr=8-2
Hi! Great videos. I was just thinking of one thing. Why do you record them instead of just playing, then assign for rythm variation maby or what do you want for chorus for example? Am i missing something? 😮 also if you rcord the tempo stucks at recorded tempo?
if you are loking for how to record the rythm, and want to save 10 minutes of your time, to record rythm to loop press: menu -> output -> routing -> input/rythm. press right arrow a few times to "rythm out" set to "loop"
Should have just addressed the issue at hand first and then shown your setup. I gave up on recording the rhythm watching your video a couple months ago. Now i find that the solution is hiding at 5:07 and not so complicated. But thanks a lot for your help.
Nice work! I saw this on the RC 600 Facebook group. I’ll comment there too, but this is very cool. I hadn’t learned how to do this yet, so very helpful. Nice clear explanation, And great playing and singing too 😎
Thanks for the video helped me however I do have a slight stop always on the second beat making it sound as if it's not flowing. Am I doing something wrong?
They're the Mooer footswitch toppers and you can buy them from Amazon fairly cheaply. There are also other brands, colours and styles if you wanted to check them out. Ross
How can you put up the volume of the drums (rhythm) when you record it? The problem is the balancing because the volume of the drums is usually much lower than the newly recorded instrument like piano or guitar much more with blowing lines when you dub them!! The drum volume is just too low compared to the others!! Do you have any advice for that? Thanks a lot in advance.
I own an RC-50 and just upgraded to the RC-600. On the RC-50 I could start the Guide/Click before recording to help me get the timing correct. The cool thing was no matter when I started recording that moment became beat one. With the RC-600 if I start the Guide/Click first and then I record but it happens to be on beat 2,3,4 of the guide then it starts recording on beat 2,3,4. I want everything to quantize but I would like it to behave like the RC-50 and whenever I hit record button then that becomes beat one. I looked in the Manual and couldn't find anything to change this. Is there a setting that can fix this? Am I missing something?
It's not something I can help with I'm afraid, as I never owned the RC-50. Perhaps try posting your question on the RC-600 Facebook page. There is a great amount of knowledge on there and many people that should be able to help you out. Ross
Hi Ross, thanks for this video! I'm interested in this looper but can I ask you a quick question please? Can I setup drum tracks as you have done here but also record a verse on top of the first track, loop this for a few bars then switch to the 2nd track and record a chorus over a different drum track, then switch back to track 1 for verse etc? Also, I use an rc30 but there is no way to stop/start the rhythm with your foot so I'd also like to record a single loop with a drum track but turn drums off for the verse and on again for the chorus. Looks like I should be able to do this by using the rhythm stop/start function? Thanks man 😊
Hi Ian, thanks for the message. Yeah, that all sounds doable to me. After you record the rhythm to a track, let's say track 1, you could then just overdub this with whatever you like and use that for a verse. Then move on to track 2 for your chorus etc. You can also use the 'mark back' feature which would then remove any layers that you've added, if you really wanted to. This is a nice way of reverting back to a certain point in your loop without having to start again. I will stick a video up about that in due course. Anyway, I digress! Regarding the rhythm start/Stop function - this is certainly possible to do with a pedal on the RC-600 or by assigning this to a seperate footswitch like the FS-7, which is what I tend to do. However, if you record the rhythm to the loop, it just means that you would have to stop the track you have recorded it to, which would also stop any additional loops you have added to it. But if you don't record the rhythm to a track, then that would be your best way of starting and stopping with the footswitch. Does this answer your question? Apologies if it's a bit long winded. It's a complex piece of kit after all! Cheers, Ross
Thanks so much for the quick response Ross, I think this answers my questions but as you said this seems to be a very complex piece of kit! I don't think I'd use 90% of the features in this unit but I just need a simple 2 track looper like my rc30 but with the option to turn rhythm on/off at different parts of the song and to add chorus or bridge sections with a second track. I guess I could use the 3rd track buttons to turn on/off rhythm in this case? Also, have you used the harmonies on this unit? I use rc30 and a separate tc helicon harmoniser but I think I could possibly replace the tc helicon with this unit and assign a button to activate vocal harmonies per memory patch? Also, is it possible to assign onboard buttons to move up/down through memory banks or would I need an fs6 or 7 to do this? Again, thanks so much for your extremely helpful content and quick response. I really appreciate it 🙏
@Ian Moore no problem at all. If you're only using a couple of tracks, then you could certainly use the remaining tracks to start and stop your selected rhythms. Plus, if you do record rhythms to the tracks, then you also have the option to choose from the many different rhythms built in to the unit. I have indeed used the vocal harmonies and you can achieve something decent when you play about with EQ and FX. But your TC Helicon might be better for this. I know a few people do struggle when they compare the harmony FX to other units they have. Yes, you can also assign pedals on the unit to change memory banks on the RC-600. If you get chance, have a look through my other videos and you'll see a way of how to set this up. Hope this helps. Ross
Hi Ross! you are the "Boss"! haha, thanks for your videos! just have one question about something that I tried yesterday but was not able to make work. Let's say you have 2 tracks, #1 for the verse and #2 for the chorus and at the end, you repeat the chorus a couple of times, and then you want to have a repetition only with the percussion or rhythm so the audience can sing along, and then a final repetition of the chorus with the track 2 and the rhythm on. So I tried pressing button 9 in mode 1, for "Start/stop all" function and it worked to stop the track, but when I pressed it again to restart it, it always sent me to track 1 and wouldn't resume the last track that was playing....is there a way to do it? I know I can press the particular start/stop button of track 2, but I was wondering if such a central start stop button existed, because, you know, I could have multiple tracks in parallel and want to stop all at the same time. Thanks in advance.
Haha, thanks so much for your kind words. Have you thought about using the 'mark back' feature? That way, you could set the mark on the track for just the percussion parts that you'd want the audience to song along to, add the remaining layers for your chorus part, and when you want to revert back to the percussion, you can do so. Would that set up work for you? Ross
Hello, I’m trying to set tracks in a way that ,after 2 bars or 4 whatever I choose, it stops recording so I wouldn’t have to stop it so I can just overdub easily. Do you have anything that could help?
Thanks for the comment. It is possible to preset the amount of bars that are recorded, meaning you won't need to manually hit the stop button. However the first loop you record will require you to manually set the length, but subsequent loops can be predetermined. The following video should help you out...th-cam.com/video/55zLUOBmLLE/w-d-xo.html
I have yes. If you wanted to change the settings so that they change across all 99 memories, that's possible. I just prefer doing things on individual memories.
Hello. Your menu looks a bit different. I can’t find : TRK1 play/stop2 and than Push:play/stop And Hold Undo clear. For me it is Undu (play) or when I want to”undo clear” I have to switch to TRK 1 play/stop 3. Do you follow? 😅
5:17 telling machine to record rhythm - nonetheless I am getting latency with sync instrument/rhythm - all my fx are from external device. This ever happen to anyone here?
I'm guessing you could have a template of this setup and change the rhythms to suit different songs. Your videos are really helpful. Thanks for taking the time to make them.
It's a pity you can't concentrate on making music, I don't want to be a computer programmer 😱😱😱 I will have to consider if this is really worth buying 👎👎👎
It's a very in-depth piece of kit and does take a lot of delving into of you're serious about it. But once you've got your head around things, the possibilities are endless!
Hey bud I contacted you on buymeacoffee and now I can't reply for some reason, you said... 'Hi mate, that's a great question. I'm not sure if it's possible to be honest but I'll certainly see if there is a work around and let you know. So you just want to be able to use a button to select a specific FX bank without having to toggle through using memory increase / decrease? Ross' My reply: Thanks for getting back to me! yeah for instance when I record on track 1 it would select the bank that I've assigned to it, let's say A, then if I went to track 3 record it would select say bank C. Appreciate your time mate :)
Hi Haydn. Sorry for the delay getting back to you about this but finally getting some time to sort through things now. Have you heard a response from Boss yet about your query?
Thank you very much for your generous contribution. Personally I won't be able to use everything it offers but there are very practical solutions that can help a lot. This machine is very versatile and open, I love how each musician makes it their own while others do different things. Thanks again !
You're very welcome!
And super helpful along with the video about using the rc600 as a drum sound generator. Talk about an added bonus!!!
Glad it's been useful, Joseph!
Thanx for this video about creating rhythmns with RC600. My question is : is it possible to import simply my own rhythms (built in Reaper for example), like it was possible in the RC 300 ?
There is a tool called the Boss Rhythm Converter, which will allow you to create and import your own rhythms. Another way would just be to import a .wav file for a rhythm/backing track onto one of your tracks. This would only work if you have a spare track you aren't using though. Hope this helps.
Great how-to! Thanks. And your singing is superb!
Thanks so much, that's very kind of you to say!
I've copied this method as I also do Take It Easy and I'm just starting to get my head around the RC600, really helpful. I'm experimenting with recording the chords live on track 3 on multi so I can take the solo.
Fantastic! Hope all is going well.
Can you have the same button start and stop the loop instead of one to start and the one beside it to stop? Aslo how did you get the little fill on the start/stop button at the end?
Absolutely! Just change the functionality of the pedal to REC/PLAY 4 in the CTRL FUNC settings. For the fill, you can turn on/off a fill for an ending in the settings. You can also have a fill play at the start of a recording if you wish. Cheers, Ross
Ross, thank you very much for putting together the videos on the RC-600. As a new RC-600 user they are very very helpful!
You are very welcome, David. Glad to be of service!
Finally someone makes a video on using the internal rythems. Thank you!! I'm in the process of setting mine up for mainly adding rythems to my guitar/ bass duo act. Would love to see more of what can be done with the rythems. As is seems Boss could update and expand the internal rythem capabilities.
Glad you enjoyed the video. I'll try and make another one soon and discuss more about rhythm, perhaps talk more about how to use variations effectively.
In 5:40 was the answer to the question I had! I'm using an external midi controller to play the built-in drumsounds live, but before I couldn't manage to record them in a loop, until now! Thank you sir, this was very helpful!
Fantastic news, Mark. Glad to be of service!
Great explanation! What are the things you have over the buttons? They look perfect for protecting the pedal!
Thanks so much. They are Mooer pedal toppers and bought them from Amazon. Here's the link if you're interested. www.amazon.co.uk/Mooer-Footswitch-Topper-White-5Pak/dp/B07LD66QTB/ref=sr_1_2?content-id=amzn1.sym.6a8bca00-2c99-4bbb-a0d6-1d9660235317&keywords=mooer+caps&pd_rd_r=f3891b29-4597-4160-8c3a-b5289462674b&pd_rd_w=ir875&pd_rd_wg=wJiNQ&pf_rd_p=6a8bca00-2c99-4bbb-a0d6-1d9660235317&pf_rd_r=VWQX29D1GRNSTRXNFMYX&qid=1671536405&sr=8-2
Thanks Ross, one of the clearest explanations on a basic function I've seen. Just what I needed starting out.
Fantastic! Cheers, Matt. Glad you've found it useful! Ross
So very useful.... I don't think I'd ever have been able to work all this out for myself...!!...Thank you...!!..👍
You're very welcome, David!
Hi! Great videos. I was just thinking of one thing. Why do you record them instead of just playing, then assign for rythm variation maby or what do you want for chorus for example? Am i missing something? 😮 also if you rcord the tempo stucks at recorded tempo?
Good question - if you record them to your loops, you have the option of changing the kit instead of just a variation.
This is also useful, not necessarily in single mode, when using an external MIDI controller to trigger the drums. Thanks a lot!
That really helps. Thanks
No problem!
if you are loking for how to record the rythm, and want to save 10 minutes of your time, to record rythm to loop press:
menu -> output -> routing -> input/rythm.
press right arrow a few times to "rythm out"
set to "loop"
Should have just addressed the issue at hand first and then shown your setup. I gave up on recording the rhythm watching your video a couple months ago. Now i find that the solution is hiding at 5:07 and not so complicated. But thanks a lot for your help.
Thanks Ross! As always, a clear explanation.
My pleasure! Glad you found it useful 👍
Great job Ross! Your videos have been very helpful to me. Greatly appreciated.
You're most welcome!
You rock. Thanks very much!
You're very welcome!
Nice work! I saw this on the RC 600 Facebook group. I’ll comment there too, but this is very cool. I hadn’t learned how to do this yet, so very helpful. Nice clear explanation, And great playing and singing too 😎
Thanks for the video helped me however I do have a slight stop always on the second beat making it sound as if it's not flowing. Am I doing something wrong?
This is exactly what I needed THANK YOU
You're very welcome!
What is the name of the plastic things on bottoms or "cover" ? Where did you buy it?
They're the Mooer footswitch toppers and you can buy them from Amazon fairly cheaply. There are also other brands, colours and styles if you wanted to check them out. Ross
@@RossGallagherMusic oh my ... 🙈 that's the word - footswitch. I couldn't find it even in my language! Many thanks!
OMG this is what I was looking for! Thank you sooooo much!
You're very welcome! Hope you've managed to get it working.
How can you put up the volume of the drums (rhythm) when you record it? The problem is the balancing because the volume of the drums is usually much lower than the newly recorded instrument like piano or guitar much more with blowing lines when you dub them!! The drum volume is just too low compared to the others!! Do you have any advice for that? Thanks a lot in advance.
What is the brand name of the foot switch covers you have on it.
They're the clear Mooer ones.
I own an RC-50 and just upgraded to the RC-600. On the RC-50 I could start the Guide/Click before recording to help me get the timing correct. The cool thing was no matter when I started recording that moment became beat one. With the RC-600 if I start the Guide/Click first and then I record but it happens to be on beat 2,3,4 of the guide then it starts recording on beat 2,3,4. I want everything to quantize but I would like it to behave like the RC-50 and whenever I hit record button then that becomes beat one. I looked in the Manual and couldn't find anything to change this. Is there a setting that can fix this? Am I missing something?
It's not something I can help with I'm afraid, as I never owned the RC-50. Perhaps try posting your question on the RC-600 Facebook page. There is a great amount of knowledge on there and many people that should be able to help you out. Ross
Hi Ross, thanks for this video! I'm interested in this looper but can I ask you a quick question please? Can I setup drum tracks as you have done here but also record a verse on top of the first track, loop this for a few bars then switch to the 2nd track and record a chorus over a different drum track, then switch back to track 1 for verse etc?
Also, I use an rc30 but there is no way to stop/start the rhythm with your foot so I'd also like to record a single loop with a drum track but turn drums off for the verse and on again for the chorus. Looks like I should be able to do this by using the rhythm stop/start function? Thanks man 😊
Hi Ian, thanks for the message. Yeah, that all sounds doable to me. After you record the rhythm to a track, let's say track 1, you could then just overdub this with whatever you like and use that for a verse. Then move on to track 2 for your chorus etc. You can also use the 'mark back' feature which would then remove any layers that you've added, if you really wanted to. This is a nice way of reverting back to a certain point in your loop without having to start again. I will stick a video up about that in due course.
Anyway, I digress! Regarding the rhythm start/Stop function - this is certainly possible to do with a pedal on the RC-600 or by assigning this to a seperate footswitch like the FS-7, which is what I tend to do. However, if you record the rhythm to the loop, it just means that you would have to stop the track you have recorded it to, which would also stop any additional loops you have added to it. But if you don't record the rhythm to a track, then that would be your best way of starting and stopping with the footswitch. Does this answer your question?
Apologies if it's a bit long winded. It's a complex piece of kit after all! Cheers, Ross
Thanks so much for the quick response Ross, I think this answers my questions but as you said this seems to be a very complex piece of kit! I don't think I'd use 90% of the features in this unit but I just need a simple 2 track looper like my rc30 but with the option to turn rhythm on/off at different parts of the song and to add chorus or bridge sections with a second track. I guess I could use the 3rd track buttons to turn on/off rhythm in this case?
Also, have you used the harmonies on this unit? I use rc30 and a separate tc helicon harmoniser but I think I could possibly replace the tc helicon with this unit and assign a button to activate vocal harmonies per memory patch?
Also, is it possible to assign onboard buttons to move up/down through memory banks or would I need an fs6 or 7 to do this?
Again, thanks so much for your extremely helpful content and quick response. I really appreciate it 🙏
@Ian Moore no problem at all. If you're only using a couple of tracks, then you could certainly use the remaining tracks to start and stop your selected rhythms. Plus, if you do record rhythms to the tracks, then you also have the option to choose from the many different rhythms built in to the unit.
I have indeed used the vocal harmonies and you can achieve something decent when you play about with EQ and FX. But your TC Helicon might be better for this. I know a few people do struggle when they compare the harmony FX to other units they have.
Yes, you can also assign pedals on the unit to change memory banks on the RC-600. If you get chance, have a look through my other videos and you'll see a way of how to set this up. Hope this helps. Ross
I'll certainly do this Ross, thanks again for the help 😊
Hi Ross! you are the "Boss"! haha, thanks for your videos! just have one question about something that I tried yesterday but was not able to make work. Let's say you have 2 tracks, #1 for the verse and #2 for the chorus and at the end, you repeat the chorus a couple of times, and then you want to have a repetition only with the percussion or rhythm so the audience can sing along, and then a final repetition of the chorus with the track 2 and the rhythm on. So I tried pressing button 9 in mode 1, for "Start/stop all" function and it worked to stop the track, but when I pressed it again to restart it, it always sent me to track 1 and wouldn't resume the last track that was playing....is there a way to do it? I know I can press the particular start/stop button of track 2, but I was wondering if such a central start stop button existed, because, you know, I could have multiple tracks in parallel and want to stop all at the same time. Thanks in advance.
Haha, thanks so much for your kind words. Have you thought about using the 'mark back' feature? That way, you could set the mark on the track for just the percussion parts that you'd want the audience to song along to, add the remaining layers for your chorus part, and when you want to revert back to the percussion, you can do so. Would that set up work for you? Ross
Good video! But if I record some rythms to the tracks, and later adjust the tempo, I guess the recorded rythms wont change tempo?
Hello, I’m trying to set tracks in a way that ,after 2 bars or 4 whatever I choose, it stops recording so I wouldn’t have to stop it so I can just overdub easily. Do you have anything that could help?
Thanks for the comment. It is possible to preset the amount of bars that are recorded, meaning you won't need to manually hit the stop button. However the first loop you record will require you to manually set the length, but subsequent loops can be predetermined. The following video should help you out...th-cam.com/video/55zLUOBmLLE/w-d-xo.html
Excelent. I will try to do at home.
One question.....you have recorded all those settings you have demonstrated in one memory out of 99 right ?
I have yes. If you wanted to change the settings so that they change across all 99 memories, that's possible. I just prefer doing things on individual memories.
Great video. It would have been a lot better if you had put your camera on a tripod. Thank you.
Hello. Your menu looks a bit different. I can’t find : TRK1 play/stop2 and than Push:play/stop
And Hold Undo clear. For me it is Undu (play) or when I want to”undo clear” I have to switch to TRK 1 play/stop 3. Do you follow? 😅
This is a phenomenal series mate!
Nice one mate, means a lot!
grate voice brother
Thanks man! That means a lot.
so helpful! Thank you!
You're so welcome!
How do you make sure that the ending is on time? The sample you did was 1 bar over. How do you make it on time with the end of that song?
Awesome video!
Glad you enjoyed it!
5:17 telling machine to record rhythm - nonetheless I am getting latency with sync instrument/rhythm - all my fx are from external device. This ever happen to anyone here?
Thank you so much it helped me out a lot !!!! 😄
Absolutely brilliant, no problem at all!
Great idea, thanks 👍
You're welcome!
can I record different tempo to loop?
Excellant info
I'm guessing you could have a template of this setup and change the rhythms to suit different songs. Your videos are really helpful. Thanks for taking the time to make them.
Absolutely! I'll probably have a few pre-recorded rhythms across different memories set up. Glad you're finding the videos helpful!
5:07 is what you are looking for.
Tnx
You're very welcome!
Box of 1000 clicks.....(before playing)...
It would have been a much better demo if there presentation has some kind of order to it. It is just all over the place.
Thanks for the feedback. This was one of the first videos recorded on the channel, so there's been a lot to learn along the way.
It's a pity you can't concentrate on making music, I don't want to be a computer programmer 😱😱😱 I will have to consider if this is really worth buying 👎👎👎
It's a very in-depth piece of kit and does take a lot of delving into of you're serious about it. But once you've got your head around things, the possibilities are endless!
@@RossGallagherMusic thanks, just a bit scarey !!
Totally lost after 2 minutes….
Hey bud I contacted you on buymeacoffee and now I can't reply for some reason, you said...
'Hi mate, that's a great question. I'm not sure if it's possible to be honest but I'll certainly see if there is a work around and let you know. So you just want to be able to use a button to select a specific FX bank without having to toggle through using memory increase / decrease? Ross'
My reply: Thanks for getting back to me! yeah for instance when I record on track 1 it would select the bank that I've assigned to it, let's say A, then if I went to track 3 record it would select say bank C. Appreciate your time mate :)
I've actually contacted boss about it so let's see if I get a reply :)
Hi Haydn. Sorry for the delay getting back to you about this but finally getting some time to sort through things now. Have you heard a response from Boss yet about your query?