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So there are a few other videos out there trying to show how to slave the RC-505 to other clocks in outboard sequencers. I tried all day to get it to work and all it ended up doing was clobbering the tempo in my sequences in the memory of the 505. So I got real lucky and found this video of yours. I took your advise, well somebody's advice anyway, to use the RC-505 as the master. It works like a dream. It sends the tempo of the sequence that I have stored in the memory. So when I hit All Start and All Stop the Arturia BeatStep Pro fires off with it too. It then displays the new clock speed for each song tested. It sinks right up and starts playing the outboard gear that the BeatStep Pro has already loaded. So Each song I have in the Loop Station has a default loop set to the clock speed I develop the sequences with. That loop is set to run in #1 and stored to memory. I bring up the corresponding tracks in the BeatStep Pro to mach that work. I also have a KeyStep keyboard that get's slaved from the RC-505 for it's clock speed also. It has another independent sequencer that allows the performer to drop the last note while the sequence is playing. So what is amazing is that the recorded loops in the Loop Station can have 8, 16, 32, or 64 steps by recording an original sequence from a saved sequence in the KeyStep before hand, and then have the same sequence trigger a different synth with a dropped note in the sequence. So now the Loop Station is playing back 8 steps or 16 steps while the KeyStep is syncopating with 7 or 15 steps per pass. All this can work together for complex loop lengths of 64 steps to start with. The amazing thing is that this video of yours solved all those headaches. I just mute one of the sequences in the BeatStep Pro and let the 505 take over after it is looped in live. What is cool then is I have a couple of sequenced loops in the 505 that can be deleted after they are used up and un-muted in the BeatStep sequencer. They are still there in the BeatStep. They just are not going out to the audience. That leaves a ton of soloing opportunities and a bunch of live tracks to add from real instruments and other synths. This will make everything change for the Berlin School type music crowd. All this because the audio recorder is the master sync clock. I'm still putting it all together. But my experiments today took on an amazing turn. The KeyStep can drop the last note on the fly. It allows for improvisation while in sequences. ...was that geeky enough? -- Thanks for the tip.
Just wanted to give a cheers! And thanks for the in depth tutorials on what you do. You’ve been an inspiration to me to reclaim myself and pursue my musical aspirations. Like you, I’ve gone through similar hardships that I’ve luckily had enough strength to pull myself through. Keep on doing what your doing! 🙏
In my opinion this video is the most important information regarding the RC-505 as the master midi clock. I added a few tweaks last night and can slave 6 outboard sequencers with the 505 as the master clock. "Midi Setup Boss RC-505
So I have another way of going about all this sync stuff. Make the RC-505 and it's internal midi clock the master. Once I did that, thru a tech cheat, I got rid of all the artifacts and the pesky re-altering of the destination tempo speeds. You need to burn the first track temporarily and save it at the speed that you will develop your outboard sequences at. You make templates that contain an audio click track that you can live with later when you develop sequences or any other tempo required consistencies. The 505 has an algorithm that does a comparison of the existing master tempo set for a song and the ( midi sync on ) for each track. It will reconfigure this when you are done creating the first track of any song. So if the desired destination click track is set at the same tempo as the master track speed then the conflict at the first recording is resolved. So your start position must have a first recorded track with the matching speed. I just cut the output volume on the first recorded track and start looping what I want to use on the second track. The RC-505 is put to sleep because it is done trying to quantize and calculate the new master tempo speed. Using a clear click track helps. The 505 is intuitive in that it attempts to set a new master tempo speed. Once that corrected tempo is thrown into the mix, pun intended, you get those pesky artifacts disappearing. Now when my start and stop midi messages coming from the RC-505 get sent out all my downstream sequences in other gear all all in sync. The secret is to make the RC-505 the master and to trick it into liking the speed of the first track.
I have not experimented with dropping the template track after several other loops are recorded. It would be interesting to see if the 505 will try to reset the master tempo speed or not. It depends on what you record I guess. I start by recording my outboard sequencer stuff, like a snapshot of what it currently is like. Then I mute the outboard tracks and run internally on the 505 loop track. I do this because I'm using a Line 6 Helix as my effects chain while recording loops or overdubbing existing loops. Then later in the performance I can fader out of the loop while bring up the original outboard sequences. Anyway these loops of outboard sequences are already performed at the same desired tempo speed. So it all comes down to when the master midi sync clock speed is accepted by the 505.
I tried to reverse all this by making the 505 the slave. The algorithm to reset the master tempo speed can't be defeated. It's a great thing that the 505 sets a first track's master speed on it's own. But it can play all kinds of heck with downstream slaved tempos. The artifacts come from when the clock speed or tempo changes. I hope a few people try to do more work on this. The secret is to make the 505 the master and the other sequencers the slaves." Thank you Reinhardt Buhr
Just use the inboard click and loop in time… it’s not weird algorythm, it’s common sense! If rc is the master… listen its click! Good news for non-clock workflows… new loopy pro app will get the bpm from the first “loopable” audio in the first loop (it evens trim unnecessary audio from it) but that feature will hardly arrive to any hardware looper any time soon. Hope it helps and blessings
Reinhardt, amazing work! Your videos and music are incredible. So we’ll done in every way. Question: does the 505 record everything from the circuit? Or does it just sync and play it? In other words, if you stopped everything on the circuit, would 100% of the sounds from the circuit go away? Or does anything from the circuit record onto the 505? My hope is that I could keep a drumbeat going by midi at all times but not actually record it on to any of the five tracks,. But when I want to, I’d love to ecord the synthesizer part of the circuit onto one of the tracks of the 505. Possible?
In your video preceding this, you begin your demo with a beatbox and by saying you prefer the freedom of working without the RC505 metronome function. Here, your demonstration of how midi clocks the Circuit and the Effects begins with a beatbox and you make no mention of the metronome and none is to be heard. The RC505 is detecting the tempo of your beatbox as if it was a tap tempo and broadcasting the Midi accordingly. That is a really impressive function.
Hi, I might need an advice. Here is how I connected my stuff: All instruments > Mixer Input (Sub mix) Mixer Sub Output > RC505 Input RC505 stereo output > Mixer Input (Main mix) Mixer Main Output > Speakers One of my instruments is a vocal effect processor TC Helicon VE with a mic and a MIDI keyboard (for vocoder) connected to it. Would it be better to connect separately : TC Helicon MIDI IN > RC505 MIDI OUT Keyboard MIDI OUT > RC505 MIDI IN Would there still be connection between the TC Helicon and the Keyboard even though they are not directly connected? Keep going with the great work, man!
It all depends what you use as your master, I use rc-505 as master midi clock, because it sets the tempo for the click. I would go rc-505 midi out - Keyboard and then midi out from keyboard to tc helicon midi in. hope that helps
@@martinaleksandrov7080 how did you ended up connecting? Have same issue, my midi keyboard only has midi out. I was planning midi out of keyboard to midi in novation circuit and midi out novation circuit to midi in boss rc505.
Hi Reinhardt, A question...can i connect my Boss rc 505 with my Roland HPD 15 directly? Without a sequencer? Thanks for your future response...have a nice day, your work is so incredible and delicious.
Worth noting the output from the circuit can be routed via the 505 and looped or ran seperate output and not looped (but still time controlled) the downside of the later being effects such as Beat Repeat will not work on the NC sequence,afaik.
Brilliant bud, tell me is there no setting you have to put into the Rc505 so that it recognises the other midi units, also is the Novation connected to a laptop or does it have its own sound engine. I use to have the Push 2 and it irritated me that i needed to take a laptop everywhere with me. Once again thanks and Bless you for sharing your talent. Would love to hear you do some kind of pop cover of say Ed Sheeran f you do those. Many thanks bud
The novation is dawless, requires no laptop, this whole setup runs without any computer or laptop. even recorded in a mobile recorder. No midi setting was done for this setup. Hope that helps!
Many Compliments! I have a question. Is it possibile to avoid recording the drum maschine in the loops? Once I send it I find it in all subsequent tracks. Thanks in advanced 💪
I do have a question, But I may find the answer once looking more at your videos.. So I’m definitely going to buy a Yamaha mixer- so I can connect my bass/guitar/keys to the mixer. I have the rc-505 loop station and also the Mc 707 groove box. How would I connect all this? I also have a LCT 240 PRo condenser... Is there anything else I need? Thanks for any help
Hey Reinhardt, thank you for the awesome and helpful videos, they help a bunch. Question, do you mind posting how many of each and what type of cables you use or replying? Cheers!
Hi brother your videos are amazing. I play flute and I want to know whether there is a alternative for strymon timeline as the price is too high . Any good one in budget you could suggest for Rc 505 loop station .
I've moved on from trying to sync a looper to a sequencer. I sold my RC-505 and moved up to an Arturia Keystep Pro with a hybrid Eurorack mixed with line level effects and one outboard synth. The RC-505 likes to pick its own tempo on the first track looped. That messes everything else up.
I love you dude! Thank you for you support! I will watch all videos to learn this monster device dude. I ll get in 2 days. I ll need you videos i know. I want to sync my Elektron's with it
Hi Reinhardt!! You inspired me on buying the same rig on this video. Congrats on keeping it real. Question: I added a usb midi keyboard that only has MIDI OUT. Can I connect MIDI OUT from Keyboard to MIDI IN Novation circuit, and then MIDI OUT from Novation to MIDI IN from boss rc505? Please if you can help with suggestions 🤙
Great video Reinhardt. I have a question. At the completion of your first loop, is that what triggers the 505 to start sending clock to your Novation Circuit? If this is the case, I assume the 505 sends a midi start/MMC play message to the circuit? I want to be able to create a loop, and have an rc-202 be the master clock for an akai force, and I'm hoping I can have similar results. Keep up the great work.
Hi there, little question. I am following your video since few days for help set up my thing. I don't use the Strymon timeline, so I wonder tehn what should I do with the Novation Output ? Do I need send to speakers, or speakers are connected to the Boss505 as your previous video ( so no output needed for Novation) ? I hope my english is clear enough to be understanded. You do great job man, and save us a lot of time, THX !!
Your only using midi ie your tempo is controlled by the midi.... Go output of audio from novation to input of looper that may fix it... After research I'm buying a 505 time is my best hardest looping original love you to check it out ...hope this helps and works .
Hi! Thanks for the video! Do you know if it is possible to record with different time signatures in the same session? I’m trying to record a section in 7/8 in one track, and other track a 4/3. But I can’t find the way. Thanks for your help!
Do you by chance know if I could run the rc505 into an ableton controller like the apc40 to get a similar result. I have a very similar setup to yours I would just like to incorporate ableton so I can make backtracks to jam over
do you know of a way to use an external clock with the 505? I have a beatstep pro which I would like to serve as the master to the RC-505 and my tr-08. I keep getting "midi error"
Hello Could you please tell me how the “tempo sync” works in RC505 edit settings and for what purpose. I would also like to alter the tempo of the pre-recorded input signal (like mp3, 3rd party loops/clicks) feedable into the input of the RC505... I thought I used to be able to manipulate/alter the tempo of these in the past but not working for me again lately... or was I just dreaming? Is it possible to alter the tempo of input fed into the RC505, after saving it as a loop?, and if so, how?
Im currently looking for a Keyboard to conenct to the Cr 505. Im kind of confused that i need to use a DAW to connect a MIDI Keyboard and Cr 505. Where do i know which instrument can just plugged in and which not?
Pro tip for all those who want to *slave* the 505 to other devices without the dreaded glitches and artifacts - simply filter out everything except clock (and CC's if using those) from the midi stream going into the 505 :) Don't ask me why, it just works. Silly Boss seems to not give a føck, but at least this works fine - no need to turn of tempo sync and all of that bullshit
Do i need the Novation Circuit Tracks to be perfect in sync with my instruments or the Strymon Timeline ?! I have the rc 505 and the audio venom synth. And a yamaha psr-e463... I have the problem that its a struggle to sync .. Will buy the novation circuit tracks solve my problem ? Grtz
Its preferable to sync to your primary rhythm source as the master. On the MKII you can sync to ext. If youre using a drum machine like the Circuit Rhythm for beats id recommend that. Ill never use the Roland rythms so ... using the RC 505 as the master makes little sense for my needs
Hi Reinhardt Thanks for your inspiring help one thing would help me would be to know if your 1st beatbox take is done with a clik track in headphones or does the rc505 auto detect the bpm ? thanks in advance for your reply ?
i would love to sinc the rc 505 as slavve of ableton live, from a drum machine, or een better for mi audio interface that i used to record with my all studio setup, any advvice to used it as slave? thanks a lot
Reinhardt, may I have a question? I have rc 505 too, and recently I got a Novation Circuit as well. What Im not sure about, how exactly to connect to the RC505? Just the midi cable? Somewhere aux cable was mentioned. On the loop station I found it, but where to put in the Circuit? Sorry, Im a beginner. The other thing Im not sure about is the output to the speakers. It goes from the RC or the Circuit? I would be so glad of some answers.
You need midi cables, circuit goes into the Rc the Rc goes to speakers, ... from output. The midi out from RC to midi in on Novation to sync, for some reason mines not syncing though even with cables, I've not registered it yet so maybe that is restricted it. Big thumbs up to this guy Amazing artist ,Big love.God bless.
If i wish to use a basic keyboard as a midi controllee can i go directly from keyboard to rc505 mk2 via midi and use my DAW through the rc 505 ? Spmeone help please
Hey man. Doing a great job. Just Bought a Boss RC- 505 because of how influential you are. One question I have is. What adapter cables do you use. Is it a Xlr to 3.5mm Male and female?
You could connect delay L/R output to Boss, but he said somewhere aux input on Boss was clearer than regular L/R input. It's just preference. The result's the same.
The other thing you can do is start fresh and so long as your tap tempo ends in __.0 , you can Dial the bpm of the 505 up or down to any desired specific tempo, to be synced up with any other device (I use the Circuit and BS2)
You sound like you could help me out, is it possible to receive a midi and sync to a track coming in, kind of the reverse of what he does? Thanks in advance
Hello! i need help :( I recently got a boss rc505mk2 as well as novation circuit tracks. in my set up circuit tracks is the slave one. i connected them with a 5-pin midi cable(out from looper into the tracks.tried viceverse as well) they kinda talk to each other. I mean tempo is synched but it seems like novation circuit loses all the preset voices once it is connected to the looper.( to be specific: drum functions play the same dull sound. all the buttons same poor quality sound. midi and synth tracks dont give any sound at all) I dont get the problem. I am not familiar with cable types. I tried to mess with the settings in the looper nothing worked. I have no screen on circuit tracks so i am not sure if there is an option button on it. tried to scan the manual couldt find anything either. Do i need another device inbetween to get them synched? pls help me :/
Hey Reinhardt, I had a question for you. I have a very similar setup, only difference is i have a keystep in the mix, synced up with the RC 505 and Circuit. My question, is there a way to make the circuit not automatically play when I push the rec/play button on the 505?
Bonjour Nicky, j'ai la même configuration que vous (RC505, Circuit et Keystep) mais je n'arrive pas à faire jouer le Keystep..J'ai essayé des choses mais ça ne fonctionne pas..Pouvez-vous me guider s'il vous plaît ? Merci
Does anybody know how to change the tempo on the rc 505 without it chopping and messing up the sound that you recorded? Marc Rebillet did it on his video somehow, but I don't know how in the world he did it, but he did. He changed the bpm by like 10 bpm and the sounds were still the same? Anybody know a way around this?
Love your videos man! Also have a question. I see you’re able to build a loop with several layers before activating your Circuit for the beat and once you do it’s synced up, but I am struggling to do the same with my setup. Every time I hit rec/play it starts my drum machine automatically. Is there a setting within the rc-505 that you had to set so that you could trigger your circuit on its own? I am trying to do this with a Korg Volca as my sequencer, perhaps this is something that only the circuit does or just something the Volca can’t do. Thought I’d ask in case you had any ideas and before I resulted to buying new gear. Cheers
Hey yo, Mark (20) from germany here. I have plans of buying the 505 and connecting it with my RC-30 Looper, which is placed on the floor / pedalboard. So do you know, if I could controll the RC-30 with the RC-505 & the RC-505 with the RC-30 in terms of starting / stopping (& saving) loops ??? And could I save loops from the RC-30 on the RC-505, so the RC-505 kind of expands the RC-30's memory (again: kind of) ??? You'd really help me out if you could answer at least some of my questions here. Greets from germany (cologne)
Bonjour Reinhardt, j'ai Boss RC505, Circuit Novation et Arturia Keystep. J'aimerais brancher Keystep dans la chaine (pour pouvoir jouer les notes avec le clavier maitre plutôt que sur Circuit) mais j'ai tout essayé et ça ne fonctionne pas. Penses-tu que tu peux m'aider à avancer dans la configuration ? Merci et bravo à toi pour ta musique..
Based on this video about midi sync I was able to get it all to work. So I created my very first video to demonstrate this: th-cam.com/video/RbNi6sCyUcw/w-d-xo.html
So where was the sequencer/drum machine in this video? A bass drum sequence?? What is the point of this set up :) Really strange video, nothing to do with the midi synchronisation anyway
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So there are a few other videos out there trying to show how to slave the RC-505 to other clocks in outboard sequencers. I tried all day to get it to work and all it ended up doing was clobbering the tempo in my sequences in the memory of the 505. So I got real lucky and found this video of yours.
I took your advise, well somebody's advice anyway, to use the RC-505 as the master. It works like a dream. It sends the tempo of the sequence that I have stored in the memory. So when I hit All Start and All Stop the Arturia BeatStep Pro fires off with it too. It then displays the new clock speed for each song tested. It sinks right up and starts playing the outboard gear that the BeatStep Pro has already loaded. So Each song I have in the Loop Station has a default loop set to the clock speed I develop the sequences with. That loop is set to run in #1 and stored to memory. I bring up the corresponding tracks in the BeatStep Pro to mach that work. I also have a KeyStep keyboard that get's slaved from the RC-505 for it's clock speed also. It has another independent sequencer that allows the performer to drop the last note while the sequence is playing. So what is amazing is that the recorded loops in the Loop Station can have 8, 16, 32, or 64 steps by recording an original sequence from a saved sequence in the KeyStep before hand, and then have the same sequence trigger a different synth with a dropped note in the sequence. So now the Loop Station is playing back 8 steps or 16 steps while the KeyStep is syncopating with 7 or 15 steps per pass. All this can work together for complex loop lengths of 64 steps to start with.
The amazing thing is that this video of yours solved all those headaches. I just mute one of the sequences in the BeatStep Pro and let the 505 take over after it is looped in live. What is cool then is I have a couple of sequenced loops in the 505 that can be deleted after they are used up and un-muted in the BeatStep sequencer. They are still there in the BeatStep. They just are not going out to the audience. That leaves a ton of soloing opportunities and a bunch of live tracks to add from real instruments and other synths. This will make everything change for the Berlin School type music crowd. All this because the audio recorder is the master sync clock. I'm still putting it all together. But my experiments today took on an amazing turn. The KeyStep can drop the last note on the fly. It allows for improvisation while in sequences. ...was that geeky enough? -- Thanks for the tip.
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Thanks for sharing. I sold my mk1 and shopping around for an mk2 now. Looking forward to more videos. Thanks. Cheers!
Just wanted to give a cheers! And thanks for the in depth tutorials on what you do. You’ve been an inspiration to me to reclaim myself and pursue my musical aspirations. Like you, I’ve gone through similar hardships that I’ve luckily had enough strength to pull myself through. Keep on doing what your doing! 🙏
You are The Boss, Big Boss. Over Boss RC-505.
All the best.
Mario
In my opinion this video is the most important information regarding the RC-505 as the master midi clock. I added a few tweaks last night and can slave 6 outboard sequencers with the 505 as the master clock.
"Midi Setup Boss RC-505
So I have another way of going about all this sync stuff. Make the RC-505 and it's internal midi clock the master. Once I did that, thru a tech cheat, I got rid of all the artifacts and the pesky re-altering of the destination tempo speeds. You need to burn the first track temporarily and save it at the speed that you will develop your outboard sequences at. You make templates that contain an audio click track that you can live with later when you develop sequences or any other tempo required consistencies. The 505 has an algorithm that does a comparison of the existing master tempo set for a song and the ( midi sync on ) for each track. It will reconfigure this when you are done creating the first track of any song. So if the desired destination click track is set at the same tempo as the master track speed then the conflict at the first recording is resolved. So your start position must have a first recorded track with the matching speed. I just cut the output volume on the first recorded track and start looping what I want to use on the second track. The RC-505 is put to sleep because it is done trying to quantize and calculate the new master tempo speed. Using a clear click track helps. The 505 is intuitive in that it attempts to set a new master tempo speed. Once that corrected tempo is thrown into the mix, pun intended, you get those pesky artifacts disappearing. Now when my start and stop midi messages coming from the RC-505 get sent out all my downstream sequences in other gear all all in sync. The secret is to make the RC-505 the master and to trick it into liking the speed of the first track.
I have not experimented with dropping the template track after several other loops are recorded. It would be interesting to see if the 505 will try to reset the master tempo speed or not. It depends on what you record I guess. I start by recording my outboard sequencer stuff, like a snapshot of what it currently is like. Then I mute the outboard tracks and run internally on the 505 loop track. I do this because I'm using a Line 6 Helix as my effects chain while recording loops or overdubbing existing loops. Then later in the performance I can fader out of the loop while bring up the original outboard sequences. Anyway these loops of outboard sequences are already performed at the same desired tempo speed. So it all comes down to when the master midi sync clock speed is accepted by the 505.
I tried to reverse all this by making the 505 the slave. The algorithm to reset the master tempo speed can't be defeated. It's a great thing that the 505 sets a first track's master speed on it's own. But it can play all kinds of heck with downstream slaved tempos. The artifacts come from when the clock speed or tempo changes. I hope a few people try to do more work on this. The secret is to make the 505 the master and the other sequencers the slaves."
Thank you Reinhardt Buhr
Dude, what?
Ok, I read it again. Got it. Thanks.
Just use the inboard click and loop in time… it’s not weird algorythm, it’s common sense! If rc is the master… listen its click! Good news for non-clock workflows… new loopy pro app will get the bpm from the first “loopable” audio in the first loop (it evens trim unnecessary audio from it) but that feature will hardly arrive to any hardware looper any time soon. Hope it helps and blessings
these videos are absolute gems, thank you
Reinhardt, amazing work! Your videos and music are incredible. So we’ll done in every way.
Question: does the 505 record everything from the circuit? Or does it just sync and play it? In other words, if you stopped everything on the circuit, would 100% of the sounds from the circuit go away? Or does anything from the circuit record onto the 505?
My hope is that I could keep a drumbeat going by midi at all times but not actually record it on to any of the five tracks,. But when I want to, I’d love to ecord the synthesizer part of the circuit onto one of the tracks of the 505.
Possible?
Thanks a lot for share your set up. Your music and your live performance is excellent and very inspiring !. Greetings from Buenos Aires, Argentina.
You instantly reminded me of Ghost Whisperer episode "The Curse of the Ninth" Neil Hopkins
Lovely buddy. Thanks. We met one time in Capetown at the Busker Fest. xox from Denmark Bro... !!
Gosh, you’re really good!
Been looking for the best tutorial about set up and general advice. Really great simple clear information. Thank you.
In your video preceding this, you begin your demo with a beatbox and by saying you prefer the freedom of working without the RC505 metronome function.
Here, your demonstration of how midi clocks the Circuit and the Effects begins with a beatbox and you make no mention of the metronome and none is to be heard. The RC505 is detecting the tempo of your beatbox as if it was a tap tempo and broadcasting the Midi accordingly. That is a really impressive function.
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I won't more coming soon stay tuned :) and thanks a lot for watching!
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Man...... that sounds... incredible :O :O :O That bass is criminal.
Hahaha I love the saying "That bass is criminal" good one :) thanks alot
Hey, you're awesome! I wanted to ask a question, how do you connect to electricity on the street when you have no electricity?
Hi, I might need an advice. Here is how I connected my stuff:
All instruments > Mixer Input (Sub mix)
Mixer Sub Output > RC505 Input
RC505 stereo output > Mixer Input (Main mix)
Mixer Main Output > Speakers
One of my instruments is a vocal effect processor TC Helicon VE with a mic and a MIDI keyboard (for vocoder) connected to it.
Would it be better to connect separately :
TC Helicon MIDI IN > RC505 MIDI OUT
Keyboard MIDI OUT > RC505 MIDI IN
Would there still be connection between the TC Helicon and the Keyboard even though they are not directly connected?
Keep going with the great work, man!
It all depends what you use as your master, I use rc-505 as master midi clock, because it sets the tempo for the click. I would go rc-505 midi out - Keyboard and then midi out from keyboard to tc helicon midi in. hope that helps
@@ReinhardtBuhr Thanks for the answer!
My keyboard only has MIDI OUT and the tc helicon only MIDI IN. Is there a way to make it work :?
I guess not?
@@martinaleksandrov7080 how did you ended up connecting? Have same issue, my midi keyboard only has midi out. I was planning midi out of keyboard to midi in novation circuit and midi out novation circuit to midi in boss rc505.
Thank you for this you have inspired me to use the RC-505 with me DJ setup cheers!
Hi Reinhardt,
A question...can i connect my Boss rc 505 with my Roland HPD 15 directly? Without a sequencer? Thanks for your future response...have a nice day, your work is so incredible and delicious.
Sure, you can connect anything that outputs sound to the rc-505
@@ReinhardtBuhr ok thanks. But with the midi cable or just with the rca 6,35mm directly?
@@yozhand8831 midi is only there to send data messages not audio. So make sure you use audio outputs into the rc-505
Nice jam! Hoping I can do the same thing with my Mashine Mk3 and guitar modeler
Thankyou for creating these videos, they help me so much
Worth noting the output from the circuit can be routed via the 505 and looped or ran seperate output and not looped (but still time controlled) the downside of the later being effects such as Beat Repeat will not work on the NC sequence,afaik.
Thank you. So the sequencer helps to keep on time or even correct time of the different tracks; correct? I subscribed.
Brilliant bud, tell me is there no setting you have to put into the Rc505 so that it recognises the other midi units, also is the Novation connected to a laptop or does it have its own sound engine. I use to have the Push 2 and it irritated me that i needed to take a laptop everywhere with me. Once again thanks and Bless you for sharing your talent. Would love to hear you do some kind of pop cover of say Ed Sheeran f you do those. Many thanks bud
The novation is dawless, requires no laptop, this whole setup runs without any computer or laptop. even recorded in a mobile recorder. No midi setting was done for this setup. Hope that helps!
Reinhardt Buhr cool now I got it. I need to get one of those Sequencers. Thank you
@@wallacenock7423 They are awesome!
Many Compliments! I have a question. Is it possibile to avoid recording the drum maschine in the loops? Once I send it I find it in all subsequent tracks. Thanks in advanced 💪
I do have a question,
But I may find the answer once looking more at your videos..
So I’m definitely going to buy a Yamaha mixer- so I can connect my bass/guitar/keys to the mixer.
I have the rc-505 loop station and also the Mc 707 groove box. How would I connect all this?
I also have a LCT 240 PRo condenser...
Is there anything else I need?
Thanks for any help
already was hypnotized by sounds
thank's for the video !, what about the sounds inputs/outputs of the devices ? the novation is here to add some beats /sounds to your RC505 's loops ?
Hey Reinhardt, thank you for the awesome and helpful videos, they help a bunch. Question, do you mind posting how many of each and what type of cables you use or replying?
Cheers!
Hi brother your videos are amazing. I play flute and I want to know whether there is a alternative for strymon timeline as the price is too high . Any good one in budget you could suggest for Rc 505 loop station .
I've moved on from trying to sync a looper to a sequencer. I sold my RC-505 and moved up to an Arturia Keystep Pro with a hybrid Eurorack mixed with line level effects and one outboard synth. The RC-505 likes to pick its own tempo on the first track looped. That messes everything else up.
I love you dude! Thank you for you support! I will watch all videos to learn this monster device dude. I ll get in 2 days. I ll need you videos i know. I want to sync my Elektron's with it
Hi Reinhardt!! You inspired me on buying the same rig on this video. Congrats on keeping it real.
Question: I added a usb midi keyboard that only has MIDI OUT. Can I connect MIDI OUT from Keyboard to MIDI IN Novation circuit, and then MIDI OUT from Novation to MIDI IN from boss rc505? Please if you can help with suggestions 🤙
Great video Reinhardt. I have a question. At the completion of your first loop, is that what triggers the 505 to start sending clock to your Novation Circuit? If this is the case, I assume the 505 sends a midi start/MMC play message to the circuit? I want to be able to create a loop, and have an rc-202 be the master clock for an akai force, and I'm hoping I can have similar results. Keep up the great work.
Hi there, little question. I am following your video since few days for help set up my thing. I don't use the Strymon timeline, so I wonder tehn what should I do with the Novation Output ? Do I need send to speakers, or speakers are connected to the Boss505 as your previous video ( so no output needed for Novation) ? I hope my english is clear enough to be understanded. You do great job man, and save us a lot of time, THX !!
Mat Alexandre : its a good question, Im interested of the answer too.
Your only using midi ie your tempo is controlled by the midi.... Go output of audio from novation to input of looper that may fix it... After research I'm buying a 505 time is my best hardest looping original love you to check it out ...hope this helps and works .
Yessss congratulations!
Crazy how simple this feature works - Wonderful what you achieve by using it :)
I am still amazed at how simple it is everytime I use it :)
So so goood 😍 You’re so talenteeeed brother 🌟
Hi! Thanks for the video! Do you know if it is possible to record with different time signatures in the same session?
I’m trying to record a section in 7/8 in one track, and other track a 4/3. But I can’t find the way.
Thanks for your help!
Do you by chance know if I could run the rc505 into an ableton controller like the apc40 to get a similar result. I have a very similar setup to yours I would just like to incorporate ableton so I can make backtracks to jam over
do you know of a way to use an external clock with the 505?
I have a beatstep pro which I would like to serve as the master to the RC-505 and my tr-08. I keep getting "midi error"
Awesome, Thank you!!, was looking to understand how-to, super Thanks!
Hello
Could you please tell me how the “tempo sync” works in RC505 edit settings and for what purpose.
I would also like to alter the tempo of the pre-recorded input signal (like mp3, 3rd party loops/clicks) feedable into the input of the RC505... I thought I used to be able to manipulate/alter the tempo of these in the past but not working for me again lately... or was I just dreaming?
Is it possible to alter the tempo of input fed into the RC505, after saving it as a loop?, and if so, how?
Just turn the tempo knob, while tempo sync is on?
@@ConsciousBrosCommunity yes press tempo flashing button bpm will show on screen ,turn knob all will speed or slow according....
Im currently looking for a Keyboard to conenct to the Cr 505. Im kind of confused that i need to use a DAW to connect a MIDI Keyboard and Cr 505. Where do i know which instrument can just plugged in and which not?
Pro tip for all those who want to *slave* the 505 to other devices without the dreaded glitches and artifacts - simply filter out everything except clock (and CC's if using those) from the midi stream going into the 505 :) Don't ask me why, it just works. Silly Boss seems to not give a føck, but at least this works fine - no need to turn of tempo sync and all of that bullshit
I slaved the RC-202 to an Alesis Sr16 drum machine and sent out just clock sync with no drum notes, but issue still exists.
Thank you ! I don't know how to do that on mac :'(
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You still have to filter the midi stream regardless, in my experience that is what works.
@@DexterPiano
Me neither, maybe MIDI-Ox works? It has a midi filter
Nice! What kind of didgeridoo is that? Where can I find it?
That tune was class!
Do i need the Novation Circuit Tracks to be perfect in sync with my instruments or the Strymon Timeline ?!
I have the rc 505 and the audio venom synth. And a yamaha psr-e463...
I have the problem that its a struggle to sync ..
Will buy the novation circuit tracks solve my problem ? Grtz
Its preferable to sync to your primary rhythm source as the master. On the MKII you can sync to ext. If youre using a drum machine like the Circuit Rhythm for beats id recommend that. Ill never use the Roland rythms so ... using the RC 505 as the master makes little sense for my needs
How can I connect the rc-505 to my MIDI if it only has a USB port and a head jack? (Maschine Mikro mk3)
For what purpose you are using the circuit?
Rest I understood everything.
Can we not use Maschine for the same purpose?
I am sure you can, I use it to trigger my kick drum via the sequencer
Will this work with Novation Circuit Tracks ?
And does it need a Strymon Timeline to make it work ?
That is very cool, thanks!
Hi Reinhardt Thanks for your inspiring help one thing would help me would be to know if your 1st beatbox take is done with a clik track in headphones or does the rc505 auto detect the bpm ? thanks in advance for your reply ?
great loop bro! im from chile and i loop too, you just gave me great ideas!!! thanks!! and succes
your beat boxing was quantized when you looped it? i get syncing the midi stuff but why did you mention perfect timing after you beat boxed?
i would love to sinc the rc 505 as slavve of ableton live, from a drum machine, or een better for mi audio interface that i used to record with my all studio setup, any advvice to used it as slave? thanks a lot
Reinhardt, may I have a question? I have rc 505 too, and recently I got a Novation Circuit as well.
What Im not sure about, how exactly to connect to the RC505? Just the midi cable? Somewhere aux cable was mentioned. On the loop station I found it, but where to put in the Circuit?
Sorry, Im a beginner.
The other thing Im not sure about is the output to the speakers. It goes from the RC or the Circuit?
I would be so glad of some answers.
You need midi cables, circuit goes into the Rc the Rc goes to speakers, ... from output. The midi out from RC to midi in on Novation to sync, for some reason mines not syncing though even with cables, I've not registered it yet so maybe that is restricted it. Big thumbs up to this guy Amazing artist ,Big love.God bless.
Quick question, is it possible to connect it to a MacBook so I can use it thought Logic Pro? if so, how would this work ?
Love your Chanel btw!
If i wish to use a basic keyboard as a midi controllee can i go directly from keyboard to rc505 mk2 via midi and use my DAW through the rc 505 ? Spmeone help please
Cool video! Thank you!
Hey man. Doing a great job. Just Bought a Boss RC- 505 because of how influential you are. One question I have is. What adapter cables do you use. Is it a Xlr to 3.5mm Male and female?
that's like.. 1/8 TRS to 1/4 TS Y-splitter cable.
You could connect delay L/R output to Boss, but he said somewhere aux input on Boss was clearer than regular L/R input. It's just preference. The result's the same.
The other thing you can do is start fresh and so long as your tap tempo ends in __.0 , you can Dial the bpm of the 505 up or down to any desired specific tempo, to be synced up with any other device (I use the Circuit and BS2)
You sound like you could help me out, is it possible to receive a midi and sync to a track coming in, kind of the reverse of what he does? Thanks in advance
@Jan Dutler yes, you can have the master device set to the other device and the boss as slave
Hello! i need help :( I recently got a boss rc505mk2 as well as novation circuit tracks. in my set up circuit tracks is the slave one. i connected them with a 5-pin midi cable(out from looper into the tracks.tried viceverse as well) they kinda talk to each other. I mean tempo is synched but it seems like novation circuit loses all the preset voices once it is connected to the looper.( to be specific: drum functions play the same dull sound. all the buttons same poor quality sound. midi and synth tracks dont give any sound at all) I dont get the problem. I am not familiar with cable types. I tried to mess with the settings in the looper nothing worked. I have no screen on circuit tracks so i am not sure if there is an option button on it. tried to scan the manual couldt find anything either. Do i need another device inbetween to get them synched? pls help me :/
Can you use midi to sync with another loop station?
OMG dude, just found your channel. Sick tutorials (bless you!) and your music is fucking KILLLEEER. A+ CONTENT.
This guy is good
Very very helpful ! Thank you!
Bro, I am having trouble syncing my rc505 as slave in a 3/4
Hey Reinhardt, I had a question for you. I have a very similar setup, only difference is i have a keystep in the mix, synced up with the RC 505 and Circuit. My question, is there a way to make the circuit not automatically play when I push the rec/play button on the 505?
Bonjour Nicky, j'ai la même configuration que vous (RC505, Circuit et Keystep) mais je n'arrive pas à faire jouer le Keystep..J'ai essayé des choses mais ça ne fonctionne pas..Pouvez-vous me guider s'il vous plaît ? Merci
Does anybody know how to change the tempo on the rc 505 without it chopping and messing up the sound that you recorded? Marc Rebillet did it on his video somehow, but I don't know how in the world he did it, but he did. He changed the bpm by like 10 bpm and the sounds were still the same? Anybody know a way around this?
Very helpful. Thank you.
Any chance someone could explain to me how this works with a midi keyboard that needs a laptop/ daw… many thanks 🙏
can you tap the button only once after recording instead of twice?
yes you can, go to: Memory > move right arrow till you find REC ACTION > than adjust it how you want it, in this case Rec->Play.
@@anacalisto5735 tysm
Which AKG monitor are you using or Is it headphone?
Just normal standard AKG headphones
Love your videos man! Also have a question. I see you’re able to build a loop with several layers before activating your Circuit for the beat and once you do it’s synced up, but I am struggling to do the same with my setup. Every time I hit rec/play it starts my drum machine automatically. Is there a setting within the rc-505 that you had to set so that you could trigger your circuit on its own? I am trying to do this with a Korg Volca as my sequencer, perhaps this is something that only the circuit does or just something the Volca can’t do. Thought I’d ask in case you had any ideas and before I resulted to buying new gear. Cheers
The Cunning hello! So he has the circuit totally cleared when starting the loop, so there’s no sound coming through. Then he adds it in as he goes
If someone could explain please, what is the role and use of the circuit? And how important is it in the set up?
do you need the stryman timeline to achieve midi with 505 and sequencer ? or is the stryman just an extra add on for additional effects ?
It's at the end of the MIDI chain so it probably only performs delay fx.
Hey yo, Mark (20) from germany here. I have plans of buying the 505 and connecting it with my RC-30 Looper, which is placed on the floor / pedalboard. So do you know, if I could controll the RC-30 with the RC-505 & the RC-505 with the RC-30 in terms of starting / stopping (& saving) loops ??? And could I save loops from the RC-30 on the RC-505, so the RC-505 kind of expands the RC-30's memory (again: kind of) ???
You'd really help me out if you could answer at least some of my questions here.
Greets from germany (cologne)
These will not work right togheter since both will work better as Master clock…
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Thank you
Bonjour Reinhardt, j'ai Boss RC505, Circuit Novation et Arturia Keystep. J'aimerais brancher Keystep dans la chaine (pour pouvoir jouer les notes avec le clavier maitre plutôt que sur Circuit) mais j'ai tout essayé et ça ne fonctionne pas. Penses-tu que tu peux m'aider à avancer dans la configuration ? Merci et bravo à toi pour ta musique..
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Hard to comprehend a 40000 year old instrument like the didgeridoo is being used with a 21st century loop pedal😂
Based on this video about midi sync I was able to get it all to work. So I created my very first video to demonstrate this:
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Awesome I'm super glad man!
It should slave better with MTC
So where was the sequencer/drum machine in this video? A bass drum sequence?? What is the point of this set up :) Really strange video, nothing to do with the midi synchronisation anyway