Boss RC-600 Loop Station - Live Walkthrough Q&A
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- Welcome to the Boss RC-600 Loopstation.
In this first live stream with the Boss RC-600, I show you a demo of the unit with one if my own tracks and an overview of the new Loopstation and this is your perfect time to ask questions.
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I had a clear morning and my RC 600, this has just made its operation so much clearer and demystified the menus. I've 5 pages of notes!!!😂 Thanks John and well done with this 2 hour mammoth session!!
More than welcome.
Here is the playlist to all the RC-600 videos I have made so far - th-cam.com/play/PLO36LpORUSaa9-oX7LbZ4CRRUHMiWoU0s.html
I also have a FULL RC-600 course with over 55 unique deep dive videos in, which you can now pay for monthly! Put SUBSCRIBER in the checkout for a discount - www.johnpaulmusic.co.uk/boss-rc-600-course-page
And if you want 121 consultation, I do this as well:
www.johnpaulmusic.co.uk/coaching-options
Very helpful. Thanks a lot!
More than welcome. Here is my RC-600 playlist for you to get stuck into. 👍🏻
th-cam.com/play/PLO36LpORUSaa9-oX7LbZ4CRRUHMiWoU0s.html
I just got mine today, It really needs a comprehensive tutorial. I'd gladly pay a 100 bucks for something like that. I've used loopers for decades and this 1 is 2 quantum leaps beyond anything I have encountered Before.
You are welcome 🙏
Downloaded the parameter guide which is more detailed here: static.roland.com/assets/media/pdf/RC-600_Parameter_eng01_W.pdf
I am always available for consultations at www.johnpaulmusic.co.uk 👍🏼
@@JohnPaulMusicUK Thanks! Chreers from Oregon...
It's like learning guitar. You gotta leap and the ledge will appear. I can see JP has put some hours into getting the muscle memory down for this.
Hey Marc.
I just had my first lesson with John on FaceTime to Australia and man, was it worth it! I was so bamboozled by it all that I couldn’t take in the great videos that John did.
Now my 600 is set up for all I need now and saved. And most importantly, I’m so intimidated by it now!
Absolutely recommend booking in.
omg I've just gotten mine!! yeya! I have question that I can't find a video on but it seems so simple. How do I adjust the levels of the tracks after I have recorded them individually? like if I record on track 1 and 2, but 2 was too loud and I want to lower it while they are both playing. Thank you!!!
Click LOOP and then select the track number 2 then in that menu you will find the track volume.
There is also a loop level volume on the main mixer if you just hit enter from the main menu but that adjusts all the loops together.
Alternative is to use a midi controller like the Korg nanoControl and program it up to be the loop levels.
@@JohnPaulMusicUK thank you you rock!!
Very helpful! Question: If I wanted to switch the vocal input from not going to the looper to only going through the speaker, would there be a way to have a pedal do this?? Thanks!
The looper can route out to a speaker anyways but you could get an ABY switcher if you didn’t want it to go through the RC-600 at all. Advantages of it going through is compression, FX for normal singing. You can put it through so it doesn’t get looped as well.
Hi JP...ended up selling aeros and erring away from loopy pro...can you route the click on rc600 to an in ear monitor for musicians only not to front if house?
John, your videos on the bossRC600 are amazing and I am gonna buy it just because of you for live gigs and busk, thank you! I have a question tho, how do I power supply the boss rc600 in a busking scenario? What kind of equipment do you recomend? Thank you again.
Hey 👋
Awww thanks for the comment. That’s very kind. 😊 well I’m gonna give you some homework 🤣
Firstly i don’t plug into mains anymore I power my board with a powerbank. I power my whole board like this: th-cam.com/video/8XAbKm71dVo/w-d-xo.htmlsi=jpUG0J9JCSJwW_Vb
Also, and here is your homework, Here is the playlist to all the RC-600 videos I have made so far - th-cam.com/play/PLO36LpORUSaa9-oX7LbZ4CRRUHMiWoU0s.html
I also have a FULL RC-600 course with over 55 unique deep dive videos in, which you can now pay for monthly! Put GETMONEYOFF in the checkout for a 25% discount - www.johnpaulmusic.co.uk/boss-rc-600-course-page
And if you ever want 121 consultation, I do this as well: www.johnpaulmusic.co.uk/coaching-options
Is there a way to pause a loop and restart it from where it was paused (and not at the beginning)? Thank you in advance!
Thanks for the info. Thanks for the video. Do you know how to change the display screen knobs 1-4? I cannot find anything.
Download the parameter guide and go to page 32. It’s all there 👍🏼
great video! I was wondering how to assign more than one effect to a bank? I wanted to create profiles like one acoustic bank, a guitar rhytm bank, a guitar solo bank, and a voice bank with multiple input effects on each bank, is that possible?
Hey Elton.
So yes but a little bit of setup.
You would use two of the Assigns.
Assign a pedal (wether that’s one of the buttons on the RC600 or something external) to IN FX BNK INC to increase that bank from A-D and a second to IN FX BNK DEC to decrease that bank from D-A.
Then you could use mode 3 to turn on the effects of whatever bank you are on.. or re-assign them to somewhere else.
It’s pretty intense how much you can do with this one unit.
You can find all the assign commands on the Parameter guide (page 26 onwards). I would strongly suggest download it. 👍🏻
(If u are using 2 stereo OUTPUTS [running to 2 different speakers] to hear it..) Question: Does the stereo "panning-delay"effect still work on your vocals if you are only inputting one microphone?
Yes. The mono mic signal gets affected by a stereo effect and then will go to the stereo output.
@@JohnPaulMusicUK Oh AWESOME!!! YAY!!!!!!!!!!!! That not only means less cables but it will make routing easier +more options..!! (Can't wait to get mine!)
Thanks for all the answers last night John Paul! One I forgot to ask, is I can’t seem find a way to assign “drum variation pattern” to any of the buttons. Is that not a feature here like it was on the 500?
GREAT VIDEO and the song at 32 minutes was nice too !!!!!!
Awww thanks 🙏
Good info. I wish the volume wasn't so low, though. Even after he turned himself up, I still have to turn way up to hear it.
Yeah sorry the live stream was low.. however…
Here is the playlist to all the RC-600 videos I have made so far - th-cam.com/play/PLO36LpORUSaa9-oX7LbZ4CRRUHMiWoU0s.html
I also have a FULL RC-600 course with over 55 unique deep dive videos in, which you can now pay for monthly! Put SUBSCRIBER in the checkout for a discount - www.johnpaulmusic.co.uk/boss-rc-600-course-page
And if you want 121 consultation, I do this as well:
www.johnpaulmusic.co.uk/coaching-options
@JohnPaul Music UK
You commented that you can select a count-in, but the manual does not seem to mention this. Any clues?
hey.
so look for 'intro' in the manual. thats what I mean, each rhythm beat has an intro that can be played.
@@JohnPaulMusicUK Yes, I'd seen that. If they're like the ones on the RC-10R though they are more drum fills than click count-ins. It's a shame that this feature was dropped on the RC-300 and 600, even though it was there on the original RC-50.
Can you explain more about the midi? Can we plug in a simple midi keyboard controller and use the built in synth sounds? and thanks for this vid man
Hey Matt 👋
So the Midi is there for primarily controlling the RC-600. So control changes for external controls like a midi pedal. The only playable part is the effects for the Harmoniser and the Vocoder and the option to tell the RC-600 what notes for the rhythm section if you want them pumped out and played by an external drum machine. There is a ‘synth’ effect but it can’t be played with a midi keyboard and there are no built in keyboard sounds.
@@JohnPaulMusicUK much appreciated very precise answer thanks. I have one coming in a couple of weeks can’t wait. Cheers again
Ace 👍🏻
Head on over to the RC-600 playlist.
It’s growing more and more each day.
👍🏻 th-cam.com/play/PLO36LpORUSaa9-oX7LbZ4CRRUHMiWoU0s.html
Does it have a harmoniser? I am using TC Helicon Harmony Singer 2 and I only use it set to 3rd and above mode. I really like to reduce the number of pedals I'm using at my gigs.
yes it does have a harmonizer. it has tons of effects too. download the "parameter guide" if u want to see all that it has
Heyyyy JP thank you so much for your videos. Just got mine RC600 today! I'll be using it to livestream, but i couldn't figure out how to use it as an interface... it doesn't appear as an audio source on my MacMini. How do you do it? Big hugs! 💜
Hey Rafa. Woohoo 🙌 new Looper Day!
Manor sure it’s up to date on the firmware first and then go into MENU> click -> and Select USB and there is generic which is a stereo out and then Vendor with makes it 8in / 8out.
Download the software and drivers for the 600 from Boss’ website as I had to install it for the Mac for it to work.
And then get the parameter guide and USB is on page 30.
Finally - here is ALL my RC-600 videos in a handy playlist - go nuts! 👍🏻
th-cam.com/play/PLO36LpORUSaa9-oX7LbZ4CRRUHMiWoU0s.html
Hi John, How Can you assign a button to change memory slot with your foot?
Hello John - one Question I didn't find answer - is there a way to "fade out" loops while playing? the 300 has this fade to end it in its stop mode, but I always wish there was a way to make the old loops fade out until they disappear in play mode so you can create music and renew your ideas :)
Thanks for the videos on the 600!
Hey David.
Yes you can both fade in and fade out and you can dictate which loops to this which is nice so you could fade out a loop whilst keeping another going and then create. 👍🏻
@@JohnPaulMusicUK
Great news!
Extremely helpful video here - thank you!!!
More than welcome - here is the playlist of EVERYTHING I have done with the RC-600 so far.
th-cam.com/play/PLO36LpORUSaa9-oX7LbZ4CRRUHMiWoU0s.html
Enjoy! 😉
Unfortunately I finding a huge limitation, especially if used in a live setting, with the unit's noise suppression software. Even with it set to 0 on the input, I'm still getting noise suppression. None of my instruments fade out naturally when plugged into RC600, but instead clip/cut out as the sound is tapering off. This is really noticeable when cymbal sounds are decaying, they never fully ring out no matter what I set the noise suppression to.
Hey 👋
Yeah I’m am noticing this too with my reverbs from the TC-Helicon on my choir sounds.. I really hope they are fixing that in this firmware update that’s coming…
@@JohnPaulMusicUK I reached out to Roland/Boss and they said they documented the issue and it should be addressed in the next firmware update
That’s excellent news. 👍🏻
@@JohnPaulMusicUK Hey, just to keep you in the "loop", the newest firmware update came out and I retested the NS feature...it still can't be fully turned off. My instruments do ring out a bit further, but ultimately they still get choked out early. I sent another report to Roland asking why it can't be fully turned off.
I’m wondering about using this with studio one.
I have studio one sphere, presonus ar8usb.
Then I have a keyboard( Juno ds 88) a midi controller (mpd218) and my guitar going into studio one using HX native.
I would like to use ez drummer and other drum loops in studio one as I have some good sounding drums I like and not the internal rythym. Wondering about tempo sync. Is that something I can try to get some sort of midi interface and send midi data to the pedal so the tempo locks?
Sounds like a great idea. Check out yet WIDI master.
Low latency Bluetooth midi.. and it WORKS!
Honestly Tom, this could change how you use your studio!
Have a look at this: th-cam.com/video/OaiYCKauF4Q/w-d-xo.html
i have my mic going to track 3 so i can control the sound. i record my guitar on tracks 1 and 2. the problem is if i just want to use the mic channel and sing without music, the loops will bleed through at low volume if the mic is on. is there any way to prevent bleed through?
Have a mic mute button on the RC-600. You can mute the mic with changing one of the buttons or have it on an external button. Have a look at this video about customising the buttons - th-cam.com/video/CyJ3VgOQAeA/w-d-xo.html
Awesome to spend some time looking at the RC 600. Thanks 🙏 I don’t like to bend down and touch my pedals during a gig. Can you assign a button to change memory slot? Or can you get an expression pedal to do this?
I’d like to know if you invoke the drum loop, can you assign it to only one track? Or by using the drums does it by default go to all tracks?
Hey Ryan.
Yes you can assign to memory up and down. 👍🏻
Hey Bruce 👋
The Drums (rhythm) are not part of any of the 6 loops. However you can if you want to record them to a loop or if you use the RC rhyrhm converter, you can import SMF files into the User bank and have them on a loop. But by default the rhythm is it’s own input and doesn’t have to be recorded onto a loop if you don’t want to and you can control it independently.
Hi,, liking your reviews very much. I've got two questions. Will the mic inputs take the outputs from the voicelive-play-gtx? Can I trigger the drumsounds with my yamaha dd55 through midi? Woud be awesome. Thanks
Hey Andre 👋
Yes and yes.
The mic inputs are XLR and can take anything. I’ve already tested this with my voiclive play acoustic.
And yes the drums can be controlled via an external via midi. All good there 👍🏻
@@JohnPaulMusicUK Thanks John Paul. This will help me a lot setting up my new pedalboard in anticipation of the arrival of the RC 600.
More than welcome 🙏
2 questions I’m hoping you can answer. 1. I cannot go into loop and edit each track individually. I want to make track 3 ONLY to have overdub. 2. When I had the RC-300. I had my track 3 automatically detect how long I played on track one and it would only allow me to record that same length. How would I get the RC600 set up the same way where it matches the tempo of track 1 and then only allows me to record that length and then stays in overdub mode.
For the overdubs, go into menu>CTRL/Func> select mode 1 pedal 5 and change to only record once and then play. Same with pedal 3 mode one.
Then to change the track 3, go into Loop, select track 3 and you can dictate the number of bars via free or auto or the number and then in the menu go to REC and change overdub to REC/DUB instead of REC/PLAY which is the default.
Hope that helps.
@@JohnPaulMusicUK all of those are set up correctly. If I go to track 3 and save the overdub it saves it for all tracks instead of just track 3?
Help! I just cant work out how to easily change and use the effects. The manual is rubbish (or i am). I just want to be able to click on effects of my choice record then turn them effects off again for the next track. Any chance of a simple/idiots slow video on how to change effects and how to turn them on and off. There dont seem to be any vids on this yet and i think ive watched them all now!
Bravo thank you Johan good music !
Thanks for the detailed review. I have a question about track FX. If gives option to assign to all, or a specific track only. Does this mean that a track effect either applies to all existing tracks simultaneously OR only ever the same 1 track per memory? For instance, if I have 6 tracks recorded, can I apply the effect to track 2 now, then track 3 later, and then track 4 at another time during my performance? Does reverse and half speed work the same way? I would want to apply an effect to only 1 track of the loop, but would want to have the flexibility to apply effect to different tracks at different times. I also don’t see any sort of overdub decay option. How does the ‘replace’ overdub work? They are so close to decay/aging, why not allow overdubs to slowly decay over time rather than hard limits on no decay or full replace? Thanks for feedback.
Hey Daniel.
So firstly, you can choose to have things ‘per system’ or ‘per memory’. I have mine set as per memory as i want different things for different songs.
FX wise, there are 4 track fx but also 4 banks of four so you are right they are assigned to that track but you could use a different bank and assign to a different one. You can only use one bank at a time thou. Same for reverse and half speed. You don’t have to have them in the same buttons either.. it’s totally customisable with 3 modes for each memory.. so that’s 27 buttons you can adjust ‘per memory’! Gets pretty deep.
There currently isn’t a decay option.. hope they add that in a firmware update.
Regarding overdub replace.. it’s basically before or afterwards.. so you can replace instantly or you can replace whilst the original is playing and then it will replace it. Clever.
Another option which is pretty sweet it mark back letting you replace after many overdubs.
Have a look at all the short videos I’ve made with the RC-600.
Hope they all help.
th-cam.com/play/PLO36LpORUSaa9-oX7LbZ4CRRUHMiWoU0s.html
Great vids John! My thing with both the 600 and 505, is I want a comprehensive food pedal control AND a unit up by my hands for fine tuning controls. Does the 600 allow for midi control of an external foot pedal? I feel like I need to go Loopy Pro and a Nektar Pacer, am I missing something?
Yes you can control either by midi or via outputting different tracks to a mixer for analog control. choice is yours. Have a look at Matt Bolton's video (he's beaten me to it! haha)
th-cam.com/video/4kE7GCu4_Vw/w-d-xo.html
Yes all you need is a middle controller with the volume knobs on it I'm looking for one also I don't have any recommendations but there's a guy in California that had a video on it Matt some
@@JohnPaulMusicUK that is for that info. I think the upcoming Behringer BCR-32 would be ideal for that! I’ll give it a shot, if that ever comes out, other wise if there are any other suggestions for a proper device, let us know! Thanks again!
I just received my new RC-600. When I'm recording/playing, it works fine with the first track. But with the second and third track, when it's playing what I recorded, it makes a little pause right where the loop ends/starts. I mean, the end/start of the loop is not totally solid. I didn't have this with the RC-300. Have you also noticed this? Thank you so much in before hand. BR Leeni
This is a bug that’s known with tracks 2 & 3. It happens when you have ‘intro’ turned on in the rhythm. Turn off intro and it doesn’t happen. I’ve told Boss and a few others have too. Hopefully they will iron this out.
I just have received my rc600 3 days ago.
Do you have a good integrated effect precise setting to suggest to use guitar as a bass ? I already try the octaver quickly but not convince …
Thanks
Hey 👋
So have a look at the G2B setting. The octaver is something different.
I use the G2B and you can adjust how much (set to 50% as standard) but you can change that to 100% bass.
Have a look at the live stream we just did last night it’s 2hrs long and a LOT of questions but I go into the effects and demo the G2B - th-cam.com/video/x4b-vcPcrts/w-d-xo.html
do u know if the tap tempo is using decimal points like the rc300? i hate how my 300 lands on numbers like 108.3, instead of just a simple 108. really hoping the 600 doesn't do this!
Wish they’d allowed a setting to navigate and change settings with the foot switches like on Helix. Let’s you stand up while programming/testing Fx.
Thanks for the video, I'm not sure if this was covered in your video but does this have true bypass?
Great Vid Paul. Is it possible to switch between memories seamlessly while keeping it in play back? I'm thinking that would be great for the verse chorus bridge switching. can memories be duplicated? thanks
Yes. Have a look at the live stream and I show this happening live (around 40mins in) th-cam.com/video/CKh1WjnFGqY/w-d-xo.html
I finally got the time to sit down and watch this whole video. Thank you so much for taking the time to answer questions. You answered some of mine that I was wondering about. I'm 99.9% on purchasing one. I would love to see a video covering more of the rythem section..i see there is a some videos already covering what the rythems sound like. I'm interested how to intro and outro works/sounds. Fills and all that. For example if you set the outro to on is ot going to play the outro of you pause the rythem in the middle of a song?
A bit of back story. I purchased a beatbuddy & maestro for a duo act and I found the beatbuddy is just not for me... to cumbersome to edit beats and all that . I'm really looking for a foot controled unit to add rythem to our show as well as some looping once I get better at it.
Hey 👋
I’m so happy you’re thinking of getting one. It’s a monster but a good one! 👍🏻
I’ll get into the rhythm stuff and have a look at the RC Rhythm Converter where you can make your own. 👍🏻
@@JohnPaulMusicUK to answer your question from the live feed...New Brunswick, Canada here. I also watched some of your video on the headrush. Really liked some of your comments on live bar gigs. We are on the same page with the crowd getting bored with watching someone taking to long building a loop for each song and all that. Part of what attracted me to the rc-600 is being able to prerecorded and save some stuff to use later in a gig. Real time saver when you want to hold the attention of your audience. Also, Like you said, software to edit your show and sync would be great should they develop it.
So (if u take the time to program it) this is actually like buying 99 different loopers with 27 foot switches on each one.. ??
Yes.. it could be if that’s what you want! 👍🏻 😊
You got me into it - X Mas it's coming - thx it's so exciting the way you present that absolutely excellent.
More than welcome.
Here is the playlist of EVERY RC-600 video I have made for you to binge watch. 👍🏻
th-cam.com/play/PLO36LpORUSaa9-oX7LbZ4CRRUHMiWoU0s.html
Hi its a very good video :). I have a question, i am musician and i use a pedalboard with a lot of effects like Proco Rat (it's a overdrive). When i play a song i can hear my guitar with a distorsion on my speaker for my voice.... i know how to send a loop on different output, but i dont know how to send my "normal sound" only on my amp when i play without loop. Do you have a idea please ? :)
Yes. Sounds like you have the sound going out to both a speaker and an amp. I would split this by using the Sub outs and send vocals one place and amps the other but you have to dictate which sounds go where.
Download the parameter guide for the RC-600 and look at pages 9-11.
This should help you. 👍🏻
I have just received mine !
Do you have a good integrated effect precise setting to suggest to use guitar as a bass ? I already try the octaver quickly but not convince …
Thanks
Hi John Paul. Thanks so much for all your work. I'm new to looping and am struggling to keep up what you're showing. I'd like to become a member and book you for some tutorials. But It will be very basic instruction. Is that possible? Cheers
We can go over the very basics if you want.
Have a look at my ‘how to loop like a pro’ course.
It’s designed to be concise but you can always book me for consultancy and go from the very beginning.
www.johnpaulmusic.co.uk
@@JohnPaulMusicUK thanks very much. I’ll check that out and sign up. But unless it’s in a Looping forDummies format, I think I’d like to book. Will be in touch 🙏🏻
Ace 👍🏻
Maybe that’s a course I need to do..
looping for dummies 😂
@@JohnPaulMusicUK Yes!
Hi John, Thx for your tutorial. Very helpful. Just starting with the looper and have a question. A basic one. After I record on track 1 my first loop section (by pushing Red/play to start & a second time to loop), I add on track 2 the second one. I think its a matter of timing but I hit the Rec/play button (becomes red) and the recording start, what is fine ... but when I hit a second time to finish, it starts blinking (red) and continues with recording. So the loop becomes double as long as I would like. How can I handle this ?
Hello Yoeri. 👋
It’s down to timing but I would say always have the second tap a little big before the bar.
The other thing I would do is press LOOP and then REC on track one and switch Quantise to ON. It’s off by default.
It makes looping a lot more forgiving when it comes to timing. 👍🏼
@@JohnPaulMusicUK thx. Timing was indeed the issue. Thx for the quantise tip !
Welcome. Has helped me loads! 😉
I cant get my rc600 to record the sounds coming from my usb from mainstage . I have downloaded the drivers , set to vendor and usb loop in. I just cant get it to work . Its annoying me now. .Any help would be appreciated
If an expert-level RC-600 user decided to write an in-depth manual, I'd pay good bucks for it. The Boss manual is basically "switch on unit and good luck!"
Gotta gig with this unit tonight & still can't work out how to apply an effect *only* to one specific input - when I apply an effect, it is applied to *EVERY* input..? Cheers.
Download the parameter guide - static.roland.com/assets/media/pdf/RC-600_Parameter_eng01_W.pdf
@@JohnPaulMusicUK cheers. Found it - the fact that it requires a 'left' click confused me, as most of the menus require 'right' clicks. 👍
You are really good at this👍 Very informative! In the beginning of the stream you mentioned that RC-600 have the ability to enable/disable Parts of the Rhythm pattern like on RC-500. You missed to show that and it did’t seem to be settings for that when you paged thru the Rhythm menu? Did I miss understand you! This feature is one of the main reasons I switched to RC-500 from RC-10R.
Hey Katten. No you didn’t misunderstand me, I made a mistake cause I was tired and confused Parts for variations.
You have 4 variations (A-D) on the RC-600 but there are much better variations and you have the rhythm converter software you can import SMF files and basically make your own in the ‘user’ bank.
Sorry for the misinformation.
@@JohnPaulMusicUK Thanks👍 I understand for sure that you were tired after that marathon stream.😀Your videos are very appreciated!👏 Hope you have some rest today.😊
I hope Boss does an update and adds that parts control like on the rc-500.
@@crossover8634 I guess that would a tough one for Boss. Then they have to fine grain the rhythm structure in the product and that could also make the rhythm editor much more complicated.😔 I guess we all need to be skilled with midi-files and create different custom Variations instead?
For example create A-variation with only kickdrum and then B-variation with both kickdrum and snare… and so on. Can anyone confirm that this could work? Since the release of Boss RC-10R I have been looking for premade midi-files that is customized for Boss RC-pedals, but I haven’t found yet. Maybe this will come when more people start to use RC-600?😊
I personally have some learning to do when it comes to midi-drum editing😔.
@@kattentrubadur9336 its shouldn't be difficult as boss already had 1-4 rythem part control on the rc-500.
Hi JP, hope you see this. You mentioned at some point an editor for making/converting our own rhythm patterns to get them into the RC-600. Is this also available for the older loopers (RC-10r, 500 etc) I know you could upload tracks into it but it was a huge pain and didn't really give you the flexibility to have multiple parts. Would be good if they've made it available for other models.
So as far as I’m aware (and please don’t shoot me for this one as I haven’t even got to that part yet) it’s the same Rhythm converter as the RC-10r uses.
Again.. I could be wrong.
BUT good olde Sweetwater have made an article on how to use it. (I’ll be making a video but there is just soo much to film!!)
www.sweetwater.com/sweetcare/articles/boss-rc-600-how-to-use-boss-rhythm-converter/
@@JohnPaulMusicUK thanks for the article, that's great. I understand there's so many functions and features for it and you need to work through the most requested ones, mine is perhaps a bit niche. Look forward to seeing the rest of the content you make though mate. Thanks for answering the question.
No worries dude. My wag I need like a month just to film stuff! 😂
Hi John, thanks for your videos I'm deciding between the HeadRush Pedalboard and the RC-600 (A comparison video of these two monsters would be excellent, but I understand it's still too early). On the official product page, Boss mentions "Deep MIDI control support". Do you know where I can find complete information about MIDI implementation?
You are welcome 🙏
Doe midi and a lot more, Downloaded the parameter guide which is more detailed here: static.roland.com/assets/media/pdf/RC-600_Parameter_eng01_W.pdf
More videos coming soon…
is it possible to import my own tracks into the RC-600? And if so, how?
If they are audio tracks or loops, you need to use the RC Tone studio to transfer the files, if you want to make your own rhythms, you need the RC rhythm converter which I did a video on here: th-cam.com/video/CvYEyoQn1Eg/w-d-xo.html
@@JohnPaulMusicUK , thanks for the info but it says nothing concerning the import or exporting my own music tracks into the re-600. I have found no videos on how to use the rc tone studio . I downloaded it but don't se any info on how to use it?
@@JohnPaulMusicUK I found the video concerning the RC Tone Studio and performed it as instructed. It worked fine with the exception that the track that I downloaded into the RC-600 had strings on it but when played back on the RC-600, there are no strings. I've tried it at least 5 times and the strings did not play neither time. Is there a certain setting i should have set?
So the track you downloaded had multiple loops and one of them didn’t move over? We’re these all .wav’s? We’re the strings midi tracks? You would have to bounce them out as a wav. Hope that makes sense.
If not, I don’t know.
Yes they are midi tracks. I will bounce them over and try again. Thank you!
Hey there,
Is it possible to ALL PAUSE every track? I know there is the ability to all stop, which I use regularly. I have a part in one of my songs that requires all tracks to pause and then I'd like the RC 600 to start playing all of the tracks where they left off, instead of starting at the beginning of the loop. Being able to assign this to a footswitch would be very helpful. I've searched the product pages and dug through the menus and have found no answers.
Hey David. I’ve been hurling through the manual and the parameter guide for you and testing this out on my own.
Simple answer - no.
I’m afraid not. I think that’s a very specific thing you are wanting.. the only way I can think around it, it creating the loops at home and have a second memory which starts at the part you want it to carry on.
So memory 1 is the same as you would have and then memory 2 is the same chords but you start looping on bar 3/4.. so when you stop the loop, you silently go up a memory and you are ready to kick in at the right moment.
Now don’t get me wrong, it would be confusing to put down and you would have to watch out for restarts.. but it could work.
I know this isn’t the answer you wanted but that could be a solution for that one song.
Hope that helps.
Man, your information is killer and i love this video..thankyou so much.
If you chucked in a few celebrity jabs and some golden globe bits, i'd be stoked. ;D Peace man.. love you always.
Haha - Good shout Benny. Love it.
Thanks so much 🙏
Here’s the playlist of all the RC-600 videos I’ve done for you to sink your teeth into - th-cam.com/play/PLO36LpORUSaa9-oX7LbZ4CRRUHMiWoU0s.html
Thank you so much man this helps a lot!!!
More than welcome - here’s the playlist to sink your teeth into - th-cam.com/play/PLO36LpORUSaa9-oX7LbZ4CRRUHMiWoU0s.html
stupid question ... how to change the memory from 1 to 2 and on to 3 and to 99? ... I attached a pedal and it does it automatically, but that was a fluke !! ... it goes sequentially all the way to 99, then starts over ... and that is not practical. thank you in advance
Hi Zack. No stupid questions here.
To help you, what kind of pedal did you plug in and where did you plug it into? CTRL 1&2 or CTRL 3&4.
I’m making a shorts video about this - keep watching and I’ll send you the link when it’s up. 👍🏼
I plugged a boss FS5U into ctrl 1.2 / exp 1
I’ll be updating the software Monday
Ahh ok. So a single. FS5U will be controlling CTRL 1. Which sounds like it’s assigned to memory up.
If you had 2 FS5U’s or an fs-6 or fs-7 pedal with 2 switches, you could control memory up and memory down.
@@JohnPaulMusicUK I have another FS5U pedal
I am unable to find 3/4 time?
go to Loop, then Rhythm and the BEST is there. can be changed to 3/4
Sounds great
Excellent video, thank you. Just got mine, upgrading from the very old rc20xl! Can I suggest a clip on lavalier mic would be useful to help your voice level be more consistent.
Yeah, totally.
Was rushed setting this live stream up and am getting a solution for the next one. 👍🏻
@@JohnPaulMusicUK excellent news. You sound fairly local to me? (I'm in Denbighshire, North Wales)
Yeah. I’m Wirral. 👍🏻
Got a Sub, clear way to learn this beast.
🙏
On You Tube and I fortunately the volume is barely audible :(
Yes apologies.. the audio was low on this live stream but I have done loads more videos about the 600 and even a course. Here’s the playlist for you th-cam.com/play/PLO36LpORUSaa9-oX7LbZ4CRRUHMiWoU0s.html
Beginning looper here and much impressed with your work and the depth of explanation. On your recommendation and to give added control over the RC-600, I purchased the Morningstar MC8. Note I'm not a MIDI user but I love it for the RC600. A couple things I'm running into:
1. It would be handy to be able to change the RC-600 display screen with your feet, i.e. with one of the 16 assigns. I don't see it but am I missing something?
2. Having only 16 assigns on the RC-600, and a huge number of options on the MC8, you have to be selective with what you assign.
I'm hoping these limitations on the RC-600 can be overcome through firmware upgrades from Boss. Do you think these are worthwhile asks?
Hey 👋
So yeah it looks like changing the display isn’t one of the options. Maybe they will add it.
Regarding the assigns. 16 is loads!
My advice is to put the RC-600 into ‘per memory’ mode and then you can have different buttons and different commands per memory for different songs. If you want to of course.
The MC8 is a monster of a machine and of course you can send 16 midi messages per button, so you could assign different things per press and multiple things happen.
Glad you are enjoying it. 👍🏻
You can put the display mode onto one of the 4 control knobs underneath the screen if that helps.
Thanks not sure that will help me since I use it on the floor. Out of curiosity how do you assign to a control knob?
Anyone has tried a power bank with the RC-600? I don't know how to power it for busking. Thanks?!!! 🙏☀️
Genuinely unsure on what it needs but I’m interested in this myself. 👍🏼
I’d like to know if you can assign an internal drum loop to Only one track? Or if you engage the drums does the unit default the drums to all channels?
You can bounce the 6 tracks to 1 track HOW ?
cant hear what your talking about
I'm not sure if anyone has asked this yet, but I didn't see anything on it. Is there a way to copy settings between memories? All of the output/mixer settings can be saved to the system, which is great. Having to change every memory to similar settings manually seems like a lot of work if you want the same settings on 10+ memory's. Any input on this would be amazing. And thank you so much for making these tutorials, its amazing how quickly I've learned this thing thanks to you.
Hi Jillian.
The simplest way is pick the memory you have all the settings saved to and click to write to the memory but then just turn the dial and save the same memory to a different memory number.
Once that is done, then scroll to that memory and it will be exactly the same, so you’ll have to give it a different name and get rid of any loops stored but that’s the quickest way directly on the unit. 👍🏻
Hope that helps.
Check this out - th-cam.com/users/shortshZL5lRmdzkY?feature=share
Is the audio level of your video low? Everything is cranked on my PC and its difficult to hear you.
Yes the live stream level was low.
My apologies. Thought I was blowing out the output but it was low pumping into TH-cam.
I prefer the Knobs rather than a touch screen as i can use my toes!
TH-cam my fav
Awww thanks
You can do everything but saving the systems parmeters to memory…. I tried to save different routings for different songs but it seems that routing is limited for the all system. I would love to be proven wrong…
I’d love to prove you wrong too in the nicest way possible… but unfortunately you are correct. Routing is system wide.
Well, it sounds like a tinny piezo, which is “normal” and the mic too low and dry, but all clear sounding. Thanks for the walk through.
As a software engineer, I have no idea why the idea that 32-bit vs 16-bit has anything to do with audio degradation with overdubs is being circulated by TH-camrs. The fact that both the RC-300 and -600 are digital means there will be no audio quality degradation. However 32-bit allows higher input quality in terms of the precision, essentially, of the recording.
I am a software engineer and I agree that it's probably more about the total amount of RAM in the units. I could build a very high quality 16 bit audio engine with 100 overdubs, as long as I'm allowed to have at least 512 megs of RAM for loop storage, and a good A/D and D/A and dsp and compressor. What causes the audio degradation in the older units is not only that it's a 16 bit A/D but also that the overdubbing at some point causes artifacts due to the way the overdubs mix, and that IS due to the difference between 16 bit words (maximum range 0..65536 values, of which only 80% of the range is used without getting close to clipping) and and 32 bit float with a range larger than I can easily notate but its in the range of 10E100 different signal levels. Besides overdubbing, it also means huge dynamic range and less artifacts and clipping. You can even implement digital gain and compression without running out of headroom.
A 32 bit floating point audio engine his huge, and it's as useful here as in the Zoom portable recorders. An older 32 bit ARM processor with a 16 bit A/D might have a mere 128 megs of total system memory, and might have anywhere from 8 to 32 megs of "audio buffer space", which at 16 bit, 48 khz rates, isn't a lot of total memory.
Thank you warren. This is a great explanation from a hardware side.
Kevin, have a look at this video, as I had to educate myself on what on earth is a floating 32bit?
(Btw.. this channel is ace - th-cam.com/video/I0HMIABTKW8/w-d-xo.html )
Thank you for all the time you spent around this unit John Paul. Loved the review! Please keep the info coming. Would be great to have shorter separate vídeos, like (Fx - Turorial+Demo); (Harmonies - Tutorial+Demo); etc. if convenient of course. Nevertheless, thank you so much for the insight and tour 🙏
love your videos but i find them a tad hard to hear even at full volume......
Thank you for the constructive feedback Graham. I’ve been told this by a few and I will make sure they are louder. 👍🏻
Sounds like new strings
D'Addario XS Strings - They sound great and last ages!
Oh, huge amount of info thanks, know just the basics and your videos really help to move along! QUESTION: can I use this as a computer INTERFACE (and record live) with that separate Korg driver/VENDOR MODE ?
th-cam.com/video/x4b-vcPcrts/w-d-xo.html
Does it all go in via USB or do I need another interface and 8 plugin cables...? I was planning to record an album with this when I bought it! My MacBookPro though does take only 24 bit in I assume.... ;o ? Thanks for a hint or info on this.
Hey 👋
So yes you can use it as an interface of two different kinds. If you use it as normal, it sends out a 2in 2Out USB. That’s how i have it for my live streams and just plugs into the computer with the right driver and my Mac sees it on things like my DAW and OBS.
If you use it in vendor mode it’s an 8in and 8out interface at 32 bit if your DAW can handle it!! Neat eh?!
@@JohnPaulMusicUK thanks, yes it is, have to organize my new mac for that, as my present mac does not compete with the Vendor driver! :( Also I found help for my situation from Michael Chancellors video and setting to put all 6 on layer1!
@@JohnPaulMusicUK thanks wow now i have avain sthg to learn!😅
Dude, way too many commercials..
Sorry about that.
Why not make your video even quieter next time
The beauty of live streaming.
@@JohnPaulMusicUK sorry i just wanted to hear your review... cause you usually explain so well... turn it up brother! We need to hear what youre saying... despite this i have my 600 on order... should be with me on tuesday...can't wait... i use a cordoba gk pro negra and want to multitrack it live through my aer cube4 and send my vocals to my boss singer... do you think this'll work well? Any advice on other tech would be useful.
Ridiculously low volume. I wish this wasn't a live-stream. Too many interruptions and meaningless comments. I gave up after half an hour. Too bad as you seem to know this item.
No problem. 👍🏻
Here is the playlist to all the RC-600 videos I have made so far - th-cam.com/play/PLO36LpORUSaa9-oX7LbZ4CRRUHMiWoU0s.html
I also have a FULL RC-600 course with over 55 unique deep dive videos in, which you can now pay for monthly! Put SUBSCRIBER in the checkout for a discount - www.johnpaulmusic.co.uk/offers/Bw8uzFw2/checkout
And if you want 121 consultation, I do this as well:
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