RC-2 Loop Station - footswitch

[ACDCcoverkid]

Hi! Im thinking about buying a fs-6 for my rc-3, but i also want to use it on the dd-7... The dd-7 only uses one channel, like the A.. So my question is: Should I buy one fs-6 and a fs-5U or should I just use one channel for the rc-3 and one for the dd-7? Thank you :)

[telsonater]

@ACDCcoverkid In the end I would get the FS-6. Too much is better than not enough, and if you do decide to use the A/B you'll be happy you had the forsight. I am curious as to whether you could run two pedals FS functions at the same time. Let me know how it works out.

[heikoyh]

hey dude thanks for the tutorial, that's helpful!

I just come into the idea to buy a loop station before christmas, and i see your video and also i visit the website of roland.

I have no idea how the Boss FS 6 works. Do I only need one 1/4 inch cable to connect the FS 6 and the RC loop station just like you did? No other thing should be done?

warm regard!

[heikoyh]

hey dude thanks for the tutorial, that's helpful!

I just come into the idea to buy a loop station before christmas, and i see your video and also i visit the website of roland.

I have no idea how the Boss FS 6 works. Do I only need one 1/4 inch cable to connect the FS 6 and the RC loop station just like you did? No other thing should be done?

warm regard!

[telsonater]

@heikoyh The only other option is to get a 1/4" Stereo male to a split L/R mono cables and plug them both into the A/B ports....though It sounds like extra cable for nothing though. The FS-6 works for other pedals too.

[94dmfp94]

Does is has to be a Boss footswitch or it could be a footswitch from another brand?

[telsonater]

@94dmfp94 It says in the manual not to mix other brands, but they all work. Whether they have any adverse effects on the gear, I don't know.

[WyldeChylde86]

If I have a 3-channel amp, could I use this A/B footswitch to toggle between A-Crunch, B-Lead and Off-Clean? In other words, can I access all three channels through the footswitch, even though it's designed for two channels?

[telsonater]

@WyldeChylde86 You're askin the wrong guy man. It doesn't seem likely though. Thanks for watching

[tangantribe09]

very informative vid man! just got my rc2. do you happen to know if i can plug a vocal microphone to the aux input?thanks in advance!

[tangantribe09]

very informative vid man! just got my rc2. do you  happen to know if i can plug a vocal microphone to the aux input?thanks in advance!

[telsonater]

@tangantribe09 You can! lol. I just tried and it works!! How cool is that? Bear in mind you cant have both a mic in the aux and an instrument in the main input @ the same time.

[jorytindall]

So since you can't go backwards in phrases if you only have two phrases, does the A button go back to the first phrase from the second or does it go to a blank phrase?

[telsonater]

@jorytindall It will always go to the next saved phrase. If you only have 2 it will go between them. Good question.

[SteezSandwich]

Would you happen to know how to use two loop stations at the same time, in the same rig without recording existing loops from one looper into the other? I've seen some people use two or more loopers at once..

[telsonater]

@SteezSandwich Just chain them together and use one at a time. Its basically just for the extra storage

[shovroom]

Is there any way to tap tempo during playback? Would make playing with a drummer much easier in case he speeds up during a song.

[telsonater]

@shovroom Yep. The b switch acts as a tap tempo while looping too. good question

[TheBlackblood96]

Does the RC-3 mess with your tone at all? Thanks!

[telsonater]

@TheBlackblood96 This is an RC-2.

[TheBlackblood96]

@telsonater either way

[telsonater]

@TheBlackblood96 Well I dont have one so I couldn't tell you. I imagine the newer model wouldn't be inferior to the old one though.

[TheBlackblood96]

Does this pedal mess with your tone at all?

[telsonater]

@TheBlackblood96 Nope. Its clean. Some might say otherwise but its great.

[moe2338]

Does anyone know about a loop station or pedal setup where I can delete any specific phrase without deleting all of the following ones?

I mean record phrase 1, then phrase 2, and then delete or mute phrase 1 to leave only the last one looping. Any help will be appreciated!

[telsonater]

@moe2338 Yep, its called the RC-50. I think its $300-$500 dollars (CAD)

[GuitarGod94XxXx]

Would this be the same for the Boss RC-3 looper?

[S1ay3R007]

Hi there! I play alot of live gigs using the rc2 loop pedal and would like to buy this pedal only for switching through phrases to change keys ect. . .

So my question is: Can i loop a chord progression live and tap the a switch to switch to a different chord progression without bending down to switch the phrase nob? I guess when you want to make a live loop you have to play on a empty phrase? I hope i didn't just answer my own question! Thanks in advance

[telsonater]

@S1ay3R007 Yes. If you hit the "A" pedal it will change to the next phrase as soon as the current loop is complete. NO bending required. ;) Live loops would require an empty phrase. I always keep #1 empty.

[S1ay3R007]

@telsonater so basicly if i do a live loop on phrase 1 which is empty and then press the "a" pedal it will switch to phrase 2 which is pre recorded? is it also possible to switch to phrase 3 4 5 6 ect? how will i know on which phrase i am? thanks !

[telsonater]

@S1ay3R007 That's right, dude. You can switch to those other phrases phrases for sure. If you want to go from phrase 1 to phrase 5, you'd hit the "A" pedal 4 times. The dial will still be on 1 so you'll have to keep track in your head. If you have any empty phrases then it will skip them.

Ex: going from 1 to 5 again, if 4 is empty, you'd hit the "A" switch 3 times. I hope this helps, man.

[paaag]

Awesome video, been looking for details on what you can do with this foot-switch and a loop-station. thanks!

[ashwapollo]

yes thank, and im sorry. it was as stereo cable issue. and i been playin and jammin since i havent been back on here. thanks again telsonater.

[ashwapollo]

im sorry telsonater. it was a simple stereo cable like you said and i have been using it and jamming ever since. thank you again.

[telsonater]

@ashwapollo No prob. I'm glad it worked out for you.

[alexeipatrascu88]

hey man !!! I want to buy a looper I think the rs 20,,,,my question is can I change from one saved phrase to another with the footswich in real time???? so for example I play the phrase and chorus in a song and have diferent backtracks for each??? thank you so much.

[telsonater]

@alexeipatrascu88 It doesn't work in real time. I think you'd need the rc-50 for that. If you watch the video you'll see the phrase switches over at the end of the current phrase after hitting the pedal.

[supermassivemuse14]

i can use a switfich with a amp?

[telsonater]

@supermassivemuse14 Never heard of a "switfich" before, so can't help you

[ashwapollo]

i hope you check this... how do you get the A switch to change the phrase? mine does nothing. everything else works but that. maybe its the switch but could you give me some extra tips?

[telsonater]

@ashwapollo Make sure you're stereo cable is plugged into the centre, or the mono cable in just the A side. Make sure the polarity and momentary/latch switches are set according to the specs in your manual. If that doesn't help, I'm not sure. Try a different cable. Let me know if it works.

[YeshuaRising]

Thanks for the vids. I have a RC-20 that I just love! It's really changed my playing forever. I love to create bass n drum parts in my DAW and then record them to one of the phrases and use them during LIVE play back as a backing track. The RC-30 is set to come out at the end of April with 3 HOURS OF RECORD TIME!!! 99 preset banks...two seperate loop channels... looks like I'll be getting the fs-6u as well. I HIGHLY suggest a Boss loop pedal to anybody who is a little bored with their playing

[jfkdjfd]

How much fer the two channel one, i'm new wiv switches, overall i want one that allows me to change the head from The Overdrive to the Clean channel. That's it. Help please.

[telsonater]

@jfkdjfd It was $60 (Canadian). I just tried mine out and it does work as a footswitch for a head. You can even have momentary channel switching! If all you need it to switch back and forth you want a standard footswitch. They don't need batteries too. I have a 2 channel foot switch that does effects/distortion. It was 20 bucks, so I imagine a single footswitch would be $10-$15, my friend.

[JaimzSinz]

hey! nice video!

im about to buy a loop pedal,

but i recently read that these pedals arent truebypass,

how much does it affect the sound? (volume, too treble or something?)

the rc-2(with the fs-6) is enough to play guitar with a band in a party?

would you suggest me to buy the rc-2 (with the fs-6) or the

rc-20XL? (i want to use it to practice in my home, and if its possible in a party,

or to practice with my band)

thanks :P

[mikefrommontreal]

Thanks for the video.

Do you know if you can record many phrases and then delete them one at a time in the reverse order that you recorded them in , or is it only the last phrase you can delete?  Just to reiterate basically You can record 1 loop then 2 then 3 then 4 but can you delete them as 4 then 3 then 2 and finally back to your first loop?

Thanks again.

Thanks in advance.

[telsonater]

@mikefrommontreal I'm glad you like the vids! The answer is no though. You can erease your dubbing, but if you try the same method to get rid of the next dub it adds it back. So once youve dubbed twice, the first one is there forever. There are a few kinks to work out.

[MrMoreish]

awe some

[telsonater]

Don't listen to the idiots talking about the Jam Man. Cheap knock-offs aren't better than BOSS pedals. They're number one for a reason

[ItsA6StringThing]

@telsonater Boss aren't number one. They have better distribution and are more readily available for beginning guitarists/bassists. You should check out Devi Ever's effects. They are cheaper than Boss and are amazing quality.

[eagleclaw11]

Wow that helped heaps, as I'm looking at buying one are you able to say record a phrase on A, solo over it or whatever, the stop the phrase, but still have it saved, then record another phrase on B, solo over that, then just switch back to the phrase on A?

Thanks

[demoncleaner0]

Hi really helpful video, but I'm having trouble with the A switch - I've put the polarity/ mode in the right order (what is says in the manual) however I can't change phrases using the foot switch (BOSS FS 6), can you help, thanks

[spooky23boo]

hey mate great video!

i have a question though, say if i am playing live with my band and i have a riff saved in one of the phrase sections to a certain tempo, say for some strange reason my drummer gets abit excited and is playing slightly faster than the phrase i have previously recorded, if i use the tap tempo b switch to match the drummer and and then play my phrase, will the phrase be at the tempo i have tapped?

sorry if thats abit hard to follow, id love your help!

[telsonater]

@spooky23boo Hey, good question. I haven't tried it out yet, but I'm certain it will work.

[rogerioadriani]

Hey, great video, but just one thing: you CAN shift to any phrase you want by pressing the "A" pedal switch the corresponding number of times. Sometimes I got the wrong phrase, but the most times it works.

[telsonater]

@rogerioadriani Thanks for the comments, but at no point do I say you can't switch to any phrase you want.

[snowypetrel]

@telsonater Does the phrase switching go from 1 - 11 and then begin again at 1? So you could choose phrase 1, then tap the switch ten times to play phrase 11, then tap the switch two times to play phrase 2? Or am I going loopy?

[telsonater]

@snowypetrel You're bang on. Nice pun. Thanks for watching!

[6Balf9]

also, would the fs5u or L work with this?

[6Balf9]

i came up with the muted guitar drums you bastard!!

jk i knew i wasnt the only one

[InspiredProphecy]

Can you tell me what purpose would this Boss footswitch serve a Boss ME-70 multi effects?

[Quakelord1991]

So do you just plug into the middle (A & B) if you want it to toggle between channels 1 and 2 of a guitar amp?

[telsonater]

@Quakelord1991 I don't have a guitar amp with channels. You'd have to try it. I know I can't use it instead of my channel selector on my Yorkville bass amp. You'd have to read your manual.

[Gevito236]

Ok im trying to get the A pedal to work for my RC 2 but it's not going to the next saved phrase. I messed with the polarity, the mode, and got my settings and nobs at the same place on the RC2 displayed from what i could see on the clip but its not switching. Its starting to piss me off because it was my favorite feature. Can anyone help

[mullen2105]

I wish more people made videos like you. SO much more informative.

[telsonater]

@mullen2105 Thanks very much. Glad they help.

[lirasau]

How can use the FS-6 in the Alesis SR 18 Drum Machine?

[telsonater]

@lirasau I don't have the Alesis SR 18 Drum Machine, so how would I know?

[ddos411]

nice boss marketing strategy

[telsonater]

@ddos411 I suppose. I don't market for anyone. I just LOVE BOSS gear.

[MarkDally]

Cheers again, got the problem sorted, it's my fave toy now

[telsonater]

@MarkDally  That worked? Or did you do something else?

[thejakeludwig]

I have this as part of my set up and I have no idea how to use it! HELP!!!

[telsonater]

@thejakeludwig What's up? No idea from square one?

[telsonater]

@thejakeludwig If you don't answer I can't help you.

[thejakeludwig]

@telsonater Sorry what was the question again?

[MarkDally]

Cheers for the lesson. I just bought an RC2 and can only loop about 2 seconds and build over a 2 second loop. Is there another setting where I can do longer loops?

Also, I have hooked up an amplifier footswitch which seems to work like the FS6 you have and I want to use it to switch from phrase to phrase but cant even save phrases to use.

Please let me know if you can help me out with some tips and thanx for your help so far.

[telsonater]

@MarkDally Hey man. I'm not sure how that problem would arise. There is space for 16 minutes of loops, total. There are 2-3 default loops already on the pedal when you buy it (9,10,11). I suggest erasing them. If that doesn't work, there may be something wrong with it. Let me know how it turns out. Thanks for watching!

[Lachy101]

man switch forward but not back?

wat a shit lol

[telsonater]

@Lachy101 Doesn't make sense to me either. I'm not sure if the RC-50 can or not....probably

[MrIbanez111]

@telsonater

are the drums in dthe loop stadion?

[telsonater]

@MrIbanez111 Yeah man. They're built in. They call it the "Guide" though. Thanks for watching

[thejakeludwig]

@MrIbanez111 Were you saying that to be funny or were u serious?.... The sound of drums are in the loop station NOT actual drums lmao lol haha

[NickoBoogie]

Hey man!  First off I want to say, thank you soo much for posting this wonderful video, I learned alot from it that I thought wasn't possible. But in your opinion, which loop station is better, this one or the RC-20XL? Can the 20 do more? Or if you have the FS-5 pedal can you do essentially the same as the 20?

[telsonater]

@NickoBoogie Thanks man. I'm glad it helped. That's a tough one....the 20 would obviously be less hassle: it's in one piece, it has a mic in plus separate volume knobs for inst/mic, it has different buttons for each thing it can do, so on stage it's much clearer and easier to use.

[telsonater]

It is bluky though. The FS pedals can be used on any BOSS pedal, but if this is your only one, you might be better off with the 20. I find the 2 easy to use and hassle free, plus I use it with other BOSS pedals. For the $, I'd say 2 all the way my man. I hope this helps

[telsonater]

@NickoBoogie Hey man. I don't have an RC-20, but it would be easier to use. It has a mic input. A few other nice features. If you're not concerned with room, go 20. You can use the FS with it. But with the FS-6 its essentially the same, more compact and $50 cheaper. I'm glad you liked the vids man. Thanks for watching.

[TheDoesitmatter3]

@NickoBoogie Don't mean to butt into anything, but the main difference between the two is the 20XL allows reversing of loops and such. But other than that, it has the same features.

[alexdaman8]

can u plus this into some thing like a rc-2/boss ds-2 on A and something like a dd-7 for tap tempo on B?

[telsonater]

@alexdaman8 It will work with any BOSS pedal with an optional footswitch.

[vancoovur]

Which switch is set to latch and which to momentary (or are they both one or the other)? A good informative video. Thanks for taking the time.

[telsonater]

@vancoovur You can set them from latch to momentary with a swtich. Each BOSS pedal manual will tell you how to set them, otherwise it's optional. I have another vid explaining the FS-6 on my channel. Thanks, my friend.

[jerrycali]

informative demo -thanks

[telsonater]

@jerrycali

Thank you!!

[mustsilm]

The Loop Station records also, right? And you can playback your initial beat for backup sound?

[telsonater]

Yes. The drum beat you choose will also be recorded when you save you loop. You use the "Guide" knob to adjust the volume of it. You can't "turn" it off, but you can turn the volume down to zero. That's just as good. I wish it would run stereo so you could record the beat separately on a mixer. Thanks for watching, my friend!

[DarkEyedJunko]

It's so tough to find really useful information/reviews on the RC-2. Yours are great, though. Thanks!

[telsonater]

Thanks a lot, my friend. I'm glad it helped.

[Musicman1413]

I hardly understood a word but great vid.! ;)

[telsonater]

Yeah, my family is all Newfies. They talk a mile a minute, and slur all the words together, so I'm pretty bad too. lol. Thanks though

[benclark22]

hi, youv gave me a really good example of what the fs-6 does, its what i need to start doing gigs again, but iv got just one question... say your doing a gig live with the boss rc-2 and you click the A pedal on the fs-6 to change phase say for example from 1 to 2 can you change phase back from like 2-1??? because if you save 2 for a song like one for the verse and one for the chorus can you go to the next one and back again for the verse???

[benclark22]

hi, youv gave me a really good example of what the fs-6 does, its what i need to start doing gigs again, but iv got just one question... say your doing a gig live with the boss rc-2 and you click the A pedal on the fs-6 to change phase say for example from 1 to 2 can you change phase back from like 2-1??? because if you save 2 for a song like one for the verse and one for the chorus can you go to the next one and back again for the verse???

[telsonater]

Hey, Man. I'm glad my video helped. Unfortunatley, you can't go backwards to phrase one. It would make sense but I don't think it's possible. I'll put that in the video.

[ranga5110]

can this change the effects of and off on a cube 30

[telsonater]

Yes, it can. You can have one switch for FX on/off and the other changes channels, from clean to drive, I think. I don't have a CUBE, but I think that's what it has. Let me know if this helpped.

[hipeas93]

can this switch channels on an amp e.g from clean to distorsion??

thanks

[telsonater]

For sure, my friend. The amp you're using has to be compatable with BOSS/Roland products, though. It might not work on other amps. I've also been told you can plug a sustain pedal for a keyboard into the footswitch jack and it will work. I hope that helps, my friend. Thanks a million!

[hipeas93]

yeah thanks ive got a boss ME-70 so i should work on that thanks for the info!!

[telsonater]

Anytime. Thanks for watching.

[Shuffle4everAUT]

nice ;D

question...can i use the fs6 for bank up and bank down?on the boss me 70?

and how?

thanks ;D

[telsonater]

If it's possible the ME70 manual will tell you. I just looked online and there is an input for "bank up/down or reverb/preamp on/off" so the FS-6 should work. I would still consult the manual. God, I love BOSS. Thanks for watching

[lantyboy]

ah ha!! Maybe you could help me?? i am gettin the boss gt-10 off santa (lol) and wondered if getting the Fs6 also would it enable me to get even more out of the gt-10 for ease of use??

Any feedback very welcome, thanks in advnce

[telsonater]

It would deffinately make it easier to use. You can set it up to have 3/4 ctrl switches instead of 2, which is already sweet. You can have one always set to "tuner/bypass" which is what I do. I just got the GT-10B. If you use BOSS products, The FS-6 is sweet any way.

[lantyboy]

@telsonater Thx for the help man, was thinking one for the tuner and one for the wammy effect :)

[jstd210]

thanks man, it helped me a lot!

[telsonater]

I'm glad I could help.

[MHathaway100]

I want to record without the drum beats. How do you do that?I realize I can turn it down but I don't want drums at all.

[telsonater]

That's all you can do, my friend. When you turn the drums down they're technically "off". Your mixer will not pick up the drum beat if the drum volume is at zero.

[MHathaway100]

Just wondering if you could tell us which mode both switches are set to? and does the polarity matter? Thanks

[telsonater]

I have another video explaining the footswitch alone. Check my related videos. So whatever pedal you're attaching it to will have the polarity settings in the manual.

[44baluyot]

nice video!! can you also use the fs6 pedal to go back to previous phrase?

[telsonater]

Thank you, friend. Unfortunately, thats the one part that sucks about it. You can only use the "A" pedal to move to the NEXT phrase. Not the previous.

[truth3110]

now i know what is a foot switch..thanks to this video

[telsonater]

Glad I could help, my friend.

[chopperfoto]

Another groovin video man, that FS 6 sure makes a difference, it looks a lot easier to tap out a fast metal rhythm using the B button on the FS 6 rather than using the one on the actual pedal. the ability to switch to phrases looks like it could be amazingly useful, have em all stacked up for a whole song then just switch using the A switch. i could output my drumkit from hell plugin into the input of the rc2 as well that would be cool. great vid have a gr8 week....

[telsonater]

Thanks again, man. You're right. It's much easier to tap a quick rhythm with the B pedal. I hate drum machine sounds so looping actual drums is sweet!!! Thats a good idea. My buddy has an electric kit. Ill try it. I know a guy that does a one man show with his RC-2. Its sweet. Thanks for watching!

[mikedapro4]

hey one more question i just bought the fs-6 with the loop station as well and the b button does everything it is supposed to but the a dosnt do any thing can u give recomendations or ur settings

[telsonater]

The A button switches the phrase that you're on, to the next saved phrase. If you have no loops saved on it, it will do nothing. If you're on #1 and you hit the A, it will send you to saved phrase #2 after the loop finishes its circut. If nothing is saved on #2 it will goto #3, #4, etc, until it finds a saved phrase.

[GFACE83]

Wow i just bought one and exactly the same is happening to me, did you find out anything that it could be its driving me nuts!!! Im using it with the ME-20.

[GFACE83]

Hey mate i just worked it out and mines is working!!! You need a stereo to stereo cable you are probably using a mono to mono like i was!!!

[telsonater]

at 00:24, the note says "stereo cable"

[GFACE83]

I didnt realise that and when i got my pedal yesterday i couldnt work out why it didnt work so pardon me son!!!!

[telsonater]

Pardon you, indeed, son. lol. I fixed the video for you too. Check it out

[GFACE83]

Haha Much better lol

[noooooooooam]

first thing first

[mikedapro4]

hey when u say stereo cable at like 30 seconds that just means like a regular lead right??

[telsonater]

I'm not sure what a "lead" is man. lol. I don't know too much about that stuff.

A regular instrument cable has one black ring. Stereo cable has two (left, right). It's like for an expression pedal.

[anahmi]

THANK YOU SO MUCH. I'm learning a lot through your videos. I have a question though. So basically, footswitches exist just to make your life easier using the looping stations?

[telsonater]

Hi. I'm glad these videos help you. The BOSS website videos are mediocre at best. They would sell more products if they actually told you what they did. Who wants to dump 200 bills on something they know nothing about? To answer your question, the external foot swtiches make life easier for all BOSS pedals. Expression pedals allow you to control fx mix. A and B switches give you more control without having to stop what you're doing to tinker with knobs. Hope this helps

[kingofkeyboards]

Hi, nice demo. I play keyboards (tell with the account name) I was going to get one these but then though cause I already had a Yamaha sustain pedal why not see if it works and it does. Only downside is that it can only do what pedal B does on the FS-6. Still works great though.

[telsonater]

Thanks! I use my keyboard to make loops all the time. I never thought the sustain pedal would act the same way as the

FS-6. I once accidently plugged my bass into the FS input and the drum guide would turn on as fast as you turned the volume from 0 to 10.