Stormy Monday recorded with BOSS RC-2 Loop Station

[mainlymusicman]

i have a similar problem, whe i record a loop it sounds fine, but when i loop it back and play over top of it, what im playing drowns out the loop, so i can only hear the loop when im not playing, kindof pointless!!

[vatopself]

good stuff man!!!!

[Charliemusslewhite]

@vatopself

Thanks Sir!

[MisterStrat]

holy shiiit!!!! you re out of tune!!!! please tune it!!!!

[davec3487]

@MisterStrat both guitar and voice are out of tune.

[TheArsong]

@davec3487 i love it just a bit out of tune

[ReebHound]

Hey man, i have this, and like when i over dub a riff it is SOOOOOOO QUIET i cant even hear it what could be wrong?

[Charliemusslewhite]

@ReebHound

Never had this problem. When you play with the same volume as you did when you recorded the first take, there should be a mix of the two, with equal volumes. When you have a loop running, and you press the pedal, you should be able to overdub, the LED then changes it's color (I think it was orange or so). Might be that your pedal is defective.

[TRANZZZPOSE]

i knew it .im logged on my left handed upside down guit playin ol lady, u know like albert king or otis .we just got the rc-2 looking up how 2's 2nite..to all u who dont know .This man is music Royality .a legend .im a long time antone's go er.you remember San ANTONE Charlie the Eastwood. Billy Blues.joseph's foodliner.and more.

[Charliemusslewhite]

@TRANZZZPOSE

Hi there, nah, I'm not Charlie Musselwhite (note the spelling :-) ), sorry if it seemed so, I can't change my channel's name. Thanks for your post. Yes, Albert King and Otis Redding are great musicians. Keep on strumming!

[TRANZZZPOSE]

hey where is the harp.?is this the Mr C.MUSSLEWHITE. just wondering .from San Antonio TX. Saw Mr Mussel on the idiot box w/ J.Lang & C.lauper 

[Chord5]

Hi. Does it actually all of those sounds in one go, including the vocals? Or can it record vocals and guitar at the same time? Is, how would you go about it? I usually play through an amp, plug mic into amp, but if I could somehow jam on my guitar and sing and the looper record it all. then perhaps record some lead after that I'd be lovin it!

[Charliemusslewhite]

@Chord5

Hi, to record your guitar together with your voice, either you use one mic at your mouth picking up your guitar as well or use a mixer. If you want to buy one you're probably best off with a small mixing console, it should have two mic inputs. One mic to record the amp, the other for your voice, the mix goes into the input of the RC-2. Keep in mind it's only one track, you can't edit voice/guitar separately after recording. After that you can overdub this mix with another recording.

[Chord5]

@Charliemusslewhite Thanks for the reply!

[lhurien]

Dude, tune up before you record.

[Charliemusslewhite]

@lhurien

Ah yes, I'll write your advice down in my "Golden Rules For Musicians Notebook".

[TheLongestMile]

your voice is really good but the audio is coming through kinda flat it doesnt have the drive it should im sure thats due to recording it and outting it on youtube... good job

[Charliemusslewhite]

@TheLongestMile

Yes, you're right, I recorded it track after track in my kitchen, silently, no amps, so it sounds a bit lifeless. Thanks for commenting!

[Jlife13300]

Can someone please tell me how to record without a tempo?

[Charliemusslewhite]

@Jlife13300

What do you mean? The RC-2 has some drum patterns onboard, later when playing back the recording you can turn down it's volume till it's muted. Or, if you don't want to use those drum patterns, you first record a rhythm track, rhythm guitar, or bass, or real drums, whatever, and that's your guiding track for the overdubs.

[Jlife13300]

@Charliemusslewhite Yeah thanks, I figured it out about an hour later. Didn't realize what the knob on the top was for.

[4TheMus1c]

you play very well, but dont hear that tone man? either you got something thats just not workin for you, or you were trying to be quiet and not wake somone in the next room haha

[AllKillA]

Your voice is so chilled, love it.

[ddos411]

pls ask black to sing for you

[Tooltrocity]

Very nice! I'm looking at one of these pedals...you can do so much with them.

[Grensinlos]

For some reason your lead tone isnt right, idk, its really weak sounding... needs more punch, maybe a light distortion, as in just overdrive tube sound.... T bone style, and maybe an adjustment on your tone settings for your amp, sounds a little murky- maybe boost your treble to clear it up

[Charliemusslewhite]

@Grensinlos Yes, my guitar lead tone isn't very good, the reason is, it's taken with a Bad Monkey only in front of the looper. With my sansamp or real amp it would have sounded better.

[adapterman2]

ARSCHLOCHTREFF !!

[Charliemusslewhite]

nice capitals adoptoman.

[mecca421]

i so gotta have this pedal now, i record using all analog machines, no pc's...and if i make one mistake in a riff, i have to start all over..this will let me have fun again to record my songs

[Charliemusslewhite]

Yes, if you make a mistake, you gotta do it again. No punch in/out. It can be a quite a training gadget.

[apanikka]

i like your riffs... dont know why this doesnt have better ratings!

[Charliemusslewhite]

@apanikka

I'm pleased to hear that from such a good player as you are.

[busillog]

I am trying to use a mic with my rc 2 loop station. outputting into my fender amp.  What kind of transformer should i get and where can i get one? The mic has 350 ohm impedance. at the moment i cant hear anything and the rc 2 does not even pick up the sound from the mic

[Charliemusslewhite]

If you actually hear nothing, something is wrong. Maybe something with the connection, a stereo plug instead of a mono or so.

See my last answer about an impedance matcher. I found another one at musician's friend, the Shure A95UF Impedance Matching Transformer. Maybe you check out bluesharp stores, as bluesharpers often use these things. Or get a passive DI Box and mod it, it does the same. An overdrive pedal may work, too, level at max, gain moderately to avoid too much distortion.

[gbc77000]

Do microphones use starndard 1/4 inputs that you can plug directly into the RC2?

[Charliemusslewhite]

Typically microphones come with an XLR connector. There are cables/adaptors with a 1/4" plug on the other side. XLR pins 1 and 3 are connected to ground, 2 is the signal. You can plug it directly to the RC-2, but a microphone's level is quite low, so you should use a low to high microphone matching transformer (for example at "thomann" search for "MONACOR MA-100/15") or a preamp/clean booster for a sufficient volume.

[eatthemoon13]

Great loved it! Im buying one of these now def.

[Charliemusslewhite]

You might want to read my tips on the video info field.

Have fun!

[robasoar]

i dig it but Stormy monday has a nice turn around that you don't play, bit of a shame that, the turn around goes 1 2 3 3flatdim 2 5 1m i hope that makes sence if you don't already know it. If you do know the original changes and choose not to play them then disregard this message but if you don't know them check out the original Tbone Walker, you may like it.

[CircleStaun]

I like your loop, i just started looping myself check uploaded a new video today

[brenan6]

i like the voice, quite smooth. impressive. sounds a bit like a less nasally roger waters

[PutItAway101]

Definitely a bit of waters in there. But with better pitch and breath than roger ever managed LOL

[Charliemusslewhite]

Thanks people. Btw, you can use this gadget as well to create some nice Indian-stlye drone tone buy overdubbing octaves (and perhaps a fifth) several times, hit the chord while volume knob at zero, then turn it up slowly and repeat that.

[guitarmaster69]

yo bro dont mind those ass holes theyre just jealous they cant do this nice playin

[svetbrat]

It sounds really good not to mention that the performance is great. It is actually a pretty decent recorded sound considering the perpouse of the pedal!

[leloby]

Used to do a similar thing with a tape-to-tape recorder. Interestingly, the results were similarly as rubbish as this. Possibly worse but then again, I was only 12.

[incongra]

that is hellish

[Charliemusslewhite]

Thanks for the comments, guys/gals! I'll add some tips for best recording quality for the RC-2.

[10472112LEE]

That is an excellent way to demonstrate how this peddle aught to be used .

It is clear to me how the ambiance modeling, displaying augmentation of the complexities of simple-dom .

This is keenly mixed, audibly honed and technically marveled.

Would appreciate more melodious examples for future posts.

Peace.

[chrism5james]

Hey there. this is pretty good man. And your singing is great for this song.

[deweypug]

Very white version.

[sat8vai14]

i wanna know what medication your on.......cause if your not .......then you bloody should be..!!!!!!!

[Charliemusslewhite]

Thanks that you care.

[downfallin]

nice man, hey is it possible to get the adio tracks from the RC2 and upload them onto your computer?

[Charliemusslewhite]

Not directly-digitally (unless you're an ambitious digi-tech-head), but analogue; you simply connect the RC2 output to the line-input of your computer (optionally you could put a mixing console in between), and with recording software (free available in the web) you can record it. In case of loops, you probably have to edit start/end for precise fitting. It's not the purist's way, but the quality loss is not really audible.

[gripis24]

sounds funny

[fucktheutubeusername]

cool

[Charliemusslewhite]

1. Very good comment, no unnecessary blabla.

2. I like your username.

[fucktheutubeusername]

1.true

2.thank you

[issofunky]

uh.....it ain't plugged in...

I guess you are making fun of loopers?

what ever...I'd LIKE to see you make something usefull with a loop.

[Charliemusslewhite]

I used it like an overdub-recorder and played back the recording. I'm not a big fan of music with short, over and over repeated loops. It's annoying to my ears.

[JohnSmithXIV]

...quite the analogue wizardry... one wonders... how exactly didst thou upload this video for such high quality playback? ...which software/hardware? ...hello?

[Charliemusslewhite]

I just filmed it with my camera, compressed it with Windows Movie Maker (old version, highest quality setting) and sent it to youtube, done!

[x2mars]

pretty good!

[lighwave]

This is the type of stuff that makes me consider the next loopsation up, theBOSS RC-20 With a Mic input for vocals and over dub harmonies. Good stuff, keep playin'-

[mattchurchill]

Nice!

[MountainJammn]

Are you actually "the" Charlie Musslewhite? Or is this Tom Petty singing? ;)

[Charliemusslewhite]

Hi,

no, I'm not "the" Charlie, please excuse the silly channel name, but I can't change it now. No Tom Petty around, it's just me :-) .

[Fretfeeler]

I'm Bruce Dickinson. Yes, "THE" Bruce Dickinson.

I have a fever, and the only cure is more cowbell!

[Charliemusslewhite]

Oh yeah, now I know what's missing haha!

[cantatasacra]

so ein looper ist toll, kann man viel mit machen.

kannte das bislang nur mit "beatbox" dank meines mitnewohners, der "musik der unmusikalischen" macht :D hähä

ist nett zu hören auf jeden fall, was du da machst

[Charliemusslewhite]

Danke! Ja, ohne Loops und Samples wären die meisten HipHopper wohl verloren :-) . Aber Respekt: Mit der Beatbox haben die tatsächlich eine Art neues Instrument geschaffen.

[cantatasacra]

mitBewohners .:augenroll:. ....

irgendwie mach ich immer dann tippfehler, wenn die NICHT mehr korrigierbar sind.

das einzige, was ich "beatboxen" kann, sind übrigens furzgeräusche :P

[bixlord]

5 stars

maan you got a great voice

how did you connected your mic into the pedal? I've got the same one

[Charliemusslewhite]

To connect a normal dynamic microphone to an electric guitar input there are two main ways:

1. Use an impedance matcher, the high impedance side at the guitar input, the low impedance side to the microphone. A passive DI box might do it. It's a little transformer. Harmonica players often use them. A passive DI Box used that way would maybe do it, too.

2. A mic pre-amplifier. I recommend to solder a little one, transistor/IC (TL071 f.e.) or you use a guitar booster/overdrive/compressor or so.

[Charliemusslewhite]

You might need an XLR to guitar plug cable, or make one self: Two of the XLR pins are connected to ground, the "cold" and the "ground/screen" one, as far as I remember it's pin 1 and 3, and the "hot" is connected to the inner signal line of the guitar plug.

[pedrosobota]

Good voice whole thing sounds good

[lmorgado2]

wow you sing very well ! aspakskaskapskas... very good loop ...

[Charliemusslewhite]

Thanks Imorgado. It's head-voice and not everyone's taste.

[chairisbroken]

need some helpp herreee,, i recently bought this pedal, and i want to improvise with distortion over a clean track and drum beat. However; when i turn my line 6 spider III amp to distortion... the drum beat AND my clean chords turn distorted and it sounds like CRAP. how can i improvise in distortion, but not having the drum beats become distorted too?? thankssssss : )

[Charliemusslewhite]

If you don't want to overdub, just play along, you could plug the RC2 into a parallel jack (if your amp has one) and plug your guitar in the other jack. A cd/mp3 jack for the RC2 maybe could do it, it might be a bit low in volume though, so turn the RC2's level up.

If you have only one input jack, or you want to record a phrase containing a clean and a distorted sound, you need a distortion pedal in front of the RC2 and the amp set to clean.

[Charliemusslewhite]

Another idea. If your amp had a send-return-loop, and this loop would be between the effects stage and the clean-poweramp-stage, then connect the RC-2's input to the send, the RC-2's output to the return, and your problem would, I guess, be resolved.

[EVHGUITARS4LESS]

Why is the pedal sitting there without anything plugged into it?

[Charliemusslewhite]

The output is hooked to my kitchen radio, black plastic plug. The input wasn't needed, as it had been saved as phrase and played back.

I have posted this just to show that it can be used as a portable recording "studio".

[EVHGUITARS4LESS]

Ahh - OK, have a nice day.

[staugustinus]

Stop singing, please.

[budubum]

hehe

[holmes1978]

Nice Job!

[EmoHippieRocker]

Interesting style.

[squire111squire]

doofus

[melindaszigeti]

are you stupid?

[davidarlette]

If this guy can figure out how to use the RC-2, then he is definitely not stupid!