The BOSS RC-5 Loop Station gives you 13 hours of pristine 32-bit stereo record time parceled out into 99 phrase memories, which store not only your base loops and overdubs but also the tempo and reverb assignments to any of the 114 onboard drum grooves and seven drum kits you've chosen for accompaniment. This takes the RC-5 far beyond traditional looper territory and into something more akin to song management. You can quickly lay down chords, bass lines, melodies, and rhythms for scratch padding new ideas to potential bandmates, or you can turn those loops into full-production live solo accompaniment. And thanks to the RC-5's USB connection, you can easily back up and reload loops. Through it all, the BOSS RC-5 Loop Station remains fast to learn, easy to use, and endlessly fun to play around with. The animated RGB backlit LCD keeps you apprised of measure, beat, and loop status every step of the way. Power user? The RC-5 also gives you stereo ins and outs, an assignable external footswitch/expression pedal port, and even TRS-MIDI in/out for syncing with drum machines and remote operation from your pedalboard MIDI switcher.
When inspiration strikes, you can count on BOSS's RC-5 Loop Station to capture those fleeting moments of musical creativity. Loops and overdubs are recorded in flawless 32-bit depth to preserve the full dynamics of your performance without the presence of additional noise or overloading. Whether you're using the RC-5's 99 phrase memories to generate playback material onstage or archiving your studio-worthy song ideas for further review and arrangement, the RC-5 delivers the run time and quality you're searching for.
As anyone with a looper will tell you, those memory slots fill up fast. That's why the BOSS RC-5 gives you not only 99 phrase memories for instant recall — each complete with overdubs and rhythm presets — but also USB import/export. So when you need to offload loops from your solo acoustic shows to make way for your Eddie Money–tribute sax lines, swapping out files is as easy as dragging and dropping.
Traditional loopers leave you in the dark when it comes to loop arrangement — but not the BOSS RC-5 Loop Station. Its animated RGB LCD screen keeps you apprised of beat, measure, and record (red) / playback (green) status. This visual reference lets you interact with loops in powerful new ways.
