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Boss RC-30 Loop Station

Looper from Boss belonging to the RC series

Pat One Pat One
Published on 09/17/11 at 06:20
Looper 2 tracks. Aves a small effect section and a rhythm section.
1 microphone input with phantom power and 1 stereo line input (or two mono). 1 USB port, a footswitch. A stereo output. Runs on batteries or AC adapter. No MIDI.

UTILIZATION

Very easy to use, after 10 minutes I felt familiar with the device.
Some features are a little difficult to access especially live (press 2 seconds remaining. Pedal 2 to change the track or on the pedal for an undo / redo). The manual is clear but I found one or two errors in the French version, the English version I Assembly nickel.

Note that the loops are automatically quantized, which can be synchronized without having to be ultra precise, that's cool.

SOUND QUALITY

The effects are quite limited (on / off), I like the phaser and delay. I use it with voice and scratching at the moment, the sound is well respected and restored. The rhythm section is useful.

OVERALL OPINION

I use it for a few days, I am satisfied with this product as easy to use, and two tracks allow interesting possibilities.
But beware, this is not an RC-50 miniature. It is not possible to put a verse and a chorus on track 2 and track switch from one to another time réelcar there is a small shift of 1 / 4 of a second, this requires registration tracks in advance what seems complicated to live. Cons can be cut by track 2 track 1 left turn, and return the remaining sync channel 2.

Another point is, the length of the track conditions that of a track 2: not possible to create a rhythm track to a position 1 and 2 accompanying measures on track 2.

In the end it's a looper that works very well and easy to use, it's a great product but has its limitations.

Strengths: microphone input, 2 tracks, easy to use, battery operated
Weaknesses: no MIDI, not possible to switch from one track to another on the fly, the two tracks must be of the same length.