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SKU: RC-505MKII

Product Description

Just when you thought it couldn’t get better, Boss are launching an upgraded version of their RC505 loop station. RC505-mkII has all the features upgrades long-time users have been asking for: expanded I/O, enhanced mixing controls, customisable FX and Track buttons and much more. 

You can enjoy five simultaneous stereo phase tracks with dedicated controls and faders, now with assignable fx and track buttons. Boss have also enhanced the onboard selection of effects, with 49 Input FX types and 53 Track FX. If you need inspiration to start your track, the built-in library has grown from 85 sounds to an incredible 200 rhythm patterns and 16 drum kits. The newly added Mark Back function also makes it easier to undo and redo while performing.

Input and outputs have been enhanced and now include MIDI in and out, two phantom-powered XLR inputs, three stereo line inputs pairs, three stereo line output pairs. 

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Key Features:

  • The industry-standard tabletop looper, updated and enhanced
  • Class-leading sound quality with 32-bit AD/DA and 32-bit floating-point processing 
  • Five simultaneous stereo phrase tracks with dedicated controls and independent volume faders
  • Input FX and Track FX sections, each with four simultaneous effects and four quick-access banks 
  • Customizable FX and Track buttons for each phrase track
  • Massive onboard effects selection with 49 Input FX types and 53 Track FX types, including new Harmony, 
  • Electric FX, and many others 
  • New ultra-durable faders with longer throw for more precise adjustment
  • Newly added Mark Back function provides enhanced undo/redo flexibility while performing
  • Two XLR mic inputs with phantom power, two stereo line input pairs, and three stereo line output pairs
  • 99 memories, each containing five phrase tracks, custom effects and playback settings,
  • control assignments, and more
  • Synchronize your loops with over 200 onboard rhythm patterns and 16 drum kits
  • Deep MIDI control support
  • Two external control jacks, each with support for up to two footswitches or an expression pedal 
  • USB for data backup, phrase import/export with BOSS Tone Studio, and pattern import with the
  • RC Rhythm Converter

In the Box 

  • AC adaptor
  • Owner's Manual
  • Leaflet "USING THE UNIT SAFELY"

Specifications 

  • Sampling Frequency: 44.1 kHz
  • AD/DA Conversion: 32 bits
  • Processing: 32-bit floating point
  • Recording/Playback: Number of Tracks: 5, Data Format: WAV (44.1 kHz, 32-bit float, stereo), Maximum Recording Time: Approx. 1.5 hours (1 track), Approx.13 hours (total of All memories)
  • Rhythm Type: 200 types or greater
  • Rhythm Kit: 16 types
  • Effect: INPUT FX: 49 types, TRACK FX: 53 types, MASTER FX: 2 types
  • Memory: 99
  • Display: Graphic LCD (128 x 64 dots, backlit LCD)
  • Power Supply: AC adaptor
  • Connectors: MIC IN 1, 2 jack: XLR type (balanced, phantom power: DC 48 V, 10 mA Max, INST IN 1, 2 jacks, MAIN OUT jacks, SUB OUT 1, 2 jacks: 1/4-inch phone type, PHONES jack: Stereo 1/4-inch phone type, CTL1,2/EXP1 jack, CTL3,4/EXP2 jack: 1/4-inch TRS phone type, USB port: USB B type, MIDI (IN, OUT) connectors, DC IN jack
  • Controls: TRACK1--5 REC/PLAY button, TRACK1--5 STOP button, TRACK1--5 TRACK button, TRACK1--5 FX button, ALL START/STOP button, UNDO/REDO button, TAP TEMPO button, RHYTHM START/STOP button, RHYTHM EDIT button, INPUT FX A--D button, INPUT FX EDIT button, TRACK FX A--D button, TRACK FX EDIT button, MENU button, LOOP button, ENTER button, EXIT button, PAGE buttons, 1--4 knobs, OUTPUT LEVEL knob, TRACK1--5 LEVEL Faders
Specifications
Brand
Boss
Analogue Outputs
7
Digital Inputs
2
Digital Outputs
2

Customer Reviews

5.0

7 reviews

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Mr Peter Chew25th Dec 2023

Brilliant addition to my gear

Value 4Looks 4Durability 4Sound 4

Mr David Wright20th Dec 2023

With 5 tracks and multiple routable inputs & outputs I can set this up just how I want to. I will want foot control but I went for this rather than the RC-600 because by using a MIDI foot controller with the RC-505 I can have both foot control AND the hand level controls & displays (especially those dynamicly lit track buttons). For me that's a win win.

Value 4Looks 4Durability 4Sound 5

Mr Zig Kruschke15th Sep 2023

Simple to use excellent sound does exactly what it says on the box

Value 5Looks 5Durability 5Sound 5

Trusted Customer27th Jan 2023

This is a very interesting little box. I've been mostly using kaoss pads (a kp3 + a couple of kpros) along with 303-type devices to do #dawless live techno sets and the 505 is leaps and bounds ahead of the kaoss pads (being a decade newer ofc). Obviously you don't have the xy pad which loses one of the main touchy-feely appealing elements of the pad but I use the 505 in conjunction with the pads rather than instead of, and whilst they overlap, they kinda also do different things. It may only seem like a small detail but one of the main things I like with the 505 over the pads is that in order to clear, save or load a sample on the kaoss pads, the whole machine is locked up (no sound) for anything up to 20~sec, which is not great if you're trying to do live stuff. Often it takes a few goes to get a loop right so having to do a 4 button sequence (on the kaoss pads) and then wait with the machine silent is not great when you're in the mix. You can sorta "cover" for whichever one is loading if you have several pads and other stuff going on but with just the one you'd be stuffed. The 505 lets you load, save memories, record and clear samples without stopping the beat and *somehow* it seems to magically figure out the timing too which is great for maintaining "flow" and makes the creation process pretty seamless. The kaoss pads also both handle (midi) time in weird and different ways. The kp3 lets you set a downbeat but is then always orbiting on that cycle, and the kpro starts the clock whenever you start recording or playing a sample...both approaches are kinda weird and not that great. Also neither type of pad send a midi play/stop signal so you can't actually use them as a clock master on some types of device. A td3 (as midi slave) still lets you manually trigger start stop even with a clock present, but the FR-777 won't play unless it gets a play/stop by midi when it's a slave, so no dice. Tbh I haven't quite figured out how the 505 does what it does with the timing but it seems to work very well and it works great as a clock master too. Having up to 4 stackable effects (4 on incoming and 4 on outgoing) is fantastic and gives real nice scope for mashing up sounds and I love having the hardware sliders for the levels. You can do channel sliders on the pads but you have to go to a shift menu to do so, which on the kp3 also disables the current fx (not great), so once again the 505 is a big improvement there. The way the memories work also seems like it would be very suitable for live sets. When you switch to a memory, instantly you have all the samples/tracks and effects to hand just as you left them. None of this "trying to get back to a vibe" thing like you usually have with older hardware - boom there it all is ready to roll. Overall - Love it :D LD50 Techno / @LD50303

Value 5Looks 5Durability 5Sound 5

Mr. John Simpson13th Oct 2022

Durability 5

Trusted Customer18th Jun 2022

Very easy to use, very deep functionality for a looper, but it’s useful even at its most basic.

Value 5Looks 1Sound 5

Mr. Garry Taylor27th Apr 2022

This a great addition to my home studio as the looper allows a very quick recording of song ideas and with its memory allows storage of ideas or complete songs

Value 4Looks 5Durability 4Sound 4

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