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Boss RC-30 Loop Station  

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Three hours of recording, stereo I/O, and much more!

The BOSS RC-30 Loop Station is the latest addition to the company's industry-leading lineup of pedal-based loop recorders, featuring high-powered digital signal processing, stereo operation, and cutting-edge features. Powered by the ESC2 DSP chip, the RC-30 Loop Station offers musicians one of the most powerful and best-sounding tools yet for recording and manipulating loops live and in the studio.

Housed in BOSS' popular twin-pedal chassis, the RC-30's new features include true stereo ins/outs and up to three hours of onboard stereo recording and loop storage. The new dual-phrase loop feature lets you create and play two completely independent stereo loops in perfect sync.

LOOP FX is for processing your loops in real time, with 99 memory slots for storage. The RC-30 also boasts a USB 2.0 port for swapping and managing WAV loops with your computer. A mic input with phantom power, aux in jack for portable devices, and a key selection of onboard rhythms including real audio drum loops come standard.

Features

  • Three hours of onboard recording time
  • High-powered DSP from BOSS' ESC2 chip
  • True stereo I/O
  • Dual-phrase loop feature lets you create and sync two independent stereo loops
  • 99 memory slots
  • LOOP FX provides realtime loop editing
  • Mic input with phantom power
  • USB 2.0 port for swapping/managing files with your computer
  • Aux in jack
  • Onboard rhythms including real audio drum loops
  • Runs on batteries or optional AC power supply (PSA-120S - product# 155555)

Expand your creative horizons with the incredible power of the RC-30 Loop Station!

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Leaves Some Things To Be Desired

| Review By: James Lawson | 7 months, 1 day ago

6 people out of 7 found this review helpful

Features:

Needs a click out!

Quality:

Buil like a tank!

Value:

I thought was a little over priced for the features.

Overall:

I have been using the RC-30 for almost six months. I pre ordered it and was one of the first to receive it when they first shipped. I play lead in our worship band and it has added a lot to the overall quality and versatility of our music. 

It is well built and pretty much performs as advertised. 

Some of the complaints that I have read in the reviews I have experienced, but with practice and familiarity with the equipment they can be pretty easily overcome. 

I think that the one biggest drawback, and glaring oversight on Roland/BOSS, is they didn’t include a click out feature for the drummer. 

If you’re a solo artist, of the one man band variety, then you can get by without it, however it is a must have for a live band. 

You can overcome this problem by running a click out from the sound board as the RC-30 starts on the beat, however if you don’t have that feature then you are pretty much limited to just using it for intros, as coming in later in the song i.e. on a chorus or during an interlude is risky. 

If the tempo isn’t exactly as you started the song, then the loop will be out of sync. 

With that said these loop stations have great potential for smaller bands that need the versatility of a lager band. 

So much of the music we do has full ensembles, usually emulated with a synthesizer and piano keyboards. 

However we only have 5 musicians that include a drummer, piano, bass, lead and rhythm and can’t cover all the bases, so recording strings, second lead guitar part, flute, etc. on the loop can really enhance your performance.

 

I was hoping that Roland would include that feature in their new RC-300 but I see they haven’t.

Do you own the product?:
Yes
Have you used the product?:
Yes
Musical Experience:
Active Musician 45 years
Style of music you play:
Contemporary Christian Rock, Blues
Where you live:
California

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Boss RC-30

| Review By: Isaac Haaland | 10 months, 1 week ago

6 people out of 7 found this review helpful

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I just bought the RC-30 at my local music store, and since I always look here for my reviews I thought I’d post one.

When I first looked at the unit I thought it looked great, but when I looked around for some reviews most seemed to be bad. There was an issue with switching phases live and some other things.

I decided to get the unit anyways, and I am glad I did.

This is my first loop station and I must say I love it! All the problems that people had said I have found easy ways to resolve, the best being for switching phases live, I just did the whole song on one phase. I mean I have enough space and I think it works a lot better.

So far I haven’t found any issues with it myself, it is built to last and everything is rather easy to understand.

The one thing that I really dislike about the unit is the effects… They are a piece of junk… I would never use them, but that’s why I hook up my effects board I guess.

Over all this is a great buy. I would recommend  this to anyone, I think it’s great for soloers or for people who want to just practice licks (although if that’s all your doing the RC-3 would fit your needs, but the RC-30 gives you the opportunity to do more if you get better)

Do you own the product?:
Yes
Have you used the product?:
Yes
Musical Experience:
I've been playing for about 5 years.
Style of music you play:
worship, country
Where you live:

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Phrase Shifting does NOT Work Correctly

| Review By: ViolinDude51 | 11 months, 3 weeks ago

18 people out of 19 found this review helpful

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Having owned and used the Boss RC-20XL previously, I was very excited to finally get my hands on the new RC-30 with a digital display and much more I/O capability. But I was VERY disappointed to find that one of my favorite features from the RC-20 (realtime phrase-shifting) is no longer up to par. This looper is loaded with features (loop FX, 2-track looping, etc) that really help to make the process of looping and overdubbing much more interesting and unique... as long as you plan on staying on the SAME phrase for the entire time. But if you try "shifting" from one stored phrase to another (for example, with my RC-20, I would record an intro, theme, and outro loop and then "shift" between them to create an entire song), there is about a 1/4 second lag when moving between the phrases on the RC-30, which makes this feature virtually useless in any sort of live performance situation. Although the owner's manual contains clear instructions for how to use this feature (moving from one stored phrase to another), I can't see any way to get around that lag time in a performance without sounding extremely unprofessional. And after calling Boss's support line, I confirmed that this problem occurs on ALL RC-30 phrase loopers (it was not just a defect in mine). Bottom line: the massive amount of recording time and the onboard FX on the RC-30 are great features, but not being able to transition smoothly between your stored phrases severely limits the amount of ways you can use them. In my opinion, the RC-20 is still a better buy
Do you own the product?:
Yes
Have you used the product?:
No
Musical Experience:
Active musician
Style of music you play:
Classical, jazz, rock, alternative
Where you live:
Columbia, MO

Did you find this review helpful? yes no920654

Was expecting much more from the new RC-30

| Review By: Bruno Furtado | 11 months, 3 weeks ago

13 people out of 13 found this review helpful

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I usually don't write reviews but I will make an effort to clarify some questions the potential buyer might have about this unit. Reason being is that I am very disappointed with with the new Boss RC-30. The marketing is missleading: Track 1 and Track 2 are NOT completely independent. The tracks will ALWAYS have the same lenght, which is a major bummer to me. Let's say you write the rhythym on Track 1. The solo on Track 2 MUST have the same length as Track 1. The volumes are independ, but so what? In my opinion it defeats the whole purpose of having (and paying) for two tracks. The sound quality is pretty neat, positive aspect here. Most of the built in effects are useless for live performance. The built in drum machine is great for practicing but very limited (only 9 patterns)

Summary:
Pros: solid boss construction, easy to use
Cons: Track 1 and Track 2 are not completely indepent; Effects uselless for live performance; Limited built in rhythym patterns; Price.

Boss is solid, as we all know.

Do you own the product?:
Yes
Have you used the product?:
No
Musical Experience:
unspecified
Style of music you play:
unspecified
Where you live:
unspecified

Did you find this review helpful? yes no995737

Great product

| Review By: Wolfpack | 11 months, 3 weeks ago

3 people out of 4 found this review helpful

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Im a total amateur when it comes to looping, but getting into it more and more.  This thing is great with great quality.  Was going to buy the 20XL until I saw the 30 was coming out, so I got the 30 and it is awesome.  The USB ability is key nowadays with all the computer interaction for uploads and downloads.  The reason I did not 5 across the board is because of a few tiny quirks that take some getting used to:  not being able to clear out one of the two channels(say when you screw up or want a clean slate) while the other is playing... Many of the clear or otherwise operations have to be performed while both sides are stopped... would make it hard during a live gig to correct on the fly.  Again though - totally tiny and not an issue enough to really matter.  Would buy this again 10 times out of 10.
Do you own the product?:
Yes
Have you used the product?:
No
Musical Experience:
Hobbyist moving to Active Musician
Style of music you play:
Electric Acoustic Alternative Soulful
Where you live:
Raleigh, NC

Did you find this review helpful? yes no882982

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