BOSS RC-1 Loop Station Pedal | Industry Standard Simple Looper for Guitar, Bass, Keyboards & More | 24-Segment LED Indicator | 12 Minutes of Record Time | Record, Playback, Overdub, Undo & Redo Loops

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Inspired by the Digitech XP-300 Space Station, the Red Panda Tensor takes the basics of a looper and expands massively upon what you thought was possible. It comes in the iconic Boss Stompbox format, which is renowned for being extremely robust and can be “stomped on” millions of times without breaking! Undo: Imagine you’ve set up the perfect loop and you want to add a melody over the top of your loop. So whether you're looking for your first looper, or just need a simple, no-nonsense pedal, then you should definitely pick this one up.

My first looper pedal was the original TC Electronic Ditto, and the footswitch was the primary reason I no longer have it. For the most part, you’ll want your looper pedal to go at the end of the signal chain as it will capture all the sound but this isn’t necessarily always the case.The benefit of this system is that you can glance down at any time and know exactly whether your pedal is recording, overdubbing, playing back, or ready to playback a recording. There’s a big difference between each Loop Station pedal, so for most guitarists, the choice will be easy. To clear what you’ve recorded, you hold the pedal for two seconds (after the playback is already stopped). You can see you have important features such as microphone input, MIDI control, external footswitch control, etc.

If you demand a bit more versatility from your pedals, TC Electronic’s Flashback Delay and Looper adds a range of 10 delays, including tape and analogue emulations to the stereo looper capability. The best looper pedals allow you to both practice efficiently and perform beyond what’s capable with a single instrument. It’s also built incredibly well, so will certainly put up with plenty of onstage abuse and repeat stomping. Players with advanced systems will love the TRS MIDI I/O, which saves space and enables remote operation from MIDI switchers and foot controllers, plus MIDI sync with drum machines and DAWs. The RC-5 is the same size as the two above pedals, but you’ll instantly notice a big change with the pedal’s interface as shown below.Experimentation with the Tempo/Loop Sync settings for each track can yield different and useful looping .