Boss RC-505 MKII

The RC-505mkII is packed with inspiring tools for spontaneous musical creations and adds next-generation power and flexibility to the world's favourite desktop looper. Expand your performances with up to five stereo tracks and optimise them with four simultaneous input and track effects. You can also customise the RC-505mkII's button assignments, access even more input and output options, have better control over your mix and much more. The RC-505mkII is a dream come true for beatboxers, singers, multi-instrumentalists and other looping artists with its limitless expressive possibilities live and in the studio.

The RC-505mkII retains everything that made the original so popular and adds numerous new features to the full package to make the looping experience even more creative and fluid. The faders offer a longer control travel and can therefore be adjusted even more finely. They also offer a more stable feel when operating them. In addition, each track now has its own effect and track buttons, which you can use to edit and control your loops more easily in hectic situations. The undo/redo function has also been expanded and now offers a mark-back function that allows you to jump directly to a previous loop status during your performance.

The original RC-505 could already be extensively customised to your own needs. The RC-505mkII takes personalisation to the next level and offers a variety of customisable controls. Assign different CTL parameters to the FX and track buttons and trigger them by pressing or holding them once or twice. Pressing the Undo/Redo button takes you to a second level with further options. There is also a choice of two external control inputs for connecting footswitches or expression pedals - each with permanently assigned parameters. Do you need more? In the assignment screens, you can define up to 16 different destinations for hardware and MIDI control.

Sound variations add even more variety to your loop performances. The RC-505mkII offers a vastly expanded effects palette that allows you to customise your sounds during recording and playback. There are 49 input and 53 track effects to choose from - including powerful new vocal harmony effects - of which you can use up to four simultaneously per section. You can also store four input and track effects as a group in four banks and call them up quickly when required. The associated buttons can be set to either toggle or momentary mode. In addition, a step sequencer function is available for individual effects to automate parameter adjustments and generate dynamic movements in real time.

Thanks to the extended connection options and integrated audio effects processing, you need less equipment to achieve more. There are two XLR inputs for microphones and two mono/stereo line input pairs for instruments and other equipment, as well as an input mixer with two microphone compressors and independent EQs on all channels. On the output side, you will find three stereo output pairs and an output mixer, including assignable routing options, a master reverb and compressor. You can even customise the headphone output to monitor individual tracks and rhythm sounds. The USB port allows you to integrate computer DAWs and import or export WAV loops via the BOSS Tone Studio.

To fulfil the individual workflow needs of different performers, we have taken inspiration from experienced loop station users and equipped the RC-505mkII with new, creative options. You'll find three different overdub modes - including a mode that allows you to replace the current sound of a loop track during playback. There is also a new bounce-in function to combine several tracks into a new track. In addition to half and double playback speed, you can freely adjust the overall speed - with or without pitch adjustment as required. In addition, you can now assign the auto-rec function to a button or footswitch to activate it quickly and easily.