Heavy-duty TRS cable with straight to right-angle 1/4-inch connectors, 3 ft./1 m length. Also available in 20 ft./6 m (BCC-20-TRA) and 30 ft./9 m (BCC-30-TRA) lengths. The RC-505MKII also comes with more External footswitch/Expression options. You’ll find x2 1/4" TRS CTL Inputs, which can be used to run x4 footswitch or x2 Expression assignments. The Boss RC-505MKII has a total of 16 assignments, with a huge selection of parameters to choose from. Assign functions have been increased from 8 to 16, providing expanded performance control via the front panel, external footswitches, expression pedal, and MIDI

With all this additional control and assignability, you may worry that it’d be hard to use, but you couldn’t be more wrong.

In comparison to the MK1, the RC 505 MK2 comes with a whole host more input and output effects. The MK2 gives you A-D for both in & out, while the MK1 gave you just A-C. You can also specify on which inputs these effects are added too. Another nice touch!

Extended parameters added to previous effects, including dotted and triplet note values for tempo syncing The RC-600 has the same connectivity and mixing features as the RC-505 mkII to use for recording and practice, as well as onstage or the street. The sheer amount of outputs you get with the 505 MK2 make it by far more the most flexible loopers out there when it comes to working with external hardware. You can also set specific effects over specific inputs/outputs too, which is nice. Heavy-duty TRS cable with straight to right-angle 1/4-inch connectors, 3 ft./1 m length. Also available in 20 ft./6 m (BCC-20-TRA) and 30 ft./9 m (BCC-30-TRA) lengths. View ProductThe RC 505 MK2 now supports midi foot controllers, so that you can send more of the control down to your feet. For guitar players especially, this is a dream come true. The processor has also enabled faster file import, so if you want to use your own WAV files, use Boss Tone Studio to import to RC-505MKII. Find out how global superstar Ariana Grande uses the BOSS RC-505 in her new Vevo video series and learn about her looping history. Read more… Loop Station There’s over 200 rhythm types built into the Boss RC 505 MK2 looper. All of which makes switching up your loops and achieving the right vibe fast, easier than ever before! Greater freedom over your sound like this, never goes a miss.

Lovers of midi foot controllers rejoice – the RC 505 MK2 can now be mapped to work with these types of controllers. Great news if you’re a guitarist as you can bring a lot of the control down to your feet. A total of 16 user Assignments are offered. The sources include the panel buttons, plus pedals or incoming MIDI CCs. Assignments can be a bit daunting to set up (and to remember), but the workflow rewards are worth the effort. Some user configuration is possible for the encoders, too: for instance, you can allocate duties such as memory selection, switching display modes, controlling the rhythm variation and level, and so on.

This is the story of a modern art form, from the trailblazers of the NY beat battles to the BOSS RC-505mkII Loop Station. Explore beatboxing. Read more… Looping Positions: Ariana Grande and the BOSS RC-505 Inputs are one of the most noticeable changes. With the RC 505 MK2, you basically get every input you had on the MK1 & then some. See above for the full specs! Hooking external hardware to the MK2 is a total breeze However, the RC 505 MKII loop station can be operated with your feet, as (unlike the MK1) it’s compatible with midi foot controllers. In which case, guitarists and other musicians with busy hands, can operate the Boss RC 505 with their feet.