The BEST WAY to set up the Boss RC-500 Loop Station

In this video, I show the best way to set up the Boss RC-500 Looper Pedal to be more efficient and have more control over different parameters. I talk about how I have my looper set up as well as give a tutorial on how to set it up that way. I reassign the 3 main footswitches on the unit and add in the "all start, all stop" control. In addition, I show how to add an external footswitch, the Boss FS-6 and use that to control the rhythm in a couple different ways. Let me know if you have any questions about how to set up this very powerful and versatile pedal from Boss! Thanks for watching!

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*After filming I realized it was hard to see the pedal display! Here's a list of parameters I changed:

Main 3 Footswitches - Memory / Control / PDL 1-3:
PDL 1 - T1 R/P/S/(C) [Record Play Stop Clear]
PDL 2 - T2 R/P/S/(C) [Record Play Stop Clear]
PDL 3 - All Start (&Stop)

Control 1 and 2 + Assigns:
CTL2 (Button A) - Rhythm P/S
CTL1 (Button B) - OFF
Assign 1: On
Source: CTL1
SRC Mode: Toggle
Target: RHY Part2
Target Min: Off
Target Max: On

Contents Of Video:
00:00 - Intro
00:32 - Default Setup
01:04 - Overview
02:40 - Demonstration
04:31 - Main Footswitch Reassign
06:45 - Adding External Footswitch (Ctrl 1/2)
08:36 - Using Custom Assigns
12:50 - Rhythm Follows All Start/Stop

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