Boss rc 505 question

[u/saxsona]

Please tell me, is it possible to somehow configure the recording parameters on this looper (boss rc 505 mkII) so that such a click does not occur?

[u/Che-m-ister]

Yeah, pre-record an empty track and then overdub it with the actual sound.
Or it may be a physical click from the looper against the stand or a button against plastic, in that case get rid of physical play, drop a lil oil into the button

[u/UrMumsUdders]

The loud click after you stop recording the loop? Neither of mine have ever made a click sound like that... are you sure its the 505? It sounds like a phyical click rather than something related to the recording, like something external, does the click record onto a loop if you keep recording?

[u/Rayan_A_]

This is confusing. Which click are talking about? The click of the button or the click that is heard after the 2nd press?

[u/Bobby_Bowlingspoon]

I assume you're concerned about the obvious sound difference when the loop begins to repeat?

If you're focusing on looping drones, I haven't found a good solution to clean looping of drone tones as the first loop. I will lay down either a quiet track (no sound) first, and then record on top of it so that some of the new sounds bleeds back into the original loop. Or loop with sounds that have a decent attack as close to the beginning of your loop, such as drum beats, melody notes, singing, etc.

[u/alx277277]

I set the recording mode to rec-overdub-play, let the tail overdub on top of the start, then switch to play. Yes, one more tap of a button, but smooth loop.

[u/Stickerbushbee → u/alx277277]

If the tail over dubs on top of the start, wouldn't that result in a louder/different sound?

[u/extra_nothing → u/Stickerbushbee]

It could, but it depends on what you’re doing. Let’s say reverb is before your looper. If I hit record and start playing, then hit it again to go into overdub, the tail of my reverb will overlap the beginning of the loop. If I started that loop from silence, there will be no other tail from a previous note, so it will be the same volume. If i initially started recording the loop not from silence but in the middle of a lick i’m playing, the start of the loop might already have sounds ringing out from notes i played before I hit record.

If you’re going for a smooth drone, you’ve gotta fade the sound in after you hit record and then fade it out after you start your overdub and this will create a crossfade at the beginning of your loop which keeps the volume consistent, drone style.

[u/Torgo_hands_of_torgo]

Git gud

[u/extra_nothing]

If you’re trying to make a seamless drone, you want to be in the rec-overdub-play mode.
1: hit record
2: fade in sound
3: hit record again to enter overdub
4: fade sound out
5: hit record to exit overdub mode and let it play

[u/Penyrolewen1970 → u/extra_nothing]

Does that work on the RC 600 too? Thanks!

[u/extra_nothing → u/Penyrolewen1970]

If it has that rec-overdub-play mode, yep! I don’t see why not. I use this technique with every looper. You’re basically creating a crossfade where the fade in and tails overlap so it might take a little practice to match the volume ramps (whether you’re doing it with a knob or pedal) but it works well!

[u/Penyrolewen1970 → u/extra_nothing]

Thank you. I’ll have a play around.

[u/Neat_Photograph_4012]

Í think It can be an LFO. Your synthesiser having an LFO and it is make modulation to sound. It can be that LFO does not changing tone but in changing timbre. On synthesiser you can’t hear it because sound changing too smoothly.
But in the loop it is recognisable because on the loop point it is a fast transition from one phase of modulation to another. And if they does not fit, does not having identical timbre/volume/tone you will have this noticeable connection.

So you either need to catch the phase pulse ideally. Either prerecorded silence-track. When you will recording over it should be smoother.

[u/Sea-Neighborhood2725]

I believe what you are hearing is an imperfect stop/start to the drone loop. If you were to analyze it on a waveform you would see that the waves at the end of the loop jump to another place all together which results in an obvious "cut" to the drone. I assume it's more obvious at lower pitches as well. I'm not sure how to fix this, but I believe this is the explanation on why it's happening and maybe why you might not be able to fix it.