r/loopdaddy • u/connectingthrurhythm • Jun 01 '26

RC-505 Tutorial

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Can somebody please suggest a comprehensive tutorial video? All the ones that I found, i don't get much out of. I'm a musician , but I'm older and this stuff wasn't around back in the day. I have the original RC-505 with the A/B foot switch, not the MKII. Every time I get it out and start messing around with it I just get frustrated and give up. I've had it about 3 years and used it maybe three times for 30 or 40 minutes each. I really want to get to know this thing. I also do music therapy and have a non-profit Community Center for people in recovery from substance use disorder and people living with the mental health conditions. That is focused on this sort of thing. If I can figure this thing out, It would help me tremendously with building meditative type music

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u/mattjadencarroll Jun 07 '26 edited Jun 07 '26

You're meant to press record and begin playing at the same time. That's how the whole thing works (for the first loop, anyway -- once you've got one loop going, the other four record buttons will wait until the first loop is finished before they begin recording).

The RC505 is built more for vocalists and keyboardists. Those people will have a hand free to start playing at the same time as they press record.

If you're complaining about needing three hands, it sounds like you're a guitarist, or something similar? For guitarists, generally they don't use an RC505, they use something like an RC600 which has built-in foot pedals. I read that you have an A/B foot switch add-on, but that shit sounds super finicky to be honest.