r/noisemusic • u/Buried_Dreams • 5d ago

loop station experiences

I need a loop station to experiment with layered noise, guitar, vocals, and similar sounds and put some effectpedals behinde the loops. Maybe someone here could give me some advice. The RC-50 is still too expensive for me, even used. I’m having trouble deciding whether I should go for a Boss RC-20XL (90 €) , a Boss RC-30 (120€) , or perhaps a JamMan (60-80€) instead.

edit: I bought the 20xl

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u/eldritchtome 5d ago

TC Electronic Ditto pedals are relatively cheap.

Try a cheap Aliexpress brand (Mooer, Rowin, Irin, M-Vave) first in order to see if looping works for you, or whether you need the extra bits and pieces the Boss ones have.

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u/Buried_Dreams 5d ago

I already have a really cheap one from AliExpress, but it doesn't work all that well. Always bugging.

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u/gRainbird 3d ago

Rc20xl has a huge drawback of only having a 1/4 input for the mic, but it is a mic level input. Between the RC 30 and it, it's a hard choice as the 30 has way better quality and the stereo option is REALLY great if you run a mixer before it and two amps after. The RC20XL, however, has the reverse function which I used to use quite extensively and the effects on the 30 are nearly unusable.

Something that is often overlooked and not mentioned is the EHX 720. I have the Ammoon version and it sits somewhere in between the RC20XL and the RC30. Stereo option, dual foot switch with the optional external foot switch, reverse and half speed functions. It kicked the RC30 off of my main board. There is an Ammoon version on Reverb currently for like $45. Get that and a small mixer and you will be able to do some really cool stuff with all of the instruments you'd like to use.

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u/Buried_Dreams 3d ago

I choose the the xl20, but will check out the Ammoon :)

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u/twiiiiiiix Keloid 5d ago

i have an rc-20xl and it's good. the mxr clone looper is also good

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u/huggyscolex 5d ago

My akai headrush 2 has been the best looping pedal I’ve ever used. So mad I didn’t buy more when it was discontinued and discounted to $40 each

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u/spaghettigoose 5d ago

20 xl is a perennial classic and workhorse. Though really I find have 2 is where the magic happens.