Like the RC-5, the RC-500 is a Loop Station working on a 32-bit signal processing, but there's a difference in the design as well as a considerably higher number of buttons. Support for expanded control is facilitated via optional external footswitches, an expression pedal, or MIDI. The LC display has a coloured backlight switching colours in accordance with the current mode of the device. The RC-500 has more storage capacity than older units, features a dedicated preamp which can be used for both vocals and instruments, operates in stereo, and can be easily integrated into any modern music environment via MIDI. Compared to the RC-10R, the RC-500 stands out mostly for its incomparably greater recording capacity of 13 hours; and that's a big jump from the relatively short 6 hours of the RC-10R.

There are three metallic footswitches on the lower half of the body, angled towards you as you play. Ex Demo / Open Box products are sold with the full manufacturer's warranty and are usually supplied with the factory accessories and packaging.while others help us to improve your experience by providing insights into how the site is being used. But I don't want to spend more time and money than I already have without someone here convincing me that this will definitely work. This is a crosspost from r/guitarpedals, someone there made me aware of this subreddit and it looks cool - hi everybody! The RC-500’s colour LCD screen displays the status of the main parameters, which can then be easily adjusted. I don't use the rhythms, I find them so-so, but if you need something they can be helpful, especially for timing your first loop.

While the older unit had a just two footswitches, supplemented with a fairly busy upper section, the RC-500 adds an extra switch and streamlines the top. If the pedal has the tiniest amount of loop time left when the MIDI loop starts over, the RC-500 decides to wait a whole loop's duration before chiming in again "in sync" ("Loop Sync" set to "ON"). We're supplied with a bright LCD with a multi-colour backlight for viewing loop status and editing parameters.I have followed all the discussions (which are themselves fraught with misinformation since the manuals leave so much unanswered).