How to sync Boss RC30 looper to any tempo
This trick also works for other loopers on which you can store audio files. So read on and see if your looper can do this too.
The Boss RC30 is an amazing looper. Easy to use, almost unbreakable…. But if you want to use it in a hardware synth setup it’s very hard to sync it up to your main clock / tempo. You have to try and make the loop exactly the right length manually because there is no way to sync it via midi. But this is very hard and even if you are as close as you can get the loop will go out of sync eventually. Making you have to stop and start the looper which will most likely result in the looper being even more out of sync.
But if you’re using the method I will describe below you will be able to keep the looper in sync for a long period of time and also the looping process will get a lot easier. I use this method myself to sync up my guitar loops to my Electron Octatrack or Roland SP404.
What do you need to make this work:
- Boss RC30 Loop pedal
- Master Clock device you want to sync the looper to (Electron Octatrack, Korg Kaosspad, Roland SP404 etc)
- A computer and a way to record sound coming from your clock master into the computer
- Some Digital Audio Workstation (DAW) like Ableton Live, Logic (in this tutorial we use Ableton Live)
