Updated: 18th November 2022

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Buying Guide for Loop Station Beatboxing Hardware

A loopstation has become an ever increasingly important device for solo musicians that lets you record your playing or vocals in real-time. You can then play it back on a loop and add more and more layers. You can end up building layers of looped vocals, synthesisers, guitars, and much more. With the help of a loop station, you can literally transform yourself into a one-man band!
Here we will take a look as some of the greatly reviewed Loop stations on the market right now.

 

Boss RC-505 MKll – Our Top Pick For Beatboxers

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– BEST PRICE ON AMAZON LAST TIME WE CHECKED! – £469!

The Boss RC 505 MKll is the currently the most powerful loop station on the market. It’s predecessor, the RC505 MKl, was already the ideal loop station for beatboxers and vocal enthusiasts but this one takes things to a whole new level. For those of you that are new to this machine, this is a table-top looper and is designed to be operated with your hands as opposed to a foot pedal looper. Boss have upgraded the onboard features to enable users to express their creativity even more. A key upgrade has been the sheer size of memory. This looper has around 13 hours of recording time at 32 bit where the RC505 MKl had around 3 hours at 16 bit. The design is intuitive in every way and users have 49 input effects to choose from and 53 effects that can be applied to the overall track. The level of customisation may be overwhelming to many but it is very user friendly giving users the option to get straight into creating basic loops or diving into to creating their perfect sound.

 

BOSS RC-505 MKl – An excellent pick if the budget doesn’t stretch as far as the MKll edition

– Please do your own research to find a price for this loop station as most shops now only stock the BOSS RC-505 MKll.

Previous to the release of the BOSS RC-505 MKll, the BOSS RC-505 MKl was already the most popular loop station on the market for beatboxers. The MKl model is loaded with on-board input and track effects giving you plenty of customisation options. The design of the MKl model is almost identical to the MKll, there are just less onboard effects for you to play with. Both models are ‘hands-on’ loopers designed with the beatboxer in-mind. That being said, by adding an FS6 footswitch, it can be operated with both hands and footwork. The features of the BOSS RC-505 MKl include five independent tracks with their own dedicated volume faders and a large, amazing selection of built-in tweakable effects. It has many options to choose from, but it can also be used more simply. It has a wide range of Input FX and track FX for processing loops. RC-505 lets you have customised real-time controls that extend your command of many other operations and has a 99 phrase memory onboard for the storage of track data. Beatboxers will literally get lost for days in this machine!

If you are looking for Microphone, Speaker and Audio Interface recommendations, check out our other article here.

 

Boss RC-300

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– BEST PRICE ON GEAR4MUSIC LAST TIME WE CHECKED! – £379 (Currently Not In Stock)

Boss RC-300, also known as the triple stereo mega looper, is yet another very powerful loop station brought to the market. This loop station is designed specifically to be operated with your feet. It features three independent tracks that have their own dedicated footswitches. It is also equipped with many pro effects, an ultra-wide control panel and an expression pedal. The amazing thing about the Boss RC-300 is that it lets you record for over three hours, all directly to its internal memory.

 

Electro-Harmonix 22500 (EHX-2250)

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– BEST PRICE ON GEAR4MUSIC LAST TIME WE CHECKED! – £226! (Currently Not In Stock)

Next Best Price on AMAZON£273!

The EHX 22500 or the Electro Harmonix 22500 is a stereo looper that has two independent loops that can be played in parallel or sequence. It provides you with flexible performance controls and creative effects taking your looping experience to another level. It allows you to record high-quality, non-compressed audio and store it directly to an SDHC card which has space from 4 to 32 GB.  Each card can hold up to 100 loops individually. It has up to 12 hours of recording time. It has many creative controls over looping functions which include programmable loop/overdub length, adjustable tempo, and two loops that can be locked to one another or can be played back independently. This loop station has two FX per track and many more features. It is designed for feet but like most loopers it can be used with hands too.

 

 

Boss RC-202

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– BEST PRICE ON AMAZON LAST TIME WE CHECKED! – £264!

The Boss RC-202 has powerful looping and multi-effects capabilities. It offers the look and fingertip interface style of the more powerful Boss RC-505 looping station with a bunch of other different features. It has been designed for hands with knobs and buttons for creative control, but you can add a Boss FS6 footswitch if you like. This looping station has four input FX, and there are four Track FX available all at once. The Boss RC-202 allows the loops to be saved to memory in real-time for a seamless expression during a performance. It offers more real-time processing than any other looping station. It is perfect for club performers, beatboxers, and electronic musicians.

 

 

Boss RC-1

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– BEST PRICE ON GEAR4MUSIC LAST TIME WE CHECKED! – £107!

 

This looping station is one of the RC-series loopers. It is one of the simplest and most user-friendly looping stations. This is a straightforward machine. On its top panel, we have a loop indicator that has a 24 segment LED display in a circular pattern. The status of Rec, play modes, and overdub can be determined quickly and easily. The RC-1 has a maximum of 12 minutes of recording time. It allows you to connect stereo instruments like synthesisers too. It is designed for hand use and has options for a flexible external foot switch. Recorded phrase memory is retained after it is turned off.

 

Pigtronix Infinity 2 Looper

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– BEST PRICE ON AMAZON LAST TIME WE CHECKED! – £242.13!

The PIGTRONIX INFINITY 2 is the successor of the previous PIGTRONIX INFINITY. The layout of this new model is much simpler, and in our opinion, much smarter than the old one. They’ve truly kept things simple as it features the following: Two metallic footswitches in the bottom corners, two dials on the top, a button on the left and a few LEDs. That’s really it! If you’re fearful of other loop stations that house masses of buttons and customisation options and you’d really like something that’s more straight forward – this might just be the looper for you.

Well there you have it guys, a round-up of our pick of some of the best loop stations out there at the moment. Whether you’re a seasoned looper or are just getting started, we hope you’ve found this post to be informative and helpful for you looping musicians out there.

If you are looking to get started on your beatbox journey, well, you’re in for a treat!
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School Of Beatbox Team


    8 replies to "Buying Guide for Loop Station Beatboxing Hardware"

    • Annalee Ibarra

      Hi My name is Annalee. My son is about to turn 14 this month on the 22nd… He found a love and passion for beatboxing when he was 6 and has since then gotten real good… This year for his birthday all he asked for was a loop station… Of course i know nothing about loop stations so i was hoping you could help me out… Which loop station is best for a beginner… Which would you buy if you had to but your 14 year old a loop station for his birthday…

      • schoolofbeatbox

        Hi Annalee, thanks for getting in touch.

        Great to hear that your son is taking to the art of beatboxing. Regarding loop stations, we would recommend the Boss RC505 or Boss RC505 Mk2 depending on your budget. These are both top of the line loop stations with a huge range of options. This is a good thing in our opinion as a young person like your son will be able to grow into it and figure out all it’s capabilities.

        As a side note, we offer a full online course in beatboxing and private online 1-to-1 lessons incase you want to add something else to the birthday package or for the future. You can download the gift certificate from our site once purchased too.

        Anything else, let us know!

        SOB Team

    • James

      Question, what else is needed other than the loopstation. I figure a good mic is important, would you have any recommendations? Are there kits available that have all the necessary items?

      • schoolofbeatbox

        Hello James, yes you will definitely need a microphone to plug into the loopstation. Other than that, a decent pair of headphones and you will be good to go. Of course, you have the option of plugging the loopstation into a speaker / sound system too. Regarding microphones, the Shure SM7B is a very popular one – It’s a fantastic microphone for recording. The Shure SM7B is around £300 GBP (at the time of this post). There is also the universal standard stage microphone – The Shure SM58 which is a good all round microphone. The SM58 is not commonly used in recording studios and is more for performance. Choosing your gear really depends on what you want to do ie high quality recording, performance or just having a bit of fun.

        I hope this is helpful.

        Apologies for the delay in responding.

        Please let us know if there’s anything else we can help with!

    • Tim

      So for a complete set for a beginner what all do I need?
      loop station
      mic
      amp
      needed cords and cables
      anything else?

    • Mr.Singh

      Boss RC-505 MKll – Our Top Pick For Beatboxers, I wan to buy please help me.
      Whatsapp No : +919911705080, Email : lawyer.kssingh@gmail.com

    • schoolofbeatbox

      Thanks for reaching out Mr.Singh.

      We have responded to you via email with more details.

      All the best!

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