Boss RC30

Vinylman · Post by **Vinylman** » Thu Jan 18, 2018 3:14 pm

I have the Boss RC30. I am a singer and a guitarist. It frustrates me that the guitar and vocals signal have separate inputs but a shared output. This means that the guitar and vox are output to one track on the PA. How can I put a vocal effect e.g. reverb on the voice and not on the guitar. Also, what if I am singing and playing and I want to loop the guitar part but not the vocal?

polyal · Post by **polyal** » Thu Jan 18, 2018 9:04 pm

according to the spec it has 2 independent i/p channels and a left and right output
so you can pan the guitar to say the left o/p channel and the mic to the right o/p channel
so anything you do with the guitar will be separate from what you do with the mic

if you plug L/R into separate channels of the pa you can treat each signal separately ( assuming the pa has a mixer )

+ if theres no reverb on the PA or BOSS to treat the mic...use a reverb pedal in line with the mic pre RC30

Vinylman · Post by **Vinylman** » Thu Jan 18, 2018 10:21 pm

Thank you for your reply. I don’t think the tracks can be panned. Here’s a picture...

polyal · Post by **polyal** » Thu Jan 18, 2018 10:56 pm

if the tracks cant be panned theres no point in having a stereo output
the function might be on a sub menu...have a good look at the manual
the unit boasts true stereo operation
if your pa has a mixer make sure the L/R o/p's of the boss are panned centre
so you get GIT/MIC through both speakers ( PA )

if your going through one amp you can use the mono o/p of the boss
but all treatment to this signal will be common to the GIT/MIC

the mixer option is more versatile for sound manipulation

Vinylman · Post by **Vinylman** » Fri Jan 19, 2018 6:15 am

polyal wrote:if the tracks cant be panned theres no point in having a stereo output
the function might be on a sub menu...have a good look at the manual
the unit boasts true stereo operation
if your pa has a mixer make sure the L/R o/p's of the boss are panned centre
so you get GIT/MIC through both speakers ( PA )

if your going through one amp you can use the mono o/p of the boss
but all treatment to this signal will be common to the GIT/MIC

the mixer option is more versatile for sound manipulation

Thank you. I’ll give it a go...

polyal · Post by **polyal** » Fri Jan 19, 2018 10:28 am

after looking a the manual i dont think you can pan any signals
your best bet if you want to use a mic with this unit ( with reverb )
is to plug the mic into a rever pedal / device ..then into the boss ( the looped git would not then have any
reverb on it )

a better option would be to plug the mic straight into the pa mixer
and use the boss just for your looping ( unless you want vocs on the loop? )