Your Essential Creative Companion
The BOSS RC-5 Loop Station delivers powerful, next-generation looping performance in a compact pedalboard-friendly format. Capture your ideas in premium 32-bit AD/DA and 32-bit floating-point audio quality, navigate settings with the multi-color backlit LCD, and expand your setup with external control and TRS MIDI I/O.
With 13 hours of stereo recording time, 99 phrase memories, and over 50 built-in rhythms, the RC-5 puts deep creative control at your feet—whether you're practicing, composing, or performing live.
Standard Features
• Advanced BOSS looping engine in a compact footprint
• 32-bit AD/DA conversion and 32-bit floating-point processing
• Stereo looper with up to 13 hours of total recording time
• Multi-color backlit LCD for loop status and parameter editing
• Reverse function for creative textures
• 7 drum kits and 57 preset rhythms with A/B variations
• Expanded control via footswitch, expression pedal, or MIDI
• Full MIDI I/O via space-saving mini TRS jacks
• 99 onboard phrase memories
• USB for backing up and loading WAV loops
Specifications
Audio & Processing
Sampling Frequency: 44.1 kHz
AD/DA Conversion: 32-bit
Processing: 32-bit floating point
Recording / Playback
Tracks: 1
Format: WAV (44.1 kHz, 32-bit float, stereo)
Maximum Recording Time:
• Approx. 1.5 hours (single track)
• Approx. 13 hours total (all memories)
Rhythms: 57 patterns × 2 variations
Drum Kits: 7 types
Effect: Reverb (rhythm part only)
Memory Slots: 99
Connectivity
Inputs: 1/4" (A/MONO, B)
Outputs: 1/4" (A/MONO, B)
STOP/MEMORY Jack: 1/4" TRS
USB Port: Type B
MIDI: Mini TRS (IN/OUT)
Bypass: Buffered
Power
Power Supply: 9V battery or PSA-series AC adaptor (sold separately)
Current Draw: 170 mA
Battery Life: Approx. 2 hours (alkaline)
Dimensions & Weight
Width: 73 mm (2-7/8")
Depth: 129 mm (5-1/8")
Height: 56 mm (2-1/4")
Weight: 450 g (1 lb, including battery)
