In total I’ve created 70 loops on the boss mk2 and I’m starting to really get the hang of this music instrument.
Before the mk2 I’ve generated nearly 200 loops on the boss 505 mk1. I’ve replaced one boss mk1 via sweetwater.com returns which was all about how I was creating errors by pushing the product too much.
What I learned is the mk1 doesn’t like being hammered like a modern computer software engineer would push the device.
The first 50 took 5 days, the last 20 have been today. That’s rather outstanding in my opinion. Before the boss 505, I was stuck in the 45000 realm thinking this was the right product. However the 45000 isn’t the best route for someone who’s interested in making beats as fast as I enjoy making beats and at this particular speed I’m very happy with the product.
Today was a very good day because it felt like I got to make beats most of the day.. Joking aside, I was able to jump around and be super dad plus make some music today on my boss 505 mk2.
I held my daughter, hung out with my son, cleaned cabinets, cleaned toilet, bought tacos, grabbed burgers, and made a bunch of beats on my new boss 505 mk2. If you’re not familiar with a looper, this is one of my favorites on the market. I started with the 45000 electro harmonix and transitioned to the boss 505 series. I’m glad I moved from 45000 to 505 because it allowed me to dig into what I enjoy about the product, also the 45000 has a way of working you.
The boss 505 mk2 is rather different from the boss 505 mk1.
If you’re buying the mk2 thinking the mk1 is relative or similar, know it is but it’s also very different. Based on my studies in one facebook group related to boss 505mk1 and boss 505mk2, it appears to be a divide in the users who enjoy both.
In my opinion it’s much easier for me personally to make loops on the mk2 compared to the mk1 and it feels like less menu diving. The mk1 felt a little laggy, single threaded, and when I pushed it, it failed often. I got many error messages, had to replace my first mk1, and to tell you the truth, it felt like the replacement is doing the exact same problems as the mk1. With that said if you like pushing your gear and using two hands at once, the mk1 may teach you to calm the fuck down.
The Boss 505 mk1 is a looper I saw Marc R. used on youtube.
All of my friends who I was telling about my concept with the 45000 looper kept asking me if I was trying to be like Marc, luckily I had never heard of him and it got me into this product boss 505 in a lot of ways. I noticed in his streams you’re able to generate a tiny measure and have longer measures, the 45000 can’t do this and imo this allows the boss 505 mk1 mk2 to land on significantly better sounding loops compared to other loops that don’t allow this to happen.
What do you think of the mk2?
i’m 70 loops down the rabbit hole, and believe it’s extremely different from the mk1, both feel like different instruments. Noticed in your stream you stuck to the mk1. Would love to hear your insights. Thanks @marcrebillet 🙂
— tyler garrett💦 (@itylergarrett) January 16, 2022
Marc R inspired me to try improv on this boss 505mk1 and Reggie Watts is the reason I bought the 45000 looper. Both of these loopers are very different, and so is the style of these artists.
For me to be able to create 20 loops on the 45000 would require a lot of perfect loop creation, that’s one aspect of the 45000 is that it’s very unforgiving and not easy to be successful.
picture of a synth on computer desk
14 of the beats today was made while I was holding my daughter, she fell asleep by the 5th beat on the boss 505mk2. It’s the first time I’ve been able to wear her on a backpack because she’s starting to get so big.
Boss mk1 vs mk2
The mk1 keeps you single threaded and focused. The machine acts old, reacts old, and still is a lot of fun.
The boss mk2 allows you to do multiple things at once, multi threaded feeling, and the machine acts & reacts modern.
Both machines are fun, the mk1 comes setup default more to my liking and the mk2 is setup in a way that isn’t exactly the way I would choose to setup the machine at the start.
The record to overdub is turned off on the mk2 vs the mk1 when you begin using the product you’ll notice this right away.
I don’t know if this is the best decision by the makers of boss 505 series and I would have opted for keeping it as similar as possible. Mostly I wouldn’t want people expecting mk1 style and realize this isn’t functional.
Maybe this is global settings, that’s understandable, but that’s not something easy to figure out without learning more via google or manual.
My goal is to avoid looking stuff up and just try to figure it out like a regular instrument. When I hit 100, I’ll do the deep dive.
I assume my review will be different by the time I get to 100.
Until then, cheers!
Find me rambling on twitter about other things.
71 loops deep on the #boss505 #boss505mk2 and enjoying. Much better performance than the previous however previous feels #boss505mk1 does feel extremely kickass plus easy to improv music 🎶. pic.twitter.com/dcoMdR5AHG
— tyler garrett💦 (@itylergarrett) January 16, 2022