The Boss RC-505 is a powerful tabletop Loop Station that is hugely popular with beatboxers, singers, and other performers and includes external control options for musicians who loop with guitars, keyboards, and other instruments. It has a wide range of effects from Reverb and Chorus to Vocoder, Octave and Robot, and 85 onboard rhythm patterns. Features include external control via MIDI with an additional footswitch or expression pedal, plus USB for phrase import/export and DAW integration with computers. The 505 has an XLR mic input with phantom power, 1/4-inch jack mono/stereo instrument inputs, and 1/4-inch jack stereo aux input.