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RC-50
Loop Station
TurboStart
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Note
: If you’d like to save your patch to a different
patch memory location, turn the PATCH/VALUE dial
to select the desired location (1-99).
2. Press WRITE—“Now Writing” appears in the
display as the settings are stored.
Using the Rhythm Guide
The RC-50 contains a Rhythm Guide that can help
you with your timing as you’re recording phrases.
You can also use it as a backing rhythm part to play
along with. In the Rhythm Guide, there are pre-
programmed rhythms with different time signatures—
referred to as “patterns”—that use a variety of drum
and percussion sounds. Use the following steps to
audition a few of the patterns:
1. Press the SELECT button.
2. Turn the GUIDE LEVEL knob to adjust the
Rhythm Guide’s volume level.
3. Turn the PATCH/VALUE knob to select a
rhythm.
4. Press the START/STOP button.
5. Repeat Steps 3 and 4 to audition other patterns.
6. When you’re finished, press START/STOP to
stop the currently playing pattern, and then press
EXIT.
Simulstart
Simulstart is a feature that allows you to start and
stop phrases simultaneously in a patch. This can be
useful if, for example, you’ve recorded three different
phrases in each phrase location, and want them all to
start at the same time. Use the following steps to turn
Simulstart on or off for each of the phrases in a
patch:
1. Select the desired patch.
2. Press the NAME/PATCH button.
3. Press the PARAMETER
button repeatedly
until “Patch:SimulStart” appears in the display.
4. Use the
buttons to move the cursor, and the
PATCH/VALUE dial to select ON or OFF for
each phrase.
5. When you’re finished, press the EXIT button.
6. Press the WRITE button twice to save your new
Simulstart changes.
Stop Mode
Stop Mode gives you three different methods to stop
the playback of a phrase: Immediate, Fade Out, and
Loop End. Use the following steps to select the Stop
Mode for a phrase.
1. Choose a patch to edit.
2. Press the desired phrase’s PHRASE button.
3. Press PARAMETER
until “Phrase: Stop”
appears in the display.
4. Turn the PATCH/VALUE to choose the desired
mode:
•
IMMEDIATE
—When the STOP pedal is
pressed while a selected phrase is playing,
the phrase stops immediately.
•
FADE OUT
—When the STOP pedal is
pressed while a selected phrase is playing,
the phrase fades out and then stops
automatically.
•
LOOP END
—When the STOP pedal is
pressed while a selected phrase is playing,
the phrase plays to its end and then stops
automatically.
5. Repeat Steps 2 and 4 for any other phrases
you’d like to set up.
6. When you’re finished, press EXIT.
7. Press the WRITE button twice to save your new
Stop mode settings.
Naming a Patch
Any of the 99 patches can be custom-named with up
to 16 characters. Use the following steps to name a
patch:
1. Select the desired patch.
2. Press the NAME/PATCH button.
3. Press
to move the cursor to the first name
character.
4. Turn the PATCH/VALUE dial to select the
desired first character.
5. Press
to move the cursor to the next
character.
6. Turn the PATCH/VALUE dial to select the next
character.
7. Repeat Steps 5-6 to enter the remaining
characters of the name you want.
8. To save the patch’s new name, press the WRITE
button twice.
