User manual ROLAND RC-50 MANUAL 2

[. . . ] Owner's Manual Thank you, and congratulations on your choice of the BOSS RC-50 Loop Station. Before using this unit, carefully read the sections entitled: · USING THE UNIT SAFELY (page 2­3) · IMPORTANT NOTES (page 4­5) These sections provide important information concerning the proper operation of the unit. Additionally, in order to feel assured that you have gained a good grasp of every feature provided by your new unit, Owner's manual should be read in its entirety. The manual should be saved and kept on hand as a convenient reference. Copyright © 2005 BOSS CORPORATION All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without the written permission of BOSS CORPORATION. * G 6 0 1 7 1 5 5 - 0 9 * USING THE UNIT SAFELY Used for instructions intended to alert the user to the risk of death or severe injury should the unit be used improperly. [. . . ] * * Use the PATCH/VALUE dial to select the copy-destination patch number. You cannot copy to patch numbers 1­5 when Preset Protect (p. The RC-50 switches to the save-destination patch, and the Play screen returns to the display. All data contained in the copy-destination patch is lost once the copy is executed. 4. 3. * * * · When the remainder capacity of RC-50 is a little, the Patch Copy fails occasionally and the message "Memory Full!" appears. "To Confirm the Available Recording Time" (p. 30) · When the remainder capacity of RC-50 is a little, the Patch Write fails occasionally and the message "Memory Full!" appears. "To Confirm the Available Recording Time" (p. 30) · Do not turn off the power while the message "Now copying. . . " is displayed. This may result in loss of recorded material. · Do not turn off the power while the message "Now writing. . . " is displayed. This may result in loss of recorded material. 54 Saving Patches Exchanging Patches (Patch Exchange) You can exchange patches with one another, rearranging the patches. fig. 04-390 3 4 2, 5 Chapter 4 1. Select an exchange-source patch. Select the patch while referring to the information in "Selecting Patches" (p. Press PARAMETER [ ][ ] until "Exchange" appears in the display. The Patch Exchange screen appears; you can now specify the exchange-destination patch number. Exchange-Destination Patch Number 2. 3. fig. 04-400d Patch Name (Exchange Destination) 4. * Use the PATCH/VALUE dial to select the exchangedestination patch number. You cannot exchange using patch numbers 1­5 when Preset Protect (p. The patches are exchanged, and the Play screen returns to the display. If the phrase that have been overdubbed exists and the Tempo Sync (p. 53) is set to ON, the original tempo of the phrase is updated to the patch tempo at saving. 5. * Do not turn off the power while the message "Exchanging. . . " is displayed. This may result in loss of recorded material. 55 MEMO 56 Chapter 5 Using the RC-50 in Multi Mode Chapter 5 Using the RC-50 in Multi Mode This section describes operations when the Play mode (p. In Multi mode, you can play back three phrases simultaneously or record the current phrase as you listen to the performance of previously recorded phrases. 57 Examples of the Use of Multi Mode The following describes how Multi mode can be used when Loop Sync is on and when it is switched off. When Loop Sync is On When Loop Sync is on, you can obtain simultaneous playback of three phrases, with the phrases played at the same tempo and with the same length. Example 1) Recording three blank phrases, one after another, to create an ensemble when played in real time fig. 05-010 REC/PLAY/ OVERDUB PHRASE 2 REC/PLAY/ OVERDUB PHRASE 3 REC/PLAY/ OVERDUB Phrase 1 (Current Phrase) Phrase 2 Phrase 3 Recording Playback Recording (Current Phrase) Playback Playback Recording (Current Phrase) Playback Playback Overdubbing In this manner, using the PHRASE 1, 2, and 3 pedals and REC/PLAY/OVERDUB pedal to switch the current phrase as you proceed with the recording, you can continue recording one phrase after another while playing back the phrase or phrases recorded thus far. [. . . ] 36, 38 Tempo Sync . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29, 36, 53 Trigger Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 U Undo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12, 25, 32 Undo Func . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]