Using the Onboard Pedals
When the RC-50’s in Patch Select mode, patches can be selected with the
REC/PLAY/OVERDUB, STOP, and TEMPO pedals.
To enter Patch Select mode, press and hold the TEMPO pedal for at least
two seconds. When the PATCH display flashes, release the pedal.
Use the following pedals to select the desired patch:
Press REC/PLAY/OVERDUB
—to step down through patch numbers.
Press STOP
—to step up through patch numbers.
The number in the flashing PATCH display indicates the selected patch.
To finalize your selection, press TEMPO.
The Patch Select mode pedal functions are labeled next to the
pedals.
Using External Pedals
If the onboard pedals aren’t enough, you can connect optional external
pedals (BOSS FS-5U and/or FS-6) to the CTL 1, 2 PEDAL and EXP/CTL 3, 4
PEDAL jacks.
Many different functions can be assigned for external control, and these
assignments can be saved in a patch. Among them are PATCH INC (increment)
and PATCH DEC (decrement). We’ll discuss pedal settings a little later.
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Using MIDI
Specific MIDI messages sent from an external device connected to the
RC-50’s MIDI IN jack can select patches.
Program Changes 1-99
—select Patches 1-99, respectively.
Control Change (CC) #80
—can control one user-assignable RC-50
parameter per patch. Among the parameters available for assignment
are PATCH INC (increment) and PATCH DEC (decrement).
To learn about using MIDI devices with the RC-50, see Chapter 8 in the
RC-50 Owner’s Manual
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What Happens When a Patch is Selected
When you select a patch, one of two things will happen: it’ll load immediately,
or it’ll be put on “standby” temporarily before it loads. The behavior that
takes place depends on the playback status of the current phrase.
As you might have guessed, the “current phrase” is the
phrase that’s currently selected with a PHRASE SELECT pedal
(when a phrase is the current phrase, the left indicator on
its PHRASE SELECT pedal lights solid). The current phrase
selection is retained when the patch is saved; this is
important to know, as we’ll see shortly.
If the current phrase is stopped when a new patch is selected
—the new
patch loads immediately.
If the current phrase is playing when a new patch is selected
—the patch
loads according to the Phrase Change mode setting. When the Phrase
Change mode is set to:
IMMEDIATE
—the current phrase stops playing, and the newly
selected patch loads immediately.
LOOP END
—the current phrase plays to its end, and then the newly
selected patch loads.
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