Synchronizing With A Daw Or External Midi Device; Connection Example; Midi Messages That Can Be Transmitted And Received - Boss RX-500 Owner's Manual

Synchronizing with a DAW or External MIDI Device

You can synchronize your RV-500 performance with a computer or an external MIDI device by
sending and receiving MIDI messages.
For example, an external MIDI device or DAW could switch patches on the RV-500 or control its
tempo.

Connection Example

DAW

MIDI Messages That Can Be Transmitted and Received

Patch changes
Bank select (CC#0, #32) and program change
Synchronization
Tempo clock (F8)
Patch data
System exclusive messages
Other messages
Switch, knob
[TIME/VALUE] knob
[PRE-DELAY] knob
[E. LEVEL] knob
[LOW] knob
[HIGH] knob
CTL 1 switch
CTL 2 Switch
EXP pedal
Effect on, Bypass
Effect A on, Bypass
Effect B on, Bypass
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MIDI message
Controller Number 17 (reverb)
Controller Number 22 (delay)
Controller Number 18 (reverb)
Controller Number 23 (delay)
Controller Number 19 (reverb)
Controller Number 24 (delay)
Controller Number 20 (reverb)
Controller Number 25 (delay)
Controller Number 21 (reverb)
Controller Number 26 (delay)
Controller Number 80
Controller Number 81
Controller Number 16
Controller Number 27
Controller Number 28
Controller Number 29
External MIDI device
Value Remarks
0–127 –
Transmits "127" when pressed, "0" when
0, 127
released
0–127 –
ON = Effect on, OFF = Bypass
ON, OFF
In simul mode, this turns the selected
patch on/off.
ON, OFF ON = Effect (patch A) on, OFF = Bypass
ON, OFF ON = Effect (patch B) on, OFF = Bypass
Must be ON