Controlling The Rc-505 From An External Midi Device; Connecting Two Rc-505 Units - Boss RC-505 Owner's Manual

Controlling the RC-505 from an External MIDI Device

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The RC-505 will synchronize to
the tempo of MIDI clock data
from an external MIDI device.
Receiving Tempo Data
and Data for Starting
and Stopping Playback
Start/stop data will be received
from an external MIDI device to
play/stop the RC-505.
The RC-505's phrase memories
switch simultaneously upon
Switching Phrase
receipt of corresponding
Memory Numbers
Program Change messages from
external MIDI devices.
The RC-505 can be controlled
Receiving Control
using Control Change messages
Change Messages
from external MIDI devices.

Connecting Two RC-505 Units

Two RC-505 units can be synchronized after connecting them together using a MIDI cable.
• Use a commercially available MIDI cable to make the following connection.
RC-505 (Master unit)
• Begin recording on the master RC-505 unit's tracks.
• When you press the master RC-505 unit's [ALL START/STOP] button, the slave RC-505 unit will also play.
* If you want playback to stop, set "Specifying the Controller (Assign Source)" (p. 17) to "SYNC START/STOP" and set "Specifying the Assignment
Target (Assign Target)" (p. 17) to "ALL START/STOP. "
* When playback of the master RC-505 unit's track is started, the slave RC-505 unit initiates an ALL START.
• Tracks for which Tempo Sync is ON will play at the phrase memory tempo of the master unit.
• Tracks whose Loop Sync is ON will loop according to the first-recorded phrase on the master RC-505.
Explanation
Setting the RC-505 to the same tempo as an external MIDI device
Make settings on your external MIDI device so that it will transmit MIDI clock and MIDI start/stop data. For
details, refer to the owner's manual of your device.
Set the RC-505's MIDI Sync (p. 25) to "AUTO. "
* You can't switch the tempo during recording.
Receiving MIDI start
When MIDI start (FA) is received, all tracks will play (All Start).
* You can use "Specifying the Tracks Started by the [ALL START/STOP] Button (All Start)" (p. 16) to specify the
tracks that will play.
* Playback will not stop when FC is received. If you want playback to stop when FC is received, set "Specify-
ing the Controller (Assign Source)" (p. 17) to "SYNC START/STOP" and set "Specifying the Assignment Target
(Assign Target)" (p. 17) to "ALL START/STOP. "
Switching Phrase Memories
You can switch the RC-505's phrase memories with Program Change messages from external MIDI devices.
The RC-505 can receive Program Change messages numbered 1 through 99, corresponding to the 99
individual phrase memories 1–99.
* Program Change messages 100–128 cannot be received.
* Even if received, Bank Select MIDI messages (Control Change #0, #32) are disregarded.
Receiving control change messages
You can use control change messages from an external MIDI device to control functions that would be
difficult to control using the RC-505's own controllers.
In "Specifying the Controller (Assign Source)" (p. 17), choose "CC#1–#31, CC#64–#95" and set "Specifying the
Assignment Target (Assign Target)" (p. 17) to specify the parameter that will be controlled.
MIDI OUT connector MIDI IN connector
RC-505 (Slave unit)
Connecting an External MIDI Device
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