Changing How The Rhythm Starts And Stops - Boss RC-500 Owner's Manual

Changing How the Rhythm Starts and Stops

As appropriate for your recording method or the phrase that you're recording, you can change the way in which the
rhythm starts and stops.
1. In step 3 of p. 14, select "START" and then press the [MEMORY/VALUE] knob.
START
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LOOP START
2. Turn the [MEMORY/VALUE] knob to specify how the rhythm starts, and then press the [MEMORY/
VALUE] knob.
3. Turn the [MEMORY/VALUE] knob to select "STOP," and press the [MEMORY/VALUE] knob.
STOP
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LOOP STOP
4. Turn the [MEMORY/VALUE] knob to specify how the rhythm stops, and then press the [MEMORY/
VALUE] knob.
5. Long press the RHYTHM [ON/OFF] button, or press the [EXIT] button to return to the play screen.
6. If you want to save the edited settings, execute the Write operation (p. 10).
Parameter Explanation
START
LOOP START The rhythm plays when loop recording or playback starts.
The rhythm plays when loop recording ends and switches to playback.
REC END
This is useful if you want to perform without specifying a tempo, then start recording, and then
play the loop in time with the rhythm when playback starts.
The rhythm plays before loop recording or playback.
BEFORE LOOP
The rhythm starts playing when you press the switch once, and recording/playback starts in time
with the rhythm when you press the switch once again.
STOP
The rhythm always continues playing.
OFF
If you are performing in synchronization with an external MIDI device, you can keep the rhythm
playing continuously to allow synchronized playback.
The rhythm stops when the loop stops.
LOOP STOP
The rhythm stops when loop recording ends.
REC END
This is useful when you want to use the rhythm as a guide during recording.
Editing a Memory
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