Record While Listening To The Rhythm Sound; Sounding A Rhythm; Setting The Tempo Of Rhythm - Boss RC-500 Owner's Manual

Record While Listening to the Rhythm Sound

In addition to the two tracks, the RC-500 can also play a "Rhythm. " You can record while listening to a rhythm at the
tempo you specify.

Sounding a Rhythm

1. Press the RHYTHM [ON/OFF] button.
The rhythm switches on/off/ready to play rhythm
each time you press the button.
When the rhythm is on, the RHYTHM ON/OFF indicator
is lit.

Setting the Tempo of Rhythm

1. Press the RHYTHM [TEMPO] button.
The tempo setting screen appears.
TEMPO
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120.0
2. While the tempo setting screen is shown,
turn the [MEMORY/VALUE] knob to set the
tempo.
Value 40.0–300.0
Tap tempo
You can set the tempo by pressing a button at the desired
interval.
1. Press the RHYTHM [TEMPO] button several
times in time with the desired tempo.
MEMO
If you long-press the RHYTHM [TEMPO] button (two
seconds or longer), the tempo returns to the default
value.
Creating a Loop Phrase
5 The specified tempo can be saved as a setting in
memory.
& "Saving a Memory (WRITE)" (p. 10)
5 You can specify the volume and type of rhythm,
and how the rhythm plays.
& "Editing the Rhythm Settings" (p. 14)
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