About Rhythm; Sounding A Rhythm; Setting The Tempo/Rhythm Type - Boss RC-3 Loop Station Owner's Manual

About Rhythm

Sounding a Rhythm

1. Press the [RHYTHM ON/OFF] button to switch the
rhythm sound between playing and stopped.
• Use the [OUTPUT RHYTHM] knob to adjust the volume of the
rhythm.
• The [TAP TEMPO] button will blink in time with the rhythm (red
on the first beat, green on subsequent beats).
• When you save a phrase (p. 8), the rhythm type and time
signature selected at that time will also be saved.
Setting the Tempo
When recording, you can set the tempo before you start recording.
When playing back a saved phrase, you can change the playback
tempo without changing the pitch of the phrase.
1. Use the [ ] / [ ] buttons to select the phrase
memory whose tempo you want to set.
2. Press the [TAP TEMPO] button several times at the
desired tempo.
The tempo will be set to the interval at which you press the
button.
• If the RC-3 is stopped, the rhythm ([RHYTHM ON/OFF] button)
will turn on after you set the tempo.
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* You can only change the tempo of phrases that have been
saved in phrase memory. If you want to change the tempo of
a phrase immediately after recording or overdubbing, you
must first save it to phrase memory (p. 8).
* There are limitations on the proportion of the possible tempo
change.
* You can't specify a tempo that would cause the phrase to
loop in a shorter time than the minimum recording time
(approximately 1.5 seconds).
The tempo setting is stored when you save the phrase (p. 8).
Setting the Rhythm Type
1. Hold down the [RHYTHM
ON/OFF] button for at
least two seconds.
The display will indicate
" r0 " – " r9 "; the RC-3 is now in
rhythm type selection mode.
2. Use the [ ] / [ ] buttons
to select the desired
rhythm type (r0–r9).
3. Press the [RHYTHM ON/
OFF] button to return to
normal operation.
Rhythm Type List
Hi-Hat
r0
Kick & Hi-Hat
r1
Rock 1
r2
Rock 2
r3
Pop
r4
Funk
r5
Shuffle
r6
R & B
r7
Latin
r8
Percussion
r9