About Rhythm; Sounding A Rhythm; Rhythm Settings; Selecting The Rhythm Sound (Rhythm Pattern) - Boss RC-300 Loop Station Owner's Manual

About Rhythm

In addition to its three tracks, the RC-300 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 to turn the rhythm sound on/off .
• Use the RHYTHM [LEVEL] knob to adjust the volume of the rhythm .
• The [TAP TEMPO] button will blink in time with the rhythm (red on the fi rst beat, green on subsequent beats) .
• When you save a phrase memory (p . 14), the rhythm setting selected at that time will also be saved .
Setting the tempo
The RC-300's tempo settings include a "phrase memory tempo" (p . 21) that's shared by tracks 1, 2, and 3, and an "original tempo" (p . 19)
for each track . The rhythm will sound at the "phrase memory tempo . "
1.
Press the [TAP TEMPO] button .
The phrase memory tempo is displayed .
Memory:Tempo
Set the tempo as described in "Specifying a Phrase Memory's Tempo" (p . 21) .
* You can also set the tempo by pressing the [STOP] pedal or the [TAP TEMPO] button several times .

Rhythm Settings

Here's how to make rhythm settings .
First press the RHYTHM [EDIT] button .
For details, refer to "Basic Editing Procedure" (p . 9) .
Parameter
Rhythm: Pattern
Simple Beat 1
Rhythm: Beat
120.0
Value Explanation
Selecting the Rhythm Sound ( Rhythm Pattern)
You can select the rhythm pattern from a choice of rock drums, Latin percussion, and other patterns .
Reference
Refer to "Rhythm pattern list" (p . 27) .
Selecting the Beat ( Time Signature) for the Rhythm
4/4

Sound (Beat)

This selects the rhythm sound beat .
* You cannot change the beat after the track is recorded . Be sure to set this before recording .
2/4, 3/4, 4/4,
5/4, 6/4, 7/4, 5/8, 6/8,
7/8, 8/8, 9/8, 10/8, Time signature of the rhythm sound
11/8, 12/8, 13/8, 14/8,
15/8
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