Recording With Input Fx; Record While Listening To The Rhythm Sound; Sounding A Rhythm; Setting The Tempo Of Rhythm - Boss RC-505 MKII Owner's Manual

Recording with Input FX

You can apply input FX to the input sound as you record.
1 .
Press the [FX] button for each track to turn its effects
(input FX/track FX) on/off.
Lit
On
Unlit
Off
2 .
Press the INPUT FX [A]–[D] buttons to select the input
FX type.
Switching between FX banks
1 . Hold down the [EDIT] button until one of the [A]–[D] buttons
lights up blue.
The [A]–[D] buttons now switch between FX banks.
2 . Press the [A]–[D] buttons to switch the FX bank.
When you've set the FX bank, press the [EDIT] button.
3 .
3 .
Turn the [INPUT FX] knob to control the effect.
The parameters available for control depend on the type of
effect selected.
4 .
To apply track FX to a tracks that's already recorded,
use the same operation as with the input FX.
Track FX
5 You can save the effects you configured as settings in
memory.
& "Saving a Memory (WRITE)" (p. 12)
5 You can switch between effect types that are assigned to the
[A]–[D] buttons, and change how the effects sound.
& "Editing the Input FX/Track FX Settings" (p. 16)
Bank - Type
Bank - Type

Record While Listening to the Rhythm Sound

In addition to the track, the RC-505mkll can also play a "Rhythm. "
You can record while sounding a rhythm at the tempo you specify.

Sounding a Rhythm

1 .
Press the RHYTHM [START/STOP] button.
The rhythm switches on (lit)/off (unlit)/ready to play rhythm
(blink) each time you press the button.

Setting the Tempo of Rhythm

1 .
Press the [TAP TEMPO] button.
The tempo setting screen appears.
2 .
While the tempo setting screen is shown, turn the [4]
knob to set the tempo.
Value
40.0–300.0
MEMO
Press and then turn the [4] knob to set a value in decimal
points.
Tap tempo
You can set the tempo by pressing a button at the desired interval.
1 .
Press the [TAP TEMPO] button several times in time
with the desired tempo.
MEMO
If you long-press the [TAP TEMPO] button until it begins
blinking red, the tempo returns to the default value.
5 The specified tempo can be saved as a setting in memory.
& "Saving a Memory (WRITE)" (p. 12)
5 You can specify the volume and type (variation) of rhythm,
and how the rhythm plays.
& "Editing the Rhythm Settings" (p. 15)
Creating a Loop Phrase
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