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About the Guide
The RC-50’s built-in guide provides a rhythmic backing
for you to play with while you’re recording and playing
phrases. The guide offers many different patterns in
various time signatures and musical styles, with high-
quality audio using sampled drum and percussion
sounds.
In addition to providing a timing reference, the guide also incorporates a
feature called Loop Quantize. It helps keep phrases in sync with the guide by
automatically trimming or extending the phrase length when a phrase is
closed.
Loop Quantize is also available with the guide off in some
circumstances. We’ll cover Loop Quantize in detail in the
second half of the booklet.
Using the GUIDE LEVEL Knob
To turn the guide on, simply turn the front panel GUIDE
LEVEL knob clockwise. As indicated by its label, this knob
also functions as a level control for the guide sound. The
guide is on when it’s set to any level from 2-200.
When the GUIDE LEVEL knob is turned, the current setting—OFF, 2-200—is
briefly displayed.
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To turn the guide off, turn the GUIDE LEVEL knob fully counter-clockwise.
Starting and Stopping the Guide Sound
When the GUIDE LEVEL knob is set to 2 or higher, the guide sound becomes
audible when recording, overdubbing, or playback of a phrase is begun.
The guide sound is silenced when phrase playback is stopped (the current
phrase in Single mode or all phrases in Multi mode).
The guide sound can also be turned on and off manually
by pressing the GUIDE START/STOP button. This can
be done any time before or during phrase recording,
overdubbing, or playback. The button’s indicator lights
when the guide sound is audible.
The START/STOP button doesn’t turn the guide itself on or off; it only
starts and stops the audible guide sound. If you want to disable the
guide entirely, turn the GUIDE LEVEL knob to the OFF position.
GUIDE START/STOP can also be controlled with the TEMPO or UNDO/
REDO pedal, an optional FS-5U or FS-6 foot switch, or MIDI CC #80.
See Pages 70-72 in the RC-50 Owner’s Manual for information about
assigning functions to pedals. See Pages 77-78 for information about
MIDI CC functions.
Setting the Tempo
The guide follows the current patch tempo setting. The patch tempo can be
set anywhere from 40 to 250 beats per minute—or “BPM”—with a resolution
as fine as one-tenth of a BPM.
From the Play screen, press TAP TEMPO to display the current patch
tempo.
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The Play screen is the RC-50’s “home” screen—it’s the screen displayed
after the RC-50 finishes its power-up sequence. You can always return
to the Play screen from any other screen by pressing EXIT. To learn
more, see the RC-50 Workshop booklet Patches.
Use the PARAMETER buttons to move the onscreen cursor under the
desired digit.
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