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On 23 apr 2006, at 15.28, Paul wrote: > Their terminology is confusing me. Me too. Have you been able to find a detailed PDF manual yet? I was searching all over the not but didn't find one. > They have pedals marked 'patch up' and 'patch down'. I'm assuming > this is the 'loop up/down', correct? I would guess not. Only Roland knows what they mean by "a patch". Probably doesn't equal "a loop". > Also, does anyone know how the next loop (patch) functions? i.e. > does it play the last loop til completion and jump to the next? I didn't see any such function listed. > There's 3 stereo loops and I'm trying to design how I'd use the > three loops (as opposed to pure overdubbing that I had done in the > past using different instruments-i.e. percussion, drums, etc.). It > appears that I could use one of the 'phrases' (to use Boss's > terminology) to laydown drums and/or percussion. Another for, say, > bass. The third for various guitar or keyboard backing. I'm also > assuming the loops/phrases are set at the same loop length (?). Yes, in "single mode" that is correct, although they seem not to play together but rather one after the other (may this be the answer for your "next loop" question?). But in "multi mode" all three phrases can play back at the same time. I'm not sure about if the brochure means that three simultaneous phrases can be of different length or if they work together like parallel multiplied cycles (like on a repeater; "four tracks but still one loop"). However, this text indicates that the three phrases are indeed three different loops: >> The RC-50 has plenty of other noteworthy features on offer, for >> example: Phrases can be played forward or backward. Phrases can be >> retriggered in “free time” or on a time-aligned grid. Errors can >> be corrected on the fly with the Undo/Redo switch > The device also makes statements re: MIDI clocking. What I read, > I'm understanding it can be sync'ed to an external clock but can it > generate clocking to sync a rhythm device to match tempo with the > RC-50? Yes. Acroding to the document linked below, the RC-50 can both sync to incoming MIDI clock and send out MIDI clock for syncing other gear. http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast? id=120667141&s=143456 But maybe you'll find that you won't need any rhythm device with it? The brochure boasts "379 play-along Rhythm Guide Patterns". Greetings from Sweden Per Boysen www.boysen.se (Swedish) www.looproom.com (international) http://tinyurl.com/fauvm (podcast)