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You can set up any of the pedals to increment or decrement the pedals without the 2 second press. For example, if you don't need your "UNDO" pedal you could assign it to be a patch increment. To decrement the patch, you would have to "sacrifice" another pedal. Fortunately, you can hook up to four external pedals to the RC50 and they can be assigned to increment or decrement the patches. The patch number can also be controlled with an MIDI program change event that corresponds to the patch number. If you have an external MIDI controller that sends program change messages then this will work "out of the box". Note that when assigning pedals to increment or decrement patches, the assignment is system-wide -- that is it will override the patch settings for the affected pedals. (This makes sense so that you can step through patches.) In a performance situation, you may only need to increment through the patches so you would assign a pedal to increment. If you need to decrement then you'd just use the knob or go into patch-select mode (with the two second wait). -- Kevin Quoting Domenick Swentosky <domenick@greytime.com>: > Thanks for the reply. > > I sure wouldn't mind stepping up to the Looperlative or the Echoplex, > but they are simply out of my price range at this time. I looked at the > midi implementation part of the manual, and it's definately possible to > switch patches via midi controller too, but my same question remains. > I can't be sure if an extra controller pedal will allow me to switch > "patches" without the 2 second hold to access the Patch Select Mode. > Anyone have any experience with this? > > The features of the RC-50 are much much deeper than the Boomerang which > I've used for a few years now. I'm incorporating a lot more looping > into my performances, and I'm really looking forward to buying a new > looper and digging into those features. I'm just trying to do enough > research to make the right purchase. > > Thanks for your help. > > Enjoy the day. > Domenick > > > Richard Sales wrote: > >> Well... I haven't done this but I'm betting you can do this with >> the Behringer FCB10 or whatever the number is. I'd look at the MIDI >> implementation part of the manual. >> >> I find all the footwork to be a bit of a pain in the butt too. But >> I think some of the guys on this list are as good with their feet >> as they are with their hands. >> >> I think this might be the reason to check out Looperlative - more >> loops at once. >> >> richard sales >> glassWing farm and studio >> vancouver island, b.c. >> 800.545.6846 >> 250.752.4816 >> www.glassWing.com >> www.richardsales.com >> www.hayleysales.com >> www.blueberryfieldsfarm.com >> On 17-Feb-07, at 11:39 AM, Domenick Swentosky wrote: >> >> Okay, so as I read it in the manual, I'll have to hold the tempo >> pedal for 2 seconds to get into the Patch Select Mode, then select >> the patch. I see that it can be set up to switch patches while >> playback continues, that's good, but the 2 second bit bothers me. >> >> I see that I can apply the function of switching phrases up or >> down to an extra controller pedal, but wouldn't I have to hold >> down the tempo pedal for 2 seconds to get the RC-50 in Patch >> Select Mode? Or not? >> >> Forgive me if I'm not reading deep enough here. It would be a lot >> easier if I had the unit in front of me, but I'm just trying to >> decide wether to get the RC-50 or wait for the new Rang. >> >> Thanks. >> >> Enjoy the day. >> Domenick >>