Boss Audio Systems RC50 manual Starting Recording on an Offbeat

� When you decide to close the phrase, press REC/PLAY/OVERDUB again. Loop Quantize automatically adjusts the phrase’s ending to the guide measure downbeat that’s nearest when the pedal is pressed.

Guide	1 - 2 - 3 - 4	1 - 2 - 3 - 4	1 - 2 - 3 - 4		1 - 2 - 3 - 4	1 - 2 - 3 - 4	1 - 2 - 3 - 4
Rec start				When REC/PLAY/OVERDUB is
				pressed, the phrase ending is
(downbeat)
				adjusted to the nearest downbeat
Phrase 1
	C C C C C C C C C C C C		C C C C C C C C C C C C			C C C C C C C C C C C C

Press REC/PLAY/OVERDUB within this range

Here we’ve used Loop Quantize to create a two-measure phrase whose measure length

perfectly matches the length of the guide’s measures.

Starting Recording on an Offbeat

In the previous example, we started phrase recording from a dead stop, and this action started the guide playing at exactly the same time. As a result, recording started on the downbeat, and Loop Quantize adjusted the ending of the newly recorded phrase to the downbeat of one the guide’s measures.

However, there may be some situations where you want to start recording on an offbeat while the guide and/or another phrase are playing. Typically, this is when you’re in:

•Single mode—and the Phrase Change mode is set to IMMEDIATE.

The Phrase Change mode determines how Single mode phrases play when selected. To learn about the Phrase Change mode, see the RC-50 Workshop booklet Using Single Mode and Page 49 in the RC-50 Owner’s Manual.

•Multi mode—and Loop Sync is off.

It’s possible to start recording on an offbeat when Loop Sync is on, but Loop Quantize behaves a little differently—it adjusts phrase lengths to match the longest phrase. We’ll discuss this (and other uses for Loop Quantize in Multi mode) in a bit.

For this example, let’s continue with the recording we made previously. � With playback stopped, set the Phrase Change mode to IMMEDIATE. � Start playback of Phrase 1. (The guide starts playing simultaneously.)

If the Guide:Play Count parameter is set to 1 MEAS, a one-measure count-in will play before playback begins.

� At the desired point, start recording Phrase 2 by pressing its PHRASE SELECT pedal. This point becomes the Loop Quantize adjustment point. (In the following illustration, we’ve started recording on the third beat of a measure.)

� When you wish to close Phrase 2, press REC/PLAY/OVERDUB. Loop Quantize adjusts the phrase ending to the Loop Quantize adjustment point that’s closest at the time the pedal is pressed.

Guide

1 - 2 - 3 - 4

1 - 2 - 3 - 4

1 - 2 - 3 - 4

1 - 2 - 3 - 4

1 - 2 - 3 - 4

1 - 2 - 3 - 4

1 - 2

Phrase 1

When REC/PLAY/OVERDUB is

CC CC C C CC CC

CC CC C

pressed, the phrase ending is

adjusted to Beat 3

Phrase 2

Rec Start

CC CC C C CC CC CC CC C C CC CC

CC CC C C CC CC CC CC C C CC CC

CC CC C C C

C

(Beat 3)

Press REC/PLAY/OVERDUB within this range

Here, we’ve created a two-measure phrase, just as in our previous example. However, since we started recording on the third beat of a guide measure—instead of the downbeat— Loop Quantize has adjusted the phrase ending to the third beat that’s nearest when the pedal is pressed.