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At 03:42 PM 2/5/2006, Stuart Wyatt wrote: >I've been trying to find out more information about the new Boss RC50. I >know it is a couple of weeks before the release, but has anyone tried one? I doubt anybody has tried one yet, but I saw the demo of it at NAMM. >I have a few questions which I hope someone on the list can answer: > >- Pedal 1 is Record/Play/Overdub.... Is it possible (through the external >pedals?) to go from record straight into overdub - so that you can record >seamless pads? This was one of my niggling things about the Repeater >which >wound me up so much. I think the answer is no. I'm not 100% sure, since I forgot to ask this at the demo. But recording/overdubbing works the same as the RC-20XL, and as far as I know that pedal doesn't have the Record->overdub feature. In the RC-20 pedal I think you have to stop recording with a press of the Rec pedal and then press again with the same pedal to start overdubbing. So there is always a gap. It looks to me like the RC-50 is the same. >- There is no mention of 'multiply' or 'insert' anywhere on the info >pages. Am I right in saying that the unit simply does not have those >options? Its not the end of the world if this is the case, as I suppose >you can record a 4 beat loop on phrase 1, then with loop quantize, record >on phrase 2 an 8/16/whatever loop.... There are no multiply or insert functions. As far as I understood from the demo, when you use the quantize function while recording a second track, it will end up being the same length as the first track. So I don't think this really works as a multiply either. If you use it unquantized, you would have to press really precisely, but maybe that is as close to a multiply as you can get. >- Does the unit have variable feedback? no. It does have a "fade" function, where both out and in can be faded with a variable rate set in the presets. The demonstrator did not know how to use these features and couldn't show it to me or answer questions about them. I don't think it works like feedback. Feedback requires that you be able to continue overdubbing new material as the older stuff is reducing, and I don't think this fade function does that. It is more like a way to end a song without it being abrupt. We need to see somebody try it though to be sure. >- There is the possibility of 4 external switches - what can these be set >up to do? & Is there a midi spec sheet available yet? I think they can be mapped to any of the functions, and if I understood it correct, the mapping can be different for different presets. >Cheers. The more I look at the RC50, it looks like a very tasty piece of >kit, especially for the price. The list is around $785 I think. kim ______________________________________________________________________ Kim Flint | Looper's Delight kflint@loopers-delight.com | http://www.loopers-delight.com