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There were a shitload of Harleys here this past weekend. Incredibly load and traffic congesting. But they are cool peeps and the spend a lot of money in Milwaukee. Unfortunately none of it made it to me. Anyone else use the RC-50 and willing to share tips for effective use, or undocumented yet effective strategies? Thanks in advance, Joe C in Milwaukee Dave Gallaher wrote: > Sorry, Joe, > > My Boss experience is with RC 20s, not 50s. > > Did you guys get all the Harleys back out of town? > > dave > > > Subject: Re: New Member - Buying Advice and Opinions Sought > > Hello to all! > > I am a longtime songwriter musician and neophyte looper. I just ordered > a Boss RC-50. > > Dave, Thanks for the two tips below. Do you have any other tips or > links for using the RC-50? > > Thanks in advance, > > Joe C in Milwaukee > > Dave Gallaher wrote: > >> I assume the Boss Loop Station you have is like mine, and therefore has >> > the > >> Autostart setting available. This will reduce 50% of your loop error >> potential right off the bat if you are starting from silence. Select >> Autostart; set the level to the point where a well-played note (but not >an >> accidental click or handling noise) will begin the loop. Then all you >> > have > >> to do is end on time, and it's much easier to hit the '1' following >> > several > >> measures of playing than it is to start dead on. >> >> Another technique: if you are going to lay a rhythm guitar pattern down >> > as > >> the bed, play it a couple times before hitting the loop. If you have >any >> discrepancy in your tempo between your starting point and the end of the >> phrase, you can usually be rid of it after a go-round or two. Using >> autostart, simply play the guitar pattern, stop for a four beat rest >while >> stepping on the record pedal, then begin on '1'. >> >> I have no experience recording with included clicks and drum rhythms, so >> this advice may be useless to you if this is your mode. >> >> dave >> >> >> >> Subject: RE: New Member - Buying Advice and Opinions Sought >> >> Thank you all for your advice. I really appreciated it. >> >> I had it down to the following three -- >> >> A) Boomerang with 2-channel Mixer -- not feasible, as the footprint and >> extra setup for a mixer would detract from what I need it to do in the >way >> > I > >> need it to work (get up on stage, set up, go quickly) >> >> B) Digitech JamMan - looked great, but realistically when live could >only >> record one phrase at a time (otherwise would have to stop and save) >> >> C) Boss Loop Station - expensive and finicky, with a large number of >> complaints registered online, and even a known "glitch" that bothers >some >> people regarding a playback gap. >> >> In the end, I went with the Boss Loop Station, due mostly to the links >> provided by members here, and their comments. In the scant hour I've >> > spent > >> messing with it, I've already been able to do two tunes that I couldn't >do >> solo (tough to do a 3-part harmony/bodhran song by yourself -- without a >> looping station, that is). >> >> Now to practice! >> >> (yegods, laying down that first track so it repeats nicely, in a timely >> regular fashion, is an ART! ... It took me awhile to figure out that >the >> tempo light switched red on the FIRST beat ... My brain keeps insisting >> > that > >> red must be on the FOURTH beat for some reason?!) >> >> If anybody wishes to pass me the links/references on "looping for >newbies >> > -- > >> how to lay an initial decent rhythm track in under 20 minutes!" then >feel >> free to e-mail me privately (so as not to spam the list with my newbie >> stuff). >> >> Thank you all again for the advice. I appreciate it. >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > > >