Re: Boss RC50 and MPC midi sync problems!

[Oldfolks Home Music <oldfolkshomemusic@gmail.com>]

It just means I'll have to get creative with my "count-in" until Boss
fixes the problem or someone writes alternative software for the RC50.

Anyone up for the challenge?

On 1/29/10, Petri Lahtinen <aikuinen@gmail.com> wrote:
> In a live situation, that's quite annoying?
>
> 2010/1/28 Oldfolks Home Music <oldfolkshomemusic@gmail.com>
>
>>
>>
>> the 9/7 was a typo.  I meant 9/8.  Moving on.  I FIGURED IT OUT!  Kind 
>of.
>> Although it means a little extra work.  Heres what I did...
>>
>> MPC -Master
>> RC50 - Slave
>>
>> On each machine set the desired tempo.  This must be set on both 
>machines
>> or it will not work.  Then set the MIDI SYNC under the SYSTEM tab on the
>> RC50 to REMOTE.  The MPC should be set to output MIDI CLOCK on whatever
>> midi
>> out you pick.
>>
>> When you press PLAY on the MPC the looper will start automatically, but 
>it
>> won't take the tempo (that's why you set and save it in the patch!).  
>The
>> problem here is that the looper starts recording immediately (which 
>blows)
>> so you either have to start the loop right away or set the first phrase 
>to
>> auto-overdub.  In the later situation, you essentially record an empty
>> loop
>> the length of loop you want to record, then after pressing the PLAY /
>> RECORD
>> pedal, when the "loop" is on it's "second" pass you start recording the
>> real
>> loop.
>>
>> it means that before you start every song with both machines, that you
>> have
>> a count-in the length of your first loop.  What a bitch.  But it works, 
>it
>> stays in sync.
>>
>> On Thu, Jan 28, 2010 at 11:38 AM, <folkstone57@tmo.blackberry.net> 
>wrote:
>>
>>> Hello
>>>
>>> No such thing as 9/7. If one gadget only does 4/4 then write everything
>>> in
>>> 4/4 & count as hemiola or get another gadget that has more time 
>signiture
>>> options.
>>>
>>> Sent via BlackBerry from T-Mobile
>>> ------------------------------
>>> *From: * Oldfolks Home Music <oldfolkshomemusic@gmail.com>
>>> *Date: *Thu, 28 Jan 2010 10:54:45 -0600
>>> *To: *<Loopers-Delight@loopers-delight.com>
>>> *Subject: *Boss RC50 and MPC midi sync problems!
>>>
>>> Here's an update.  I got the RC50 to sync with the MPC when the looper 
>is
>>> running as the master BUT it falls out of sync after a couple minutes.
>>> I'm
>>> not sure whether its the looper, the info the looper is sending, the 
>way
>>> the
>>> mpc is receiving or the mpc unit.  This is so frustrating!
>>>
>>> I tried out a 2880 but the problem is that I work in 6/4, 9/7 and other
>>> weird times and the 2880 only does 4/4 time.  So I'm screwed!  I wish
>>> someone could write a program for the RC50 so that it worked properly
>>> because Boss may never do it.
>>>
>>> Any other suggestions?  Any other loopers I should try?  The problem at
>>> this point is money and availability of other units.  Does anyone run a
>>> similar set up?
>>>
>>> Is there a metronome with a midi out that I could use as a master clock
>>> to
>>> run to both units so that I don't depend on the midi clock in either?
>>> Will
>>> that only mean that the RC50 won't accept it anyway!?!?!?
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Ricardo Lopez-Aguilar
>>> Oldfolks Home / Solomon Records Music
>>> http://www.myspace.com/oldfolkshomemusic
>>> http://www.sonicbids.com/oldfolkshome
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
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>> Ricardo Lopez-Aguilar
>> Oldfolks Home / Solomon Records Music
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>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Ricardo Lopez-Aguilar
>> Oldfolks Home / Solomon Records Music
>> http://www.myspace.com/oldfolkshomemusic
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>>
>>
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