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MIDI In doesn't sync well
I don't understand the point of this looper having a MIDI In port. It's meant to keep up with external gear and synchronise with the 'clock in' signal from other sources. In my case, I've tried multiple devices as MIDI clock sources but the Boss RC 500 does not play along as a slave device. The unit mangles the loop I've just made, making it sound unusable. Boss's advice is to disable Tempo Sync feature, which defeats the purpose of having a MIDI In, Clock Sync port. The unit cannot adjust to slight clock variations and therefore constantly time-stretches the recorded loop, making it sound like it's skipping frames, all jumbled up. Also, if Tempo Sync is disabled, the recorded loop plays at random intervals, when the unit feels like it. I can't make any sense of it.
The unit does work as a Master Clock, however, so not all is lost.
I think what Boss needs to do in a software update is to make it ignore the slight BPM changes of an incoming clock, average across time and disable the time-stretching algorithm for decimal point clock variation, or at least make it an option to disable time-stretching without disabling the Tempo Sync.
I've sold my unit after not seeing any significant updates from Boss. Unfortunately the unit did not fulfill my needs. I've moved onto a Pigtronix Infinity looper and it syncs to a clock without issues.
The unit does work as a Master Clock, however, so not all is lost.
I think what Boss needs to do in a software update is to make it ignore the slight BPM changes of an incoming clock, average across time and disable the time-stretching algorithm for decimal point clock variation, or at least make it an option to disable time-stretching without disabling the Tempo Sync.
I've sold my unit after not seeing any significant updates from Boss. Unfortunately the unit did not fulfill my needs. I've moved onto a Pigtronix Infinity looper and it syncs to a clock without issues.
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elegida por falta de alternativas
La cualidad del sonido es decepcionante. Tiene bastante ruido de fondo y una ganancia muy limitata con micrófonos (un poco mejor con una guitarra eléctrica). Los pulsadores/pedales pequeños son una muy mala elección, mucho mejor los grandes de la antigua RC-30. Tuve que comprar unos acesorios que alargan estos pulsadores. Por lo demás funciona como todas las Boss, bien. Pero para tener un audio a 32bit (declarado) y (cosa rara) un sample rate de solo 44.1, la cualidad del sonido es un poco por debajo de lo que esperaba.
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Bad MIDI implementation
Be aware that MIDI is not working as it should.
The Boss RC-500 is supposed to respond to CC# midi commands, you can assign up to 8 commands.
Unfortunately, the BOSS RC-500 will not easily react to Control Change sent with a MIDI pedalboard (like a Behringer FCB 1010).
It needs a high AND a low signal to function ( a Control Chain with a value of 127 and then a CC with with a value of 0)
That's the workaround that people have found but you ALSO need to double-tap for that to work.
It's a pain...
The Boss RC-500 is supposed to respond to CC# midi commands, you can assign up to 8 commands.
Unfortunately, the BOSS RC-500 will not easily react to Control Change sent with a MIDI pedalboard (like a Behringer FCB 1010).
It needs a high AND a low signal to function ( a Control Chain with a value of 127 and then a CC with with a value of 0)
That's the workaround that people have found but you ALSO need to double-tap for that to work.
It's a pain...
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