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BOSS RC-50 LOOP STATION.
For those awaiting the arrival of the ultimate looper, the wait is
finally over. Introducing the RC-50, the most feature-laden Loop
Station BOSS has ever built. It�s the best live looping tool ever built
for that matter. Housed in a spacious seven-footswitch floor unit, the
RC-50 lets you manipulate three stereo phrase tracks simultaneously.
Each track supports multiple overdubs, so phrases can be stacked one by
one on each track, resulting in a monstrous layer of looped phrases.
For bands that incorporate digital audio tracks, sequences,
drum machines, and/or video elements into their live gigs, sync is not
a luxury - it's a necessity. The RC-50 can be locked to an external
MIDI clock source, ensuring that its loop performances are absolutely
locked to the rest of the show. Internally, the RC-50 offers Loop
Quantize for easy loop recording, plus Loop Sync (which enables all
phrases to start in sync) and Tempo Sync (which matches the tempo of
multiple phrases during playback).
To make recording as fun and inspiring as possible, the RC-50
provides a total of 379 play-along Rhythm Guide Patterns using real
sampled drums in a wide variety of time signatures.
The RC-50's rear panel offers a variety of inputs (stereo
Instrument ins, XLR input with 48V phantom power, mini-jack aux),
outputs (1/4" stereo, 1/4" sub stereo outs, headphone out), and USB for
importing WAV files from computers. MIDI in and out jacks are provided,
as are 1/4" TRS inputs for accommodating an optional expression pedal
and footswitches; up to four footswitches can be used simultaneously.
The RC-50 has plenty of other noteworthy features on offer,
for example: Phrases can be played forward or backward. Phrases can be
retriggered in �free time� or on a time-aligned grid. Errors can be
corrected on the fly with the Undo/Redo switch.
- AD Conversion:
- 24 bit
- DA Conversion:
- 24 bit
- Sampling Frequency:
- 44.1kHz
- Program Memories:
- 99
- Nominal Input Level:
- INST: -10 dBu
MIC: -50 dBu
AUX: -16 dBu - Input Impedance:
- INST: 1 M Ω
MIC: 1 kΩ
AUX: 100 kΩ
- Nominal Output Level:
- MAIN OUTPUT: -10 dBu
SUB OUTPUT: -10 dBu - Output Impedance:
- MAIN OUTPUT: 2 kΩ
SUB OUTPUT: 2 kΩ
PHONES: 47 Ω - Available Recording Time:
- STEREO: Approx. 24 minutes
MONO: Approx. 49 minutes - Front Panel Controls:
- REC/PLAY/OVERDUB pedal
STOP pedal
TEMPO pedal
UNDO/REDO pedal
PHRASE 1 pedal
PHRASE 2 pedal
PHRASE 3 pedal
PATCH/VALUE dial
PARAMETER buttons
TAP TEMPO button
NAME/PATCH button
CTL/EXP PEDAL button
SYSTEM/USB button
EXIT button
WRITE button
PLAY MODE button
LOOP SYNC button
AUTO REC button
INPUT MODE button
OVERDUB MODE button
LOOP QUANTIZE indicator
OVERDUB MODE indicators
(OVERDUB, REPLACE, MOMENTARY PUNCH-IN) - PHRASE EDIT
- PHRASE LEVEL knobs (PHRASE 1, 2, 3)
PHRASE buttons (PHRASE 1, 2, 3)
REVERSE indicators (PHRASE 1, 2, 3)
ONE SHOT indicators (PHRASE 1, 2, 3) - GUIDE
- LEVEL knob
SELECT button
START/STOP button - INPUT LEVEL
- AUX knob
MIC knob
INST knob
PEAK indicator - MASTER
- LEVEL knob
- Display:
- 16 characters, 2 lines (backlit LCD)
2 characters, 7 segment LED - Connectors:
- INST jacks R (MONO)/L (1/4 inch phone type)
MIC connector (XLR type; supports use of phantom power)
AUX jack (Stereo miniature phone type)
MAIN OUTPUT jacks R (MONO)/L (1/4 inch phone type)
PHONES jack (Stereo 1/4 inch phone type)
SUB OUTPUT jacks R (MONO)/L (1/4 inch phone type)
EXP/CTL 3, 4 PEDAL jack (TRS 1/4 inch phone type)
CTL 1, 2 PEDAL jack (TRS 1/4 inch phone type)
USB connector
MIDI connectors (IN/OUT)
DC IN (AC adaptor) jack
- Power Supply:
- DC 9 V: Supply AC adaptor (Roland ACI or ACB series)
- Current Draw:
- 450 mA
- Accessories:
- AC adaptor (Roland ACI or ACB series)
USB cable
Owner's Manual
Roland Service (information sheet)
Sound Library for RC-50 (Sample Phrase CD) - Options:
- Foot Switch: FS-5U
Dual Foot SwitcH: FS-6
Expression Pedal: EV-5 (Roland), FV-500L/H (Roland)
Foot Switch Cable: PCS-31 (Roland)
(Stereo 1/4 inch phone plug-1/4 inch phone plug x 2) - Size and Weight:
- Width
- 472 mm
- 18-5/8 inches
- Depth
- 198 mm
- 7-13/16 inches
- Height
- 64 mm
- 2-9/16 inches
- Weight
- 2.9 kg
- 6 lbs. 7 oz.
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