You can use it as a reminder of operational procedures. Main Uses Here are some ways in which the RC-20XL can be used. You can use your own creativity to come up with other ways to enjoy using the RC-20XL. ¦ “Sound On Sound” performance New “sound on sound” possibilities let you combine performances not only of guitar, but also vocals, percussion, and drum pads.................................................... p. 12 ¦ Create loop phrases You can record phrases from a sampling CD or MD, and overdub guitar or vocals. ...... p. 14 ¦ Switch loops while you perform live Multiple R&B or techno phrase loops can be stored, and selected successively while you perform (Phrase Shift). .................................................................................... p. 24 ¦ As a phrase trainer Play your guitar while playing back phrases recorded from a CD or MD .................. p. 18 Practice at a different tempo without changing the pitch............................................... p. 21 Erase the guitar solo or vocal when recording, to create “minus-one” data for practicing (Center Cancel) ................................................................................................. p. 20 ¦ As a backing device Phrase trainer with a pedal that lets you start/stop or select phrases (One-shot Playback).............................................................................................................. p. 22 ¦ Special effects during a live performance Reverse-playback of a recorded phrase............................................................................. p. 26 Contents Contents 3 Panel Descriptions....................................................................................4 Front Panel........................................................................................................ 4 Rear Panel ......................................................................................................... 7 Installing batteries ....................................................................................8 Making connections..................................................................................9 Turning the power on/off .......................................................................................... 10 Important .................................. 11 Recording a guitar or vocal performance to create a loop phrase ....12 Recording a phrase from CD/MD to create a loop phrase ..................14 Playing/overdubbing along with a saved phrase.................................18 Using the RC-20XL for practicing—Phrase Trainer.............................20 Creating minus-one data ............................................................................................ 20 Practicing at a different tempo................................................................................... 21 Playing back in various ways ................................................................22 Playing a phrase only once (One-shot Playback).................................................... 22 Selecting the Method of Stopping Playback (Stop Mode) ..................................... 23 Using the pedal to switch phrases (Phrase Shift).................................................... 24 When connecting two FS-5U........................................................................ 25 Play back a phrase backward (Reverse Playback) .................................................. 26 Saving or deleting a phrase...................................................................28 About memory ............................................................................................................. 28 Saving a phrase ............................................................................................................ 29 Erasing a saved phrase (Delete)................................................................................. 31 Write Protect mode...................................................................................................... 31 About the tempo and time signature.....................................................32 What is Loop Quantize?.............................................................................................. 32 Setting the tempo ......................................................................................................... 33 Setting the time signature........................................................................................... 34 About the guide tone..............................................................................35 Troubleshooting......................................................................................36 Specifications..........................................................................................38 Index.........................................................................................................39 Copyr...
