The RC-5 lets you select rhythm patterns using a MIDI Control Change (CC) message from an external MIDI device.
In this example, CC#80 is assigned to control PATTERN.
For the full list of available functions, see the RC-5 Reference Manual.
- Press the [SETUP] button.
The SETUP screen appears. - Turn the [MEMORY/LOOP LEVEL] knob to select "CONTROL", and press the [MEMORY/LOOP LEVEL] knob.
- Turn the [MEMORY/LOOP LEVEL] knob to select "CC#80 FUNC", and press the [MEMORY/LOOP LEVEL] knob.
- Turn the [MEMORY/LOOP LEVEL] knob to select "PATTERN", and press the [MEMORY/LOOP LEVEL] knob.
- Press the [SETUP] button twice to return to the play screen. The setting is saved automatically.
On your external MIDI controller, send CC#80 with the value shown below to select the corresponding rhythm pattern.
| Value | Pattern | Value | Pattern |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | SimpleBeat1 | 38 | SideStick1 |
| 1 | SimpleBeat2 | 39 | SideStick2 |
| 3 | SimpleBeat3 | 40 | SideStick3 |
| 4 | SimpleBeat4 | 41 | SideStick4 |
| 5 | GrooveBeat1 | 43 | SideStick5 |
| 6 | GrooveBeat2 | 44 | PercusBeat1 |
| 8 | GrooveBeat3 | 45 | PercusBeat2 |
| 9 | GrooveBeat4 | 47 | PercusBeat3 |
| 10 | GrooveBeat5 | 48 | PercusBeat4 |
| 12 | GrooveBeat6 | 49 | LatinBeat1 |
| 13 | GrooveBeat7 | 50 | LatinBeat2 |
| 14 | Rock1 | 52 | LatinBeat3 |
| 15 | Rock2 | 53 | LatinBeat4 |
| 17 | Rock3 | 54 | Conga1 |
| 18 | Rock4 | 56 | Conga2 |
| 19 | Funk1 | 57 | Conga3 |
| 21 | Funk2 | 58 | Bossa1 |
| 22 | Funk3 | 59 | Bossa2 |
| 23 | Funk4 | 61 | Samba1 |
| 24 | Shuffle1 | 62 | Samba2 |
| 26 | Shuffle2 | 63 | DanceBeat1 |
| 27 | Shuffle3 | 65 | DanceBeat2 |
| 28 | Shuffle4 | 66 | DanceBeat3 |
| 30 | Shuffle5 | 67 | DanceBeat4 |
| 31 | Swing1 | 69 | Metronome1 |
| 32 | Swing2 | 70 | Metronome2 |
| 34 | Swing3 | 71 | Metronome3 |
| 35 | Swing4 | 72 | Metronome4 |
| 36 | Swing5 | 74 | Blank |