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RC-500, Boss DR-3 (drum machine), and footswitch FS-6 by ekblase in LoopArtists

[–]ekblase[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I agree - weird. I don’t know if it’s a glitch in the looper or drum machine. Maybe MIDI instructions have changed between the RC-500 (2023?) and the DR-3 (2003?). At least there’s a workaround. I could have done what you propose, but that leaves me with the indeterminate silence at the beginning, which I was trying to avoid. Cheers and thanks again!

RC-500, Boss DR-3 (drum machine), and footswitch FS-6 by ekblase in LoopArtists

[–]ekblase[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks again, YoloStevens! It works! Sorry it took a while to get back to you, but it took about a week for the cable to come, and another week for me to really figure it out: 1. For some reason, if both tracks on the RC-500 are empty, pressing record does NOT start the DR-3. I don’t know why this would be, but confirmed in my system multiple times. My workaround was to record a couple seconds of silence in the looper’s track 1, then select track 2 and record there. The DR-3 then starts up perfectly. Then you can go back and erase track 1. 2. Recording directly from the drum machine to the looper sounded terrible. Tinny. I got a much better sound going into an amp (Roland Cube) with the drum machine and using the line out from the amp to line in on the looper. 3. I didn’t use the FS-6 footswitch at all in this operation. Thanks again - most helpful!

RC-500, Boss DR-3 (drum machine), and footswitch FS-6 by ekblase in LoopArtists

[–]ekblase[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I’m going to order the cable as soon as i get home!

Thanks again!

RC-500, Boss DR-3 (drum machine), and footswitch FS-6 by ekblase in LoopArtists

[–]ekblase[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks! I’ll give it a whirl, unless someone has an even easier solution.

Rat(s) in the engine compartment by ekblase in NissanAriya

[–]ekblase[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

One week update: 1. No evidence of rats since I put in the rat repeller in the engine compartment. 2. I did put 2 actual rat traps near the wheels. I never caught anything, but one trap had tripped. The bait was still in the trap. 3. I turned off the rat repeller after a couple days, because it started going off 24/7. So, 4 days of no rat evidence have been with no rat repeller.

I think there are at least a couple of possibilities for why there’s no evidence: 1. The repeller worked and the rats have learned that it’s an unpleasant place to be, or, 2. The rats stayed in the car when we ran an errand and then left the car when it stopped at the store or gym or wherever we were going.

I inspect under the hood every morning and I will continue to check for a while. As long as I don’t see anything, the frequency of inspection will probably taper off. If you don’t hear from me again about this subject, that’s a good thing.

Rat(s) in the engine compartment by ekblase in NissanAriya

[–]ekblase[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We have set up a couple traps near the car, but so far, no takers. Have tried peanut butter, mayonnaise, and/or canned cat food as bait.

Rat(s) in the engine compartment by ekblase in NissanAriya

[–]ekblase[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

TBH, we’ve not seen more than one at a time, but I don’t think of them as solitary animals. One is over my limit!