USB button
Printing Conventions in This Manual
Write button
Do not open or modify in any way the unit or its AC adaptor
Page
Memory Backup
Power Supply
Placement
Maintenance
Copyright
Handling CD-ROMs
Contents
Chapter Creating Original Effects Types Customize..55
Contents
Chapter Setting the External Pedal Functions
Chapter Convenient Functions and System Settings
Index 174
Installing Setup the USB Driver 125
Troubleshooting 164
Appendices
Stereo Monitor Speakers Built-In
True Tabletop Guitar Effects System
Functions You Want for Digital Recording
Accepts Multiple Inputs
Comp Compressor p , p
Delay p , p
Front Panel
PREAMP/SPEAKER p , p Preamp/Speaker Simulator
FX-2 p
Chorus p , p
Reverb p , p
FX-1 p
EXP PEDAL/CTL 1,2
Rear Panel
Signal Flow
Making the Connections
Playing Sounds
Turning Off the Power
Turning On the Power
Using the GS-10’s Speakers
Adjusting the Output Level
Setting Output Device Amps Output Select
AUX Input
Connecting Audio Devices to the AUX Input Jack
Using the Digital Output
About the Display Indication
What is a Patch?
How to Select Patches Patch Change
If the Patch Does Not Switch
Creating Your Own Favorite Tones Patches
Selecting the Input Input Select
Press Parameter
Setting the Mic Input Level MIC Gain
USB Bass
AUX
Adjusting the Tones with the Knobs
Press Quick FX
Setting the Effects Simply Quick FX
Turning the Effect On and Off
To select Quick Settings for another effect, repeat Steps 2
Making More Precise Effect Settings
Rotate the Value dial to select the Quick Setting you want
Changing the Connection Order of Effects Effect Chain
Naming Patches
Press Write
Storing Patches Patch Write
Copying Patches
Initializing Patches
Exchanging Patches
Registering Your Favorite Patches Direct Patch
Copying the PREAMP/SPEAKER Settings to Another Channel
Parameter Value
PREAMP/SPEAKER Preamp/ Speaker Simulator
On/Off Effect On/Off
CH Select Channel Select
Introduction to Effects and Parameters Type
Middle
When Custom 1-2 is selected for SP Type
Gain
Bass
Comp Compressor
Edit Custom DS
OD/DS Overdrive/Distortion
Drive
Effect Level
Feedback
DlyTime Delay Time
DlyTime.F Delay Time Fine
Tap Time
Depth
Pre Delay
Mode
Rate
EQ Equalizer
AW Auto Wah
FX-1
PW Pedal Wah
TM Tone Modify
LM Limiter
ACS Advanced Compressor
TR Tremolo
ENH Enhancer
SG Slow Gear
Resonance
DF Defretter
RM Ring Modulator
FB Feedbacker
Vib Rate Vibrato Rate
FX-2
Introduction to Effects and Parameters Rise Time
Level Feedback Level
Step Rate
PH Phaser
FL Flanger
Manual
HR Harmonist
Fine
PS Pitch Shifter
Pitch
2CE 2x2 Chorus
OC Octave
PB Pedal Bend
VB Vibrato
RT Rotary
UV Uni-V
Vowel
SDD Short Delay
HU Humanizer
AR Auto Riff
SL Slicer
Creating Original Phrases User Phrase
SYN Guitar Synth
Introduction to Effects and Parameters Key
Hold
PWM Rate Pulse Wise Modulation Rate
Introduction to Effects and Parameters Wave
Chromatic
Octave Shift
Synth Level
BS Bass Simulator
SEQ Stereo Equalizer
Introduction to Effects and Parameters Velocity
On/Off Off, On Threshold0-100 Release0-100
Name Patch Name
Noise Suppressor
Patch Level
Foot Volume
Master
Effect Chain
Customizing the Cosm Amps
Customizing Overdrive and Distortion
Customizing the Speakers
Range High
Customizing Pedal Wah
Top
Range Low
Pedal Wah
Foot Volume
Assign
Patch Level
Direct Patch Down
Tuner On/Off
Remote Strt/Stop
Direct Patch Up
Preset Settings
Quick Settings
Target
Manual Settings
Target Range
When using the foot switch
When using the expression pedal
EXP Pedal
Setting the External Pedal Functions Source
Source Mode
Active Range
Changing the Tuner Settings
Tuning the Guitar
About the Display During Tuning
How to Tune
Bypass
Adjusting the Display Contrast LCD Contrast
Limiting the Patches That Can Be Switched Patch Extent
Switching Tuner On and Off with the External Pedal
On The Assign status is carried over
Setting the Knob Functions Knob Mode
Current Setting
Immediate
Press Meter
Checking the Effect Output Level with the Level Meter
Operating From the GS-10
Operations Using Midi
Making the Settings for Midi Functions
CTL1 Out Control 1 Out
KnobCtl Out Knob Control Out
PC Out Program Change Out
EXP PDL Out Expression Pedal Out
Transmitting
Transmitting and Receiving Settings Data
Transmitting Data to an External Midi Device Bulk Dump
Making the Connections
Press Exit to quit Bulk Load
When Receiving Data Saved on a Midi Sequencer
Receiving Data from an External Midi Device Bulk Load
Receiving
Rotate the PATCH/VALUE dial to select Program
Setting the Program Change Map
Initial Program Change Map Settings
Program Change Patch Number Bank Select
Patch Number Bank Program Select
Fix
Prog
Program Change
When set to MMC
Setting the Messages Used for Controlling Devices
When set to Standard
When set to Advanced
Controlling the Device Remotely
Setting
When Midi Remote Ctrl is set to Standard
When Midi Remote Ctrl is set to Advanced
Midi ‘Shift’ Options
Settings Example When Using Sonar
Type of Keys
Adjusting the Recording Level Output Level
Before Connecting with USB
Setting USB-Related Functions
Driver Mode
Using the GS-10 Connected to a Computer Via USB
Enabling and Disabling the Direct Monitor Command
Switching the Output Signals Direct Monitor
Setting the Output Mode
Audio&MIDI
Switching the Driver Mode
Midi in Standard Driver Mode
Audio
Running the GS-10 from a Computer
Using the GS-10 As a Midi Interface
Recording the GS-10’s Output with a Computer
Main types of Midi message used by the GS-10
About Midi
How Midi messages are transmitted and received
About the Midi implementation
Error Messages
About USB
Ch. Select Ch-A Ch-B Ch-C
Patch List
Patch Name
P153
P200 DI Clean Bass
P151
P152
Factory Settings
Restoring the Factory Settings Factory Reset
Address-mapped Data Transfer
One-way Transfer Procedure
Roland Exclusive Messages
Data Format for Exclusive Messages
Example of Message Transactions
Data set 1 DT1 12H
System Exclusive Message
Midi Implementation
Channel Voice Message
System Realtime Message
Data Set DT112H
ONE WAY Communication
Midi Machine Control MMC
Request Data RQ111H
Meter
Address Block Map
Table Output System Output Select
Table Tuner Tuner
Table System System System
Table Direct Patch System Direct Patch
Table MIC System MIC
Table Meter System Meter
Table USB Setting USB Setting
Table Midi System Midi
Table Harmonist Harmonist User Scale
Scale
Scale 18 C
Table HR Harmony Note Harmonist User Scale
Table Auto Riff Auto Riff User Phrase
100
Table AR Step Note
101
Table Speaker Speaker Customize
102
Table AMP AMP Customize
Table WAH WAH Customize
103
Table OD/DS OD/DS Customize
Table Quick Fx Data Quick Fx Data
104
105
106
107
Table Quick Fx Name Quick Fx Name
108
Table Patch Patch
109
OFF Original
110
SEQ
111
112
AUX
113
114
115
Table Quick Fx Target Quick Fx Assign Target
116
117
Table Step Rate PH Step Rate
Table Pre Delay
118
Table EQ Middle Q EQ LoHi-Mid Q
Table Xover Frequency 2CE Xover f
Table OC Range Table SDD Delay Time SDD DlyTime
119
Table HR Scale Harmony Scale
Table Target Patch Assign Target
120
Table Chain Effect Chain
Table Name Name Edit
Table Meter Point
121
Table Source Assign Source
122
USB
Specifications
GS-10 Guitar Effects System with USB Audio Interface
123
124
Computer GS-10
What is USB Driver?
126
Special Driver and Standard Driver
Special Driver
Standard Driver
127
Installing the special driver
Installing & Setting Up the Driver Windows
Windows XP/2000 users
128
\DRIVER\USBXP2k\SETUPINF.EXE
Click OK
129
Click Yes
→ Next, you need to make the driver settings p
130
Verify that Boss GS-10 is displayed, and click Finish
File signature verification is set to Ignore, and click OK
131
Windows
Click the Hardware tab, and then click Driver Signature
150
132
180
133
220
134
135
\DRIVER\USBME98\SETUPINF.EXE
Windows XP/2000 users Windows Me users Windows 98 users
Installing the OS-standard driver
When installation is complete, restart Windows
136
Click Finish Restart Windows
Installing & Setting Up the Driver Windows Windows Me users
137
Page
Click Finish
139
Check CD-ROM drive, and click Next
Click Next
341
140
141
Driver settings
About the input/output devices
Open Control Panel
→ Next, set the Windows Volume Control p
142
Windows XP/2000/Me users
Windows 98 users
143
Items that can be set
Raise or lower the slider to adjust the volume of the GS-10
144
Click the Hardware tab, and click the Device Manager button
145
Windows XP/2000 users
Open the System Properties dialog box
146
Mac OS 9/8 users
Click Restart to restart your Macintosh
Use the following procedure to install the GS-10 driver
147
148
OMS settings
Installing & Setting Up the Driver Macintosh 149
Page
151
FreeMIDI settings
Click Continue
Repeat up to Cable When settings are complete, click Done
152
153
→ Next, you need to install the Asio driver p
154
Installing the Asio driver
Installing & Setting Up the Driver Macintosh 155
Page
File menu, click Quit to close Apple System Profiler
157
From the Apple menu, select Control Panel Sound
Settings the sound input/output
Click the Speakers tab or Speaker Settings
158
Choose a source for sound input Device, select USB audio
159
With the GS-10 disconnected, start up Mac OS
Installing & Setting Up the Driver Macintosh Mac OS X users
160
Input tab, set Choose a device for sound input to GS-10
161
Output tab, set Choose a device for sound output to GS-10
Play back audio data on your application
Adjusting the audio latency
Using Asio Direct Monitor
162
If using Macintosh
Setting the Special Driver’s Functions
Opening the special driver settings dialog box
If using Windows
Oscillating sound occurs
Problems when using the GS-10
Problems with the sound
No sound / volume too low
Other Problems
Problems related to the USB driver
166
Driver is not installed correctly
Can’t install/delete/use the driver in Windows XP/2000
Does your computer meet the USB specifications?
Can’t hear sound from the computer
Problems when using the USB driver
Special driver mode Are you using only audio?
Operating system becomes unstable
Input port Output port
Can’t play back / record Midi
168
169
Noise is heard during audio playback
Is the GS-10 connected to a USB hub?
Are you using a USB device other than the GS-10?
Sound is interrupted during audio recording/playback
170
171
Game background music does not play
Sound becomes distorted or noisy when you apply an effect
Loud buzz is present in the guitar signal
Recording produces a silent blank file
173
Deleting the special driver
Macintosh users
Numerics
Index
175
Index
USB
176
177
Memo
For the U.K
178
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