Write button
Printing Conventions in This Manual
USB button
 Do not open or modify in any way the unit or its AC adaptor
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 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
 Using the Digital Output
Connecting Audio Devices to the AUX Input Jack
AUX Input
 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
 Turning the Effect On and Off
Setting the Effects Simply Quick FX
Press Quick FX
 Rotate the Value dial to select the Quick Setting you want
Making More Precise Effect Settings
To select Quick Settings for another effect, repeat Steps 2
 Changing the Connection Order of Effects Effect Chain
Naming Patches
 Copying Patches
Storing Patches Patch Write
Press Write
 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
 PW Pedal Wah
FX-1
AW Auto Wah
 TM Tone Modify
 LM Limiter
ACS Advanced Compressor
 SG Slow Gear
ENH Enhancer
TR Tremolo
 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
 Pitch
PS Pitch Shifter
Fine
 PB Pedal Bend
OC Octave
2CE 2x2 Chorus
 VB Vibrato
 RT Rotary
UV Uni-V
 HU Humanizer
SDD Short Delay
Vowel
 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
 Noise Suppressor
Name Patch Name
On/Off Off, On Threshold0-100 Release0-100
 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
 When using the expression pedal
When using the foot switch
Target Range
 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
 Type of Keys
Settings Example When Using Sonar
Midi ‘Shift’ Options
 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
 Recording the GS-10’s Output with a Computer
Using the GS-10 As a Midi Interface
Running the GS-10 from a Computer
 How Midi messages are transmitted and received
About Midi
Main types of Midi message used by the GS-10
 About USB
Error Messages
About the Midi implementation
 Patch Name
Patch List
Ch. Select Ch-A Ch-B Ch-C
 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 MIC System MIC
Table Direct Patch System Direct Patch
Table System System System
 Table Midi System Midi
Table USB Setting USB Setting
Table Meter System Meter
 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 AMP AMP Customize
102
Table Speaker Speaker Customize
 Table OD/DS OD/DS Customize
103
Table WAH WAH Customize
 Table Quick Fx Data Quick Fx Data
104
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 106
 107
 Table Quick Fx Name Quick Fx Name
108
 Table Patch Patch
109
 OFF Original
110
 SEQ
111
 112
 AUX
113
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 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 Source Assign Source
121
Table Meter Point
 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
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132
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133
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134
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\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
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Installing & Setting Up the Driver Windows Windows Me users
Click Finish Restart Windows
Page
 Click Finish
139
Check CD-ROM drive, and click Next
Click Next
 341
140
 About the input/output devices
Driver settings
141
 Open Control Panel
→ Next, set the Windows Volume Control p
142
Windows XP/2000/Me users
 Windows 98 users
143
 144
Raise or lower the slider to adjust the volume of the GS-10
Items that can be set
 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
 147
Use the following procedure to install the GS-10 driver
Click Restart to restart your Macintosh
 148
OMS settings
 Installing & Setting Up the Driver Macintosh 149
Page
 151
FreeMIDI settings
 152
Repeat up to Cable When settings are complete, click Done
Click Continue
 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
 160
Installing & Setting Up the Driver Macintosh Mac OS X users
With the GS-10 disconnected, start up Mac OS
 Output tab, set Choose a device for sound output to GS-10
161
Input tab, set Choose a device for sound input 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
 168
Can’t play back / record Midi
Input port Output port
 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
 Macintosh users
Deleting the special driver
173
 Numerics
Index
 175
Index
 USB
176
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Memo
 For the U.K
178
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