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“Recording” versus “Overdubbing”

In this manual, we refer to the act of recording to an empty track for the rst time as “recording.” Any subsequent recordings that are made,
which are added on top of the existing recording, we refer to as “overdubbing.”

Recording

Record your guitar or bass performance, or the
sound from an audio player connected to the
AUX IN jack.
Pressing the [REC/DUB/PLAY] pedal switches the
unit to overdubbing.
Basic Operation

Selecting a Phrase Memory

Use the [MEMORY/VALUE] knob to select a phrase
memory (1–99).
INIT MEMORY
EMPTY
Phrase memory number
If all tracks are empty, this indicates “EMPTY”
Phrase memory name
The STATUS indicators show whether each track contains data.
Indicator Explanation
Unlit Empty track
Press the [REC/DUB/PLAY] pedal to start recording
Lit Data exists
Press the [REC/DUB/PLAY] pedal to start playback
To perform recording, overdubbing, and playback, press the [REC/DUB/PLAY] pedal as shown in the diagram.

Using the pedals to select phrase memories or LOOP FX (Pedal Function mode)

Hold down the [LOOP FX] pedal for two seconds or longer to put the RC-300 in Pedal Function mode; now you can use the TRACK 1 pedals to
select phrase memories, and the TRACK 3 pedals to select the LOOP FX.
NOTE
* The minimum recording time for a track is approximately 1.5 seconds. If you press the pedal within approximately 1.5 seconds after you start
recording, recording will continue until the track is at least approximately 1.5 seconds long.
* The maximum recording time is approximately 3 hours (total for all phrase memories). When the maximum recording time is exceeded, the
display will show “Memory Full!” to indicate that internal memory is full, and recording or overdubbing may end before you intended. If this
occurs, delete unneeded phrase memories (p. 15) and then try the operation again.
• When shipped from the factory, phrase memories 90–99 contain demo
data.
• Auto recording (p. 22) lets you start recording the moment you begin
performing.
• You can also record along with rhythm sounds (p. 25).
• Pressing the [REC/DUB/PLAY] pedal will normally switch the RC-300’s
state in the order of
recording g overdubbing g playback.
However, if desired, you can change this order to
recording g playback g overdubbing (p. 33).
Hold for 2 seconds or longer
Select a phrase
memory
Press once again to return to normal
mode
1
2
3
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Blink
* If you select a dierent phrase memory, any unsaved content will be lost. For details on saving a phrase memory, refer to p. 14.
In Pedal Function mode, you can also use the
TRACK 3 pedals to select the LOOP FX type
(p. 29).
* The current phrase memory number selected
by the TRACK 1 pedals will be cancelled.