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About Rhythm

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Parameter Value Explanation

Rhythm:Rec Count

OFF Playing a Count-In When Recording (Recording Count-

In)

You can have recording start after a count-in sound is played.

A count-in won’t be sounded when a track for which Loop Sync is ON is being played back.

OFF No count-in is played.

1MEAS Recording starts after a one-measure count-in is played.

Rhythm:PlayCount

OFF Playing a Count-In for Playback (Playback Count-In)

You can have playback start after a count-in sound is played.

OFF No count-in is played.

1MEAS Playback starts after a one-measure count-in is played.

Rhythm:Stop

OFF Stopping the Rhythm When the First Recording Ends

(Rhythm Stop)

You can make the rhythm sound stop when the rst pass of recording ends. The rhythm sound will stop when you

press the [REC/DUB/PLAY] pedal to begin looping (i.e., when the RC-300 switches to overdubbing or playback).

OFF The rhythm will not stop when the rst pass of recording ends.

REC END The rhythm will stop when the rst pass of recording ends.

Rhythm:Level

100 Adjusting the Volume of the Rhythm Sound (Rhythm

Level)

This adjusts the volume of the rhythm sound. You can also change this value with the RHYTHM[LEVEL] knob.

0–200 Volume of the rhythm sound

Rhythm:Output

MAIN+SUB Setting the Output Jacks for the Rhythm Sound

(Rhythm Output Select)

You can select the output jacks to which the rhythm sound is output.

If desired, you can also make this setting apply to all phrase memories. g “Using the Same Output Jacks for All

Phrase Memories (Input/Track 1, 2, 3/Rhythm Output)” (p. 33)

MAIN The sound is output from the MAIN OUTPUT and PHONES jacks.

SUB The sound is output from the SUB OUTPUT jacks. The sound is not output from the MAIN

OUTPUT and PHONES jacks.

MAIN+SUB The sound is output from the MAIN and SUB OUTPUT jacks and the PHONES jack.

Contents

Main Main Features Owners Manual Contents Contents Panel Descriptions Top Panel INIT MEMORY 5 8 MEMO 7 Rear Panel Connections PHONES jack CTL 1, 2/EXP 2 jack CTL 3, 4/EXP 3 jack MIDI connectors [POWER] switch Turning On the Power 1. Phrase Memory 99 How the RC-300 is organized Phrase Memory 1 What are tracks (p. 16) and phrase memories (p. 20)? Overview of the RC-300 Saving your data (p. 14) Basic Editing Procedure Recording versus Overdubbing Recording Basic Operation Selecting a Phrase Memory Use the [MEMORY/VALUE] knob to select a phrase memory (199). INIT MEMORY EMPTY Using the pedals to select phrase memories or LOOP FX (Pedal Function mode) Loop Playback Overdubbing Stop Available tracks for recording/overdubbing Starting all tracks simultaneously (All Start) Cancelling a Recording/Overdubbing (Undo/Redo/Track Clear) Pah! Dun! INIT MEMORY U1 Example of Actual Loop Recording Recording on a Single Track With this method, youll overdub all of the sounds on track 1. Loop Playback 5 Recording on Multiple Tracks Saving a Phrase Memory Saving a Phrase Memory (Write) Copying a Track from Another Phrase Memory (Track Copy) Exchanging Phrase Memories Deleting a Phrase Memory (Initialize) Settings for Each Track Overview of the Playback Settings Loop Playback Settings (Play Mode) Aligning the Beginning of Loop Playback (Loop Sync) Playback starting location Settings for Each Track Track1:Play Mode LOOP Specifying How the Track Will Play (Play Mode) Track1:Reverse OFF Playing a Track Backward (Reverse) Track1:Measure (BPM120.0) AUTO Specifying the Number of Measures in a Track (Measure) Adjusting the recording level of the Tracks (Recording Level) Track1:Pan CENTER Adjusting the Positioning of the Tracks Sound (Pan) You can adjust the positioning (panning) of the tracks sound. Track1:Loop Sync ON Aligning the Beginning of Loop Playback (Loop Sync) Playback starting location About original tempo Phrase Memory Settings Memory:Name INIT MEMORY Naming Phrase Memories (Memory Names) MEMO Memory:Level 100 Adjusting the Phrase Memory Volume (Memory Level) Memory:Input Out MAIN+SUB Setting the Output Jacks for the Sounds Being Input Sync) Input (Auto Recording) Mode) Phrase Memory Settings Assigning the Function of Pedals and External Controllers (Assign) Assign1 Switch ON Enabling Assignments 18 (Assign Switch) Assign1 Target EFFECT CONTROL Specifying the Assignment Target (Assign Target) Assign1TargetMin 0 Assign1TargetMax 100 Specifying the Target Range (Target Range) Connecting to External Pedals About Rhythm Sounding a Rhythm 1. Setting the tempo 1. Page About Rhythm Rhythm pattern list Using LOOP FX Turning LOOP FX On/O 1. Controlling LOOP FX LOOP FX Settings Selecting the LOOP FX Category and Type (LOOP FX Category, LOOP FX Type) Using pedals to select a LOOP FX (Pedal Function mode) TRANSPOSE setting FLANGER, PHASER settings PAN settings TREMOLO settings SLICER settings GT->BASS FILTER settings DELAY settings LO-FI setting DISTORTION settings System Settings (Settings for the Entire RC-300) (Phrase Memory Extent) Overdubbing g Playback (REC Pedal Action) Using the Same Output Jacks for All Phrase Memories (Input/Track 1, 2, 3/Rhythm Output) (SUB OUTPUT Level) MIDI-Related Settings Sync) USB-Related Settings Select) Connecting to Your Computer via USB USB mass storage USB audio Installing the USB driver 1. Backing up to your computer Recovering backed-up data from your computer to the RC-300 Writing individual WAV les from your computer to the RC-300s phrase memory 7. USB drive as follows. Connecting an External MIDI Device or Another RC-300 Unit What is MIDI? About MIDI Connectors MIDI settings For details on the RC-300s various MIDI parameters, refer to the following pages. Connecting Two RC-300 Units Restoring the Factory Settings (Factory Reset) Adjusting the Expression Pedal Troubleshooting Error Message List Specications BOSS RC-300: Loop Station For EU Countries USING THE UNIT SAFELY WARNING CAUTION IMPORTANT NOTES Power Supply Placement Maintenance Repairs and Data Index A B C D DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Compliance Information Statement This product complies with the requirements of EMC Directive 2004/108/EC. For EU Countries For China For C.A. US (Proposition 65) NOTICE AVIS Information distributor in your country as shown below. * 5 1 0 0 0 2 1 0 7 4 - 0 2 * AFRICA EGYPT