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Owner's Manual
Main Features
The RC-202 is a live performance tool that lets you record your vocal or guitar performance and then play it back instantly. You
can maximize your live performance potential by layering sounds in real time.
5 Input FX are provided for recording, letting you use effects such as pitch shifter or Lo-Fi to make your phrase loops even more
diverse.
5 Track FX are provided for the playback tracks, letting you enhance and develop your live performances by applying effects
that simulate changing the rotational speed of a turntable or the "stuttering" created by repeated notes on a sampler.
5 You can combine your realtime recording with a loop phrase that you recorded beforehand. WAVE files from your computer
can also be loaded as loop phrases.
Owner's Manual (this document)
Read this first. It explains the basic things you need to know in order
to use the RC-202.
PDF Manual (download from the Web)
5 Parameter Guide (English)
This explains the parameters of the RC-202, and lists the built-in
rhythm patterns.
Before using this unit, carefully read "USING THE UNIT SAFELY" and "IMPORTANT NOTES" (leaflet the "USING THE UNIT SAFELY" and Owner's Manual (p. 20)).
After reading, keep the document(s) where it will be available for immediate reference.
© 2016 ROLAND CORPORATION
* The RC-202 contains demo data (bank 8). If you erase this
demo data, it cannot be recovered. Before you proceed,
you should back it up as described in "Backing up to your
computer" (p. 15).
* The power to this unit will be turned off automatically
after a predetermined amount of time has passed since it
was last used for playing music, or its buttons or controls
were operated (Auto Off function).
If you do not want the power to be turned off automatically,
disengage the Auto Off function (p. 7).
5 Any settings that you are in the process of editing will be lost
when the power is turned off. If you have any settings that you
want to keep, you should save them beforehand.
5 To restore power, turn the power on again (p. 7).
To obtain the PDF manual
1.
Enter the following URL in your
computer.
http://www.boss.info/manuals/
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2.
Choose "RC-202" as the product name.
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Page 1: Main Features
5 To restore power, turn the power on again (p. 7). Main Features The RC-202 is a live performance tool that lets you record your vocal or guitar performance and then play it back instantly. You can maximize your live performance potential by layering sounds in real time. -
Page 2: Table Of Contents
Connecting to External Pedals ... . . RC-202 ........16 Turning On the Power . -
Page 3: Overview Of The Rc-202
A set of these two tracks is called a “phrase memory. ” Up to eight phrase memories can be saved in each bank. What is a rhythm? (p. 4) In addition to the playback of the two tracks, the RC-202 can play “rhythms. ” You can record while sounding a rhythm at the tempo you specify. -
Page 4: Basic Operation Guide
* Pressing the [ p / t ] button will normally switch the RC-202’s Green Phrase exists state in the order of recording 0 playback 0 overdub. -
Page 5: Selecting A Phrase Memory And Bank
Basic Operation Guide Selecting a Phrase Memory and Bank Selecting a Phrase Memory Selecting a Bank 1. Press the [MEMORY] button. 1. Press the [MEMORY] button. 2. Turn the [VALUE] knob to select a bank. 2. Use the [P. SHIFT] (1)–[DELAY] (8) buttons to select a 3. -
Page 6: Connections
Connect these jacks to your amp available USB cable to connect the or monitor speakers. RC-202 to your computer, and use the If your system is monaural, use computer to read/write RC-202 tracks only the L jack. Sound that was (WAV files). -
Page 7: Turning On The Power
Caution when turning off the power When powering Turn off the power to your amp first. While the RC-202 is in the following states, you must down never turn off the power. Doing so may cause all the saved data to be lost. -
Page 8: Example Of Actual Loop Recording
Applying effects during recording or playback The RC-202 lets you turn effects on/off during recording or playback, and control the effects in real time. For example if you turn on the track FX FILTER, you can then turn the [TRACK FX] knob to vary the cutoff... -
Page 9: Recording On A Single Track
Basic Operation Guide Recording on a Single Track With this method, you’ll overdub all of the sounds on track 1. At the end of two measures, Press the track 1 [ p / t ] button to Record your vocal into the press the track 1 [ p / t ] microphone: “Dun! Dun! start recording. -
Page 10: Saving A Phrase Memory
Here’s how to delete the selected phrase memory. the power after recording or editing the settings, the * The RC-202 contains demo data (bank 8). If you recorded content or edited settings will be lost. If you delete this data, it cannot be recovered. Before want to keep the data, you must save it. -
Page 11: Track 1/2 Settings
Track 1/2 Settings Adjusting the Track Playback Level Selecting the track that’s controlled by an external pedal Press the [TRACK] button of the track that you want to adjust. The button lights green. Press the [TRACK] button twice in succession. Track 1 Track 2 The track whose button you press is the track... -
Page 12: Bank Settings
Bank Settings For each bank you can make settings for rhythm, looper, external pedals, and effects. Select the bank for which you want to make settings. 1. Press the [MEMORY] button. 2. Turn the [VALUE] knob. 3. Use the [P. SHIFT] (1)–[DELAY] (8) buttons to select a phrase memory. Alternatively, In the Play screen, turn the [VALUE] knob while pressing it. -
Page 13: Settings For The Entire Rc-202 (System Settings)
Settings for the Entire RC-202 (System Settings) Settings that apply to the entire RC-202, such as auto-off (automatic power-off ), USB, and MIDI, are called “system settings. ” Press the [SETUP] (EXIT) button. Press a button to select the category of settings that you want to make. -
Page 14: Connecting To Your Computer Via Usb
USB driver in your computer (USB mass storage will work even if you don’t You can connect the RC-202 to your computer via a USB install the USB driver). cable, and back up RC-202 tracks (WAV files) to your computer or load WAV files from your computer to the Install the USB driver in your computer. - Page 15 NOTE * Never use your computer to format the “BOSS_RC-202 Backing up to your computer “ drive. Doing so will cause the RC-202 to stop operating correctly. Copy the entire “ROLAND” folder from the BOSS_RC-202 If this occurs, you can return the RC-202 to normal drive to your computer.
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Page 16: Connecting An External Midi Device
* Use of MIDI requires that the MIDI channels be matched with those of the connected device. The MIDI channel of the RC-202 is “1” (with the factory settings). Data cannot be transmitted to, nor received from another MIDI device unless the MIDI channels are set properly. -
Page 17: Device
Control Target (CTL Target)” (&PDF) to specify the parameter that you want to control. Connecting Two RC-202 Units Two RC-202 units can be synchronized after connecting them together using a MIDI cable. 5 Use a commercially available MIDI cable to make the following connection. -
Page 18: Troubleshooting
Set the Input Line Out to “ON. ” “OFF”? Problems with Operation The RC-202 cannot switch phrase memories except when in the Phrase memories not Is something other than the Play screen Play screen. Press the [SETUP] (EXIT) button to return to the Play p. -
Page 19: Error Message List
It may be that an invalid file was written while connected in USB mass storage mode (e.g., when writing a WAV file). In factory reset (p. 13), select “ALL” to return the RC-202 to its Alternatively, you used your computer to format the factory-set condition. -
Page 20: Using The Unit Safely
To protect yourself against the patterns, phrase data, audio loops irretrievable loss of data, try to make • Roland, BOSS and LOOP STATION and image data) is reserved by are either registered trademarks or a habit of creating regular backups Roland Corporation.