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Boss AD-10 Owner's Manual

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The AD-10 is designed for the acoustic guitarist who performs live; in a single unit, it combines a preamp, effects, looper, and
direct box.
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Before using this unit, carefully read "USING THE UNIT SAFELY" and "IMPORTANT NOTES" (the leaflet "USING THE UNIT SAFELY" and the Owner's
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Owner's Manual
Copyright © 2017 ROLAND CORPORATION
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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    Owner’s Manual Copyright © 2017 ROLAND CORPORATION The AD-10 is designed for the acoustic guitarist who performs live; in a single unit, it combines a preamp, effects, looper, and direct box. Contents Getting Ready Looper Connecting the Equipment Advanced Settings...

  • Page 2: Getting Ready

    Use a commercially available USB 2.0 cable to connect this port to your computer so that audio can be sent and received between the AD-10 and the computer. You can record the AD-10’s sound into your computer, or output sound from your computer via the AD-10’s output jacks.

  • Page 3: Connecting A Footswitch Or An Expression Pedal

    Getting Ready Connecting a Footswitch or an Expression Pedal If you connect a footswitch (FS-5U, FS-6, FS-7: sold separately) or expression pedal (FV-500H, FV-500L, EV-30, Roland EV-5: sold separately) to the CTL1,2/EXP jack, you'll be able to assign a variety of functions to it. “Assigning the Functions of the Pedals” (p. 12) * Use only the specified expression pedal.

  • Page 4: Input Settings

    Getting Ready Input Settings Tuning the Guitar (Tuner) The AD-10 is equipped with two channels of 1 Press the [TUNER & MUTE] pedal. input jack (GUITAR IN 1, 2). You can use these to Guitar is muted, the tuner is switched on.

  • Page 5: Manual/Memory Mode

    Manual Mode Here’s how to save settings that you want to keep. When you start up the AD-10, it is in Manual mode. In this mode the sound and effects are applied according to the position of 1 Hold down the [EXIT] button and press the the panel knobs.

  • Page 6: Editing The Effects

    Editing the Effects EQ (Equalizer) [ON/OFF] button Switches the equalizer on/off. Adjusts the tone. MEMO You can specify EQ independently for GUITAR IN 1 and 2. For details, refer to “Making Independent EQ Settings for GUITAR IN 1 and 2” (p. 11). BOOST Turning this on raises the level.

  • Page 7: Anti-Feedback

    Set this to the point (notch frequency) at which you want to In CHORUS effect, a slightly detuned reduce feedback. The AD-10 lets you specify two different sound is added to the original sound points: [NOTCH1] and [NOTCH2]. You can also set the notch to add depth and breadth.

  • Page 8: Sub-Parameter Settings

    Editing the Effects Sub-Parameter Settings Button Parameter Value Explanation By long-pressing one of the effect buttons, you can access Adjusts the noise additional settings. ON/OFF 0 – gg NOISE suppressor. SUPPRESSOR 1 Long-press a button. Adjusts the width The display indicates the of the area affected parameter/value.

  • Page 9: Looper

    Looper When you press the [DELAY] pedal and the [TUNER & MUTE] pedal simultaneously, the looper starts. When the looper starts, you can use the [TUNER & MUTE] pedal to record your guitar and create a loop performance. Recording Loop Playback Overdub Recording will start immediately Play back the loop.

  • Page 10: Advanced Settings

    MEMO When you press the [AMBIENCE OUT] button, the display shows the ambience level of the entire AD-10. Use the [ ? ] [ = ] buttons to specify the level. This is convenient when you want to make a fine adjustment to the amount of ambience, for example to compensate for the acoustics of the venue in which you’re performing.

  • Page 11: Stomp Pedal Setting

    Stomp Pedal Setting System Settings For each memory, you can specify which effect turns on/off Settings that are shared by the entire AD-10 are called "system when you press a pedal in Manual mode or Stomp mode (p. 5). settings."...

  • Page 12: Assigning The Functions Of The Pedals

    Value Explanation USB monitor setting You can specify the function of each of the AD-10’s pedals, and Switches the output of the AD-10 sound to the of a footswitch or expression pedal connected to the CTL1, 2/ XLR and LINE jacks.

  • Page 13: Restoring The Factory Settings (Factory Reset)

    Always use the knob positions. Restoring the Factory Settings (Factory Reset) Here’s how to return the AD-10 to its factory-set state. 1 While holding down the NOTCH [1] and [2] buttons, turn the power on. “ Fr ” appears in the display, and the [MEMORY] button blinks.

  • Page 14: Appendices

    • This product contains eParts integrated software platform of eSOL Co.,Ltd. eParts is a trademark of eSOL Co., Ltd. in Japan. • Roland and BOSS are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Roland Corporation in the United States and/ or other countries.

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