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Boss RC-300 Training Manual

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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    BOSS RC-300 LOOP STATION TRAINING GUIDE Contents 1. FEATURES 2. LEVEL ONE: Quick Demo 3. LEVEL TWO: Going Deep 4. THINGS to KNOW and SHOW 5. ACCESSORIES Page 1...
  • Page 2: Features

    BOSS RC-300 Training Guide 1. FEATURES • Stereo loop recorder with three track recording • Three hour stereo recording time • 99 phrase memory; each phrase can contain up to three loops for a total of 297 loops on board •...
  • Page 3: Level One: Quick Demo

    60 seconds. Before You Start 1. Connect the RC-300’s MONO MAIN OUTPUT to the clean channel of a good amp, such as a Roland JC-120 or other pro quality amp. 2. Turn the INST INPUT LEVEL knob to about 12:00. If the PEAK LED lights up often when you play, lower this level.
  • Page 4 BOSS RC-300 Training Guide Quick Demo Part One: Show Multi-Track looping 1. Turn the MEMORY/VALUE dial to select phrase memory 90: Modern Pop. 2. Press ALL START. 3. Press the TRACK ONE STOP pedal to turn off Track One (piano).
  • Page 5 BOSS RC-300 Training Guide 5. Press the TRACK TWO STOP pedal to turn off Track Two. 6. Press the TRACK TWO REC/DUB/PLAY pedal to turn on Track Two. 7. Press ALL STOP to stop playback. Page 5...
  • Page 6 BOSS RC-300 Training Guide Quick Demo Part Two: Show Multi-Track Effects Press ALL START to start phrase memory 90 Modern Pop 2. Press the LOOP FX pedal to turn on the Transpose effect. 3. Press LOOP FX again to turn off the effect.
  • Page 7 BOSS RC-300 Training Guide Quick Demo Part Three: Show Tempo Sync 6. Turn the MEMORY/VALUE dial to select phrase memory 99: Dance Beat. 1. Press ALL START 2. Press TRACK ONE and TRACK TWO STOP and PLAY pedals to show the individual tracks.
  • Page 8 BOSS RC-300 Training Guide 4. Turn the MEMORY/VALUE knob to speed up and slow down the tracks. 5. Press EXIT and ALL STOP when you are finished. Page 8...
  • Page 9: Level Two: Going Deep

    3. LEVEL TWO: GOING DEEP How to Record a Basic Loop with Rhythms 1. Plug a guitar into the MONO INST INPUT of the RC-300. 2. Turn the INST INPUT LEVEL knob to about 12:00. If the PEAK LED lights up often when you play, lower this level.
  • Page 10 BOSS RC-300 Training Guide 6. Press the REC/DUB/PLAY pedal and play the phrase. 7. When you are done, press STOP. 8. To play back, press REC/DUB/PLAY again. The green PLAY LED will light. 9. To overdub, press REC/DUB/PLAY. The red and green LED will both be lit to indicate overdub status.
  • Page 11 BOSS RC-300 Training Guide How to Save a Loop 1. Press WRITE. The display will read: Write to # 2. If necessary, turn the MEMORY/VALUE dial to select a phrase memory location. 3. Press WRITE again. How to Use LOOP SYNC Loop Sync allows loops of different lengths to synchronize to start at the beginning of the longest loop.
  • Page 12 BOSS RC-300 Training Guide How to Select a RHYTHM Pattern 1. Press the RHYTHM EDIT button once. You will see Rhythm: Pattern in the display. 2. Turn the MEMORY/VALUE Dial to select a pattern. 3. Press EXIT when you are finished.
  • Page 13 BOSS RC-300 Training Guide How to Play a Loop Backwards 1. Press TRACK EDIT 1, 2 or 3 to select the correct phrase. 2. Press the RIGHT ARROW button to select Track: Reverse. 3. Turn the MEMORY/VALUE dial to select ON.
  • Page 14: Things To Know And Show

    5. ACCESSORIES 1. Four BOSS FS-5U Footswitches or two BOSS FS-6 or two BOSS FS-5U and one Roland EV-5 Expression pedal or two Roland EV-5 EXP pedals 2. Two insertion cables, such as Roland PCS-31 for use with control pedals 3.