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Boss ME-90B Reference Manual

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Contents
Panel descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Top panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Rear panel (connecting your equipment) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Installing the batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Outputting sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Turning the power on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Setting the connected device type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Selecting a bass amp type (output select) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Adjusting the volume (output level) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Tuning your bass (tuner) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Effect signal chain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Signal flow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Saving/recalling sounds (memory mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
How the memories are structured . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Switching between manual/memory mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
manual mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Selecting a sound (memory) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Checking the knob positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Saving a sound (memory write) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Useful functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Performing with phrase loops . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Configuring the [CTL] (control) pedal functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Setting the pedal function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Configuring the pedal operations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
the SEND/RETURN jacks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Calibrating the expression pedal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
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Connecting to your computer via USB . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Installing the USB driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
and the ME-90B (USB audio) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Wireless connection with a mobile device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Attaching the BT-DUAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Registering a mobile device (pairing) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Connecting an already-paired mobile device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Disabling Bluetooth functionality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Controlling the ME-90B from the dedicated app on your mobile
device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Connecting to the dedicated app . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Parameter list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Restoring the factory settings (factory reset) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Main specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    Switching between manual/memory mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Operating the ME-90B wirelessly with an EV-1-WL/FS-1-WL . . . . . 15 Setting what happens when switching from memory mode to manual mode .

  • Page 2: Panel Descriptions

    Switches between banks and memories when the unit is in ME-90B. memory mode. In manual mode, this turns each effect on/off. * For details on the effect parameters, refer to the “ME-90B When in memory mode Parameter Guide” (BOSS website).

  • Page 3: Rear Panel (Connecting Your Equipment)

    * When turning the unit over, be careful so as to protect the buttons You can connect an external effect unit between the SEND jack and knobs from damage. Also, handle the unit carefully; do not and RETURN jack, and use it as one of the ME-90B’s effect units drop it. (p. 11).

  • Page 4: Outputting Sound

    Tuning your bass (tuner) Turning the power on Hold down the [MEMORY/MANUAL] pedal for at Press the ME-90B’s [POWER] switch to turn on the least two seconds . power . This turns the tuner on. The MEMORY/MANUAL indicator lights up yellow.

  • Page 5: Effect Signal Chain

    Distorts or processes the input audio to create a synth-like sound. SEND/RETURN You can connect an external effect unit to the SEND and RETURN jacks, and use it as one of the ME-90B’s effects. PREAMP/EQ Models the characteristics of a preamp. This also adjusts the tonal character of the sound.

  • Page 6: Saving/Recalling Sounds (Memory Mode)

    Use the [BANKÉ] [BANKÇ] pedals and the numbered [1]–[4] pedals “memory”. to recall (switch between) memories. The ME-90B can store 72 different memories. These memories are Press the [BANKÉ] [BANKÇ] pedals to select the organized by bank and number as shown below.

  • Page 7: Configuring What Happens When Switching Banks

    Saving/recalling sounds (memory mode) Press the [WRITE] button again . Configuring what happens when switching All sound settings except for OUTPUT LEVEL are saved. banks MEMO ¹ You can write memories in either manual mode or memory mode. For switching banks using the [BANKÉ] [BANKÇ] pedals, you can select whether to instantly switch to the next memory, or instead ¹...

  • Page 8: Useful Functions

    Press the [DLY/REV] pedal two or more times, in time with the tempo . *1 These effects can be selected from the ME-90B “BOSS TONE STUDIO for The delay timing is set according to the interval in which you ME-90B” dedicated app (p. 13).

  • Page 9: Performing With Phrase Loops

    Useful functions Performing with phrase loops You can record up to 38 seconds of a performance and play back the recorded section over and over. You can also layer additional performances with the recording as it plays back (overdubbing). This gives a unique effect if you keep playing what you recorded in the background and then play on top of that, for example.

  • Page 10: Configuring The [Ctl] (Control) Pedal Functions

    CTL setting mode, and the pedal indicators corresponding to the effects set for on/off blink. In memory mode on the ME-90B, you can use the [CTL] pedal to Display turn multiple effects on/off at once, or instantly switch the value of a The pedal indicator of the effect for which on/off is toggled blinks.

  • Page 11: Connecting To And Using An External Effect Unit Via

    RETURN jack, and use it as one of the ME-90B’s effect units. If you experience issues such as the expression pedal switch not To do this, connect the SEND jack to output the ME-90B’s sound to responding or not being able to fully minimize the sound with the the input of your effect unit.

  • Page 12: Connecting To Your Computer Via Usb

    USB COMPUTER port Installing the USB driver You can use the dedicated driver to record, playback and edit audio with high quality at a stable timing, as well as control the ME-90B via MIDI data. Download the dedicated ME-90B driver from the BOSS website (https://www .boss .info/support/).

  • Page 13: Transmitting/Receiving Midi Data Between A Computer And The Me-90B (Usb Midi)

    The dedicated IR loader can be launched from the dedicated app, BOSS TONE STUDIO for ME-90B. Using the ME-90B dedicated app For details on how to load the data, refer to the “Using BOSS TONE The following operations are available from the “BOSS TONE STUDIO STUDIO for ME-90B” (BOSS website).

  • Page 14: Wireless Connection With A Mobile Device

    Wireless connection with a mobile device Attach the Bluetooth® Audio MIDI Dual Adaptor (BT-DUAL, sold separately) to the ME-90B to wirelessly play back music from your mobile device, or to edit the effects of this unit from the dedicated app installed on your mobile device.

  • Page 15: Connecting An Already-Paired Mobile Device

    MEMO * Make the connection from the dedicated app’s settings screen, ¹ If you were unable to connect using the steps above, tap “ME-90B not from your mobile device’s Bluetooth settings. Audio”, displayed in the Bluetooth device screen of the mobile device.

  • Page 16: Configuring The Device Overall (System Settings)

    ME-90B’s effects. SEND/RETURN are inserted before the PREAMP/EQ in the signal chain. The sound of the ME-90B is not output from the OUTPUT jacks, the This is the optimal setting when PHONES jack or the BALANCED...

  • Page 17: Restoring The Factory Settings (Factory Reset)

    Restoring the factory settings (factory reset) You can restore the settings of the ME-90B aside from the expression pedal calibration settings (p. 11) to their factory settings. This includes the user memories, reference pitch for the tuner, how the knobs respond and so on.

  • Page 18: Troubleshooting

    Calibrate the expression pedal (p. 11). Can’t save a phrase you created using phrase You can’t save phrases you created using the phrase loop feature on the ME-90B. loop You may not be able to connect via Bluetooth Location data on the Android device might have if location data is turned off.

  • Page 19: Main Specifications

    Sampling Frequency 48 kHz 24 bits + AF method AD Conversion * AF method (Adaptive Focus method) This is a proprietary method from Roland & BOSS that vastly improves the signal-to-noise (SN) ratio of the AD converters. DA Conversion 32 bits...

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