Boss ES-8 Quick Manual

BOSS E S-­‐8 E ffects S witching S ystem Q uick G uide
ID Requirement
A Create a q uick b asic p atch u sing o nly y our f eet. ( Please
wear s hoes f or t his p rocess, p articularly i f y ou a re
making a m ovie f or Y outube).
B Change t he n ame o f y our p atch s o i t a ppears i n t he
display.
C Copy y our p atch t o a nother b ank/patch
D Change a p atch t o r earrange t he o rder t hat
pedals/loops/volume l oop a ppear i n t he e ffect c hain.
E Using a n A mps E ffect L oop w ith t he E S8 w ith t he
volume l oop.
F Using m ultiple M IDI c ontrolled p edals
1
Action
1. Press B ank U p o r D own t o s elect a b ank f or y our n ew p atch.
2. Press o ne o f t he 1 -­‐8 s witches t o s elect y our p atch n umber y ou w ant t o c reate i n t hat b ank i t w ill l ight u p b lue.
3. Press a nd h old M emory/Manual S witch u ntil i ts L ED f lashes b lue a nd d isplay c hanges t o s how l oops 8 t hrough 1 .
4. Select t he l oop(s) y ou w ant a ctive b y p ressing t he 1 -­‐8 s witches. A b lock w ill a ppear u nder i ts n umber i n t he d isplay a nd t he s witch L ED w ill t urn r ed.
5. Press M emory/Manual t wice t o s ave t he p atch o r p ress " Mute" t o c ancel.
1. Select y our e xisting p atch.
2. Press " Write" b utton
3. Select a nother b ank/patch n umber t o s ave t o i f y ou w ant u sing t he " <" " >" " -­‐" " +" k eys o r p ress " Write" a gain t o s kip t o p atch n ame.
4. Use t he " <" a nd " >" k eys t o m ove t hrough t he p atch n ame a nd t he " -­‐" a nd " +" k eys t o s croll t hrough t he c haracters.
5. Press " Write" b utton t o s ave.
1. Press t he " Edit" b utton r epeatedly u ntil t he d isplay s hows " Utility"
2. Press t he " Enter" B utton
3. Press t he " Edit" b utton r epeatedly u ntil " Patch C opy" a ppears a nd p ress t he " Enter" b utton.
4. Using t he a rrow a nd + /-­‐ k eys c hange t he f irst f ield t o b e t he b ank/patch t o c opy a nd t he s econd f ield t o t he n ew b ank/patch .
5. Press " Enter" t o e xecute o r " Display/Exit" t o c ancel.
1. Press t he " Edit" b utton r epeatedly u ntil t he d isplay s hows " Patch"
2. Press t he " Enter" B utton.
3. Press t he " Edit" b utton ( or t he a rrow k eys) t o m ove t hrough m enus t o " Loop S tructure" a nd p ress " Enter" b utton.
4. Display w ill s how t he c urrent c hain o rder f rom O ( Output) o n l eft t o I ( Input) o n r ight.
5. Use a rrow k eys t o m ove t hrough t he l oops o n t he s creen a nd s elect a l oop n umber t o m ove.
6. Press t he + o r – k eys t o m ove t he l oop n umber t o a d ifferent p osition.
7. Press " Write" t wice t o s ave p atch.
Note t he V olume L oop a ppears a s " V" o n t he r ight n ear t he " Input".
1. Connect E S-­‐8 " SEND V OL" t o A mp I nput
2. Connect E S-­‐8 " RTN V OL" t o A mp e ffects l oop s end
3. Connect E S-­‐8 " Out1/L" t o A mp e ffects l oop R eturn
4. For e very p atch a ccess t he " Patch">"Loop S tructure" m enu a nd m ove t he V olume L oop ( V) t o t he l ocation i n y our c hain w here y ou w ant t he e ffects l oop. ( If y ou
forget t his s tep a ll o f y our l oops w ill b e i n t he e ffects l oop).
If y ou s till w ant t o u se a v olume p edal i n t he v olume l oop t hen t his c an b e p laced b etween t he E S-­‐8 " SEND V OL" a nd t he A mp I nput.
1. Connect a M IDI c able f rom t he E S-­‐8 M IDI O UT/THRU t o t he M IDI i n o f t he f irst M IDI p edal.
2. Connect a s econd M IDI c able f rom t he M IDI O UT/THRU o f t he f irst p edal t o t he s econd M IDI p edal M IDI i n.
3. Ensure t hat t he f irst M IDI p edal i s c onfigured s o t he M IDI o ut a cts a s a M IDI T HRU i f n ecessary.
4. Set e ach p edal s o t hat t he t hey r eceive s ignals o n d ifferent M IDI C hannels ( eg f irst p edal o n M IDI C H1 a nd s econd o n M IDI C H2)
5. For e ach p atch t hat h as a r equirement t o u se M IDI, s elect t he p atch a nd p ress t he " edit" b utton r epeatedly u ntil " Patch" a ppears.
6. Press " Enter" b utton a nd t hen t he " edit" b utton r epeatedly o r t he a rrow k eys u ntil y ou f ind t he " Patch M IDI 1 -­‐8" o ptions.
7. Select " Patch M IDI 1 " a nd p ress " Enter" B utton.
8. Set " CH" f rom " OFF" t o t he M IDI C hannel y ou s et f or y our f irst M IDI p edal u sing t he + a nd – b uttons.
9. Set " PC" t o t he M IDI P rogram C hange c ode o f t he p reset o n y our M IDI p edal.
10. Set C TL1 & C TL2 C C# c odes t o O FF o r t o a ny M IDI C C c odes y ou m ight r equire.
11. For t he s econd o r f urther M IDI p edals s et " Patch M IDI 2 " " Patch M IDI 3 " . .. e tc f or e ach M IDI p edal s etting t he M IDI C H f or e ach p edal.
Author N ick W ickens V ersion 2