Connecting To Your Computer Via Usb - Boss RC-3 Loop Station Owner's Manual

Connecting to Your Computer via USB

You can connect the RC-3 to your computer via a commercially
available USB cable, and back up RC-3 phrases (WAV fi les) to your
computer or load WAV fi les from your computer to the RC-3.
Playable WAV fi le formats
Data Format
Bit Rate
Sampling Frequency
Maximum WAV fi le size is 1.7 GB (total of all fi les), maximum time is
approximately 3 hours (total of all phrases), and minimum time is
approximately 1.5 seconds.
1. Turn on the RC-3's power (insert a plug into the
OUTPUT A jack).
* The RC-3 will not operate on USB bus power. We recommend
that you use an AC adaptor (sold separately) to ensure that
the power does not turn off while connected via USB.
2. Use a commercially available
USB cable to connect the
RC-3's USB connector to your
computer's USB connector
(a connector that supports USB 2.0 Hi-Speed).
The display will indicate "
* You can't make USB connections if the RC-3 is not stopped, or
if there is a phrase that has not been saved.
14
WAV
16-bit linear, stereo
44.1 kHz
Cn . "
3. Back up the phrases as described below.
Windows users
Within My Computer (or Computer), open "BOSS_RC-3" (or
Removable Disk).
Mac OS users
On the desktop, open the "BOSS_RC-3" icon.
Backing up to your computer
Copy the entire "ROLAND" folder from the BOSS_RC-3 drive to
your computer.
Recovering backed-up data from your computer to the RC-3
* Performing this operation will erase all phrases that are
currently saved in the RC-3. Be sure to make a backup before
you proceed.
In the BOSS_RC-3 drive, delete the "ROLAND" folder, and then
copy the backed-up "ROLAND" folder from your computer to
the BOSS_RC-3 drive.
Writing individual WAV fi les from your computer to the
RC-3's phrase memory
You can copy WAV fi les from your computer to the
"001_1"–"099_1" folders within the "ROLAND"–"WAVE"
folder in the BOSS_RC-3 drive. (The XX in "0XX_1" is the phrase
memory number.)