Saving/Calling Up Tones (Memory Mode); The Structure Of Patches; Changing Between Manual And Memory Modes - Boss ME-80 Owner's Manual

Saving/Calling Up Tones (Memory Mode)

"Memory Mode" allows you to save tone settings and recall them
for later use .
In contrast, "Manual Mode" allows you to turn each effect on and off
by pressing pedals .

The Structure of Patches

In Memory mode, a combination (or set) of effects together with a
group of parameter settings is called a "Patch . "
There are 72 patches stored in the ME-80 and they are organized
into Banks/Number as shown below .
Preset Bank 9
Preset Bank 1
User Bank 9
User Bank 1
You can read from
and write to these
without restriction .
The respective patches in a bank correspond to the number pedals .
Changing Between the Manual and
Memory Modes
1.
Press the [MEMORY/MANUAL] pedal .
Each press switches you between the Manual Mode and Memory
Mode .
When in Memory Mode, the red indicator lights up .
When in Manual Mode, the green indicator lights up .
Making the Operation Settings for Changing
from Memory Mode to Manual Mode
When you switch from Memory Mode to Manual Mode, you can
keep the sound from Memory Mode or make the sound change
according to the current positions of the panel's knobs .
Refer to "Making Global Settings (System Settings)" (p . 18) for how to
set .
Value Explanation
When you switch to Manual Mode, the current knob positions
m0
will affect the sound .
When you switch to Manual Mode, the setting stays as same as
when in Memory Mode .
m1
You can turn individual effects on and off while keeping the
setting in Memory Mode .
12
These are read-only .
(Writing to them is
not possible .)
Saving Tones (Patch Write)
This saves the control settings in a patch .
NOTE
• Until you perform a patch-write operation, switching off the
power or changing patches will cause any tones you've created
to be lost .
• Carrying out a write operation causes any tone already saved at
the destination patch to be lost .
1.
Press the [WRITE] button .
The pedal indicators of the patch numbers blink .
2.
Choose the user bank and patch number where you'd like
to save the patch .
• Choose the user bank number (
] and [BANK ] pedals .
• Choose the patch number by pressing a number pedal
(1 through 4) .
* To cancel Patch Write, press the [EXIT] button .
3.
Press the [WRITE] button again .
The tone is saved .
MEMO
• You can perform patch-write operations either in Manual Mode
or in Memory Mode .
• Performing a patch-write operation switches the unit into
Memory Mode .
TIP
To copy a patch, call up the patch you want to copy (p . 13), then
simply carry out a write operation . You can copy the patch by
choosing a different patch number and saving it there .
Pedal indicators
U1 U9
– ) by pressing the [BANK
Display