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Boss SY-300 Owner's Manual And Warranty Information

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Owner's Manual
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A guitar synthesizer that you can use with normal guitar pickups
The SY-300 is a guitar synthesizer that you can use with a conventional electric guitar. It does not require a special pickup.
Synthesizer sound that reflects the natural nuances of your playing
Since the SY-300 processes the signal from your guitar pickups, its sound reflects the natural nuances of your playing. In addition, it responds
to your picking without any delay (latency).
Built-in multi-effects
High quality effects are built in (p. 7). You can produce an incredible diversity of sounds without needing any additional equipment.
Simple operations with a computer using dedicated software
You can control the SY-300, edit tones, and manage patches using dedicated software. You can also download a wide variety of patches from
BOSS TONE CENTRAL, our dedicated patch download website (p. 10).
Owner's Manual
(this document)
Read this first. It explains the basic things you need to know in order to use the SY-300.
PDF Manual
(download from the Web)
5 Parameter Guide (English)
This explains the parameters of the SY-300.
5 Sound List (English)
This is a list of the sounds built into the SY-300.
5 MIDI Implementation (English)
This is detailed information about MIDI messages.
Before using this unit, carefully read "USING THE UNIT SAFELY" and "IMPORTANT NOTES" (leaflet "USING THE UNIT SAFELY" and Owner's Manual (p. 11)).
© 2015 Roland Corporation
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To obtain the PDF manual
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Enter the following URL on your computer.
http://www.boss.info/manuals/
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Choose "SY-300" as the product name.
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  • Page 1: Table Of Contents

    Synthesizer sound that reflects the natural nuances of your playing Since the SY-300 processes the signal from your guitar pickups, its sound reflects the natural nuances of your playing. In addition, it responds to your picking without any delay (latency).

  • Page 2: Getting Ready

    * After you’ve made connections correctly, be sure to turn MIDI IN, MIDI OUT/THRU connectors on the power in the order of the SY-300 first, and then the connected system. Powering-on in the incorrect order may cause malfunctions or damage. When turning Connect an external MIDI device here.

  • Page 3: Basic Operation Guide

    MUTE Sound will not be output while tuning. screen is lit. While tuning, the sound of the guitar being input to the SY-300 will be output BYPASS without change. All effects will be off. * So that you don’t accidentally enter the tuner screen while you’re performing, you can make a setting that prevents you from entering the tuner screen even if the [I/CTL2] [H/CTL3] switches are pressed simultaneously.

  • Page 4: Playing

    [MENU] 0 “SYSTEM” 0 “PATCH EXTENT” This is the patch tempo to which delay time or the LFO RATE can be synchronized. MASTER BPM [SYNTH/FX] 0 “MAIN” For details on PATCH EXTENT and MASTER BPM, refer to “SY-300 Parameter Guide” (PDF).

  • Page 5: Editing: Basic Operation

    Editing: Basic Operation Editing on the SY-300 is very simple. Please take a moment to learn Edit the Value the basic operations. Select the Effect That You Want to Edit Change the displayed value with parameter knobs [1]–[4]. Press one of the following buttons.

  • Page 6: Editing: Synth/Fx

    Use the same procedure to specify the pitch range for change will occur. OSC2 and OSC3. For details on the parameter, refer to the “SY-300 Parameter Guide” (PDF file). Press the [EXIT] button a number of times to return to the play screen.

  • Page 7: Editing The Sound Using The Blender Function

    Editing: SYNTH/FX FX List Editing the Sound Using the Blender Function FX Type Explanation A slightly detuned sound is added to the original sound to add CHORUS (CHO) depth and breadth. Sometimes you can find new sounds by accident. CHORUS+DELAY (C+D) Combination of CHORUS and DELAY The Blender function lets you shuffle the OSC and FX settings of a CHORUS+REVERB (C+R)

  • Page 8: Editing: Menu

    15 minutes before the power turns off. With the factory settings, this function is turned “ON” (power-off For details on the parameter, refer to the “SY-300 Parameter Guide” (PDF file). in 10 hours). If you want to have the power remain on all the time, turn it “OFF.

  • Page 9: Editing: Assigning Favorite Parameters To The Switches And External Pedals

    Editing: Assigning Favorite Parameters to the Switches and External Pedals You can control a variety of parameters by using the SY-300’s Parameter Value Explanation [CTL] switches, or by connecting an expression pedal (Roland EV-5 If this is set to PATCH, different settings can be made etc.: sold separately) or a footswitch (FS-5U, FS-6, or FS-7: sold...

  • Page 10: Connecting To A Computer

    OUTPUT jacks or SUB OUTPUT jacks. * For details of the audio signal flow when connected via USB and The dry sound of the recorded guitar is input to the SY-300 and re- instructions on how to make settings, refer to “SY-300 Parameter synthesized.

  • Page 11: Error Messages

    Writing to the memory for storage of user data failed. The unit may be damaged. Contact your dealer or a nearby Roland service center. Settings have been made to prevent the SY-300 from TUNER LOCKED displaying the tuner screen even when the [I/CTL2] and Enter the tuner screen by pressing the PAGE [K] button, or cancel TUNER LOCK (p.

  • Page 12: Main Specifications

    Preset: 70 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 and DA converters. DA Conversion 24 bits Sampling Rate 44.1 kHz...

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