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Boss J5-5 JamStation Owner's Manual (167 pages)

Backing machine with audio track

Brand: Boss | Category: Recording Equipment | Size: 10 MB

Using the Unit Safely
2
Contents
4
Main Features
9
Important Notes
10
Before Using Memory Cards
11
Using Memory Cards
11
Part Names and Functions
12
Front Panel
12
Rear Panel
14
Getting Ready to Play
16
Making the Connections
16
Switching on the Power
18
Switching off the Power
19
Try Playing some Sounds
20
Listening to the Preset Songs
20
Changing the Tempo of a Performance
22
Displaying the Chord Progression
23
Listening with a Different Chord Progression
24
Changing the Style of a Preset Song
25
Switching Forms
27
Entering a Chord
28
Using as a Rhythm Machine
30
Playing Along with a Song on Guitar
31
Let's Create a Song
33
Style
33
Form Tracks
33
Chord Track
33
Composing Your Own Original Song
34
Creating a Song from a Score
37
Non-Chord Type
37
Changing How a Song Plays
44
Changing the Key
44
Adjusting the Volume of each Part
45
Using Effects
47
Record Guitar Play
49
Copying a Preset Song
49
Recording
51
Deleting Recorded Data
53
Overview of the JS-5
55
About Songs
55
About Styles
55
About Parts
55
About Styles and Chord Conversions
56
About Creating User Songs
56
About Crating User Styles
56
About Memory
57
About Changing Data
57
System Memory
57
User Memory
57
About Procedures for Changing Settings
58
Switching Pages
58
How to Use Cursor and Value
58
Playing a Song
59
To Save the Modified Settings
59
Changing the Tempo
60
Adding a Count-In
60
Playing with a Different Style
61
Playing with a Different Chord Progression
61
Playing with Forms You Select Yourself
62
Playing with Chords You Enter Yourself
62
While the Performance Is Stopped
62
Muting out a Specific Percussion Sound
63
Muting out the Sound of a Specific Part
63
When the Performance Is in Progres
63
Playing more than One Song Continuously
64
Jumping to the Last Measure of the Song
64
Composing Songs Using EZ Compose
65
Creating User Songs
66
Selecting the Recording Destination
66
Selecting a Style
66
Selecting a Recording Track
66
Recording Forms
67
Realtime Recording
67
Timing of Pressing the Buttons
67
Step Recording
68
Adding Fill-Ins and Breaks
69
Erasing Forms
69
Copying Forms
69
Recording the Chord Progression
70
Erasing Chords
73
Copying Chords
73
Using a Preset Song as a Base for Creating a New Song
74
Naming the Song
74
Editing Songs
75
Erasing Forms Together with Chords
76
Copying Chord Progression
78
Copying Forms Together with Chords
79
Deleting Measures
80
Inserting Measures
80
Deleting an Entire Song/Deleting the Data on a Specified Track
81
Copying an Entire Song
82
Adjusting the Balance between Parts
83
Adjusting the Volume for each Part
83
Changing the Pan for each Part
84
Changing the Amount of Chorus and Reverb Applied to each Part
84
Changing Effect Settings
86
Changing the Reverb Settings
86
Changing the Chorus Settings
87
Functions of each Parameter
87
Reverb Type
87
Reverb Time
87
Using the Insert Effects
88
Selecting the Part to Use with the Effects
88
Selecting the Type
88
Changing the Settings for each Type
89
Stereo-EQ
90
Overdrive
90
Distortion
91
Phaser
91
Spectrum
91
Auto-Wah
92
Enhancer
92
Rotary
92
Compressor
93
Limiter
93
Hex-Chorus
94
Tremolo-Cho
94
Post Gain
94
Low Gain
94
Space-D
95
Stereo-Cho
95
Stereo-FL
96
Step-FL
96
Stereo-DLY
97
Feedback
97
Step Rate
97
Mod-Delay
98
3-Tap-DLY
99
4-Tap-DLY
100
Timectl-Dly
101
2-P.shift
101
Fb-P.sft
102
Reverb
102
Gate Reverb
103
Od - Cho
103
Changing Performance Instruments
109
Changing Drum Part Instruments
109
Changing Bass Part Instruments
110
Changing INST Part Instruments
110
Recording Your Own Performances
111
Before Recording
111
About Recording Time
111
Selecting the Recording Input
111
Recording Operations
112
Selecting between Audio Quality
112
Checking the Available Recording Time
112
Count-In Settings
112
Redoing a Recording
113
Playback
113
Deleting the Recorded Data
114
Using the JS-5 as a Phrase Trainer
115
Confirming the Tempo Used for Recording
115
Various Performance Techniques
116
Repeatedly Playing Back a Song
116
How to Play Loops
116
Using the Foot Switch to Start/Stop Playback
117
How to Connect the Foot Switch
117
Setting Foot Switch Functions
117
When Connecting One Foot Switch
117
Creating User Styles
119
About Arrange Mode
119
No Arrange
119
Bass
119
Preparing to Record
120
Deleting a User Style/Deleting Data of the Specified Form
122
Erasing a Performance
122
Erasing Parts
123
Copying Styles
124
Naming the Style
124
Handling Memory Cards
125
Initializing the Memory Card
125
Saving All the JS-5'S Settings to the Card
126
Returning Backup Files Saved on a Card to the JS-5
127
Deleting Data on Card
127
Changing the Usage Environment
128
Adjusting the Contrast of the Display
128
Changing the Metronome Settings
128
Deleting Data in a Batch
129
Returning to the Factory-Default Settings
130
Displaying Remaining Memory
130
Controlling the JS-5 with MIDI
131
What Is MIDI?
131
MIDI Connectors
131
MIDI Channels
131
Using the JS-5 as a MIDI Sound Module
132
Messages Unrelated to MIDI Channels
132
About the MIDI Implementation Chart
132
Changing Tones
132
Synchronizing a Performance
133
About the Tempo Display
133
Saving Data to an External MIDI Instrument
134
Bulk Dump
134
Returning Data from an External MIDI Instrument
135
Troubleshooting
136
No Sound
136
Reverb Not Applied
136
Chorus Not Applied
136
Error Messages
139
Battery Low
139
Select User or Card
139
No Card
139
No more Memory
140
Too Much Data
140
Tempo too Fast
140
Tempo too Slow
140
Preset Song List
141
Preset Style List
142
Instrument List
143
Drum Kit List
144
Chord Type Chart
146
Specifications
153
Index
154
Listening to a Demo Song
161

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