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Sommario

• Main Features

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• Contents

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• Panel Descriptions

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  • Top Panel

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  • Rear Panel Connections

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  • Turning On the Power

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• Overview of the RC-300

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  • Basic Editing Procedure

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• Basic Operation

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  • Selecting a Phrase Memory

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  • Recording

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  • Overdubbing

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  • Stop

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  • Loop Playback

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  • Cancelling a Recording/Overdubbing (Undo/Redo/Track Clear)

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  • Example of Actual Loop Recording

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    • Recording on a Single Track

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    • Recording on Multiple Tracks

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• Saving a Phrase Memory

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  • Saving a Phrase Memory (Write)

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  • Copying a Track from Another Phrase Memory (Track Copy)

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  • Exchanging Phrase Memories

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  • Deleting a Phrase Memory (Initialize)

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• Settings for Each Track

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  • Overview of the Playback Settings

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    • Loop Playback Settings (Play Mode)

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    • Aligning the Beginning of Loop Playback (Loop Sync)

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    • Synchronizing the Tempo (Tempo Sync)

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    • Specifying the Number of Measures in a Track (Measure)

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    • Playing Only a Single Track (Single Track Play)

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  • Settings for Each Track

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    • Specifying How the Track Will Play (Play Mode)

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    • Playing a Track Backward (Reverse)

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    • Specifying the Number of Measures in a Track (Measure)

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    • Specifying How the Track Will Stop (Stop Mode)

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    • Adjusting the playback level of the Tracks (Play Level)

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    • Adjusting the recording level of the Tracks (Recording Level)

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    • Adjusting the Positioning of the Track’s Sound (Pan)

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    • Aligning the Beginning of Loop Playback (Loop Sync)

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    • Synchronizing the Tempo (Tempo Sync)

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    • Assigning a Track’s Output Jacks (Output Select)

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• Phrase Memory Settings

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  • Naming Phrase Memories (Memory Names)

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    • Adjusting the Phrase Memory Volume (Memory Level)

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    • Setting the Output Jacks for the Sounds Being Input (Input Output Select)

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    • Synchronizing the Tempo of Two RC-300 Units (MIDI Sync)

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    • Setting the Overdubbing Method (Overdubbing Mode)

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    • Switching Between Stereo and Mono (Recording Mode)

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    • Specifying a Phrase Memory’s Tempo

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    • Adjusting the Time Used to Fade Out (Fade-Out Time)

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    • Simultaneously Starting Recording When Sounds are Input (Auto Recording)

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    • Playing Only a Single Track (Single Track Play)

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    • Specifying how the Track will Switch (Track Change Mode)

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    • Adjusting the Reverb Depth (Reverb Level)

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  • Assigning the Function of Pedals and External Controllers (Assign)

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    • Enabling Assignments 1–8 (Assign Switch)

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    • Specifying the Assignment Target (Assign Target)

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    • Specifying the Target Range (Target Range)

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    • Specifying the Controller (Assign Source)

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    • Specifying the Type of Operation (Source Mode)

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    • Connecting to External Pedals

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• About Rhythm

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  • Sounding a Rhythm

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  • Rhythm Settings

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    • Selecting the Rhythm Sound (Rhythm Pattern)

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    • Selecting the Beat (Time Signature) for the Rhythm Sound (Beat)

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    • Playing a Count-In When Recording (Recording Count-In)

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    • Playing a Count-In for Playback (Playback Count-In)

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    • Stopping the Rhythm When the First Recording Ends (Rhythm Stop)

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    • Adjusting the Volume of the Rhythm Sound (Rhythm Level)

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    • Setting the Output Jacks for the Rhythm Sound (Rhythm Output Select)

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• Using LOOP FX

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  • Turning LOOP FX On/Off

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  • LOOP FX Settings

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    • Specifying What LOOP FX Will Apply To (LOOP FX Target)

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    • Selecting the LOOP FX Category and Type (LOOP FX Category, LOOP FX Type)

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• System Settings (Settings for the Entire RC-300)

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  • Adjusting the Display’s Brightness (LCD Contrast)

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    • Specifying the Operation of the [LOOP FX] Pedal

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    • Limiting the Phrase Memories That can be Switched (Phrase Memory Extent)

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    • Setting the Knob/Slider Functions (Knob Mode)

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    • Adjusting the Auto Recording Sensitivity (Trigger Level)

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    • Changing the Switching Order of Recording g Overdubbing g Playback (REC Pedal Action)

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    • Using the Same Output Jacks for All Phrase Memories (Input/Track 1, 2, 3/Rhythm Output)

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    • Adjusting the Output Level of the SUB OUTPUT Jacks (SUB OUTPUT Level)

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    • Auto Off Settings

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  • MIDI-Related Settings

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    • MIDI Receive Channel

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    • MIDI Omni Mode

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    • MIDI Transmit Channel

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    • Synchronizing the Tempo of Two RC-300 Units (MIDI Sync)

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    • MIDI Program Change Out

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  • USB-Related Settings

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    • Adjusting the USB Audio Input Volume (USB In Level)

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    • Adjusting the USB Audio Output Volume (USB Out Level)

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    • Setting the Output Jacks for the USB Audio (USB Output Select)

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    • Setting the USB Mode (USB Mode)

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• Connecting to Your Computer via USB

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  • Installing the USB driver

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  • Setting the USB Mode (USB Mode)

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  • Connecting the RC-300 to a Computer

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  • USB Function Settings

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  • Using USB to Exchange Files with Your Computer (USB Mass Storage)

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• Connecting an External MIDI Device or Another RC-300 Unit

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  • About MIDI Connectors

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  • MIDI settings

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    • Controlling an External MIDI Device from the RC-300

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    • Controlling the RC-300 from an External MIDI Device

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  • Connecting Two RC-300 Units

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• Restoring the Factory Settings (Factory Reset)

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• Adjusting the Expression Pedal

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• Troubleshooting

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  • Error Message List

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• Specifications

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• USING THE UNIT SAFELY

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• IMPORTANT NOTES

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• Index

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