Document Outline

• Main Features
• Contents
• Panel Descriptions
  • Top Panel
  • Rear Panel Connections
  • Turning On the Power
• Overview of the RC-300
  • Basic Editing Procedure
• Basic Operation
  • Selecting a Phrase Memory
  • Recording
  • Overdubbing
  • Stop
  • Loop Playback
  • Cancelling a Recording/Overdubbing (Undo/Redo/Track Clear)
  • Example of Actual Loop Recording
    • Recording on a Single Track
    • Recording on Multiple Tracks
• Saving a Phrase Memory
  • Saving a Phrase Memory (Write)
  • Copying a Track from Another Phrase Memory (Track Copy)
  • Exchanging Phrase Memories
  • Deleting a Phrase Memory (Initialize)
• Settings for Each Track
  • Overview of the Playback Settings
    • Loop Playback Settings (Play Mode)
    • Aligning the Beginning of Loop Playback (Loop Sync)
    • Synchronizing the Tempo (Tempo Sync)
    • Specifying the Number of Measures in a Track (Measure)
    • Playing Only a Single Track (Single Track Play)
  • Settings for Each Track
    • Specifying How the Track Will Play (Play Mode)
    • Playing a Track Backward (Reverse)
    • Specifying the Number of Measures in a Track (Measure)
    • Specifying How the Track Will Stop (Stop Mode)
    • Adjusting the playback level of the Tracks (Play Level)
    • Adjusting the recording level of the Tracks (Recording Level)
    • Adjusting the Positioning of the Track’s Sound (Pan)
    • Aligning the Beginning of Loop Playback (Loop Sync)
    • Synchronizing the Tempo (Tempo Sync)
    • Assigning a Track’s Output Jacks (Output Select)
• Phrase Memory Settings
  • Naming Phrase Memories (Memory Names)
    • Adjusting the Phrase Memory Volume (Memory Level)
    • Setting the Output Jacks for the Sounds Being Input (Input Output Select)
    • Synchronizing the Tempo of Two RC-300 Units (MIDI Sync)
    • Setting the Overdubbing Method (Overdubbing Mode)
    • Switching Between Stereo and Mono (Recording Mode)
    • Specifying a Phrase Memory’s Tempo
    • Adjusting the Time Used to Fade Out (Fade-Out Time)
    • Simultaneously Starting Recording When Sounds are Input (Auto Recording)
    • Playing Only a Single Track (Single Track Play)
    • Specifying how the Track will Switch (Track Change Mode)
    • Adjusting the Reverb Depth (Reverb Level)
  • Assigning the Function of Pedals and External Controllers (Assign)
    • Enabling Assignments 1–8 (Assign Switch)
    • Specifying the Assignment Target (Assign Target)
    • Specifying the Target Range (Target Range)
    • Specifying the Controller (Assign Source)
    • Specifying the Type of Operation (Source Mode)
    • Connecting to External Pedals
• About Rhythm
  • Sounding a Rhythm
  • Rhythm Settings
    • Selecting the Rhythm Sound (Rhythm Pattern)
    • Selecting the Beat (Time Signature) for the Rhythm Sound (Beat)
    • Playing a Count-In When Recording (Recording Count-In)
    • Playing a Count-In for Playback (Playback Count-In)
    • Stopping the Rhythm When the First Recording Ends (Rhythm Stop)
    • Adjusting the Volume of the Rhythm Sound (Rhythm Level)
    • Setting the Output Jacks for the Rhythm Sound (Rhythm Output Select)
• Using LOOP FX
  • Turning LOOP FX On/Off
  • LOOP FX Settings
    • Specifying What LOOP FX Will Apply To (LOOP FX Target)
    • Selecting the LOOP FX Category and Type (LOOP FX Category, LOOP FX Type)
• System Settings (Settings for the Entire RC-300)
  • Adjusting the Display’s Brightness (LCD Contrast)
    • Specifying the Operation of the [LOOP FX] Pedal
    • Limiting the Phrase Memories That can be Switched (Phrase Memory Extent)
    • Setting the Knob/Slider Functions (Knob Mode)
    • Adjusting the Auto Recording Sensitivity (Trigger Level)
    • Changing the Switching Order of Recording g Overdubbing g Playback (REC Pedal Action)
    • Using the Same Output Jacks for All Phrase Memories (Input/Track 1, 2, 3/Rhythm Output)
    • Adjusting the Output Level of the SUB OUTPUT Jacks (SUB OUTPUT Level)
    • Auto Off Settings
  • MIDI-Related Settings
    • MIDI Receive Channel
    • MIDI Omni Mode
    • MIDI Transmit Channel
    • Synchronizing the Tempo of Two RC-300 Units (MIDI Sync)
    • MIDI Program Change Out
  • USB-Related Settings
    • Adjusting the USB Audio Input Volume (USB In Level)
    • Adjusting the USB Audio Output Volume (USB Out Level)
    • Setting the Output Jacks for the USB Audio (USB Output Select)
    • Setting the USB Mode (USB Mode)
• Connecting to Your Computer via USB
  • Installing the USB driver
  • Setting the USB Mode (USB Mode)
  • Connecting the RC-300 to a Computer
  • USB Function Settings
  • Using USB to Exchange Files with Your Computer (USB Mass Storage)
• Connecting an External MIDI Device or Another RC-300 Unit
  • About MIDI Connectors
  • MIDI settings
    • Controlling an External MIDI Device from the RC-300
    • Controlling the RC-300 from an External MIDI Device
  • Connecting Two RC-300 Units
• Restoring the Factory Settings (Factory Reset)
• Adjusting the Expression Pedal
• Troubleshooting
  • Error Message List
• Specifications
• USING THE UNIT SAFELY
• IMPORTANT NOTES
• Index