Boss Audio Systems Boss Loop Station RC-300 - Manual (Page 39)

Connecting an External MIDI Device or Another RC-300 Unit
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Controlling the RC-300 from an External MIDI Device
Operation Over View Explanation
Switching Phrase
Memory Numbers
The RC-300’s phrase memories
switch simultaneously upon
receipt of corresponding
Program Change messages from
external MIDI devices.
Switching Phrase Memories
You can switch the RC-300’s phrase memories with Program Change messages from external MIDI devices.
The RC-300 can receive Program Change messages numbered 1 through 99, corresponding to the 99
individual phrase memories 1–99.
* Program Change messages 100–128 cannot be received.
* Even if received, Bank Select MIDI messages (Control Change #0, #32) are disregarded.
Receiving Control
Change Messages
The RC-300 can be controlled
using Control Change messages
from external MIDI devices.
Receiving control change messages
You can use control change messages from an external MIDI device to control functions that would be
difficult to control using the RC-300’s own pedals.
In “Specifying the Controller (Assign Source)” (p. 23), choose “CC#1–#31, CC#64–#95” and set “Specifying the
Assignment Target (Assign Target)” (p. 23) to specify the parameter that will be controlled.
Connecting Two RC-300 Units
Two RC-300 units can be synchronized after connecting them together using a MIDI cable.
• Use a commercially available MIDI cable to make the following connection.
RC-300 (Master unit) RC-300 (Slave unit)
MIDI OUT connector MIDI IN connector
• Set the “MIDI Sync” parameter described in “Synchronizing the Tempo of Two RC-300 Units (MIDI Sync)” (p. 34) to “INTERNAL” for the master RC-300
unit and to “MIDI” for the slave RC-300 unit.
• Begin recording on the master RC-300 unit’s tracks.
• When you press the master RC-300 unit’s [ALL START/STOP] pedal, the slave RC-300 unit will also play/stop.
• Tracks for which Tempo Sync is on will play at the phrase memory tempo (p. 21) of the master unit.
• Tracks for which Loop Sync (p. 18) is on will loop in synchronization with the longest phrase on the master RC-300 unit.
* Do not change the phrase memory tempo of the master unit during a synchronized performance using two RC-300 units. It is not possible to
change the phrase memory tempo of the slave unit (the unit whose MIDI Sync setting is “MIDI”).
Plays repeatedly in synchronization with the beginning of the
longest phrase on the “master unit” for which Loop Sync is on.
If Loop Sync is off, playback will
repeat at the length of the phrase.
ON
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Sync
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OFF
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Track 2
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RC-300 (Master unit)
RC-300 (Slave unit)