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Owner’s Manual
Thank you, and congratulations on your choice of the BOSS GT-10B.
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Before using this unit, carefully read the sections entitled: “USING THE UNIT SAFELY” (p.
2–3), and “IMPORTANT NOTES” (p. 4–5). These sections provide important information
concerning the proper operation of the unit. Additionally, in order to feel assured that you
have gained a good grasp of every feature provided by your new unit, Owner’s manual
should be read in its entirety. The manual should be saved a
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USING THE UNIT SAFELY 204 * Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. 206j ® ® ® * Windows is known officially as: “Microsoft Windows operating system.” 207 * Apple and Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. 209 * Mac OS is a trademark of Apple Inc. The symbol alerts the user to important instructions Used for instructions intended to alert 220 or warnings.The specific meaning of the symbol is the user to the risk of death or severe * All produ
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GT-10B_e.book 3 ページ ２００８年２月２６日 火曜日 午後３時３０分 012b 101b • Immediately turn the power off, remove the AC • The unit and the AC adaptor should be located so adaptor from the outlet, and request servicing by their location or position does not interfere with your retailer, the nearest Roland Service Center, their proper ventilation. or an authorized Roland distributor, as listed on the “Information” page when: .........................................................
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GT-10B_e.book 4 ページ ２００８年２月２６日 火曜日 午後３時３０分 IMPORTANT NOTES Power Supply Maintenance 301 401a • Do not connect this unit to same electrical outlet that is • For everyday cleaning wipe the unit with a soft, dry cloth being used by an electrical appliance that is controlled by or one that has been slightly dampened with water. To an inverter (such as a refrigerator, washing machine, remove stubborn dirt, use a cloth impregnated with a microwave oven, or
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GT-10B_e.book 5 ページ ２００８年２月２６日 火曜日 午後３時３０分 IMPORTANT NOTES 561 Printing Conventions and • Use only the specified expression pedal (Roland EV-5, BOSS FV-500L/500H with a connection cable (stereo 1/4” icons in This Manual phone – stereo 1/4” phone); sold separately). By connecting any other expression pedals, you risk causing Text or numerals enclosed Indicate buttons. malfunction and/or damage to the unit. in square brackets [ ] [WRITE] WRITE button 562 • Some connect
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GT-10B_e.book 6 ページ ２００８年２月２６日 火曜日 午後３時３０分 Contents IMPORTANT NOTES ...............................................................................4 Main Features........................................................................................10 Names of Things and What They Do...................................................11 Front Panel..........................................................................................................................................
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GT-10B_e.book 7 ページ ２００８年２月２６日 火曜日 午後３時３０分 Initializing Patches (PATCH INITIALIZE)........................................................................................... 44 Storing Settings by Effect (User Quick Settings).................................................................................. 45 Swapping Effect Settings Between Channels .......................................................................................46 Chapter 4 Playing Sounds ..............
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GT-10B_e.book 8 ページ ２００８年２月２６日 火曜日 午後３時３０分 Setting the Correspondences Between Program Change Messages and Patches (Program Change Map)...... 88 Enabling/Disabling the Program Change Map Settings (MIDI Map Select)....................... 88 Setting the Program Change Map .............................................................................................. 88 Changing Patches Using Bank Select Messages ..............................................................................
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GT-10B_e.book 9 ページ ２００８年２月２６日 火曜日 午後３時３０分 DELAY ..................................................................................................................................................... 119 DELAY Common Parameters ................................................................................................... 119 Pan................................................................................................................................................. 120 Dual-S, Dua
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GT-10B_e.book 10 ページ ２００８年２月２６日 火曜日 午後３時３０分 Main Features Multi-Effects Processor Designed for Bass, Packed with the Latest Technologies The GT-10B’s original high-performance processors put BOSS’s wealth of bass expertise in a single package. BOSS COSM effects have been precision-tuned to fully express all of the subtle fingering nuances that are characteristic of the bass. It can truly be said that this is the definitive bass multi-effects processor. Create Tones Intuitively
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GT-10B_e.book 11 ページ ２００８年２月２６日 火曜日 午後３時３０分 Names of Things and What They Do Front Panel 16 21 7 20 1 2 3 PHRASE LOOP ON / OFF 4 6 15 5 BPM 10 11 12 8 9 13 14 17 18 19 1. Display 8. EFFECTS SELECT Various information about the GT-10B is shown here. Use these buttons to switch effects on or off, or to change The display screen on the left side shows the bank their settings (p. 34). When an effect is switched on, the number. button’s indicator lights up;
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GT-10B_e.book 12 ページ ２００８年２月２６日 火曜日 午後３時３０分 Names of Things and What They Do 12. CATEGORY/ENTER Button Use this button for the following operations: • When executing an operation • When selecting patches arranged by category (p. 32) • When doing tap input for MASTER BPM (p. 122) or Delay Time (p. 119) 13. TUNER/BYPASS Button Press to use the tuner features (p. 27). 14. WRITE Button Use this to store patch settings in memory, or to replace or copy settings
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GT-10B_e.book 13 ページ ２００８年２月２６日 火曜日 午後３時３０分 Names of Things and What They Do Rear Panel 16 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 1. SUB OUTPUT Jacks L, R 11. MIDI IN/OUT Connectors These balanced output jacks use XLR type connectors. Connect an external MIDI device to these connectors to transmit and receive MIDI messages (p. 83). 2. GND LIFT Switch 12. POWER Switch You can disconnect the SUB OUTPUT jacks’ No. 1 pin from the GT-10B’s groun
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GT-10B_e.book 14 ページ ２００８年２月２６日 火曜日 午後３時３０分 Quick Guide The Quick Guide describes required settings and basic operations. For detailed descriptions of operations, refer to the explanations in chapter 1 and after. Getting Ready Connect the Bass and Amp 1 1. Connect the bass and the bass amp. Before turning on the power, confirm the following. • Are all external devices properly connected? • Is the volume on the GT-10B, your amp, and all other connected devices turned
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Quick Guide GT-10B_e.book 15 ページ ２００８年２月２６日 火曜日 午後３時３０分 Quick Guide Examples of Connections Using the SEND/RETURN Jacks Adjust the Volume 3 Example 1: Using an External Effects Unit Use the OUTPUT LEVEL knob to adjust the volume level. This enables use as one of the GT-10B’s effects. Bass Amp Bass External Effector INPUT OUTPUT INPUT Example 2: Using Send and Return on the bass Amp PHRASE LOOP ON / OFF This allows you to switch between use of the GT-10B and the bass amp’s prea
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GT-10B_e.book 16 ページ ２００８年２月２６日 火曜日 午後３時３０分 Quick Guide Playing Sounds Once you’ve finished getting ready to play, try playing sounds as you operate the GT-10B. About the Bank and Number Display Choosing a Patch in the Current Bank The display on the left side shows the bank, and the display on the right side shows the Choose the patch you want to use by bank and patch number. depressing the corresponding number pedal. Bank Number User Bank Preset Bank The indicator for
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Quick Guide GT-10B_e.book 17 ページ ２００８年２月２６日 火曜日 午後３時３０分 Quick Guide Switch the Patch with the Dial When you’re at the Play screen (p. 24), turning the dial switches the patch. Working with Effects Using the Pedals The EXP Pedal and the CTL 1 and 2 pedals can be set to use in switching effects on or off for individual patches, use as a volume pedal, and other such operations. Executing these operations during a performance lets you modify PHRASE LOOP ON / OFF the sound more
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GT-10B_e.book 18 ページ ２００８年２月２６日 火曜日 午後３時３０分 Quick Guide Editing Basic Operation This describes the basic operations you use when editing settings. Access the System Menu Choose the menu item. The setting screen 1 2 3 for the selected screen. item appears. or * In this example, "PATCH EDIT" icon is selected. Buttons and Knobs You Use · These set the parameter value. · Changes the page. · Chooses an item. This displays the System Menu. This confirms the selected item. BPM
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Quick Guide GT-10B_e.book 19 ページ ２００８年２月２６日 火曜日 午後３時３０分 Quick Guide Change the parameter Quit the en Choose the menu item. 4 6 7 settings. settings. Example 1 or (Go back to the previous screen.) * Depending on the choosing item in Step 2, Each press this this screen may not appear. button switches between Knob View and List View. Only the major Example 2 The setting screen 5 parameters are shown for the selected in Knob View, you can item appears. adjust the para
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GT-10B_e.book 20 ページ ２００８年２月２６日 火曜日 午後３時３０分 Quick Guide Creating Sounds with Ease (EZ TONE) Using the EZ Tone feature (p. 33) lets you quickly find settings close to the musical genre and feel of the song you want to create, and enables you to create the sound easily. Let’s try creating sounds using EZ Tone. Choose the Basic Tone 1 Use the basic tones and variations to choose the musical genre and the feel of the song. Variations Basic Tones For more information about each parameter,
