Boss AD-10 User Manual

Copyright © 2017 ROLAND CORPORATION
Owner’s Manual
The AD-10 is designed for the acoustic guitarist who performs live; in a single unit, it combines a preamp, eects, looper, and
direct box.
Contents
Getting Ready . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Connecting the Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Connecting a Footswitch or an Expression Pedal . . . . 3
Turning On/O the Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Input Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Adjusting the Input Sensitivity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Switching Between GUITAR IN 1/2 and
Adjusting the Balance
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Tuning the Guitar (Tuner) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Manual/Memory Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Manual Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Memory Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Saving a Memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Initializing Memory Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Editing the Eects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
EQ (Equalizer) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
BOOST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
FX LOOP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
ANTI-FEEDBACK. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
ACOUSTIC RESONANCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
COMP (Compressor) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
DELAY/CHORUS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
AMBIENCE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Sub-Parameter Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Looper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Advanced Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Output Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Ambience Output Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Stomp Pedal Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
System Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Making Independent EQ Settings for GUITAR
IN 1 and 2
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Assigning the Functions of the Pedals. . . . . . . . . . 12
Other Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Restoring the Factory Settings (Factory Reset) . . . . . . 13
Appendices . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Main Specications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
USING THE UNIT SAFELY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
IMPORTANT NOTES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Before using this unit, carefully read “USING THE UNIT SAFELY” and “IMPORTANT NOTES” (the leaet “USING THE UNIT SAFELY” and the Owner’s
Manual p. 14)). After reading, keep the document(s) where it will be available for immediate reference.

Boss AD-10 Specifications

General

DC-in jack	Yes
USB version	2.0
USB connector type	USB Type-B
USB ports quantity	1
Best uses	Acoustic guitar
Reverberation effects quantity	3
Display type	LED
Battery type	AA
Power source type	AC, Battery
Number of batteries supported	6

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	161 mm
Width	217 mm
Height	65 mm
Weight	1300 g

Summary

Getting Ready

Connecting the Equipment

Tuning the Guitar (Tuner)

Editing the Effects

EQ (Equalizer)

Adjusting tone with Bass, Mid, Treble, Presence, Level, and Low Cut frequency controls.

BOOST

ANTI-FEEDBACK

Suppressing acoustic feedback using notch filters and reduction strength.

ACOUSTIC RESONANCE

COMP (Compressor)

DELAY/CHORUS

Adjusting echo-like delay effects and adding depth with chorus modulation.

AMBIENCE

Adding reverberation to the sound, adjusting volume and type of reverb.

Looper

Recording

Initiating loop recording using the TUNER & MUTE pedal.

Loop Playback

Playing back recorded loops and switching to overdubbing.

Overdub

Adding new layers to an existing loop while it plays back.

Stop/Clear

Procedures for stopping loop playback and clearing recorded phrases.

Advanced Settings

Output Setting

Making Independent EQ Settings for GUITAR IN 1 and 2

Assigning the Functions of the Pedals

Restoring the Factory Settings (Factory Reset)

Procedure to return all unit settings to their original factory defaults.

Appendices

IMPORTANT NOTES

USING THE UNIT SAFELY

Essential safety information covering auto-off function, AC adaptor use, and general precautions.