Boss SY-300 User Manual

Owner’s Manual
Before using this unit, carefully read “USING THE UNIT SAFELY” and “IMPORTANT NOTES” (leaet “USING THE UNIT SAFELY” and Owner’s Manual (p. 11)).
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Owner’s Manual (this document)
Read this rst. It explains the basic things you need to know in order to use the SY-300.
PDF Manual (download from the Web)
5 Parameter Guide (English)
This explains the parameters of the SY-300.
5 Sound List (English)
This is a list of the sounds built into the SY-300.
5 MIDI Implementation (English)
This is detailed information about MIDI messages.
To obtain the PDF manual
1. Enter the following URL on your computer.
http://www.boss.info/manuals/
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2. Choose “SY-300” as the product name.
A guitar synthesizer that you can use with normal guitar pickups
The SY-300 is a guitar synthesizer that you can use with a conventional electric guitar. It does not require a special pickup.
Synthesizer sound that reects the natural nuances of your playing
Since the SY-300 processes the signal from your guitar pickups, its sound reects the natural nuances of your playing. In addition, it responds
to your picking without any delay (latency).
Built-in multi-eects
High quality eects are built in (p. 7). You can produce an incredible diversity of sounds without needing any additional equipment.
Simple operations with a computer using dedicated software
You can control the SY-300, edit tones, and manage patches using dedicated software. You can also download a wide variety of patches from
BOSS TONE CENTRAL, our dedicated patch download website (p. 10).
Getting Ready . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Connect the Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Basic Operation Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Switching the Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Playing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Playing a Patch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Selecting a Patch. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Editing: Basic Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Select the Eect That You Want to Edit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Select an Item . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Edit the Value . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Editing: SYNTH/FX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Signal Flow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Editing OSC1–3 (Synth Sound) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Selecting and Editing Parameters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Editing the Sound Using the Blender Function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Editing FX (Eects) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
FX List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Saving a Patch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Editing: MENU . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
System Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Specifying the Operation of the [ON/OFF] Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Assigning Favorite Parameters to Parameter Knobs [1]–[4] . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Adjusting the Contrast (Brightness) of the Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Turning O the Auto O Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Preventing Inadvertent Operation During Performance
(Tuner Lock, Select Knob Lock)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Restoring the Factory Default Settings (Factory Reset) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Editing: Assigning Favorite Parameters to the Switches and External
Pedals
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Changing the Function of the [
I
/CTL2] [
H
/CTL3] Switches . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Connecting the SY-300 with an External MIDI Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Operations from the SY-300 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Operations from an External MIDI Device . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Connecting to a Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Installing the USB Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Connecting to a Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Using the SY-300 as an Audio Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
USB Audio Flow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
USING THE UNIT SAFELY/IMPORTANT NOTES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
USING THE UNIT SAFELY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
IMPORTANT NOTES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Main Specications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Boss SY-300 Specifications

General

Bit rate	24 bit
Sample rate	44.1 kHz
Display type	LCD
Product type	Footswitch/controller
Product color	Blue, Silver
Built-in display	Yes
Number of footswitches	-
Number of knobs	6
User presets quantity	70
Number of effect models	4
6.35 mm (1⁄4-inch) input	2
Power source type	AC

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	191 mm
Width	255 mm
Height	70 mm
Weight	1750 g