Boss Audio Systems Boss Loop Station RC-300 - Manual (Page 37)

Connecting to Your Computer via USB
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6.
Back up the data as described below .
Windows users
Within Computer (or My Computer), open “BOSS_RC-300” (or
Removable Disk).
Mac OS users
On the desktop, open the “BOSS_RC-300” icon.
Backing up to your computer
Copy the entire “ROLAND” folder from the BOSS_RC-300 drive to
your computer.
Recovering backed-up data from your
computer to the RC-300
* Performing this operation will erase all phrase memories
that are currently saved in the RC-300. Be sure to make a
backup before you proceed.
In the BOSS_RC-300 drive, delete the “ROLAND” folder, and then
copy the backed-up “ROLAND” folder from your computer to the
BOSS_RC-300 drive.
Writing individual WAV files from your
computer to the RC-300’s phrase memory
You can copy WAV files from your computer to the
“001_1”, “001_2”, “001_3”–”099_1”, “099_2”, “099_3” folders
within the “ROLAND”–”WAVE” folder in the BOSS_RC-300 drive (In
the folder name “0XX_Y,” the XX is the phrase memory number and
the Y is the track number).
NOTE
* Do not delete the folders inside the BOSS_RC-300 drive unless
you are performing a recovery operation.
* You can use the following characters in file names.
A–Z (uppercase letters), 0–9 (numerals), _ (underscore)
* Do not place more than one WAV file in any folder. If a folder
already contains a WAV file, do not overwrite it. Write your WAV
files into empty folders.
7.
When you’ve finished copying WAV files, disconnect the
USB drive as follows .
Windows 7 users
In the lower right of your screen, click the [ ] icon g [ ] icon,
and then click “Eject RC-300.”
Windows Vista/Windows XP users
In the lower right of your screen, click the [ ] icon ([ ] in XP)
and then click “Safely remove USB Mass Storage Device.”
Mac OS users
Drag the “BOSS_RC-300” icon to the trash (“Eject” icon).
8.
Disconnect the USB cable from your computer .
After the RHYTHM [ON/OFF] button has blinked for a few moments,
the unit will return to its normal status.
* Never turn off the power while the RHYTHM [ON/OFF] button is
blinking.
NOTE
* Never use your computer to format the “BOSS_RC-300” drive.
Doing so will cause the RC-300 to stop operating correctly.
If this occurs, you can return the RC-300 to normal operating
condition by executing the “Factory Reset” operation (p. 40), but
this will irrecoverably erase all phrase memories including
the demo data.
* Never perform the following actions until you have
disconnected the USB drive. Doing so might make your
computer freeze, or might result in the loss of all of the RC-300’s
data.
• Disconnect the USB cable.
• Allow your computer to enter suspend (standby) or
hibernate mode, restart it, or shut it down.
• Turn off the RC-300’s power.
* Unfortunately, it may be impossible to restore the contents of
data that was stored in the unit’s memory once it has been lost.
Roland Corporation assumes no liability concerning such loss of
data.
About the original tempo of WAV files imported from a computer
• The original tempo (p. 19) and the number of measures in the track (Measure: p. 17) of an imported WAV file are specified by calculation based on
the selected rhythm’s time signature (Beat: p. 25).
• If you’re importing a WAV file that has a time signature other
than 4/4, you should first specify the rhythm’s time signature
(Beat: p. 25) for that phrase memory and then save the phrase
memory before importing the file.
• The RC-300 will assume that you’ve recorded “1, 2, 4, 8, 16...
measures,” and will calculate the tempo within the range of
“80–160.”
This means that when you import a WAV file from your
computer, the original tempo might be specified as double or
half the true tempo. In this case, you can change the original
tempo to the correct value by specifying the number of
measures (Measure: p. 17).
In the case of 4 measures…Tempo: 140
In the case of 2 measures…Tempo: 70
When you import a WAV file with “tempo: 70 (number of measures: 2)” from
your computer, “140” will be set as the original tempo (in order to keep the
tempo within the range of 80–160).
In the case of 8 measures…Tempo: 280
In this case, you can correct the original tempo to “70” by changing the
number of measures (Measure: p. 17) from “4” to “2.”