Roland BOSS ME-70 User manual

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A collection of popular articles from the ME-70 knowledge base
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How Do I Select Patches? .............................................................................. 2
How Do I Edit a Patch?................................................................................... 3
How Do I Use EZ Tone? .................................................................................. 4
How Do I Use the Phrase Looper?................................................................... 5
How Do I Find ME-70 Articles in the RolandUS.com Knowledge Base? .............. 6

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Ho w DoI Se l e c t Pa t c H e S ?
Patches are stored in the ME-70 in “banks,” each of which holds four patches. There are nine banks. To load a
patch, you first select the bank that contains the patch, and then you select the patch. Use the following procedure
to load Preset Patch 5-3—Preset Bank 5, Patch 3—as an example:
Press the MOD 2 and DELAY 3 pedals simultaneously so that a bank and patch number appears in the
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display.
Press the BANK
2 3or 4buttons so that “P5” flashes in the display. This tells you that Preset Bank 5 is
selected and that the ME-70 is waiting for you to choose the desired patch within Bank 5.
Now step on Pedal 3—“P5” stops flashing and Patch 5-3 is loaded.
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You can also change banks using the numbered pedals. Here’s how:
Press the COMP and OD/DS pedals at the same time—all of the pedal indicators flash.
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Press the COMP or OD/DS pedal to select the desired bank.2
Once you’ve chosen the bank, press COMP and OD/DS simultaneously once more.3
How Do I Select Patches?

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Ho w DoI eD I t aPa t c H ?
While you select banks and patches in Memory mode, Memory Edit mode allows you to edit the effect parameters
in the currently selected patch. Use the following steps to enter and use Memory Edit mode:
Select a patch to edit in Memory mode.
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Press the EDIT/EXIT button—the ME-70 switches to Memory Edit mode and “Ed” appears in the display.2
Use the knobs, pedals, and buttons to modify the sound as desired. The pedals switch the effects on and off,3
and the 3and 4buttons under the display adjust the Noise Supressor Threshold parameter.
When you’re finished, press the EDIT/EXIT button to return to Memory mode.
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To save changes you’ve made, press the WRITE button, choose a user bank and patch number, and then5
press the WRITE button again.
How Do I Edit a Patch?

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Ho w DoI US e eZ to n e ?
The ME-70 has a feature called “EZ Tone” that lets you use built-in effect parameter templates as starting points
when you want to create new, original patches. Here’s how to use EZ-Tone:
Press the EZ TONE button so it’s lit.
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Turn the effects TYPE knob for each effect until you get the sound you want.2
Press EZ TONE when you’re finished.3
To save changes you’ve made, press the WRITE button, choose a user bank and patch number, and then4
press the WRITE button again.
How Do I Use EZ Tone?

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Ho w DoI US e t H e PH r a S e lo o P e r ?
You can record up to 38 seconds of a performance and play back the recorded section over and over. You can also
layer additional performances with the recording as it plays back—this is called “overdubbing.”
Turn the DELAY TYPE knob to select
1 PHRASE LOOP—the red indicator on the DELAY pedal flashes.
Press the DELAY pedal to start recording—the red indicator becomes solid and recording begins.
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Play your performance.3
When you’re finished, press the DELAY pedal again to stop recording—the new phrase automatically plays4
back.
To overdub on top of the recorded phrase, press the DELAY pedal. To stop overdubbing, press the pedal once
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more.
To stop the phrase and erase it, press the DELAY pedal twice.
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Note: To stop the phrase while you’re overdubbing, press the DELAY pedal three times.
To record a new phrase, repeat Steps 1-5.
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How Do I Use the Phrase Looper?

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Ho w DoI FI n D Me-70 ar t I c l e S I n t H e ro l a n D US.c o M Kn o w l e D g e Ba S e ?
Point your browser to the ME-701 Support area on RolandUS.com.
Click “Knowledge Base.”
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If you’re not already logged into Roland Backstage, the Roland Backstage login appears.
If you’re:
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a Roland Backstage member—• enter your email address and password, and then click the Login button.
not yet a Roland Backstage member—• click “Create New Profile” to create a free new user account. As a
Roland Backstage member, you become part of the online Roland US.com community and gain access to
helpful tools and services.
Once you’re logged in, click the large Knowledge Base button.
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On the Knowledge Base screen, enter “ ME-70” in the Product field.5
Click the Find button in the middle of the screen to browse the available ME-70 Knowledge Base articles.6
How Do I Find ME-70 Articles in the Knowledge Base?