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BOSS - SY-300

Description

Grab your favorite axe and dive into an extraordinary world of sound creation with the SY-300 Guitar Synthesizer. The SY-300 can be used with all your guitars right away, with no special pickup required - just plug into the standard 1/4-inch jack and play! Thanks to revolutionary new BOSS technology, you're able to explore fat, analog-style polyphonic synth sounds with zero latency, seamlessly extending the natural expressiveness and familiar feel of your own instrument. In addition, you can shape your normal guitar with the synths filters, amps, and LFOs to create all sorts of cool sounds never heard before. From unique lead textures to rich, evocative soundscapes, the SY-300 brings untapped dimensions of inspiration and creativity to your music.

Features:

* Plug into the standard 1/4-inch jack and play rich and expressive polyphonic synth tones with any guitar
* Completely latency-free playing feel directly connects your hands with the sound
* Three simultaneous synth sections and four effects processors enable rich, dynamic, and diverse sound creation
* Shape your normal guitar tone with synth filters, amplifiers, and LFOs to create all-new sounds
* Graphic LCD display, three assignable footswitches, and dedicated on/off footswitch
* 70 ready-to-play preset patches and 99 user patches for storing custom sounds
* Create and archive sounds on your computer with the BOSS Tone Studio editor/librarian and download new sounds at BOSS Tone Central
* Works with bass and other electronic instruments as well

Specifications:

Oscillators: Three OSCILLATOR (wave: SIN, SAW, TRI, SQR, PWM, DETUNE SAW, NOISE, INPUT)

Effects: FX x 4, Type: CHORUS, COMPRESSOR, DELAY, EQ, FLANGER, ISOLATOR, LIMITER, LO-FI, OD/DS, PAN, PHASER, REVERB, ROTARY, SLICER, SLOW GEAR, TOUCH WAH, TREMOLO, UNI-V, CHORUS+DELAY, CHORUS+REVERB, DELAY+REVERB

Patch Memories
- User: 99
- Preset: 70

AD Conversion: 24 bits + AF method
* AF method (Adaptive Focus method): This is a proprietary method from Roland and BOSS that vastly improves the signal-to-noise (SN) ratio of the AD and DA converters.

DA Conversion: 24 bits

Sampling Rate: 44.1 kHz

Nominal Input Level
- INPUT: -10 dBu
- RETURN: -10 dBu

Input Impedance
- INPUT: 2.2 M ohms
- RETURN: 220 k ohms

Nominal Output Level
- MAIN OUTPUT: -10 dBu
- SUB OUTPUT: -10 dBu

Output Impedance
- MAIN OUTPUT: 2 k ohms
- SUB OUTPUT: 2 k ohms

Recommended Load Impedance
- MAIN OUTPUT L/R: 20 k ohms or greater
- SUB OUTPUT L/R: 20 k ohms or greater
- PHONES: 16 ohms or greater

LCD: Graphic LCD (132 x 64 dots, backlit LCD)

Connectors
- INPUT jack: 1/4-inch phone type
- THRU jack: 1/4-inch phone type
- RETURN jack: 1/4-inch phone type
- MAIN OUTPUT R (MONO) jack: 1/4-inch phone type
- MAIN OUTPUT L (PHONES) jack: 1/4-inch phone type
- SUB OUTPUT R (MONO) jack: 1/4-inch phone type
- SUB OUTPUT L jack: 1/4-inch phone type
- MIDI (IN, OUT/THRU) connectors
- EXP/CTL4, 5 jack: 1/4-inch TRS phone type
- USB port: USB type B
- DC IN jack

Power Supply: AC adaptor (not included)

Current Draw: 400 mA

Accessories:
- AC adaptor
- Owner's manual
- Leaflet "USING THE UNIT SAFELY"

Options (sold separately):
- Footswitch: FS-5U, FS-6, FS-7
- Expression pedal: Roland EV-5

Size and Weight:
Width: 255 mm (10-1/16 inches)
Depth: 191 mm (7-9/16 inches)
Height: 70 mm (2-13/16 inches)
Weight(excluding AC Adaptor): 1.75 g (3 lbs 14 oz.)