BOSS SY-300, Guitar Synthesizer, Synth Pedal

BOSS SY-300 Guitar Synthesizer 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! With the revolutionary new BOSS technology, you can 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 synth’s 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:
Effect (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 & 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
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
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.