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1. yes that s an order The three buttons along the front and closest to the left side of the pedal control Loops 1 3 These three buttons the loops they control and their associated lights behave identically with one interesting exception See Sections 7 2 and 7 3 for more stuff Buff The two right most buttons called Bonus buttons control a range of functions The available functions are listed around the Clock Display see Sections 2 and 8 for more info Renfro You choose which four functions are active at any time This offers a degree of customization of your looper Factory Bonus button settings Tapping the yellow Bonus button Erases loops Holding the yellow Bonus button with a loop playing turns Stack on and off Tapping the green Bonus button controls Undo Redo of the last stacked part Holding the green Bonus button controls the Once function NOTE Stack can easily be set to respond to a tap if you prefer With 2 exceptions any function can be assigned to either Bonus button and set to respond to a tap or a hold Check out Sections 8 and 9 for details 6 Loop Play Style There are 4 Play Styles implemented in Version 2 0 and higher software The behavior of each is described in detail in Section 7 Serial Loops play one at a time This is great when you have a loop for the verse of a song one for chorus and one for the bridge Loops are recorded played or stacked one at a time If a loop is playing and another
2. The Free light turns off and the Sync light becomes bright Sync ts identical to Serial Sync except all the loops can play at once and this leads to more possibilities Recording loops Recording follows the Serial Sync rules but has additional possibilities 1 A slave loop can be recorded while 2 or more other loops play 2 A loop can be queued to record and 2 or more queued to play on the next Loop 3 restart Playing loops Playing follows the Serial Sync rules but has additional possibilities 1 Any combination of Loops 1 4 can play simultaneously 2 More than 1 loop can be queued to play 3 If Loop 3 isn t playing and a loop is queued to play it will play the next time any loop restarts 4 One loop can be queued to play and another queued to record on the next Loop 3 restart 7 4 FREE Play Style There is no master All loops can play at once in an independent fashion How to Use Free With no loops recorded and the Sync amp Free lights dimly lit tap Loop 1 2 or 4 to record your first loop The Sync light turns off and the Free light becomes bright This Play Style leads to Alice s Wonderland There are no restrictions or constraints on when you record or play loops Anything goes It s the 60 s again dude Recording The First Loop This is identical to the behavior described in Section 7 1 Recording The First Loop Recording Second amp Subsequent Loops Tap another loop button to record that loop 1
3. fore III Phrase Sampler User Manual Version 3 4 Software Sep 2014 800 530 4699 817 421 2762 outside of USA mnelson boomerangmusic com Boomerang III Phrase Sampler Version 3 3 Active MIDI Sync June 2014 Page 0 Table of Contents Quek STATES A naa anata aman aias 3 NAME Go AIOE ME BITM OLOGY nese tec SA a ee dE 3 DP lea DUS E cse edit artes occu e nE EERE OE ERE ORGE EE leant ecard tc caccaseeanete cae ereaieteaies 4 SZ Setting Parameters withthe MODs carnal 4 EAS A E E A Erne eres Rena erat E earn tne Street ee 4 Volume OI A Oe a AR 4 Fade Time noble did er is Lavaca Ska o hae ea a cbc 4 Saving current KNOD settings nsis oaa ara a e E a a sea EAE aa Er Eaa AAE 4 4 iLight DisplaysGe Meanings ciate i A 5 NGENE N CE E E E E E E R AR ieee Uti seein ele 5 Serial amp Serial Sync Play Styles eeeccesssesesesesssseseceeceesessesesesesesesccececsesesenesesssesesesesesesesececsessseneneeeeeeeseeeeseeees 5 Sync Eree Play SWlES ti A AA e a e Stevan s 5 5 Foot Buttons READ THIS SECTION yes that s an OLOR cion 6 6 LOOP PAY le a it ii 6 SA a e an reeeonese fad 6 E E E E E RE 6 S E E A E A A EA 6 Free apie EA dane ine AAA A dida 6 Changing M Ko10 0H d VANI i CE 6 Te HOw the Loop Buttons VVC ccc titi A dia 7 7 1 SERIAL Play Style Loops play one at a time in verse chorus bridge fashion oococccicicnonicoccconnnnonnnos 7 FIOW US ai 7 Recording The First loopinan menena A A a hoe Gs 7 R
4. single MIDI cable connection between each Ill 20 Peer behavior with two Ills dual MIDI cable CONNECTION oo eee ceececceecesecesccesseesccssccssccscceseceaecnaeees 20 A E AA IA 21 np teOutputJacks a e e Meee eee 21 Pedal Hink Connectors it a r nt Riise AA RS 21 Expression Pedal Tack cia a A E EE inetd 21 ZOMEXDROSSION Pedal AA ee 21 Control Loop Volume or Decay Rate ccecesesssssesesessssssessssssscscscsesesesssesssssesasessessseseseseseeeseeeeesecececseseseneass 21 Compatible Expression Pedals csssssssssssssssssssssssscssesesessssssssscsescsescscsessssssssscscsssausvsuseeeseeeecseseesesseseneneass 21 Using a Volume Pedal as an Expression Pedal cccesesssssssssesesessssssssessssscscscsesesesesesesescscsaasseseseseseseeeeseess 21 2 CU IA E SS AS AN ta i 22 Input Level Indicatii einn nea aa a a a a a r na 22 Memory Usage Indicators sninn i s a a aris a antes 22 22 DOS aNd DONAS ea a EE E A E al eaten ueamaaee 22 ZO PTOS td E EN ASS ES 22 BA Speca CIN S oreren eaea k a i nda denied h kia i ar r iiki 22 Maximun Record Time Ann a a R eld i a a a a e itn 23 Ds E A VA O AO 23 20 PP rea ae a E EEEE AAE R A E E as 23 27 Downloading Software To the Ill a a italia 24 Boomerang lll Phrase Sampler Version 3 3 Active MIDI Sync June 2014 Page 2 Thank you for purchasing a Boomerang Ill Phrase Sampler with Version 3 4 software This software supports communication with the Side Car controller quantizing
5. Let s say Loop 2 is recording Tap Loop 3 and Loop 2 immediately concludes recording and plays Loop 3 starts recording and turns on bright 2 If Loop 2 is playing tap Loop 3 and Loop 3 turns on bright and begins recording Loop 2 is completely indifferent to what s happening with its neighbor and plays on 3 If Loop 2 is stacking tap Loop 3 and nothing happens A loop cannot be recorded while stacking on another loop Cancel recording Using example 2 above let s say you change your mind about recording another loop Press Erase and the partially recorded Loop 3 is discarded and turns off Loop 2 continues playing Play Rules This is easy there are no rules You may start stop record or erase any loop at any time Stop Rules Do have to repeat myself There are no rules 8 Bonus Buttons The two buttons on the right side of the pedal are Bonus buttons differentiated by green and yellow labels Both are programmable and can be set to control the functions listed below Two functions can be assigned to each button a tap controls one function and a hold controls the other A tap is defined as a button press followed by a quick release A hold is defined as pressing and continuing to hold the button down for a half second or more before release The eleven functions that can be assigned to the Bonus buttons are Stack Add additional sounds to a loop Erase Select 8l erase loops one at a time OR erase all loops at
6. Stack light starts to blink Release the loop button Stack continues blinking Now on the next tap the III will conclude recording and play with Stack active Stack continues blinking Turn off Stack with the Bonus button where Stack is assigned or your handy Side Car controller Saving Parameters Each time you enter amp exit Bonus Assign mode all user adjustable parameters are saved Your III will power up in the same state until parameters are changed and saved again Here are the parameters that are saved Bonus button assignments Optional Behaviors state position of all knobs Decay Volume Vol 1 Vol 2 Vol 3 and Fade Time Thru Mute state and Play Style Boomerang Ill Phrase Sampler Version 3 3 Active MIDI Sync June 2014 Page 18 15 16 17 NOTE Serial amp Serial Sync Play Styles can have different Bonus button assignments from Sync amp Free Sample Rates There are 2 sample rates available on your Rang III 48 and 24KHz Each rate has a light and the one that s on shows the current sample rate The higher rate of 48KHz captures frequencies from 20Hz to over 22KHz A sample rate of 24KHz captures frequencies from 20Hz to about 12KHz but doubles your available record time From the factory your unit is set to record at 48KHz So the trade off is between loop playback audio quality and loop record time The fidelity you require will depend on what you re playing through Older or traditional
7. The Copy function can be used two different ways Copy Loop Used this way you can copy the contents of one loop to another and it happens almost instantaneously Follow these steps 1 press Copy and it blinks fast 2 tap the button of a loop that s NOT empty This is the source loop 3 tap the button of an empty loop This is the destination loop Voila It s done and the new loop turns on dim Copy stops blinking Cancel the copy function If Copy is pressed any time before the destination loop button Copy stops blinking and the Copy function is canceled Restrictions on Copy loop You cannot use Copy Loop to duplicate a loop that is stacking or currently being recorded however the source loop may be playing or idle Copy Live Re sampling It s easy to understand this use if you think of it as simply re routing the III s output to the empty loop you select Whatever is coming out of your Rang III will be recorded in the new loop This is called re sampling by some folks Follow these steps 1 press Copy and it blinks fast 2 tap an empty loop s button destination and that loop immediately starts recording whatever is coming out of your Rang III Copy blinks slow and the loop s light turns on bright 3 tap the same loop s button to conclude recording and it turns on dim Copy stops blinking SETUP Loop 1 is playing and Loop 3 is empty Copy a playing loop 1 Press Copy and it starts blinking fast waiting for a loop
8. a destination loop to be selected Copy fast blink Copy Live is waiting for a destination loop to be selected Copy fast blink Copy Live is waiting for a second tap of the destination loop button Copy slow blink Sync 8l Free Play Styles Clock Display Lights Active Functions Differences from Serial amp Serial Sync are in talics State of Function Clock Light Erase function is waiting for a loop to be selected Erase fast blink Once function is waiting for a loop to be selected Once slow blink Once is active Once fast blink Stack Octave or Reverse function is waiting for a loop to be selected Stack Oct or Rev fast blink Stack Octave or Reverse is active Stack Oct or Rev slow blink At least 1 loop is set to play an octave down or in reverse but no loops are currently playing an octave down or in reverse Oct or Rev slow blink Fade is active Fade slow blink Last part stacked is muted Undo slow blink Copy Loop is waiting for a source or a destination loop to be selected Copy fast blink Copy Live is waiting for a destination loop to be selected Copy fast blink Copy Live is waiting for a second tap of the destination loop button Copy slow blink Boomerang III Phrase Sampler Version 3 3 Active MIDI Sync June 2014 Page 5 5 Foot Buttons READ THIS SECTION
9. an expression pedal light 7 Fade A connected expression pedal can control either overall loop playback volume or Decay Rate If the optional behavior is turned off a connected expression pedal controls overall playback volume If the optional behavior is turned on a connected expression pedal controls Decay Rate Side Car controller response light 8 Undo In a setup with a Side Car controller and multiple Ills it may be desirable for the SC to control only one of the Ills This parameter allows a III to ignore incoming SC commands Brother sync behavior light 9 Copy In a multiple III setup tt may be desirable for a Ill to opt out of the Brother Sync behavior and always be independent This parameter allows a III to not participate in Brother Sync behavior All incoming bro sync commands are ignored and the III sends no bro sync commands but bro sync commands are passed through to other connected Ills Hold to Stack feature light 10 Loop 4 The III has always been able to record a new loop and have Stack immediately active but it takes 3 button taps of 2 different buttons This procedure is described in Sections 10 1 and 11 1 We agree this can be a hassle while performing so we added this neat little feature to reduce tap dancing If you tap and quickly release a loop button the next tap will conclude recording and play normal Ill behavior But if you tap and hold the loop button down for 1 second the
10. is selected the first plays to its end and stops the second loop plays immediately leaving no gap Your loops can be played in any order you wish Serial Sync This Play Style is similar to Serial except Loop 3 is the master loop and can play along with Loops 1 2 amp 4 which are slave loops This allows you to create a short rhythmic loop to play along with the other melodic loops For example if Loop 2 and master Loop 3 are playing together and Loop 1 is tapped Loop 2 plays to its end and stops Loop 1 plays immediately and master Loop 3 continues to play throughout Our recommendation is to record a short master about 1 or 2 measures Sync This Play Style is similar to Serial Sync but all loops can play at once For example if Loop 2 and master Loop 3 are playing together and Loop 1 is tapped Loop 1 will play when master Loop 3 restarts Now Loops 1 2 amp 3 are merrily playing together Shweeeet Free This Play Style goes its own way All 4 loops can play simultaneously and they are totally independent Each loop is recorded stacked played amp stopped without regard for what the other loops are doing With 4 long loops playing and drifting freely you can make a composition that literally will not repeat it self for days Far out Changing Loop Play Style The Play Style finger button selects between two starting points When no loops are recorded you will see either 1 Serial amp Sync lights dimly lit The
11. loops to an external MIDI clock source amp syncing multiple Rang III loopers See our website for more information about the Side Car controller You are in for a treat as this pedal is small but very powerful We welcome your comments Contact us at 800 530 4699 or mnelson boomerangmusic com Quick Start So you don t want to read this beautiful manual You want to start looping RIGHT NOW OK OK This section describes the way your Rang III Looper works right out of the box From the factory the 2 Bonus buttons yellow and green work like this Stack hold the yellow Bonus button Erase tap the yellow Bonus button Once hold the green Bonus button Undo Redo tap the green Bonus button Later if you want to change the Bonus button assignments it s easy to do See Sections 8 and 9 Start up takes about 10 seconds so don t panic when lights don t immediately appear Here s how to use your Rang Ill right out of the box e Record a loop and play it gt tap any loop button to start recording tap again to conclude recording and play that loop NOTE Record Loop 1 or 2 first NOT Loop 3 You gotta read Section 7 2 if you record Loop 3 first You just gotta e Record a loop but don t play it gt tap any loop button to start recording While recording press and hold the green Bonus button until Once blinks Tap the loop button to conclude recording The loop is captured but does not play Deferred gratification anyon
12. on Cancel the once function 1 If Loop 2 is armed to stop it and Once are blinking fast Press Once and Once blinks slow waiting on a loop selection Tap Loop 2 and the Once function is canceled for Loop 2 Once stops blinking Fno other loops are armed to stop Loop 2 plays on and on and 2 If Loop 2 is armed to stop and Loop 2 is tapped it stops immediately and becomes dim The Once function is canceled and stops blinking fno other loops are armed to stop Playing a loop once one shot playback Press Once and Once begins blinking slow Then tap Loop 2 and it and Once blink bright fast Loop 2 plays through one time only When its end is reached Loop 2 stops playing and becomes dim fno other loops are armed to stop Once stops blinking but if other loops are armed to stop their lights and Once continue to blink bright fast Recording with the Once function If you want to record a loop but not play it you can do it Tap Loop 1 and Loop 1 begins recording and turns on bright Press Once and Once blinks slow Tap Loop 1 to apply the Once function to Loop 1 Tap Loop 1 when you are finished recording Your loop is captured but does not play 11 4 Octave Assignable to either Bonus button amp controlled by a tap or hold NOTE 1 Octave CAN be turned on amp off while stacking This can lead to some bizarre creations 2 When using Free Play Style loops can immediately change between full amp half speeds But in Sync
13. once Boomerang lll Phrase Sampler Version 3 3 Active MIDI Sync June 2014 Page 9 Once Play a loop one time OR arm a loop to stop playing when its end is reached Octave Play loops at half speed They will sound an octave lower Reverse Play loops backwards Paul s dead Paul s dead Paul s dead Reverse Solo A built in effect that simulates the studio trick of playing a recording backwards Play Stop All Plays or stops multiple loops simultaneously Fade Out In A single button press initiates a volume fade Fade time is user selectable Undo Redo The last part stacked on a loop can be silenced re recorded or played again Copy Copies one loop to another This function can also resample playing loops Fresh Loop 4 More is better Add a fourth loop if you like It behaves just like Loops 1 and 2 Resetting Bonus button assignments to factory defaults Sometimes you can program yourself into confusion If you ve changed a bunch of settings and want to return to the way your III was initially setup do this power down apply power hold down both Bonus buttons until the initialization procedure is complete about 9 seconds 9 Assigning Functions To the Bonus Buttons NOTE Each Play Style starting point serial or parallel can have unique Bonus button assignments Hold the Bonus Assign finger button until the Clock Display s center light blinks green about 2 seconds You can now assign functions to the Bonus buttons The knob lab
14. other loops as you normally would Hence the wide variety Boomerang Ill Phrase Sampler Version 3 3 Active MIDI Sync June 2014 Page 14 of options The list above is only a few of the possibilities Let us know if you devise a particularly devious way to loop Recording to 2 loops at once In most cases you can only record or stack on one loop at a time However here s a little backdoor secret You can record a loop and use Copy Live at the same time And you can be stacking on a loop and use Copy Live at the same time 10 11 Loop 4 Assignable only to the yellow Bonus button amp controlled by a tap NOTE Loop 4 cannot share the button with another function so a hold does nothing If Loop 4 is selected the yellow Bonus button controls a 4 loop and the center light of the Clock Display becomes the Loop 4 light Loop 4 behaves the same as Loops 1 and 2 11 Functions Controlled By the Bonus Buttons Sync amp Free Play Styles Button use and light behavior described in this section is for Sync and Free Play Styles and differs from the way the Serial and Serial Sync Play Styles work The differences arise because 4 loops can play at one time Yeoweeeeee For example if more than one loop is playing and you press Stack which loop do you want to stack on Since the Ill isn t a mind reader you have to tell it Press Stack then tap a loop button to add parts to that loop Once Octave and Reverse work this way too select
15. properly received and then shortly thereafter turn green new software stored in memory Any other result means the download was unsuccessful PROBLEMS e Cycle power on the lll and try the download again e Use a lower BPM setting maybe 90 or 100 The lower the BPM the longer it will take the file to play Boomerang Ill Phrase Sampler Version 3 3 Active MIDI Sync June 2014 Page 24
16. recording and Erase is pressed recording stops immediately and all information is discarded so Loop 1 is empty Erase works differently depending on how it is assigned There are 3 options 1 If Erase shares a button with any function other than Stack it can only activate Erase Select The Erase All function is unavailable This is true regardless of whether Erase is controlled by a tap or a hold If Erase shares a button with the Stack function its behavior is expanded If all loops are stopped Stack has no meaning so holding the button will erase all loops A tap activates Erase Select This behavior is present regardless of whether Erase is controlled by a tap ora hold If Erase is assigned to the tap and hold actions of the same button then it can be tapped or held at any time Tapping activates Erase Select and holding erases all loops that are not playing NOTE The Erase All function ts only available if Erase is assigned to a Bonus button by itself OR shares a Bonus button with Stack 2 3 10 3 Once Assignable to either Bonus button amp controlled by a tap or hold The Once function has additional properties as described in Section 13 Once amp Stuttering SETUP Loops 1 3 have been recorded and are dim Loop 3 is NOT a master loop Arm a loop to stop when its end is reached If Loop 2 is playing press Once Loop 2 and Once begin blinking fast When Loop 2 s end is reached it stops pl
17. selection Tap Loop 3 and it turns on brightly and recording begins Copy blinks slow 2 Tap Loop 3 to conclude recording and it becomes dim Copy stops blinking Loop 1 plays through all of this Loop 1 and anything you played are recorded on Loop 3 SETUP Loops 1 2 have been recorded and are dim Loop 3 is empty Merging two loops with Copy Live Play Loop 2 Press Copy then tap Loop 3 right at the start of Loop 2 Then tap Loop 1 When Loop 2 reaches its end it stops and Loop 1 plays Tap Loop 3 right at the end of Loop 1 to conclude recording Loop 3 now consists of Loop 2 followed by Loop 1 Cancel copy If you change your mind after initiating a copy operation simply press Copy to cancel the copy Copy turns off and the destination loop is left empty Possibilities with Copy Live 1 You can make a copy of a loop while adding a new part to the copy 2 A new loop can be made that is part of another loop 3 A new loop can be created that consists of multiple copies of another loop 4 A new loop can be made that is a combination of other loops 5 So let s see you can make a new loop that s twice as long as the original as it plays in reverse and add a new part all at the same time Is your head spinning yet Restrictions on Copy Live or lack thereof Copy Live has no restrictions like Copy Loop so all manner of looping madness can prevail While Copy Live is recording to a new loop you are free to start stop stack and record
18. stops blinking Play a loop in reverse With no loop playing press Reverse and it blinks slow Tap Loop 2 and it turns on bright and plays in reverse Reverse continues to blink Recording with the Reverse function Assume Loop 3 is empty Press Reverse and it blinks slow Tap Loop 3 and it becomes bright and starts recording Tap Loop 3 a second time and the new loop plays in reverse The Reverse function has no immediate effect when recording a loop It can be freely turned on and off before or during recording but only takes affect if it is on when recording is concluded and playback begins Then your loop will play in reverse 10 6 Reverse Solo Assignable only to the green Bonus button amp controlled by a tap NOTE Reverse Solo cannot share the green Bonus button with another function so a hold does nothing 1 Tap Reverse Solo and the sound of your instrument is turned off Reverse Solo blinks bright and the Thru Mute light turns on dim Any loop that is playing or stacking continues 2 On the second tap your sound is played back in reverse The time between taps sets the length of the reverse buffer This is the length of time that your sounds are recorded before playing back in reverse The light above the Reverse Solo label blinks once each time through the buffer Your Rang III will continue to simultaneously record and play backwards until a third tap 3 On the third tap the effect is turned off and the sound of your inst
19. tube amps may only reproduce sound from 100Hz 5KHz while keyboard and acoustic amps cover a much wider frequency range If you don t run out of loop record time during typical use just leave your Rang III at the factory setting of 48KHz You can easily change the sample rate Hold down the Loop 2 button while powering up and the sample rate will be set to 48KHz Hold down the Loop 3 button while powering up and the sample rate will be set to 24KHz Your looper remembers which rate you chose and will power up with the selected sample rate until you change it See Section 24 for the maximum record time with each sample rate NOTE The through signal ts always sampled at 48KHz with 24 bit samples Thru Mute Muting the Through Signal You may have a rig that requires turning off the through signal the sound of your instrument that passes through the Ill This is accomplished by holding down both the Bonus Assign and Play Style buttons for about 2 seconds The Thru Mute light turns on bright and your through signal is muted To restore the through signal hold down the Assign and Play Style buttons for about 2 seconds The Thru Mute light turns off MIDI Clock NOTE MIDI sync is controlled by an active algorithm so there is no loop drift whatsoever Connect a standard MIDI cable to the Pedal Link In port to receive a MIDI clock signal Visual indication that your III is sensing the presence of MIDI clock is the blinkin
20. 9 Undo Redo Assignable to either Bonus button amp controlled by a tap or hold Mute the last part stacked on a loop Undo After stacking press Undo and the last sounds stacked will be removed from the loop and Undo will blink slow The last sounds stacked is defined as all recorded sounds between two presses of Stack Restore a muted part Redo Press Undo while it is blinking and the part is restored so it is heard again Undo stops blinking When Undo Redo won t work 1 If the stack function is used again the previously stacked part can no longer be disabled or enabled A If Undo is NOT blinking when stack is used again the previously stacked part becomes a permanent part of its loop B If Undo is blinking when stack is used again the previously stacked part is lost and cannot be recovered Undo stops blinking Boomerang Ill Phrase Sampler Version 3 3 Active MIDI Sync June 2014 Page 13 2 If stacking is active and you move from one loop to another the material stacked on the first loop becomes permanent and cannot be undone The Undo function now applies to what you are stacking on the second loop 3 If a part is stacked while Undo is not assigned to a Bonus button the part will not respond to Undo if it is assigned later NOTE The last stacked part can still be turned on or off after playing or recording other loops 10 10 Copy Assignable to either Bonus button amp controlled by a tap or hold
21. Phrase Sampler Version 3 3 Active MIDI Sync June 2014 unused Dim normal Once behavior Bright St st stutter behavior is a a a active unused unused unused Stutter Dim incoming MIDI commands are passed through commands Bright incoming MIDI commands are NOT retransmitted Expression pedal Dim connected exp pedal controls overall loop volume control Bright connected expression pedal controls Decay Rate Dim incoming Side Car commands cause action Bright incoming Side Car commands are ignored Dim Brother Sync behavior is enabled Bro Sync Bright Brother Sync behavior is disabled Hold to Stack Dim Hold to Stack is OFF feature Bright Hold to Stack is ON Response to Side Car pedal Response to Page 17 14 Stack amp Droning light 0 Stack The Stack function can add sound to a loop in two different ways Stack behaves as described in Sections 10 1 and 11 1 whether the Stack optional behavior is on or off The difference is in the details of adding sound to a loop as described in the next 2 paragraphs With the Stack optional behavior turned off 2 short 10 millisecond volume ramps are added to the loop at its boundary This is the point where the loop s end is joined to its beginning This is done to avoid clicks and pops that can occur and it works great But if you want to record a smooth continuous note or chord like an organ t
22. Train a Talking Bird Record a phrase you want your bird to learn I d recommend adding some silence so there is a pause before the phrase repeats Start your Rang III playing and go to work Upon returning your bird will have learned the phrase or refuse to ever speak to you again Sound Like Frankenstein Record a phrase speaking as low in pitch as you can but very quickly This is awkward at first because there s a tendency to speak slowly when lowering one s voice Play your phrase back with Octave active It plays an octave lower but the cadence is closer to normal because it s slowed down The voice you hear is terrifying and great for scaring trick or treaters on Halloween Place a small speaker in the bushes amp play a suitably threatening statement Your candy expenses will be lower Dog Tricks Record your dog barking When you play it back he ll wonder how that other dog got inside your speaker cabinet You can also play this for your cat but we cannot be responsible for the results Warranty Boomerang Musical Products Ltd warrants your Boomerang III Phrase Sampler to be free from defects in materials and workmanship for one 1 year from the date of purchase This warranty is void if the unit has been abused in any way We suggest that you fill out and return the enclosed warranty card although it is not required for the warranty to take effect We do however require that a dated proof of purchase be retained t
23. a function then tap a loop button to apply it Say a loop is playing in reverse To make it play forward press Reverse and then tap the loop button New creative possibilities are opened up when using Sync and Free With all the loops playing you can have one playing normally another playing in reverse another playing at half speed Octave etc Because of the huge number of playback combinations and the possibility of being overwhelmed we added a sort of panic button Using it might get you out of a sticky situation See Section 12 NOTE Section 11 will describe only the differences in behavior from the Serial and Serial Sync Play Styles described in Section 10 Erase Reverse Solo Undo and Copy behave exactly as they do in Serial and Serial Sync Play Styles The following 11 functions can be assigned to and controlled by the two Bonus buttons This provides a way to customize the operation of your Rang Ill The functions are activated by either tapping or holding the Bonus button to which they are assigned NOTE The loop buttons only respond to taps but the Bonus buttons can respond to either a tap or a hold so I ll use the generic term press when discussing the Bonus buttons 11 1 Stack Assignable to either Bonus button amp controlled by a tap or hold SETUP Loops 2 amp 3 have been recorded and are playing so they are brightly lit Loop 1 is empty Stacking on a loop Press Stack and it blinks fast waiting for a
24. active when a slave loop plays stacking will continue on master Loop 3 not the slave Once with master Loop 3 Once works the same as in Serial Play Style with one exception If master Loop 3 and a slave are playing both loops will stop when the slave reaches its end Also read Section 10 3 Recording with the Once function Octave with master Loop 3 If Loop 3 and another loop are playing press Octave and both loops will play at half speed and sound an octave lower Another press of Octave restores both loops to full speed playback Reverse with master Loop 3 Reverse works like Octave If 2 loops are playing press Reverse and both will reverse direction Another press of Reverse restores both loops to forward playback Play Stop All Play Stop All was designed for starting amp stopping multiple loops See Section 10 7 for more Fade with master Loop 3 Fade works as you would expect If 2 loops are playing both master and slave loops will be affected Section 10 8 has more details Boomerang III Phrase Sampler Version 3 3 Active MIDI Sync June 2014 Page 8 Erase Reverse Solo Undo Redo and Copy with master Loop 3 The behavior of these functions is unchanged when using the Serial Sync Play Style 7 3 SYNC Play Style Loop 3 is master amp the other loops are slaves All loops can play at once How to Use Sync With no loops recorded and the Sync amp Free lights dimly lit tap Loop 3 to record your first loop
25. aying and becomes dim Once stops blinking Cancel the once function 1 If Loop 2 is armed to stop and Once is pressed before Loop 2 reaches its end the Once function is canceled Loop 2 and Once stop blinking and Loop 2 plays on 2 If Loop 2 is armed to stop and Loop 2 is tapped Loop 2 stops immediately and becomes dim The once function is canceled and Once stops blinking 3 If Loop 2 is armed to stop and Loop 1 is tapped the Once function is canceled Loop 2 and Once stop blinking Loop 1 is queued to play and begins blinking dim slow Boomerang Ill Phrase Sampler Version 3 3 Active MIDI Sync June 2014 Page 11 Playing a loop once one shot playback Press Once and it begins blinking fast Then tap Loop 2 It blinks bright fast and plays through one time only When its end is reached Loop 2 stops playing and becomes dim Once stops blinking Recording with the Once function A If you want to record a loop but not play it we have you covered Tap Loop 1 and it becomes bright and begins recording Press Once and it blinks fast Tap Loop 1 to conclude recording It is captured but does not play 10 4 Octave Assignable to either Bonus button amp controlled by a tap or hold NOTE Octave cannot be turned on while stacking Change the speed of a playing loop With a loop playing press Octave and the loop plays at half speed the pitch drops one octave and Octave blinks slow Return to full speed playback Press O
26. cond before release The following are basic looping terms Loop Music or sounds that repeat It can be the verse of a song a riff or a dog s bark Master Loop Recorded first this loop sets the groove and is always loop 3 on the Rang III Slave Loop Recorded after the master they are always a multiple of the master s length Boomerang III Phrase Sampler Version 3 3 Active MIDI Sync June 2014 Page 3 Play Style How loops play one after the other or at the same time synced or free to drift Restart When a loop reaches its end and starts over at its beginning The following are conditions or states your Rang III might be in Idle Looper is not recording or playing it s just waiting on you Recording Recording a new loop Playing Playing one or more loops Stacking Adding sound to a loop while one or more loops play Copy Live Creating a new loop from other loops also called re sampling Waiting A function is waiting for you to choose a loop see Section 11 first paragraphs 2 Clock Display The mysterious group of 11 lights in a circle plus the one in the center is called the Clock Display and has a few different uses 1 Most of the time the Clock Display shows which functions are assigned to the Bonus buttons dim green this function is assigned to the green Bonus button amp is activated with a hold bright green this function is assigned to the green Bonus button amp is activated with a tap dim yellow th
27. ctave and the loop returns to full speed playback Octave stops blinking Play a loop at half speed With no loops playing press Octave and it blinks slow Tap Loop 1 and it plays at half speed Recording with the Octave function 1 Record a loop at normal speed and have it playback at half speed Tap Loop 1 to start recording and it turns on bright Press Octave and it blinks Tap Loop 1 to conclude recording and your loop plays back at half speed and sounds an octave lower 2 Record a loop at half speed and have it playback at full speed Press Octave before recording a loop and it blinks Tap Loop 1 to start recoding and it turns on bright Press Octave and it stops blinking Tap Loop 1 to conclude recording and Loop 1 plays back at full speed Your tune plays twice as fast and sounds an octave higher Doubling record time Record and playback with Octave on and the pitch amp speed of your loop will be unchanged but your maximum record time will be doubled Look at Section 24 Maximum Record Time 10 5 Reverse Assignable to either Bonus button amp controlled by a tap or hold NOTE Reverse cannot be turned on or off while stacking SETUP Loops 1 2 have been recorded and are dim Change the direction of a playing loop With Loop 1 playing press Reverse and the Loop 1 immediately reverses playback direction Reverse blinks slow Return to forward playback Press Reverse again and the Loop 1 returns to forward play Reverse
28. d 4 become slave loops All four loops can play at the same time and will be synchronized Togetherness is good 7 How the Loop Buttons Work 7 1 SERIAL Play Style Loops play one at a time in verse chorus bridge fashion How to Use Serial With no loops recorded and the Serial amp Sync lights dimly lit tap Loop 1 2 or 4 to record your first loop The Sync light turns off and the Serial light becomes bright Recording The First Loop SETUP No loops are recorded and their lights are off Start recording a loop Tap Loop 2 and it immediately starts recording amp lights up brightly Conclude recording amp start playback Tap Loop 2 while it s recording and recording is immediately concluded and it plays Loop 2 remains bright but winks each time it starts over Discarding a loop while recording If you make a mistake while recording you can quickly discard the half finished loop by pressing Erase The light turns off and the loop remains empty NOTE 1 The loop buttons behave like this record play stop play stop play stop 2 A loop must be empty to be recorded If it contains some sounds it must be erased prior to recording 3 Only 1 loop can be recorded at a time 4 The Ill cannot record one loop and stack on another at the same time Recording Second amp Subsequent Loops Tap another loop button to record that loop 1 Let s say Loop 2 is recording Tap Loop 3 and Loop 2 immediately stops and becomes
29. d Free is all playing loops stop when Play Stop All is pressed When no loops are playing all loops immediately start playing when Play Stop All is pressed 11 8 Fade Assignable to either Bonus button amp controlled by a tap or hold The difference with Sync and Free is all playing loops begin fading out when Fade is pressed If no loops are playing all loops begin fading in when Fade is pressed 11 9 Undo Redo Undo Redo behaves the same in all Play Styles and is described in Section 10 9 11 10 Copy Copy behaves the same in all Play Styles and is described in Section 10 10 Boomerang Ill Phrase Sampler Version 3 3 Active MIDI Sync June 2014 Page 16 11 11 Loop 4 Loop 4 behaves the same in all Play Styles and is described in Section 10 11 12 Panic Button Because of the huge number of playback combinations and the possibility of being overwhelmed we have added a sort of panic button Using it will stop all recording stacking amp playback and will cancel all active functions Erase Once Octave Reverse Reverse Solo Fade Undo and Copy Your loops will not be altered or erased Hold down the Bonus Assign button and tap the Play Style button then release the Bonus Assign button That s it Now you can relax 13 Optional Behaviors In response to lobbying by Rang III owners we ve added some optional behaviors These make your lll even more customizable V3 4 software offers 7 Optional Behaviors T
30. dim Loop 3 turns on brightly and starts recording 2 If Loop 2 is playing tap Loop 3 and it blinks dim slow When Loop 2 reaches its end it stops and becomes dim Loop 3 turns on brightly and starts recording 3 If Loop 2 is stacking tap Loop 3 and it blinks dim slow When Loop 2 reaches its end it stops and becomes dim Stack stops blinking Loop 3 turns on brightly and starts recording Cancel a loop selection Using example 3 above let s say you change your mind about recording Loop 3 Tap Loop 3 a second time and it turns off Loop 2 continues playing amp stacking Change a loop selection Assume Loop 2 is playing and Loop 3 was selected to be recorded so Loop 3 is blinking dim slow Tap Loop 1 before Loop 2 reaches its end and Loop 3 turns off Loop 1 starts blinking dim slow and will start recording when Loop 2 reaches its end and stops Play Rules SETUP Loops 1 3 have been recorded and are dim Starting loop playback If all loops are stopped tap any loop button to play that loop Tap another loop button to transition to that loop If Loop 2 is playing tap Loop 1 and it starts blinking dim slow When Loop 2 reaches its end it stops and becomes dim Loop 1 starts playing and turns on brightly Cancel a transition In the previous example if Loop 1 is tapped a second time before Loop 2 reaches its end it becomes dim and Loop 2 continues playing Change a loop transition Tap a third loop button while waiting on the transiti
31. e e Stop recording and start over gt while recording tap the yellow Bonus button This stops recording and discards the loop which avoids creating a funky loop and then having to erase it e Stop a loop that s playing gt tap its button e Play a recorded loop that s stopped gt tap its button e Play a loop one time so it stops on its own gt press and hold the green Bonus button until Once blinks tap a loop button The loop will play once then stop e Stack parts on a loop gt with a loop playing press and hold the yellow Bonus button until Stack blinks To turn stacking off press and hold the yellow Bonus button until Stack stops blinking e Undo or remove the last stacked part gt tap the green Bonus button Tap again to restore the part e Delete a loop gt tap the yellow Bonus button tap the loop button you want to erase NOTE A loop that is playing cannot be erased Only stopped loops can be erased e Delete all loops gt with no loops playing press and hold the yellow Bonus button All loop lights turn off 1 Name Game Terminology Different folks use different terms to describe various functions and capabilities of our Phrase Samplers This leads to confusion so let s agree on some basic terms These are basic terms describing how the buttons are used You ll see these throughout the manual Tap A press followed by a quick release Hold Pressing amp holding a button down for at least a half se
32. e Expression Pedals Purchase an expression pedal that uses a stereo cable TRS such as the Korg EXP2 Mission XPB and EP1 R Roland EV5 amp EV7 or BOSS FV 300L FV 500L amp FV 500H If the pedal does not come with a stereo cable then you will need to purchase one that has a TRS tip ring sleeve plug on both ends NOTE Expression pedals that use a mono cable TS will not work with your Rang Ill Using a Volume Pedal as an Expression Pedal Virtually any passive volume pedal can be used as an expression pedal with your Rang III NOTE An insert cable is required if you are using a volume pedal as an expression pedal Boomerang Ill Phrase Sampler Version 3 3 Active MIDI Sync June 2014 Page 21 Insert cables have a TRS plug on one end and 2 mono plugs or jacks on the other end The TRS plug connects to your Rang Ill and the 2 mono jacks connect to your volume pedal A few insert cables that should work fine are Hosa STP201RT Horizon HYS P 1 4 Live Wire TRS M Dual 1 4 and Pro Co IPBQ2Q3 or IPBQ2Q5 NOTE If your volume pedal doesn t work properly swap the 2 plugs at the volume pedal 21 Clip Light Input Level Indicator 22 23 24 The light to the right of the Boomerang logo indicates input signal level It s OK if it occasionally turns on but if it is on most of the time then your input signal is too loud The pedal will not be harmed but unwanted distortion might occur If the
33. ecording Second amp Subsequent LOOMS 2 0 eeecessesesesesesesescseseneeeececesssesesesesesesesecseseseneeeeceesteseeeseseataneeeeees 7 ENAA RO E A A E AA E tage 7 Stp RULES grp a a e a a a a a a a e a a e es 8 7 2 SERIAL SYNC Play Style Master Loop 3 can play along with loops 1 2 OF 4 oococccccccccconoconononnnncnnnos 8 Howto Use Serial AC tit 8 7 3 SYNC Play Style Loop 3 is master amp the other loops are slaves All loops can play at once 9 FIOW TONS OC tadas 9 7 4 FREE Play Style There is no master All loops can play at once in an independent fashion 9 HOW TOMI SE Et a A aa 9 Recording The First LOOP esssssssssssssssssssssssesescsessssssssssssssesssssusesesesesssssesesasscsesesesesesessssscscscscsassvscseeeeeeseess 9 Recording Second amp Subsequent LOOPS oc eeecesstsssssssesesesesesssssssesessesessssssscsesesesesesesesssesssasesasssesesesesseeeseees 9 Play RU a eb eee al 9 Stop RULES Aen nenia a n a e e a e A a AS 9 Ga Bonus BUTTONS oneer ea E E OE E E E EE EE EAEE eae 9 Resetting Bonus button assignments to factory defaults cccccscsesessssscscsesesesssesesseseeesesessseseseeeseeseees 10 9 Assigning Functions To the Bonus Buttons cc neat cence cee eed 10 10 Functions Controlled By the Bonus Buttons Serial amp Serial Sync Play Styles eee 10 O et ey ween a prea rete ects tite Revie amare er erent cre ref i sever seers ee neces eee err ie tenes 10 RODS EFASS O ta ikea tig ate
34. eled Hold in green selects which function is controlled when the green Bonus button is held down A dim green light shows which function is selected The knob labeled Tap in green selects which function is controlled when the green Bonus button is tapped A bright green light shows which function is selected The knob labeled Hold in yellow selects which function is controlled when the yellow Bonus button is held down A dim yellow light shows which function is selected The knob labeled Tap in yellow selects which function is controlled when the yellow Bonus button is tapped A bright yellow light shows which function is selected If a function light is off that function is not assigned to a Bonus button and cannot be used After making your selections tap the Bonus Assign button to exit Assign Mode The clock s center light stops blinking Your assignments will be remembered when your Rang III is powered down NOTE You cannot change function assignments while any functions are active or when any loop is recording queued to record or stacking But you can change assignments while loops play 10 Functions Controlled By the Bonus Buttons Serial amp Serial Sync Play Styles Button use and light behavior described in this section is for Serial and Serial Sync Play Styles The following 11 functions can be assigned to and controlled by the two Bonus buttons This provides a way to customize the operation of your Rang Ill The funct
35. g of the Sync Play Style light It blinks on each MIDI quarter note received When an external MIDI clock is present the loops will be quantized to the nearest quarter note i e recording will start and end on the MIDI quarter note closest to your loop button tap When playing a stopped loop it will start on the nearest quarter note following a loop button tap NOTE There is no need to anticipate or take special actions with MIDI clock just tap right on the quarter note When the clock source issues a Stop command the III responds by issuing an internal Play Stop All command and all playing loops stop When the clock source issues a Start command the III responds by playing all loops that were playing when the last Stop command was received NOTE The Reverse and Octave functions only work well with MIDI clock when using Sync Play Style The Reverse and Octave functions work differently in the different Play Styles In Serial Serial Sync and Free Play Styles loops will reverse and play at half speed immediately leading to loss of sync with the MIDI beat But in Sync Play Style loops wait for a master loop restart to change direction or speed This ensures they remain synced to the MIDI beat NOTE The lll supports MIDI clock tempos from 40 to 250 beats per minute Using tempos outside of this range may lead to strange behavior not you the pedal Boomerang Ill Phrase Sampler Version 3 3 Active MIDI Sync June 2014 Pa
36. ge 19 18 Brother Sync Brother Sync is a way to have 2 or more Rang III loopers play synchronously WITHOUT the need for an external MIDI clock In testing had 3 units each playing 4 loops and all twelve loops played together flawlessly for reasonable time periods 30 minutes to 1 hour Our Brother Sync scheme is deceptively simple The starting point is with no loops recorded on any pedal When an upstream lll records a master loop 3 downstream Ills will follow suit and record their own master loop 3 that is exactly the same length as the master III With the master loops playing together slave loops can be recorded on the various llls and they will play synchronously as well Additionally a Play Stop All command executed by a master will start or stop all loops on all downstream Ills So a single Bonus button press could start 8 or more loops playing together Normal bro sync operation with 2 or more Ills single MIDI cable connection between each III With this setup there is a MIDI cable going from the Pedal Link Out connector on one III to the Pedal Link In connector on another III Multiple Ills can be connected in daisy chain fashion Here is a set of rules that describes the bro sync behavior of each Rang III la When all loops are empty if loops 1 2 or 4 are recorded first there is no brother sync behavior that is incoming bro sync commands are ignored and no local actions are sent as MIDI commands This IIl beco
37. ggestions will help ensure your download goes smoothly 1 It is highly recommended that you use a basic player such as MIDI Ox Another possibility is Sweet MIDI Player from ronimusic com but use the older versions 2 4 4 for Macs and 2 4 6 for PCs Be sure no other programs are currently open or running 2 Check to ensure the MIDI player program is set to output to your USB MIDI device If your MIDI interface has a configuration utility be sure it is set to output SysEx data and it is not inserting merging or generating any other MIDI data clocks etc that might cause problems 3 4 lt Turn off the Repeat option so the file plays only once Before connecting the III open amp play the MIDI file to see if it appears to play all the way through without any error messages pauses etc The file plays in about 32 seconds at 120 BPM beats per minute Verify that the MIDI data present indicator on your hardware turns on 5 Insure no other programs or devices are running which could also be using the MIDI port and inserting extraneous MIDI data clocks etc Disconnect all other MIDI devices 6 7 Power up your Rang Ill and wait until it is fully initialized about 10 seconds Now connect the MIDI cable to the Pedal Link In jack and play the MIDI file The file should play only one time After the file has played the Rang III s clock display will light in yellow firmware update has been
38. he volume dip can be heard It s not a pop or a click but it is noticeable So what s a drone enthusiast to do Simply turn on the Stack optional behavior Doing this removes the volume ramps added during stacking Voila Take your eBow in hand and create a smooth droooo000000000000000ne Once amp Stuttering light 2 Once The Once function can behave in two different ways With the Once optional behavior turned off the Once function works as described in Sections 10 3 and 11 3 But if Once optional behavior is turned on the loop buttons behavior is changed slightly to allow stuttering Stuttering is the ability to restart a loop instantaneously resulting in something like wassup wassup wassup wi dis muh main If Once is active and Loop 1 is playing tapping Loop 1 restarts the loop Tapping Loop 1 doesn t stop the loop as it normally does To stop Loop 1 press Once to turn off the Once function Once stops blinking Then tap Loop 1 and it stops playing Of course Once can still be used to play a loop one time or arm a playing loop to stop at its end NOTE Stuttering only works when there is NO master loop Le in Serial or Free Play Styles Retransmission of incoming MIDI commands light 6 Play Stop All With some setups such as using two Ills with two MIDI cables you do not want incoming MIDI commands being passed through See Section 18 Brother Sync Peer behavior with two Ills Controlling Decay Rate with
39. hroughout the warranty period If you encounter a problem contact us before returning your unit Do not return the unit to the dealer but ship it directly to us Always insure a valuable item like this pedal when shipping Our phone numbers and email info are on the front of this manual as well as our website Securely package the unit include a description of the problem a copy of your dated proof of purchase your phone number a complete return address and ship to Boomerang Musical Products 1516 Victoria Drive Denton TX 76201 e Boomerang Musical Products Ltd reserves the right to make changes in product design without any obligation to include those changes in any products previously manufactured e There is no express warranty on goods covered by this agreement Boomerang Ill Phrase Sampler Version 3 3 Active MIDI Sync June 2014 Page 23 27 Downloading Software To the III If your pedal doesn t work after a download you can return it to us Include a 50 check and a complete return address we ll perform the download and ship your pedal home The primary reason for problems is MIDI data other than the commands associated with the download being present To avoid this remove all hardware devices from your MIDI network except the Rang Ill And have only the MIDI player program running on your computer No other MIDI data can be present including MTC MMC MIDI clock etc The Overview New software can be downl
40. ions are activated by either tapping or holding the Bonus button to which they are assigned NOTE The loop buttons only respond to taps but the Bonus buttons can respond to either a tap or a hold so I ll use the generic term press when discussing the Bonus buttons 10 1 Stack Assignable to either Bonus button amp controlled by a tap or hold NOTE 1 You cannot stack on a loop that is fading in or out 2 A stacked part can only be removed if the Undo function is assigned to a Bonus button prior to stacking See Undo Redo in Section 10 9 for more details Prince of Wales SETUP Loops 1 3 have been recorded and are stopped Loop 3 is not a master loop Stacking on a loop When Loop 3 is playing press Stack and stacking on Loop 3 begins Stack blinks slow Loop 3 remains bright Stop stacking the loop continues to play If Loop 3 is stacking press Stack and stacking is concluded Loop 3 continues playing and Stack stops blinking Loop 3 remains bright Boomerang Ill Phrase Sampler Version 3 3 Active MIDI Sync June 2014 Page 10 Tap the loop button to conclude stacking amp stop loop playback If Loop 3 is stacking it is bright and Stack is blinking slow Tap Loop 3 and it immediately becomes dim concludes stacking amp stops Stack stops blinking Tap another loop button to transition to that loop with stacking active If Loop 2 is stacking and Loop 1 is tapped it starts blinking dim slow When Loop 2 reaches
41. is function is assigned to the yellow Bonus button amp is activated with a hold bright yellow this function is assigned to the yellow Bonus button amp is activated with a tap 2 It shows the value set by the Decay Volume Vol 2 Vol 3 Vol 4 amp Fade Time knobs Turn a knob and the function assignment information will disappear The center light turns on green and the circle of lights shows the parameter s value with one or more of the lights glowing yellow green A short time after you stop moving the knob the display returns to showing Bonus button function assignments 3 The Clock Display amp knobs labeled Hold and Tap assign functions to the Bonus buttons See Sections 8 and 9 for more shtick Dick 4 The Clock Display green 7ap knob amp both Bonus buttons turn on amp off Optional Behaviors See Section 13 for more dope dude 3 Setting Parameters with the Knobs Decay Knob Decay rate is the rate at which older parts fade out when new parts are stacked on a loop Zero on the Clock Display means NO decay all parts remain at the volume they were recorded regardless of how many times you stack new parts As the decay value increases the earlier parts of your loop fade more quickly when a new part is added to your loop stacking When set to 10 stacking a part will completely replace the original Volume Knobs In Serial and Serial Sync Play Styles the Volume knob controls overall playback level In addition to reducing
42. its end it becomes dim concludes stacking and stops Loop 1 turns on bright and plays with stacking active Stack continues blinking slow throughout Stacking immediately after recording Sometimes it s cool to record a loop and have stacking active immediately when the loop plays the first time Tap Loop 2 to begin recording Loop 2 Then press Stack and Stack blinks slow Now tap Loop 2 a second time to conclude recording and play your new loop When the loop plays stacking will be active NOTE There is another way to immediately Stack on a loop the first time it plays See Section 13 10 2 Erase Assignable to either Bonus button amp controlled by a tap or hold NOTE A loop cannot be erased while it is playing stacking or queued to play or stack SETUP Loops 1 3 have been recorded but are not playing They all are dim Erase Select Select one loop to erase Let s say Loop 2 is playing Press Erase and it blinks fast Loops 1 and 3 start blinking dim fast Tap Loop 1 and it is erased and turns off Loop 3 and Erase stop blinking Loop 2 continues playing throughout Cancel Erase Select If in the previous example Erase is pressed rather than Loop 1 Loops 1 and 3 return to dim and Erase stops blinking Erase All Erase multiple loops at once This only applies when all loops are stopped Hold down Erase and all loops are erased and turn off Erase Record Press Erase while a loop is recording to abort the recording If Loop 1 is
43. loop selection Tap Loop 2 and stacking on Loop 2 begins Stack changes to a slow blink This 2 step process is necessary in Sync amp Free Play Styles because more than one loop can be available for stacking so you must select a loop for stacking Stop stacking Press Stack and stacking is turned off Stack stops blinking Since the III can only stack on one loop at a time there s no need for a loop selection Stacking immediately after recording Tap Loop 1 to begin recording Press Stack and Stack blinks slow Tap Loop 1 to select it for stacking and Stack blinks fast When recording is complete tap Loop 1 to conclude recording and play your new loop with stacking active NOTE There is another way to immediately Stack on a loop the first time it plays See Section 13 11 2 Erase Erase behaves the same in all Play Styles and is described in Section 10 2 11 3 Once Assignable to either Bonus button amp controlled by a tap or hold Once can have additional properties as described in Section 13 Once amp Stuttering Boomerang Ill Phrase Sampler Version 3 3 Active MIDI Sync June 2014 Page 15 SETUP Loops 1 3 have been recorded Arm loops to stop at their ends With Loops 2 and 3 playing press Once and Once blinks slow waiting on a loop selection Tap Loop 2 and it and Once blink fast When Loop 2 reaches its end it becomes dim and stops playing Once stops blinking fno other loops are armed to stop Loop 3 plays
44. loops wait until they restart to change speeds Play a loop at half speed Press Octave and it blinks fast waiting for a loop selection Tap Loop 1 and Octave changes to a slow blink Loop 1 plays at half speed and sounds an octave lower Return to full speed playback Press Octave and it blinks fast Tap Loop 1 and it returns to full speed playback Octave stops blinking Fno other loops are set to play at half speed This can be done with a stopped or playing loop Recording with the Octave function Tap Loop 1 and it turns on bright and recording begins Press Octave and it blinks slow Tap Loop 1 to select it and Octave blinks fast Tap Loop 1 again to conclude recording Loop 1 plays at half speed and sounds an octave lower than recorded 11 5 Reverse Assignable to either Bonus button amp controlled by a tap or hold NOTE 1 Reverse CAN be turned on amp off while stacking Use at your own risk 2 When using Free Play Style loops immediately change direction But in Sync loops wait until they restart to change direction The main difference with the Play Styles that allow all loops to play is each loop is individually selected to play in reverse You can have any combination of loops playing in reverse or forward 11 6 Reverse Solo Reverse Solo behaves the same in all Play Styles and is described in Section 10 6 11 7 Play Stop All Assignable to either Bonus button amp controlled by a tap or hold The difference with Sync an
45. mes bro sync independent 1b When all loops are empty if loop 3 is recorded first a record master loop 3 command is sent and subsequent loop 3 actions result in transmission of MIDI commands Incoming bro sync commands are ignored This II becomes a bro sync master 1c When all loops are empty and a record master loop 3 command is received recording of loop 3 begins immediately subsequently received bro sync commands will cause appropriate actions and no local actions are sent as MIDI commands This III becomes a bro sync slave 2 When all loops are erased the Ills are ready for a new looping session The roles of the various pedals may change depending on the sequence of loop recording 3 While recording master loop 3 on a bro sync master if an Erase function is executed it will be sent out as a MIDI command This is the only situation in which an Erase is sent out as a MIDI command This is necessary to cancel master loop 3 recording on slave Ills when recording is abandoned on the master III 4 Play Stop All is sent out as a MIDI command by a Ill acting as a bro sync master and a bro sync slave will respond to the Play Stop All and either play or stop its loops appropriately Peer behavior with two Ills dual MIDI cable connection With this setup there are two MIDI cables connecting two Ills The Pedal Link Out connector on each is connected to the Pedal Link In connector on the other The idea is that ei
46. o measures Recording with master Loop 3 1 The master loop must be playing when the slave loops are recorded If it is not playing it will start automatically when a slave loop begins recording 2 When recording a slave a loop button tap arms the loop to record at the next master restart For example if master Loop 3 is playing and Loop 2 is tapped it blinks dim slow When the master reaches its end and starts over Loop 2 turns on bright and begins recording A second tap of Loop 2 arms it to stop recording and it blinks dim slow The next time the master restarts Loop 2 becomes bright concludes recording and plays Playing with master Loop 3 1 Loop 3 can play along with any other loop or by itself 2 If no loops are playing then loops 1 2 and 4 play just like there is no master 3 If Loop 3 is playing slave loops will start on a Loop 3 restart For example if Loop 3 is playing and Loop 1 is tapped it starts blinking dim slow On the next restart of Loop 3 Loop 1 will become bright and play along with Loop 3 4 Pressing a loop button stops playback immediately If Loops 1 and 3 are playing press Loop 1 and it stops immediately and becomes dim Loop 3 continues to play Stacking with master Loop 3 1 If a slave loop and master Loop 3 are playing and Stack is pressed stacking is active on the slave not the master 2 To stack on master Loop 3 play it by itself 3 If master Loop 3 is playing by itself and stacking is
47. oaded from our website it comes in the form of a MIDI file Save it in a convenient directory on your computer You ll need a USB to MIDI interface A USB cable connects your computer to your interface device and a MIDI cable goes from the USB MIDI interface to the Pedal Link In connector on your III A USB to MIDI cable is a complete interface in one item and can be purchased for as little as 19 Launch an application that can play MIDI files Open and play the MIDI file you were sent You may get a warning saying something like There is no note data in this file That s cool as there isn t only a bunch of SysEx and some Continuous Controller commands After the file plays all the clock display lights turn on bright yellow to indicate the new software has been received A second later they turn bright green indicating the new software has been permanently stored Power down the III move it to your rig and you re set to go My setup is an HP computer running Windows 7 and a free program called MIDI Ox midiox com Please make a donation to them if you can we gave 100 as MIDI Ox is a very powerful tool My USB MIDI interface is an M Audio now called Avid Fast Track Pro It works like a charm We ve also had success using Windows Media Player particularly on XP systems but also with Windows 7 The Details Despite MIDI being a standard it is impossible to guarantee the transfer of SysEx data will always be successful These su
48. on between loops and the selection changes Assume Loop 2 is playing Loop 1 is queued to play and is blinking dim slow Tap Loop 3 and Loop 1 becomes dim Loop 3 starts blinking dim slow Loop 3 will play at the end of Loop 2 Boomerang III Phrase Sampler Version 3 3 Active MIDI Sync June 2014 Page 7 Stop Rules Tap currently playing loop s button to stop it For example if Loop 1 is playing tap it and it stops immediately and becomes dim Tap currently stacking loop s button to stop it For example if Loop 1 is stacking tap it and it stops immediately and becomes dim Stack also stops blinking NOTE If you want the loop to automatically stop at its end check out the Once function in Sections 10 3 and 11 3 7 2 SERIAL SYNC Play Style Master Loop 3 can play along with loops 1 2 or 4 How to Use Serial Sync With no loops recorded and the Serial amp Sync lights dimly lit tap Loop 3 to record your first loop The Serial and Sync lights become bright Since the others are subservient to master Loop 3 they are called slave loops NOTE 1 When Loop 3 is master the button amp light behavior is different than Serial Please read on 2 If master Loop 3 is erased the IlI switches to Serial Play Style and Loop 3 reverts to being a normal loop There is no master loop 3 While there is no restriction on master loop length you ll quickly find that it s best to have a relatively short master say one or tw
49. put amp R Loop out R stereo amp L Loop out L R input amp R Loop out R stereo Power Connector The included power supply plugs in here The power supply output specs are 9VAC 9VDC positive tip or 9VDC negative tip 500 1000mA Rather open minded wouldn t you say old boy The connector should be 5 5mm outside diameter and 2 5mm inside diameter Pedal Link Connectors In software Versions 1 0 and 2 0 these connectors serve only one purpose the In connector is used to upload new software to your Rang III But in V2 1 and higher the In connector is used to receive commands from an attached Side Car controller In V3 0 and higher the In connector can receive MIDI clock from an external source If a MIDI clock signal is present loops will be quantized to the nearest quarter note allowing loops to be synced to an external MIDI device such as a drum machine Expression Pedal Jack Connect your expression pedal such as the Rang Wholly Roller volume expression pedal here using a stereo cable with 1 4 tip ring sleeve phone plugs on each end See Sections 13 and 20 for more juice Bruce 20 Expression Pedal Control Loop Volume or Decay Rate Plug in an expression pedal and you are ready to go With no additional hassle or setup the pedal controls the level of your loops when they are playing You can choose to have the expression pedal control Decay Rate See Section 13 Controlling Decay Rate Compatibl
50. rolled by a tap or hold NOTE 1 Fade cannot be turned on while a loop ts stacking recording or queued to record And stacking and recording cannot be initiated during a fade 2 Fade time is set with the knob labeled Fade Time Makes sense to me The time can be set from about 3 to 43 seconds Fade time cannot be changed while a fade is in progress SETUP Loop 2 has been recorded Start a smooth fade out Press Fade and which ever loop is playing will fade to silence according to the selected fade time When the level reaches zero the loop will stop playing Let s say Loop 2 is playing Press Fade Loop 2 blinks bright slow and Fade blinks slow Loop 2 s volume begins decreasing When Loop 2 s volume reaches zero it stops playing and becomes dim Fade stops blinking Start a smooth fade in If no loop is playing Fade can initiate a fade in For example press Fade and it starts blinking slow Tap Loop 2 and it blinks bright slow and begins fading in When Loop 2 reaches full volume both it and Fade stop blinking Changing fade direction If a loop is fading either in or out pressing Fade will reverse the direction of the fade The rate of change in the loop s volume will be unaffected Canceling a fade Pressing the loop button of the fading loop will terminate the fade If the loop is fading out it will stop playing If it is fading in it will jump to full volume and continue playing In either case Fade will stop blinking 10
51. rument is heard normally Reverse Solo stops blinking and Thru Mute light returns to its previous state Boomerang Ill Phrase Sampler Version 3 3 Active MIDI Sync June 2014 Page 12 When using this effect it is recommended that the length set by two taps is related to the tempo of the music One measure is a good place to start NOTE 1 The reverse buffer time between taps ts limited to 8 seconds 2 Reverse Solo cannot play loops backwards Use Reverse to play your loops backwards 10 7 Play Stop All Assignable to either Bonus button amp controlled by a tap or hold NOTE Play Stop All is specifically designed to be used when Loop 3 is acting as master It can start and stop two or more loops at once Stopping all loops at once When one or two loops are playing pressing Play Stop All immediately stops all loops Starting 2 or more loops at once If Loop 3 is master and no loops are playing Play Stop All can start a slave loop and the master together For example when no loop is playing press Play Stop All and it starts blinking slow Tap Loop 2 and Loop 2 and master Loop 3 start playing together and turn on bright Play Stop All stops blinking NOTE Play Stop All can t be used if a loop ts being recorded If it is waiting on a loop selection indicated by Play Stop All blinking and recording is begun the function is canceled and Play Stop All turns off 10 8 Fade Assignable to either Bonus button amp cont
52. s atest A fendi eda telat 11 10 3 ONC st en eS CN cat a A at Ca ae 11 104 CCEA DARA 12 LO RV iia 12 LO REVES SOG NA A ARA E AAC 12 10 7 PlayoStop Alli a do o dd a o o o 8 13 Boomerang lll Phrase Sampler Version 3 3 Active MIDI Sync June 2014 Page 1 Dd e ds e di a e 13 A a a etek au loh a Ea 13 TOON CO ANNA Dieses Raat vada Maeve Sirs SO Goh sa ese heat AS AAA heel a hese Sah aes 14 ANA A A cette E A sete AA E E AA ME A 14 Copy Live RESPIRA Reiter had RMA Ae 14 A RRA 15 11 Functions Controlled By the Bonus Buttons Sync amp Free Play Styles o s 15 i ES A A AE A AA 15 aa E O RN E EE SE AE ARATE 15 a Eea TAE S E A E E A 15 O 16 A nin ting iaaniethalat nih ou Noh Aten arm cleat tune ea sak trent baclalta es 16 A N 16 117 RlayeStop All te e RD Oa lead loo do la e e ld a lor Ail ad dN oes 16 AEB ii AAA eh RANE A 16 A 16 SS A A A ein tern ais et ele ie tees 16 ATS LiL 8 a Ee Mee ok Pach Lice BoE EE MB AN i a DO ets bs A A 17 12 Panie Button ccccccccssscsssssssssssssssssssscsssssssssssssesssssscsssssscssssssssssssscssssssssssssscssssnscsssssesssssnessssssesssssnssssssusssssnesssssueen 17 13 Optional BONOS NAAA At 17 14 Saving Parameters it A A AA RA A edd A A A A A AEREA 18 IS Sample Rates nio ais 19 16 Thru Mute Muting the Through Signal scccoss ce ceicadac ace erd teens dees 19 A AAA A ARS RN RENTAR 19 ABRO SN Circ AA AA A A A aa IE 20 Normal bro sync operation with 2 or more Ills
53. se are called the seria Play Styles or 2 Sync amp Free lights dimly lit These are called the parallel Play Styles To switch between these displays hold down the Play Style finger button for 2 seconds With the Serial amp Sync lights dim you can use either Serial or Serial Sync Play Styles If Loops 1 2 or 4 are recorded first the Sync light turns off the Serial light becomes bright and the pedal uses Serial Play Style Loop 3 will behave identically to the other loops Loop 3 will NOT be the master loop Only one loop plays at a time However if Loop 3 is recorded first both Serial amp Sync lights become bright and the pedal uses Serial Sync Play Style Loop 3 becomes the master loop and Loops 1 2 and 4 become slave loops Loop 3 can play along with any of the other loops Boomerang III Phrase Sampler Version 3 3 Active MIDI Sync June 2014 Page 6 With the Sync amp Free lights dim you can use either Sync or Free Play Styles If Loops 1 2 or 4 are recorded first the Sync light turns off the Free light becomes bright and the pedal uses Free Play Style Loop 3 will behave identically to the other loops and will NOT be a master loop All four loops can play at once and no synchronization is active which is the whole point of being Free However if Loop 3 is recorded first the Sync light becomes bright the Free light turns off and the pedal uses Sync Play Style Loop 3 becomes the master loop and Loops 1 2 an
54. sound is good to you then don t worry about it Let your ears make the final decision Memory Usage Indicator The Clip light also indicates the memory s state A dim slow blink means there is 10 seconds or less of record time left A dim fast blink means memory is full and no more recording or stacking can take place until some memory is made available by deleting a loop If you are recording a loop and memory fills up recording immediately stops and the loop plays If your typical usage results in filling the memory frequently consider trying the 24KHz sample rate Do s and Don ts Don t connect the output of a power amplifier to this or any pedal Don t use this pedal as a hockey puck You might damage your stick Do experiment freely even wildly Do contact us if you have any comments or questions about any of our products 800 530 4699 or mnelson boomerangmusic com Problems Problem Solution No sound comes through 1 Move the amp connection to the left output jack your pedal 2 Turn off Thru Mute if that light is on See Section 16 1 The Decay Rate is set too high Set it to 0 using the Decay Rate knob When stacking new parts completely replace 2 The expression pedal control option is set to Decay Rate yet no expression previously recorded parts pedal is connected See Sections 20 and 13 Set this option so an expression pedal controls loop playback volume whether or not one is connected Specifica
55. the output about 10dB of boost is available Seven on the Clock Display is unity gain In these Play Styles Vol 2 Vol 3 and Vol 4 are inactive In Sync and Free Play styles Volume controls the playback level of Loop 1 Vol 2 controls Loop 2 Vol 3 controls Loop 3 This is a test what loop does the Vol 4 knob control See page 369 for answer Fade Time Knob This sets the time for the Fade function The time range is about 3 to 45 seconds See Sections 10 8 and 11 8 for more Lenore Saving current knob settings To save the current values set by these knobs enter and exit the Bonus Assign Mode hold down the Bonus Assign button until the center light on the clock display blinks green Then release and tap the Bonus Assign button once more to exit the Bonus Assign Mode Every time you turn on your Rang Ill these values will be restored NOTE In addition to saving and restoring knob position the following parameters are saved Bonus button assignments Optional Behaviors state Thru Mute state and Play Style Serial amp Serial Sync Play Styles can have different Bonus button assignments from Sync amp Free Boomerang lll Phrase Sampler Version 3 3 Active MIDI Sync June 2014 Page 4 4 Light Displays amp Meanings All Play Styles Clock Display Lights Function Assignments State of Function Clock Light Function not assigned to a button off Function is assigned amp is activated by a hold dim F
56. ther III can initiate a looping session But once begun one III will be the master and the other the slave Erasing all loops allows the players to start over so they and their Ills can swap roles for the next song NOTE For this to work retransmission of MIDI commands should be disabled on both pedals See Section 13 Optional Behaviors Retransmission of incoming MIDI commands Boomerang Ill Phrase Sampler Version 3 3 Active MIDI Sync June 2014 Page 20 19 Rear Panel Input amp Output Jacks 1 4 smart phone jacks There are two input and two output jacks The III will function differently depending on which jacks are used For basic use plug your instrument into the left input mono and connect your amp to the left output mono If you plug into both input amp both output jacks your Rang III will record in true stereo The following table shows all valid connections n on X a cable is plugged in no cable Scheme Input Output Behavior L R CE R 1 JL X Instrument amp Loop outk 2 JLx JL X Instrument amp Loop out Lo Po 3 x x I X Instrument 8 Loop outL LooponlyoutR gt Po 4 i X x x instrument ony outl Loop onyoutR x lt x 5 x Lx X Left amp right inputs summed amp output with Loop on L 6 x x Left amp right inputs summed amp output with Loop on R 7 x Lx L X Linput amp L Loop out L R in
57. tions All audio other than the loops is sampled at 48 KHz with 24 bit samples This includes the through and Reverse Solo signals Max input signal u 2V peak 4V p p Input Impedance approx 1Mohm mono approx 2Mohm stereo each input Output Impedance approx 600 ohm each output Noise Level approx 104dB 20Hz 20KHz unweighted Dynamic Range approx 107dB 20Hz 20KHz unweighted Sample Rate Loop audio 48 or 24kHz all other audio 48kHz Sample Width Loop audio 20 bits all other audio 24 bits Power 9V AC or DC positive or negative tip 600MA or greater Power connector OD 5 5mm ID 2 5mm length 9 0mm Boomerang Ill Phrase Sampler Version 3 3 Active MIDI Sync June 2014 Page 22 25 26 Maximum Record Time Recording Sample Rate KHz Momo Stereo AB min ge sec 4min23sec 48 but recording and playing at half speed 24 17min32sec 8min46sec Po amin 82 sec 8min46sec 24 but recording and playing at half speed 12 35min4sec 17min32sec Craziness Here are some nutty things to try with your looper that will get you laughing Backwards Talking Game Say a short phrase such as your name record it and play it in reverse Listen carefully and learn to say this reversed phrase Now record your self saying the backward phrase Then play this in reverse and see how close you ve come to the original The humor lies in listening to people try to talk backwards
58. unction is assigned amp is activated by a tap bright Loop Lights State of Loop Loop Light Clock Light Loop is empty off Stopped loop has been recorded but is not playing dim Queued for recording playing or stacking dim slow blink Recording or playing bright Stacking bright Stack slow blink Stopped amp is a candidate to be erased dim fast blink Erase fast blink Armed to stop playing when its end is reached bright fast blink Once fast blink Fading out or in bright slow blink Fade slow blink Copy Loop destination loop light gt off gt dim Copy fast blink gt solid Copy Live destination loop light gt off gt bright gt dim Copy fast gt slow blink gt solid Serial amp Serial Sync Play Styles Clock Display Lights Active Functions Differences from Sync amp Free Play Styles are in italics State of Function Clock Light Erase function is waiting for a loop to be selected Erase fast blink Once function is waiting for a loop to be selected or is active Once fast blink Stack Octave or Reverse is active Stack Oct or Rev slow blink Play Stop All is waiting for a loop selection Play Stop All fast blink Fade is waiting for a loop to be selected or is active Fade slow blink Last past stacked is muted Undo slow blink Copy Loop is waiting for a source and or
59. urning the Optional Behaviors On amp Off A new sub mode has been added to the Bonus Assign mode Hang with me on this because it s kind of complex It s not rocket science but it is harder than using a hose Hold the Bonus Assign button until the Clock Display s center light blinks green about 2 seconds The pedal is in the hopefully familiar Bonus Assign mode with the center light blinking green Then tap the yellow Bonus Button The III enters the Optional Behaviors sub mode and the center light blinks slower You ll see Octave on bright green Stack Once Play Stop All Fade Undo amp Copy will be dim yellow The other clock lights will be off The yellow lights represent the six optional behaviors Turn the green Tap knob also labeled Vol 3 and the bright green indicator moves This is how you select an option to turn on or off For example move the green indicator to select Once Tap the green Bonus button and the yellow Once light toggles between dim and bright After making changes return to normal operation by tapping the Bonus Assign button The clock s center light stops blinking Indicators for the Optional Behaviors Label Description 0 Stack Dim volume ramps are used while stacking Bright NO volume ramps are used during stacking Behavior Volume ramps during Stacking 1 Erase 2 Once 3 Octave 4 Reverse 5 Reverse Solo id Rea i al e Retransmit MIDI _ 10 Loop 4 Boomerang III

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