Boss Micro Rack series
Micro Rack tech specs
Boss ROD-10
Boss RRV-10
- Released: 1980s
- Company: Boss
- Type: Effect
- Control: Footswitch
- Display: None
- Size: Half U
The Micro Rack half-width 1U series of effects was made by Boss in the 1980s.
As you might expect from products branded with the name of their guitar pedal division, they're cheap and simple compared to the fully fledged Roland-branded effects. Personally, I like them, because of their straightforward interface with one knob per parameter, and their charming, slightly lo-fi sound. They're more than good enough to do the job, and add bags of character. They also look pretty cute.
Although MIDI was well established by the time this range of effects came out, they were budget devices, so didn't implement anything so fancy. Instead, they each have a footswitch input to turn the effect on and off, which makes them ideally suited to be toggled with a digital sequencer, with a little creative soldering.
Components
| Model | Type | Released | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| RBF-10 | Module | 1985 | Flanger |
| RCL-10 | Module | 1985 | Compressor, limiter, expander, gate |
| RDD-10 | Module | 1985 | Digital delay |
| RGE-10 | Module | 1985 | Graphic equaliser |
| RPH-10 | Module | 1985 | Phaser |
| BMR-5 | Rack | 1985 | Half-width micro rack (houses 5 modules) |
| RAD-10 | Rack | 1985 | 19" subrack (houses 2 modules) |
| RPQ-10 | Module | 1986 | Pre-amp / parametric equaliser |
| RPS-10 | Module | 1986 | Pitch shifter / delay |
| RSD-10 | Module | 1986 | Sampler / digital delay |
| RCE-10 | Module | 1987 | Digital chorus ensemble |
| RDD-20 | Module | 1987 | Digital delay |
| ROD-10 | Module | 1987 | Overdrive / distortion |
| RRV-10 | Module | 1987 | Digital reverb |
| RPW-7 | Module | 1987 | Power supply for micro rack |
| RCB-4 | Rack | 1987 | Carry box (houses 4 modules) |
External links
Reviews
RBF-10 / RCL-10 / RDD-10 / RGE-10 / RPH-10
- "On The Rack" Jim Betteridge, Electronic Soundmaker & Computer Music, Aug 1985
- "Boss Micro Rack Series" Martin Sheehan, Home & Studio Recording, Aug 1985
RPQ-10 / RSD-10
- "Boss Micro Rack Additions" Tony Reed, International Musician & Recording World, Mar 1986
RSD-10
- "Boss RSD10 Sampling Delay" Paul White, Electronics & Music Maker, Mar 1986
- "Play It Again, Sample" Paul White, Home & Studio Recording, May 1986
RPS-10
- "Boss Pitch Shifter/Delay" Mark Jenkins, Sound On Sound, Aug 1986
- "Boss RPS-10 Pitch Shifter/Delay" Jim Betteridge, International Musician & Recording World, Sep 1986
- "Roland RPS-10 pitch shifter" Jon Lewin, Making Music, Feb 1987
Downloads
Documentation
RDD-10
- RDD-10 manual Boss, Sep 1985
- RDD-10 / RDD-20 service notes Boss, Sep 1986
ROD-10
- ROD-10 manual Boss, Sep 1986
- ROD-10 service notes Boss, Oct 1986
RRV-10
- RRV-10 manual Boss, Feb 1987
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