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With Macintosh
Rev0.10
You can import SMFs (Standard MIDI Files) stored on
memory cards as song patterns.
You can easily increase your collection of song patterns by
creating SMFs on your computer or other device and
copying them to memory cards.
1
Connect your computer and the BR-600 with a USB cable.
2
Confirm that [PAD] is not lit, and with the recorder
stopped, press [UTILITY].
3
Press CURSOR [ ] [ ] to move the cursor to
“USB,” and press [ENTER].
The USB screen appears in the display.
4
Select “BACKUP” with the TIME/VALUE dial, then
press [ENTER].
The Idling screen appears in the display.
fig.05-700
* You cannot carry out the following procedure unless the
Idling screen is displayed. Refer to p. 214 for instructions on
resolving this problem.
The “BOSS_BR-600” icon is added to the computer.
fig.05-860
5
Copy the SMF.
1) Double-click the “BOSS_BR-600” icon.
2) Drag the imported SMF to the “SMF” folder in the
“ROLAND” folder.
fig.05-720
When you have finished copying the SMF, the Idling
screen returns to the display.
6
Quit the connection to the computer.
1) Drag the “BOSS_BR-600” icon into the trash.
7
Press [EXIT] repeatedly to return to the Play screen.
* If you press [EXIT] without quitting the connection to the
computer, the following screens appear.
In this case, pressing [ENTER] and then [EXIT] returns the
Play screen to the display.
fig.05-730
At this point, you can safely disconnect the USB cable
from the BR-600 and the computer.
8
Press [PATTERN] so that the button lights up.
fig.05-740
9
Press [RHYTHM EDIT].

Importing SMFs and

Creating Patterns

• You cannot import SMFs containing more than
999 measures.

• Add the extension “MID” to SMFs you are importing.

• Use file names containing eight alphanumeric
characters.
BOSS_BR-600
(Ex.)