Roland BR-600 Owners Manual

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Owner’s Manual

17041748 2SX

Thank you, and congratulations on your choice of the BOSS

BR-600

Digital Recorder.

Before using this unit, carefully read the sections entitled:

• USING THE UNIT SAFELY (page 2–3)

• IMPORTANT NOTES (page 4–5)

These sections provide important information concerning the

proper operation of the unit.

Additionally, in order to feel assured that you have gained a good

grasp of every feature provided by your new unit, Owner’s manual

should be read in its entirety. The manual should be saved and kept

on hand as a convenient reference.

without the written permission of BOSS CORPORATION.

Contents

Main Owners Manual Digital Recorder. BR-600 Thank you, and congratulations on your choice of the BOSS FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE STATEMENT DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Compliance Information Statement The Page IMPORTANT NOTES Power Supply: Use of Batteries Additional Precautions Repairs and Data Maintenance Before Using Cards (CompactFlash) Copyright Contents Quick Start ......................... 27 Section 1 Recording and Playback..... 53 Section 2 Editing..................71 Section 3 Using Effects ........ 91 Section 4 Using The Rhythm .............131 Section5 Using USB ...........161 Section6 Other Convenient Functions .. 189 Section7 Appendices .........203 Introduction to the BR-600 Digital audio workstation Simple operation Features Phrase Trainer function Versatile digital effects processors Includes USB port Quick movement to a point Non-destructive editing Full complement of input connectors (jacks) Onboard stereo mic Two-way power supply allows you to record anywhere Memory Cards Supported by Your BR-600 Formatting the memory card (CompactFlash) How to remove the card cover Panel Descriptions Input section Front Panel Page Page REC/PLAY section Track/Fader section Display Eject button MEMORY CARD slot Rear Panel Turning on the onboard stereo microphone (p. 36) Front Panel Inserting Batteries About the Play Screen Page Page Connecting Peripheral Devices Connecting Peripheral Devices Polarity Switch How to Use the Cord Hook A) B) Do not use undue force to insert the cord in the groove. Doing so may cause the cord to break. Using a Mic Converter Cable Mic Converter Cable Inserting the Memory Card Turning On / Off the BR-600 Turning On the Power Turning Off the Power Listening to a Demo Song 2,4 3 12 Moving the current position Moving to the end of a play Fast Forwarding and Rewinding Connecting Instruments Choose which jack you will use to connect your instrument Preparing Songs For Recording Turn the TIME/VALUE dial to select the desired data type. However, for our purposes here, you can select HiFi (MT2). Recording a new song (Song New) Selecting the Input In the Play screen, press the [MIC] INPUT SELECT button. Adjusting the input sensitivity [MIC] lights up, and the onboard stereo mic is switched on. Adjusting the recording level Displaying the Level Meter Using Insert Effects Switch effect patches Using Insert Effects Recording without insert effects Using the Rhythm What is the Rhythm? Arrangement Mode Pattern Mode Playing Arrangements Playing Patterns Changing arrangements Memory Card BR-600 Song Arrangement Preset Arrangement Changing the tempo of the arrangements or patterns Tempo Tapping to change the tempo of the arrangements or patterns Recording If INPUT SELECT [MIC] is lit If INPUT SELECT [LINE] or [SIMUL] are lit If INPUT SELECT [GUITAR] is lit About the recording (REC) modes Procedure Playing Back Recorded Music Silencing the sound of specific tracks (Track Mute) Overdubbing (Overdubbing) while listening to an existing performance Recording an additional performance Putting multiple tracks together (Bounce) Adjusting the Sound for Each Track Adjusting the Perception of Stereo for the Sound (Pan) Adjusting the tone (Track EQ) Adding Richness and Breadth to the Sound (Loop Effect) Page Recording Destination Bouncing 2 34 V-Tracks with recorded data. V-Tracks without data. Page Recording About data types Recording time Selecting the Recording Track Changing V-Tracks Adjusting the Perception of Stereo in the Input Sounds (Pan) Recording Operations Repeating Playback (Repeat) Repeating Playback (Repeat) Setting the Repeat Portion with Accurate Timing Re-recording Only a Mistake (Punch-in/out) Manually Punching In/Out Manually punching in and out using a foot switch Auto Punching In and Out Erasing a registered auto punch in/out location How to record Repeatedly Recording Over the Same Location (Loop Recording) How to record Setting the portion to be repeated Canceling an Operation (Undo/Redo) Canceling the Undo (Redo) Reversing the Last Operation Putting Multiple Tracks Together (Bounce) 7 2,9 3,8,10 INPUT Rhythm Recording Destination V-Tracks with recorded data. V-Tracks without data. L oading Songs Created with the BR-900CD/BR-864/BR-532 Loading Songs Created with the BR-900CD/BR-864 Loading Songs Created with the BR-900CD/BR-864/BR-532 Loading Songs Created with the BR-532 Displaying the Song Information Displaying the Memory Card Usage Displaying the Remaining Available Recording Time Page Page Registering Time (Locator) Search for the Musics Start and End (Scrub/Preview) Preview function Scrub function Changing the Scrub Points Enabling Use of the Preview Function with [REW] and [FF] Editing the Performance on a Track (Track Edit) About the Measure/ Time Specification screen Copying Data (Track Copy) Page Copying the repeated Copying a complete track Moving Data (Track Move) Moving by specifying the Moving the repeated Moving a complete track Erasing Data (Track Erase) Erasing by specifying the When you are ready to execute the erasure, press [ENTER]. Erasing the repeated Erasing a complete track Exchanging Data (Track Exchange) Organizing the Songs Youve Recorded Turn the TIME/VALUE dial and select the song to be erased. Follow the procedure below to erase a song from the memory card. Saving Memory on the Memory Card (Song Optimize) Organizing the Songs Youve Recorded Protecting a Song (Song Protect) Naming a Song (Song Name) Saving the Current Settings to the Song (Song Save) Creating a Master Tape/ Disc Page Using the Insert Effects Effect Patches and Banks Editing Insert Effect Settings Saving Insert Effects Settings (Write) MASTER : RHYTHM : : 8 Changing the destination Insert Effects are Connected INPUT<NORMAL> : INPUT<REC DRY> : Insert Effect Parameter Functions [NS][FV][MOD]=[DLY]= [COMP][PAMP] [MOD]=[DLY]= Algorithm List 3. BASS SIM 4. COSM COMP GTR [NS][FV][DLY]= [BSIM][COMP/DEF][NS][FV][MOD]= 6. BASS MULTI 7. COSM BASS AMP [NS][FV][MOD]=[DLY]= [VT][NS][FV][MOD]=[DLY]= 8. COSM COMP BSS [COMP/LIM][PAMP][SP] [EQ/WAH][NS][FV][DLY]= 11. COSM COMP VCL [COMP/LIM][DES][ENH] [EQ][NS][FV][DLY]= =[LOFI]=[NS]= BANK : LINE 12. STEREO MULTI BANK : SIMUL 14. VO+GT AMP [COMP][PAMP][SP][NS][DLY] [COMP][EQ][NS][DLY] 16. VO+ACOUSTIC 15. VO+AC.SIM Acoustic Guitar Simulator Acoustic Processor Bass Simulator Chorus COSM Comp (compressor)/Limiter Compressor De-esser Doubling Defretter Delay Enhancer Equalizer Foot Volume Flanger Lo-Fi Box Noise Suppressor Pitch Shifter Octave Phaser GUITAR AMP: 0 100, BASS AMP:-100 +100 Preamp Dir Level 0 100 Mic Level 0 100 Mic Set CENTER, 1 10 cm Ring Modulator Slow Attack Speaker Simulator Tremolo/Pan Voice Transformer Wah Mastering BR-600 Mastering Page Editing the Mastering Tool Kit Settings Saving the Mastering Tool Kit Settings (Write) Mastering Tool Kit Parameter Functions Equalizer Algorithm Bass Cut Filter Expander Enhancer Input Compressor Mixer Limiter Output Using the Loop Effects Selecting the Loop Effect Doubling Using the Loop Effects Adjusting How the Loop Effect is Applied Loop Effect Parameter Functions CHORUS/DELAY/DBLN (Doubling) REVERB Using the Track EQ Setting the Track EQ Track EQ Parameter Functions Fixing the Pitch of Vocals (Pitch Correction) The Pitch Correction Makeup of the Pitch Correction Pitch Correction Patches Precautions for Pitch Correction Usage Using the Pitch Correction Press [STOP] at the point where you want to stop recording. Smooth 0 100 Type LO.MALE, HI.MALE, LO.FEML, HI.FEML Setting the Correction Method for Vocal Pitch (Pitch Correction Edit) Saving the Pitch Correction Settings (Write) NOTE : AUTO : Making Detailed Settings for Pitch Correction (Correction Event Map) Smth (Smooth) -100 +100 Page Page About Rhythms About the Drum Pads About the Drum Sounds (Drum Kits) About Rhythms What Are Patterns and Arrangements? What is a Pattern? Snare drum About Pattern Mode and Arrangement Mode Playing the Drum Sounds Changing the Drum Sound (Drum Kits) Selecting Drum Kits When Arrangement mode is selected When Pattern mode is selected SongKit 1 5 : Creating Original Drum Kits (Tone Load) Loading Drum Sounds from Audio Tracks Beat Measure Frame Hours Minutes Seconds Copying drum sounds from other drum kits *Select ALL if you want to erase all of the drum sounds in the kit. Erasing drum sounds Changing the position (pan) of the drum sounds Playing Rhythm Patterns P: Preset / S: Song Pattern Name Number Changing the Tempo of a Pattern Playing Rhythm Arrangements P: Preset / S: Song Arrangement NameNumber Changing the Tempo of an Arrangement Using the TAP Button to Change the Tempo of an Arrangement Creating Original Patterns Creating Patterns by Tapping the Drum Pads (Realtime Recording) Importing SMFs Inputting Drum Sounds One by One While Confirming the Input Visually (Step Recording) Creating Patterns by Tapping the Drum Pads (Realtime Recording) 1/1 8/1, 1/2 8/2, 1/4 8/4, 1/8 8/8 Thirty-second-note triplet Rehearsing Recordings Page Inputting Sounds One by One While Confirming the Input Visually (Step Recording) 1/1 8/1, 1/2 8/2, 1/4 8/4, 1/8 8/8 (Ex.) : Here you can input sounds in sixteenth-note lengths. Thirty-second-note triplet (8) Quarter-note triplet (64) Beat Timing display About the drum sound Readjust the tempo and/or Quantize settings as necessary. When you have finished inputting the data, press [EXIT]. Naming Patterns Copying Patterns Erasing Patterns Creating Original Arrangements Page Creating Original Arrangements Inserting Steps Erasing Steps Naming Arrangements Copying Arrangements Erasing Arrangements Page Page Before Using USB (Overview) Compatible OS SMF Folder TONELOAD Folder Connecting a Computer Notes on Using USB With Windows Saving BR-600 Data to Computers (Backup) Reading backup data back into the BR-600 from PC (Recover) Page Saving BR-600 Track Data in WAV/AIFF Format (WAV/AIFF Export) Page 2.Using a high-capacity memory card . 1 Resolving insufficient memory issues when exporting WAV/AIFF Loading WAV/AIFF Files in BR-600 Tracks (WAV/AIFF Import) Page Importing SMFs and Creating Patterns Add the extension MID to SMFs you are importing. Page Loading Drum Sounds from WAV/AIFF Files (Tone Load) Page Using the BR-900CD/BR-864/ BR-532s Data Page With Macintosh Saving BR-600 Data to Computers (Backup) Reading backup data back into the BR-600 from PC (Recover) Saving BR-600 Track Data in WAV/AIFF Format (WAV/AIFF Export) 2.Using a high-capacity memory card 1.Deleting unneeded data from the memory card Resolving insufficient memory issues When exporting WAV/AIFF Loading WAV/AIFF Files in BR-600 Tracks (WAV/AIFF Import) Page Importing SMFs and Creating Patterns Add the extension MID to SMFs you are importing. Page Loading Drum Sounds from WAV/AIFF Files (Tone Load) Page Using the BR-900CD / BR-864 / BR-532s Data Page Adjusting the Display Contrast Using a Foot Switch or Expression Pedal When Using a Foot Switch When Using an Expression Pedal Tuning an Instrument (Tuner) Tuning Guide Note Name Tuning Setting the Reference Pitch of the Tuner Mixing the Output from an External Audio Device with the Output from Your BR-600 (Audio Sub Mix) External Mixer Practicing Difficult Phrases (Phrase Trainer) Slowing Down the Speed (Time Stretch) The Rhythm does not sound when Phrase Trainer is on. Practicing Difficult Phrases (Phrase Trainer) Canceling the Center Sound (Center Cancel) Initializing the BR-600s Settings Initializing All the BR-600s Settings Initializing the System Settings Initializing the Effect Settings Initializing the Rhythm Arrangements/Patterns/Drum Kits Initializing the BR-600s Settings Initializing the Memory Card Conserving Battery Power (Power Save) Deactivating the power save function Utility Parameter List About the System Parameters Utility Parameter List Offset Valid Settings : 00:00:00-00.0 23:59:59-29.9 (Initial value : 00:00:00-00.0) Scrub Mode From/To Valid Settings : FROM, TO (Initial value : FROM) Preview Switch (Preview SW) Valid Settings : ON, OFF (Initial value : OFF) Page Effect Patch List GTR (GUITAR/BASS) Effect Patch List MIC LIN (LINE) Effect Patch List SML (SIMUL) Mastering Tool Kit Patch List No. Patch Name PCR (PITCH CORRECTION) Pitch Correction Patch List Arrangement / Pattern List Preset Arrangement List Arrangement Arrangement / Pattern List Preset Pattern List Parameter List In,Tr1Tr4,Tr56, Tr78: 10, Rhy: 10 Reverb Doubling Recorder Parameter System Parameter Song Parameter Sync Parameter Pattern Parameter Arrangement Parameter Rhythm Parameter Troubleshooting Cannot record The input source cannot be heard Problems with the Sound A specific track cannot be heard Problems with the Memory Card Idling screen not displayed Memory card data was damaged Unsupported Card! is displayed Error Messages Drive Busy! No File! No Card! Memory Full! Turn Off Pitch Correction! Page Specifications BR-600 : Digital Recorder Page Index D C B A I H G F M L K J N R Q P U T S Page TRACK SHEET BR600_e2 226 TRACK 1 TRACK 2 TRACK 3 TRACK 4 TRACK 5/6 TRACK7/8 EFFECTS COMMENTS Track Sheet RHYTHM Artist Client Song Name Date Project FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE STATEMENT DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Compliance Information Statement The Owners Manual Digital Recorder. BR-600 Thank you, and congratulations on your choice of the BOSS