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Recording Additional Performances

(Overdubbing)

Tracks whose track [PLAY] button is lit or blinking already
contain recorded sound.
The process of listening to previously recorded sound while
you record additional material on another track is called
“overdubbing.” This allows you to record parts such as
bass, guitar, and vocals on separate tracks, and then adjust
their volume balance and panning afterward, or re-record
the performance of a specific part.
1
Press one of the track 1–7/8 [PLAY] buttons to select
the track that you want to play back.
The status of each track is shown by how its track
[PLAY] button is lit.
2
Use the track faders to adjust the volume of the tracks
that will be playing.
3
Press the [REC] button.
[REC] will blink red, and the BR-800 will enter
recording-standby mode.
4
Press the [PLAY] button.
Recording will begin.
The [PLAY] button will light green, and the [REC]
button will light red.
Only the sound you’re performing now will be
recorded on the new track; the sound of the tracks that
are playing back will not be recorded.
* If you turn down the [REC LEVEL] knob during recording
to lower the monitoring volume of the input source, the
sound will be recorded on the track at a lower volume. This
might cause noise to be more obtrusive when you raise the
track’s volume during playback.
If you want to lower the monitoring volume of the input
source during recording, use the [MASTER] fader to lower
the volume. If you want to adjust the volume of the
performances that are playing back, use the track faders of
each track.
5
When you’ve finished recording, press the [STOP]
button.
Indicator Explanation
Unlit
Track that contains no data (unrecorded)
Lit Track that will be played
Blinking Track that will not be played
• Be aware that if you record on a track that already
contains recorded sound, the previous recording
will be erased.
• If you record sound that’s shorter than one
second, that sound cannot be played back.
A useful tip for overdubbing
When recording new material while listening to
previously recorded material, the sound you’re
currently playing can be buried in the previously
recorded sounds that are playing back, making it
difficult to hear yourself. If this is the case, you can
make it easier to hear yourself by slightly lowering
the faders of the playback tracks, or by turning the
pan of the playback tracks all the way to the left
(right) while turning the pan of the sound you’re
currently playing all the way to the right (left).
“Adjusting the Stereo Feel of the Input Sound
(PAN)” (p. 40)
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