Roland BR-864 owner manual With Macintosh, Loading drum sounds from WAV/AIFF files

Loading drum sounds from WAV/AIFF files

With Macintosh

1.Connect your computer and the BR-864 with a USB cable.

2.Confirm that the recorder is stopped, then press [USB]. The USB function select screen appears.

3.Select “BACKUP” with the TIME/VALUE dial, then press [ENTER].

The Idling screen appears in the display.

*You cannot carry out the following procedure unless the Idling screen is displayed. Refer to p. 182 for instructions on resolving this problem.

The “BOSS_BR-864” icon is added to the computer.

(Ex.)

BOSS_BR-864

4.Import the WAV or AIFF file.

1)Click the “BOSS_BR-864” (or “Removable Disk (*:)”) icon.

2)Drag the imported WAV or AIFF file to the “TONELOAD” folder.

When you have finished importing the WAV or AIFF files, the Idling screen returns to the display.

5.Quit the connection to the computer.

1)Drag the “BOSS_BR-864” icon into the trash.

6.Press BR-864’s [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.

At this point, you can safely disconnect the USB cable from the BR-864 and the computer.

7. Press [TONE LOAD].

8.Press CURSOR [ ] [ ] to move the cursor to “FILE,” and press [ENTER].

The names of the WAV and AIFF files on the memory card are displayed.

*WAV files are indicated by the symbol “.W”; “.A” indicates AIFF files.

9.Turn the TIME/VALUE dial to select the WAV or AIFF file with the drum sound to be loaded.

You can preview the sound of the WAV or AIFF file to be loaded by moving the cursor to “PVW” and pressing [ENTER].

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