Roland BR-864 owner manual Playing back recorded music, Overdubbing, Quick Start

Recording/playing back a song

(7) Playing back recorded music

1.Press [ZERO] to move to the time location 00:00:00-00.0.

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2.Press [PLAY].

Use the TRACK faders to adjust the volume separately for each track.

Fader position display

When you hold down [TRACK], the current positions of the TRACK faders (1–8) are shown in the display.

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Current positions of the TRACK faders (1–8)

Silencing the sound of specific tracks (Mute)

During playback, hold down [DELETE/MUTE] and press a REC TRACK button that is lit in green and orange alternating or green.

The REC TRACK button will change to blinking in orange or green, and the sound of that track will be muted (silenced).

If you repeat the same operation, the button will return to its previous lit state and the sound of that track will once again be heard.

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(8) Overdubbing

(Recording an additional performance while listening to an existing performance)

The tracks for which the REC TRACK button is lit in green (or alternately in orange and green) are tracks that already have data recorded on them.

The process of listening to a previously recorded performance while you record additional material on another track is called “overdubbing.” By recording the bass, guitar, and vocals on different tracks, you can then adjust the volumes of each instrument with respect to one another, change the left-right sound balance, exchange data, and perform other operations.

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1.Press [TRACK] to switch between Tracks 1–4 and Tracks 5–8.

The [TRACK] indicator is lit when Tracks 5–8 are selected.

2.Press one of REC TRACK [1/5] to [4/8] to select the track to which to record.

By selecting a different track to record from the track that you previously recorded, you can record a new part while listening to the previously recorded part.

The status of each track can be determined from the indicator on the button.

Off: No recorded data exists on the track.

Green: Recorded data exists on track.

Red: The track is selected for recording.

If a track with existing data is selected for recording, the indicator will light alternately in orange and green.

*If you choose a track to record that already contains data (where the REC TRACK button is lit in green), the indicator lights alternately in orange and green, and the new music overwrites the previously recorded data.

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