Repeating Playback (Repeat)

By using the “Repeat function” you can repeatedly play back a specified part. Repeating playback allows you to check the mixing balance or perform loop recordings (p. 54) with the punch in/out functions.

The position in the song where [REPEAT] is pressed first becomes repeat start point (A), and the position where it is pressed a second time becomes repeat end point (B). The portion between the two points is then repeated during playback.

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Repeat

Time

Repeat Start

Repeat End

(A)

(B)

Press [REPEAT] again to cancel the repeat function and

delete the start and stop points.

Setting the repeat portion

1.Enter the repeat start point (A).

Move to the position where you want the repeat to start

and press [REPEAT].

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The position is set as repeat start point (A).

The [REPEAT] indicator begins to flash, telling you that the repeat start point (A) has been registered.

If you wish to re-do the registration, you can cancel the registered location by pressing [REPEAT] when the current location is the same as the repeat start point (A).

If the current location is beyond the repeat start point (A), press [REPEAT] twice to cancel the registration.

The [REPEAT] indicator goes out, and the registered repeat start point (A) and end point (B) are deleted.

2.After registering the repeat start point (A), register the repeat end point (B).

Move to the position where you want the repeat to end

and press [REPEAT].

fig.01-203

That position becomes repeat end point (B).

The [REPEAT] indicator lights, telling you that the repeat end point (B) has been registered.

To re-do the registration, press [REPEAT] once again. The [REPEAT] indicator goes out, and the registered repeat start point (A) and end point (B) are deleted.

Then press [REPEAT] again and register repeat start point (A) and end point (B) as desired.

*There must be at least one second between repeat start point

(A) and repeat end point (B). It is not possible to set the end point less than one second away from the start point.

*If you press [REPEAT] at a position before the repeat start point (A), that earlier position is then set as the repeat start point (A).

3.If you want to save the settings in the currently selected song, hold down [STOP], and press [REC].

“Saving the current settings to the song” (p. 85)

*During updating, “Keep power on!” appears in the upper line of the display, while the lower line shows what is being processed.

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Roland BR-864 owner manual Repeating Playback Repeat, Setting the repeat portion, Enter the repeat start point a

BR-864 specifications

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