Roland BR-864 owner manual Using the insert effects, Effect patches and banks

Using the insert effects

The BR-864 comes with four effects processors: an insert effects, loop effects, Track EQ, and Mastering Tool Kit. An insert effects, loop effects, and Track EQ can be used simultaneously, and you can make settings for each effect as desired.

Here is an explanation of how to change the various parameters for the insert effects and how to then save those changes.

“Insert Effect Parameter Functions” (p. 110) “Loop Effect Parameter Functions” (p. 131) “Track EQ Parameter Functions” (p. 133)

Insert effects are applied during recording, in addition they are applied during the mixing of the various tracks as well. For more details, refer to “Changing how the insert effects are used according to the mode” (p. 59).

Effect patches and banks

The effects used by insert effects and the parameters of each effect are changed by calling up “effect patches.”

Your BR-864 comes equipped with a number of preset effect patches for use with vocals and instruments. These are grouped according to different input sources and each group is called a “bank.”

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	INPUT SELECT
GUITAR/BASS	MIC	LINE	SIMUL
Guitar Bank	Mic Bank	Line Bank	Simul Bank
GTR	MIC	LIN	SML

Preset patches (P)

The preset patches contain preset data. Their settings can be changed, but you cannot create a new preset patch.

User patches (U)

User patches can be rewritten, and are stored in internal memory. If you have created a patch that you would like to use for other songs as well, it is convenient to store it as a user patch.

Song patches (S)

Like user patches, song patches can be written; however, the data for song patches are stored along with the song data to the memory card. This is convenient when you have created a patch for a specific recorded performance, and would like to store that patch together with the song.

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BR-864 Memory Card

Preset	User	SONG
		Song
Patch	Patch
		Patch

*Song patches (S) cannot be selected unless a memory card is inserted.

Your BR-864 is shipped with the user patches (U) and song patches (S) containing the same patches as the preset patches (P).

When you create a new song, copies of the patches in the song patches (S) are made in the preset patches (P) for each bank.

Preset Patch

User Patch

Song Patch

P01

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P99

U01

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U99

S01

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S99

P01

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P40

U01

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U40

S01

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S40

P01

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P50

U01

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U50

S01

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S50

P01

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P50

U01

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U50

S01

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S50

Your BR-864 allows you to automatically change banks by pressing an INPUT SELECT button. For example, pressing the [GUITAR/BASS] INPUT SELECT button changes you to a guitar bank patch, and pressing [LINE] changes you to a line bank patch.

Also, within each bank, effect patches are further grouped as shown below.

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