REC
Printing Conventions in This Manual
Do not open or modify in any way the unit or its AC adaptor
Page
Placement
Power Supply Use of Batteries
Maintenance
Additional Precautions
Copyright
Before Using Memory Cards CompactFlash
Compatible OS
Driver
Contents
Canceling an Operation Undo/Redo
Contents
Using the insert effects
Recording
Displaying the song information
Mastering
Registering time Locator Function
Search for the music’s start and end Scrub/Preview
Creating a master tape
Contents Organizing the songs you’ve recorded
About the Rhythm Guide
Creating original arrangements
Insert Effect Parameter Functions 110
About the drum kits 104
Loop Effect Parameter Functions 131
Mastering Tool Kit Parameter Functions 127
Track EQ Parameter Functions 133
Algorithm
Tuning an instrument Tuner 137
Using a foot switch or expression pedal 136
Conserving battery power Power Save 150
Copying difficult songs Phrase Trainer 139
Backing up the BR-864’s data 158
Before Using USB Overview 156
Loading WAV/AIFF files in BR-864 tracks WAV/AIFF Import 164
Importing SMFs and creating patterns 167
Introduction to the BR-864
Features
Simple operation
Digital audio workstation
Full complement of input connectors jacks
Two-way power supply allows you to record anywhere
Phrase Trainer Function
Memory cards supported by your BR-864
How to remove the card protector
Formatting the memory card CompactFlash
Recommended Products
Front Panel
Panel Descriptions
Tuner button
Panel Descriptions Input Level knob
Zero button
REW button
Track button
REC Mode Recording Mode button
DELETE/MUTE button
PAN button
ENTER/YES button
Headphones jack
EXIT/NO button
Cursor buttons
Rear Panel
Display
Inserting batteries
Quick Start
Listening to the demo songs
Connecting peripheral devices
Turn on the BR-864
Play Screen
Lower the Master fader on the BR-864
Adjusting the Display Contrast
Listening to a demo song
Selecting a song
Changing the current position
Playing Back a Song
Elapsed time display
Moving to the start of a play
Turning off the power
Moving through a song in measures or beats
Make sure that playback of the song is stopped
Preparing the memory card
Turn on the power
Formatting the memory card initialize
Inserting the memory card
Recording a new song
Select the song to record
About data types
Recording time
Connecting instruments
Choose which jack you will use to connect your instrument
Turn the TIME/VALUE dial to select the desired data type
Turning off the internal microphone
Adjusting the input sensitivity
Adjusting the input level
Using insert effects
Switch effect patches
Level meter display
GTR
Recording without insert effects
MIC
LIN Line
What is the Rhythm Guide?
Using the rhythm guide
Playing the rhythm guide
Changing arrangements
Tapping to change the tempo of the arrangements or patterns
Changing patterns
Selecting the recording track
Basic recording
About the recording REC modes
If Input Select GUITAR/BASS or MIC are lit
Procedure
What is a Mastering Tool Kit?
When you finish recording, press Stop
Overdubbing
Playing back recorded music
Silencing the sound of specific tracks Mute
Press Zero to move to the time location
Adjusting the tone Track EQ
Adjusting the sound for each track
Some tips for overdubbing
Press PAN
When using CHO/DLY
What is a loop effect?
When using REV
Press Loop Effects
When using CHO/DLY When using REV
Press Cursor to display the Send Level settings screen
Bounce
Putting multiple tracks together
Tracks with recorded data Tracks without data
Mastering
Removing the memory card
Section Recording
Selecting the recording track
Recording
Changing the position Input sound
Changing V-Tracks
Press V-TRACK
Press Cursor to display
Tone Load
Recording Operations
Setting the repeat portion
Repeating Playback Repeat
Enter the repeat start point a
Setting the repeat portion with accurate timing
Manually punching in and out using REC
Re-recording only a mistake Punch-in/out
Manually punching in/out
Order to use a foot switch
Manually punching in and out using a foot switch
Auto punching in and out
Specifying the area for auto punching in/out
How to Record
Make sure that the Auto Punch ON/OFF indicator is dark
Erasing a registered auto punch in/out location
Press Stop Press Auto Punch ON/OFF
Setting the portion to be repeated
Canceling the Undo Redo
Canceling an Operation Undo/Redo
Reversing the last operation Undo
Press UNDO/REDO
Preset patches P
Using the insert effects
Effect patches and banks
User patches U
Press Effects
Editing insert effect settings
Select an effect patch
Press Cursor to move the cursor to EDIT, and press Enter
Saving insert effects settings Write
Entering the patch name
Use Cursor and the TIME/VALUE dial to enter the patch name
Track 1-8, 1&2, 3&4, 5&6, 7&8
Turn the TIME/VALUE dial to switch the Insert Mode
Input
Putting multiple tracks together Bounce
Press Play to check the sound bounced to tracks 3
Putting multiple tracks together Bounce
When using CHO/DLY
Using the loop effects/Track EQ
When using REV
Selecting the loop effect
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Adjusting how the loop effect is applied
Setting the Track EQ
Mastering
What is Mastering Tool Kit?
When you finish mastering, press Stop
Editing the Mastering Tool Kit settings
Carry out Steps 1-6 from p , and switch to Mastering mode
Press Exit to return to the Play screen Press REC
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Saving the Mastering Tool Kit settings Write
Displaying the song information
Displaying the remaining available recording time
Displaying the memory card usage
Section Editing
Registering a locator point
Registering time Locator Function
Moving to the locator point
Deleting a locator point
Scrub Function
Scrubbing to find the music starting/ending point
Preview Function
Hold down Stop and press Play
Changing the scrub points
Enabling use of the Preview function with REW and FF
Press REW Preview to Press FF
Copying data Track Copy
About the Measure/Time Specification screen
Copying the repeated portion AB
Ex Copying twice to the same track
Ex Copying twice to another track
Copying by specifying the time TME/MES
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Copying a complete track ALL
Moving the repeated portion AB
Moving data Track Move
Ex Moving twice to the same track
Ex Moving twice to another track
Moving by specifying the time TME/MES
Press Cursor to move the cursor to MOV, and press Enter
Turn the TIME/VALUE dial to select AB and press
Moving a complete track ALL
Press Cursor to move the cursor to ERS, and press Enter
Erasing data Track Erase
Erasing by specifying the time TME/MES
Turn the TIME/VALUE dial to select ALL and press
Erasing a complete track ALL
Exchanging data Track Exchange
Copying a Song Song Copy
Organizing the songs you’ve recorded
Erasing songs Song Erase
If No more Memory! appears
Saving memory on the memory card Song Optimize
Naming songs Song Name
To continue with the optimization, press Enter YES
Protecting a song Song Protect
Saving the current settings to the song
Press Cursor to move the cursor to PRT, and press Enter
Hold down Stop and press REC
Recording to a cassette tape recorder analog connection
Creating a master tape
Recording to a digital recorder digital connection
Disabling digital copying
Rotate TIME/VALUE dial to select the on
What is SCMS?
Memo
Section
About the patterns
About the Rhythm Guide
About the arrangements
Types of patterns
Performing arrangements and patterns
Switching the Rhythm Guide mode
Selecting arrangements
Performing arrangements
Performing patterns
Selecting patterns
Starting Measure
Creating original arrangements
Pattern Number
Time Signature
Inserting a step
Erasing a step
Naming arrangements
Copying arrangements
Press Enter YES to copy. To cancel, press Exit no
Erasing arrangements
Once you have decided on the copy destination, press Enter
Creating patterns in Realtime Recording
Creating original patterns
Realtime Recording
Step Recording
Quantize
Measure
Indicated in the matrix
Rhythm PAD Lit
Rehearsing recordings
Turn the TIME/VALUE dial to adjust the metronome volume
Changing the metronome volume
Deleting unneeded drum sounds
Press Cursor repeatedly to move the cursor to Click
100
Creating patterns in Step Recording
Method 1 Inputting with the REC Track buttons
101
Method 2 Inputting with the Enter
Input the drum sound
Changing the velocity
Naming patterns
102
Method
Copying patterns
Erasing patterns
103
About the drum kits
Selecting drum kits
Performing the drums
Loading from the tracks
Creating original drum kits Tone Load
About the drum kits
105
106
Start Point S
End Point E
Copying drum sounds from other drum kits
107
Press Tone Load or Exit to return to the Play screen
Erasing drum sounds
Changing the position pan of the drum sounds
108
109
Section Effects
Insert Effect Parameter Functions
Setting Procedure
Algorithm List
Insert Effect Parameter Functions
111
112
Bass SIM
113
Bass Multi
114
Bank MIC Vocal Multi Cosm Comp VCL
115
Lo-Fi Noise Suppressor
Guitar
116
16. VO+AC.SIM
Acoustic Guitar Simulator
Parameter List
Acoustic Processor
Bass Simulator
Cosm Comp compressor/Limiter
Compressor
De-esser
Defretter
Enhancer
Delay
Doubling
Equalizer
Flanger
Foot Volume
Guitar Synth
120
121
Harmonist
Lo-Fi Box
122
Noise Suppressor
Phaser
Octave
Pitch Shifter
Preamp
Ring Modulator
124
Speaker Simulator
Slow Attack
Tremolo/Pan
125
Voice Transformer
Wah
126
Algorithm
Mastering Tool Kit Parameter Functions
Input
Bass Cut Filter
Mastering Tool Kit Parameter Functions
128
129
Expander
Limiter
Mixer
Output
130
Loop Effect Parameter Functions
CHORUS/DELAY/DBLN Doubling
Loop Effect Parameter Functions
132
Lo G
Track EQ Parameter Functions
Lo F
Hi G
134
135
Section Other Convenient Functions
When using a foot switch
Using a foot switch or expression pedal
When using an expression pedal
Press Cursor and select Foot SW
Explanation of the indications that appear while tuning
Tuning an instrument Tuner
Press Tuner to access the Tuner screen
Changing to the tuner
Setting the reference pitch of the tuner
Tuning
Tuning an instrument Tuner
138
Canceling the center sound Center Cancel function
Copying difficult songs Phrase Trainer
Slowing down the speed Time Stretch function
140
Copying difficult songs Phrase Trainer
About Midi Implementation Charts
Midi Connectors
Synchronizing with Midi devices
Midi Fundamentals
Synchronized playback with the BR-864 as the master
Synchronizing playback with a Midi sequencer
Synchronizing with Midi devices
142
What are drop and non-drop formats?
143
Setting the MTC offset
Using MMC
Operating MMC-compatible devices with the BR-864
144
145
External Mixer
Using the Audio Sub Mix function
Initializing the BR-864’s settings
Initializing all the BR-864’s settings
Initializing the system settings
148
Initializing the effect settings
149
Initializing the Memory Card
Deactivating the power save function
Conserving battery power Power Save
Utility parameter list
About the System parameters
About the Sync parameters
About the Scrub parameters
Utility parameter list
152
About the effects Insert mode
Insert Mode
153
154
155
USB
Before Using USB Overview
Compatible OS
Composition of data on memory cards
Connecting a computer
Before Using USB Overview USB Folder
157
With Windows
Backing up the BR-864’s data
With Macintosh
Using the BR-532’s Data
Backing up the BR-864’s data
159
With Windows
160
With Macintosh
Delete the BR-864 Roland folder
When saving in stereo
When saving in mono
Press Cursor to select the file format, then press Enter
Mono
Saving BR-864 track data in WAV/AIFF format WAV/AIFF Export
When saving in mono When saving in stereo
162
Turn the TIME/VALUE dial to select the track to be saved
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163
When loading to the tracks in stereo
When loading to the tracks in mono
Loading WAV/AIFF files in BR-864 tracks WAV/AIFF Import
165
Use Cursor and the TIME/VALUE dial to specify
166
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Importing SMFs and creating patterns
168
Importing SMFs and creating patterns
169
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Loading drum sounds from WAV/AIFF files
Loading drum sounds from WAV/AIFF files
171
Press Cursor to move the cursor to FILE, and press Enter
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Section Appendices
Preset Arrangement List
Arrangement / Pattern List
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Arrangement / Pattern List
Preset Pattern List
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Pattern Name Initial Beat Measure
Parameter List
Chorus / Delay / Doubling
Mixer Parameter *1
Reverb
Song Parameter *1
Recorder Parameter *1
System Parameter *2
Sync Parameter *2
Scrub Parameter *3
Insert Mode Parameter *3
Rhythm Guide Parameter *1
Arrangement Parameter *1
Problems with the sound
Troubleshooting
Synchronization problems Cannot synchronize
Problems with the memory card
Problems with USB
Other problems
Error Messages
Power Down
Error Messages ERROR! No File
Lack of Event
Mastering Mode! Step disallowed
Timing Clock
Song Position Pointer
Active Sensing
Midi Time Code Quarter Frame Messages
186
187
Commands Transmitted
Locate MCP
Decimal/Hexadecimal table
Midi Implementation Chart
BR-864 Digital Studio
Specifications
190
Numerics
Index
GUITAR/BASS
192
MIC
193
194
REV
195
Utility
196
197
Track Sheet
Insert Mode Patch Mastering Tool Kit
Avis