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Roland BR-600 User's Manual

1. Notes on Using USB Do not perform any of the following actions while the BR 600 is connected via USB These operations may result in your computer not responding to the data Data on memory cards may also be corrupted Do not e Disconnect the USB cable e Eject the memory card e Put the computer in suspended standby mode or hibernation restart or quit e Turn off the BR 600 s power When Using Windows XP 2000 If using Windows XP 2000 log on to Windows as one of the following users e Administrator or other user with the privileges of the Administrators group e A user whose account type is Computer Administrator Note that you will not be able to properly quit the USB connection if the user name is not one of those described above For more details consult the system administrator for the computer you are using 163 With Windows Saving BR 600 Data to Computers Backup When a memory card is full or when you want to save important data to a computer you can carry out a backup We recommend making frequent backups to minimize the risk of losing data if a memory card becomes damaged MEMO The following types of song data are backed up e Recorded data e Mixer status pan track EQ etc e Insert effect song patches e Mastering Tool Kit song patches e Pitch Correction Song Patches
2. 0000 0000 Press UTILITY or press EXIT repeatedly to return to the Play screen 00000 DODOO 99222 DODOO NOTE If INPUT SELECT LINE are lit even when the Sub ES AU Tmi E H FT O E 0 0 0 0 0 Mixer is turned on the Audio Sub Mix will not work Sounds from LINE IN are mixed directly in LINE OUT 194 Practicing Difficult Phrases Phrase Trainer Your BR 600 features a built in Phrase Trainer You can also slow down Time Stretch the playback to aid in practicing difficult phrases or remove the guitar solo sound Center Cancel to play along with only the backing instruments as a practice aid Slowing Down the Speed Time Stretch The Time Stretch function allows you to slow down the speed of playback to a half of the normal speed without changing the pitch The Phrase Trainer can also be used with tracks 5 6 Record the phrase you want to practice onto tracks 5 6 Confirm that PAD is not lit then press PHRASE TRAINER Press CURSOR 4 II gt to select TimeStrtch and turn the TIME VALUE dial to set ON ON Slows down playback to one half without changing the pitch OF
3. processed ore The BR 600 uses a sample rate of 44 1 kHz It is not possible to change the sample rate Confirm that PAD is not lit then press UTILITY Press CURSOR q II gt to move the cursor to NEW and press ENTER Type appears in the display Turn the TIME VALUE dial to select the desired data type Ordinarily you should select the data type that meets your needs for a particular recording situation while considering the desired quality and recording time However for our purposes here you can select HiFi MT2 iS For more about data types refer to Recording p 54 35 HDIS PINO Selecting the Input Select the input source to record The selected button will light INPUT GUITAR LINE BOUNCE SIMUL M MASTERING REC MODE EXIT ENTER GUITAR Select to record the instrument connected to the GUITAR BASS jack or the MIC 2 jack MIC Select to record the signal from a microphone connected to the MIC1 jack and the MIC2 jack or from the onboard stereo microphone LINE IN This is an input jack used for connecting the output from CD players or other portable audio players or other audio equipment SIMUL To record the vocal and guitar at the same time press GUITAR and MIC simultaneously Both buttons light telling you that simul
4. 143 Changing the Tempo of an Arrangement 143 Using the TAP Button to Change the Tempo of an Arrangement 143 Creating Original Patterns 144 Creating Patterns by Tapping the Drum Pads Realtime Recording il ia 144 Inputting Drum Sounds One by One While Confirming the Input Visually Step RECO 144 o A ee A tamate oes 144 Po Creating Patterns by Tapping the Drum Pads Realtime Recording 145 Rehearsing Recording ccceeeeeceeeeees 146 Deleting Unneeded Drum Sounds 147 Changing the Metronome Volume 147 Inputting Sounds One by One While Confirming the Input Visually Step Recording s0000 148 Naming Patterns ccccccccsssssscsssseee 19 1 Copying Patterns ooooocococococococococoso 192 Erasing Patterns cccccccscscseseseseses 153 Creating Original Arrangements 154 Misette Steps ur as 156 Erasme eps 156 Naming Arrangements cccccsseses 157 Copying Arrangements 00000000000000000000 1 58 Erasing Arrangements cccccccssees 199 Section5 Using USB 161 Before Using USB Overview 162 How USB Cam Be Used indiana 162 Compatible OS is 162 Composition of Data on Memory Cards 162 Connecting a Computer oo eect 163 Notes on Using USB ctioinicacinicninnccda ds 163 With WINCOWS cccccccccccccccccccccccccees 164 Saving BR 600 Data to Computers BackUp ula daa stueos
5. Use CURSOR 4 11 J and the TIME VALUE dial to select a song arrangement S01 05 Press CURSOR q II gt to move the cursor to NAME and press ENTER The Change Arrangement Name screen appears in the display Use CURSOR 4 11 and the TIME VALUE dial to change the characters After moving the cursor to a letter you can switch between uppercase and lowercase by pressing ENTER 157 Copying Arrangements When you want to change a preset arrangement slightly to 7 create a desired arrangement or create a variation of a Press ENTER again source arrangement you can copy the preset arrangement Keep power on appears in the display and the copy as a song arrangement after which you can change it freely cad Confirm that PAD is not lit then press 8 ARRANGE ARRANGE and RHYTHM ON OFF light 2 Nore Press RHYTHM EDIT You cannot copy to the preset arrangements Press EXIT repeatedly to return to the Play screen Use CURSOR 4 11 DP and the TIME VALUE dial to select the copy source arrangement Press CURSOR 4 II b to move the cursor to COPY and press ENTER The Copy Arrangement screen appears in the display Use the TIME V ALUE dial to select the copy destination song arrangement S01 S05 Press ENTER The screen for confirming the copy appears in the display 158 Erasing Arrangements This erases
6. 137 Changing the Drum Sound Drum Kits Creating Original Drum Kits Tone Load With the BR 600 you can create original drum kits not only with the internal drum sounds but by loading drum sounds from external sources as well Tone Load There are three ways to load drum tones O Loading from the tracks O Loading from other drum kits O Loading from WAV AIFF files p 174 p 186 rs O Wave data in the following formats can be imported You cannot import wave data in other formats e WAV or AIFF format e Mono or Stereo e 8 bit or 16 bit e Sampling Rate 44 1 kHz O Compressed WAV files or AIFF files cannot be loaded Extremely short waveform data less than approximately 100 ms cannot be loaded The loop point settings within an AIFF file will be ignored For the files to be imported add the extension WAV to WAV files and the extension AIP to AIFF files O You can load drum sounds of up to 13 seconds for a single drum kit Example Kick 3 seconds snare 3 seconds crash cymbal 7 seconds gt Total 13 seconds Stereo WAV and AIFF files imported with Tone Load are loaded as mono sounds with the left and right sides mixed 138 Loading Drum Sounds from Audio Tracks This procedure cuts out a portion of the data recorded to the audio tracks and imports it as a drum sound 1 Confirm that PAD is not lit then press UTILITY Press CURSOR 4 II gt
7. Depth 0 100 Determines the depth of the flanging effect Manual 0 100 Adjusts the center frequency at which to apply the effect Resonance 0 100 Determines the amount of resonance feedback Increasing the value will emphasize the effect creating a more unusual sound Separation 0 100 Adjusts the diffusion The diffusion increases as the value increases This will be effective when stereo output is used This effect is obtained with stereo recording using two tracks Foot Volume This is a volume control effect By using an expression pedal to control the foot volume you can smoothly change the volume of the output sound For a detailed explanation see When Using an Expression Pedal p 191 On Off Switches the foot volume on off OFF ON 104 Insert Effect Parameter Functions Lo Fi Box Produces a lo fi sound On Off This parameter turns the lo fi box effect on off OFF ON Type Select the mode of the lo fi box RADIO The sound will appear to be heard from an AM radio By adjusting Tuning you can simulate the sounds that occur when you adjust the tuning frequency of the radio PLAYER The sound will appear to be heard from a gramophone The noise caused by scratches and dust on the record are is simulated DIGITAL This allows you to create a lo fi sound by lowering the sample rate and or decreasing the number of bits Realtime modify filters con
8. On Off OFF ON This setting turns the expander on off Lo Thres 80 O dB This sets the volume level at which the lower range expander goes into effect Lo Ratio 1 1 00 1 16 0 1 INF This sets the ratio of increase in output of the lower range when the input level falls below the Lo threshold level Lo Attack O 100 ms This sets the time it takes for the lower range expander to go into effect once the input level falls below the Lo threshold level Lo Release 50 5000 ms This sets the time it takes for the lower range expander effect to stop once the input level exceeds the Lo threshold level Mid Thres 80 O dB This sets the volume level at which the midrange expander goes into effect Mid Ratio 1 1 00 1 16 0 1 INF This sets the ratio of increase in output of the midrange when the input level falls below the Middle threshold level Mid Attack O 100 ms This sets the time it takes for the midrange expander to go into effect once the input level falls below the Middle threshold level Mid Release 50 5000 ms This sets the time it takes for the midrange expander effect to stop once the input level exceeds the Middle threshold level Hi Thres 80 O dB This sets the volume level at which the upper range expander goes into effect Hi Ratio 1 1 00 1 16 0 1 INF This sets the ratio of increase in output of the upper range when the input level falls below the Hi threshold level Hi
9. PATTERN EDIT TOM 1 A E PHRASE E UNDO TRAINER V TRACK UTILITY REDO CT a EG ET AUTO PUNCH IN OUT oo um our DELETE gt gt LOCATOR ZERO R FF PHRASE STOP PLAY TRAINER SCRUB CompactFlash MEMORY CARD VE i g GUITAR BASS Hi Z a USING THE UNIT SAFELY INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PREVENTION OF FIRE ELECTRIC SHOCK OR INJURY TO PERSONS About 4 WARNING and ZA CAUTION Notices Used for instructions intended to alert the user to the risk of death or severe NWARNING injury should the unit be used improperly Used for instructions intended to alert the user to the risk of injury or material damage should the unit be used improperly CAUTION Material damage refers to damage or other adverse effects caused with respect to the home and all its furnishings as well to domestic animals or pets About the Symbols The A symbol alerts the user to important instructions or warnings The specific meaning of the symbol is determined by the design contained within the triangle In the case of the symbol at left it is used for general cautions warnings or alerts to danger The symbol alerts the user to items that must never be carried out are forbidden The specific thing that must not be done is indicated by the design contained within the circle
10. Tempo Starting Measure Pattern Drum Kit Display current setting current setting current setting current setting Drum Kit E Pattern Parameter Parameter Name Measure Time Signature Tempo Quantize Click Display current setting current setting current setting current setting Click Initial Value Initial Value 1 4 4 Valid Settings 00 00 00 00 0 23 59 59 29 9 Valid Settings FROM TO OFF ON Valid Settings OFF ON OFF ON OFF ON P01 50 SO1 05 P001 327 S001 100 OFF ON 3 Valid Settings 1 50 25 0 250 0 001 999 P001 327 5001 100 STD1 STD2 ROOM HARD JAZZ HIP HOP HOUSE REGGAE 808 SongKitl 5 Valid Settings 1 999 1 1 1 8 1 1 2 8 2 1 4 8 4 1 8 8 8 1 25 0 250 0 3 dad A Aa A Ag HI 3 0 3 3 212 Troubleshooting If the BR 600 does not function as you expect please check The input source cannot be heard E i ido the following points before assuming that a malfunction has O Did you adjust GUITAR BASS MIC2 MICI and REC LEVEL If this does not resolve the problem contact a nearby Roland service center or your dealer O Has INPUT SELECT been muted The INPUT SELECT indicator will be dark O Has the REC LEVEL dial been set to MIN occurred Problems with the Sound O If you are using the onboard stereo d microphone is Mic under UTILITY set to No soun ONBRD EXT O Is the power of the BR
11. With a value of 50 a standard wah sound will be produced Level 0 100 Adjusts the volume 110 Mastering Use the Mastering Tool Kit to produce a two track master of the bounce tracks with the levels optimized What is Mastering Tool Kit When creating an audio CD from your recorded songs or recording to a similar media the overall volume needs to be restrained so that even the loudest portions of the songs are handled appropriately on the CD However this often results in an overall lowering of the volume resulting in a CD that lacks excitement and impact Moreover in the low frequency range to which the human ear is not very sensitive the sound actually produced might be perceived as being somewhat low in volume even though the meter shows that it s at the maximum level This also makes it difficult to create powerful sounds With the Mastering Tool Kit however you can smooth out the differences in volume that occur over the course of a song while also correcting the balance in the low end We recommend mastering with the Mastering Tool Kit in the final stage of creating songs The Mastering Tool Kit features 19 pre programmed Preset Patches P01 P19 19 rewritable User Patches U01 U19 and 19 Song Patches which are stored individually for each song S01 S19 BR 600 Memory Card Song Song Patch In Mastering mode the following buttons are
12. want to register the locator point Press LOCATOR When the LOCATOR lights up registration is complete AUTO PUNCH IN OUT y Ce R DELETE r Moving to the Locator Point Press LOCATOR This moves you to the time in the song registered as a locator point Deleting a Locator Point Press and hold AUTO PUNCH ON OFF then press LOCATOR The locator point is deleted 72 Search for the Music s Start and End Scrub Preview Scrub function When editing a sound some times you need to know exactly where the sound starts or exactly where the recording with an auto punch in starts To enable you to find these points accurately the BR 600 is equipped with the Scrub function When you use the Scrub function during playback called scrubbing the portion from your before or after the current position approximately 45 msec is played back and repeated Preview function With the Preview function you can playback the one second portion of the song before or after your current position By using this together with the Scrub function at the same time slowly moving your current position in the song it becomes easy to find the exact transition point from one phrase to the next Now Time Sound Data Approx 45 msec PREVIEW PREVIEW O FROM Approx 1 0 msec Approx 1 0 msec Scrubbing to Find the Music Starting Ending Point Hold down S
13. L R Turn on the devices connected to the input jacks i e GUITAR BASS MIC 1 MIC 2 or LINE IN Turn on the POWER switch located on the rear panel Turn on the device connected to the output jack i e LINE OUT Turning Off the Power Make sure that playback of the song is stopped Turn off the power to each device in the reverse order used for powering up Confirm that Keep power on is not indicated in the display Turn the BR 600 s POWER switch off Note Always make sure that the recorder is stopped before turning off the power to the BR 600 Turning off the power while recording or playback is in progress may result in the deletion of song data mixer settings and or effect patch data If you are using the AC adaptor make sure that the AC adaptor does not become unplugged during operation If the AC adaptor becomes unplugged accidentally the recorded data may become damaged Turning off the power while the message Keep power on is displayed may result in corruption of the data Be careful not to turn off the power while this message is displayed This unit is equipped with a protection circuit A brief interval a few seconds after power up is required before the unit will operate normally The BR 600 is shipped with a memory card already inserted in the slot Always make sure to have the volume level turned down before switching on power Ev
14. No Patch Name Algorithm 51 Hard Drv COSM GTR AMP 52 HyperMtl COSM GTR AMP 53 Metal Ld COSM GTR AMP 54 ResoLead COSM GTR AMP 55 ARPEGGIO COSM GTR AMP 56 SmallAmp COSM GTR AMP 57 CleanLd COSM COMP GTR 58 BluesyLd COSM GTR AMP 59 Delayed COSM GTR AMP 60 Wah Lead COSM GTR AMP 61 FatClean COSM COMP GTR 62 ClnTubes COSM GTR AMP 63 Std MkII COSM GTR AMP 64 Crunchy COSM GTR AMP 65 Aussie COSM GTR AMP 66 DarfBlus COSM GTR AMP 67 HeadinWM COSM GTR AMP 68 BG Lead COSM GTR AMP 69 FixedWah COSM GTR AMP 70 BIG 3RDS COSM GTR AMP 71 ACOUSTY ACOUSTIC SIM 72 BrightAc ACOUSTIC SIM 73 ACO w PZ ACOUSTIC SIM 74 AC4Slide ACOUSTIC SIM 75 Dream Ac ACOUSTIC SIM 76 TigtBass BASS SIM 77 LoosBass BASS SIM 78 B SIM Ch BASS SIM 79 UprtPhsd BASS SIM 80 G gt FRTLES BASS SIM 81 Natural ACOUSTIC GTR 82 AcstSolo ACOUSTIC GTR 83 MIC D AC ACOUSTIC GTR 84 NICE ACS ACOUSTIC GTR 85 WIDE ACS ACOUSTIC GTR 86 SLAPnPOP BASS MULTI 87 PhasBass BASS MULTI 88 FLIPTOP COSM BASS AMP 89 SquezBas COSM COMP BSS 90 StdoBass COSM COMP BSS 91 BassTube COSM BASS AMP 92 PunkBass COSM BASS AMP 93 SUSTAIN COSM COMP BSS 94 Big8 Stg BASS MULTI 95 FRETLESS BASS MULTI 96 STADIUM COSM COMP BSS 97 OCTAVE BASS MULTI 98 NO FRET BASS MULTI 99 DRV BASS COSM BASS AMP Effect Patch List E MIC No Patch Name Algorithm 01 Vo Comp1 COSM COMP VCL 02 Vo Comp2 COSM COMP VCL 03 Kick Cmp COSM COMP VCL 04 SnareCmp COSM COMP VCL 05 BrassCmp COSM COMP VCL 06 VocalFx1 VOCAL MUL
15. Pattern List p 208 m Pattern Mode and Arrangement Mode Switching to Pattern mode may be necessary in order to play patterns Likewise you may need to switch to Arrangement mode to play arrangements Pattern Mode This mode is used to play a single pattern repeatedly You can also create and edit patterns in this mode Arrangement Mode This mode is used to play arrangements You can also create and edit arrangements in this mode Using the Rhythm Playing Arrangements 1 Confirm that PAD is not lit then press ARRANGE so that the button lights up indicating the BR 600 is in Arrangement mode ARRANGE RHYTHM ON OFF simultaneously lights confirm that the rhythms are enabled Press PLAY The arrangement plays with the start of playback or recording The arrangement automatically stops when STOP is pressed to stop playback or recording When you adjust the volume of the arrangement use the Rhythm fader m Playing Patterns Confirm that PAD is not lit then press PATTERN so that the button lights up indicating the BR 600 is in Pattern mode PATTERN a E RHYTHM ON OFF simultaneously lights confirm that the rhythms are enabled Press PLAY The pattern plays with the start of playback or recording When STOP is pressed to stop playback or recording the pattern also stops automatically The pattern does not play when set to BREAK
16. Song patterns can be written however the data for song patterns are stored along with the song data to the memory card Memory Card Song Preset Pattern Song Pattern Press EXIT to return to the Play screen Using the Rhythm m Changing the tempo of the Tapping to change the arrangements or patterns tempo of the arrangements You can temporarily change the tempo of the arrangement or pa tterns or patem being played Dy tanymg Sato following You can temporarily change the tempo of the arrangement procedure while the Pay smeenisdisplayed or pattern by the timing with which you press TAP Tap on TAP four or more times to change the tempo of the Use CURSOR and align the cursor up with TEMPO in the display arrangement or pattern The tempo becomes that in which you tapped Rotate the VALUE dial to adjust the tempo e The arrangement s tempo setting is temporarily disabled e The change in tempo is only temporary If you want to change the arrangement s actual tempo refer to Changing the Tempo of an Arrangement p 143 e Tempos cannot be saved to patterns 43 HDIS PINO Recording m Selecting the recording track 1 Press either 1 7 8 at REC TRACK to select the recording track If the button flashes in red that track is ready for recording EN EN EN ES ES EJ D 2 2 4 5 fs The status of each track can be determined from the indicato
17. and delete unneeded data Solution2 Perform the Song Optimize operation p 87 Card Read Error Cause Memory card data cannot be loaded correctly Solution 1 Turn off the BR 600 properly insert the memory card then turn the BR 600 back on Solution 2 Initialize the card p 199 If the same message appears after you have taken the above steps it is possible that the memory card is malfunctioning Card Write Error Cause An error occurred while writing data to the memory card Solution The memory card must be initialized p 199 Also the song data you had been attempting to save will be lost Data Too Short Cause You have attempted to import a WAV AIFF file shorter than one second or to load a WAV AIFF file shorter than 0 1 seconds using the Tone Load function Solution Make sure the WAV AIFF file to be loaded is at least one second in length or if using the Tone Load function select a WAV AIFF file that is at least 0 1 seconds in length 215 N O A me e gt N Error Messages Turn Off Pitch Correction Drive Busy Cause Solution 1 Solution 2 Solution 3 If this message appears after you have been using the memory card with the BR 600 the data on the card has become fragmented causing delays in reading and writing data Or you could be using memory card with a slow processing speed In cases of unfavorable disc access conditions su
18. you desire 37 HDIS PINO Using Insert Effects The BR 600 comes with five onboard effects processors an 5 insert effect loop effects track EQ pitch correction and Swi tc h effect patc hes mastering tool kit Below is an explanation of the operations related to the insert effects MEMO What is an insert effect An effect added directly to a specific signal with the BR 600 this refers to the instrumental sounds from an INPUT jack is called an insert effect The effect pedals that a guitarist connects between his guitar and amp are a type of insert effect Loop effects on the other hand are effects connected to the send return jack of mixers and other similar devices refer to p 118 MEMO What is an effect patch The BR 600 provides numerous effects for vocals guitar etc and two or more of these effects can be used simultaneously Such a combination of effects i e the types of the effects used and the order in which they are connected is called an algorithm Each effect in an algorithm offers a certain number of parameters which allow the sound to be altered similar to tweaking the knobs on a stomp pedal The algorithm and its parameter settings are bundled into units called effect patches By changing the effect patch you can simultaneously change the stored effect combinations their on off status and the parameter settings and completely change the sound Confirm tha
19. 24 PS DETUN STEREO MULTI 25 PS 1OCT STEREO MULTI 26 PS 10CT STEREO MULTI 27 ST DOUBL STEREO MULTI 28 MONO gt gt ST STEREO MULTI 29 SLOW PAN STEREO MULTI 30 FAST PAN STEREO MULTI 31 CHRS DLY STEREO MULTI 32 CHRS TAP STEREO MULTI 33 PH SLPBK STEREO MULTI 34 FLNG TAP STEREO MULTI 35 LoCmbFIt STEREO MULTI 36 HiCmbFIt STEREO MULTI 37 120 RMOD STEREO MULTI 38 PAN DLY STEREO MULTI 39 ST TREM STEREO MULTI 40 120 SLIC STEREO MULTI 41 20sRadio LO FI BOX 42 40sRadio LO FI BOX 43 60sRadio LO FI BOX 44 PHONGRPH LO FI BOX 45 Vntg45 s LO FI BOX 46 CLASC LP LO FI BOX 47 VntgSmpl LO FI BOX 48 19855mpl LO FI BOX 49 R ModSmp LO FI BOX 50 2 BIT DS LO FI BOX 205 N O A me e N Effect Patch List E SML SIMUL No Patch Name Algorithm 01 EQ JC VO GT AMP 02 DELAY JC VO GT AMP 03 CMP TWIN VO GT AMP 04 EQ twin VO GT AMP 05 CMP SMAL VO GT AMP 06 EQ CRNCH VO GT AMP 07 EQ MATCH VO GT AMP 08 DL match VO GT AMP 09 EQ VO VO GT AMP 10 COMP vo VO GT AMP 11 CMP BLUS VO GT AMP 12 CMP BG VO GT AMP 13 DELAY bg VO GT AMP 14 DL MS 1 VO GT AMP 15 DL ms 1 VO GT AMP 16 DL MS1 2 VO GT AMP 17 CM amp EQ ms VO GT AMP 18 DLY SLDN VO GT AMP 19 CMP METL VO GT AMP 20 EQ METAL VO GT AMP 21 DI H STD VO AC SIM 22 EQ S STD VO AC SIM 23 CM H JUM VO AC SIM 24 CM S JUM VO AC SIM 25 DL H ENH VO AC SIM 26 CM S ENH VO AC SIM 27 EQ H PZO VO AC SIM 28 DL S PZO VO AC SIM 29 CMP PZO1 VO AC SIM 30 DL PZO2 VO A
20. STD1 P29 BLUESS 124 4 4 1 3 10 11 18 19 23 26 29 P30 BLUES4 148 4 4 1 5 8 9 12 13 15 P31 R amp B1 110 44 1 58 8 12 13 15 Pps pase 160 aa is e ri nit is ar stot P33 R amp B3 108 4 4 1 5 8 9 12 13 15 18 21 STD2 a e eee P35 R amp B5 94 44 1 58 9 12 13 15 19 22 STD1 Pe vazet io aa a a s Or o a s iste Jazz P37 Jazzz 140 44 1151 7 0140 1891 15 17 20 Jazz P38 Jazz3 140 4 4 1 5f 12 13 20 21 2 30 33 P39 FUSIONI 120 4 4 1 5 12 13 20 21 2 29 32 STD2 PAO A TURTON E e 794 E e E ES fa Od A 182 ROOM P41 HipHop 93 4 4 1 2 9 10 17 18 22 23 26 HIP HOP P42 HipHop2 102 4 4 1 3 10 11 18 19 23 25 28 808 P43 FUNK 110 44 1 2 4 6 8 10 12 13 16 HIP HOP P44 HOUSE 114 44 1 3 6 7 10 11 13 15 18 HOUSE Ee EE E A ae ee P46 Cnty2 18 44 1 2 s5 6 9 10 12 14 17 Jazz Par onen 96 ad ij e to a7 e 22 24 27 P48 Other2 118 44 1 51 7 9141 13 15 19 22 STD2 P49 Others 125 44 1 2 6 6 9 10 12 14 17 ROOM 250 Meros 11 420 Par gt Ws e PAT LN a STA 208 Arrangement Pattern List Preset Pattern List Pattern Name ds O Mesure in display ROCKI 130 4 1 2 2 2 2 4 ROCK2 130 m4 2 2 ME EA pROCKS 18 m4
21. When ENTER is pressed initialization begins After the initialization has been completed you are returned to the Play screen Arrangements Patterns Drum Kits This initializes the Rhythm Arrangements Patterns and Drum Kits e In Song Arrangement Step 1 is set to the metronome e In song patterns and song drum kits the step is empty Confirm that PAD is not lit then press UTILITY Press CURSOR 4 II gt to move the cursor to INI and press ENTER Press CURSOR 4 II gt to move the cursor to RHY and press ENTER The confirmation message Are you sure appears in the display To continue the initialization press ENTER To cancel press EXIT or UTILITY When ENTER is pressed initialization begins After the initialization has been completed you are returned to the Play screen 198 Initializing the BR 600 s Settings Initializing the Memory Card e Be aware that when initialized any existing data on the card will be erased If you initialize the memory card supplied with the BR 600 the demo songs on the card will be lost Before you insert or remove a memory card always turn off the BR 600 first If a memory card is inserted when the power is turned on the data in the memory card may be destroyed or the memory card may become unusable Depending on the capacity of the memory card initializing may take more than ten minutes to
22. You cannot import wave data in other formats e WAV or AIFF format e Mono or Stereo e 8 bit or 16 bit e Sampling Rate 44 1 kHz O Compressed WAV files or AIFF files cannot be loaded Extremely short waveform data less than approximately 1 sec cannot be loaded O The loop point settings within an AIFF file will be ignored Add the extension WAV to imported WAV files and the extension AIP to imported AIFF files If the unit is in the Arrange mode at the time of the import it takes place in accord with the timing of the Arrange mode On the other hand if the unit is in the Pattern mode at the time of the import it takes place in accord with the timing of the Pattern mode Connect your computer and the BR 600 with a USB cable Confirm that PAD is not lit and with the recorder stopped press UTILITY Press CURSOR 4 II gt to move the cursor to USB and press ENTER The USB screen appears in the display 170 Select IMPORT with the TIME VALUE dial then press ENTER Use CURSOR 4 11 and the TIME VALUE dial to select the track and V track to be loaded then press ENTER When loading to the tracks in mono When loading to the tracks in stereo Select the track combination 1 2 3 4 5 6 or 7 8 Use CURSOR and the TIME VALUE dial to specify the measure or position in the track from which loading is to start then press ENTER The BOSS_
23. and press ENTER Turn the TIME V ALUE dial to select TME MES and press ENTER A Copy Source Copy Destination Use CURSOR 4 11 J and the TIME VALUE dial to select the track V Track to copy from and track V Track to copy to Press ENTER Use CURSOR and the TIME VALUE dial to specify the beginning of the portion S Start of data you want to copy Press ENTER Use CURSOR and the TIME VALUE dial to specify the ending of the portion E End of data you want to copy Press ENTER Use CURSOR and the TIME VALUE dial to specify the time of the beginning of the location T To where you want the copied data to be placed Press ENTER Turn the TIME VALUE dial to select the number of copies you want to be placed 14 When you are ready to execute the copy press ENTER The display will ask Are you sure so that you can confirm the operation Press ENTER The copy is executed Press UTILITY or press EXIT repeatedly to return to the Play screen During updating Keep power on appears in the upper line of the display while the lower line shows what is being processed 76 Editing the Performance on a Track Track Edit MEMD After specifying the time in the procedure above a may appear to show that there is a discrepancy between the actual current position and the position displayed If you specify the loca
24. complete This is not a malfunction The progress of the initializing is shown in the display Do not turn off the BR 600 until the initializing has been completed Do not remove the memory card or turn off the BR 600 while the display shows Keep power on Doing so can destroy the data on the memory card and or render the memory card itself unusable Confirm that PAD is not lit then press UTILITY Press CURSOR q II gt to move the cursor to INI and press ENTER Press CURSOR 4 II to move the cursor to CARD and press ENTER The confirmation message Are you sure appears in the display To continue the initialization press ENTER To cancel press EXIT or UTILITY When ENTER is pressed initialization begins When the initializing has been completed Completed appears in the display Keep power on Song creating then appears in the display and a new song is automatically created In this case the data type selected is HiFi MT2 When creation of the song is finished the play screen returns to the display 199 Conserving Battery Power Power Save Your BR 600 is equipped with a power save function that limits the current dissipation during use When the power save function is activated if no button or TIME VALUE dial on the BR 600 is used for a certain amount of time the BR 600 will enter the standby state and turn off t
25. complete track Confirm that PAD is not lit then press PAN EQ LOOP FX PAN EQ LOOP FX AT Press CURSOR 4 JI to move the cursor to CHO DLY or REV and press ENTER 50 Putting multiple tracks together Bounce 3 Press CURSOR 4 al p until FX Type or Type is displayed then turn the TIME VALUE dial to select the loop effect When using CHO DLY Select from CHORUS DELAY or DBLN doubling When using REV Select from HALL or ROOM You cannot use chorus delay and doubling simultaneously Any one may be selected while loop effects are in use If you want to change the settings for the selected effect press CURSOR 4 II to select the parameter then change the setting s value with the TIME VALUE dial For more on the settings content refer to Loop Effect Parameter Functions p 120 Press CURSOR 4 II to display the Send Level settings screen When using CHO DLY Press CURSOR 11 Y and the TIME VALUE dial to adjust each track s send level Pressing a REC TRACK button moves the cursor to the track corresponding to the button pressed After you have completed adjusting the send level press EXIT repeatedly to return to the Play screen Mem The send level is the volume level of the signal sent from each respective track to each effect and you can change the am
26. p 179 Not Available in Mastering Mode Cause You cannot carry out this operation with MASTERING selected as the recording mode Solution First press the REC MODE button to switch the recording mode to INPUT or BOUNCE then proceed with the operation Power Down Cause Internal power source voltage is below than guaranteed workable range Solution Incase of using PSA adaptor Cable might be broken or adaptor itself might be malfunctioning Please contact Roland Service or Roland authorized dealers In case of using batteries Please replace with new batteries p 24 Protected Cause You are attempting to write data to a song that has protection switched on Solution To write data to the song switch Protect to OFF p 88 Set the Repeat Cause Repeat A Starting Point and B Ending Point is not set Solution Set the Repeat A and B p 58 Stop P Trainer Cause The operation you attempted cannot be done while the Phrase Trainer p 195 is Operating Solution Press PHRASE TRAINER to turn off the Phrase Trainer Stop Recorder Cause The operation you attempted cannot be done while the recorder is running playing or recording Solution Press STOP to stop playback or recording Too Many Songs Cause You are attempting to create more that 100 songs Solution Erase unneeded songs p 86 Unformatted Cause The Memory card is not fo
27. p 87 to delete unneeded data from the memory card Auto Punching In and Out Manually punching in and out using a foot switch It can be difficult sometimes to punch in and out with the REC button when both playing an instrument and recording by yourself In such situations you may find it convenient to connect a sold separately foot switch such as a BOSS FS 5U or Roland DP 2 and use the foot switch to punch in and out In order to use a foot switch When you are using a sold separately foot switch to punch in and out connect the foot switch to the FOOT SW jack on the BR 600 and change the function of the FOOT SW jack by following the procedure given below Confirm that PAD is not lit then press UTILITY Press CURSOR 4 II gt to move the cursor to SYS and press ENTER Turn the TIME VALUE dial and select PUNCH PUNCH IN OUT Press UTILITY or press EXIT repeatedly to return to the Play screen During updating Keep power on appears in the upper line of the display while the lower line shows what is being processed MEMO In operating the foot switch during playback of a song manual patch in and out press the foot switch once to punch in then press it again to punch out Automatically punching in and out at predetermined locations or times in the song is referred to as auto punching in out When you want to punch in and out at accurate times
28. widely used in styles from blues and rock VO DRV Allows you to obtain the Liverpool sound of the 60 s BLUES A lead sound with a rich middle ideal for Blues BG LEAD The sound of a tube amp typical of the late 70s to 80s characterized by a distinctive mid range MS 1 2 1 2 The sound of a large tube amp stack that was indispensable to the British hard rock of the 70 s and is used to this day by many hard rock guitar ists CLEAN A trebly sound created by using in put I of the guitar amp A mild sound created by using in put II of the guitar amp The sound of connecting inputs I and II of the guitar amp in parallel creating a sound with a stronger low end than I A tube amp sound with versatile distortion usable in a wide range of styles METAL The sound of a large tube amp suit able for heavy metal METAL D A high gain and powerful metal sound E With COSM BASS AMP or COSM COMP BSS algorithms It produces the vintage sound of an early transistor amp It produces the sound of a large double stack vacuum tube amp with ultra lows and a crisp edge O 100 Volume Adjusts the volume and distortion of the amp GUITAR AMP 0 100 BASS AMP 100 100 Adjusts the tone for the low frequency range Bass Middle GUITAR AMP 0 100 BASS AMP 100 100 Adjusts the tone for the middle frequency range If you have selected MATCH or VO DR
29. 1 to make even more precise volume settings The indication for the volume velocity changes depending on the level High is shown for values from 101 to 127 Medium is shown for values from 71 to 100 Low appears when set to 70 or below The following method is an alternative to inputting with the TIME VALUE dial e Press ENTER e Press the Rhythm pad If the drum sound currently displayed is the same as the input drum sound the sound is then input directly If the drum sounds are not the same first switch the drum sound in the display so that the sound for the pad being pressed is indicated then press the pad once more to input the sound When inputting with the method described above the volume is set to the value set with TRACK Fader 1 MEMO About the drum sound sh display If you input drum sounds using a fine Quantize setting and then change the quantization to a setting that is less precise the BR 600 won t be able to show all of the drum sounds in a cell If more than one drum sound is present in the same cell this is indicated by s in the display Ex When drum sounds are input using a quantization of E and the quantization is afterwards changed to a 149 Creating Original Patterns 11 If you mistakenly input the wrong drum sound delete that sound You can use the following procedure to delete drum sounds Move the cursor to the position of
30. 2 2 ROCK4 118 4 4 moos f a E a OTI CC Hard Rock 1 HdRc2 98 4 4 Hard Rock 1 HdRc3 Hard Rock 1 HdRc4 120 4 4 Hard Rock 1 HdRc5 HEAVY5 HEVY5 109 4 4 POP1 118 4 4 N N NO PO PO NIN AJA AS AS AS AS Al Amo ma e 2 2 4 2 2 1 2 1 4 3 2 1 2 1 3 4 2 1 2 1 1 POP6 96 4 4 2 2 1 2 1 2 _BALLAD2 BALD2 89 s4 1 2 1 2 1 2 BLUES2 BLUS2 192 4 4 4 4 1 4 1 4 R amp B4 96 4 4 4 4 1 4 1 1 y OTHER Oth es a a a a e a e2 2 9 E ETA O A A E EA A A EA 7 BREAK e a agel ee aed ana gt 209 Parameter List 1 If you want to save the settings as the currently selected song data hold down STOP and press REC 2 Stored in the BR 600 3 Not Stored m Mixer Parameter 1 Parameter Name Input Select Recording Mode PAN Insert Effects Parameter Name Location Display REC MODE PAN Display Location Chorus Delay Doubling Parameter Name Effect Type Chorus Delay Doubling Send Level Chorus Rate Depth Pre Delay Effect level Delay Delay Time Feedback Effect Level Reverb Send Doubling Delay Time Effect level Reverb Parameter Name Reverb Send level Reverb Type Reverb Time Tone Effect Level Display FX Type Send Rate Depth Pre Dly E Level Dly Tme Feedback E Level Rev Send Dly Tme E Level Display Send Type Rev Time Tone E Level Initial Value
31. Attack O 100 ms This sets the time it takes for the upper range expander to go into effect once the input level falls below the Hi threshold level Hi Release 50 5000 ms This sets the time it takes for the upper range expander effect to stop once the input level exceeds the Hi threshold level 116 Mastering Tool Kit Parameter Functions Compressor This compresses the overall output signal when the input volume level exceeds a set value On Off OFF ON This parameter turns the compressor effect on off Lo Thres 24 O dB This sets the volume level at which the lower range compressor goes into effect Lo Ratio 1 1 00 1 16 0 T INF This sets the ratio of suppression of the lower range output when the input level exceeds the Lo threshold level Lo Attack O 100 ms This sets the time it takes for the lower range compressor to go into effect once the input level exceeds the Lo threshold level Lo Release 50 5000 ms This sets the time it takes for the lower range compressor effect to stop once the input level falls below the Lo threshold level Mid Thres 24 O dB This sets the volume level at which the midrange compressor goes into effect Mid Ratio 1 1 00 1 16 0 1 INF This sets the ratio of suppression of the midrange output when the input level exceeds the Middle threshold level Mid Attack O 100 ms This sets the time it takes for the midrange compressor to go into effect once th
32. BASS MULTI STEREO MULTI On Off OFF ON This parameter turns the equalizer effect on off Low Gain 20 20 dB This parameter sets the gain amount of boost or cut for the bass equalizer Lo M Gin 20 20 dB This parameter sets the gain amount of boost or cut for the low midrange equalizer Lo M F 100 Hz 10 0 kHz This parameter sets the central frequency for the low midrange equalizer Lo M Q 0 5 16 This parameter sets the range of change in gain for the frequency set by Lo M F A larger value results in a narrower range of change Hi M Gin 20 20 dB This parameter sets the gain amount of boost or cut for the high midrange equalizer Hi M F 100 Hz 10 0 kHz This parameter sets the central frequency for the high midrange equalizer Hi M Q 0 5 16 This parameter sets the range of change in gain for the frequency set by Hi M F A larger value results in a narrower range of change Hi Gain 20 20 dB This parameter sets the gain amount of boost or cut for the treble equalizer Level 20 20 dB This parameter adjusts the volume after the equalizer stage Flanger This produces a flanging effect that gives a sort of twisting character to the sound This effect can be used when the MODULATION Type parameter is set to FLANGER On Off This parameter turns the flanger effect on off OFF ON Rate 0 100 Determines the rate of the flanging effect
33. Chorus effect Depth 0 100 Adjusts the depth of the Chorus effect Adjusts the time needed for the effect sound to be output after the direct sound has been output E Level 0 100 Adjusts the volume of the effect sound Compressor This corrects differences in input to create a steadier more even volume balance This is used to extend the sustain of input sounds and conversely to shorten sustain and emphasize the attack portion of sounds Another use of compression is as a limiter which prevents distortion by suppressing only volume peaks On Off OFF ON This parameter turns the compressor effect on off Sustain 0 100 This adjusts the depth of the effect Higher settings values result in longer sustain times Set this to a lower value when using compression for the limiter effect Attack 0 100 Adjusts the strength of the attack Larger values will result in a sharper attack creating a more clearly defined sound Level 0 100 Adjusts the volume COSM Comp compressor Limiter The compressor corrects differences in input to create a steadier more even volume balance It is used to extend the sustain of input sounds and conversely to shorten sustain and emphasize the attack portion of sounds The limiter is an effect that prevents distortion by suppressing input signals that exceed a set value threshold You can get the same effect achieved with the compressor by setting the threshold at a low
34. Cord Hook Wrap the cable around this hook so that the AC adaptor cable is not pulled out accidentally p 29 Nore e You must use only the PSA series AC adaptor Use of any other adaptor may cause overheating or malfunctions e If the AC adaptor is disconnected during operation your important recorded data may be lost 10 Security Slot K http www kensington com 22 Front Panel MIC 1 GUITAR BASS Hi Z 1 GUITAR BASS jack High impedance input jack to directly connect your guitar or bass p 34 2 MIC1 L R onboard stereo microphone L R This microphone can be used for recording with the BR 600 Selecting the Input p 36 Turning on the onboard stereo microphone p 36 This mic is not a speaker If you want to listen to sounds from the BR 600 use headphones or connect LINE OUT to an appropriate audio device 3 Headphones jack Headphones sold separately are connected here When headphones are connected the same output as that from LINE OUT can be heard from the headphones y The headphone volume is adjusted with the MASTER fader 23 Inserting Batteries Panel Descriptions Make sure that the power of the BR 600 is turned off NOTE 2 e When turning the unit upside down get a bunch Turn over the BR 600 of newspapers or magazines and place them under the four corners or at both
35. EXIT repeatedly to return to the Play screen 183 Importing SMFs and Creating Patterns You can import SMFs Standard MIDI Files stored on memory cards as song patterns You can easily increase your collection of song patterns by creating SMFs on your computer or other device and copying them to memory cards y e You cannot import SMFs containing more than 999 measures e Add the extension MID to SMFs you are importing e Use file names containing eight alphanumeric characters Connect your computer and the BR 600 with a USB cable Confirm that PAD is not lit and with the recorder stopped press UTILITY Press CURSOR 4 II gt to move the cursor to USB and press ENTER The USB screen appears in the display 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 214 for instructions on resolving this problem The BOSS_BR 600 icon is added to the computer Ex BOSS_BR 600 184 Copy the SMF 1 Double click the BOSS_BR 600 icon 2 Drag the imported SMF to the SMF folder in the ROLAND folder When you have finished copying the SMF the Idling screen returns to the display Quit the connection to the computer 1 Drag the BOSS_BR 600 icon into the trash Pres
36. Inf pa 4 11D 1 to select the parameter to be displayed and turn the TIME VALUE dial to select ON Name of the currently selected song ON Displays the remaining available recording 2019 S data typeand memory used Size MB time in minutes seconds uN Epo iea OFF Doesn t display the remaining available a ge e e recording time E RR E 7 4 Data Type Press UTILITY or press EXIT repeatedly to return HiFi MT2 High quality recording type to the Play screen STD LV1 Standard recording type During updating Keep power on appears in the upper LONG LV2 Long recording type line of the display while the lower line shows what is being Remaining memory processed When REC is pressed in the Play screen putting the BR 600 into record standby REC flashes the remaining recording time is displayed in the TIME area The song sizes are displayed in units of 1MB 1 048 576 bytes The size displayed is an approximation Press UTILITY or press EXIT repeatedly to return to the Play screen 69 7O MEMO Section 2 Editing Registering Time Locator Using the locator function you can register any desired time in a song as a locator point so that you can jump to that point later with just the press of a button This function is quite useful during editing Registering a Locator Point 1 At the Play screen move to the location where you
37. ON OFF Initial value OFF This setting turns the Audio Sub Mix function output mix of the external inputs from LINE IN on and off AB Quantize AB Qtz Valid Settings ON OFF Initial value OFF This setting turns the Quantize function on and off Quantize is a function that enables you to set the start and end points in measure units when making the settings for repeat playback the repeated portion Remain Information Remain Inf Valid Settings ON OFF Initial value OFF This indicates the remaining amount of recording time available in the display during recording standby or while recording is in progress Power Save Mode PowerSave Valid Settings OFF 1 3 5 10 min Initial value OFF This setting turns the Power Save function on and off Power Save is a function that reduces power consumption through such power saving measures as switching off the display s illumination if no operation is performed for a set period of time for one three five or ten minutes This is effective in preventing excess battery drain 201 Utility Parameter List About the Sync Parameters Confirm that PAD is not lit then press UTILITY Press CURSOR 4 II gt to move the cursor to SYNC and press ENTER Make the settings with the TIME V ALUE dial Offset Valid Settings 00 00 00 00 0 23 59 59 29 9 Initial value 00 00 00 00 0 This fu
38. Patch List p 207 45 HDIS PNO Recording E Procedure Press REC MODE repeatedly until INPUT is indicated for REC MODE at the left of the screen The BR 600 will now enter Input mode MASTERING O RECAODE Press REC REC flashes in red and the BR 600 enters the recording standby state Flash Het L STOP PLAY RC SCRUB LS Press PLAY PLAY lights in green the REC and REC TRACK buttons now light solidly instead of flashing in red and recording begins Lit gt Ce STOP PLAY REC SCRUB When you finish recording press STOP The REC TRACK button lights alternately in orange and green indicating that track contains recorded data During updating Keep power on appears in the upper line of the display while the lower line shows what is being processed Nore You cannot play back sounds recorded for less than one second MEMO How the Tracks Are Organized The BR 600 features eight audio tracks that can be used for recording and playback Tracks 1 4 are independent mono tracks Tracks 5 6 and 7 8 are linked as stereo tracks Tracks 5 6 and 7 8 are fixed as left right tracks respectively while fader movements Loop Effects and other processes are
39. Step 2 and all subsequent steps in the currently selected song arrangement Press EXIT to return to the Play screen Step 1 cannot be erased but instead remains with the step set to Metro Metronome Nore Confirm that PAD is not lit then press You cannot erase the preset arrangements ARRANGE ARRANGE and RHYTHM ON OFF light 1 Press RHYTHM EDIT Press CURSOR q II gt to move the cursor to ERASE and press ENTER Turn the TIME VALUE dial to select the song arrangement S01 05 Press ENTER The screen for confirming the deletion appears If you do want to delete the arrangement press ENTER To cancel press EXIT Keep power on appears in the display and the content of the arrangement is erased 159 MEMO 160 Section 5 Using USB Before Using USB Overview How USB Can Be Used The BR 600 is equipped with a USB port for connecting the BR 600 directly to computers allowing you to carry out the following operations O Backing up the BR 600 s data O Saving BR 600 track data in WAV AIFF format WAV AIFF Export O Loading WAV AIFF files in BR 600 tracks WAV AIFF Import Importing SMEs and creating patterns Loading drum sounds from WAV AIFF files MEMO What is USB USB short for Universal Serial Bus is a type of interface for connecting computers with a variety of peripheral devices Using USB allows you to connect
40. WAV or AIFF file to the TONELOAD folder in the ROLAND folder When you have finished importing the WAV or AIFF files the Idling screen returns to the display 186 Quit the connection to the computer 1 Drag the BOSS_BR 600 icon into the trash Press EXIT repeatedly to return to the Play screen Ifyou 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 600 and the computer Press UTILITY Press CURSOR 4 II b to move the cursor to TONE and press ENTER Press CURSOR 4 II to move the cursor to CARD 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 Use the TIME VALUE dial to select the WAV or AIFF file you want to load as the drum sound then press ENTER mem You can preview the sound of the WAV or AIFF file to be loaded by moving the cursor to PVW and pressing ENTER Turn the TIME VALUE dial to specify the load destination song drum kit 1 5 Song Drum Kit 1 5 13 Turn the TIME VALUE dial to select the load destination song drum sound then press ENTER The load is executed To cancel press EXIT Durin
41. With the preset arrangements except for Metro 4 4 the E ending is followed by a three measure BREAK rest after which the performance repeats from V1 Verse 1 iS Arrangement Pattern List p 208 Song arrangements S01 S05 These are arrangements whose data is rewritable and up to 5 different arrangements for each song can be stored on memory cards cS To play arrangements you need to put the BR 600 in Arrangement mode For more information about this procedure refer to Playing Rhythm Arrangements p 143 About Pattern Mode and Arrangement Mode The BR 600 features two modes for performing rhythms Pattern mode and Arrangement mode Pattern Mode This mode is used for performing patterns The selected pattern is played repeatedly from the beginning of the song to the end You cannot have patterns switch automatically during the song To play a pattern press PATTERN causing the indicator to light and switching the BR 600 to Pattern mode Arrangement Mode This mode is used for performing arrangements The patterns are switched during the song according to the order in which they are arranged To play an arrangement press ARRANGE causing the indicator to light and switching the BR 600 to Arrangement mode 134 Playing the Drum Sounds Now try playing the drum sounds using free hand movements to play the pads MEMO The volume of a drum sound
42. allows the simultaneous playback of eight tracks when you run out of tracks the BR 600 also lets The explanation below uses an example of mixing the monaural recording on tracks 1 and 2 and the stereo you copy the recordings of multiple tracks together onto recording on tracks 3 and 4 and bouncing them to V Track one track V Track This is called bounce also known as 2 of tracks 7 8 bounce recording or ping pong recording By combining multiple tracks in this way you can free up other tracks in order to record additional performances HINT In bounce mode you can play back eight tracks simultaneously and record them all to a single separate V Track When input sources are selected with INPUT SELECT you can have those sounds recorded together Furthermore you can include the sounds from the Rhythm in the recording TRACK 7 V1 TRACK 5 V1 TRACK 3 V1 TRACK 1 V1 INPUT Track 1 8 Rhythm TRACK 8 V2 TRACK 7 V2 Separate V Track Set the pan for tracks 1 and 2 to the locations you desire set the pan for track 3 all the way to the left L50 and the pan for track 4 all the way to the right R50 RS Adjusting the Perception of Stereo for the Sound Pan p 49 Play back the song an
43. and Correction Event Maps e Rhythm Arrangements Rhythm Patterns e Loop Effects e Tones from the Song Kit or imported with Tone Load e Utility For a detailed explanation refer to Parameter List p 210 Connect your computer and the BR 600 with a USB cable Confirm that PAD is not lit and with the recorder stopped press UTILITY Press CURSOR 4 II gt to move the cursor to USB and press ENTER The USB screen appears in the display 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 214 for instructions on resolving this problem 164 The BOSS_BR 600 or Removable disk icon is added to the computer EX E y BOSS_BR 600 Removable Disk Back up the data 1 Click the BOSS_BR 600 or Removable disk icon Drag the ROLAND folder to the computer s folder and drop it in the folder 2 Vw When you have finished backing up the data the Idling screen returns to the display Quit the connection to the computer With Windows XP In My Computer right click on the BOSS_BR 600 icon or Removable disk icon to Eject the disk If this procedure fails to eject the disk use the procedure below 1 Click the gt icon in the task tray the
44. applied in common to both tracks These two tracks thus make a convenient bounce destination p 65 Tracks 7 8 can also be used for mastering p 111 In addition to and separate from the audio tracks the BR 600 also includes dedicated stereo tracks for playback of the internal rhythms p 132 Playing Back Recorded Music 0 E E E Press ZERO to move to the time location 00 00 00 00 0 Press PLAY PLAY lights in green and playback begins Use the TRACK faders to adjust the volume separately for each track m Silencing the sound of specific tracks Track 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 HDIS PINO 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 E 2 4 bo fa oo 47 Recording an additional performance while listening to an existing performance Overdubbing The tracks for which the REC TRACK button is lit in green or alternately in orange and green
45. are called V Tracks Ny X N XN XN N N 3 AP JOJI u P E E E E HINT A Track Sheet is provided at the rear of this manual p 226 which you make copies of and fill in when recording music to V Tracks 12 Introduction to the BR 600 Versatile digital effects processors The BR 600 comes with five different types of effects processors These systems including recording effects Insert effects send return Loop Effects tone adjustment Track EQ vocal pitch correction Pitch Correction and mastering effects Mastering Tool Kit can be used independently for each application as needed This enables high quality song production in a single device with no need to connect any external effects The BR 600 has many built in simulations and effects including amp modeling with COSM for a wide variety of insert effects Many effects for vocal keyboard and guitar tracks are also included for a vast array of applications The loop effects include spatial effects such as chorus and reverb which are vital for proper stereo mixdown The Track EQ is a built in two band EQ whose utility is most fully exhibited in making tone adjustments during mixdown The Pitch Correction feature allows you to freely adjust the pitch of vocals assuring that you can obtain reliable high quality performances The Mastering Tool Kit allows you add compression to songs that have been mixed down and provi
46. can accommodate a wide variety of situations by changing the point to which the insert effects m TRACK 1 8 12 34 56 78 are connected The insert effect can be applied to the playback of a track or pair of tracks Use this when you wish to try out effects after recording the dry sound or when you wish to apply effects only to a specific track Follow the procedure below to change where insert effects are connected Confirm that PAD is not lit then press EFFECTS Press CURSOR 4 II b to move the cursor to LOCAT and press ENTER mE RHYTHM The insert effect can be applied to the playback of a Rhythm m MASTER mean pioa Use this when you wish to apply effects to the entire song such as when adjusting the tone or applying a special effect during mixdown Turn the TIME V ALUE dial to switch the point to which the insert effects are connected E INPUT lt NORMAL gt The sound is monitored and recorded after it passes gt through the insert effect Normally you will use the BR 600 TRACK 1 PLAY TRACK 8 PLAY with this setting Press EXIT to return to the Play screen TRACK 1 During updating Keep power on appears in the upper line of the display while the lower line shows what is being processed 95 Insert Effect Parameter Functions Algorithm List The algorithms the available effects and their connection order that c
47. disabled GIUTAR MIC LINE PAD PITCH CORRECTION PAN EQ LOOP EX TUNER RHYTHM ON OFF ARRANGE PATTERN RHYTHM EDIT PHRASE TRAINER V TRACK DELETE MUTE Mastering can be performed only on Tracks 7 and 8 Record any song you want to master to Tracks 7 and 8 before you begin the mastering process Press REC MODE several times until MASTERING is indicated for REC MODE at the left of the screen Turn the TIME VALUE dial to select the recording source V Track and then press ENTER The Mastering screen appears in the display Recording source E V Tracks with recorded data V Tracks without data Press CURSOR q II to move the cursor to the recording destination V track and turn the TIME VALUE dial to select the V Track Recording destination Press EFFECTS The Mastering Tool Kit selection screen appears in the display At this point the Mastering Tool Kit is automatically selected as the effect Algorithm P Preset S Song U User Name Bank rca Patch Name a m a 5 Select the Mastering Tool Kit Use the TIME VALUE dial to select the Preset Song User patch and number for the Mastering Tool Kit RS Mastering Tool Kit Patch List p 207 Press EXIT to return to the Play screen The overall volume is adjusted by the MASTER fader At this time raise the volume as high as possible without allowing the sound to distort P
48. folder Drag the previously backed up BR 900CD BR 864 BR 532 ROLAND folder to the BOSS_BR 600 icon and drop it there When you have finished backing up the data the Idling screen returns to the display Quit the connection to the computer 1 Drag the BOSS_BR 600 icon into the trash Press EXIT The USB screen returns to the display If you press EXIT without quitting the connection to the computer the following screens appear In this case pressing ENTER returns the USB screen to the display When backup of the data is complete press EXIT to return to the Play screen At this point you can safely disconnect the USB cable from the BR 600 and the computer 188 Section 6 Other Convenient Functions Adjusting the Display Contrast Depending on where the BR 600 is situated the display contents may be difficult to read If this is the case perform the procedure given below to adjust the contrast 1 to 17 4 2 1 4 2 3 Confirm that PAD is not lit then press UTILITY Press CURSOR 4 II gt to move the cursor to SYS and press ENTER Press CURSOR 4 II to select LCD Contrast and adjust the contrast with the TIME VALUE dial After completing the adjustment press UTILITY o
49. for Tracks 7 and 8 press PLAY and then check the sounds bounced to Tracks 7 and 8 The pan for tracks 7 and 8 where the music was bounced is set all the way to the left and right respectively 10 If you want to save the settings in the currently selected song hold down STOP and press REC During updating Keep power on appears in the upper line of the display while the lower line shows what is being processed MEMO e When using bounce recording you can record the sounds with insert effects p 92 loop effects p 118 Track EQ p 121 or Pitch Correction p 123 applied When using the insert effects refer to Changing the destination Insert Effects are Connected p 95 e If you wish to mix an input source as part of the bounce recording press INPUT SELECT to select the desired input source At this time you can apply loop effects p 118 to the sound of the input source Loading Songs Created with the BR 900CD BR 864 BR 532 You can load songs created with the BR 900CD BR 864 or BR 532 into the BR 600 via memory cards Loading Songs Created with the BR 900CD BR 864 First save the song data created with the BR 900CD or BR 864 to a memory card then insert the memory card into the BR 600 Confirm that PAD is not lit then press UTILITY Press CURSOR 4 II b to move the cursor to SEL and press ENTER The Song Select screen is appeared Rota
50. gt to move the cursor to CARD 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 175 Using the BR 900CD BR 864 Use the TIME VALUE dial to select the WAV or AIFF file you want to load as the drum sound then press ENTER BR 532 s Data You can use the BR 600 to play BR 900CD BR 864 or BR MEMO 532 data You can preview the sound of the WAV or AIFF file to First be sure to back up the BR 900CD BR 864 BR 532 5 be loaded by moving the cursor to PVW and ROLAND folder to the computer pressing ENTER Initializing the memory card on the BR 600 p 199 Turn the TIME VALUE dial to specify the load 2 destination song drum kit Connect your computer and the BR 600 with a USB S1 5 Song Drum Kit 1 5 cable Confirm that PAD is not lit and with the recorder stopped press UTILITY 13 Press CURSOR 4 II b to move the cursor to Turn the TIME V ALUE dial to select the load USB and press ENTER destination song drum sound then press ENTER teU screen appease ine display The load is executed To cancel press EXIT 5 Select BACKUP with the TIME VALUE dial then ann umn dae press ENTER ae The Idling screen appears in the display During updating Keep power on appears in the upper baat anne Son line of th
51. in out 3 MEM If you want to punch in out at a previously set locator point press LOCATOR to move to the locator point p 72 and press AUTO PUNCH IN or AUTO PUNCH OUT m Erasing a registered auto punch in out location e To erase an auto punch in location press and hold AUTO PUNCH ON OFF and then press IN To erase an auto punch out location press and hold AUTO PUNCH ON OFF and then press OUT When the settings are erased the AUTO PUNCH ON OFF IN and OUT go out If you want to save the auto punch in out settings in the currently selected song hold down STOP and press REC During updating Keep power on appears in the upper line of the display while the lower line shows what is being processed m How to record As an example of use the explanation below assumes you are using the auto punch in out to re record a portion of track 1 which is a track to which you have already recorded Press REC TRACK 1 REC TRACK 1 lights alternately in orange and green Place the fader for track 1 at the location shown below OS y EN 4 Start playback and adjust the volume of the input source using the REC LEVEL dial Listen to the track you will be re recording and the input source and adjust the volume of the input source using the REC LEVEL dial so that it is the same level as the track Move to a position before where you want to start re recording and press AUTO PUNC
52. lights alternately in orange and green Place the fader for track 1 at the location shown below ritivit y E 4 Start playback and adjust the volume of the input source using the REC LEVEL dial Listen to the track you will be re recording and the input source and adjust the volume of the input source using the REC LEVEL dial so that it is the same level as the track Move to a position before where you want to start re recording and press PLAY to start playback Press REC to punch in at the location where you want to start recording The BR 600 starts recording To punch out press REC or PLAY again Each time you press REC you punch in and punch out so if there is another location that you want to redo then you can punch in again at that location using the same procedure Press STOP to stop recording During updating Keep power on appears in the upper line of the display while the lower line shows what is being processed Listen to the re recorded results Return the song to a point earlier than you re recorded and play it back Adjust the volume of track 1 using the TRACK fader ore e You can use the Undo function p 64 to revert to the condition before re recording e The data prior to punch in out will remain on the memory card without being erased If this data is no longer needed in order to use the memory card effectively use the song optimize function
53. memory card inserted here 1 MEASURE Eject button Displays the current position within the song Indicated Press this button to eject the memory card from left to right are the measure beat and clock LZ Inserting the Memory Card p 30 2 TEMPO The Rhythm tempo is indicated here 3 TIME Displays the time of the current position of the song hours minutes seconds 4 FRAME This indicates the frame number showing the current position in the song This is set to 30 frames per second non drop This is one type of what is called MTC MIDI Time Codes YONE The explanations in this manual include illustrations that depict what should typically be shown by the display Note however that your unit may incorporate a newer enhanced version of the system e g includes newer sounds so what you actually see in the display may not always match what appears in the manual Panel Descriptions Rear Panel yd3mOd Tvaad dX3 NI 90 NOe e440 MS LOOS 1MO 3NI71 XIN ENS OIANV e y 7 NI INIT L JIN 2 JIN 1 MIC2 jack TRS 1 4 phone type These jack allows a mic to be connected p 34 Ifthe connection has been made to the GUITAR BASS and the MIC jacks the MIC2 jack is given priority Connecting a mic to MIC2 switches off the onboard stereo mic 2 MIC1 jack TRS 1 4 phone type These jacks allow a mic to be connected p 34 Connecting a
54. more advanced versions of 1 F Fill 1 and 2 Music patterns to be used as phrases to connect different sections of a song You can select either 1 or 2 depending on the form that will follow the fill E Ending Music patterns to be placed at the ending of a song You cannot change and overwrite Preset pattern data Ia For more detailed instructions on playing patterns refer to Playing Rhythm Patterns p 142 For more detailed instructions on creating and changing patterns refer to Creating Original Patterns p 144 and the following material 133 About Rhythms m What is an Arrangement Although you can play a pattern by itself as a guide for practice like a metronome the rhythm in that case continues from the start of the song to the end without changing When creating songs that include musical changes a number of different patterns need to be arranged sequentially for example an intro followed by the chorus bridge and ending This sequencing of data with patterns lined up in the order performed is called an arrangement Intro Verse Fill o e Tempo 120 0 Tempo 110 0 Tempo 130 0 Preset arrangements PO1 P50 The BR 600 comes with 50 different internal preset arrangements P01 P50 specially created for use with rock jazz and other musical genres You cannot change or overwrite data in the preset arrangements
55. or when you want to concentrate on playing rather than punching in and out manually the auto punch in out function is very useful When using auto punch in out you need to allow for an interval of at least one second between the punch in and punch out points m Specifying the area for auto punching in out Before you begin recording you must register the locations at which punch in and punch out will occur automatically 1 Register the location where you want to punch in Move the location where you want to punch in and press AUTO PUNCH IN to register that location for automatic punch in At this time the AUTO PUNCH IN lights telling you that the punch in position is registered AUXO zo pun H INSIT ovo Te I lt IN GI Locator DELETE e 2 __ If the AUTO PUNCH IN is lit you will automatically move to the registered punch in time when this button is pressed Register the location where you want to punch out Move the location where you want to punch out and press AUTO PUNCH OUT to register that location for automatic punch out At this time the AUTO PUNCH OUT lights telling you that the punch out position is registered AUTO PUNCH OT ON OFF KIN m OUT rre Can T SR DELETE A If the AUTO PUNCH OUT is lit you will automatically move to the registered punch out time when this button is pressed 61 Re recording Only a Mistake Punch
56. q II to move the cursor to ERS and press ENTER Turn the TIME VALUE dial to select AB and press ENTER Use CURSOR 4 11 and the TIME VALUE dial to select the track V Track to erase from When you are ready to execute the erasure press ENTER The display will ask Are you sure so that you can confirm the operation Press ENTER The erasure is executed Press UTILITY or press EXIT repeatedly to return to the Play screen During updating Keep power on appears in the upper line of the display while the lower line shows what is being processed Erasing a complete track ALL Confirm that PAD is not lit then press UTILITY Press CURSOR 4 II gt to move the cursor to TRK and press ENTER Press CURSOR q II gt to move the cursor to ERS and press ENTER Turn the TIME V ALUE dial to select ALL and press ENTER Use CURSOR 4 1 J and the TIME VALUE dial to select the track V Track to erase When you are ready to execute the erasure press ENTER The display will ask Are you sure so that you can confirm the operation Press ENTER The erasure is executed Press UTILITY or press EXIT repeatedly to return to the Play screen During updating Keep power on appears in the upper line of the display while the lower line shows what is being processed Editing the
57. ready for recording EN EN EN ES ES Ka D 2 5 4 f ra 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 INPUT SELECT GUITAR is lit GUITAR aa mc une LINE 4 SIMuL Since the input is mono the recording is normally performed as a mono recording onto one track Press one of TRACK 1 4 at REC TRACK to select the one track to which to record However if you want to record in stereo to increase the effect of insert effects you can simultaneously press the 1 and 2 or 3 and 4 REC TRACK buttons for stereo recording onto two tracks Recording Mono Recording Stereo 2 3 In addition Tracks 5 6 and 7 8 are stereo tracks so they always produce stereo recordings 7 8 JE oo 25 B aL 7 8 T co 5 6 e Bl coro gt N If a mic is connected either to the MIC1 or MIC2 jack not both the input will be mono and you can select tracks using the same procedure as that described in If INPUT SELECT GUITAR is Lit If you have mics connected to both the MIC1 and MIC2 jacks or if nothing is connected to either of these jacks and the internal stereo mic is switched on you can select tracks
58. the drum sound you want to delete then carry out the following e Rotate the TIME VALUE dial completely to the right e Press ENTER e Switch the display to indicate the drum sound you want to delete then hold down DELETE MUTE and press the drum pad for the drum sound to be deleted Readjust the tempo and or Quantize settings as necessary Repeat Steps 7 12 as needed or press STOP to stop the process When you have finished inputting the data press EXIT You can press STOP instead Press EXIT repeatedly until the Play screen returns to the display Keep Power On appears in the display and the input patterns are saved 150 Naming Patterns Song patterns can be given a name pattern name that consists of up to eight characters Press EXIT repeatedly to return to the Play screen Keep power on appears in the display and the changed pattern name is saved Confirm that PAD is not lit then press PATTERN PATTERN and RHYTHM ON OFF light De You cannot change the names of the preset patterns Press RHYTHM EDIT The Pattern Edit screen appears in the display Use CURSOR 4 11 J and the TIME VALUE dial to select a song pattern S001 100 Press CURSOR 4 II to move the cursor to NAME and press ENTER The Change Pattern Name screen appears in the display Use CURSOR Q 11 1 and the TIME VALUE dial to change the ch
59. to move the cursor to TONE and press ENTER The Tone Load menu screen appears in the display Press CURSOR q ial to move the cursor to TRACK and press ENTER The screen for loading sounds with Tone Load from the audio tracks appears in the display Use CURSOR 4 1 and the TIME VALUE dial to select the track V Track to load and press ENTER Changing the Drum Sound Drum Kits 5 Use CURSOR 4 11 DP and the TIME VALUE dial to specify the range start and end points of drum sounds to be loaded in terms of measures or time locations Start Point S Specify the measure or location to be used as the start point for loading the drum sounds Measure Beat q n n Hours Minutes Seconds Frame End Point E Specify the measure or location to be used as the end point for loading the drum sounds From the screen for setting the start point press CURSOR repeatedly to display the screen for setting the end point Measure Beat Hours Minutes Seconds Frame MEMO e You can press ENTER to switch between the start point and end point settings screens e You can preview the drum sounds in the specified range by moving the cursor to PVW and pressing ENTER Determine the sounds to load while setting the start and end points and the length and repeating the preview e You can press PLAY to preview the sounds and press STOP to stop the
60. turn the TIME VALUE dial to select the loop effect When using CHO DLY Select from CHORUS DELAY or DBLN doubling When using REV Select either HALL or ROOM 118 To change the settings for the selected effect press CURSOR 4 II gt to select the parameter and turn the TIME VALUE dial to change the set value For a description of the parameters for each effect refer to Loop Effect Parameter Functions p 120 When you finish making settings press EXIT repeatedly to return to the PLAY screen Doubling When you want to spread out the guitar backing sound to the left and right record the same guitar backing separately to two tracks then pan the sounds to the left and right This is known as doubling By using the DBLN loop effect you can produce a doubling effect even from a single track mono recording allowing you to make more efficient use of the tracks If you want to emphasize the doubling effect pan the track completely to the right or to the left and increase the doubling effect level In addition use the following procedure to raise the send level y You cannot use the chorus delay and doubling effects together You must choose only one MEMO Loop effects do not have patches Loop effect settings are saved along with the song data If you want to save the settings in the currently selected song hold down S
61. using the same procedure as that described in If INPUT SELECT LINE or SIMUL are Lit When mics are connected to both the MIC1 and MIC2 jacks Track 1 is selected as the recording destination for MIC1 and Track 2 is selected as the recording destination for MIC2 If INPUT SELECT LINE or SIMUL are lit a ly A GUITAR MIC y LINE SIMUL 71 ae O Y Since the input is stereo the recording is normally performed on two tracks Press either REC TRACK 1 or 2 to select tracks 1 and 2 or 3 or 4 to select tracks 3 and 4 However if you want to mix together the left and right channels being input onto one track with tracks 1 and 2 selected press REC TRACK 1 again to select track 1 Using the same procedure you can select any track 1 to 4 to be the track to which to record In addition Tracks 5 6 and 7 8 are stereo tracks so they always produce stereo recordings 55 Changing V Tracks The BR 600 is a eight track multitrack recorder and each track consists of eight V Tracks You can select any one of these V Tracks for recording or playback This allows a wide range of uses such as recording one take of a guitar solo or vocal and then recording another take without having to erase the first one You can also then take just the portions of the V Tracks that you like and put them together onto one track RS Editing the Performance on a Track Track Edit p 75 Con
62. value The BR 600 uses COSM technology to model four types of compressor limiter in which the compressor and limiter functions are combined On Off Sets the compressor limiter to ON or OFF OFF ON Type Selects the compressor limiter type BOSS Cmp Models the BOSS CS 3 compact effects processor D Comp Models the MXR dyna comp Rack160 Models the dbx 160 VitgRack Models the UREI 1178 Attack with BOSS Cmp D Comp O 100 Adjusts the strength of the picking attack when the strings are played Larger values will result in a sharper attack creating a more clearly defined sound Sustain with BOSS Cmp D Comp 0 100 Boosts low level signals adjusting the time over which sounds are sustained Higher values deepen the effect resulting in a longer sustain Threshold with Rack160 0 100 Adjust this as appropriate for the input signal from your bass The compression effect is applied to input above the level set here The smaller the value set here the lower the level at which the limiter effect kicks in Input with VigRack 0 100 Controls the input level Increasing the value will produce a deeper effect Ratio with Rack160 1 1 20 1 INF 1 with VtgRack 4 1 20 1 Adjusts the limiter compression ratio Higher ratio create a stronger compression effect 102 Insert Effect Parameter Functions Attack Time with VtgRack O 100 This adjusts the amount of time it takes for the
63. with the recorder load these as drum sounds TONE LOAD stopped press UTILITY Press CURSOR q JI to move the cursor to Note Wave data in the following formats can be imported You cannot import wave data in other formats e WAV or AIFF format e Mono or Stereo e 8 bit or 16 bit e Sampling Rate 44 1 kHz O Compressed WAV files or AIFF files cannot be loaded O Extremely short waveform data less than approximately 100 ms cannot be loaded O The loop point settings within an AIFF file will be ignored O For the files to be imported add the extension WAV to WAV files and the extension AIF to AIFF files O You can load drum sounds of up to 13 seconds for a single drum kit Example Kick 3 seconds snare 3 seconds crash cymbal 7 seconds gt Total 13 seconds Stereo WAV and AIFF files imported with Tone Load are loaded as mono sounds with the left and right sides mixed USB and press ENTER The USB screen appears in the display 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 214 for instructions on resolving this problem The BOSS_BR 600 icon is added to the computer BOSS_BR 600 Ex Import the WAV or AIFF file 1 A Click the BOSS_BR 600 icon 2 Drag the imported
64. 0 Press ENTER The screen for confirming the deletion appears in the display If you do want to delete the pattern press ENTER To cancel press EXIT Keep power on appears in the display and the content of the pattern is erased Press EXIT to return to the Play screen rs You cannot erase the preset patterns 153 Creating Original Arrangements With the BR 600 you can arrange patterns in whatever Now try actually creating an arrangement sequence you like giving you freedom to compose songs from intro to ending the way you want You can then save 1 these arranged patterns as song arrangements You can create song arrangements of up to 999 measures MEMO About Steps Actually creating a song arrangement is accomplished by arranging steps A step is the data combining a pattern number and the measure at which that pattern Confirm that PAD is not lit then press ARRANGE ARRANGE and RHYTHM ON OFF light Use CURSOR 4 11 and the TIME VALUE dial to select the number for the song arrangement you want to create is to start If you select a preset pattern here you will not be able to Example perform any further operations on the pattern Section of Measure Length Pattern Composition 3 Intro 2 Measures Pattern P001 Press RHYTHM EDIT y Melody A 16 Measures Pattern S002 ti E ik ii Ea q i y a Pipo Melody B 8 Measures Pattern S003 pp g
65. 132 About Rhythms What Are Patterns and Arrangements The BR 600 s rhythms are composed of performance data of two main types called patterns and arrangements What is a Pattern When bands and other groups play the drums usually repeat a predetermined pattern lasting about one or two measures On the BR 600 this basic repeating performance data is referred to as a pattern Example of pattern In a four beat rhythm the following sort of performance is played repeatedly Snare drum Repeat Kick drum Pattern Song patterns S001 S100 These are patterns whose data is rewritable and up to 100 different patterns for each song can be stored on memory cards Preset patterns P001 P327 The BR 600 comes with 327 different preset patterns P001 P327 specially created for use with rock jazz and other musical genres Nem Preset patterns include prepared patterns for intros verses fill ins and endings you can confirm the type by looking at the characters at the end of the pattern name Ex ROCK1 IN Intro ROCK1 V2 Verse2 ROCK1 V1 Verse 1 ROCK1 F2 Fill 2 ROCK1 F1 Fill 1 ROCK1 E Ending ys Preset Pattern List p 209 IN Intro Music patterns to be placed at the beginning of a song V Verse 1 and 2 Music patterns to make up the main part of the song 1 are basic patterns and 2 are
66. 18 1720 ROOM Po6 ROCKS 86 s4 1j 2 9 10 17 18 22 24 27 Po7 HdRcki 130 44 1 5 8 9 12 13 15 18 21 ROOM Pos HdRck2 98 4 4 1 3 10 11 18 19 23 25 28 HARD Pog HdRcks 126 4 4 1 5 8 9 12 13 15 20 23 ROOM _ P10 HdRck4 120 44 1 4 7 8 tt 12 15 18 21 ROOM P11 HdRcks 118 44 1 2 6 6 9 10 12 13 16 ROOM _ P12 HEAVWY1_ 210 4 4 1 5 11 13 19 21 25 29 32 HARD P13 HEAVY2 120 44 1 3 9 11 17 19 at 2 26 Pi4 HEAVY3 120 44 1 3 9 n 17 19 21 24 27 HARD P15 HEAVY4 162 4 4 1 3 9 41 17 19 21 24 27 ROOM _ P16 HEAVYS 109 44 1 5 8 9 12 13 15 16 19 ROOM Oe Se E P18 POP 118 44 1 8 6 7 10 11 13 15 18 STI Pre pops f ne faa fs e fr o ie ste ROOM P20 POP4 18 44 1 3 6 7 10 1 13 17 20 ROOM _ Per pops j o A fof re s j e ROOM P22 pops 96 44 1 3 6 7 tO 13 15 18 STD P23 pop7 6 44 1 4 7 8 1 12 14 16 19 Pea pops 151 44 1 56 8 8 6 7 21 24 27 P25 BALLAD 70 44 1 5 8 9 12 13 15 18 21 ROOM P26 BALLAD2 89 4 4 1 2 5 6 9 1 12 14 17 STD2 Pe7 BLUES 124 44 1 2 5 6 9 10 13 16 19 STD2 P28 BLUES2 192 4 4 1 5 12 13 20 21 2 29 32
67. 600 and of the connected equipment turned on Cannot record O Are the audio cables connected correctly O Isa song protected O Are any audio cables broken O Isa memory card inserted O Has the volume of the connected amp or mixer O Does the memory card have insufficient De j been lowered remaining capacity O Has the MASTER fader or headphone volume O Has the recording mode REC MODE been of the BR 600 been lowered selected correctly O Is a memory card inserted O Has the Phrase Trainer or Scrub Playback O Has the wrong card been inserted function been turned on You can use commercially available CompactFlash cards as memory cards for the BR 600 The 3 3 V type The recorded SOU nd contains noise with the capacities of 32 MB to 1 GB can be used or distortion O Are you attempting to play back a short phrase O Is the input sensitivity set appropriately of less than 1 0 seconds If the input sensitivity is too high the recorded sound Phrases of 1 0 seconds or less cannot be played will be distorted If it is too low the input sound will be buried in noise Adjust the REC LEVEL dial so that The volume level of the instrument the level meter moves as much as possible without connected to GUITAR BASS jack or causing the PEAK indicator to light LINE IN jacks is too low Set it so the 0 is not indicated in the level meter O Could you be using a connection cable that O Are the track output levels appropriate contains a resis
68. 7 Cloc kouparan na AA 33 Coma Pact ASI tanda 15 30 COMPL SSO oi 96 100 102 117 Compressor Delete arar ti 97 CONTAS Edd 190 Converter Cable ana 30 COPLA caia 140 152 Correction EVE E A A 128 Correction Event Map stas 128 COM od see bienleu earned tel csetas dae nehann ded sama bade 13 COSM BASSAMP 0 98 COSM COMEBS sE 98 COSM COMP OGTR sana 97 COSMCOMPYVEE ic 99 COSM Comps LINIE ios 97 99 102 COSMECGITRAME tes 96 CRY sian eee tee 76 78 86 ERUN CEE Ls 107 A N T deuncedeeesass 105 D PE 105 106 Data PB A A A A cath Be als 54 69 PEEN a Omen er aiere Etta enna eer ORMner me ORE nEarE 120 DEC OID id ir e ect 102 A O uo PP ee 98 99 103 Pen 25 came nn O O Te Ole no I BSE 97 PELA OO 120 220 Di ito aan 96 100 103 DELETE MEL Ey uan AS 47 DEMOS ii UN rant rome 32 Depth Aiseno 102 104 106 109 120 DISTAL AA cote ea AATA 105 DitLevelussnusnuotaionau ii auia 105 106 108 109 ASP aa 190 Pi Siectduted sashes e gece aoseetetevadetediatien utes 117 Dile cauca 116 DI TMe a DOORcs 103 120 Dor IN iaa 96 99 118 DOWN ada ia 110 Diver O A 162 Pi e cacti aces 132 136 COPY ac 140 NN 138 OS 141 A E E AE E E O toda sea usnnte 141 Dron Pad O 132 Drin Sond onanan aA 138 E PE AEE EN E S RRO EAT 133 A Aa ANOANO AAHAS 102 103 120 Effect Patch sra naa a encanta 38 92 A eee reeds 94 VV TILE aca anaes 94 EH ell A A Ane Ov Or Wear AON STR OP ee 93 ENTIANC E dedito 101 A e nA AE AE ET 97 98 104 116 ENTER rod 114 EO E
69. A 77 80 81 83 84 ABE E 201 O 107 ACQUSTIECEN o la 97 Acoustic Guitar Simulator oocnnncnncnuuuuuuuaaonnnnnononoss 96 100 101 ACOUSTIC PLOCESSOL aid cdi 97 101 ACOUSTIC SIM aia sisi 96 PVT A r AE T E uit ee 38 A A 78 81 84 AMES o a ia 107 Arrange A A O mere ery 154 A O A A E e 156 159 o A A 156 Name AA O O A e a 157 A 143 LEN PON c cart T 143 Arrangement lcd 40 43 134 Arrangement Mode iria idiota 40 134 Ataca 102 103 117 AMICK TIE ae AEN 103 Audo oub MIE aiaiai daa 194 PND e A 128 Auto Pucon IN reen AsO 61 Anto P nchme QUE etaa is as ai sts Sis heaves A AE 61 B PACE LI a to io 164 178 ID AN ie a A At a es he le ht ad 92 Daiana 107 E A TU 116 PASSMUDET o dee teas tes 97 BASSI a os 97 Bass OMMUALOI a Isla 97 101 O O A N 33 Pt o e di Tone 107 O A A O PRE 105 BLUES te 107 DO A eri 101 BOSS CMP ad 102 BOING IE A e eet cheat 45 52 65 BOUNCE neu nase eee eee Mee 65 Bo nc Mode cas eels ee e a i ia as 45 65 BOUNGING 52 BEP arroio EE A EA NANNE 105 PROS a na e a a Oe 67 68 176 188 BROCE aron ANR EEANN 67 176 188 BR 900C DY aid 67 176 188 Dub aid 107 Button ASIN It 20 Green aria 20 44 48 55 Lighting alternately in orange and green n se 20 A AT AA TONES VE AAE A 20 44 48 55 CG UPEETA E T A E E E T 20 44 48 55 C EOS Des 196 CARD ainda 175 199 A ted Na cinc Sees 86 Center Cancelan a 196 C DATE e EAEE 101 CHO DEY taaan 51 118 119 CHORUS adas 120 CHORUS Saad 96 99 102 ELEAN E RES 10
70. AA acacia A mace 121 EQUAUIZE rago dunhenesiades 104 115 ERAS E a O 141 156 159 A A OOO 83 84 86 EXPAT CT cies hidden eau A E 116 EXPOR Esta aaa 167 180 Expression E ansia 191 E Pa 133 Feedback A A A 103 120 EME a 105 AAA a TE 96 99 104 O 191 201 BOOT SWZEXP PEDAL 5d ia 22 EOS WA oi e 191 ESO VOLUME SADA 96 99 104 Formant l A NE 109 FOTO UZ ida 109 FROG a O ai at 104 116 Preg UCNE V EEE iaa 108 110 FROM aiaia tamed oma eee es 74 202 PROMO is A ances eed eee T bid eek 202 i S PEPERIT E TEEI A ti E ATA NEA ET A 191 SS A E ENE 105 108 A RI 51 118 120 A A acta tenes wostaw Go 109 DIS ta eden tad oases tedeedeetiosheeaeos 109 G OS ULI A a haste stow eae eee ee ee 105 107 116 A ds uaetocen de dalowt OER 38 GUITA R a da odia 36 GOMAR DASS io ei ab 14 34 GUITAR BASS MIC dci 16 H TAEC are a r T A A 120 HARD oana ecsssaaksieeahts ances esacea wad Sereda eres sew 137 FTA Ha O AEN 116 117 HEG a iadd 104 SA a T EA 117 PERIGO iaa oa 116 117 NS ste esate betas ease ees 116 117 A Gorcitaenteetien 116 117 RE Ws St ds 126 HEMALE sta 126 Ns 122 A a 54 69 A ee Oe 122 A 115 A Scarce alsa toes ea eee ce at 115 HMigh Mid Freg ista isos Goetaetcce setae dite does 115 High Mid Ganas ceeria aes 115 Hiek Mid cion 115 A O 115 High MVS tilo id 115 A tase crea tee 104 O sees a read ear eae 104 FIENO epee terre eae reese nie Pre AAN RT 104 er PTA OP tddi 137 HOUSE e NA 137 A 105 IMPORTE eii Uo 170 182 OO baer 133 In
71. Auto punching in and out above Setting the portion to be repeated Before you begin recording you will need to set the starting and ending position of the portion to be repeated The portion to be repeated should contain the portion that you wish to re record the portion between the punch in and punch out points Repeat a Playback Playback e i i Time _ Repeat Start Punch In Punch Out Repeat End A B If the portion to be re recorded is not fully contained in the repeat portion the recording may not start or end as desired m How to record As an example of use the explanation below assumes you are using the auto punch in out to re record a portion of track 1 which is a track to which you have already recorded Press REC TRACK 1 REC TRACK 1 lights alternately in orange and green Place the fader for track 1 at the location shown below Use the repeat function p 58 to repeat the playback of the song and adjust the volume of the input source using the REC LEVEL dial Listen to the track you will be re recording and the input source and adjust the volume of the input source so that it is the same level as the track Press STOP Press AUTO PUNCH ON OFF The button lights showing that the auto punch in and out have been set When you are ready to record press REC then press PLAY to begin recording After you press PLAY you can record
72. B folder are automatically deleted the instant the EXIT button is pressed Ifyou press EXIT without quitting the connection to the computer the following screens appear In this case pressing ENTER returns the file format selection screen to the display At this point you can safely disconnect the USB cable from the BR 600 and the computer 11 Repeat Steps 5 9 as needed 12 When you have finished exporting the WAV or AIFF file s press EXIT several times to return to the Play screen m Resolving insufficient memory issues When exporting WAV AIFF When exporting WAV or AIFF files memory cards must have enough free space to hold the files If too little memory is available and the Card Full error message appears there are two approaches you can take to overcome the problem 1 Deleting unneeded data from the memory card Back up the data on the card see p 178 Erase unneeded songs Song Erase see p 86 Also erase track data other than that for the tracks you want to export Track Erase see p 82 Carry out Song Optimize see p 87 Export the data Recover the data see p 179 2 Using a high capacity memory card For more on supported memory cards CompactFlash for the BR 600 refer to the separate sheet About Memory Cards Back up the data on the card see p 178 Insert the high capacity memory card in the BR 600 then initialize the card see p 199 Re
73. BASS AMP COSM COMP GTR COSM COMP BSS BASS MULTI STEREO MULTI On Off Turns the touch wah pedal wah effect on off OFF ON Type Selects either touch wah TOUCH or pedal wah PEDAL TOUCH The effect will function as a touch wah PEDAL The effect will function as a pedal wah E When TOUCH is selected Polarity Selection for the direction in which the filter will change in response to the input UP The frequency of the filter will rise DOWN The frequency of the filter will fall Sens 0 100 This adjusts the sensitivity at which the filter will change in the direction determined by the polarity setting Higher values will result in a stronger response With a setting of 0 the strength of picking will have no effect Frequency 0 100 This adjusts the center frequency of the Wah effect Peak 0 100 This adjusts the amount of wah effect applied Lower values provide a mild wah effect while higher values result in a sharper wah sound With a value of 50 a standard wah sound will be produced Level 0 100 Adjusts the volume E When PEDAL is selected The effect of the wah pedal can be obtained by operating the Expression pedal For a detailed explanation refer to When Using an Expression Pedal p 191 Peak 0 100 This adjusts the amount of wah effect applied Lower values provide a mild wah effect while higher values result in a sharper wah sound
74. BR 600 or Removable disk icon is added to the computer Ex lt gt BOSS BR 600 Removable Disk Copy the WAV or AIFF files you want to import 1 Click the BOSS_BR 600 or Removable disk icon 2 Drag the imported WAV or AIFF file to the USB folder in the ROLAND folder Only one file can be imported at a time in each import operation Do not drag and drop more than one file at a time When you have finished Copying the data the Idling screen returns to the display Quit the connection to the computer With Windows XP In My Computer right click on the BOSS_BR 600 icon or Removable disk icon to Eject the disk If this procedure fails to eject the disk use the procedure below 1 Click the gt icon in the task tray then click the Stop USB Disk drive message displayed there Sait 3 Task Bar 4 4 Task Tray 2 Click OK in the Safe To Remove Hardware dialog box that appears With Windows 2000 Me 1 In My Computer right click on the BOSS_BR 600 icon or Removable disk icon to Eject the disk 2 Click the gt icon in the task tray then click the Stop USB Disk drive message displayed there Task Bar 4 Task Tray 3 Click OK in the Safe To Remove Hardware dialog box that appears Press EXIT The WAV or AIFF file is imported The contents of th
75. C 1 jacks TRS balanced 1 4 inch phone type MIC 2 jacks TRS balanced 1 4 inch phone type LINE IN jack Stereo miniature phone type LINE OUT jack RCA Phono type FOOT SW EXP PEDAL jack 1 4 inch phone type PHONES jack Stereo 1 4 inch phone type USB connector 218 O Power Supply DC9V Supply AC Adaptor PSA series Size AA Dry battery x 6 alkaline batteries recommended O Current Draw 200 mA Alkaline dry cell batteries Approximately 5 hours with continuous playback of 8 tracks May vary according to usage conditions batteries used and type of CompactFlash used O Dimensions 257 0 W x 183 0 D x 27 1 H mm 10 1 8 W x 7 1 4 D x 1 1 8 H inches O Weight 700 g 1 Ib 9 oz excluding batteries Accessories Soft Case Size AA alkaline dry cell batteries 6 TRS XLR converter cable Demo Card Already inserted when the BR 600 is shipped Owner s Manual Separate sheet About Memory Cards Roland Service information sheet O Options AC Adaptor PSA series Foot Switch FS 5U Pedal Switch DP 2 Roland Expression Pedal EV 5 Roland FV 500L FV 500H Nore In the interest of product improvement the specifications and or appearance of this unit are subject to change without prior notice N 0 A me O N 219 Index Numerics bano Equalizer serena dnde or AEA 96 100 4Band Equalizer Wah aa 96 99 A hon AA ATE T A OE esse aes 137 A A O
76. C SIM 31 DIR SIM1 VO AC SIM 32 CMP SIM2 VO AC SIM 33 EQ SIM3 VO AC SIM 34 DL SIM4 VO AC SIM 35 CMP SIM5 VO AC SIM 36 COMP AC VO ACOUSTIC 37 COMP CLS VO ACOUSTIC 38 COMP DIS VO ACOUSTIC 39 COMP FAR VO ACOUSTIC 40 COMP DYN VO ACOUSTIC 41 COMP MIC VO ACOUSTIC 42 COMP DIR VO ACOUSTIC 43 NS VNTG VO ACOUSTIC 44 CMP CMP1 VO ACOUSTIC 45 DI COMP2 VO ACOUSTIC 46 CMP CMP3 VO ACOUSTIC 47 NS COMP4 VO ACOUSTIC 48 CMP CMP5 VO ACOUSTIC 49 COMP SML VO ACOUSTIC 50 COMP LRG VO ACOUSTIC 206 Mastering Tool Kit Patch List E MTK MASTERING TOOL KIT No Patch Name 01 Mix Down 02 PreMastr 03 Live Mix 04 Pop Mix 05 DanceMix 06 JinglMix 07 HardComp 08 SoftComp 09 CleanCmp 10 DanceCmp 11 OrchComp 12 VocalCmp 13 Acoustic 14 RockBand 15 Orchestr 16 Low Boost 17 Brighten 18 DJsVoice 19 PhoneVox Pitch Correction Patch List MW PCR PITCH CORRECTION No Patch Name P01 Alto P02 Soprano P03 Tenor P04 Baritone P05 Machine N O A me fe gt N 207 Arrangement Pattern List Preset Arrangement List Each of the preset oy except Metro4 4 is set so that a three measure BREAK followed by V1 verse comes after the E ending Name Tempo CIN vi F1 v2 F2 v2 END O eet er ee erie ALE CE AE Eh A Pos ROCKS 118 4 4 1 3 6 7 10 11 LE 7 20 ROOM _ Poa ROCK4 118 44 1 5 8 8 12 13 15 19 22 ROOM pos rocks 10 aa 1 s 8 9 ve ta
77. Canceling the Center Sound Center Cancel p 196 V TRACK Use this button to call up the screen for selecting a V Track What are V Tracks p 12 Changing V Tracks p 56 UTILITY This button calls up various functions offered by your BR 600 such as track editing song management and memory card operations UNDO REDO For undoing the last performed recording or editing operation and returning the data to its previous state By pressing this button once again you can bring back the canceled recording or re execute the editing operation RS Canceling an Operation Undo Redo p 64 18 Panel Descriptions 5 REC PLAY section AUTO PUNCH This button is used to make settings for the automatic punch in out function ON OFF This turns the auto punch in out function on off When this is on the button will light IE Specifying the area for auto punching in out p 61 IN For setting the auto punch in location Press this button to set the punch in point When set the button will light After the punch in location is set you can press this button to automatically move to the punch in location Press this button while holding down ON OFF to clear the set punch in location Im Erasing a registered auto punch in out location p 62 OUT For setting the auto punch out location Press this button to set the punch out location at the curren
78. E Song Patch Song patches S cannot be selected unless a memory card is inserted MEMO Your BR 600 is shipped with the user patches U and song patches S containing the same patches as the preset patches P Editing Insert Effect Settings If you wish to create a new effect sound you should first select an existing patch that is closest to the sound you want and then edit its settings If you wish to save the effect settings that you edited save them as a user patch or song patch Confirm that PAD is not lit then press EFFECTS The Effect screen appears in the display Algorithm a P Preset S Song U User Bank Number i Patch Name Select an effect patch Use CURSOR 4 P and the TIME VALUE dial to select the bank Preset Song User and patch number Press CURSOR gt to move the cursor to EDIT and press ENTER The Edit Effect screen appears and the algorithm the connection sequence for the effects being used is displayed E When effect patches in the SIMUL bank are selected GTR and MIC appear Move the cursor to GTR to modify a guitar use effect or to MIC to modify an effect for use with a mic then press ENTER HINT By pressing ENTER while the cursor is at a Bank Number you can display the Edit Effect screen directly 4 Press CURSOR 4 II to move the cursor to each effect and turn the TIME VALUE di
79. E Vv ASTERING REC MODE MIC 1 LINE IN L R AUDIO SUB MIX LINE OUT USB OBOSS lt 282 BR 600 INPUT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 RHYTHM L R TUNER TRACK MIXER PITCH PAN EQ EFFECTS CORRECTION LOOP FX _ _ _ RHYTHM RHYTHM ae ARRANGE PATTERN Mala E E _ PHRASE UNDO TRAINER V TRACK UTILITY REDO E ETC E MASTERING MEMORY CARD CompactFlash MIC 1 A 1 Input section GUITAR BASS Hi Z aa GUITAR BASS MIC2 dial This dial adjusts the input sensitivity for the GUITAR BASS and MIC2 inputs MIC1 dial This dial adjusts the sensitivity for MIC1 and the onboard stereo mic PEAK indicator This indicator shows how strong the input level is at the various input jacks e g GUITAR BASS MIC2 and MIC1 This indicator lights at a level 6 dB lower than where sound distortion occurs Adjust the input sensitivity with the GUITAR BASS MIC2 dial so that this indicator lights only occasionally at those moments when you play your guitar or other instrument at its loudest RS Adjusting the input sensitivity p 36 REC LEVEL Recording Level dial Use this dial to adjust the volume of the input source for recording Ifyou use the REC LEVEL dial to turn down the volume of the input source during recording the sound will be recorded
80. F Pitch and playback speed are not changed Press PLAY Phrases recorded to Tracks 5 6 are played back at half the normal speed ya e You cannot perform recording while you are using the Phrase Trainer Time Stretch or Center Cancel e The following buttons are disabled while the Phrase Trainer is in use PAN EQ LOOP FX PAD e The Rhythm does not sound when Phrase Trainer is on 195 Practicing Difficult Phrases Phrase Trainer Canceling the Center Sound Center Cancel The Center Cancel function allows you to remove the central sound of the playback e g vocals or guitar solos This is helpful if you want to practice playing along with the backing instruments 1 Confirm that PAD is not lit then press PHRASE TRAINER Press CURSOR 4 JI to select CentrCncel and turn the TIME VALUE dial to set it to ON ON Removes central sound e g vocals or guitar solos OFF Normal playback Perform the procedure below if the central sound is not removed as you desire or if you want to emphasize the bass sound When CentrCncel is set to OFF subsequent operations are disabled To emphasize the bass sound press CURSOR d b to select Low Boost and turn the TIME VALUE dial and adjust the value so that the bass sound is more easily heard Press CURSOR gt to select C Adjust and turn the TIME VALUE dial and adjust the va
81. FROM Scrubs from your current position After completing the setting press UTILITY or press EXIT repeatedly to return to the Play screen Enabling Use of the Preview Function with REW and FF Besides using PLAY for the Preview function p 73 you can also set the unit so that REW and FF can be used with the Preview function Confirm that PAD is not lit then press UTILITY Press CURSOR q II gt to move the cursor to SCR and press ENTER Press CURSOR gt to select Preview SW and turn the TIME VALUE dial to set ON This enables use of the Preview function Press UTILITY or press EXIT repeatedly to return to the Play screen MEMO You can temporarily switch to Preview during scrub with the following operations Press REW PREVIEW TO Press FF PREVIEW FROM Editing the Performance on a Track Track Edit The BR 600 allows you to edit your songs by performing z editing functions such as copying and moving data Copy ng Data Trac k Copy recorded on the tracks Track Copy allows you to copy a specific part of data and then place it in a different location About the Measure Time Specification screen You can perform editing operations such as copying the data on a track all at once or copying the data from a Measures and time are specified in the S Start E End and T To screens in Track E
82. GUITAR INPUT C00 Initial Value INPUT lt NORMAL gt Initial Value CHORUS In Tr1 Tr4 Tr56 Tr78 0 Rhy 0 10 10 10 0 ms 100 370 ms 30 30 50 20 0 ms 100 Initial Value In Tr1 Tr4 Tr56 Tr78 10 Rhy 10 HALL 2 0 s 0 50 Valid Settings GUITAR MIC LINE SIMUL INPUT BOUNCE MASTERING 3 L50 C00 R50 Valid Settings INPUT lt NORMAL gt INPUT lt RECDRY gt TRACK 1 8 TRACK 1 2 7 8 RHYTHM MASTER Valid Settings CHORUS DELAY DBLN 0 100 0 100 0 100 0 5 50 0 ms 0 100 10 1000 ms 0 100 0 100 0 100 0 5 50 0 ms 0 100 Valid Settings 0 100 HALL ROOM 0 1 10 0 s 12 0 12 0 100 210 Parameter List Pitch Correction Parameter Name Display Location Location Track EQ Parameter Name Display Equalizer On Off EQ Equalizer Low Gain LoG Equalizer Low Frequency Lo F Equalizer High Gain HiG Equalizer High Frequency Hi F E Recorder Parameter 1 Parameter Name Display Recording Track V Track V TRACK Auto Punch On Off Auto Punch In Out Locator Repeat a E Song Parameter 1 Parameter Name Display Song Name SONG NAME Data Type Type Song Protect Protect SW Phrase Trainer Time Stretch Time Strtch Center Cancel CentrCncel Center cancel Low Boost Low Boost Center cancel Adjust C Adjust E System Parameter 2 Parameter Name Display LCD Contrast LCD Contrast Pad Sens Pad Sens Foot Switch Assign Foot SW Audio Sub Mix Switch Sub Mixer AB
83. H ON OFF The button lights up showing that the auto punch in and out have been set Press REC to place the BR 600 in recording standby and then press PLAY Recording automatically starts at the auto punch in location so start playing what you want to record At the point you specified for punch out the track will automatically change back to play mode Press STOP to stop recording During updating Keep power on appears in the upper line of the display while the lower line shows what is being processed Listen to the re recorded results Return the song to a point earlier than you re recorded and play it back Adjust the volume of track 1 using the TRACK fader Re recording Only a Mistake Punch in out Repeatedly Recording Over the Same Location Loop Recording The repeat function p 58 allows you to play a certain portion of a song the loop portion over and over again If you used auto punch in out together with the repeat function the portion will be repeated so the result of the recording can be heard right away If the recording did not sound as you wished simply press REC and redo the recording Using the repeat function and auto punch in out together in this manner to repeatedly perform recording is known as loop recording For details on how to set the portion where recording will occur the portion between the punch in and punch out positions refer to
84. In the case of the symbol at left it means that the unit must never be disassembled The symbol alerts the user to things that must be carried out The specific thing that must be done is indicated by the design contained within the circle In the case of the symbol at left it means that the power cord plug must be unplugged from the outlet ALWAYS OBSERVE THE FOLLOWING Before using this unit make sure to read the instructions below and the Owner s Manual Do not open or modify in any way the unit or its AC adaptor Y Do not attempt to repair the unit or replace parts within it except when this manual provides specific instructions directing you to do so Refer all servicing to your retailer the nearest Roland Service Center or an authorized Roland distributor as listed on the Information page Never use or store the unit in places that are 9 e Subject to temperature extremes e g direct sunlight in an enclosed vehicle near a heating duct on top of heat generating equipment or are e Damp e g baths washrooms on wet floors or are e Humid or are e Exposed to rain or are e Dusty or are e Subject to high levels of vibration Make sure you always have the unit placed so it is level and sure to remain stable Never place it O on stands that could wobble or on inclined surfaces and make sure the line voltage at the installation matches the i
85. LUE dial to select the patch number to which to write the new patch After you ve selected the destination press ENTER Are you sure appears in the display Press ENTER To cancel the operation press EXIT The Pitch Correction patch will be written After the save has been completed you are returned to the Pitch Correction patch selection screen During updating Keep power on appears in the upper line of the display while the lower line shows what is being processed ya You cannot write patches while songs are being recorded or played back 127 Fixing the Pitch of Vocals Pitch Correction Making Detailed Settings for Pitch Correction Correction Event Map In the procedures described thus far what has been explained is how to correct the overall pitch for the entire song from start to finish in semitone increments In actual practice however there may be situations where you want to correct only a certain section or adjust the pitch differently In such instances use the following procedure Start by switching to BOUNCE mode and selecting the patch to which pitch correction is to be applied Use CURSOR to move the cursor to P MAP in the Pitch Correction patch selection screen and press ENTER The Correction Event Map screen appears in the display In the Correction Event Map screen you can input the time at which you want the pitch correction to s
86. M CECI ea e a A 103 Dela 103 DOUDIING a 103 Enhancer sooren N aa 104 EgualiZ tongue e sake Seoseaasete eee 104 A A e e ii o En 104 POOL VOM iii 104 DO BOX a A 105 INGISE SUPPIESSON tie 106 OCTAVO accio DEERE LEE AN 106 o IN 106 Pitch SMET A 106 PP CAND aoi E OEO EO 107 Ring Modulator A Le EO SEEE Si 108 SOW AIE A a A 108 Speaker Simulator wala eG 108 Tremolo Pads 109 Voice Transtormer nd 109 Walk eane e a ne anaes 110 Masterino ane N 111 Editing the Mastering Tool Kit Settings 113 Saving the Mastering Tool Kit Settings CVV TAGE enuan a 114 Mastering Tool Kit Parameter Functions 00000000000000000000000000OIOIIOIIADAAAAAA 1 1 5 ALON laos 115 Rarameter Listados 115 A A IA 115 Bass Cut Piller a nl aida 116 Enhance sai satstin do vaats iircstnddesFisisla R s 116 INPUES NAO 116 A 116 COMPE taa 117 IVD A enone abn he dee ates Aa tan oeaes 117 Ete PP A E E 117 QOUPUE A ieee 117 Using the Loop Effects ssccccceeee 1 18 Selecting the Loop Effect eee 118 Adjusting How the Loop Effect is Applied 119 Loop Effect Parameter Functions 120 Parameter Lista ara sitas 120 CHORUS DELAY DBLN Doubling 120 A A Ne 120 Using the Track EQ ccccccccccccccccee 12 1 Set ng the Track EO cnc sinatra 121 Track EQ Parameter Functions 122 Parameter Litunia 122 Po Fixing the Pitch of Vocals Pitch Correction ccccccccccccccssseseee 123 THe Fiten C OLPe COM ida
87. Performance on a Track Track Edit Exc ha ng i ng Data 9 When you are ready to execute the exchange press Track Exchange ENTER The display will ask Are you sure so that you can Perform the procedure given below to exchange the data confirm the operation between two tracks Ex exchanging all the data on track 1 with all 6 P ENTER the data on track 2 ress The exchange is executed Track 1 a ee A Track 2 Press UTILITY or press EXIT repeatedly to return E A to the Play screen y During updating Keep power on appears in the upper ERI line of the display while the lower line shows what is being rac A O de Confirm that PAD is not lit then press UTILITY Press CURSOR 4 II to move the cursor to TRK and press ENTER Press CURSOR d JI b to move the cursor to XCG and press ENTER Use CURSOR 4 11 J and the TIME VALUE dial to select the two tracks V Tracks to exchange data 85 Organizing the Songs You ve Recorded Copying a Song Song Copy Erasing Songs Song Erase Follow the procedure below to copy the currently selected song Confirm that PAD is not lit then press UTILITY Press CURSOR 4 II gt to move the cursor to EDT and press ENTER Press CURSOR q II gt to move the cursor to CPY and press ENTER The Copy Song screen appears in the display Press ENTER Th
88. Quantize AB Qtz Remain Information Remain Inf Power Save Mode PowerSave Tuner Reference Pitch Initial Value TRACK 1 Initial Value Tr1 Tr4 Tr5 6 Tr7 8 OFF Tr1 Tr4 T15 6 Tr7 8 0 dB Tr1 Tr4 Tr5 6 Tr7 8 100 Hz Trl Tr4 Tr5 6 Tr7 8 0 dB Tr1 Tr4 Tr5 6 Tr7 8 1 0 kHz Initial Value Initial Value SONG0000 HiFi MT2 OFF OFF OFF C00 Initial Value 12 MID PLAY OFF OFF OFF OFF 440 Valid Settings TRACK 1 8 TRACK 1 2 7 8 Valid Settings OFF ON 12 0 12 dB 40 Hz 1 5 kHz 12 0 12 dB 500 Hz 18 kHz Valid Settings Track 1 4 Track 1 2 7 8 1 8 OFF ON Any time Any time Any time Valid Settings 8 characters HiFi MT2 STD LV1 LONG LV2 OFF ON OFF ON 3 OFF ON 3 0 12 L10 C00 R10 Valid Settings 1 17 HEAVY MID LIGHT FIX PLAY PUNCH FX OFF ON OFF ON OFF ON OFF 1 3 5 10 min 435 445 Hz 211 N O A me fe N Parameter List m Sync Parameter 1 Parameter Name Sync Offset E Scrub Parameter 3 Parameter Name Scrub From To Mode Preview Switch m Rhythm Parameter en Parameter Name Rhythm On Off Arrangement Pattern Arrangement Mode Pattern Mode Pad Display Initial Value Offset 00 00 00 00 0 Display Initial Value From To FROM Preview SW OFF Display Initial Value OFF OFF OFF Arrangement Name P01 Pattern Name P001 OFF E Arrangement Parameter 1 Parameter Name Step
89. Sixteenth note triplet 3 Quarter note triplet Thirty second note D Eighth note Sg Thirty second note triplet D3 Eighth note triplet HI A Sixteenth note 145 Creating Original Patterns 6 o e Press CURSOR 4 ll gt to select REC and press Rehea rsing Recordings ENTER You can practice rehearse your performances along with the metronome before carrying out Realtime Recording During rehearsals the drum sounds are only played not A one measure count in is played and then Realtime Recording starts You can also start Realtime Recording by pressing the recorded to the pattern when you press the drum pads REC button 7 Confirm that PAD is not lit then press PATTERN Input the drum sounds by tapping the drum pads at PATTERN and RHYTHM ON OFF light the desired timing Press RHYTHM EDIT Readjust the tempo and or Quantize settings as Pee en aos Saro pao enabled for use necessary 9 When you have finished inputting the data press EXIT You can press STOP instead Press CURSOR q JI gt to move the cursor to REAL and press ENTER The Recording Standby screen appears in the display Press CURSOR 4 II gt repeatedly to move the cursor to RHR and press ENTER The BR 600 is put into Rehearsal mode Tap the drum pads to practice the performance The drum sounds are played but not recorded to the pattern 6 When you have finished re
90. Song patterns 1 100 At this point you can use the PLAY and STOP buttons to check the selected pattern Press EXIT Return to the Play screen Press PLAY When the recorder s playback begins the rhythm begins playing Adjust the RHYTHM fader and MASTER fader to appropriate levels Press STOP to stop the performance pel e When the BR 600 is shipped from the factory the song patterns S001 5100 contain no data thus no patterns are played even when selected e The pattern P327 BREAK consists only of a rest No sound plays when this is selected 142 Changing the Tempo of a Pattern You can temporarily change the tempo of the pattern being played by carrying out the following procedure while the Play screen is displayed Use CURSOR 4 JI b to position the cursor at the indication of the tempo in the display Tempo Turn the TIME VALUE dial to adjust the tempo The tempo at which the pattern plays is changed Using the TAP Button to Change the Tempo of a Pattern You can temporarily change the tempo of the pattern by the timing with which you press TAP TEMPO Tap on TAP TEMPO four or more times to change the tempo of the pattern The tempo becomes that in which you tapped e The change in tempo is only temporary e Tempos cannot be saved to patterns e The tempo is applied to all patterns You cannot make separate tempo settings for individual
91. T UE GAT a isin ea O 115 Ovora DOING ora 48 P Pad SENS cxzrecscseeeetccn acto a EE E cueing 201 A 49 56 PAN SOR ni 109 PANTERA 109 Patch Name caccndsue E ANSE 94 114 Patteri ia 40 43 133 COPY N 152 Create O AA E 144 Delete Drum Sound srias aiite a 147 O E E i 153 Metronome VOM is 147 NO idad 151 O 142 REAL diaria 145 Realtime Recording sniciniio ins darla aiiciacto 144 145 Y E ro o 146 SIMIO 144 SEP INCCORCING Sarion a AE a 144 148 TEMPO nu E A ao 142 Pattern Mods a ian ess 40 134 A A eos 207 A Sie ee ee 110 PEAK Indicators sisi 16 RED do o iS cias 106 110 Perception Of tere rita tdi 49 o chine cin encanta A Ee anaes 96 99 106 PHRASE TRAINER sais st 195 196 Phrase A Seon eon A A 195 HU nido 101 PEZ O o a 101 Pie ene a A tae A 106 PEA CORRECI N nismo ario 124 are o A ia ee ee ee 123 124 IN ATIC sa Bind tai 127 SIVO A O A hea aret 127 PRCA SEE and N 96 99 106 PLAN ace aie A A nee ee es 191 Playback OA opi O da aboueutadeantissnente 47 A mee a E Cn ee eee SP Sa 105 Polarity A o AA 110 LN A A 105 POWEr SAVE ii 200 201 EDI A AA 102 120 Pre FIEC ooto ana E 105 O E A EE A E 100 PTEI o PA PAP on A EA AA 96 98 Presence iat acta e rare a T A means 107 Preset Arran gemien esei 42 134 208 Preset Pateh iaa 39 92 111 123 126 Preset Palas 42 133 IRE AENA ENN A N E E A NOTES 73 74 a A O E E e a a 202 BOLE E AE E AAS AEA EEN E E A SE A 88 A A 89 PUNGE TEE T 191 Punch Di seinra aoao aR AIA AA S N 60 Panchina OUE
92. TI 07 VocalFx2 VOCAL MULTI 08 VocalFx3 VOCAL MULTI 09 VocalFx4 VOCAL MULTI 10 NARRATOR VOCAL MULTI 11 VOX DOUB VOCAL MULTI 12 VOX DETN VOCAL MULTI 13 KARAOKE VOCAL MULTI 14 UNISON VOICE TRANS 15 STUTTER VOICE TRANS 16 D VADER VOICE TRANS 17 ALIEN VOICE TRANS 18 BullHorn VOCAL MULTI 19 SEAGULLS VOICE TRANS 20 SO DEEP VOICE TRANS 21 BrightCh VOCAL MULTI 22 FatBrass VOCAL MULTI 23 Dark EQ VOCAL MULTI 24 Vocal EQ VOCAL MULTI 25 BrightEQ VOCAL MULTI 26 Enh BCut VOCAL MULTI 27 ST PAN VOCAL MULTI 28 SLOW FLG VOCAL MULTI 29 FAST FLG VOCAL MULTI 30 SLOW CHO VOCAL MULTI 31 SLAPBACK VOCAL MULTI 32 BigEQ DL VOCAL MULTI 33 BalladFx VOCAL MULTI 34 PTCH 1 2 VOCAL MULTI 35 PTCH 1 2 VOCAL MULTI 36 CM DS EH VOCAL MULTI 37 CM EH EQ VOCAL MULTI 38 CM DS EQ VOCAL MULTI 39 CM EQ DB VOCAL MULTI 40 CM EQ DT VOCAL MULTI E LIN LINE No Patch Name Algorithm 01 CM FatEQ STEREO MULTI 02 CM ThnEQ STEREO MULTI 03 Tight EQ STEREO MULTI 04 CM BigEO STEREO MULTI 05 SMALL EQ STEREO MULTI 06 T WAH UP STEREO MULTI 07 TWAH DW STEREO MULTI 08 R MOD LO STEREO MULTI 09 R MOD HI STEREO MULTI 10 TotalMod STEREO MULTI 11 DEEP FLG STEREO MULTI 12 LO amp SLOW STEREO MULTI 13 LO amp FAST STEREO MULTI 14 HI amp SLOW STEREO MULTI 15 HI amp FAST STEREO MULTI 16 StChorus STEREO MULTI 17 SlowChrs STEREO MULTI 18 FastChrs STEREO MULTI 19 PRE DLY STEREO MULTI 20 VntgPhas STEREO MULTI 21 MdrnPhas STEREO MULTI 22 DeepPhas STEREO MULTI 23 PhatPhas STEREO MULTI
93. TOP and press REC Using the Loop Effects Adjusting How the Loop Effect is Applied The following explains how you can alter the volume of the signals sent by each track to the loop effects the send level and control the degree to which the loop effects are applied Confirm that PAD is not lit then press PAN EQ LOOP FX Press CURSOR q II to move the cursor to CHO DLY or REV and press ENTER Press CURSOR 4 II to select the screen for setting the send level of each track appears in the display When using CHO DLY Use CURSOR J and the TIME VALUE dial to adjust the send level for each track Pressing a REC TRACK button moves the cursor to the track corresponding to the button pressed If you then press CURSOR 4 the screen for setting the input source send level appears in the display if you press CURSOR gt the one for setting the Rhythm send level is displayed To adjust the send level for the input source move the cursor to In Send To adjust the send level for the Rhythm move the cursor to Rhy Send The setting is adjusted by turning the TIME VALUE dial to the desired value After you have completed adjusting the send level press EXIT repeatedly to return to the Play screen 119 Loop Effect Parameter Functions Parameter List CHORUS DELAY DBLN Doubling This selects the chorus delay or doubling eff
94. TOP and press PLAY The PLAY begins flashing and scrubbing starts The SCRUB FROM and SCRUB TO displayed at the TEMPO position in the screen are the scrub points with respect to the current position When the cursor is set under the scrub point it is possible to change scrub point by TIME VALUE dial Slowly turn the TIME VALUE dial to move the current position and search for the starting point of the phrase e g where sound is first emitted After you find the exact point where the music starts press STOP to stop scrubbing mem e You can press PLAY to preview the material to or from the currently selected scrub point ic PREVIEW FROM FY PREVIEW TO e To mute the sound of a particular track hold down DELETE MUTE and press the relevant REC TRACK button so it starts blinking e You can now press LOCATOR to register a locator point so that you can find the point easily later 73 Search for the Music s Start and End Scrub Preview Changing the Scrub Points Besides switching the scrub point in the Play screen p 73 you can also use the following method to switch the scrub point Confirm that PAD is not lit then press UTILITY Press CURSOR q II gt to move the cursor to SCR and press ENTER Press CURSOR 4 II to select FROM TO and turn the TIME VALUE dial to change scrub points TO Scrubs to your current position
95. This calls up the screen for editing the tone low high for each track equalizer p 50 LOOP FX This calls up the screen for setting the send level of each track respective to the loop effects p 50 p 118 setting the various parameters and more p 120 Using the Loop Effects p 118 Using the Track EQ p 121 17 Panel Descriptions TUNER Use this button to turn on and off the tuner iS Tuning an Instrument Tuner p 192 RHYTHM ON OFF This switches the Rhythm function on and off ARRANGE This switches the Rhythm function to Arrange mode iS Playing Rhythm Arrangements p 143 Creating Original Arrangements p 154 PATTERN This switches the Rhythm function to Pattern mode Playing Rhythm Patterns p 142 Creating Original Patterns p 144 RHYTHM EDIT This calls up the screen for programming arrangements and patterns gt Creating Patterns by Tapping the Drum Pads Realtime Recording p 145 Inputting Sounds One by One While Confirming the Input Visually Step Recording p 148 PHRASE TRAINER Use this button to perform the settings for the phrase trainer function When using the phrase trainer you can turn on or off the center cancel function for removing vocals at the center or the time stretch function for slowing down playback Slowing Down the Speed Time Stretch p 195
96. Track Editing Switching to the Initialize screen Tuner 57 Repeating Playback Repeat By using the Repeat function you can repeatedly play back a specified part Repeating playback allows you to If you want to save the registration for this repeating check the mixing balance or perform loop recordings p 63 segment save the song RS Saving the Current Settings to the Song Song with the punch in out functions Playback repeats in the portion set with Repeat as shown below Save p 89 Repeat i i Time NOTE H o Repeat Start Repeat End e There must be at least one second between repeat dd a start point A and repeat end point B It is not possible to set the end point less than one second 1 away from the start point Press REPEAT at the point where you want the e If you press REPEAT at a position before the repeat to begin A repeat start point A that earlier position is then set as the repeat start point A ZERO REW FF REPEAT The REPEAT begins to flash telling you that the repeat start point A has been registered Press REPEAT at the point where you want the repeat to end B eG ZERO REW REPEAT The REPEAT lights up indicating that the repeat portion has been registered If you want to cancel the repeat press REPEAT once more The repeat is cancelled and the REPEAT goes out Repeating Playback Repeat Setting the Repeat Portion w
97. UT SELECT setting is changed the insert effect bank p 92 changes automatically 2 REC MODE Recording Mode This button is used for selecting the recording mode Recording p 44 p 54 Putting multiple tracks together Bounce p 49 p 65 Mastering p 111 3 EXIT Press this button to return to the previous screen or cancel the last entry ENTER Press this button to confirm a selection or a value being entered CURSOR buttons Press these buttons to move the cursor within the screen TIME VALUE dial You can use this dial to shift the current position within a song e g fast forwarding and rewinding It is also used to change the values of the various function settings 4 PAD This enables the buttons used for playing the drum sounds the drum pads RS Section 4 Using The Rhythm p 131 EFFECTS Use this button to turn on and off the insert effects p 92 or call up the screen for editing the various settings This button is used to make settings for the Mastering Tool Kit PITCH CORRECTION Use this button to turn on and off the Pitch Correction This function adjusts the pitch of recorded vocals RS Fixing the Pitch of Vocals Pitch Correction p 123 PAN EQ LOOP FX PAN This calls up the screen for setting the panning position of the sounds to be played back in each track and the input sounds p 49 p 56 EQ
98. V as the type the middle control will have no effect Treble GUITAR AMP 0 100 BASS AMP 100 100 Adjusts the tone for the high frequency range Presence O 100 This can be selected in the COSM GTR AMP COSM COMP GTR or the VO GT AMP algorithm Adjusts the tone for the ultra high frequency range Tf you have selected MATCH or VO DRV as the type raising presence will cut the high range the value will change from 0 to 100 Master 0 100 Adjusts the volume of the entire preamp Bright OFF ON with JC 120 CLEAN CRUNCH BLUES BG LEAD AC AMG Turns the bright setting on off OFF Bright is not used ON Bright is switched on to create a lighter and crisper tone Gain LOW MIDDLE HIGH Adjusts the distortion of the amp Distortion will successively increase for settings of LOW MIDDLE and HIGH The sound of each Type is created on the basis that the Gain is set to MIDDLE So normally set it to MIDDLE 107 Insert Effect Parameter Functions Ring Modulator This creates a bell like sound by ring modulating the guitar sound with the signal from the internal oscillator The sound will be unmusical and lack distinctive pitches On Off OFF ON This parameter turns the ring modulator effect on off Frequency 0 100 This adjusts the frequency of the internal oscillator Fx Level 0 100 Adjusts the volume of the e
99. VALUE dial then press ENTER Press CURSOR 4 II gt to select the file format then press ENTER WAV This is an audio format used primarily with Windows AIFF This audio format is used primarily with Macintosh Use CURSOR J and the TIME VALUE dial to select the track V track to be saved When saving in mono When saving in stereo Select the track combination 1 2 3 4 5 6 or 7 8 Press ENTER Conversion of the WAV or AIFF file begins Files names are converted as shown below Mono Stereo Track 1 V Track 1 Track 1 2 V Track 1 TRO1__ _1 WAV or TRO102 _1 WAV or TRO1__ _1 AIF TRO102 _1 AIF Track 1 V Track 2 TRO1__ _2 WAV or TRO1__ _2 AIF Track 1 2 V Track 2 TRO102 _2 WAV or TRO102 _2 AIF Track 6 V Track 7 TROG_ _ _7 WAV or TROG6_ _ _7 AIF Track 7 8 V Track 7 TRO708_7 WAV or TRO708_7 AIF Track 6 V Track 8 TROG__ _8 WAV or TROG_ _ _8 AIF Track 7 8 V Track 8 TRO708_8 WAV or TRO708_8 AIF Converting songs takes approximately the same amount of time twice as long in stereo to complete as it does to play the source song data When the conversion is complete the BOSS_BR 600 or Removable disk icon is added to the computer Removable Disk 167 10 Export the WAV or AIFF file to the computer 1 Xu Click the BOSS_BR 600 or Removable disk icon 2 Xu Drag the WAV or AIFF file in the USB f
100. ack individually m Adjusting the Perception of Stereo for the Sound Pan Confirm that PAD is not lit then press PAN EQ LOOP FX PAN EQ LOOP FX Press CURSOR 4 II gt to move the cursor to PAN and press ENTER The Pan settings screen appears in the display Press CURSOR 4 II gt and turn the TIME VALUE dial to change each track pan settings Pressing a REC TRACK button moves the cursor to the track corresponding to the button pressed Pressing ENTER sets this to C00 Center Press EXIT or PAN EQ LOOP FX to return to the Play screen yor Tracks 5 6 and 7 8 are stereo tracks and any pan settings that are made apply to both of the tracks as a pair When set to C00 Track 5 7 is panned left and Track 6 8 is panned right When set to L50 Both Track 5 7 and Track 6 8 are panned left When set to R50 Both Track 5 7 and Track 6 8 are panned right 49 HDIS PINO Putting multiple tracks together Bounce Adjusting the tone Track EQ Track EQ is an independent two band equalizer featured on each track that allows you to adjust the high and low frequency tonal qualities separately These are just like the tone control on a stereo Confirm that PAD is not lit then press PAN EQ LOOP FX PAN EQ LOOP FX T Press CURSOR 4 II to move the cursor to EQ and press ENTER The EQ settings screen appe
101. acks simultaneously and record them all to a single separate V Track When the input source is selected with INPUT SELECT you can also include those sounds in the recording You can further include the sounds from the Rhythm in the recording as well MASTERING Here you apply the Mastering Tool Kit to the two tracks to which other tracks have been bounced to finish up with a song with levels volume optimized The Rhythm cannot be used in this mode MEMO What is a Mastering Tool Kit When creating an audio CD from your recorded songs or recording to a similar media the overall volume needs to be restrained so that even the loudest portions of the songs are handled appropriately on the CD However this often results in an overall lowering of the volume resulting in a CD that lacks excitement and impact Moreover in the low frequency range to which the human ear is not very sensitive the sound actually produced might be perceived as being somewhat low in volume even though the meter shows that it s at the maximum level This also makes it difficult to create powerful sounds With the Mastering Tool Kit however you can smooth out the differences in volume that occur over the course of a song while also correcting the balance in the low end We recommend mastering with the Mastering Tool Kit in the final stage of creating songs xy Mastering p 111 Mastering Tool Kit
102. ackup data back into the BR 600 from PC Recover ore When the BR 600 performs Recover the data on memory cards will be overwrited Connect your computer and the BR 600 with a USB cable 2 Confirm that PAD is not lit and with the recorder stopped press UTILITY Press CURSOR 4 II b to move the cursor to USB and press ENTER The USB screen appears in the display 4 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 214 for instructions on resolving this problem The BOSS_BR 600 icon is added to the computer Ex BOSS _B R 600 When restoring data backed up on a computer to the BR 600 drag the ROLAND folder to the BOSS_BR 600 icon and drop it there overwriting it When you have finished recovering the data the Idling screen returns to the display e During the recovery operation you may encounter messages asking whether it is all right to overwrite certain files you should select YES in every instance If NO is selected even onece the recovery operation will be incomplete and this may prevent the BR 600 from operating correctly e When the BR 600 performs Recover the data on memory cards will be overwrited Quit the connection to the computer 1 Drag t
103. al passes through the expander and compressor Limiter This suppresses high level signals to prevent distortion On Off OFF ON Sets the limiter to ON or OFF Thres 24 O dB Adjust this as appropriate for the input signal from your bass Attack O 100 ms This sets the time it takes for the limiter to go into effect once the input level exceeds the threshold level Release 50 5000 ms Adjusts the time until when the limiter will turn off after the input level falls below the threshold level Output This makes settings that affect the overall output Level 80 6 dB Sets the volume level of the overall sound after the signal passes through the limiter Soft Clip OFF ON This suppresses noticeable distortion occurring with heavy use of the compressor limiter effect Dither OFF 24 8 BIT This prevents the action of muting sounds from being too noticeable 117 Using the Loop Effects Here is an explanation of how to change the various parameters for the loop effects chorus delay doubling reverb Rx For an explanation of loop effects refer to Loop Effect Parameter Functions p 120 Selecting the Loop Effect 1 Confirm that PAD is not lit then press PAN EQ LOOP FX Press CURSOR q II gt to move the cursor to CHO DLY or REV and press ENTER Press CURSOR 4 al until FX Type or Type is displayed then
104. al to turn each effect on or off Blocks that are turned on are shown in uppercase letters while blocks that are turned off are shown in lowercase letters Turn on the effects that you want to use Press CURSOR 4 II gt to move the cursor to the effect with the parameter that you want to change and press ENTER The Parameter Setting screen for each effect appears in the display Use CURSOR 4 II to select a parameter and turn the TIME VALUE dial to edit the value If you would like to edit another effect press EXIT to return to the previous screen and repeat steps 5 6 If you wish to save the current effect settings perform the procedure described in Saving insert effect settings next Edited effect settings are temporary If you exit the Edit Effect screen without saving the effect patch you changed TMP appears next to the indication of the bank Be aware that if you select a new effect patch while TMP is displayed the altered effect patch is returned to its original settings and the changes are lost Using the Insert Effects Saving Ins ert Effects S ertings 9 Turn the TIME VALUE dial to select the number to Write which to write the new effect patch Follow the procedure below to enter a name patch name for an effect that you ve modified and save it as a new After you ve selected the destination press ENTER effect patch After the save has been completed you
105. am the drum sounds one at a time while visually confirming the performance data in the pattern on a detailed one measure graphic display cS Inputting Sounds One by One While Confirming the Input Visually Step Recording p 148 Importing SMFs With this method patterns are created by loading importing SMF files Standard MIDI Files as song data iS Importing SMFs and Creating Patterns p 172 NOTE Note concerning creation of patterns e Maximum polyphony for patterns is five voices This means you can play up to five drum sounds with the same timing Even if six or more drum sounds are input at the same time only five of the drum sounds will be sounded You cannot play the CLOSED HH and OPEN HH sounds at the same time When using cymbals and other sounds that have lengthy decay times if other sounds totalling five voices are input before the previous sound has completely vanished sounds started previously may be cut off before they finish playing You cannot switch to other screens while recording patterns except for the pattern record standby screen The message Drive Busy may appear when data intensive patterns are played at rapid tempos If this occurs reduce the amount of data in the pattern or lower the tempo 144 Creating Original Patterns Creating Patterns by Tapping the Drum Pads Realtime Recording Confirm that PAD is not lit then pre
106. an Undo again If you record something or carry out Track Edit after performing an Undo it will no longer be possible to perform a Redo The Undo applies to audio data recorded to the tracks Keep in mind that the history of all operations you ve carried out with respect to the recorded data will be cleared as soon as you carry out a Song Optimize p 87 This means that once you execute Song Optimize you ll no longer be able to perform an undo Reversing the Last Operation Undo TIME VALUE R mc efe SIMUL MODE ext exter RECORDER EFFECTS DRUMS E pb BLE e Cd 2 s vs E fa Confirm that PAD is not lit then press UNDO REDO UNDO appears in the display To execute Undo press ENTER Press ENTER to reverse the last performed recording or editing operation If you decide not to Undo press EXIT Canceling the Undo Redo To reverse the Undo you just executed perform a Redo Confirm that PAD is not lit then press UNDO REDO REDO appears in the display 2 To execute Redo press ENTER The Undo you just performed is reversed If you decide not to Redo press EXIT Putting Multiple Tracks Together Bounce Although the BR 600
107. an be used as an insert effect are shown below The algorithms that can be selected will differ for each bank To select the algorithm that you wish to use first select the effect bank that includes that algorithm and then refer to the Effect Patch List p 204 and select a patch that uses the desired algorithm The line or lines connecting the algorithm indicate whether the effect features mono output single line or stereo output two lines Ex Output Mono Output Stereo COMP PAMP MOD DLY BANK GUITAR 1 COSM GTR AMP 2 ACOUSTIC SIM This is a multi effect designed for electric guitar This This is a multi effect designed for electric guitar It allows provides an amp sound using a preamp and speaker you to use an electric guitar to produce sounds similar to simulator those of an acoustic guitar In case of Phaser output will become monaural ASIM COMP EQ INS COMP PAMP SP EQ WAH A A FV I MOD DLY NS FV MOD DLY Acoustic Guitar Simulator Compressor Compressor P SAMD 4Band Equalizer Speaker Simulator 4Band Equalizer Wah 4Band Equalizer Noise Suppressor Foot Volume Modulation Wah Flanger Noise S ressor I upp Chorus Foot Volume 00 ea Phaser Modulation Pitch Shifter Fl anger Doubling Chorus Tremolo Pan Phaser Delay Pitch Shifter Doubling Tremolo Pan Slow Attack Delay 96 Insert Effect Parameter Funct
108. angement Edit screen 156 Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Intro verse Fin Verse Erase y Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Intro Verse Verse Confirm that PAD is not lit then press ARRANGE so that the button lights ARRANGE and RHYTHM ON OFF light Press RHYTHM EDIT The Arrangement Edit screen appears in the display Press CURSOR 4 II p to move the cursor to STEP and press ENTER The arrangement s Step Recording screen is displayed Use CURSOR d al gt and the TIME VALUE dial to set the step you want to erase Press CURSOR 4 II to move the cursor to ERASE and press ENTER Erase appears in the display and the Step Recording screen returns to the display No further data can be deleted when only Step 1 remains To cancel the operation press CURSOR 4 lI gt to return to the Arrangement Edit screen Naming Arrangements Song arrangements can be given a name arrangement name of your choice that consists of up to eight characters Press EXIT repeatedly to return to the Play screen Keep power on appears in the display and the changed arrangement name is saved Confirm that PAD is not lit then press ARRANGE ARRANGE and RHYTHM ON OFF light pel The Preset Arrangement names are permanently Press RHYTHM EDIT assigned when the BR 600 is shipped these names The Arrangement Edit screen appears in the display cannot be changed
109. appears in the display You cannot carry out the following procedure unless the Idling screen is displayed Refer to p 214 for instructions on resolving this problem The BOSS_BR 600 or Removable disk icon is added to the computer Ex lt gt BOSS BR 600 Removable Disk 165 When restoring data backed up on a computer to the BR 600 drag the ROLAND folder to the BOSS_BR 600 icon or the Removable disk icon and drop it there overwriting it When you have finished recovering the data the Idling screen returns to the display wore e During the recovery operation you may encounter messages asking whether it is all right to overwrite certain files you should select YES in every instance If NO is selected even onece the recovery operation will be incomplete and this may prevent the BR 600 from operating correctly When the BR 600 performs Recover the data on memory cards will be overwrited Quit the connection to the computer With Windows XP In My Computer right click on the BOSS_BR 600 icon or Removable disk icon to Eject the disk If this procedure fails to eject the disk use the procedure below 1 Click the gt icon in the task tray then click the Stop USB Disk drive message displayed there Task Bar 4 Task Tray 2 Click OK in the Safe To Remove Hardware dialog b
110. aracters After moving the cursor to a letter you can switch between uppercase and lowercase by pressing ENTER 151 Copying Patterns When you want to change a preset pattern slightly to create a desired pattern you can copy the preset pattern to a song Press ENTER again pattern after which you have complete freedom to change Keep power on appears in the display and the copy the performance data is executed Confirm that PAD is not lit then press PATTERN PATTERN and RHYTHM ON OFF light Press EXIT repeatedly to return to the Play screen O Press RHYTHM EDIT Nore You cannot copy to the preset patterns The Pattern Edit screen appears in the display Use CURSOR 4 11 and the TIME VALUE dial to select the copy source pattern Press CURSOR 4 II P to move the cursor to COPY and press ENTER The Pattern Copy screen appears in the display Use CURSOR 4 11 J and the TIME VALUE dial to select the copy destination pattern S001 S100 Press ENTER The screen for confirming the copy appears in the display 152 Erasing Patterns Confirm that PAD is not lit then press PATTERN PATTERN and RHYTHM ON OFF light Press RHYTHM EDIT The Pattern Edit screen appears in the display Press CURSOR 4 II D to move the cursor to ERASE and press ENTER Turn the TIME V ALUE dial to select the song pattern S001 S10
111. ard label mic using the converter cable included with the BR 600 The facing upward following describes how to connect the mic using this cable ed Converter Cable e Carefully insert the memory card all the way in until it is firmly in place Also do not use undue force to insert the memory card Do not touch the contacts of the memory card or allow them to become dirty Before inserting the memory card be sure to first turn off the BR 600 If a memory card is inserted when the power is turned on the data in the memory card may be destroyed or the memory card may become unusable e The pin assignment for the XLR connector is shown below Before making any connections make sure that this pin assignment is compatible with that of all your other devices As the BR 600 does not feature any phantom power supply note that no sound will be produced with condenser mics and other mics requiring phantom power Turning On Off the BR 600 Turning On the Power Be sure to use the following steps to turn on the power Making a mistake in this procedure may result in malfunction or cause damage to your speakers Before you turn the power on make sure of the following points E Are all external devices connected properly E Is the volume on the BR 600 and all other devices completely lowered E Is the memory card inserted Lower the MASTER fader on the BR 600
112. are returned to If you do not need to change the patch name go to Step 4 the Effect screen after entering the Effect screen During updating Keep power on appears in the upper line of the display while the lower line shows what is being 1 processed At the Effect screen press CURSOR p to move the cursor to NAME and press ENTER The Patch Name Setting screen appears in the display NOTE You cannot save an effect patch during the recording or playback of a song Use CURSOR 4 11 and the TIME VALUE dial to enter the patch name Press ENTER to switch between uppercase and lowercase After you have completed entering the effect settings and patch name as desired press EXIT to return to the Effect screen Press CURSOR q II gt to move the cursor to WRITE and press ENTER The Write screen appears in the display Using the Insert Effects m INPUT lt REC DRY gt The sound is monitored through the insert effect but is recorded without the effect dry Use this when you wish to try out various effects after recording Changing the destination Insert Effects are Connected By default the insert effect is inserted immediately after the input source The reason for this is to allow for the effects processed wet sound to be recorded and monitored gt However sometimes you want to change the connection order Ey REC On the BR 600 you
113. 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 IMUL Press one of REC TRACK 1 7 8 to select the track to which to record 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 the 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 Adjust the faders so the tracks being played back are at a suitable level Press REC REC flashes in red and the BR 600 enters the recording standby state Press PLAY The REC and REC TRACK button indicators change from flashing in red to being continually lit and recording begins PLAY lights up Only what yo
114. ars in the display Press CURSOR 4 II gt and turn the TIME VALUE dial to turn each Track EQ on or off Pressing a REC TRACK button moves the cursor to the track corresponding to the button pressed When changing the EQ settings press CURSOR Y repeatedly to display the parameter screen then use the CURSOR and the TIME VALUE dial to change the setting s value cS For more on the settings content refer to Track EQ Parameter Functions p 122 When you have finished making the settings press EXIT or PAN EQ LOOP FX to return to the Play screen m Adding Richness and Breadth to the Sound Loop Effect The BR 600 features chorus delay and doubling any one of these three can be selected at any one time as loop effects and includes reverb as well Effective use of these allows you to add greater breadth to the sound MEMO What is a loop effect Effects connected to the send and return of mixer effects are called loop effects You can adjust the depth of the effect by changing the send level of each mixer channel equivalent to the tracks of the BR 600 Since the send levels for each track are separate you can change the depth individually This allows you to for example have a deep reverb on the vocals and slight reverb on the drums or any such combination Opposed to insert effects p 92 which are applied to specific sounds loop effects are applied to the
115. assette tape recorder s input jacks 1N0 3NN_ dq 71 BHE Q ak e O OTT CD Recorder etc Put the cassette tape recorder in record mode Press PLAY on the BR 600 and start the playback of the recorded data When playback is finished stop recording with the recorder and then press STOP on the BR 600 Section 3 Using Effects Using the Insert Effects The BR 600 comes with five effects processors an insert effects loop effects Track EQ Pitch Correction 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 Ex Insert Effect Parameter Functions p 96 Loop Effect Parameter Functions p 120 Track EQ Parameter Functions p 122 MEMO 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 the destination Insert Effects are Connected p 95 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 600 comes equipped with a number of preset effect patches for use with vocals and ins
116. at all devices are turned off W Front Panel MIC 1 GUITAR BASS Hi Z Electric Guitar or Electric Bass A Stereo Headphone Mi Rear Panel yYIMOd Tvaad dX3 De 1M0 INT XIN ENS OIANV NI 90 NOe e440 MS 1003 La 1 NI SANIT L OIIN Cc ON o OQ O AC Adaptor PSA series Foot Switch FS 5U etc Audio Set etc Expression Pedal Roland EV 5 etc 28 How to Use the Cord Hook Nore e To prevent malfunction and or damage to speakers or other devices always turn down the volume and turn off the power on all devices before making any connections Feedback could be produced depending on the location of microphones relative to speakers This can be remedied by 1 Changing the orientation of the microphone s 2 Relocating microphone s at a greater distance from speakers 3 Lower the volume The MIC1 and MIC2 jack are TRS phone type jacks that are compatible with balanced input The pin assignment for the MIC1 and MIC2 jack are as shown below Before making any connections make sure that this pin assignment is compatible with that of all your other devices HOT COLD GND When using the FS 5U foot switch sold separately set the polarity switch as shown below If the polarity s
117. at obtained by a microphone placed near a guitar Best results will be achieved when stereo recording On Off OFF ON This parameter turns the acoustic processor effect on off Body 0 100 This adjusts the resonance of the sound caused by the body That is it adjusts the softness and fatness of the sound which is the typical characteristics of acoustic guitars Mic Dist 0 100 This simulates the distance between the microphone capturing the sound of an acoustic guitar and the guitar itself Level 0 100 This adjusts the volume of the acoustic processor Bass Simulator Simulates the sound of a bass guitar Obtain the sound of a bass guitar while playing an electric guitar You should avoid playing chords when using the Bass Simulator On Off OFF ON This parameter turns the bass simulator effect on off Charct LOOSE TIGHT Bass tone characteristic is set When LOOSE is selected as if the string gauge was getting thicker Level 0 100 This adjusts the volume of the bass simulator 101 Insert Effect Parameter Functions Chorus A sound with a subtly shifted pitch is added to the direct sound making the final output sound thicker and broader Best results will be achieved when stereo recording This effect can be used when the MODULATION Type parameter is set to CHORUS On Off This parameter turns the chorus effect on off OFF ON Rate 0 100 Adjusts the rate of the
118. ation Flanger Chorus Phaser Pitch Shifter Doubling Tremolo Pan Delay 98 Insert Effect Parameter Functions 11 COSM COMP VCL This is a multi effect designed for vocals The COSM compressor limiter is perfect for creating a basic sound EQ NS FV DLY COSM Comp Limiter De esser Enhancer 4Band Equalizer Noise Suppressor Foot Volume Delay BANK LINE 12 STEREO MULTI 13 LO FI BOX This algorithm connects seven types of effect all in full This allows you to simulate sounds that appear to be stereo playing on an AM radio the sounds of old records played on an old fashioned gramophone and even extreme COMP RNG EQ WAH deformations of the sound produced by a Lo Fi Digital Cinsi 1Ev IMOD DLY LOFI NS Compressor Lo Fi Box Ring Modulator Noise Suppressor 4Band Equalizer Wah 4Band Equalizer Wah Noise Suppressor Foot Volume Modulation Flanger Chorus Phaser Pitch Shifter Doubling Tremolo Pan Delay 99 Insert Effect Parameter Functions 14 VO GT AMP This algorithm is for use when simultaneously recording a vocal and electric guitar For the guitar you can produce an amp sound using a preamp and speaker simulator GUITAR COMP PAMP SPI NSI DLY MIC COMP EQ NS DLY GUITAR Compressor PreAmp Speaker Simulator Noise Suppressor Delay MIC Compressor 4Band Equaliz
119. ation it was in will be left empty m Moving by specifying the time TME MES Perform the procedure given below to move the portion between specific times Ex 1 Moving to the same track Repeat Repeat TO Time Start A End B Ex 2 Moving to another track Repeat Repeat TO Time Start A Start B Confirm that PAD is not lit then press UTILITY Press CURSOR 4 II b to move the cursor to TRK and press ENTER Press CURSOR 4 JI gt to move the cursor to MOV and press ENTER Turn the TIME VALUE dial to select TME MES and press ENTER 4 Move Destination Move Source Use CURSOR J and the TIME VALUE dial to select the track V Track to move from and track V Track to move to Press ENTER Use CURSOR and the TIME VALUE dial to specify the beginning of the portion S Start of data you want to move Press ENTER Use CURSOR and the TIME VALUE dial to specify the ending of the portion E End of data you want to move 79 Editing the Performance on a Track Track Edit Press ENTER Use CURSOR and the TIME VALUE dial to specify the time of the beginning of the location T To where you want the data moved 12 When you are ready to execute the move press ENTER The display will ask Are you sure so that you can confirm the operation Press ENTER Move Event is execut
120. ay Press ENTER YES to erase the drum sound To cancel press EXIT NO Press EXIT to return to the Play screen Changing the position pan of the drum sounds 2 Confirm that PAD is not lit then press UTILITY Press CURSOR q II gt to move the cursor to TONE and press ENTER Press CURSOR to move the cursor to PAN and press ENTER Turn the TIME VALUE dial to specify the drum kit whose panning you want to change then press ENTER S1 5 Song Drum Kit 1 5 Use CURSOR 4 Y and the TIME VALUE dial to specify the drum sound whose panning is being changed and the pan setting When you press PAD causing the button to light you can then set the drum sounds by tapping the drum pads Pressing ENTER sets this to C00 Center Press EXIT to return to the Play screen 141 Playing Rhythm Patterns Now try selecting a pattern you like from the internal rhythm patterns and then have that pattern play back repeatedly Confirm that PAD is not lit then press PATTERN so that the button lights The BR 600 switches to Pattern mode enabling patterns to be played P Preset S Song Pattern ch Name RHYTHM ON OFF simultaneously lights confirm that the rhythms are enabled Use CURSOR 11 and the TIME VALUE dial to select the pattern you want to play P001 P327 Preset patterns 1 327 001 S100
121. ce must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation Unauthorized changes or modification to this system can void the users authority to operate this equipment This equipment requires shielded interface cables in order to meet FCC class B Limit For Canada NOTICE This Class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference Causing Equipment Regulations AVIS Cet appareil num rique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du Reglement sur le mat riel brouilleur du Canada For the USA DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY Compliance Information Statement Model Name BR 600 Type of Equipment Digital Recorder Responsible Party Roland Corporation U S Address 5100 S Eastern Avenue Los Angeles CA 90040 2938 Telephone 323 890 3700 This product must be disposed of separately at your local waste recycling centre ma Po not dispose of in household waste bin ULIBOSS 1704174 2SX BOSS Corporation 041748 S
122. ch as when track editing punch in out recording etc is used to connect phrases musical data of several seconds Reduce the number of tracks that are played back simultaneously Use track bouncing etc to combine tracks or erase data from tracks which you do not need to playback and then try the playback again Reduce the number of tracks that are being recorded simultaneously Reduce the Data Type STD LV1 or LONG LV2 and then try creating the song again Event Full Cause The BR 600 has used up all the events that can be handled by one song Solution Perform the Song Optimize operation p 87 MEMO What is an event The smallest unit of memory used by the BR 600 to store recorded results on a memory card is the event A newly created song provides approximately 2 000 events per song For each track one recording pass uses two events Operations such as punch in out or track copy also use up events The number of events that are used up will fluctuate in a complex way Even if there is capacity remaining on the memory card further recording or track editing will not be possible if all of the events are used up In such cases an error message such as Event Full will appear Cause Solution You cannot use the loop effects or phrase trainer while Pitch Correction is on Press PITCH CORRECTION to turn it off and try the operation once again Memory Full Caus
123. cloth or paper towel to wipe all remnants of the discharge from the battery compartment Then install new batteries To avoid inflammation of the skin make sure that none of the battery discharge gets onto your hands or skin Exercise the utmost caution so that none of the discharge gets near your eyes Immedi ately rinse the affected area with running water if any of the discharge has entered the eyes e Never keep batteries together with metallic objects such as ballpoint pens necklaces hairpins etc Used batteries must be disposed of in compliance with whatever regulations for their safe disposal that may be observed in the region in which you live Keep any screws you may remove and the included cover in a safe place out of children s reach so there is no chance of them being swallowed accidentally IMPORTANT NOTES In addition to the items listed under USING THE UNIT SAFELY on page 2 3 please read and observe the following Power Supply Use of Batteries Do not connect this unit to same electrical outlet that is being used by an electrical appliance that is controlled by an inverter such as a refrigerator washing machine microwave oven or air conditioner or that contains a motor Depending on the way in which the electrical appliance is used power supply noise may cause this unit to malfunction or may produce audible noise If it is not practical to use a separate electrical outlet connect a power
124. compression ratio set in Ratio to be reached once compression begins as the input level exceeds the set threshold level The larger the value set here the more rapidly compression is applied Release Time with VitgRack O 100 This adjusts the time from when the signal level drops below the threshold until when the compression is removed The lower the values set the more rapidly the compression is released and the more clearly the sound from the next string played is heard Tone with BOSS Cmp 50 50 Adjusts the tone The higher the value set the more the high frequencies are boosted resulting in a harder sound Level 0 100 Adjusts the volume De esser Useful for reducing sibilant or S sounds produced by a vocalist On Off OFF ON This parameter turns the de esser effect on off Sibilant 0 100 Adjusts the sensitivity relative to the input volume which controls how the effect is applied Level 0 100 Adjusts the volume Defretter This simulates a fretless bass On Off This parameter turns the defretter effect on off OFF ON Sens O 100 This controls the input sensitivity of the Defretter It should be adjusted for the bass guitar you have until you get the harmonic changes to sound natural Attack 0 100 This controls the attack of the Defretter Increasing the value will cause the harmonics to change more slowly thus producing a relatively attack less sound similar to a fr
125. cording time Type appears in the display The recording times possible for each data type on one memory card are given below when recording one track diia ie Data type uu 128 MB 65 min 78 min 98 min TP pgm ame H H o RETO 312 min 392 min Eom h Eiai ab WE fof aima 624 min The sampling rate is set to 44 1 kHz regardless of the data type You cannot change the sampling rate Nore Press ENTER The data type of a song cannot be changed after it Rotate the TIME VALUE dial to select the data type Are you sure appears in the display is created The recording times shown above are approximate Depending on the number of songs the allowable recording time may decrease The recording times shown above are for when only one track is used For example if you record on all eight tracks the recording time for each track Press ENTER When the new song is ready the Play a A nOs screen returns to the display The CompactFlash memory cards supported by l your BR 600 are 32 MB to 1 GB CompactFlash During updating Keep power on appears in the upper line of the display while the lower line shows what is being processed cards for use with a 3 3 V power supply voltage 54 Recording If INPUT SELECT MIC is lit Selecting the Recording Track Ss 1 Press either 1 7 8 at REC TRACK to select the recording track If the button flashes in red that track is
126. correct pitches When compared with guitars pianos and other musical instruments the human voice generally produces a relatively unstable tone And when recording unprepared vocalists this can often lead to considerable difficulties in the form of notes sung out of tune and poor sound quality When properly used the BR 600 s Pitch Correction will help to ensure that your vocal tracks will always sound great Makeup of the Pitch Correction This effect is intended for use with the playback of recorded audio tracks and cannot be used on input sources The Pitch Correction and audio tracks are connected as shown below Chorus Delay Send e CHORUS aie ys DELAY R Track Pan Ly PITCH Yu Track PALT TN EQUALIZER ARA R MIX E 7 Y REVERB z MIX Reverb Send Pitch Correction Patches In the case of pitch correction you can set up the way in which the effect is to be applied and can then save these settings A group of such settings is referred to as a Patch In addition to the Preset Patches you can also store five rewritable User Patches in the BR 600 And on memory cards you can store five Song Patches which are patches that can be used on an individual song basis Precautions for Pitch Correction Usage e When you are using the Pitch Correction you will not be able to use insert effects the Mastering Tool Kit or the loop effects REVERB CHORUS DELAY The Pitch Correction is intended f
127. cover the data see p 179 181 Loading WAV AIFF Files in BR 600 Tracks WAV AIFF Import You can take WAV or AIFF files on your computer such as files created with audio software applications and load them to the BR 600 s tracks Note O Wave data in the following formats can be imported You cannot import wave data in other formats e WAV or AIFF format e Mono or Stereo e 8 bit or 16 bit e Sampling Rate 44 1 kHz Compressed WAV files or AIFF files cannot be loaded Extremely short waveform data less than approximately 1 sec cannot be loaded The loop point settings within an AIFF file will be ignored Add the extension WAV to imported WAV files and the extension AIP to imported AIFF files If the unit is in the Arrange mode at the time of the import it takes place in accord with the timing of the Arrange mode On the other hand if the unit is in the Pattern mode at the time of the import it takes place in accord with the timing of the Pattern mode 182 Connect your computer and the BR 600 with a USB cable Confirm that PAD is not lit and with the recorder stopped press UTILITY Press CURSOR 4 JI to move the cursor to USB and press ENTER The USB screen appears in the display Select IMPORT with the TIME VALUE dial then press ENTER Use CURSOR 4 11 and the TIME VALUE dial to select the track V Track to be loaded then
128. d 123 Makeup of the Pitch Correction 123 Pitch Correction Patches cece 123 Precautions for Pitch Correction Usage 123 Using the Pitch Correcti0N cooccnicnncnionnnos 124 Setting the Correction Method for Vocal Pitch Pitch Correction Edit ccooocccnnnoncccnonn ns 126 Saving the Pitch Correction Settings INTO a 127 Making Detailed Settings for Pitch Correction Correction Event Map 128 Section 4 Using The Rhythm 131 About Rhythm ccccccccscscscssscece 132 About the Drum Pads eeeeeeeeeee 132 About the Drum Sounds Drum Kits 132 What Are Patterns and Arrangements 133 Whatisa Lateral 133 What is an Arrangement m nciccnccnnnnnnnnninninninninnnannnns 134 About Pattern Mode and Arrangement Modernas isis 134 Playing the Drum Sound 0 135 Changing the Drum Sound Drum Kits sc csc eccvccstecseesscevessvavessssss 136 Selecting Drum Kits 136 Creating Original Drum Kits Tone Load cccccccccscsssceee 138 Loading Drum Sounds from o A O N 138 Copying drum sounds from Oter aru KITS aeoea 140 Erasing drum sounds oooccccccncconcnnnnnnnncnannnoneso 141 Changing the position pan OF ENE drum Sounds einun 141 Playing Rhythm Patterns ooooooooo 142 Changing the Tempo of a Pattern 142 Using the TAP Button to Change the Tempo ota Pattern tina 142 Playing Rhythm Arrangements
129. d adjust the volumes for the tracks 1 to 4 using the REC TRACK faders The overall volume is adjusted by the MASTER fader At this time raise the volume as high as possible without allowing the sound to distort Lower the faders for the tracks that you do not want to mix Press STOP Press REC MODE repeatedly until BOUNCE indicator lights up The input source is automatically muted This prevents the input source from being mixed in and recorded during bounce recording 65 Putting Multiple Tracks Together Bounce 5 If you want to mix in the sound of the Rhythm as well increase the Rhythm fader If you do not want to record the Rhythm lower the fader Use CURSOR 11 and the TIME VALUE dial to select the recording destination track V Track Here set this to 78V2 V Track 2 of Tracks 7 8 E V Tracks with recorded data V Tracks without data Recording Destination When bouncing while recording in mono If you turn the TIME VALUE dial at this time the screen for specifying the track for mono recording is displayed After pressing ZERO to return to the time location 00 00 00 00 0 press REC and then press PLAY to start bounce recording When you are finished recording press STOP During updating Keep power on appears in the upper line of the display while the lower line shows what is being processed Lower all TRACK faders except those
130. d the TIME VALUE dial to set the EO On Off for each track Pressing a REC TRACK button moves the cursor to the track corresponding to the button pressed To change the EQ settings press CURSOR A W repeatedly to display the parameter screen then turn the TIME VALUE dial to change the settings value After you have completed the setting press EXIT repeatedly to return to the Play screen 121 Track EQ Parameter Functions Parameter List This is a two band equalizer that is independent for each track On Off OFF ON This parameter turns the equalizer effect on off LoG 12 12 dB This sets the gain 12 to 12 dB for the low range equalizer shelving type LoF 40 Hz 1 5 kHz This sets the center frequency 40Hz to 1 5 kHz for the low range equalizer shelving type HiG 12 12 dB This sets the gain 12 to 12 dB for the high range equalizer shelving type HiF 500 Hz 18 kHz This sets the center frequency 500 Hz to 18 kHz for the high range equalizer shelving type ror If you adjust the equalizer while listening to the sound you may notice a clicking noise This is not a malfunction If the noise is objectionable make adjustments while the sound is not playing 122 Fixing the Pitch of Vocals Pitch Correction The Pitch Correction The term Pitch Correction is used to describe a group of effects that are used on recorded vocal tracks to fix in
131. der WAV and AIFF files loaded for use as drum sounds will be saved here p 174 p 186 SMF Folder SMF files loaded for use in song patterns will be saved here p 172 p 184 162 Before Using USB Overview USB Folder WAV and AIFF files loaded to the BR 600 s tracks and WAV and AIFF files saved on computers track data converted to WAV and AIFF format will be saved here p 167 p 170 p 180 p 182 Folders and files created on memory cards are displayed on the computer screen When you continue with an operation the BOSS_BR 600 icon is added in the computer screen With certain versions of Windows OS the Removable disk icon may be displayed Ex Windows XP S BOSS BR 600 Ex Windows 2000 Removable Disk Ex Macintosh BOSS _BR 600 When you click the BOSS_BR 600 icon or the Removable disk icon or double click the BOSS_BR 600 icon on the Macintosh the ROLAND folder is displayed Open this folder to show the BRO folder the TONELOAD folder the SMF folder and the USB folder Ex Y wt TONELCAD Connecting a Computer Use the USB cable to connect the BR 600 to your computer Purchase USB cables at computer stores or other retailers To USB connector of your computer
132. des a variety of other effects gt Using the Insert Effects p 92 Using the Loop Effects p 118 Using the Track EQ p 121 Fixing the Pitch of Vocals Pitch Correction p 123 Mastering p 111 MEMO What is COSM Composite Object Sound Modeling Technology that virtually reconstructs an actually existing structure or material using a different means is called modeling technology COSM is proprietary Roland technology that creates new sounds by combining various sound modeling technologies Editing functions With the BR 600 you can copy move and erase audio and perform many other editing operations that are only possible with digital recorders This means operations such as copying and repeating a multiple bar phrase moving a multiple bar phrase to another track and erasing the data of a track whole or in part can be performed with ease Non destructive editing Being a digital recorder the BR 600 offers non destructive editing With non destructive editing after performing any editing and recording operations you can still return your data to its previous state undo and redo functions ES Canceling an Operation Undo Redo p 64 Quick movement to a point You can assign a marker to any point in a track that you wish locator function If you assign markers to locations such as the end of the opening or the beginning of a solo you will be able
133. different peripherals using a single USB cable and also provides rapid data transmission What s more you can connect and disconnect peripherals with the power on and the computer can automatically recognize when devices are connected you may need to make settings when connecting certain devices q Realtime audio signals and MIDI messages cannot be handled via the BR 600 s USB connector Compatible OS Windows Windows Me 2000 XP Macintosh Mac OS 9 1 x 9 2 x Mac OS X Driver The BR 600 uses a standard DRIVER that is found on OS The DRIVER will be installed automatically once connected with Computer via USB Composition of Data on Memory Cards The folders and files created are as shown below Root Directory ROLAND Folder BRO Folder Disk Information SONG0000 Folder Song Information Effect Parameter Pattern Sequence Data Arrangement Sequence Data Drum Kit Sound Data Pitch Correction Data Recorded Data Recorded L Temporary Data Recorded R Temporary Data Recorded Event Data SONGO0001 Folder ea The folders are created each song TONELOAD Folder L WAV AIFF File SMF Folder L__sMF File USB Folder WAV AIFF File ROLAND Folder The structure of the files and folders on the BR 600 is as follows BRO Folder Song data recording data song arrangements patterns drum kits effect song patches and song information are saved to each song folder TONELOAD Fol
134. dit as shown below specified part as many times as you wish If for example you want to use a phrase from a certain track or have the same phrase repeated again and again Ex the copy function will help save you time S Start E End T To Measure Beat pa A ees mme AI e If data exists at the position being copied to that data will be overwritten a a ail e The portion being copied must be longer than 1 0 seconds long If the copied portion is 1 0 seconds or less no sound will be heard even if the copy is Hours Seconds Minutes Frame carried out Sub Frame m Copying by specifying the time TME MES Perform the procedure given below to copy the portion MEMO between specific times e The material edited with Track Edit is saved to the song when you return to the Play screen The message Keep power on appears in the lower row of the display while the data is being updated e To copy move or erase repeated portions you S S gt _ gt first need to set the portion to be repeated using START END TO Time Ex 1 Copying twice to the same track the procedure described on p 58 Ex 2 Copying twice to another track Editing the Performance on a Track Track Edit Confirm that PAD is not lit then press UTILITY Press CURSOR 4 II to move the cursor to TRK and press ENTER Press CURSOR 4 II b to move the cursor to CPY
135. e Solution Cause Solution 1 Solution 2 Cause Solution The total time of the drum sounds loaded with tone load has exceeded 13 seconds Make sure the drum sounds being loaded by means of tone load do not exceed a total of 13 seconds p 138 p 174 p 186 No rhythm pattern memory remaining Delete any unneeded rhythm patterns p 153 Delete any unneeded drum sounds in the rhythm patterns p 141 p 147 You have attempted to import an SMF that exceeds the available memory for imported files Delete any unneeded rhythm patterns p 153 No Card Cause Cause Solution No File Cause Solution You have tried to operate the recorder or access the memory while the memory card CompactFlash is not inserted or is not inserted properly The memory card has been removed after selection of data on that memory card Turn off the BR 600 properly insert the memory card then turn the BR 600 back on The file you are trying to import with WAV AIFF SMF import or Tone Load was not found Have the file you want to import ready 216 Error Messages No Song Cause There are no songs on the memory card Solution Create a new song p 54 Cause Incorrect data is in the song folder or the necessary data is not present Solution Restore the data backed up on the computer to the BR 600 In this case restore each ROLAND folder to the BR 600 p 165
136. e TONELOAD folder in the ROLAND folder 2 Na When you have finished importing the WAV or AIFF files the Idling screen returns to the display Quit the connection to the computer With Windows XP In My Computer right click on the BOSS_BR 600 icon or Removable disk icon to Eject the disk If this procedure fails to eject the disk use the procedure below 1 Click the gt icon in the task tray then click the Stop USB Disk drive message displayed there Task Bar 4 4 Task Tray 2 Click OK in the Safe To Remove Hardware dialog box that appears With Windows 2000 Me 1 In My Computer right click on the BOSS_BR 600 icon or Removable disk icon to Eject the disk 2 Click the gt icon in the task tray then click the Stop USB Disk drive message displayed there Task Bar 4 Task Tray 3 Click OK in the Safe To Remove Hardware dialog box that appears 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 600 and the computer Press UTILITY Press CURSOR q II b to move the cursor to TONE and press ENTER Press CURSOR 4 II
137. e USB folder are automatically deleted at the time the import is finished Tf you press EXIT without quitting the connection to the 17 computer the following screens appear In this case pressing ENTER imports the WAV or AIFF file Once the import is complete you are returned to the screen for specifying the import source track V Track At this point you can safely disconnect the USB cable from the BR 600 and the computer Repeat Steps 4 9 as needed When you have finished importing the WAV or AIFF file s press EXIT repeatedly to return to the Play screen 171 Importing SMFs and Creating Patterns You can import SMFs Standard MIDI Files stored on memory cards as song patterns You can easily increase your collection of song patterns by creating SMFs on your computer or other device and copying them to memory cards Ta e You cannot import SMFs containing more than 999 measures e Add the extension MID to SMFs you are importing e Use file names containing eight alphanumeric characters Connect your computer and the BR 600 with a USB cable Confirm that PAD is not lit and with the recorder stopped press UTILITY Press CURSOR 4 II p to move the cursor to USB and press ENTER The USB screen appears in the display Select BACKUP with the TIME V ALUE dial then press ENTER The Idling screen appears in the display You cannot car
138. e Song Kit or imported with Tone Load e Utility For a detailed explanation refer to Parameter List p 210 Connect your computer and the BR 600 with a USB cable Confirm that PAD is not lit and with the recorder stopped press UTILITY Press CURSOR 4 II gt to move the cursor to USB and press ENTER The USB screen appears in the display Select BACKUP with the TIME V ALUE 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 214 for instructions on resolving this problem The BOSS_BR 600 icon is added to the computer Ex Back up the data 1 Double click the BOSS_BR 600 icon 2 Drag the ROLAND folder to the computer s folder and drop it in the folder When you have finished backing up the data the Idling screen returns to the display Quit the connection to the computer 1 Drag the BOSS_BR 600 icon into the trash Press EXIT The USB screen returns to the display If you press EXIT without quitting the connection to the computer the following screens appear In this case pressing ENTER returns the USB screen to the display When backup of the data is complete press EXIT to return to the Play screen At this point you can safely disconnect the USB cable from the BR 600 and the computer 178 Reading b
139. e copy is executed When the copy has been completed Completed appears in the display and you are returned to the Play screen NOTE If Card Full appears If this message appears before the copy it means that there is insufficient space on the memory card to complete the copy Delete any unnecessary recording from the memory card Follow the procedure below to erase a song from the memory card Confirm that PAD is not lit then press UTILITY Press CURSOR 4 II gt to move the cursor to EDT and press ENTER Press CURSOR 4 JI to move the cursor to ERS and press ENTER The Erase Song screen appears in the display Turn the TIME VALUE dial and select the song to be erased After selecting the song to erase press ENTER Are you sure appears in the display To continue with the erasure press ENTER To cancel the operation press the EXIT or UTILITY Press UTILITY or press EXIT repeatedly repeatedly to return to the Play screen OnE If you erase a song currently being used the song on the memory card with the lowest number is selected If there are no other songs on the card a new song is created Organizing the Songs You ve Recorded Saving Memory on the Nore e Depending on the situation an appreciable length Memory Card Song Optimize When you perform overdubbing or punch in out the data of time may be required for O
140. e display while the lower line shows what is being a processed WAV and AIFF files in the TONELOAD folder are retained without being deleted even after this You cannot carry out the following procedure unless the procedure is completed If these files are no longer needed connect the BR 600 to your computer via USB and use the computer to delete the files Any files that are retained will use the required amount of memory on the memory card 176 Idling screen is displayed Refer to p 214 for instructions on resolving this problem The BOSS_BR 600 or Removable disk icon is added to the computer Removable Disk Delete the BR 600 ROLAND folder 1 Click the BOSS_BR 600 or Removable disk icon and delete the ROLAND folder Drag the previously backed up BR 900CD BR 864 BR 532 ROLAND folder to the BOSS_BR 600 or Removable disk icon and drop it there When you have finished backing up the data the Idling screen returns to the display Quit the connection to the computer With Windows XP In My Computer right click on the BOSS_BR 600 icon or Removable disk icon to Eject the disk If this procedure fails to eject the disk use the procedure below 1 Click the gt icon in the task tray then click the Stop USB Disk drive message displayed there Task Bar 4 4 Tas
141. e each of the strings MEMO The reference pitch set here is used as the reference NOTE pitch for Pitch Correction p 123 If you are tuning a guitar that has a vibrato arm tuning one string may cause other strings to drift In this case you should first tune the strings approximately so that the correct note name is displayed and then re tune each string 193 Mixing the Output from an External Audio Device with the Output from Your BR 600 Audio Sub Mix The Audio Sub Mix function allows you to mix the signal Enable use of Audio Sub Mix with the following procedure input from LINE IN with the signal output to LINE OUT Using Audio Sub Mix you can mix sounds from an Confirm that PAD is not lit then press UTILITY external audio device with the output of the BR 600 all within the BR 600 with no external mixer needed Press CURSOR 4 lI b to move the cursor to Sub Mixer OFF SYS and press ENTER External Mixer ni o n a Press CURSOR 4 II b to select Sub Mixer and turn the TIME V ALUE dial to turn the setting ON Sub Mixer ON O Orio OFF Audio Sub Mix is not used ON Audio Sub Mix is used
142. e input level exceeds the Middle threshold level Mid Release 50 5000 ms This sets the time it takes for the midrange compressor effect to stop once the input level falls below the Middle threshold level Hi Thres 24 O dB This sets the volume level at which the upper range compressor goes into effect Hi Ratio 1 1 00 1 16 0 1 INF This sets the ratio of suppression of the upper range output when the input level exceeds the Hi threshold level Hi Attack O 100 ms This sets the time it takes for the upper range compressor to go into effect once the input level exceeds the Hi threshold level Hi Release 50 5000 ms This sets the time it takes for the upper range compressor effect to stop once the input level falls below the Hi threshold level With the compressor the level is automatically adjusted to the optimum setting according to the threshold Thres and ratio Ratio settings In addition since lengthening the attack Attack setting may result in distortion a buffer margin of 6 dB is provided Adjust the Mixer level as needed Mixer Adjusts the volume of each frequency band Lo Level 80 6 dB Sets the volume level of the lower range after the signal passes through the expander and compressor Mid Level 80 6 dB Sets the volume level of the midrange after the signal passes through the expander and compressor Hi Level 80 6 dB Sets the volume level of the upper range after the sign
143. e of the pattern set in the last step is repeated Thus by setting the preset pattern P327 BREAK for the last step you can have a rest be played repeatedly which makes it seem as if the performance of the arrangement has stopped Step 1 Step 2 Step Step P327 155 Inserting Steps Erasing Steps Perform the procedure below to insert a new step at the This erases the content of the currently selected step The current step content of the following steps are brought forward to fill the erased step Verse Insert Step 1 l Step 2 Step 3 intro verse Fm Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 intro Verse verse Fin Confirm that PAD is not lit then press ARRANGE so that the button lights ARRANGE and RHYTHM ON OFF light Press RHYTHM EDIT The Arrangement Edit screen appears in the display Press CURSOR 4 II gt to move the cursor to STEP and press ENTER The arrangement s Step Recording screen is displayed Use CURSOR 4 11 J and the TIME VALUE dial to set the location step number where the data is to be inserted Press CURSOR 4 II 2 to move the cursor to INSERT and press ENTER Insert appears in the display indicating the selected step has been copied and inserted When this is completed the Step Recording screen automatically returns to the display To cancel the operation press CURSOR 4 IT gt to return to the Arr
144. ecording destination for MIC1 and Track 2 is selected as the recording destination for MIC2 If INPUT SELECT LINE or SIMUL are lit a 11 O GUITAR MIC LINE a y SIMUL 2 44 11 11 A GUITAR lt mie LINE O O 4 iS IMUL y Since the input is stereo the recording is normally performed on two tracks Press either REC TRACK 1 or 2 to select tracks 1 and 2 or 3 or 4 to select tracks 3 and 4 However if you want to mix together the left and right channels being input onto one track with tracks 1 and 2 selected press REC TRACK 1 again to select track 1 Using the same procedure you can select any track 1 to 4 to be the track to which to record In addition Tracks 5 6 and 7 8 are stereo tracks so they always produce stereo recordings 44 Recording About the recording REC modes Recording on the BR 600 is separated into three main modes Use whichever mode is suitable in the course of bringing your song to completion INPUT BOUNCE MASTERING TRACK TRACK TRACK 1 7 7 2 gt s rR gt 8 Le 3 Mixing down Finishing the song to two tracks with levels optimized 8 Keyboard INPUT Only the instrument sounds or other input sources are recorded to the tracks Sounds played back from other tracks are not recorded BOUNCE As the sounds on different tracks are played back they are recorded together onto another track In Bounce mode you can play back eight tr
145. ect FX Type This sets the type of the effect CHORUS A sound with a subtly shifted pitch is added to the direct sound making the final output sound thicker and broader DELAY This creates a thicker sound by applying a delayed sound to the direct sound DBLN By adding a slightly time delayed sound to the direct sound this produces the impression that multiple sources are sounding together a doubling effect The delayed sound will be output from the side opposite to which the playback track has been panned E When CHORUS is selected Rate Adjusts the rate of the Chorus effect 0 100 Depth 0 100 Adjusts the depth of the Chorus effect Pre Dly 0 5 50 0 ms Adjusts the time needed for the effect sound to be output after the direct sound has been output E Level 0 100 Adjusts the volume of the effect sound E When DELAY is selected Dly Tme 10 1000 ms This parameter adjusts the delay time i e the interval for which sound is delayed Feedback 0 100 This parameter adjusts the amount of feedback Changing the amount of feedback causes the number of time the delayed sound is repeated to change as well E Level 0 100 This adjusts the volume of the delay sound Rev Send 0 100 Adjust the volume of the reverb that is applied to the delayed sound E When DBLN is selected This parameter adjusts the delay time i e the interval for which sound is delayed E L
146. ecting the Input m Displaying the Level Meter This meter indicates the level for each track m Adjusting the recording level Adjust the volume of the input source for recording Lower the MASTER fader Turn the REC LEVEL dial to its center position and then slowly increase the MASTER fader Adjust the recording level with the REC LEVEL dial You should adjust the level so that the INPUT level meter fluctuates within the range from 12 between 24 and 6 to 0 dB Setting the level too high can cause distortion while setting it too low may result in noise or reduced sound quality Use the MASTER fader to adjust the volume to the appropriate level for monitoring she When connection cables with resistors are used the volume level of equipment connected to the inputs GUITAR BASS jack LINE IN jack may be low If this happens use connection cables that do not contain resistors such as those from the Roland PCS series In the Play screen press CURSOR W 1 To return to the Play screen press CURSOR Aia DIBOSS lt 22 3R 600 INPUT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 RHYTHM L R INPUT The level meter shows the input from INPUT 18 The level meter shows the output of Tracks 1 8 RHYTHM The level meter shows the output of Rhythm LR The Level meter shows the post MASTER fader output level When monitoring the sound with headphones use the MASTER fader to adjust the volume to the level
147. ed simultaneously the volume of all pads may be at PAD Name Drum Sound Name KICK Kick drum SNARE Snare drum CLOSED HH Closed hi hat the same level This is due to circuitry to detect the force used in playing the pads When the GUITAR BASS MIC2 dial or the MIC1 dial sensitivity is increased or when a patch that OPEN HH Open hi hat makes heavy use of drive or distortion in the insert effects is selected the sound of the pad being tapped may shake the internal electronic circuits which may cause noise in sounds sent to the headphones or LINE OUT If this occurs adjust the dial to lower the sensitivity or turn off the insert effects 135 Changing the Drum Sound Drum Kits Selecting Drum Kits A drum kit consists of a collection of various rhythm instrument sounds organized as one set The BR 600 is programmed with nine internal preset drum kits Also included are five original song drum kits Song drum kits are saved to each song individually on memory cards The drum kits instrument sounds are used in performing arrangements and patterns BR 600 Memory Card Preset Drum Kit 9 Song Drum Kit Preset Drum K Preset Drum Kit 1 e Drum kits are stored to each individual arrangement separately Switching kits in Pattern mode simultaneously switches the kits in Arrangement mode Even if you switch kits in a preset arrangement selected in Arrangem
148. ed Press UTILITY or press EXIT repeatedly to return to the Play screen During updating Keep power on appears in the upper line of the display while the lower line shows what is being processed EMD After specifying the time in the procedure above a may appear to show that there is a discrepancy between the actual current position and the position displayed If you specify the locations using measures specify the locations at each screen using the TIME VALUE dial to eliminate the discrepancy HINT You can also enter the time using LOCATOR ZERO STOP REW STOP FF and AUTO PUNCH IN OUT Moving the repeated portion AB Perform the procedure given below to move the portion from the repeat start A to the repeat end B Ex 1 Moving to the same track Repeat TO Time End B Repeat Start A Ex 2 Moving to another track Repeat TO Time Start B Repeat Start A Confirm that PAD is not lit then press UTILITY Press CURSOR 4 II gt to move the cursor to TRK and press ENTER Press CURSOR q II to move the cursor to MOV and press ENTER Editing the Performance on a Track Track Edit Turn the TIME VALUE dial to select AB and press a Moving a com plete track ENTER ALL Perform the procedure given below to move the complete data from one track to another 4 Move So rc Move Desti
149. elete the currently selected correction event use CURSOR to move the cursor to ERASE and press ENTER The correction event is deleted Repeat Steps 3 11 as needed to specify the edited range After you have completed entering the settings press EXIT repeatedly to return to the Play screen oe e You cannot delete the correction event at the beginning of the song If this correction event is unneeded rather than deleting it just set the function to OFF e You can only save a Correction Event Map to a single song Even if you switch the patch with the pitch correction the Correction Event Map remains unchanged 129 MEMO 130 Section 4 Using The Rhythm About Rhythms With the BR 600 you can use the panel buttons drum pads to play the drum sounds any way you like The BR 600 features nine pre programmed collections of drum sounds designed for use in different musical genres drum kits select the drum kit suited to the type of music you are playing In addition you can use the dedicated rhythm track to have rhythms played automatically rhythm patterns rhythm arrangements About the Drum Pads The buttons arranged on the BR 600 s panel such as KICK SNARE OPEN HH CLOSED HH and so forth are called drum pads By tapping the drum pads you can play the drum tones assigned to the different drum pads The drum pads double as screen selection b
150. emory card CompactFlash 15 How to remove the card Cover cocconccicnonicannnnnnnnnnnnnnnos 15 Panel Descriptions 00000000000000000000000000000 16 a A A sasneeeuaeeSiaeeees 16 Rear Panel da 22 Front Lane 23 Ins rtino Batteries crisi 24 About the Play Screen usais 25 Quick Start cccccccccccccccccccee 27 Connecting Peripheral Devices 28 How to Use the Cord Hook eee 29 Using a Mic Converter Cable 30 Inserting the Memory Card cocoonicniciocccnnnnnnnos 30 Turning On Off the BR 600 31 Turning On the POWetanssins didas 31 Turning Off the Power asian 31 Listening to a Demo Song csececeses 32 Selecting a demo song Song Select 32 Playing back a demo song eee 32 Moving the current position 33 Fast Forwarding and Rewinding 33 Moving to the start of a play ee renee 33 Moving to the end of a play ooooccnccicconicanncnncnaniccncnos 33 Moving through a song using hours minutes seconds frames or sub framMesS cccccccnccnnnnnnnnannnananos 33 Moving through a song in measures or beats 33 Connecting Instruments 0000000000000000000000 34 Choose which jack you will use to connect your AS A OS 34 Preparing Songs For Recording 35 Recording a new song Song NewW cccceeees 39 Selecting the Input sccccccccccsesesees GO Turning on the onboard stereo microphone 36 Adjusting t
151. en with the volume all the way down you may still hear some sound when the power is switched on but this is normal and does not indicate a malfunction 31 HDIS PNO Listening to a Demo Song Selecting a demo song Playing back a demo song Song Select Upon power up the song that was selected before the Move the TRACK faders 1 4 5 6 7 8 and the RHYTHM fader to the positions shown in the figure below and lower the MASTER fader power was turned off is selected and the data of that song is loaded As soon as the data has been loaded the Play screen appears in the display A EN e ET Z Z EEE E O oo E Press PLAY DELETE mu TO Hea lt lt gt gt A lt PB REW FF REPI EE a 5 6 718 EN ae om PHRASE A MIC1 Miei m GUTAR BASS E a STOP Py hy REC SCRUB The song starts Slowly increase the MASTER fader and adjust the volume to the desired level ZERO Confirm that PAD is not lit then press UTILITY Slide the TRACK faders to adjust the volume of each Press CURSOR 4 JI gt to move the cursor
152. ends to prevent 3 damage to the buttons and controls Also you Slide the battery cover in the direction indicated by a RM ADS POCO the arrow and remove controls get damaged When turning the unit upside down handle with care to avoid dropping it or allowing it to fall or Being careful not to reverse the polarity insert tip over six AA dry cell batteries into the battery BOSS recommends using longer life alkaline compartment batteries Do not mix new batteries with partially used batteries and do not mix batteries of differing types Do not use rechargeable batteries When the battery power becomes low Battery Low appears in the display When this message appears replace the existing batteries with new ones as soon as possible Continuous battery life varies according to usage conditions and the type of battery used It is also affected by the CompactFlash type and capacity Replace the battery cover 24 About the Play Screen The Play screen is the most fundamental screen of the BR 600 and is the first screen that appears when the BR 600 is turned on see below Play Screen Unless special note is made otherwise the screen content referred to in the procedures described in this manual is that of the Play screen 25 26 MEMO Connecting Peripheral Devices Make connections as shown in the diagram below When making any connections make sure th
153. ent mode the change is only temporary If you want to save the change first copy the preset arrangement to a song arrangement then switch to the song arrangement to change the kit 136 Select drum kits as described below While performance of the song is stopped check to confirm that PAD is not lit then press PATTERN or ARRANGE When Pattern mode is selected PATTERN and RHYTHM ON OFF light P Preset S Song When Arrangement mode is selected ARRANGE and RHYTHM ON OFF light P Preset S Song Press RHYTHM EDIT Changing the Drum Sound Drum Kits 4 41 D and the TIME VALUE dial Standard sets Set with moderate ambience applied Set appropriate for hard rock Set appropriate for jazz Set appropriate for dance Set appropriate for dance Set appropriate for reggae Set based on the renowned Roland TR 808 rhythm machine Press CURSOR 4 II gt to move the cursor to Use CURSOR KIT and press ENTER to select drum kits by switching the preset song and When using pattern mode comer ee nTn T z an ganenn A onn Tnn H P1 _ 9 po A STD1 2 i E i ROOM HARD aun pann JAZZ HIP HOP BOR anne HOUSE REGGAE Number 808 P Preset S Song S1 5 When using arrangement mode SongKit 1 5 Number P Preset S Song Original drum kits assigned to each song Press EXIT repeatedly to return to the Play screen
154. er Noise Suppressor Delay 15 VO AC SIM This algorithm is for use when simultaneously recording a vocal and electric guitar For the guitar you can make the electric guitar sound like an acoustic guitar GUITAR ASIM COMP NS DLY MIC COMP EQ NS DLY GUITAR Acoustic Guitar Simulator Compressor Noise Suppressor Delay MIC Compressor 4Band Equalizer Noise Suppressor Delay 16 VO ACOUSTIC This algorithm is for use when simultaneously recording a vocal and acoustic guitar For the guitar you can produce a warm sound as though a mic were being used even when an electric acoustic is connected by a direct line GUITAR ACP COMP NS MIC COMP NS GUITAR Acoustic Processor Compressor Noise Suppressor MIC Compressor Noise Suppressor 100 Parameter List The trademarks listed in this document are trademarks of their respective owners which are separate companies from BOSS Those companies are not affiliated with BOSS and have not licensed or authorized BOSS s BR 600 Their marks are used solely to identify the equipment whose sound is simulated by BOSS s BR 600 Acoustic Guitar Simulator This simulates the sound of an acoustic guitar It allows you to use an electric guitar to produce sounds similar to those of an acoustic guitar If you set the pickup selector of your guitar to the front position the desired effect will be easier to achie
155. ess CURSOR 4 II gt to select the file format then press ENTER Track 1 V Track 1 TRO1__ _1 WAV or TRO1__ _1 AIF Track 1 V Track 2 TRO1__ _2 WAV or TRO1__ _2 AIF Track 6 V Track 7 TROG_ _ _7 WAV or TROG_ _ _7 AIF Track 6 V Track 8 Stereo Track 1 2 V Track 1 TRO102 _1 WAV or TRO102 _1 AIF Track 1 2 V Track 2 TRO102 _2 WAV or TRO102 _2 AIF Track 7 8 V Track 7 TRO708_7 WAV or TRO708_7 AIF Track 7 8 V Track 8 TROG_ 8 WAV or TRO708_8 WAV or TROG_ _8 AIF TRO708_8 AIF Converting songs takes approximately the same amount of time twice as long in stereo to complete as it does to play the source song data When the conversion is complete the BOSS_BR 600 or Removable disk icon is added to the computer WAV This is an audio format used primarily with Windows Ex AIFF This audio format is used primarily with Macintosh BOSS _BR 600 180 Export the WAV or AIFF file to the computer 1 Double click the BOSS_BR 600 icon Na 2 Na Drag the WAV or AIFF file in the USB folder in the ROLAND folder to the computer s folder and drop it in the folder When you have finished exporting the data the Idling screen returns to the display Quit the connection to the computer 1 Drag the BOSS_BR 600 icon into the trash 10 Press EXIT The file format selection screen returns to the display The contents of the US
156. essed and flashing press PLAY to start recording During recording or playback the indicator on the button lights in green iS Listening to a Demo Song p 32 Recording Operations p 57 REC Recording This is the Recording button In addition to the Recording operation it is also used for manual punch in out While in recording standby the button flashes in red and during recording it lights in red ES Recording Operations p 57 Manually Punching In Out p 60 19 Panel Descriptions 16 Track Fader section TRACK MIXER fader 1 4 5 6 7 8 For controlling the volumes of each track during playback RHYTHM fader Adjusts the volume of the Rhythm RS Playing Arrangements p 41 Playing Patterns p 41 MASTER fader Controls the overall volume of the BR 600 cS Listening to a Demo Song p 32 REC TRACK Recording Track buttons 1 4 5 6 7 8 Use these buttons to select to which track you will record The button of the track selected will flash in red and then light in red when recording begins When recording is finished the button of the selected track will light alternately in orange and green The relationship between the indicator and the track conditions is given below Off This track contains no recorded data Green An audio track that contains recorded data Flashing in red The track is selected as the recording des
157. etless bass Depth 0 100 This controls the ratio of harmonics Increasing the value will increase the harmonic content and therefore will create a more unusual sound Level 0 100 Adjusts the volume of the defretter sound Delay This creates a thicker sound by applying a delayed sound to the direct sound On Off This parameter turns the delay effect on off OFF ON Type This Parameter selects the type of delay This parameter cannot be selected with the VO GT AMP and VO AC SIM algorithms SINGLE This is a simple delay TAP The delayed sound is panned across the left and right channels This will be effective when stereo recording Dly Tme SINGLE 1 1400 ms TAP 1 700 ms This parameter adjusts the delay time i e the interval for which sound is delayed Feedback 0 100 This parameter adjusts the amount of feedback Changing the amount of feedback causes the number of time the delayed sound is repeated to change as well E Level 0 120 Adjusts the volume of the delay sound Doubling By adding a slightly time delayed sound to the direct sound this produces the impression that multiple sources are sounding together a doubling effect Best results will be achieved when stereo recording This effect can be used when the MODULATION Type parameter is set to DOUBLING On Off OFF ON This parameter turns the doubling effect on off This parameter adjusts the de
158. evel 0 100 This adjusts the volume of the delay sound REVERB Reverberation or reverb is the effect caused by sound waves decaying in an acoustic space or a digital simulation thereof This decay occurs because sound waves bounce off many walls ceilings objects etc in a very complex way These reflections coupled with absorption by various objects dissipate the acoustic energy over a certain period of time called the decay time The ear perceives this phenomenon as a continuous wash of sound Type This selects the Reverb Type ROOM Simulates the reverberation in a small room HALL Simulates the reverberation in a concert hall This parameter adjusts the duration time of the reverb Tone 12 12 Adjusts the tone E Level 0 100 This adjusts the volume of the reverb sound 120 Using the Track EQ Setting the Track EQ m This section explains how to edit the Track EQ settings Track EQ do not have patches Loop effect settings parameters are saved along with the song data IE If you want to save the settings in the currently For a fuller description of Track EQ refer to selected song hold down STOP and press REC Track EQ Parameter Functions p 122 Confirm that PAD is not lit then press PAN EQ LOOP FX Press CURSOR 4 II to move the cursor to EQ and press ENTER The EQ Setting screen appears in the display Use CURSOR 4 11 an
159. experience such problems you should relocate such wireless devices so they are at a greater distance from this unit or switch them off Do not expose the unit to direct sunlight place it near devices that radiate heat leave it inside an enclosed vehicle or otherwise subject it to temperature extremes Excessive heat can deform or discolor the unit When moved from one location to another where the temperature and or humidity is very different water droplets condensation may form inside the unit Damage or malfunction may result if you attempt to use the unit in this condition Therefore before using the unit you must allow it to stand for several hours until the condensation has completely evaporated Maintenance For everyday cleaning wipe the unit with a soft dry cloth or one that has been slightly dampened with water To remove stubborn dirt use a cloth impregnated with a mild non abrasive detergent Afterwards be sure to wipe the unit thoroughly with a soft dry cloth Never use benzine thinners alcohol or solvents of any kind to avoid the possibility of discoloration and or deformation Repairs and Data Please be aware that all data contained in the unit s memory may be lost when the unit is sent for repairs Important data should always be backed up ona memory card computer or written down on paper when possible During repairs due care is taken to avoid the loss of data However in certain cases such a
160. ffect sound Dir Level 0 100 Adjust the volume of the direct sound Slow Attack This produces a volume swell effect violin like sound This effect can be used in the COSM GTR AMP algorithm when the MODULATION Type parameter is set to SLOW ATCK On Off OFF ON This parameter turns the slow attack effect on off RiseTme 10 2000 ms This adjusts the time needed for the volume to reach its maximum from the moment you begin picking Level 0 100 Adjust the volume of the slow attack sound Speaker Simulator This simulates the characteristics of various types of speakers When the output of the BR 600 is connected directly to a mixer etc this can be used to create the sound of your favorite speakers system On Off OFF ON This parameter turns the speaker simulator effect on off Type Selects the type of speaker that will be simulated On Mic simulates the sound when a dynamic microphone is used and Off Mic simulates the sound when a condenser microphone is used E With COSM GTR AMP COSM COMP GTR or VO GT AMP algorithms marc patentados tomen One O MIDDLE Josenbasendosre 12inch Onis MATCH po oes eee ee VO DRV vo drv BG STK MS STK ms stk lare sealed cere efx u a Off oA seting stale tor MS METAL large cual stack prontos Oro OOO E With COSM BASS AMP or COSM COMP BSS algorithms SP Simulator Spea
161. firm that PAD is not lit then press V TRACK V TRACK The V Track Selection screen appears in the display This screen shows the numbers of the selected V Tracks for each track E V Tracks with recorded data V Tracks without data Use the REC TRACK 1 7 8 to select the track to be altered You can also select tracks with CURSOR 4 Il b Turn the TIME VALUE dial and change the V Track After you finish changing the V Track press V TRACK or EXIT to return to the Play screen Adjusting the Perception of Stereo in the Input Sounds Pan To change the stereophonic sense of the instrument sounds being input pan use the following procedure 1 3 Confirm that PAD is not lit then press PAN EQ LOOP FX Press CURSOR 4 II b to move the cursor to PAN and press ENTER The PAN settings screen appears in the display Turn the TIME VALUE dial to change the pan settings The pan settings made here are automatically applied to the track that you are recording to so that after recording is complete you can listen to the track with the same pan as that when it was recorded Press PAN EQ LOOP FX or EXIT to return to the Play screen NED When you record new material while listening to a recorded performance your playing may tend to be buried in the existing performances making it difficult for you to play If this is the case you can change the positioning
162. from the time the first punch in is reached until the time the punch out is reached Re record the portion as desired When the song is repeated you can check the result of what you just recorded If the recording is not satisfactory press REC and perform the recording again Press STOP to stop recording During updating Keep power on appears in the upper line of the display while the lower line shows what is being processed Press REPEAT to make the button go dark Press AUTO PUNCH ON OFF to make the button go dark 63 Canceling an Operation Undo Redo Occasionally when the recording you make may not turn out as you wish or the settings you make for an editing operation are incorrect and you want to reverse what you have done At these times you can use the Undo function The Undo function reverses the action you have just performed and returns you to the status you were in beforehand To reverse an Undo you must use the Redo function For example suppose you are punching in to loop record and record over the same location twice To undo the recording you just performed and return to the first recording you would use the Undo function To then reverse the Undo and return to the condition that you were in immediately after the second recording you would use the Redo function De After you have performed an Undo you can only perform a Redo you cannot perform
163. g the USB connector also allows you to save the song data you create to a computer Rhythm function The Rhythm function makes it easy to capture phrases or musical ideas that come to mind Simply select an appropriate Rhythm pattern and set the tempo In addition to the internal preset Rhythm patterns already provided you can also create your own original Rhythm patterns By recording using the Rhythm function editing one measure at a time is greatly simplified cS Section 4 Using The Rhythm p 131 Equipped with V Tracks The BR 600 has eight audio recording tracks which provides for simultaneous recording on two tracks or simultaneous playback from eight tracks Moreover each track incorporates eight virtual tracks called V Tracks for a total recording capability of 8 x 8 64 tracks This increased versatility allows you to do things such as record numerous takes of a guitar solo which you can later choose from when putting it all together Also while playing back eight tracks you can use the bounce mode to bounce to a V Track and perform stereo bouncing without needing to erase any data MEMO What are V Tracks Each track consists of eight virtual tracks and you can choose any one of these tracks for recording or playback This means that you can record to up to a maximum of 64 tracks and then select any eight of them to play back These virtual tracks that make up the actual tracks
164. g updating Keep power on appears in the upper line of the display while the lower line shows what is being processed Nore WAV and AIFF files in the TONELOAD folder are retained without being deleted even after this procedure is completed If these files are no longer needed connect the BR 600 to your computer via USB and use the computer to delete the files Any files that are retained will use the required amount of memory on the memory card 187 Using the BR 900CD BR 864 BR 532 s Data You can use the BR 600 to play BR 900CD BR 864 BR 532 data First be sure to back up the BR 900CD BR 864 BR 532 s ROLAND folder to the computer Initializing the memory card on the BR 600 p 199 Connect your computer and the BR 600 with a USB cable Confirm that PAD is not lit and with the recorder stopped press UTILITY Press CURSOR q II b to move the cursor to USB and press ENTER The USB screen appears in the display Select BACKUP with the TIME V ALUE 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 214 for instructions on resolving this problem The BOSS_BR 600 icon is added to the computer Ex BOSS_BR 600 Delete the BR 600 ROLAND folder 1 Double click the BOSS_BR 600 icon and delete the ROLAND
165. gy that allows the signal noise S N ratios of AD and DA converters to be vastly improved AD Conversion Sample Rate 44 1 kHz Frequency Response 20 Hz to 20 kHz 1 3 dBu Recording Time conversion in one track Data type Capacity LONG TVA 32MB 24 min 64 MB The above listed recording times are approximate Times may be slightly shorter depending on the number of songs that were created The above number is the total for all the tracks that are used If each of the eight tracks contain an equal amount of data the length of the resulting song will be approximately 1 8 of the above 49 min 128 MB 256 MB 512 MB 1 GB 98 min 196 min 392 min 784 min O Nominal Input Level Variable GUITAR BASS jack 20 dBu MIC 1 2 jack 40 dBu LINE IN jack 10 dBu O Input Impedance GUITAR BASS jack TMQ MIC 1 2 jack 2 k Q HOT COLD LINE IN jack 30kQ O Nominal Output Level LINE OUT jack 10 dBu O Output Impedance LINE OUT jack 2kQ Headphone jack 140 Q Recommended Load Impedance LINE OUT jack Headphone jack 20 k Q or greater 32 100 Q O Residual Noise Level LINE OUT jack 85 dBu or less INPUT SELECT GUITAR MIC input terminated with 1 k Q INPUT SENS CENTER IHF A typ EFFECT OFF 0 dBu 0 775 Vrms O Interface USB Connector O Display 16 Characters x 2 Lines Backlit LCD O Connectors GUITAR BASS jack 1 4 inch phone type MI
166. he BOSS_BR 600 icon into the trash Press EXIT The USB screen returns to the display Ifyou press EXIT without quitting the connection to the computer the following screens appear In this case pressing ENTER returns the USB screen to the display When recover of the data is complete press EXIT to return to the Play screen At this point you can safely disconnect the USB cable from the BR 600 and the computer 179 Saving BR 600 Track Data 6 Use CURSOR 4 11 1 and the TIME VALUE dial Ta WAV Al FF Format to select the track V track to be saved WAV AIFF Export You can convert the BR 600 s track data into WAV or AIFF files and save these on your computer When saving in mono After converting your mastered tracks to WAV or AIFF files you can easily use your computer to create audio CDs When saving in stereo Select the track combination 1 2 3 4 5 6 or 7 8 with the data as well as load the data into audio applications 1 Eri Connect your computer and the BR 600 with a USB cable Confirm that PAD is not lit and with the recorder stopped press UTILITY Press ENTER Conversion of the WAV or AIFF file begins Files names are converted as shown below 3 Mono Press CURSOR 4 II gt to move the cursor to USB and press ENTER The USB screen appears in the display Select EXPORT with the TIME VALUE dial then press ENTER Pr
167. he display backlight and button indicators Also when in the standby state the display will appear as shown below Perform the procedure given below to activate the power save function Confirm that PAD is not lit then press UTILITY Press CURSOR 4 II gt to move the cursor to SYS and press ENTER Press CURSOR d II b to select PowerSave and turn the TIME V ALUE dial to set the time until the Power Save function is activated Valid Settings OFF 1min 3min 5min 10min Press UTILITY or press EXIT repeatedly to return to the Play screen During updating Keep power on appears in the upper line of the display while the lower line shows what is being processed mE Deactivating the power save function Press any of the panel buttons to deactivate power save va e The power save function is not activated during recording and playback of songs even when no button or TIME VALUE dial is used for the set amount of time e The power save function is especially helpful when the BR 600 is running on battery power e After the power save function is deactivated the Play screen appears 200 Utility Parameter List Utilities include the following e System parameters for setting functions affecting the entire BR 600 e Sync parameters for setting synchronized performance functions e Scrub parameters for setting scrub funct
168. he input sensitivity ee 36 Adjusting the recording level eee 37 Displaying the Level Meter eee 37 Using Insert Effects cccccccssssssecsceses DO Switch effect patches 38 Recording without insert effects cee 59 Using the Rhythm oooococococococococooo 40 What is the Rhythm avaricia 40 Patterns and ArrangementS ooccnconcnnnnnnnnnnnnnnninnacinonos 40 Pattern Mode and Arrangement Mode 004 40 Playing Arrangements tae 41 Haynes Patterns seesinane a tido 41 Changing arran gements and iaz s 42 Chang me Patel 42 Changing the tempo of the arrangements OL PANEI i keee r E EAEE 43 Tapping to change the tempo of the arrangements Or PANETE OPA O A ES 43 Recording 00000000000000000000000000000OIOIIIIAIAAAA 44 Selecting the recording track oococininmmmnmmmmm m m 44 About the recording REC modes conconccnccnccnnonnannos 45 Procedure ista 46 Playing Back Recorded Music 47 Silencing the sound of specific tracks Tapa A AA A E E 47 Recording an additional performance while listening to an existing performance Overdubbing 48 Putting multiple tracks together Bounce O ee Adjusting the Sound for Each Track 49 Adjusting the Perception of Stereo for the Sound Pan A A 49 Adjusting the tone Track EQ uo cece 50 Adding Richness and Breadth to the Sound Loop Eten ad 50 BOLAS a S 52 Po Section 1 Recording and Playback 53 Rec
169. he type of instrument that you will connect Select an instrument appropriate for your purposes GUITAR BASS Hi Z XIN ENS OIANV NI NM L JIN Z N GUITAR BASS An electric guitar or bass can be connected to this jack Since this is a high impedance input a guitar or bass can be connected directly MIC1 This jack allows a mic to be connected TRS jack is provided MIC2 This jack allows a mic to be connected TRS jack is provided LINE IN This is an input jack used for connecting the output from CD players or other portable audio players or other audio equipment De e If you are recording an electric acoustic guitar using a shielded connection use the GUITAR BASS jack e If the connection has been made to the GUITAR BASS and the MIC2 jacks the MIC2 jack is given priority Preparing Songs For Recording When the memory card contains more than one song the song that was recorded last is automatically selected Press ENTER To record a new song follow the procedure given below Are you sure appears in the display m Recording a new song Song New wo Press ENTER When the new song is ready you are returned to the Play screen During updating Keep power on appears in the upper line of the display while the lower line shows what is being
170. hearsing move the cursor to STOP and press ENTER You can press STOP instead 146 Creating Original Patterns Deleting Unneeded Drum Sounds During Realtime Recording you can delete any drum sounds you do not need by holding down DELETE MUTE and pressing the drum pad for the drum sound you want to delete Hold down DELETE MUTE and press the drum pad for the drum sound you want to delete The corresponding drum sound is deleted for as long as the drum pad is pressed RECORDER EFFECTS DRUMS STICK E NETA CRASH E TOM 1 E TOM2 mM TOM 3 E TOM 4 EA Serene UU BEL DELETE MUTE Changing the Metronome Volume In the Recording Standby screen in Realtime Recording press CURSOR p to move the cursor to Click Turn the TIME VALUE dial to adjust the metronome volume Valid Settings 0 3 147 Creating Original Patterns Inputting Sounds One by One While Confirming the Input Visually Step Recording When inputting patterns you can add drum sounds one at a time and confirm the input visually in the display This is convenient for inputting patterns that are difficult to perform using the drum pads Confirm that PAD is not lit then press PATTERN PATTERN and RHYTHM ON OFF light Press RHYTHM EDIT Use CURSOR 4 11 and the TIME VALUE dial to select a song pattern S001 100 You cannot record to the preset
171. hes Normally it will be sufficient to select the patch that gives the results you like best however if you cannot achieve favorable results using any of these patches you can change the Pitch Correction settings to create a patch of your own Select a preset patch to base your new patch on 2 Press CURSOR q II p to move the cursor to EDIT and press ENTER The Pitch Correction edit screen will appear Use CURSOR to move the cursor to the setting you want to change and select a new value using the TIME VALUE dial Type LO MALE HI MALE LO FEML HI FEML Set this parameter to match the type of voice in the original vocal part If this parameter is not set correctly problems will be more likely to occur in pitch detection and correction LO MALE Low Male Select this setting for a low pitched male voice HI MALE High Male Select this setting for a high pitched male voice LO FEML Low Female Select this setting for a low pitched female voice HI FEML High Female Select this setting for a high pitched female voice Tf the BR 600 is frequently incorrect when detecting the pitch either change the type setting In certain cases this will reduce the number of incorrect detections Smooth 0 100 This setting determines how quickly pitch correction will react to changes of pitch in the original vocal part Large values result in a longer time before correction is applied consequent
172. hile pressing FF provides one second of playback time ending up at the current position 202 Section 7 Appendices Effect Patch List E GTR GUITAR BASS No Patch Name Algorithm 01 JC Clean COSM GTR AMP 02 HiGainLd COSM GTR AMP 03 Over Drv COSM GTR AMP 04 Phased COSM GTR AMP 05 Crunch COSM GTR AMP 06 MS Strgt COSM GTR AMP 07 St WACK COSM GTR AMP 08 Ambient COSM GTR AMP 09 Voxy COSM GTR AMP 10 St Metal COSM GTR AMP 11 TREM TWN COSM GTR AMP 12 StdAmp F COSM GTR AMP 13 StdAmp M COSM COMP GTR 14 St Flang COSM GTR AMP 15 TEXAS COSM GTR AMP 16 HiGainMS COSM GTR AMP 17 StThrash COSM GTR AMP 18 SWEET LD COSM GTR AMP 19 BIG COMP COSM GTR AMP 20 PowChord COSM GTR AMP 21 Uni Wah COSM GTR AMP 22 Gt Pad COSM GTR AMP 23 D CompLd COSM COMP GTR 24 DrivenLd COSM GTR AMP 25 RockLead COSM GTR AMP 26 RAGE COSM GTR AMP OH ClearSky COSM GTR AMP 28 60s UK COSM COMP GTR 29 TubeStck COSM GTR AMP 30 StSustin COSM GTR AMP 31 Country COSM COMP GTR 22 ClapLead COSM GTR AMP 33 TURND211 COSM GTR AMP 34 80 sHard COSM GTR AMP 35 90 sMetl COSM GTR AMP 36 Bubbling COSM GTR AMP 37 BIG FUNK COSM COMP GTR 38 Dirty COSM GTR AMP 39 MatchDrv COSM GTR AMP 40 St AltLd COSM GTR AMP 41 PhatPhas COSM GTR AMP 42 SocrFild COSM GTR AMP 43 UK Gtr COSM COMP GTR 44 DOWN 2 D COSM GTR AMP 45 CmpBilly COSM COMP GTR 46 JC Metal COSM GTR AMP 47 LATE70 s COSM GTR AMP 48 EARY70 s COSM GTR AMP 49 American COSM GTR AMP 50 Heavy COSM GTR AMP 204
173. hile the cursor is positioned at the Preset Song User or number Press CURSOR q II gt to move the cursor to each effect and turn the TIME VALUE dial to turn each effect on or off Blocks that are turned on are shown in uppercase letters while blocks that are turned off are shown in lowercase letters Turn on the effects that you want to use Press CURSOR 4 II to move the cursor to the effect with the parameter that you want to change and press ENTER The Parameter Setting screen for each effect appears in the display Use CURSOR 4 II b to select a parameter and turn the TIME V ALUE dial to edit the value If you would like to edit another effect press EXIT to return to the previous screen and repeat steps 5 6 If you wish to save the current effect settings perform the procedure described in Saving Mastering Tool Kit Settings below OnE Edited effect settings are temporary If you exit the Edit Effect screen without saving the effect patch you changed TMP appears next to the indication of the bank Be aware that if you select a new effect patch while TMP is displayed the altered effect patch is returned to its original settings and the changes are lost 113 Saving the Mastering Tool Kit Settings Write This assigns a name patch name to the edited patch settings and saves the settings If you do not need to change the patch name g
174. horus Phaser Pitch Shifter Doubling Tremolo Pan Delay 97 Insert Effect Parameter Functions 7 COSM BASS AMP This is a multi effect designed for bass guitar This features an amp sound that uses a preamp and speaker simulator COMP PAMP SP EQ WAH 7 NS FV MOD DLY Compressor Preamp Speaker Simulator 4Band Equalizer Wah 4Band Equalizer Wah Noise Suppressor Foot Volume Modulation Flanger Chorus Phaser Pitch Shifter Doubling Tremolo Pan Delay 8 COSM COMP BSS This is a multi effect designed for bass guitar In addition to a COSM compressor limiter it uses a preamp and speaker simulator for a characteristic amp sound COMP LIM PAMP SP 7 EQ WAH I NS FV DLY COSM Comp Limiter Preamp Speaker Simulator 4Band Equalizer Wah 4Band Equalizer Wah Noise Suppressor Foot Volume Delay 9 VOCAL MULTI This is a multi effect designed for vocals It provides the basic effects needed for vocals COMP DES ENH EQ NS FV MOD DLY Compressor De esser Enhancer 4Band Equalizer Noise Suppressor Foot Volume Modulation Flanger Chorus Phaser Pitch Shifter Doubling Tremolo Pan Delay 10 VOICE TRANS This is a multi effect designed for vocals This allows you to produce a unique effect using a voice transformer VT NS FV MOD DLY Voice Transformer Noise Suppressor Foot Volume Modul
175. iable filter Select different types to get a variety of different filter effects OFF The modify filter will not be used LPF The effect will function as a low pass filter BPF The effect will function as a band pass filter HPF The effect will function as a high pass filter Cutoff F Adjust the cutoff frequency 0 100 0 100 Resonance Adjust the resonance Gain O 24 dB Adjust the volume level of the sound that has passed through the modify filter 105 Insert Effect Parameter Functions Noise Suppressor This effect reduces the noise and hum Since it suppresses the noise in synchronization with the envelope of the sound the way in which the sound decays over time it has very little effect on the sound and does not harm the natural character of the sound On Off OFF ON This parameter turns the noise suppressor effect on off Threshold 0 100 Adjust this parameter as appropriate for the volume of the noise If the noise level is high a higher setting is appropriate If the noise level is low a lower setting is appropriate Adjust this value until the decay of the sound is as natural as possible High settings for the Threshold parameter may result in there being no sound when you play with your instruments volume turned down Release 0 100 Adjusts the time from when the noise suppressor begins to function until volume reaches 0 Octave This adds a no
176. igital camera cannot be used as is positions shown in the figure to prevent loss with the BR 600 These CompactFlash cards must first be initialized for use with the BR 600 For more details regarding initializing see p 199 m How to remove the card cover To prevent theft of the memory card CompactFlash the BR 600 is shipped from the factory with a card cover CompactFlash Type II cards are not compatible To remove the card cover use the following procedure CompactFlash cards are available at your nearest computer or digital camera shop When turning the unit upside down get a bunch 1 of newspapers or magazines and place them under the four corners or at both ends to prevent damage to the buttons and controls Also you should try to orient the unit so no buttons or Use a Phillips head screwdriver to remove the screws controls get damaged Turn over the BR 600 on the bottom panel When turning the unit upside down handle with care to avoid dropping it or allowing it to fall or tip over Should you remove the screws make sure to put them in a safe place out of children s reach so there is no chance of them being swallowed accidentally CompactFlash and are trademarks of SanDisk Corporation and licensed by CompactFlash association BOSS Corporation is an authorized licensee of the CompactFlash and CF logo trademarks 15 Panel Descriptions FOOT SW EXP PEDAL INPUT GUITAR BOUNC
177. in the audio track at a low volume so that noise will be more apparent when you raise the volume of the audio track for playback If you want to lower the sound of the input source that you are monitoring lower the volume with the MASTER fader To change the volume of the music being played back use the TRACK fader for the respective tracks ES Adjusting the recording level p 37 mem Try to record at the highest volume possible before the sound begins to distort This works to improve the quality of the sound and reduce noise When you want to lower the volume used while checking the sound use the MASTER fader to lower the volume 16 Panel Descriptions INPUT SELECT buttons Use these buttons to select the input source input jack that you wish to record The selected button will light You can mute silence the input sound by pressing a button that is lit RS Selecting the Input p 36 GUITAR For selecting either guitar or bass use of the GUITAR BASS jack or the MIC2 jack MIC This is used to select the MIC1 jack used for external mics or the onboard stereo mic Connecting a mic to the MIC1 jack or MIC2 jack switches off the onboard stereo mic LINE This selects the LINE IN jack used for CD players or other portable audio players or other line level devices SIMUL By pressing GUITAR and MIC simultaneously you can record from both inputs at the same time If the INP
178. io 107 MASTERING aii das 45 111 Maste A acs sngdinedian onpoutedtahaiessounseiessuupiuass 111 Mastering Tool Kit viana ida 45 111 113 NM ie 114 DAVE dada 114 MATEO es 107 Me s r dat 33 Menor 15 30 69 METAL di 107 META D O es 107 MIE sas us aia tea caied aati weaersans 36 38 98 205 Mie IDISE Ps ti ccanieseavncsesnreed saab es 101 MC TSG VOL stars 108 Mie TN 108 MICE a oes srtpaceascaiss dea A 14 16 34 MIC Z iia 14 34 Mid Ataca ds 116 117 AS A uenueeen acs REE 117 Mid Ratio suit aires eileen E a ees 116 117 Mid Release ida 116 117 Mid POS lid 116 117 No ao ames 107 Mix Level uns 104 MIx TEV Ul iiaii ANE E eas NEEE A 116 MANE ds 117 Modei aranan NEA E E ANRE EO 109 Mod Fi ios a iy tesGniu iepesueremereaannss 105 Modala a tidad 96 99 MODO TT a S RE N oe 46 MOV uir E E AN tere 79 81 MS da 107 MERK iaa 207 N NAM asii 88 NAME eN 114 127 151 157 NEW A A OS 35 Na sisi ise Sree Tes E T a os Sala lose 105 Nolse SUppressol aia aaa 96 100 106 NOTE O a s 128 O 66 E e e E Une Ler eter st ae NE ee ANE ll eee 106 Oat es Sen ete eee ea eee Pn ada 97 106 AA er ee en nr DERE rer nets eat Ore neree Bent penne 105 107 128 COTES Sie IES O IE OO EEI E es asta aches 202 ON esac a tae ec ale Sacre cao a Pea ee iets ye tohia estes 107 Onboard Stereo Microphone eccccicnccncnnnnnnnannnnnnnnnnanaconarannnonoso 36 OPUMIZE sate cee AN 87 A T aN NTU eR ate E EYE EI OSD UE OY I 162 CUIPUE nie iat te ae ees 117 OU
179. ion AB p 77 Moving the repeated portion AB p 80 Erasing the repeated portion AB p 83 Before using these functions you can use the quantize function to set the repeat portion with accurate timing 59 Re recording Only a Mistake Punch in out You may occasionally make a mistake while recording or the performance may not turn out as you expect In this case you can punch in out to re record only the portion that is mistaken Changing to recording during the playback of a song is referred to as punching in and changing from recording to playback is referred to as punching out Therefore punch in at the location where you want to begin the re recording and punch out at the location where you want the re recording to end Playback Playback 1 1 1 1 Time _ _ gt Start Punch In Punch Out Stop PLAY REC REC STOP With your BR 600 you can choose from manual or automatic punching in out Manually Punching In Out You can use the REC or a foot switch to punch in or out When using manual punch in out you need to allow for an interval of at least one second between the punch in and punch out points Manually punching in and out using REC As an example of use the explanation below assumes you are manually punching in and out to re record a portion of track 1 which is a track to which you have already recorded Press REC TRACK 1 REC TRACK 1
180. ion of the cards e Do not bend drop or subject cards to strong shock or vibration e Do not keep cards in direct sunlight in closed vehicles or other such locations storage temper ature 25 to 85 C e Do not allow cards to become wet e Do not disassemble or modify the cards Copyright e Unauthorized recording distribution sale lending public performance broadcasting or the like in whole or in part of a work musical composition video broadcast public performance or the like whose copyright is held by a third party is prohibited by law Do not use this unit for purposes that could infringe on a copyright held by a third party We assume no responsi bility whatsoever with regard to any infringements of third party copyrights arising through your use of this unit Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Screen shots in this documents are reprinted with permission from Microsoft Corporation Windows is known officially as Microsoft Windows operating system Apple and Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple Computer Inc MacOS is a trademark of Apple Computer Inc All product names mentioned in this document are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective owners Contents IMPORTANT NOTES soe Introduction to the BR 600 COCCCCOOOO CO OOOE 12 Fea TE A AE 12 Memory Cards Supported by Your BR 600 15 Formatting the m
181. ions 3 BASS SIM Simulates the sound of a bass guitar Obtain the sound of a bass guitar while playing an electric guitar You should avoid playing chords when using the Bass Simulator BSIM COMP DEF INS FV MOD Bass Simulator Compressor Defretter Compressor Defretter Noise Suppressor Foot Volume Modulation Flanger Chorus Phaser Pitch Shifter Doubling Tremolo Pan 4 COSM COMP GTR This is a multi effect designed for electric guitar In addition to a COSM compressor limiter it uses a preamp and speaker simulator for a characteristic amp sound COMP PAMP SP EQ WAH 7 NS FV DLY COSM Comp Limiter Preamp Speaker Simulator 4Band Equalizer Wah 4Band Equalizer Wah Noise Suppressor Foot Volume Delay 5 ACOUSTIC GIR This is a multi effect designed for acoustic guitar Even when an electric acoustic is connected at line level this provides a warm sound similar to what is obtained through a microphone ACP COMP EQ NS DLY Acoustic Processor Compressor 4Band Equalizer Noise Suppressor Delay 6 BASS MULTI This is a multi effect designed for bass guitar Appropriate for creating standard bass sound ICONE DEFFIQCNAIENMRTEOAVANI NS FV MOD DLY Compressor Defretter Compressor Defretter Octave Enhancer 4Band Equalizer Wah 4Band Equalizer Wah Noise Suppressor Foot Volume Modulation Flanger C
182. ions About the System Parameters This section describes the System parameters 1 Confirm that PAD is not lit then press UTILITY Press CURSOR 4 II gt to move the cursor to SYS and press ENTER Using CURSOR q II gt select the System parameter then make the setting with the VALUE TIME dial LCD Contrast Valid Settings 1 17 Initial value 12 This sets the display contrast Pad Sens Valid Settings HEAVY MID LIGHT FIX Initial value MID This sets the sensitivity of the drum pads HEAVY Sensitivity is reduced Although sounds cannot be played at a high volume without tapping the pads forcefully it is easier to play sounds with small differences in volume MID Normal sensitivity setting LIGHT A high sensitivity setting is used Although this permits sounds to be played at high volume even when the pads are tapped only lightly it does not allow minor changes in volume FIX Sounds play at a uniform volume MIDI velocity value of 100 regardless of how hard the pads are tapped Foot Switch Assign Foot SW Valid Settings PLAY PUNCH FX Initial value PLAY This sets the function for the foot switch FS 5U or DP 2 sold separately connected to the FOOT SW EXP PEDAL jack PLAY Controls the recorder s PLAY and STOP functions PUNCH Controls Punch In Out PX Controls the insert effects On Off Audio Sub Mix Switch Sub Mixer Valid Settings
183. is determined by the force used in tapping the drum pads with the volume With the Play screen active press PAD so that the divided into five levels button lights e E Maximum Sounds are played at maximum volume You do not need to press PAD if the indicator is MIDI velocity value of 127 already lit Strong Sounds are played at high volume MIDI velocity value of 100 Move the RHYTHM fader and MASTER fader to the e f Medium Sounds are played at normal volume positions shown in the figure MIDI velocity value of 70 Weak Sounds are played at low volume MIDI velocity value of 40 Minimum Sounds are played at minimum volume MIDI velocity value of 20 Correspondence Between Drum Pads and Drum Sounds Note that raising the faders too far can produce excessive volume levels and possibly cause injury to listeners ears On the other hand lowering the faders too much can make the drum sounds inaudible Tap a drum pad The sound corresponding to the tapped drum pad plays The volume of the drum sound changes in accordance with how strongly the pads are hit Nore e Note that when multiple drum pads are play
184. ise has become wet or e The unit does not appear to operate normally or exhibits a marked change in performance CAUTION In households with small children an adult should provide supervision until the child is capable of following all the rules essential for the safe operation of the unit Protect the unit from strong impact Do not drop it Do not force the unit s power supply cord to share an outlet with an unreasonable number of other devices Be especially careful when using extension cords the total power used by all devices you have connected to the extension cord s outlet must never exceed the power rating watts amperes for the extension cord Excessive loads can cause the insulation on the cord to heat up and eventually melt through Before using the unit in a foreign country consult with your retailer the nearest Roland Service Center or an authorized Roland distributor as listed on the Information sheet apart or thrown into fire or water Batteries must never be recharged heated taken S oN A CAUTION The unit and the AC adaptor should be located so their location or position does not interfere with their proper ventilation A Always grasp only the output plug or the body of the AC adaptor when plugging into or unplugging from this unit or an outlet At regular intervals you should unplug the AC adaptor and clean it by using a dry cloth to wipe O all dust and
185. isplaying the Remaining Available Recordino Tienda 69 Displaying the Memory Card Usage 69 Section 2 Editing csccccses Z 1 Registering Time Locator ooooooosoo o 7 2 Registering a Locator Point cece 72 Moving to the Locator Point ee l2 Deleting a Locator POidt oononcciccninninnnnannnno 72 Search for the Music s Start and End Scrub Preview ccccccccccccccccscscccseses 7 3 Scrubbing to Find the Music Starting Fading ROMs anes 73 Changing the Scrub Points oconccnocnnncnnoso 74 Enabling Use of the Preview Function with IREW Tand EF erario daros 74 Editing the Performance on a Track Track Edit nica ZO Copying Data Track Copy ccocnicnnicnconincnanns 75 Copying by specifying the time TME MES 75 Copying the repeated portion AB 77 Copying a complete track ALL seese 78 Moving Data Track Move cconcoiocncccocanionnnoso 79 Moving by specifying the time TME MES 79 Moving the repeated portion AB ee 80 Moving a complete track ALL 81 Erasing Data Track Erase eee 82 Erasing by specifying the time TME MES 82 Erasing the repeated portion AB cee 83 Erasing a complete track ALL eseese 84 Exchanging Data Track Exchange 85 Organizing the Songs You ve Recorded 86 Copying a Song Song Copy ccccccccicacininnanas 86 Erasing Songs Song Erase 86 Saving Memo
186. ith Accurate Timing Normally the repeat start and end points are registered at the exact position where REPEAT is pressed This may make it difficult for you to set the repeat portion exactly as you desire If this is the case you can use the quantize function to have the time REPEAT is pressed be adjusted to the timing of the song The quantize function allows you to set the timing in one measure units Perform the procedure given below to use the quantize function Confirm that PAD is not lit then press UTILITY Press CURSOR 4 II to move the cursor to SYS and press ENTER Press CURSOR 4 II gt to select AB Otz and turn the TIME VALUE dial to turn the setting on When off the quantize function will not work Press UTILITY or press EXIT repeatedly to return to the Play screen During updating Keep power on appears in the upper line of the display while the lower line shows what is being processed re Changing the tempo after having made the quantize function settings in a repeated portion will result in timing discrepancies between the repeat start and end points and the beginnings and ends of measures HINT e You can set the repeat portion to one measure by pressing REPEAT twice at the same position e When the repeat portion is set you can use the following functions to edit your recorded track data Copying the repeated port
187. itialize PRESS CUI ri 197 o ene RRM A FN SE ROR eet eA IR BO 198 Memory Card ida 199 YI OR Sel eI A dah tea 198 SYSTEM di 197 INPUT oases Sean A esate toon eae 37 45 57 95 DATO UE A a AERA EEE SEO 102 116 PUESTA AEAN 115 INP UESELECG Tupana cl R 55 PUES Aa 36 NS deus naeead das weet ad hoes aes 156 Inserte add 38 92 J PA A A O 137 O 107 TUMBO oa 101 K Keep POWER ON sia di 31 L ER cystic gat oie E A Ate Wes nulnc EE Jee ae ah aac tel alse Sa 37 LCD CONTAS td dia 201 PO A emeten 101 104 108 110 117 PAS 37 LIM iS A e a an ea 117 DIN da a A A 38 205 EINE rn N A E N eusea 44 55 EINE IN ud 14 34 36 LO ATAR da 116 117 LOL dto 117 ESMERO 104 LARA ade 116 117 Lo Rede ase e ODO 116 117 EOS 116 117 EOFEME OREA caia 126 LOMALLE 0d 126 LOCAT ai ias 95 EOCATO diodo 72 LOCATOR NS iSs 72 Locator Font a 72 O 122 EOF BOX aiiastiavedecstnde sessed a a T soe aaa 99 A soseneartasmaatena cepaemaiciee aeaems 99 105 O genie EEA TEETE 122 LONE adn 104 LOM GIN mininiai an a oaa Re ee 104 A EE OEE 104 HONG LV ada a 54 69 LOO PE MCE sienen anan S ES 50 118 LOOP Record a E ces 63 EOW FTE e AE 115 LOW GAR aid 104 115 Low Mid Freg einn erai a oA EOR 115 OW Mid Gait tardan ani 115 LOW NGOA E a 115 LOW O E E EE ET E 115 LOW TYPO E EE T E 115 PP N AATE EAT ess sete 105 M A Aa E EnaA 162 178 MANUA T iied idad 106 Man 104 106 Manually Punchine la adi taias 61 Manually P nching QUE dae 61 MASTER uc tad 95 MAS i
188. k Tray 2 Click OK in the Safe To Remove Hardware dialog box that appears With Windows 2000 Me 1 In My Computer right click on the BOSS_BR 600 icon or Removable disk icon to Eject the disk 2 Click the gt icon in the task tray then click the Stop USB Disk drive message displayed there Task Bar 4 Task Tray 3 Click OK in the Safe To Remove Hardware dialog box that appears Press EXIT The USB screen returns to the display Tf you press EXIT without quitting the connection to the computer the following screens appear In this case pressing ENTER returns the USB screen to the display When backup of the data is complete press EXIT to return to the Play screen At this point you can safely disconnect the USB cable from the BR 600 and the computer 177 With Macintosh Saving BR 600 Data to Computers Backup When a memory card is full or when you want to save important data to a computer you can carry out a backup We recommend making frequent backups to minimize the risk of losing data if a memory card becomes damaged MEMO The following types of song data are backed up e Recorded data e Mixer status pan track EQ etc e Insert effect song patches e Mastering Tool Kit song patches e Pitch Correction Song Patches and Correction Event Maps e Rhythm Arrangements Rhythm Patterns e Loop Effects e Tones from th
189. ker Microphone Large sealed enclosure 15 inch two units A setting suitable for AC YS YS IV Ee id eS SI eS ee ed I OY da ac Large sealed enclosure 15 inch two units Off Mic A setting suitable for AC AMG Large sealed enclosure 10 inch eight units A setting suitable for AMG amg Large sealed enclosure 10 inch eight units Off Mic A setting suitable for AMG Mic Set CENTER 1 10 cm This simulates the microphone position CENTER simulates the condition that the microphone is set in the middle of the speaker cone 1 10 cm means that the microphone is moved away from the center of the speaker cone Mic Level 0 100 Adjusts the volume of the microphone Dir Level 0 100 Adjust the volume of the direct sound 108 Insert Effect Parameter Functions Tremolo Pan Tremolo is an effect that creates a cyclic change in volume Pan cyclically moves the stereo position between left and right when stereo output is used This effect can be used when the MODULATION Type parameter is set to TRM PAN On Off OFF ON This parameter turns the tremolo pan effect on off Mode Selects tremolo or pan also selects how the effect is applied TRM TRI The volume will change cyclically Smooth change will be produced TRM SQR The volume will change cyclically Abrupt change will be produced PAN TRI The sound will be mo
190. l of a three pin plug For EU Countries This product complies with the requirements of European Directive 89 336 EEC For the USA FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE STATEMENT This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 This device may not cause harmful interference and 2 This devi
191. lanation see When Using an Expression Pedal p 191 Pitch 24 DETUNE 24 Adjusts the amount of pitch shift the amount of pitch change in semitone steps By selecting DETUNE you can add a slightly pitch shifted sound to the input sound producing a detune effect This effect can be used when the P Shift Type parameter is set to MANUAL D E 100 0 0 100 This adjusts the volume balance of the direct and effect sounds Separation 50 50 Adjusts the diffusion The panning of the direct sound and effect sound can be spread to left and right This will be effective when stereo output is used This effect is obtained with stereo recording using two tracks 106 Insert Effect Parameter Functions Preamp Adjust the distortion and tone of the guitar sound When all Bass Middle and Treble are set to 0 no sound may be produced depending on the Type setting On Off OFF ON Turns the preamp effect on off Type This sets the type of the preamp The distortion and tone characteristics of each amp are as shown below E With COSM GTR AMP COSM COMP GTR or VO GT AMP algorithms JC 120 The sound of the Roland JC 120 a favorite of pro musicians around the world The sound of a conventional built in tube amp CRUNCH Allows you to obtain a crunch effect that creates a natural distortion MATCH A simulation of the latest tube amp
192. lat which each drum sound is played in the pattern display The E indicates the beat timing Beat Timing 7 When a coarse Quantize setting is used the y may indicate half note or quarter note timing x When using high resolution Quantize settings you may be unable to view the entire pattern from start to finish in the display at one time At this point appears in the display You can use CURSOR gt to display the next page You can also press REW or FF to move among the pages Press CURSOR 4 II p to select REC and press ENTER Recording begins You can also start recording by pressing REC Use CURSOR gt to move the cursor to the position where the drum sound currently enabled for input is displayed Set the drum sound using the TIME VALUE dial Use CURSOR W to move the cursor to the lower row then turn the TIME VALUE dial to the right clockwise one turn to move the cursor to the position where the sound is to be entered The drum sound is input and mi is displayed Set the volume of the drum sound using the TIME VALUE dial The size of if in the display changes according to the volume setting annua High Velocity 127 anes Medium Velocity 100 H Low Velocity 70 You can press PLAY to play back the drum sounds that have been input so far Press STOP to stop playback You can use TRACK Fader
193. lay time i e the interval for which sound is delayed Separation 50 50 Adjusts the diffusion The panning of the direct sound and effect sound can be spread to left and right This effect is obtained with stereo recording using two tracks E Level 0 120 This adjusts the volume of the delay sound 103 Insert Effect Parameter Functions Enhancer By adding sounds which are out of phase with the direct sound this effect enhances the definition of the sound and pushes it to the forefront On Off OFF ON This parameter turns the enhancer effect on off Sens 0 100 Adjusts the manner in which the enhancer will be applied relative to the input signals Freq 1 0 10 0 kHz Adjusts the frequency at which the enhancer effect will begin to be applied The effect will be made apparent in the frequencies above the frequency set here Mix Level 0 100 Adjusts the amount of phase shifted sound of the range set by Frequency that is to be mixed with the input Lo Mix Lvl 0 100 Adjusts the amount of phase shifted sound of the lower range that is to be mixed with the input The frequency range in which the effect is applied is fixed Level 0 100 Adjusts the volume of the enhanced sound Equalizer A 4 band equalizer You can use this effect with the following algorithms when 4BAND EQ is selected for the 4BAND EQ WAH Type setting COSM GTR AMP COSM BASS AMP COSM COMP GTR COSM COMP BSS
194. lue of the sound that you want to remove to decrease its volume Press EXIT to return to the Play screen Ai e Depending on how the phrase was recorded it may not be possible to completely remove the central sound e Sounds are played back in mono nem You can turn on both the Time Stretch and Center Cancel functions to use them together 196 Initializing the BR 600 s Settings Initializing All the BR 600 s Initializing the System Settings The following settings are initialized together at one time e System Settings e Effects User Patches Song Patches e Rhythm Arrangements Patterns Drum Kits Confirm that PAD is not lit then press UTILITY Press CURSOR 4 II gt to move the cursor to INI and press ENTER Press PARAMETER CURSOR 1 P to move the cursor to ALL and press ENTER The confirmation message Are you sure appears in the display To continue the initialization press ENTER To cancel press EXIT or UTILITY When ENTER is pressed initialization begins After the initialization has been completed you are returned to the Play screen MEMO You can perform the same initialization with INIT ALL by holding down INPUT SELECT GUITAR MIC and LINE while turning the POWER switch ON then pressing ENTER However the initialization cannot be carried out unless a memory card is inserted in the BR 600 and
195. ly changes in pitch will be more gradual Small values produce rapid changes in pitch Corrections that are made too rapidly seem robotic However if the correction is too smooth in some cases it may appear as if no correction has been applied For natural sounding pitch corrections set the value in a range between 20 and 40 Press EXIT The Pitch Correction s patch selection screen will appear To save your modified settings carry out the procedure described in Saving the Pitch Correction Settings Write 126 Fixing the Pitch of Vocals Pitch Correction Saving the Pitch Correction Settings Write Modified Pitch Correction settings are saved by writing them together under a new patch name If you do not need to change the patch name go to Step 4 after entering the Pitch Correction patch selection screen At the Pitch Correction patch selection screen press CURSOR gt to move the cursor to NAME and press ENTER The Patch Name Setting screen appears in the display Use CURSOR q 11 J and the TIME VALUE dial to enter the patch name Press ENTER to switch between uppercase and lowercase After you have completed entering the patch name as desired press EXIT to return to the Patch selection screen Press CURSOR 4 II to move the cursor to WRITE and press ENTER The Write screen appears in the display Turn the TIME VA
196. mic to MIC1 switches off the onboard stereo mic The pin assignment for the MIC1 and the MIC2 jack is as shown below HOT COLD GND toc 3 LINE IN jack Stereo mini type This input jack accepts analog audio signals p 34 Connect the output of CD players or other portable audio players or other audio equipment 4 LINE OUT jack RCA Pin type These jacks output analog audio signals You can connect external audio equipment e g a stereo amp to this jack or connect an CD recorder or other such device to this jack for analog recording of the BR 600 s output p 90 5 USB connector This is the connector for connecting your computer to the BR 600 with a USB cable p 162 6 FOOT SW EXP PEDAL jack This is an input jack for connecting a separately sold foot switch BOSS FS 5U Roland DP 2 or expression pedal Roland EV 5 BOSS FV 500L FV 500H e When the foot switch is used you can start stop playback punch in out and more e When an expression pedal is used you can control the depth of insert effects with your foot ES Using a Foot Switch or Expression Pedal p 191 7 POWER switch This is the power switch It turns the power of the BR 600 on off p 31 8 DC IN AC Adaptor jack Connect the supplied AC adaptor PSA series to this jack You must use only the PSA series AC adaptor p 28 You can purchase a PSA adaptor at musical instrument retailers 9
197. n 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 BR 600 Memory Card Song Song Patch Press CURSOR q II gt to align the cursor up with the patch number and turn the TIME V ALUE dial to change the patch number Press EXIT to return to the Play screen cS For more details regarding the use of insert effects refer to Using the Insert Effects p 92 m Recording without insert effects Confirm that PAD is not lit then press EFFECTS to display the currently selected effect patch The BR 600 is set to output sound without the insert effects applied allowing you to record sounds without the insert effects Selecting INPUT lt REC DRY gt as the point to which the insert effects are connected allows you to record the sounds without the insert effects while listening to the sounds with the insert effects applied RS Changing the destination Insert Effects are Connected p 95 Mem Some effect patches are particularly effective for stereo recording For recording in stereo
198. n a a 33 Name eiee O E E ONS 88 RTOC e PU O e AO ENS 88 DAVE A T E NN 89 STATE sandia 33 SUD ELMO td 33 DONE ATAN at 42 134 ONE NM 88 DONE NCW AU On Heath aaa 35 BONG alain 39 92 111 123 SONG Patter aoaaa osea 42 133 SONS Eso 137 Speaker SUNUALOL ici dis 96 98 100 108 ro 9114 y AAA a ee detested ab es a E 116 Y error A IED ETRE C OT Tee 116 AAA ETE AT A accel Soe ase 101 137 A rece er A rr vecrtrer rarer rre rr tere nr 54 69 AS E tanseasGode 148 SETE O A 154 STEREO MULT aaea 99 Seron A oats kes 46 Stereophonic Sense aiii ida idad 56 SUD MID odas 201 SUS ion ascii 102 A ie ee ees 197 T TA ica 103 TPP CLEAN UO nd 142 143 TIT nt datan 117 SI A A ET 102 106 Time onek A A E A AA 195 TME ME ae A AA 75 76 79 82 83 FON eee nat AE E E nEN Eo ORC PE Oe era Pe 74 202 TONE e o ROH CAR ACO ROR A Pe 175 A A steneemiedeeake 50 103 120 Tone OA a NO 138 174 186 TONELCADPolder nana 162 amis 101 LOPE dino 101 TOUCH A A AS a Ue ee 110 TRACE Re atada ci 95 Track COPY yuan 75 77 78 Erase cada 82 84 EXC iio 85 MOVE canas 79 81 TACE A A N 50 121 a AA IO 47 A A OR SIAC REE ore 107 Tremolo PF ait asi 96 99 109 MR eR en Re AO NAT RPE TR PES 109 ERMEER PA O 109 TONNE AA A A 105 192 PE 51 102 103 105 108 110 118 120 126 U UEFA A A A ON ENEA 198 A A A 64 UENDORREDO liada 64 A atsisc dcto E und nadebiaidased desale deathc tatohiocaes 110 224 LEI E EINE AE E A oa 162 USD Eolder oaran T a ida 163 Use
199. n click the Stop USB Disk drive message displayed there Sait tr 4 Task Tray 2 Click OK in the Safe To Remove Hardware dialog box that appears Task Bar 4 With Windows 2000 Me 1 In My Computer right click on the BOSS_BR 600 icon or Removable disk icon to Eject the disk 2 Click the gt icon in the task tray then click the Stop USB Disk drive message displayed there Task Bar 4 4 Task Tray 3 Click OK in the Safe To Remove Hardware dialog box that appears Press EXIT The USB screen returns to the display If you press EXIT without quitting the connection to the computer the following screens appear In this case pressing ENTER returns the USB screen to the display When backup of the data is complete press EXIT to return to the Play screen At this point you can safely disconnect the USB cable from the BR 600 and the computer Reading backup data back into the BR 600 from PC Recover yor When the BR 600 performs Recover the data on memory cards will be overwrited Connect your computer and the BR 600 with a USB cable Confirm that PAD is not lit and with the recorder stopped press UTILITY Press CURSOR q JI gt to move the cursor to USB and press ENTER The USB screen appears in the display Select BACKUP with the TIME VALUE dial then press ENTER The Idling screen
200. n recorded is selected as the recording destination Move the faders for all tracks except the track containing the solo vocal recording all the way down Note that this also applies to the Rhythm fader Press ZERO to jump to the start of the song and then press REC REC will turn red and start to flash indicating that the BR 600 is now ready for recording 124 Fixing the Pitch of Vocals Pitch Correction Press PLAY Both PLAY and REC will light up and recording will start The solo part will be played and any incorrect pitches will be fixed At the same time the corrected part will be recorded on the selected track Press STOP at the point where you want to stop recording The BR 600 will stop playback Press ZERO to jump to the start of the song once again and then start playback of the recorded track Move the fader for the track containing the original vocal part all the way down and raise the fader for the track containing the corrected vocal part to an appropriate point As you listen to the corrected part confirm whether or not you are happy with the corrections MEMO If you do not like the way the vocal part was corrected use Undo p 64 to cancel the recording 125 Fixing the Pitch of Vocals Pitch Correction Setting the Correction Method for Vocal Pitch Pitch Correction Edit Each of the preset patches 1 5 uses a slightly different method for correcting pitc
201. nation Confirm that PAD is not lit then press UTILITY Press CURSOR 4 II to move the cursor to Use CURSOR 4 11 and the TIME VALUE dial TRK and press ENTER to select the track V Track to move from and track V Track to move to 6 a TER Press ENTER a E San funny Ena Use CURSOR 4 11 and the TIME VALUE dial to specify the time of the beginning of the location Press CURSOR d II gt to move the cursor to T To where you want the data to be moved MOV and press ENTER When you are ready to execute the move press room mt ENTER The display will ask Are you sure so that you can confirm the operation Turn the TIME VALUE dial to select ALL and press Press ENTER ENTER Move Event is executed Press UTILITY or press EXIT repeatedly to return to the Play screen Move Soutes Move A During updating Keep power on appears in the upper line of the display while the lower line shows what is being 5 processed Press CURSOR 4 11 and the TIME VALUE dial to select the track V Track to move from and track V Track to move to 81 Editing the Performance on a Track Track Edit Erasing Data Track Erase Press ENTER Use CURSOR and the TIME VALUE dial to specify the time of the beginning of the location T To where you want the data to be moved When you are ready to execute the move p
202. nction allows audio tracks to be played back with rhythm arrangements offset only by the set time For example if you want to play rhythm arrangements when the time of an audio track is 00h00m30s00 set the offset to 00h00m30500 if you want the rhythm arrangements played at 00h01m00s00 set the offset to 00h01m00s00 MEMO The Offset is stored to each song individually About the Scrub Parameters Confirm that PAD is not lit then press UTILITY 2 Press CURSOR 4 II gt to move the cursor to SCR and press ENTER Using CURSOR q II gt select the Scrub parameter then make the setting with the TIME VALUE dial Scrub Mode From To Valid Settings FROM TO Initial value FROM This sets the Scrub function mode Scrub is a function for repeatedly playing back material of an extremely short duration approximately 45 msec You can get scrub playback by holding down STOP and pressing PLAY FROM Provides about 45 milliseconds of scrub playback starting from the current position TO Provides about 45 milliseconds of scrub playback ending up at the current position Preview Switch Preview SW Valid Settings ON OFF Initial value OFF This setting turns the Preview function on and off When the Preview switch is set to ON pressing REW during scrub playback provides one second of playback time starting from the current position w
203. ne 1 0 Troubleshooting cccccccccscscssssssese 213 Problems with the Sound 213 Problems with the Memory Card 214 Problems with USB casa 214 Error Messages O 2 5 SPECiFICATIONS cccccescccccccccccccccccces 2 I 8 AGO A O Introduction to the BR 600 Simple operation The BR 600 digital multitrack recorder has been designed to provide the intuitive feel of a conventional music recorder making it simple to operate even for beginners No matter what your experience the BR 600 brings you the excitement of digital recording from recording of the performance to the final mixdown right from the day you take it home m Slender shape for easy portability With portability a priority in its design the BR 600 features a smaller than Letter size 183 x 257 mm 10 1 8 x 7 1 4 inches and is only 27 mm 1 1 8 inches thick It can also run on six AA size batteries alkaline batteries recommended meaning you can put it into a guitar case pocket and take it with you enabling you to record wherever you go m Digital audio workstation All processes are fully digital In addition to a digital mixer and digital recorder the BR 600 contains five digital effects processors It is possible to perform all steps needed for recording including editing bouncing tracks using effects and mixing down entirely within the digital realm so there is no deterioration in the signal quality Usin
204. nected in series allow you to reshape the sound freely E When RADIO or PLAYER is selected Tuning 0 100 This is a parameter for RADIO It simulates the sounds that occur when you adjust the tuning frequency of an AM radio Wow Fit 0 100 This is a parameter for PLAYER It simulates the wow and flutter which occur when the speed of the turntable is not constant Noise 0 100 This simulates noise Filter 0 100 Adjusts the filter D E 100 0 0 100 This adjusts the volume balance of the direct and effect sounds E When DIGITAL is selected Pre Filter OFF ON This filter decreases digital distortion When turned off you can create an intense lo fi sound incorporating digital distortion Smpl Rate OFF 1 2 1 32 Modify the sample rate Bit OFF 15 1 Modify the number of data bits If this is turned off the number of data bits will be unchanged If an extremely low number of bits is selected loud noise may appear even when there is no sound depending on the input source In such cases raise the threshold of the noise suppressor Post Fltr OFF ON This filter decreases the digital distortion produced by lo fi By turning this off you can create an extremely lo fi sound Fx Level 0 100 Adjust the volume of the lo fi sound Dir Level 0 100 Adjusts the volume of the direct sound Modify Fil This is a filter featuring a wide range of possible settings modif
205. nesrenesi 192 Explanation of the indications that appear while tuning conconccnccicnninnnanininanicnnananno 192 A shia tiagh Mantes caiagabaahee 192 Setting the Reference Pitch of the Tuner 193 Mixing the Output from an External Audio Device with the Output from Your BR 600 Audio Sub MIX A 194 Practicing Difficult Phrases Phrase Trainer 000000000000000000000000000000 1 95 Slowing Down the Speed Time Stretch 195 Canceling the Center Sound Center Cancl enero 196 Initializing the BR 600 s Settings 197 Initializing All the BR 600 s Settings 197 Initializing the System Settings 197 Initializing the Effect Settings c occccono 198 Initializing the Rhythm Arrangements Patterns Drum KitS occccoonnccccnnoccnnnnnnccnnnnns 198 Initializing the Memory Card 0000 199 Conserving Battery Power Power Save 0000000000000000000000000000000000 200 Deactivating the power save function 200 Utility Parameter List ssccccccceses 201 About the System Parameters 0000 201 About the Sync Parameters cee 202 About the Scrub Parameters 202 Section7 Appendices 203 Effect Patch List caros LO Mastering Tool Kit Patch List 207 Pitch Correction Patch List ooooooooo 207 Arrangement Pattern List 208 Preset Arrangement List sacristia 208 Preset Pattern Lista 209 Parameter List NT
206. nnection 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 600 and the computer Press PATTERN so that the button lights up Press RHYTHM EDIT 10 Press CURSOR to move the cursor to SMF and press ENTER The names of the SMFs on the memory card are displayed 17 Turn the TIME VALUE dial to select the SMF to be imported then press ENTER 12 Turn the TIME VALUE dial to select the import destination song pattern then press ENTER The import is executed During updating Keep power on appears in the upper line of the display while the lower line shows what is being processed she With some SMF files a considerable amount of time may be required to finish importing the file mem GM GS XG compatible SMF files generally have rhythm performance data assigned to MIDI Channel 10 For this reason the BR 600 imports only the data extracted from MIDI Channel 10 Note that data assigned to other channels is disregarded 173 Loading Drum Sounds from WAV AIFF Files Tone Load You can import WAV and AIFF files on your computer and load these as drum sounds TONE LOAD Note Wave data in the following formats can be imported You cannot import wave data in other formats WAV or AIFF format Mono or Ste
207. nput voltage specified on the AC adaptor s body Other AC adaptors may use a different polarity or be designed for a different voltage so their Use only the specified AC adaptor PSA series Q use could result in damage malfunction or electric shock Do not excessively twist or bend the power cord nor place heavy objects on it Doing so can damage the cord producing severed elements and short circuits Damaged cords are fire and shock hazards This unit either alone or in combination with an amplifier and headphones or speakers may be D capable of producing sound levels that could cause permanent hearing loss Do not operate for a long period of time at a high volume level or at a level that is uncomfortable If you experience any hearing loss or ringing in the ears you should immediately stop using the unit and consult an audiologist Do not allow any objects e g flammable material coins pins or liquids of any kind water soft drinks etc to penetrate the unit Immediately turn the power off remove the AC adaptor from the outlet and request servicing N by your retailer the nearest Roland Service Center or an authorized Roland distributor as listed on the Information sheet when e The AC adaptor or the power supply cord has been damaged or e f smoke or unusual odor occurs e Objects have fallen into or liquid has been spilled onto the unit or e The unit has been exposed to rain or otherw
208. ns the equalizer effect on off Input Gain 24 12 dB Sets the overall volume before passing through the equalizer Low Type SHELVG PEAK Sets the equalizer type shelving peaking for the lower range Low Gain 12 12 dB Sets the amount of boost or cut in the lower range Low Freq 20 Hz 2 0 kHz Sets the center frequency for the lower range Sets the steepness of the frequency response curve for the lower range s center frequency 1 Low Mid Gain 12 12 dB Sets the amount of boost or cut in the mid low range Low Mid Freq 20 Hz 8 0 kHz Sets the center frequency for the mid low range Low Mid Q 0 3 16 0 Sets the steepness of the frequency response curve for the mid low range s center frequency High Mid Gain 12 12 dB Sets the amount of boost or cut in the upper low range High Mid Freq 20 Hz 8 0 kHz Sets the center frequency for the upper midrange High Mid Q 0 3 16 0 Sets the steepness of the frequency response curve for the upper low range s center frequency High Type SHELVG PEAK Sets the equalizer type shelving peaking for the upper range High Gain 12 12 dB Sets the amount of boost or cut in the upper range High Freq 1 4 20 0 kHz Sets the center frequency for the upper range Sets the frequency response curve steepness for the upper range s center frequency 1 Output Gain 24 12 dB Sets the overall volume level after equalizati
209. ntaining the copy of the desired data into the BR 600 Confirm that PAD is not lit then press UTILITY Press CURSOR 4 II b to move the cursor to SEL and press ENTER The Song Select screen is appeared Rotate the TIME V ALUE dial to select the song to be loaded Press ENTER The song data is loaded songs pe e Reading BR 532 data requires a PC with a SmartMedia reader and CompactFlash writer connected First copy the data on the BR 532 memory card SmartMedia to the PC with the SmartMedia reader and use the CompactFlash writer to copy that data from the PC to a BR 600 memory card The data remains in BR 532 format immediately after loading Once the loaded song is saved the data is converted p 89 to BR 600 format Displaying the Song Information Displaying the Remaining Displaying the Memory Card Usage Available Recording Ti me Follow the procedure below to display the current condition of the memory card being used Follow the procedure below to either display the elapsed recording time in the recording standby and recording Confirm that PAD is not lit then press UTILITY screens Press CURSOR 4 II to move the cursor to INF and press ENTER Confirm that PAD is not lit then press UTILITY 2 Press CURSOR 4 II to move the cursor to SYS and press ENTER 3 P CURSOR t lect th ter t Press CURSOR 11 D 1 to select Remain
210. o tune your guitar It is not possible to play back or record while using the tuner Check the following points before you begin e That your guitar is connected to the GUITAR BASS jack e That GUITAR indicator on the INPUT SELECT button is lit e Adjust the GUITAR BASS MIC2 dial to correct the input sensitivity p 36 If GUITAR indicator is off press GUITAR to turn it on Changing to the Tuner Confirm that PAD is not lit then press TUNER to display the Tuner screen To exit the tuner press TUNER once again or press EXIT to return to the Play screen Nore You cannot switch from the Tuner screen to other screens except the Play screen MEMO If you do not want to output the tuning sounds either turn down the MASTER fader m Explanation of the indications that appear while tuning When the built in tuner of the BR 600 is used the reference pitch is shown in the upper left of the display and the note name in the right The lower part will display a tuning guide to indicate the difference between the input sound and the displayed note Reference Pitch Note Name Tuning Guide If the difference between the input pitch and the correct pitch is less than 50 cents the tuning guide will indicate the amount of the difference While es the tuning guide adjust the tuning so that i between the two sides P4 is positioned midway 1 Play a n
211. o to Step 4 after entering the Mastering Tool Kit selection screen At the Mastering Tool Kit selection screen press CURSOR gt to move the cursor to NAME and press ENTER The Patch Name Setting screen appears in the display Use CURSOR 4 11 J and the TIME VALUE dial to enter the patch name Press ENTER to switch between uppercase and lowercase After you have completed entering the effect settings and patch name as desired press EXIT to return to the Kit Selection screen Press CURSOR 4 II gt to move the cursor to WRITE and press ENTER The Write screen appears in the display Turn the TIME VALUE dial to select the patch number to which to write the new patch After you ve selected the destination press ENTER After the save has been completed you are returned to the Mastering Tool Kit selection screen During updating Keep power on appears in the upper line of the display while the lower line shows what is being processed Nore You cannot write patches while songs are being recorded or played back Mastering Tool Kit Parameter Functions The Mastering Tool Kit s algorithms are composed from the following effects EQ BCUT ENH IN EXP rcomp MIXJ LIMI OUT Equalizer Bass Cut Filter Enhancer Input Expander Compressor Mixer Limiter Output Parameter List Equalizer On Off OFF ON This parameter tur
212. older in the ROLAND folder to the computer s folder and drop it in the folder When you have finished exporting the data the Idling screen returns to the display Quit the connection to the computer With Windows XP In My Computer right click on the BOSS_BR 600 icon or Removable disk icon to Eject the disk If this procedure fails to eject the disk use the procedure below 1 Click the gt icon in the task tray then click the Stop USB Disk drive message displayed there ee ie Task Bar 4 4 Task Tray 2 Click OK in the Safe To Remove Hardware dialog box that appears With Windows 2000 Me 1 In My Computer right click on the BOSS_BR 600 icon or Removable disk icon to Eject the disk 2 Click the gt icon in the task tray then click the Stop USB Disk drive message displayed there Task Bar 4 4 Task Tray 3 Click OK in the Safe To Remove Hardware dialog box that appears 168 Press EXIT The file format selection screen returns to the display The contents of the USB folder are automatically deleted the instant the EXIT button is pressed If you press EXIT without quitting the connection to the computer the following screens appear In this case pressing ENTER returns the file format selection screen to the display At this point you can safely disconnect the USB cable f
213. on 1 The Low Q Hi Q setting is disabled when SHELVG shelving type equalization is selected for the Low Type or High Type 115 Mastering Tool Kit Parameter Functions Bass Cut Filter This is a filter that cuts unwanted low range noise such as pops On Off This setting turns the Bass Cut Filter on off Freq 20 Hz 2 0 kHz This sets the frequency containing popping or other OFF ON undesirable lower range noises that you want to cut Enhancer This adds more liveliness to the sound putting sounds at the forefront On Off OFF ON This parameter turns the enhancer effect on off Sens 0 100 This sets the amount of Enhancer that is applied Sets the frequency at which the enhancer effect will begin to be applied Mix Lvl 24 12 dB Sets the volume of the effect sound Input This divides the original sound into three frequency ranges low mid and high Gain 24 12 dB Sets the overall volume level before the signal passes through the expander compressor Dly Time 0 10 ms This sets the amount of time by which the source input sound is delayed SplitL 20 800 Hz This sets the frequency in the lower range at which the source sound is split into three separate ranges SplitH 1 6 16 0 kHz This sets the frequency in the upper range at which the source sound is split into three separate ranges Expander This expands the dynamic range at a fixed ratio
214. on i i y Bridge 8 Measures Pattern S099 y Ending O Pattern P006 Press CURSOR 4 ial gt to move the cursor to When a song is composed using the patterns arranged as above the arrangement will then consist of the following sequence of steps STEP and press ENTER The Recording Standby screen appears in the display Step Pattern Number Starting Measure Step Starting Measure Time Signature Number Pattern Number Step 1 1 P001 ROCK 1 IN H l E E En Step 2 3 S002 Original A o y Step 3 19 S003 Original B J Step 4 27 S099 Original C 5 y Press CURSOR 4 II gt to move the cursor to Step 5 35 P006 ROCK 1 E STEP then turn the TIME VALUE dial to select the y step to be edited Step 6 37 P327 BREAK In other words since even lengthy songs are sequences of these compositional units or steps these songs can be finished with less steps With the BR 600 you can arrange sequences of up to 50 steps You can press REW to move to the immediately preceding step or press FF to move to the next step 154 Creating Original Arrangements 6 Press CURSOR 4 II gt to move the cursor to the parameter you want to change then turn the TIME VALUE dial to change the setting s value You can press PLAY to play the sound of the pattern in the currently selected step Starting Measure This sets the measure from which the performance of the pattern selected for the current s
215. onfirm the operation Press ENTER The copy is executed Press UTILITY or press EXIT repeatedly to return to the Play screen During updating Keep power on appears in the upper line of the display while the lower line shows what is being processed m Copying a complete track ALL Perform the procedure given below to copy the complete recorded data from one track to another Confirm that PAD is not lit then press UTILITY Press CURSOR 4 II to move the cursor to TRK and press ENTER Press CURSOR q II gt to move the cursor to CPY and press ENTER Turn the TIME VALUE dial to select ALL and press ENTER 4 Copy Source Copy Destination Use CURSOR 4 lI gt and the TIME VALUE dial to select the track V Track to copy from and track V Track to copy to When you are ready to execute the copy press ENTER The display will ask Are you sure so that you can confirm the operation Press ENTER The copy is executed Press UTILITY or press EXIT repeatedly to return to the Play screen During updating Keep power on appears in the upper line of the display while the lower line shows what is being processed Editing the Performance on a Track Track Edit Moving Data Track Move Track Move allows you to move a specific portion of data to a different location Oke After the data is moved the loc
216. ong Protect screen appears in the display Rotate TIME VALUE dial to select the ON Press UTILITY or press EXIT repeatedly to return to the Play screen When a song is protected the display will show the song protect symbol Saving the Current Settings to the Song Song Save The BR 600 can save the following contents as song data e Recorded data e Mixer settings Pan Track EQ etc e Insert Effect song patches e Mastering Tool Kit song patches e Pitch Correction Song Patches and Correction Event Maps e Rhythm Arrangements Rhythm Patterns e Loop Effects e Tones from the Song Kit and imported with Tone Load e Utility For a detailed explanation refer to Parameter List p 210 These recorded data or mixer settings are not saved immediately after recording but are saved when songs are saved and when the screens are switched Ordinarily if a situation calls for it a message appears in the display prompting you to confirm that you want to save the data so you need not pay particular attention to this but if you want to save the settings to the song in its current state use the following procedure Hold down STOP and press REC 89 Creating a Master Tape Disc This process involves recording the finished song to your recorder cassette tape recorder CD recorder etc and making a master tape or a master disc Connect the BR 600 LINE OUT jacks to the c
217. or panning of the INPUT and record it so that it is not buried underneath the other sounds Pan the playback tracks to left or right and the sound you are playing to right or left to make it easier to hear yourself Recording Operations De e You cannot play back sounds recorded for less Press REC MODE repeatedly until INPUT indicator lights up MASTERING O RECAODE Press REC REC flashes in red and the BR 600 enters the recording standby state Flash m Het L STOP PLAY Rac SCRUB Y Press PLAY PLAY lights in green the REC and REC TRACK buttons now light solidly instead of flashing in red and recording begins Jl ts STOP PLAY REC SCRUB When you finish recording press STOP The REC TRACK button lights alternately in orange and green indicating that track contains recorded data During updating Keep power on appears in the upper line of the display while the lower line shows what is being processed than one second e The following operations cannot be used or are disabled while the recorder is in use during recording and playback Recording patterns Editing arrangements Selecting drum kits Switching to the USB screen Switching to the Tone Load screen Switching to the Song Selection screen Switching to the Song New screen Switching to the Song Information screen Switching to the Edit Song screen
218. or use with recorded vocal tracks and it cannot be applied to input sources or the Master output e These effects will function when applied to solo performances other than vocals however the fundamental differences between the character of the human voice and that of musical instruments makes it highly unlikely that the desired result will be achieved In the following situations the Pitch Correction may not be able to accurately detect the pitch and normal operation will not be possible When other sounds are mixed in with the solo vocal part When the volume of the vocal part is excessively loud or quiet When the vocal part contains a lot of sibilance or is very breathy such as a singer that whispers or one with a husky voice When the vocal part contains an excessive number of different pitches such as fast deep vibrato or fast speech When the part is sung with a very low voice containing a lot of harmonics If the BR 600 is frequently incorrect when detecting the pitch either change the Type setting for the pitch correction function In certain cases this will reduce the number of incorrect detections 123 Fixing the Pitch of Vocals Pitch Correction Using the Pitch Correction 6 Let s now use the BR 600 s pitch correction feature to clean up some mistakes in a solo vocal part Using this feature we will be able to correct pitches in real time and in semitone units Before using pitch cor
219. ording 0000000000000000000000000000000IOIIIIAAAAA 54 Creating Songs for Recording 08 54 PDOUEG ACA POS dla li 54 Selecting the Recording Track 55 Change V Tracks siscisietcssstasessocartsaieansansedess 56 Adjusting the Perception of Stereo in the niput Sounds Pan ind 56 Recording Operations cococccnconcnnnonnnincnnrnnonoso 57 Repeating Playback Repeat 58 Setting the Repeat Portion with Accurate TIMUN croscie 59 Re recording Only a Mistake PUNCh iN OUT cccccccsescccccccsesesecees OO Manually Punching In Out ee 60 Manually punching in and out using REC 60 Manually punching in and out using a foot switch 61 Auto Punching In and Out 61 Specifying the area for auto punching in out 61 Erasing a registered auto punch in out location 62 How to TECOT O nata 62 Repeatedly Recording Over the Same Location Loop Recording coccconconccnnnnnnnns 63 Setting the portion to be repeated eee 63 HOWE TO TE COTO tion 63 Canceling an Operation Undo Redo 64 Reversing the Last Operation Undo 64 Canceling the Undo Redo ccccccconccncnncc os 64 Putting Multiple Tracks Together Bounce O Loading Songs Created with the BR 900CD BR 864 BR 5372 67 Loading Songs Created with the BR 900CD BR 864 c cece eee 67 Loading Songs Created with the BR 532 68 Displaying the Song Information 69 D
220. ote using the string you are tuning The screen will indicate the note name that is closest to the pitch of the string you played Cleanly play a single note only on the string you wish to tune Continue tuning until the pitch name of the string you are tuning appears in the display Normal tuning 192 Tuning an Instrument Tuner o 0 While viewing the tuning guide adjust the tuning so Setti ng the Reference Pitc h that 4 is positioned midway li between the of the Tu ner two sides The reference pitch refers to the frequency of the A4 key i e the A key at the center of a piano keyboard from the If the pitch of the string is within 50 cents of the correct pitch the tuning guide will indicate the instrument that serves as the reference pitch during discrepancy between the actual and the correct pitches performances e g piano Your inst tis tuned above the displayed not e E E dE AS On the BR 600 you can set the reference pitch of the tuner aaa to any value between 435 and 445 Hz aj This was set to 440 Hz when the unit was shipped from the factory Confirm that PAD is not lit then press TUNER to display the Tuner screen Turn the TIME VALUE dial to change the reference SERGE AA pitch C a E anans n En Reference pitch 435 445 Hz To exit the tuner press TUNER once again or press EXIT to return to the Play screen Repeat steps 1 3 to tun
221. other accumulations away from its prongs Also disconnect the power plug from the power outlet whenever the unit is to remain unused for an extended period of time Any accumulation of dust between the power plug and the power outlet can result in poor insulation and lead to fire Try to prevent cords and cables from becoming entangled Also all cords and cables should be placed so they are out of the reach of children Never climb on top of nor place heavy objects on the unit Never handle the AC adaptor body or its output P plugs with wet hands when plugging into or unplugging from an outlet or this unit Before moving the unit disconnect the AC adaptor and all cords coming from external devices Before cleaning the unit turn off the power and unplug the AC adaptor from the outlet Whenever you suspect the possibility of lightning in your area disconnect the AC adaptor from the outlet If used improperly batteries may explode or leak and cause damage or injury In the interest of safety please read and observe the following precautions p 24 S e Carefully follow the installation instructions for batteries and make sure you observe the correct polarity e Avoid using new batteries together with used ones In addition avoid mixing different types of batteries e Remove the batteries whenever the unit is to remain unused for an extended period of time e Ifa battery has leaked use a soft piece of
222. ount of effect applied by adjusting the send level 31 HDIS PNO Putting multiple tracks together Bounce Bouncing Press REC MODE repeatedly until BOUNCE is indicated for REC MODE at the left of the screen The BR 600 will now enter BOUNCE mode MASTERING O RECAIODE E V Tracks with recorded data V Tracks without data Recording Destination What are V Tracks p 12 Use CURSOR 4 11 gt and the TIME VALUE dial to select the track V track to which you want to record Press REC REC flashes in red and the BR 600 enters the recording standby state Flash ie a gt 20 STOP PLAY Pa a N Press PLAY PLAY lights in green the REC and REC TRACK buttons now light solidly instead of flashing in red and recording begins Lit STOP PLAY REC SCRUB When you finish recording press STOP During updating Keep power on appears in the upper line of the display while the lower line shows what is being processed Mem e To prepare for further recording after the bouncing has been completed the BR 600 automatically switches to an empty V Track at the bounce destination e After bouncing down to two track
223. ox that appears 166 With Windows 2000 Me 1 In My Computer right click on the BOSS_BR 600 icon or Removable disk icon to Eject the disk 2 Click the gt icon in the task tray then click the Stop USB Disk drive message displayed there Task Bar 4 Task Tray 3 Na Click OK in the Safe To Remove Hardware dialog box that appears Press EXIT The USB screen returns to the display If you press EXIT without quitting the connection to the computer the following screens appear In this case pressing ENTER returns the USB screen to the display When recover of the data is complete press EXIT to return to the Play screen At this point you can safely disconnect the USB cable from the BR 600 and the computer Saving BR 600 Track Data in WAV AIFF Format WAV AIFF Export You can convert the BR 600 s track data into WAV or AIFF files and save these on your computer After converting your mastered tracks to WAV or AIFF files you can easily use your computer to create audio CDs with the data as well as load the data into audio applications 1 Connect your computer and the BR 600 with a USB cable Confirm that PAD is not lit and with the recorder stopped press UTILITY Press CURSOR 4 II gt to move the cursor to USB and press ENTER The USB screen appears in the display Select EXPORT with the TIME
224. p 209 When you adjust the volume of the pattern use the Rhythm fader RHYTHM 41 HDIS PINO Using the Rhythm m Changing arrangements 1 Confirm that PAD is not lit then press ARRANGE so that the button lights up ARRANGE aa RHYTHM ON OFF simultaneously lights confirm that the rhythms are enabled Select an arrangement Use CURSOR 4 and the TIME VALUE dial to select the Preset Song and number P Preset S Song Number Arrangement Name Preset Arrangements P The preset arrangements contain preset data Their settings cannot be changed and you cannot create a new preset arrangement Song Arrangements S Song arrangements can be written however the data for song arrangements are stored along with the song data to the memory card Memory Card Song Preset Arrangement Song Arrangement Press EXIT to return to the Play screen m Changing patterns 1 Confirm that PAD is not lit then press PATTERN so that the button lights up PATTERN ss RHYTHM ON OFF simultaneously lights confirm that the rhythms are enabled Select a pattern Use CURSOR 4 and the TIME VALUE dial to select the Preset Song and number P Preset S Song Number Pattern Name Preset Patterns P The preset patterns contain preset data Their settings cannot be changed and you cannot create a new preset pattern Song Patterns S
225. patterns Press CURSOR d II p to move the cursor to STEP and press ENTER The Recording Standby screen appears Use CURSOR 4 11 J and the TIME VALUE dial to set the measure beat and quantize from which to start recording of the pattern Measure Tempo Time Signature Quantize 148 Measure This sets the number of measures in the pattern to be recorded Valid Settings 1 999 Tempo When recording this sets the tempo for confirming the pattern Valid Settings 25 0 250 0 The tempo setting here is exclusively for confirmation of the pattern recording This tempo is not stored in the pattern you cannot make any individual tempo settings for the patterns themselves Time Signature This sets the time signature i e the beat for the pattern to be recorded Valid Settings 1 1 8 1 1 2 8 2 1 4 8 4 1 8 8 8 Quantize This sets the resolution for the steps being input Valid Settings Quarter note 96 A3 Sixteenth note triplet J 3 Quarter note triplet 64 Thirty second note 12 D Eighth note 48 As Thirty second note triplet 8 23 Eighth note triplet 32 HI 1 f Sixteenth note 24 Numerals in parentheses indicate the clock The lower the value set the finer the resolition each beat become Ex 2 Here you can input sounds in eighth note lengths Creating Original Patterns MEMO About the pattern display You can confirm the timing
226. patterns e The tempo can be set to any value from 25 0 to 250 0 Playing Rhythm Arrangements Now try selecting an arrangement you like from the internal arrangements and then have that arrangement play back Changing the Tempo of an Arrangement 1 Confirm that PAD is not lit then press ARRANGE so that the button lights You can temporarily change the tempo of the arrangement being played by carrying out the following procedure while The BR 600 switches to Arrangement mode enabling the Play screen is displayed arrangements to be played P Preset S Song Arrangement DE y Name Use CURSOR 4 JI b to position the cursor at the indication of the tempo in the display Tempo RHYTHM ON OFF simultaneously lights confirm Bt ia T d Ea Bb a ae AS that the rhythms are enabled i REER a pu E ann E r Use CURSOR 4 11 J and the TIME VALUE dial to select the arrangement you want to play Turn the TIME V ALUE dial to adjust the tempo P01 P50 Preset arrangements 1 50 S01 S05 Song arrangements 1 5 Using the TAP Button to Change 3 the Tempo of an Arrangement Press EXIT You can temporarily change the tempo of the arrangement Return to the Play screen by the timing with which you press TAP TEMPO 4 Tap on TAP TEMPO four or more times to change the Press ZERO Return to the beginning of the song tempo of the arrangement The tempo becomes that in which yo
227. press ENTER When loading to the tracks in mono When loading to the tracks in stereo Select the track combination 1 2 3 4 5 6 or 7 8 Use CURSOR and the TIME VALUE dial to specify the measure or position in the track from which loading is to start then press ENTER The BOSS_BR 600 icon is added to the computer Ex Copy the WAV or AIFF files you want to import 1 Double click the BOSS_BR 600 icon 2 Drag the imported WAV or AIFF file to the USB folder in the ROLAND folder Only one file can be imported at a time in each import operation Do not drag and drop more than one file at a time When you have finished copying the data the Idling screen returns to the display Quit the connection to the computer 1 Drag the BOSS_BR 600 icon into the trash Press EXIT The WAV or AIFF file is imported The contents of the USB folder are automatically deleted at the time the import is finished If you press EXIT without quitting the connection to the computer the following screens appear In this case pressing ENTER imports the WAV or AIFF file Once the import is complete you are returned to the screen for specifying the import source track V Track At this point you can safely disconnect the USB cable from the BR 600 and the computer Repeat Steps 4 9 as needed 17 When you have finished importing the WAV or AIFF file s press
228. ptimize to be that you rewrite replace actually remains on the memory completed This is not a malfunction Do not turn card In some cases this unwanted data may occupy a off the power until Optimize has completed significant amount of space on the memory card This will e After you execute Optimize it is not possible to cause the time available for recording to be less than it undo redo to revert to the state before executing should be Optimize By performing a Song Optimize you can have the BR 600 erase any unnecessary data on the memory card and increase the unused space Confirm that PAD is not lit then press UTILITY Press CURSOR 4 II to move the cursor to EDT and press ENTER Press CURSOR 4 II gt to move the cursor to OPT and press ENTER Are you sure appears in the display To continue with the optimization press ENTER The Song Optimize function is carried out When completed Completed appears in the display and you are returned to the Play screen To cancel the operation press the EXIT or UTILITY 87 Naming a Song Song Name MR Protecting a Song Song Protect When a new song is created it is automatically given a name such as SONG 0001 With your 600 you can use Son g Name to give each song a name which helps you manage and organize your songs Confirm that PAD is not lit then press UTILITY Pre
229. r press EXIT repeatedly to return to the Play screen During updating Keep power on appears in the upper line of the display while the lower line shows what is being processed HINT If you press and hold UTILITY while turning the TIME VALUE dial you will be able to change the contrast in real time Choose the method that best suits the BR 600 s setup 190 Using a Foot Switch or Expression Pedal You can connect a sold separately foot switch such as the s E BOSS FS 5U or Roland DP 2 or expression pedal such as When Usi ng o Foot Swi tc Ba the Roland EV 5 or BOSS FV 500L FV 500H to the FOOT SW EXP PEDAL jack on the rear panel allowing you to use Use the following procedure to set the foot switch function your foot to control a number of functions Tmsiooa Mall TORN S Confirm that PAD is not lit then press UTILITY Press CURSOR 4 II gt to move the cursor to SYS and press ENTER Set the polarity switch as shown in the following Foot Switch Expression Pedal FS 5U etc Roland EV 5 etc e Use only the specified expression pedal Roland EV 5 BOSS FV 500L FV 500H sold separately By connecting any other expression pedals you risk causing malfunction and or damage to the unit With the EV 5 and FV 500L FV 500H set the MIN volume to 0 4 You can also use an FS 6 sold separately fo
230. r Part e a pr AnOE Ei Reo ee Pr 39 92 111 V VE rE TE EAO E 133 VO PRV aa AA A TA 107 VOFAC AM aena asias 100 VOFACOUSTTE Hi A 100 VOGT AMP dead 100 VOCAEMUET 0 98 VOICETRANS abad 98 Voice Transformer esssessseseeesssessssreressssssrsreressssssrerereee 98 109 VOM A a 107 VO RICK A aaa EA 102 is A O 12 56 W Wah 96 99 WAY AIP EXpOre peia 167 180 WAV ATEF IM pOre viviana 170 182 WATE IGWB dass a evecare ins 162 164 LOWER ones paseo aoe fotos 105 WRITE outs 94 127 225 SLNSAWINOD SIPEGEE puss AJH puss AJH puss AJH puss AJH puss AJH puss AY puss AY puss A 1G OHO pues A 1G OHO puss A10 OHO puss A10 OHO pues A1G OHO puss A10 OHO puss A10 OHO a 2 S EA E EA EJ t X O gt ke aea awen Buog 199US 981 wag SAY plod DO 3 2jEJ 226 For the U K IMPORTANT THE WIRES IN THIS MAINS LEAD ARE COLOURED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING CODE BLUE NEUTRAL BROWN LIVE As the colours of the wires in the mains lead of this apparatus may not correspond with the coloured markings identifying the terminals in your plug proceed as follows The wire which is coloured BLUE must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter N or coloured BLACK The wire which is coloured BROWN must be connected to the terminal which is marked with the letter L or coloured RED Under no circumstances must either of the above wires be connected to the earth termina
231. r on the button Off No recorded data exists on the track Green Recorded data exists on the 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 INPUT SELECT GUITAR is lit p GUITAR E MIC LINE SIMUL Since the input is mono the recording is normally vil performed as a mono recording onto one track Press one of TRACK 1 4 at REC TRACK to select the one track to which to record However if you want to record in stereo to increase the effect of insert effects you can simultaneously press the 1 and 2 3 and 4 REC TRACK buttons for stereo recording onto two tracks neo Recording Mono qa In addition Tracks 5 6 and 7 8 are stereo tracks so they always produce stereo recordings If INPUT SELECT i is lit oe y If a mic is connected either to the MIC1 or MIC2 jack not both the input will be mono and you can select tracks using the same procedure as that described in If INPUT SELECT GUITAR is Lit If you have mics connected to both the MIC1 and MIC2 jacks or if nothing is connected to either of these jacks and the internal stereo mic is switched on you can select tracks using the same procedure as that described in If INPUT SELECT LINE or SIMUL are Lit When mics are connected to both the MIC1 and MIC jacks Track 1 is selected as the r
232. r the Turn the TIME VALUE dial and select the foot switch function foot switch If using an FS 6 connect to only one of the FS 6 s jacks either the A or Bjack Additionally set the polarity switch to FS 5U The A amp B jack cannot be used PUNCH Switches punch in and out alternately each time you press the foot switch PLAY The song will alternate between play and stop each time you press the foot switch FX The insert effect will alternate between on When Using an Expression Pedal and off each time you press the foot switch Not operational while Pitch Correction is in use The expression pedal functions according to the effect settings as shown below e Functions as a wah pedal when the Type for Wah p Press UTILITY or press EXIT repeatedly to return 110 is set to PEDAL e Functions as a volume pedal when Foot Volume p 104 is set to ON e The expression pedal functions as a pitch shifter pedal when Type for the Pitch Shifter p 106 is set to PEDAL to the Play screen During updating Keep power on appears in the upper line of the display while the lower line shows what is being processed 191 Tuning an Instrument Tuner The BR 600 has a built in chromatic tuner function that allows you to tune your instrument quickly The built in tuner supports both guitar and bass guitar As an example here we will explain how to use the tuner t
233. recorner 3fX GOO Owner s Manual Thank you and congratulations on your choice of the BOSS BR 600 Digital Recorder Before using this unit carefully read the sections entitled e USING THE UNIT SAFELY page 2 3 e IMPORTANT NOTES page 4 5 These sections provide important information concerning the proper operation of the unit Additionally in order to feel assured that you have gained a good grasp of every feature provided by your new unit Owner s manual should be read in its entirety The manual should be saved and kept on hand as a convenient reference E Printing Conventions in This Manual e Text or numerals enclosed in square brackets indicate buttons PLAY PLAY button REC REC button e Reference such as p indicate pages in this manual to which you can refer Copyright O 2005 BOSS CORPORATION All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without the written permission of BOSS CORPORATION MIC 2 MIC 1 LINE IN L R F ZE FOOT SW OFFe eON AUDIO SUB MIX LINE OUT EXP PEDAL POWER PEAK GUITAR S sy x2 m ME Ea rro em fA e NN P E BOUNCE S ml MASTERING REC MODE EXIT ENTER 4 dB 8 E pa site Y RECORDER EFFECTS DRUMS INPUT 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 RHYTHM L R A E PITCH PAN EQ EFFECTS TUNER CORRECTION LOOP FX TRACK MIXER MASTERING MASTER SEEE A Ea oO e RHYTHM RHYTHM ONOFF ARRANGE
234. rection record a solo vocal 7 track to work with Press REC MODE several times until the BOUNCE indicator lights up The BR 600 will now enter Bounce mode Confirm that PAD is not lit then press PITCH CORRECTION This button will light up to indicate that the Pitch Correction is turned on The Pitch Correction patch selection screen will appear Press CURSOR 4 II p to move the cursor to LOCAT and press ENTER Use TIME VALUE dial to select the track containing the solo vocal recording The following tracks can be selected at this time Tracks 1 8 Tracks 1 2 7 8 Start playback on the BR 600 Pitches will be corrected in the solo vocal part as it is played Listen to the part to confirm that it is now completely in tune and if necessary adjust the volume of the part using the corresponding track fader Press STOP to end playback Press EXIT to return to the patch selection screen Use CURSOR to move the cursor to the patch number and select a patch using the TIME VALUE dial iS Pitch Correction Patch List p 207 Press EXIT Use CURSOR and the TIME VALUE dial to select the track or V track to which the edited result is to be recorded The button for the selected track flashes in red indicating that the track has been selected as the REC track The track button alternately lights orange and green when a track or V track to which material has already bee
235. refer to Selecting the Recording Track p 55 Effect Patch List p 204 Algorithm List p 96 39 HDIS PINO Using the Rhythm mE What is the Rhythm The Rhythm is a dedicated Rhythm track that can not only play back Rhythm sounds as a guide during recording you can also use it to play internal Rhythm patterns and original user created Rhythm patterns and to play and record these patterns as your own Rhythm part performances Recording in time with the Rhythm allows you to edit individual measures and use other convenient functions For more details refer to Editing the Performance on a Track Track Edit p 75 You can also change the tempo or Rhythm pattern during a song For more details refer to Section 4 Using The Rhythm p 131 Patterns and Arrangements The Rhythm features two modes Pattern and Arrangement Pattern These are drum performance phrases from one to several measures in length Internal patterns preset patterns include prepared patterns for intros verses fill ins and endings Arrangement Patterns arranged in the order they are performed for example intro verse fill in verse and ending and played at the selected tempo comprise a song Intro Verse Fill Verse Ending MEMO The Rhythm is preset with a wide variety of arrangements For more details regarding the preset arrangements refer to Arrangement
236. reo 8 bit or 16 bit Sampling Rate 44 1 kHz O Compressed WAV files or AIFF files cannot be loaded Extremely short waveform data less than approximately 100 ms cannot be loaded The loop point settings within an AIFF file will be ignored For the files to be imported add the extension WAV to WAV files and the extension AIP to AIFF files O You can load drum sounds of up to 13 seconds for a single drum kit Example Kick 3 seconds snare 3 seconds crash cymbal 7 seconds gt Total 13 seconds O Stereo WAV and AIFF files imported with Tone Load are loaded as mono sounds with the left and right sides mixed 174 Connect your computer and the BR 600 with a USB cable Confirm that PAD is not lit and with the recorder stopped press UTILITY Press CURSOR 4 ial to move the cursor to USB and press ENTER The USB screen appears in the display 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 214 for instructions on resolving this problem The BOSS_BR 600 or Removable disk icon is added to the computer Ex Saa BOSS_BR 600 Removable Disk Import the WAV or AIFF file 1 Click the BOSS_BR 600 or Removable disk icon Drag the imported WAV or AIFF file to th
237. ress ENTER The display will ask Are you sure so that you can confirm the operation Press ENTER Move Event is executed Press UTILITY or press EXIT repeatedly to return to the Play screen During updating Keep power on appears in the upper line of the display while the lower line shows what is being processed Track Erase allows you to erase a specific part of data Even if data exists after the specified part it will not be moved forward to fill the gap left by the erasure Like a normal tape recorder erasing can be considered covering unwanted data by recording emptiness hr Do not leave a portion of less than 1 0 seconds in length after the erased portion If a portion that short does remain it will end up being silent m Erasing by specifying the time TME MES Perform the procedure given below to erase the portion between specific times y END START Time Confirm that PAD is not lit then press UTILITY Press CURSOR 4 II gt to move the cursor to TRK and press ENTER Editing the Performance on a Track Track Edit 3 Press CURSOR q II gt to move the cursor to ERS and press ENTER Turn the TIME VALUE dial to select TME MES and press ENTER Use CURSOR 4 11 and the TIME VALUE dial to select the track V Track to erase from Press ENTER Use CURSOR and the TIME VALUE dial to
238. ress REC REC flashes in red and the BR 600 enters the recording standby state Flash a eet N L STOP PLAY RAC SCRUB Y Press PLAY PLAY lights in green the REC and REC TRACK buttons now light solidly instead of flashing in red and recording begins Lit PLAY REC SCRUB When you finish mastering press STOP During updating Keep power on appears in the upper line of the display while the lower line shows what is being processed 112 Editing the Mastering Tool Kit Settings To create a new patch select the patch that most closely resembles the sound you have in mind from the effects patches already stored in the unit then edit its settings If you wish to save the effect settings that you edited save them as a user patch or song patch 1 Carry out Steps 1 3 from p 111 and switch to Mastering mode Press EFFECTS MASTERING TOOL KIT The Mastering Tool Kit selection screen appears in the display Algorithm P Preset S Song U User Name Bank Number Patch Name Use the TIME V ALUE dial to select the Preset Song User and number Press CURSOR to move the cursor to EDIT and press ENTER The display switches to the Mastering Tool Kit Edit screen which shows the algorithm the effects used shown in the sequence they are connected HINT You can also display this screen directly by pressing ENTER w
239. rmatted by DOS Solution 1 Turn off the BR 600 properly insert the memory card then turn the BR 600BR 600 back on Solution 2 Initialize the card p 199 Unsupported Card Cause The memory card CompactFlash or MicroDrive inserted is not compatible with the BR 600 Solution Use a memory card compatible with the BR 600 32 MB to 1 GB CompactFlash with a power source voltage of 3 3 V Unsupported Format Cause 1 The BR 600 cannot recognize or use the format of the inserted memory card Solution 1 Insert a memory card initialized for use with the BR 600 p 199 Cause2 You have attempted to load an incompatible WAV or AIFF file or SMF to the BR 600 Solution 2 Check the format of the WAV or AIFF file or SMF 217 N O A me e N Specifications BR 600 Digital Recorder O Tracks Track 8 V Track 64 8 V Tracks per each Track Up to 2 tracks can be recorded simultaneously and up to 8 tracks can be played back simultaneously O Useful Capacity CompactFlash 32 M 1 G bytes O Data Type HiFi MT2 STANDARD LV1 LONG LV2 O Signal Processing 24 bit A Modulation AF AD Guitar Bass 24 bit AX Modulation AF AD Mic 1 2 24 bit AX Modulation Line 24 bit AX Modulation Simul DA Conversion 24 bit AY Modulation Internal Processing 24 bit digital mixer section AF method Adaptive Focus method Adaptive Focus is a unique Roland BOSS technolo
240. rom the BR 600 and the computer 17 Repeat Steps 5 9 as needed 12 When you have finished exporting the WAV or AIFF file s press EXIT several times to return to the Play screen m Resolving insufficient memory issues when exporting WAV AIFF When exporting WAV or AIFF files memory cards must have enough free space to hold the files If too little memory is available and the Card Full error message appears there are two approaches you can take to overcome the problem 1 Deleting unneeded data from the memory card Back up the data on the card see p 164 2 Erase unneeded songs Song Erase see p 86 Also erase track data other than that for the tracks you want to export Track Erase see p 82 4 Carry out Song Optimize seep 87 Export the data Recover the data see p 165 2 Using a high capacity memory card For more on supported memory cards CompactFlash for the BR 600 refer to the separate sheet About Memory Cards Back up the data on the card see p 164 Insert the high capacity memory card in the BR 600 then initialize the card see p 199 Recover the data see p 165 169 Loading WAV AIFF Files in BR 600 Tracks WAV AIFF Import You can take WAV or AIFF files on your computer such as files created with audio software applications and load them to the BR 600 s tracks Note O Wave data in the following formats can be imported
241. ry on the Memory Card Sons Opio 87 Naming a Song Song Name 88 Protecting a Song Song Protect 88 Saving the Current Settings to the Song DONE SAVE ainia 89 Creating a Master Tape Disc 90 Po Section 3 Using Effects 91 Using the Insert EffectS ooooooooomomomo 92 Effect Patches and Banks ocoooccccnnonncncnns 92 Editing Insert Effect Settings ocoiccoooon o 93 Saving Insert Effects Settings Write 94 Changing the destination Insert Effects are COMING CECE sintetico dano 95 Insert Effect Parameter Functions 96 AIC OMEN in 96 BANRGUITAR catas deal eta ltd do 96 TSCOSMUG TR AMIR a e Oo 96 2 ACOUSTIC SIM cist candice eee 96 O SIN Demme led dos 97 COS MCOMPE Tas 97 Si ACOUSTIC IGN vt dd 97 BBA Sor VE bs 97 7 OSM BASS AMP victuals eee ae 98 Ox COSM COMP BS ii 98 BAN iS 98 VOCAL MULCT di rosa 98 10 VOICE TRANS bil 98 TL COSM COMP Eli ds 99 BANKA PIN Ett ida e dada 99 STEREO Ae 99 EA A ean Seen eer terete peer foment nuarens 99 DAN e 100 VOG FT AMP E sascdeeeteieess 100 EVEA CIM era A 100 16 VOESCOUS ME e ETR 100 Parameter List ooooonnnnnnnnnnnonnnncnnnnnnnos 101 Acoustic Guitar Simulator oooccoocccnnooccnononanoninnnns 101 ACOUSTIC Processor visor conri dao edi 101 Bass Sinaloa 101 o e O iia ons 102 COMPLE aia 102 COSM Comp compressor Limiter ocnccninn 102 Desea adn eres een edaaw naan ceed 103 DO
242. ry out the following procedure unless the Idling screen is displayed Refer to p 214 for instructions on resolving this problem The BOSS_BR 600 or Removable disk icon is added to the computer Ex lt gt BOSS BR 600 Removable Disk Copy the SMF 1 Click the BOSS_BR 600 or Removable disk icon 2 Drag the imported SMF to the SMF folder in the ROLAND folder When you have finished copying the SMF the Idling screen returns to the display Quit the connection to the computer With Windows XP In My Computer right click on the BOSS_BR 600 icon or Removable disk icon to Eject the disk If this procedure fails to eject the disk use the procedure below 1 Click the gt icon in the task tray then click the Stop USB Disk drive message displayed there Task Bar 4 4 Task Tray 2 Click OK in the Safe To Remove Hardware dialog box that appears With Windows 2000 Me 1 In My Computer right click on the BOSS_BR 600 icon or Removable disk icon to Eject the disk 2 Click the gt icon in the task tray then click the Stop USB Disk drive message displayed there Task Bar 4 4 Task Tray 3 Click OK in the Safe To Remove Hardware dialog box that appears 172 Press EXIT repeatedly to return to the Play screen Ifyou press EXIT without quitting the co
243. 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 600 and the computer Press PATTERN so that the button lights up Press RHYTHM EDIT 10 Press CURSOR to move the cursor to SMF and press ENTER The names of the SMFs on the memory card are displayed 11 Turn the TIME VALUE dial to select the SMF to be imported then press ENTER Turn the TIME VALUE dial to select the import destination song pattern then press ENTER The import is executed During updating Keep power on appears in the upper line of the display while the lower line shows what is being processed Nore With some SMF files a considerable amount of time may be required to finish importing the file mem GM GS XG compatible SMF files generally have rhythm performance data assigned to MIDI Channel 10 For this reason the BR 600 imports only the data extracted from MIDI Channel 10 Note that data assigned to other channels is disregarded 185 Loading Drum Sounds from Connect your computer and the BR 600 with a USB cable WAV AIFF Files Tone Load z You can import WAV and AIFF files on your computer and Confirm that PAD is not lit and
244. s when circuitry related to memory itself is out of order we regret that it may not be possible to restore the data and Roland assumes no liability concerning such loss of data Additional Precautions Please be aware that the contents of memory can be irretrievably lost as a result of a malfunction or the improper operation of the unit To protect yourself against the risk of loosing important data we recommend that you periodically save a backup copy of important data you have stored in the unit s memory on a memory card computer Unfortunately it may be impossible to restore the contents of data that was stored in the unit s memory or a memory card once it has been lost Roland Corporation assumes no liability concerning such loss of data Use a reasonable amount of care when using the unit s buttons dials or other controls and when using its jacks and connectors Rough handling can lead to malfunc tions Never strike or apply strong pressure to the display IMPORTANT NOTES e When connecting disconnecting all cables grasp the connector itself never pull on the cable This way you will avoid causing shorts or damage to the cable s internal elements e To avoid disturbing your neighbors try to keep the unit s volume at reasonable levels You may prefer to use headphones so you do not need to be concerned about those around you especially when it is late at night e When you need to transport the uni
245. s you can use the Mastering Tool Kit to eliminate discrepancies in volume levels through out the song and to achieve the proper low end balance Refer to Mastering p 111 Section 71 Recording and Playback Recording About data types When you record a new song the BR 600 allows you to set the data type This enables you to select the combination of audio quality and recording time that is most suitable for the material you are recording Creating Songs for Recording The following data types can be selected HiFi MT2 multitrack 2 For high quality recordings This data type is recommended when you will be doing a lot of track bouncing Normally you should select this type Use this type for most of your recordings a 0 STD LV1 live 1 o For recordings that will take longer than what can be provided with the MT2 data type This is the most suitable setting for recording live performances Confirm that PAD is not lit then press UTILITY LONG LV2 live 2 Of the three data types this provides the longest recording time 2 This is convenient when the card has little recording capacity Press CURSOR 4 II to move the cursor to NEW and press ENTER Re
246. saa A 60 Q QUANUZE dani 59 R a ae SOME E A SINT SEER SOO FEE 102 RADIC A reed Sen ma REG OC ea IAT re mL Om or 105 EEE E R O EE EEA eet te ETE 102 104 106 109 120 O a S 102 RE R 16 Recorlno side 44 54 Recordine Level nl 37 Recording Mode asta 45 Records TMe eraso 54 69 IRECOV CE A SSA 165 179 A nn aero E ener ere nner eee 64 Reference e Aaa 193 DELETE mere ene O 137 SA A RO nD OE em RT AS 106 117 Release TING A O nates 103 RN a 201 REMAINING memory isis 69 REPPA A A O 58 59 Repeat ii e eaMpadiaatt 58 Rep atime Playback iii ate ia 58 RESONANCE 1 AAA 104 106 A O AS 51 118 119 REVOCA aaa a 120 PROV IES A TN A Sa 120 REVERB outs ss 120 A E AON 146 A e E A 198 RAY THM AEE o 37 95 ROYND snoot conan 40 Ring Modulator aia ca 99 108 Rise TINS Aia cteustoaagaebduaoss s 108 ROLAND Folder A ee 162 ROO Massanassa cas 120 137 S SEFA A A A 198 SAV ITS MENO aa 87 A heater he OE O he anaes ace h dais 73 A A 74 Sa D D A A ca O EE 50 51 119 STS DAE T AARE 103 104 110 116 Separa OM aa Guanes OE AE 103 104 106 A A A E 103 o A A A E A eCER RTA Bangi ea 47 STVU A AES 36 44 55 SINGLE O A 103 SPON asrama a A EA 107 SOWA A AU EK TEE 96 A A ATE 173 INP bots 184 SME RO der aa N 162 A err EEN errr etree 172 O ee a 38 206 OMODE arrasan AANE E ENE cute ace dandentaniecadsaselantes 126 omP RIE O S 105 A 129 SOCP a a a AN 117 Song CODY ca e A E ean toeear ties 86 ro E o AN 33 O eter ned e A A ENT 86 Eramos ian a
247. sonuibiaueadtesoniendeas 164 Reading backup data back into the BR 600 OWT PE RECOV ED nio 165 Saving BR 600 Track Data in WAV AIFF Format WAV ATP EDON hice 167 Resolving insufficient memory issues when exporune WAV AIF acia 169 Loading WAV AIFF Files in BR 600 Tracks WAV AIEF Import cocccccccoonncicnnnonanancninncn 170 Importing SMFs and Creating Patterns 172 Loading Drum Sounds from WAV AIFF Files Tone L6ad usina 174 Using the BR 900CD BR 864 BR 552 Data noni das 176 With Macintosh 00000000000000000000000000000000 1 78 Saving BR 600 Data to Computers BACKUP an 178 Reading backup data back into the BR 600 from PC Recover ens 179 Saving BR 600 Track Data in WAV AIFF Format WAV AIEF EXport cssscsssssssssessssssssseeeeees 180 Resolving insufficient memory issues When exporune WAV AIE Riosa 181 Loading WAV AIFF Files in BR 600 Tracks WAV AIFF POr ia 182 Importing SMFs and Creating Patterns 184 Loading Drum Sounds from WAV AIFF Piles Tone Load nido retinas 186 Using the BR 900CD BR 864 BR 532 s Data ooooooccccnocccoccccnonocons 188 Po Section6 Other Convenient Functions 189 Adjusting the Display Contrast 190 Using a Foot Switch or Expression Pedal ccccccscscscscseee 191 When Using an Expression Pedal 191 When Using a Foot SWitch cece 191 Tuning an Instrument Tuner 192 Changing to the Tuner eorero
248. sounds When you have finished setting the start and end points use CURSOR 4 II gt to move the cursor to LOAD and press ENTER Specify the load destination song drum kit with the TIME VALUE dial then press ENTER S1 5 Song Drum Kit 1 5 Specify the load destination drum sound with the TIME VALUE dial then press ENTER Loading is executed To cancel press EXIT You may find it convenient to use the scrub punch in and locator functions to set the range containing the drum sounds you want to load beforehand You can use the scrub function to repeat playback and locate the point from which loading is to start the start point and press AUTO PUNCH IN then after determining the point at which loading is to finish the end point press LOCATOR to register the range to be loaded Using this technique of setting the start point with AUTO PUNCH IN and the end point with LOCATOR allows you to set the range to be loaded very rapidly e e You cannot specify an interval between the start and end points or a length of time in less than 100 ms or excess of 13 seconds e When specifying measures the result is reflected in the time HA and vice versa 139 Changing the Drum Sound Drum Kits Copying drum sounds from 9 Turn the TIME VALUE dial to specify the copy O other drum kits destination drum sound then press ENTER Select ALL if you
249. specify the beginning of the portion S Start of data you want to erase Press ENTER Use CURSOR and the TIME VALUE dial to specify the ending of the portion E End of data you want to erase 10 When you are ready to execute the erasure press ENTER The display will ask Are you sure so that you can confirm the operation Press ENTER The erasure is executed Press UTILITY or press EXIT repeatedly to return to the Play screen During updating Keep power on appears in the upper line of the display while the lower line shows what is being processed EMD After specifying the time in the procedure above a may appear to show that there is a discrepancy between the actual current position and the position displayed If you specify the locations using measures specify the locations at each screen using the TIME VALUE dial to eliminate the discrepancy HINT You can also enter the time using LOCATOR ZERO STOP REW STOP FF and AUTO PUNCH IN OUT m Erasing the repeated portion AB Perform the procedure given below to erase the portion from the repeat start A to the repeat end B Repeat Repeat Time Start A End B Confirm that PAD is not lit then press UTILITY Press CURSOR q II gt to move the cursor to TRK and press ENTER 83 Editing the Performance on a Track Track Edit 3 Press CURSOR
250. ss PATTERN PATTERN and RHYTHM ON OFF light Press RHYTHM EDIT PAD lights up indicating that the drum pads are enabled for use Use CURSOR 11 DP and the TIME VALUE dial to select a song pattern S001 100 You cannot record to the preset patterns Press CURSOR 4 II to move the cursor to REAL and press ENTER The Recording Standby screen appears in the display Measure Tempo Time Signature Quantize Use CURSOR J and the TIME VALUE dial to set the measure beat and click from which to start recording of the pattern Measure This sets the number of measures in the pattern to be recorded Valid Settings 1 999 Tempo When recording this sets the tempo for confirming the pattern Valid Settings 25 0 250 0 The tempo setting here is exclusively for confirmation of the pattern recording This tempo is not stored in the pattern you cannot make any individual tempo settings for the patterns themselves Time Signature This sets the time signature i e the beat for the pattern to be recorded Valid Settings 1 1 8 1 1 2 8 2 1 4 8 4 1 8 8 8 Quantize This sets the recording quantization Setting Quantize lets you to have the sounds being input conform to preset note lengths thus eliminating discrepancies in the input timing Press HI you want to keep the timing used to input the sounds Valid Settings J Quarter note A3
251. ss CURSOR 4 II gt to move the cursor to EDT and press ENTER Press CURSOR 4 II to move the cursor to NAM and press ENTER The name of the song Song Name appears in the display Press CURSOR q II to move the cursor to the character you want to change Rotate TIME VALUE dial to select the character You can switch between upper case and lower case characters by pressing ENTER After the name is properly entered press UTILITY or press EXIT repeatedly to return to the Play screen You can imagine situations where after taking care to create a song you accidentally overwrite it with a recording deleting the performance itself To prevent such accidents you can protect song data so that it cannot be rewritten accidentally Song Protect The following operations are not available when a song is protected e Recording e Track Edit e Editing a song name eErasing a song eSong Optimize eInitializing and Editing the Rhythm arrangements patterns drum kits eInitializing effects song patches eInitialize All e Tone Load eImporting SMFs e USB Import e Writing effects to song patches e Undo Redo Confirm that PAD is not lit then press UTILITY Press CURSOR 4 II to move the cursor to EDT and press ENTER Organizing the Songs You ve Recorded Press CURSOR q II gt to move the cursor to PRT and press ENTER The S
252. supply noise filter between this unit and the electrical outlet The AC adaptor will begin to generate heat after long hours of consecutive use This is normal and is not a cause for concern The use of an AC adaptor is recommended as the unit s power consumption is relatively high Should you prefer to use batteries please use the alkaline type When installing or replacing batteries always turn off the power on this unit and disconnect any other devices you may have connected This way you can prevent malfunction and or damage to speakers or other devices Batteries are supplied with the unit The life of these batteries may be limited however since their primary purpose was to enable testing Before connecting this unit to other devices turn off the power to all units This will help prevent malfunctions and or damage to speakers or other devices Placement Using the unit near power amplifiers or other equipment containing large power transformers may induce hum To alleviate the problem change the orien tation of this unit or move it farther away from the source of interference This device may interfere with radio and television reception Do not use this device in the vicinity of such receivers Noise may be produced if wireless communications devices such as cell phones are operated in the vicinity of this unit Such noise could occur when receiving or initiating a call or while conversing Should you
253. t PAD is not lit then press EFFECTS to display the currently selected effect patch P Preset S Song U User Bank Number Patch Name Algorithm Name Your BR 600 allows you to automatically select the most suitable banks by pressing an INPUT SELECT button For example pressing the GUITAR INPUT SELECT button changes you to a guitar bank patch and pressing LINE changes you to a line bank patch Banks are a collection of effect patches GTR GUITAR Effect patches for use with guitars MIC Effect patches for use on the sound from the MIC input i e vocals LIN LINE Effect patches for use on the sound from CDs and other external devices from the LINE input SML SIMUL Effect patches for recording vocals and a guitar together ES Effect Patches and Banks p 92 ioe When INPUT SELECT is set to MIC if either MIC1 or MIC2 is used the MIC bank is selected With both are connected or neither of them is connected and the onboard stereo mic switched on the LINE Bank is selected Using Insert Effects 2 Preset Patch Press CURSOR 4 II gt to align the cursor up with the effect patch and turn the TIME V ALUE dial to change the effect patch 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 i
254. t package it in the box including padding that it came in if possible Otherwise you will need to use equivalent packaging materials e Use only the specified expression pedal EV 5 FV 500L FV 500H sold separately By connecting any other expression pedals you risk causing malfunction and or damage to the unit e Use a cable from Roland to make the connection If using some other make of connection cable please note the following precautions e Some connection cables contain resistors Do not use cables that incorporate resistors for connecting to this unit The use of such cables can cause the sound level to be extremely low or impossible to hear For infor mation on cable specifications contact the manufac turer of the cable Before Using Cards CompactFlash Using Memory Cards e Carefully insert the Memory card all the way in until it is firmly in place e Never touch the terminals of the Memory card Also avoid getting the terminals dirty e This unit s memory card slot accepts CompactFlash memory cards Microdrive storage media are not compatible e CompactFlash cards are constructed using precision components handle the cards carefully paying particular note to the following e To prevent damage to the cards from static electricity be sure to discharge any static electricity from your own body before handling the cards e Do not touch or allow metal to come into contact with the contact port
255. t from keyboards CD players and other devices at line level Stereo miniature phone type m Onboard stereo mic The BR 600 features an onboard stereo microphone perfect for situations such as when you want to quickly make an impromptu recording of something your band is practicing Connecting an external mic disables the onboard mic p 36 This mic is not a speaker If you want to listen to sounds from the BR 600 use headphones or connect LINE OUT to an appropriate audio device m Two way power supply allows you to record anywhere You can use the BR 600 powered by batteries six size AA dry cells x 6 alkaline batteries recommended or with the AC adaptor And thanks to its an onboard stereo microphone you can make recordings anywhere and anytime you desire Introduction to the BR 600 Memory Cards Supported 3 Grasp the top and bottom of the card cover with your by You r BR 600 fingers and pull the cover off in the direction indicated in the figure The BR 600 uses CompactFlash cards as the storage media for recording and playback The BR 600 uses 32 MB to 1 GB CompactFlash cards with a 3 3 V power supply For more on supported memory cards CompactFlash for the BR 600 refer to About Memory Cards separate sheet Formatting the memory card CompactFlash CompactFlash cards bought at a computer shop or ones Attach the previously removed screws in the previously used with a d
256. t location in the track When set the button will light After the punch out location is set you can press this button to automatically move to the punch out location Press this button while holding down ON OFF to clear the set punch out location cS Erasing a registered auto punch in out location p 62 LOCATOR Use this button to store any location that you desire Then by pressing this button you can automatically move to that location When a location is set the button will light and you will jump to the location each time this button is pressed Press this button while holding down AUTO PUNCH ON OFF to clear the set location iS Registering Time Locator p 72 ZERO Moves you to the time location 00 00 00 00 0 RS Moving the current position p 33 REW The song will rewind while you hold down the button iS Moving the current position p 33 FF The song will fast forward while you hold down the button ES Moving the current position p 33 REPEAT You can specify a region that you wish to hear and hear it repeatedly This is convenient for making recordings involving repeated punch ins and punch outs p 60 and for practicing and copying phrases ES Repeating Playback Repeat p 58 STOP Stops recording or playback of the song Ia Recording Operations p 57 PLAY Plays back songs When REC is pr
257. t sound of a song is recorded press and hold STOP and press FF Each V Track of the selected track is checked and you move to the time of the last recorded sound for the song TIME 00 00 00 00 0 23 59 59 29 9 l l MN Section of the song recorded Lo 4 E ZERO STOP REW STOP FF Moving through a song using hours minutes seconds frames or sub frames Press 4 JI to move the cursor to hours minutes seconds frames or sub frames display and turn the TIME VALUE dial to change the current time in the song Moving through a song in measures or beats The current position in the song is indicated at the left of the upper row as measure beat clock MEASURE BEAT CLOCK For the demo songs an Arrangement p 134 has already been created and it is set so that measure beat clock and song is properly synchronized Press 4 JI gt to move the cursor to measure or beat display and turn the TIME VALUE dial to change the current measure or beat in the song You cannot move the cursor to Clock cannot be altered MEMO Elapsed time display The current time shown in the lower row of the display is in MTC MIDI time codes indicated as hours minutes seconds frames sub frames 33 HDIS PINO Connecting Instruments m Choose which jack you will use to connect your instrument Your BR 600 is equipped with a number of input jacks to match t
258. taneous recording is now possible When two recording tracks are selected the GUITAR BASS MIC2 is recorded to Track 1 3 5 7 and the MIC1 is recorded to Track 2 4 6 8 When one recording track is selected the GUITAR BASS MIC2 and MIC1 are mixed and then recorded ore The onboard stereo mic is switched off when a mic is connected to the MIC1 jack or MIC2 jack If you want to use the onboard stereo mic disconnect any mic connected to the MIC1 jack or MIC2 jack refer to the following section m Turning on the onboard stereo microphone 1 2 GUITAR mic LINE SIMUL EXIT enter Disconnect MIC if connecting a mic to the MIC1 jack or MIC2 jack In the Play screen press the MIC INPUT SELECT button MIC lights up and the onboard stereo mic is switched on Adjusting the input sensitivity When GUITAR BASS MIC2 MIC1 or the onboard stereo mic is selected the input sensitivity is adjusted with the corresponding dial If selecting LINE IN adjust the volume level of the connected external device HINT In order to record at a good sound level you should adjust the input levels so that the PEAK indicator lights momentarily when a guitar is strummed strongly or vocals are sung loudly Sel
259. tart as well as the pitch Taken together this timing and pitch data is referred to as a correction event Correction Next event Pitch start point start point f Correction __ pitch A Vocal pitch H Time You can make corrections freely at the desired points in the song by arranging correction events in the sequence they occur The sequence of correction events with the information they contain is called a correction event map Initially only one correction event AUTO is input at the beginning of the correction event map AUTO After the specified point in the song all pitches are corrected in semitone increments Use CURSOR to move the cursor to INSERT and press ENTER A new correction event is inserted Use CURSOR to move the cursor to Time and specify the time at which you want the correction to start with the TIME V ALUE dial Smth Correction Speed You cannot change the time of the correction event at the start of the song Use CURSOR to move the cursor to NOTE and specify the pitch you want to correct with the TIME VALUE dial NOTE OFF No correction is made after the specified point in the song The song is played using the original pitch AUTO After the specified point in the song all pitches are corrected in semitone increments C CH A B The performance after the specified point in the song is adjus
260. te one octave lower creating a richer sound On Off OFF ON This parameter turns the octave effect on off Oct Level 0 100 This adjusts the volume of the sound one octave below Dir Level 0 100 Adjusts the volume of the direct sound Phaser By adding varied phase portions to the direct sound the phaser effect gives a whooshing swirling character to the sound This effect can be used when the MODULATION Type parameter is set to PHASER On Off This parameter turns the phaser effect on off OFF ON Rate 0 100 This sets the rate of the Phaser effect Depth 0 100 Determines the depth of the Phaser effect Manual 0 100 Adjusts the center frequency of the phaser effect Resonance O 100 Determines the amount of resonance feedback Increasing the value will emphasize the effect creating a more unusual sound Pitch Shifter This effect changes the pitch of the original sound up or down within a range of two octaves This effect can be used when the MODULATION Type parameter is set to PITCH SFT On Off OFF ON This parameter turns the pitch shifter effect on off Type Selects either manual pitch shifter MANUAL or pedal pitch shifter PEDAL MANUAL This is a simple pitch shifter PEDAL The effect will function as a pedal pitch shifter The effect of the wah pedal can be obtained by operating the Expression pedal For a detailed exp
261. te the TIME V ALUE dial to select the song to be loaded Press ENTER The song data is loaded 900CD BR 864 songs he e Once you record edit or set parameters for imported BR 864 song data that particular song data can no longer be used by the BR 864 The data can be used with the BR 900CD To protect against accidental recording or editing song protect p 88 is automatically switched on for imported BR 864 song data If you can accept the fact that you will no longer be able to use the song data with the BR 864 you can switch song protect off then carry out recording or editing When you turn off song protect Overwrite OK appears in the display press ENTER YES Song protect is switched off and the data is simultaneously converted to BR 600 format When the Guitar Synth algorithm is used with the BR 864 an asterisk is added before the patch name and the patch s algorithm and parameter values will be the same as those in P01 JC Clean in the GUITAR bank In addition if Harmonist is used for the effect the Flanger effect is substituted for it The patch name is not changed 67 Loading Songs Created with the BR 900CD BR 864 BR 532 Loading Songs Created with the BR 532 When copying song data created with the BR 532 from SmartMedia to a BR 600 memory card you can load the data as a BR 600 song Fist insert the memory card co
262. ted to the specified pitch EMD The reference pitch for NOTE is determined by the tuner s reference pitch See Setting the Reference Pitch of the Tuner p 193 128 Fixing the Pitch of Vocals Pitch Correction 6 Use CURSOR to move the cursor to Smth and specify the correction speed Smth Smooth 100 100 The value set here is added to the value for the Smooth patch parameter p 127 When set to 0 the correction proceeds at the rate set in the patch s Smooth parameter The correction is performed more rapidly the lower the value is compared to the value set for the patch while the correction is carried out more smoothly as the value increases relative to the patch s value Set the value so that the sum of the values is in a range from 0 to 100 The pitch correction produces no effect when the value is set below 0 or over 100 Use CURSOR to move the cursor to INSERT and press ENTER Another new correction event is inserted Use CURSOR to move the cursor to TIME and specify the time at which you want the correction to end with the TIME VALUE dial Smith Correction Speed Use CURSOR to move the cursor to NOTE and specify OFF 10 Have the Recorder play the song from the beginning The correction is first applied at the point in the song specified in Step 4 with the correction ending at the point specified in Step 8 To d
263. tep is to start Step 1 Step 2 Intro Verse 1 measure 1 measure Starting Measure 001 002 003 Set the starting measure to 3 in step 2 Step 1 Step 2 Intro Verse 2 measures 1 measure Starting Measure 001 002 003 Pattern Number This selects the pattern Patterns are selected for each step as shown in the following figure Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Intro Verse Fill 2 measures 1 measure 1 measure Starting Tempo 120 0 Tempo 110 0 Tempo 110 0 Measure 001 003 004 Beat This indicates the beat for the pattern selected in the current step Tempo This sets the tempo at which the pattern selected for the current step is to be performed Valid Settings 25 0 250 0 When you have finished creating the arrangement press EXIT a number of times The Play screen returns to the display and the newly created arrangement is saved While the data is being updated the message Keep power on appears in the upper part of the display while the processing status is indicated in the lower part De The starting measure for step 1 is always set to 001 This cannot be changed You cannot set a measure in one step that is also set in the previous step or earlier You cannot set any measures beyond the starting measure of the subsequent step When an arrangement is played from within the Play screen the arrangement plays all the way to the end and then the performanc
264. the song protect function is switched off Settings Follow the procedure below to initialize the system parameters A list of the initial settings for each parameter is given in the Parameter List p 210 Confirm that PAD is not lit then press UTILITY Press CURSOR 4 II to move the cursor to INL and press ENTER Press CURSOR 4 II gt to move the cursor to SYS and press ENTER The confirmation message Are you sure appears in the display To continue the initialization press ENTER To cancel press EXIT or UTILITY When ENTER is pressed initialization begins After the initialization has been completed you are returned to the Play screen 197 Initializing the BR 600 s Settings Initializing the Effect Settings Initializing the Rhythm Follow the procedure below to initialize the user effect patches or song effect patches The same content as that in the Preset patches is copied Confirm that PAD is not lit then press UTILITY Press CURSOR q II to move the cursor to INI and press ENTER Press CURSOR 4 II to move the cursor to U EFX user patch or S EFX song patch and press ENTER The confirmation message Are you sure appears in the display Ex when you select U EFX To continue the initialization press ENTER To cancel press EXIT or UTILITY
265. tination and is in recording standby Red This track currently being recorded Lighting alternately in orange and green This track contains recorded data and is selected for recording cS Recording p 54 TAP TEMPO By tapping this button you can set the tempo for the Rhythm iS Tapping to change the tempo of the arrangements or patterns p 43 DELETE MUTE You can mute the sound on a track by holding down this button and pressing the REC TRACK button for that track Performing this same operation again cancels the mute While the sound is muted the REC TRACK button for the track flashes orange or green Ifa recording track was muted muting will be defeated when recording ends RS Silencing the sound of specific tracks Track Mute p 47 During creation of Rhythm patterns you can delete rhythm sounds you have input by holding down this button and pressing the Drum Pads iS Deleting Unneeded Drum Sounds p 147 20 Display MEMORY CARD slot DIGITAL RECORDER Eject button Information about items for which settings are available in volume level and menu screens parameter settings screens and other screens are displayed here This slot is where memory cards CompactFlash are If the screen is difficult to view see Adjusting the Display inserted when you want to save data You cannot record Contrast p 190 unless you have a
266. tions using measures specify the locations at each screen using the TIME VALUE dial to eliminate the discrepancy HINT You can also enter the time using LOCATOR ZERO STOP REW STOP FF and AUTO PUNCH IN OUT mE Copying the repeated portion AB Perform the procedure given below to copy the portion from the repeat start A to the repeat end B Ex 1 Copying twice to the same track Repeat Repeat TO Time Start A End B Ex 2 Copying twice to another track Repeat Repeat TO Time Start A End B Confirm that PAD is not lit then press UTILITY Press CURSOR 4 JI to move the cursor to TRK and press ENTER Press CURSOR q lI gt to move the cursor to CPY and press ENTER Turn the TIME VALUE dial to select AB and press ENTER A Copy Destination Copy Source Use CURSOR 4 11 and the TIME VALUE dial to select the track V Track to copy from and track V Track to copy to Press ENTER Use CURSOR and turn the TIME VALUE dial to specify the time of the beginning of the location T To where you want the copied data to be placed 17 Editing the Performance on a Track Track Edit Press ENTER Turn the TIME VALUE dial to select the number of copies you want to be placed 10 When you are ready to execute the copy press ENTER The display will ask Are you sure so that you can c
267. to move instantly to the point where you wish to begin listening ES Registering Time Locator p 72 Equipped with chromatic tuner C1 to B6 sound range Your BR 600 is also equipped with a chromatic tuner so that you can tune your guitar or bass while it is still connected to the BR 600 ES Tuning an Instrument Tuner p 192 m Phrase Trainer function When you play back a song you have recorded from the CD player you can slow down the tempo without changing the pitch Also you can remove the sound you hear at the center such as vocals and guitar solo from the song ES Practicing Difficult Phrases Phrase Trainer p 195 m Includes USB port Connecting your computer here allows you to exchange data between the BR 600 and a computer Introduction to the BR 600 Full complement of input connectors jacks Your BR 600 is equipped with the input jacks shown below GUITAR BASS This high impedance input jack allows you to directly connect your guitar or bass accepts 1 4 phone plugs MIC1 This jack allow a mic to be connected This is TRS type microphone input connector Connect your mic here if recording vocals or narration MIC2 This jack allow a mic to be connected This is TRS type microphone input connector If recording using two mics with one mic connected to the MIC 1 input connect the second mic here LINE IN These jacks accept stereo inpu
268. to track to the desired level SEL and press ENTER The Song Select screen appears in the display NOTE e The BR 600 comes programmed with one demo lol song When the power is first turned on the demo song is automatically selected and the data required for playback is loaded Use of the demo song supplied with this product SURE GREEN yO UNNE as mugan for any purpose other than private personal enjoyment without the permission of the copyright holder is prohibited by law Additionally this data must not be copied nor used in a secondary copyrighted work without the permission of the copyright holder Twisted Lydia 4 Robert Marcello Press ENTER Copyright O Robert Marcello 2005 Only Lydia appears in the display Turn the TIME VALUE dial to select 01 Lydia Moving the current position You can use the following method to move the current position m Fast Forwarding and Rewinding The song fast forwards as long as the FF is held down and rewinds reverses while the REW button is held down Moving to the start of a play To move to the time where the first sound of a song is recorded press and hold STOP and press REW Each V Track of the selected track is checked and you move to the time of the first recorded sound for the song Press ZERO to move to the time location 00 00 00 00 0 Moving to the end of a play To move to the time where the las
269. tor If you hear noise or distortion after bouncing tracks Use a connection cable that does not contain a resistor the output level of the tracks was too high O Isa mic with high output impedance connected A specific track cannot be heard directly to the BR 600 O Has the track volume been lowered The BR 600 is designed with a wide margin of O Is the V Track setting for a different V Track headroom Also since the MIC 1 and MIC 2 jacks are low O Has the track been muted impedance inputs the recording level may be too low depending on the response of some mics In such cases connect the mic via a mic preamp to the LINE IN jacks on the BR 600 before recording N 0 A me e N 213 Troubleshooting Problems with the Memory Card Unsupported Card is displayed O O Do you have a compatible CompactFlash memory card inserted in the BR 600 Is the memory card fully and securely inserted Memory card data was damaged If memory card data has been damaged the following causes are possible Please initialize the card once again p 199 O O Was the power turned off while the recorder was operating Was a strong physical shock applied to the memory card Could the power have been turned off while the memory card was being accessed Was the card initialized on a PC or digital camera Problems with USB Idling screen not displayed O Is the USB cable properly connected O Is yo
270. truments These are grouped according to different input sources and each group is called a bank INPUT SELECT GUITAR MIC LINE SIMUL Guitar Bank Mic Bank Line Bank Simul Bank GTR MIC 1 LIN SML esdi Pot Pot Pot Pot Patch P99 P40 P50 P50 User gt Song gt 1 When either MIC1 or MIC2 is used the MIC bank is selected With both are connected or neither of them is connected and the onboard stereo mic switched on the LINE Bank is selected Your BR 600 allows you to automatically change banks For example pressing the GUITAR 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 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 Memory Card BR 600 Song Preset Patch On
271. u are currently playing is recorded to the new track The music that is being played back is not recorded Ifyou use the REC LEVEL dial to turn down the volume of the input source during recording the sound will be recorded in the audio track at a low volume so that noise will be more apparent when you raise the volume of the audio track for playback If you want to lower the sound of the input source that you are monitoring lower the volume with the MASTER fader To change the volume of the music being played back use the TRACK fader for the respective tracks When you finish recording press STOP Nore e Note that recording sounds to a track that already contains recorded material erases the previous recording e You cannot play back sounds recorded for less than one second HINT Some tips for overdubbing When you record new material while listening to a recorded performance your playing may tend to be buried in the existing performances making it difficult for you to play In this case you can slightly lower the faders of the playback tracks or pan the playback tracks to left or right and the sound you are playing to right or left to make it easier to hear yourself xy Adjusting the Perception of Stereo in the Input Sounds Pan p 56 Putting multiple tracks together Bounce Adjusting the Sound for Each Track You can adjust the tone panning and volume balance for each tr
272. u tapped Press PLAY When the recorder s playback begins the selected arrangement begins playing Adjust the RHYTHM fader and MASTER fader to appropriate levels e The arrangement s tempo setting is temporarily Press STOP to stop the performance disabled y When the BR 600 is shipped from the factory the song e The change in tempo is only temporary If you want to save the change in the arrangement s tempo refer to Creating Original Arrangements p 154 e The tempo can be set to any value from 25 0 to 250 0 arrangements S01 505 contain no data thus no arrangements are played even when selected 143 Creating Original Patterns With the BR 600 you can create your own original patterns and then save these as song patterns This is convenient when for example you cannot find just the pattern you want from the preset patterns There are three ways to create patterns m Creating Patterns by Tapping the Drum Pads Realtime Recording You can use this method to create patterns by tapping the drum pads in real time along with the metronome Patterns are recorded exactly as played making this a convenient way to create patterns featuring a natural human syncopation Ex Creating Patterns by Tapping the Drum Pads Realtime Recording p 145 Inputting Drum Sounds One by One While Confirming the Input Visually Step Recording With this method you progr
273. ur computer s operating system compatible with the BR 600 Windows Windows Me 2000 XP Macintosh Mac OS 9 1 x 9 2 x or OS X Error Messages If you attempt an incorrect operation or if an operation could not be executed the display will indicate an error message Refer to this list and take the appropriate action Battery Low Cause The batteries are depleted 6 x AA Alkaline dry cell batteries Solution Replace the batteries as soon as possible p 24 Cannot Edit Quantize is Low Cause During Step Recording of a pattern the Quantize setting is too coarse so multiple entries are appearing at the same point in the matrix Solution Use a finer Quantize setting p 148 Cannot Edit This is a Preset Cause Preset data is selected you cannot edit this data Solution Copy the song data and then edit that Cannot Erase Cause No further steps can be erased Solution The Pitch Correction Map must contain a minimum of one step Cannot Insert Cause No further steps can be inserted Solution The Pitch Correction Map can contain a maximum of 99 steps Cannot Program Rhythm Off Cause The Rhythm is switched off so you cannot program it Solution Press RHYTHM ON OFF to select Arrange mode or Pattern mode Card Full Cause It is not possible to record or copy due to small memory capacity Solution1 Back up the data you need to your computer p 164 p 178
274. uttons and you can use PAD to switch functions To use the drum pads press PAD so the button is lit When the PAD button s light is off the button functions as a screen select button PAD alternately lights or goes off each time it is pressed For more details about the drum pads refer to Playing the Drum Sounds p 135 About the Drum Sounds Drum Kits In general before playing drums you need to select a drum set a collection of kick snare and other percussive instrument sounds that is suitable for the type of music genre you intend to perform The BR 600 includes such kinds of percussion sounds programmed as internal tone waveforms that allow you to combine sounds for a particular musical genre These combinations are called drum kits The BR 600 features nine pre programmed drum kits all of which you can freely select for your performances You can also select your preferred combinations of drum tone waveforms to create up to five customized drum kits Selecting Drum Kits p 136 In addition if the prepared drum kits do not contain the drum tone waveforms you want you can import preferred drum tone waveforms from computers Loading Drum Sounds from WAV AITFF Files Tone Load p 174 p 186 You can use the drum pads to play the selected drum kits p 135 You can also have patterns and arrangements be played back automatically p 143 p 142
275. ve On Off OFF ON This parameter turns the acoustic guitar simulator effect on off PickUp SINGLE HUMBUCK Set this to the type of pickup on the connected guitar Charct This selects one of the four types of sounds STD standard This is a normal acoustic guitar JUMBO This is an acoustic guitar with a body that is bigger than STANDARD The bass sound is powerful ENHANCE This is an acoustic guitar that with a more responsive attack so the guitar will retain more of its prominence in almost any situation PIEZO This simulates the sound you would get from a pickup installed on an electric acoustic guitar During the attack a certain amount of compression will be applied Top Hi 100 100 Adjust the level of the direct sound from the strings That is it adjusts the harmonic contents Top Mid 100 100 This adjusts the interference to the strings made by the top plate That is it adjusts the attack sense Body 100 100 This adjusts the resonance of the sound caused by the body That is it adjusts the softness and fatness of the sound which is the typical characteristics of acoustic guitars Level 0 100 This adjusts the volume of the acoustic guitar simulator If Top Hi Top Mid and Body are all set to 100 there will be no sound Acoustic Processor With this feature you can change the sound from a pickup on an electric acoustic guitar into a richer sound similar to th
276. ved cyclically between left and right Smooth change will be produced PAN SQR The sound will be moved cyclically between left and right Abrupt change will be produced PAN TRI and PAN SQR are obtained with stereo recording using two tracks Rate 0 100 Adjust the rate at which the effect will operate Depth 0 100 Adjusts the depth of the effect Voice Transformer This controls the formants allowing a variety of voice characters to be created This adds two voice characters with differing formants to the direct sound On Off OFF ON This parameter turns the voice transformer effect on off Formant 100 100 Adjust the formant of the voice character 1 Formant2 100 100 Adjust the formant of the voice character 2 FX1 Level 0 100 Adjust the volume of the voice character 1 FX2 Level 0 100 Adjust the volume of the voice character 2 Dir Level 0 100 Adjust the volume of the direct sound 109 Insert Effect Parameter Functions Wah The wah effect creates a unique tone by changing the frequency response characteristics of a filter Touch wah creates an automatic wah by changing the filter in response to the volume of the input Pedal wah lets you use an Expression pedal or the like to obtain real time control of the wah effect You can use this effect with the following algorithms when WAH is selected for the 4BAND EQ WAH Type setting COSM GTR AMP COSM
277. want to copy all of the drum sounds in the kit Confirm that PAD is not lit then press UTILITY 2 sr Sonn fern A ane anette Press CURSORI d 11 Ito move the cursor to ie ae TONE and press ENTER Turn the TIME VALUE dial to specify the copy destination drum kit then press ENTER Turn the TIME VALUE dial to select the copy Press CURSOR q ll to move the cursor to destination song drum sound then press ENTER COPY and press ENTER Copying is executed To cancel press EXIT During updating Keep power on appears in the upper zi pao line of the display while the lower line shows what is being H ion processed Turn the TIME VALUE dial to specify the copy O aeree destination drum kit then press ENTER P1 9 Preset Drum Kit 1 9 S1 5 Song Drum Kit 1 5 140 Changing the Drum Sound Drum Kits Erasing drum sounds 1 2 Confirm that PAD is not lit then press UTILITY Press CURSOR q II b to move the cursor to TONE and press ENTER Press CURSOR 4 II to move the cursor to ERASE and press ENTER Turn the TIME VALUE dial to specify the erase drum kit then press ENTER S1 5 Song Drum Kit 1 5 Turn the TIME VALUE dial to specify the erase drum sound then press ENTER Select ALL 1f you want to erase all of the drum sounds in the kit Are you sure appears in the displ
278. witch is not set correctly the foot switch may not operate properly Polarity Switch You can also use an FS 6 sold separately for the foot switch If using an FS 6 connect to only one of the FS 6 s jacks either the A or B jack Additionally set the polarity switch to FS 5U The A amp B jack cannot be used If using an expression pedal Roland EV 5 BOSS FV 500L FV 500H set the MIN volume level to H The bottom of the BR 600 features a groove cord hook for securing the AC adaptor PSA series cord To prevent the inadvertent disruption of power to your unit should the plug be pulled out accidentally and to avoid applying undue stress to the AC adaptor jack anchor the power cord using the cord hook Cord Hook Cord thickness and shape may differ according to the AC adaptor used Set the cord as shown in Figure A or B below to secure the cord Nore Do not use undue force to insert the cord in the groove Doing so may cause the cord to break Turning the BR 600 over upon a desktop or table may cause scratching of the BR 600 or the surface of the desk or table Be sure to carry out this procedure on a soft surface or with a cloth or other soft material laid on top of the desk or table Connecting Peripheral Devices Using a Mic Converter Cable Inserting the Memory Card If your mic cable has an XLR connector you can connect the Insert the memory card CompactFlash with the c

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