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Roland BR-864 Stereo Equalizer User Manual

1. You cannot carry out the following procedure unless the Idling screen is displayed Refer to p 182 for instructions on resolving this problem The BOSS_BR 864 icon is added to the computer Ex BOSS_BR 864 4 Back up the data 1 Double click the BOSS_BR 864 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 NEI When restoring data backed up on a computer to the BR 864 drag the ROLAND folder to the BOSS_BR 864 icon or the Removable Disk icon and drop it there overwriting it 5 Quit the connection to the computer 1 Drag the BOSS_BR 864 icon into the trash Press the BR 864 s EXIT The USB function select 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 function select 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
2. UTIL 3 Press CURSORT gt to move the cursor to ERS and press ENTER 79 Editing the performance on a track Track Editing Erasing by specifying the time TME MES j Perform the procedure given below to erase the portion between specific times 4 Turn the TIME VALUE dial to select AB and press d ENTER y UTIL A START END Time 1 Press UTILITY 5 Use CURSOR gt and the TIME VALUE dial to 2 Press CURSOR gt to move the cursor to TRK select the track V Track to erase from and press ENTER 6 When you are ready to execute the erasure press ENTER The display will ask Are you sure so that you can confirm the operation 7 Press ENTER The erasure is executed 8 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
3. UTIL 3 Press CURSOR d II gt to select Onbrd Mic and turn off the microphone with the TIME VALUE dial UTIL 4 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 Adjusting the input sensitivity When input from GUITAR BASS or MIC is selected adjust their input sensitivity with the relevant SENS knob INPUT GUITAR MIC L LINE R BASS VOCAL v v v 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 Recording playing back a song Adjusting the input level Adjust the volume of the input source for recording 1 Lowerthe MASTER fader 2 Turn the INPUT LEVEL knob to its center position and then slowly increase the MASTER fader INPUT LEVEL Ya At this time use the INPUT LEVEL knob to adjust the input level so that the level changes in the 12 between 24 and 6 0 dB range of the IN level meter The volume level is adjusted with the MASTER fader and INPUT LEVEL knob
4. 4 Rotate TIME VALUE dial to select the ON ON Digital copying will be prohibited OFF Digital copying is enabled 5 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 Some DAT recorders do not support SCMS or do not allow digital connections to a CD player If you are using this type of DAT recorder it will not be possible to record the digital output of the BR 864 on a DAT recorder if Copy Prtct is turned ON In this case you will need to turn off the Copy Prtct setting What is SCMS SCMS stands for Serial Copy Management System This is a function of consumer digital audio devices such as DAT recorders CD recorders that protects the copyright of the producer by prohibiting second generation and subsequent copies from being made digitally If digital connections are made to a digital recorder that has this function SCMS flags will be recorded along with the digital audio signals Digital audio data that contains this data cannot be recorded again via a digital connection 87 88 Section 3 Using the Rhythm Guide About the Rhythm The rhythm guide is a dedicated rhythm track that can not only play back rhythm sounds as a guide during recording yo
5. UTIL 9 Use CURSOR and the TIME VALUE dial to specify the ending of the portion E End of data you want to move 10 Press ENTER 11 12 13 3 Press CURSOR II to move the cursor to TIME UTIL 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 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 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 4 MOV and press ENTER UTIL Turn the TIME VALUE dial to select ALL and press ENTER UTIL Editing the performance on a track Track Editing 10 Press CURSOR lt gt and the TIME VALUE dial to select the track V Track to move from and track V Track to move
6. EFFECTS IN 123 4 5 6 7 8 RHYTHM LR Press ENTER YES to copy To cancel press EXIT NO Once the arrangement has been copied the screen for selecting the copy destination returns to the display 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 patterns 1 Press ARRANGE PATTERN OFF repeatedly until the indicator is flashing 2 Press CURSOR gt repeatedly to move the cursor to ERASE and press ENTER REC MODE INPUT EFFECTS IN 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 RHYTHM LR y REC MODE INPUT EFFECTS IN 12345 6 7 8 RHYTHM LR 3 Turn the TIME VALUE dial to select the pattern to be deleted S001 S100 Song Pattern 1 100 4 Ifyou want to delete the pattern press ENTER The screen for confirming the deletion appears REC MODE INPUT 6 EFFECTS IN 12345 6 7 8 RHYTHM LR 5 Press ENTER YES to delete the pattern To cancel press EXIT NO Once the deletion is complete the screen for selecting the pattern to be del
7. IN 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 RHYTHM LR E V Tracks with recorded data O V Tracks without data 2 Press CURSOR d lE gt and turn the TIME VALUE dial to select the recording source tracks and V Tracks 3 Press ENTER to bring up the screen for specifying the recording destination track In this case although the source and destination tracks in this recording process are the same You cannot make these changes on other tracks The next V Track after the recording source is automatically selected as the recording destination V Track REC MODE MASTERING 24 EFFECTS IN 12345 6 7 8 RHYTHM LS 4 Turn the TIME VALUE dial to select the track and V Track to which you want to record 5 Press ENTER to confirm the recording destination track and return to the Play screen The REC TRACK button for the track selected as the recording destination flashes in red If the recording source track contains data the REC TRACK button for the selected recording destination track alternately lights up in orange and green At this point the Mastering Tool Kit is automatically selected as the effect 6 Press EFFECTS The Mastering Tool Kit selection screen appears in the display EFFECTS REC MODE MASTERING 24 EFFECTS
8. Use CURSOR gt and the TIME VALUE dial to select the track V Track to move from and track V Track to move to Press ENTER TIME UTIL Use CURSOR gt 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 press 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 Moving by specifying the time TME MES Perform the procedure given below to move the portion between specific times Ex 1 Moving twice to the same track END TO Ex 2 Moving twice to another track Time START END TO 1 Press UTILITY 2 Press CURSOR d II gt to move the cursor to TRK and press ENTER UTIL UTIL w Press CURSOR A gt to move the cursor to MOV and press ENTER
9. When you have finished importing the SMF the Idling screen returns to the display 5 Quit the connection to the computer 1 Drag the BOSS_BR 864 icon into the trash 6 Press BR 864 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 864 and the computer 7 Press ARRANGE PATTERN OFF repeatedly until the indicator is flashing INPUT EFFECTS IN 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 RHYTHM LR 8 Press PROGRAM 9 Press CURSOR to move the cursor to SMF and press ENTER The names of the SMFs on the memory card are displayed 10 Cn RI CR Turn the TIME VALUE dial to select the SMF to be imported then press ENTERI MEMO 11 When importing GM GS XG compatible SMFs MIDI Channel 10 is gene
10. EFFECTS OR mmm 12345678R Using the loop effects Track EQ 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 1 Press LOOP EFFECTS 2 Press CURSOR d II gt to move the cursor to CHO DLY or REV and press ENTER LOOP FX REC MODE INPUT EFFECTS IN 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 RHYTHM UR y LOOP FX REC MODE INPUT EFFECTS O IN 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 RHYTHM LR 3 Press CURSOR gt to select the screen for setting the send level of each track appears When using CHO DLY LOOP FX D REC MODE INPUT 6 LI Ol 24 EFFECTS C E mmm IN 123456 7 8 RHYTHM LR When using REV LOOP FX REC MODE INPUT LJ LTE 24 EFFECTS NS EE O O 12345678 RHYTHM LR 4 Use CURSOR and the TIME VALUE dial to adjust the send level for each track Pressing a REC TRACK button moves the cursor to the track c
11. EFFECTS IN 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 RHYTHM LR 5 Press EXIT to return to the Play screen You can turn on both the Time Stretch and Center Cancel functions to use them together 140 Synchronizing with MIDI devices In this chapter you will learn the basic features of the MIDI interface and how to synchronize output with a MIDI sequencer MIDI Fundamentals MIDI stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface This is a worldwide standard that was developed in order to allow music data and sound data to be exchanged among electronic musical instruments and computers Devices that are MIDI compatible can exchange music data according to their capabilities even if they are different types of device or were made by different manufacturers MIDI Connectors MIDI messages the data handled by MIDI is transferred using the following three types of connector MIDI IN Receives MIDI messages from another MIDI device MIDI OUT Sends MIDI messages from the BR 864 MIDI THRU Sends out the MIDI messages that arrive at the MIDI IN connector The BR 864 is equipped only with a MIDI OUT connector MIDI channels MIDI allows you to independently control two or more devices over a single MIDI cable This is possible because MIDI provides for multiple channels of control You can think of MIDI channels as being similar to television channels Although many bro
12. 2 Press UTILITY 3 Press CURSOR gt to move the cursor to SYNC and press ENTER Synchronizing with MIDI devices UTIL UTIL 4 Press CURSOR lt 1 gt to select Sync Gen and turn the TIME VALUE dial to set the sync generator UTIL OFF Synchronization signals will not be output MTC MIDI Time Code will be transmitted MCK Sends the MIDI clock based on the tempo set with the Rhythm Guide p 90 If OFF or MCK is selected proceed to step 6 5 Press CURSOR gt to select MTC Type and turn the TIME VALUE dial to set the MTC type UTIL Verify the specifications of your MIDI sequencer and set the MTC type on the BR 864 30 30 frames per second non drop format This is used by audio devices such as analog tape recorders and for NTSC format black and white video used in Japan and the U S 29N 29 97 frames per second non drop format This is used for NTSC format color video used in Japan and the U S 29D 29 97 frames per second drop format This is used for NTSC format broadcas
13. 2 Press REC TRACK 1 5 4 8 V TRACK and TAP to input the drum sounds Number P Preset S Song RHYTHM PAD Lit Enables performance of the UPPER drum sounds REC TRACK 1 5 KICK REC TRACK 2 6 SNARE 4 Use CURSOR lt 11 gt and the TIME VALUE dial to select drum kits by switching the preset song and 2 6 number REC TRACK 3 7 CLOSED HH P1 9 REC TRACK 4 8 OPEN HH STD1 2 Standard sets V TRACK CRASH ROOM Set with moderate ambience applied TAP RIDE HARD Set appropriate for hard rock RHYTHM PAD Flashing JAZZ Set appropriate for jazz Enables input of the LOWER drum sounds HIP HOP Set appropriate for dance REC TRACK 1 5 CROSS STICK HOUSE Set appropriate for dance REC TRACK 2 6 COWBELL REGGAE Set appropriate for reggae REC TRACK 3 7 TOM1 808 Set based on the renowned Roland REC TRACK 4 8 TOM2 TR 808 rhythm machine V TRACK TOM3 S1 5 TAP TOM4 SongKit1 5 Original drum kits assigned to each song p 105 5 Press EXIT repeatedly to return to the Play screen 104 About the drum kits Drum kits are stored to each individual arrangement separately Example Arrangement Drum Kit ROCK 1 ROOM ROCK 2 eee STD 2 Creating original drum kits Tone Load With the BR 864 you can create original drum kits not only with the internal drum sounds but by loading drum sounds from external sources as well There are
14. Turn the TIME VALUE dial to select the number of copies you want to be placed 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 Copying by specifying the time TME MES Perform the procedure given below to copy the portion between specific times Ex 1 Copying twice to the same track START END TO Time Ex 2 Copying twice to another track START END TO Time 1 Press UTILITY 2 Press CURSOR d II gt to move the cursor to TRK and press ENTER UTIL UTIL w Press CURSOR OI gt to move the cursor to CPY and press ENTER UTIL 4 Turn the TIME VALUE dial to select TME MES and press ENTER Editing the performance on a track Track Editing UTIL 5 Use CURSOR lt 1 g
15. When saving in stereo Select the track combination 1 2 3 4 5 6 or 7 8 Saving BR 864 track data in WAV AIFF format WAV AIFF Export 6 Press ENTER When you have finished exporting the data the Idling Conversion of the WAV or AIFF file begins screen returns to the display Conversion of the WAV or ATFF file begins 8 Quit the connection to the computer Files names are converted as shown below 1 Drag the BOSS_BR 864 icon into the trash Mono 9 Press the BR 864 s EXIT Track 1 V Track 1 rack 1 V Trac The file format selection screen returns to the display A peer ee The contents of the USB folder are automatically Track 1 V Track 2 deleted the instant the EXIT button is pressed TR sen We ers shee If you press EXIT without quitting the connection to the computer the following screens appear In this case pressing Track 8 V Track 7 ENTER returns the file format selection screen to the TRO8__ _7 WAV or TRO8__ _7 AIF display Track 8 V Track 8 TRO8__ _8 WAV or TRO8__ _8 AIF 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 At this point you can safely disconnect the USB cable from the BR 864 and the computer Track 7 8
16. IN 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 RHYTHM UR 65 7 Press CURSOR lt gt and turn the TIME VALUE dial to select the Mastering Tool Kit bank and number IS 8 9 10 11 Mastering Tool Kit Patch List separate sheet Press EXIT to return to the Play screen Press REC REC flashes in red and the BR 864 enters the recording standby state Flash IR a 11m Us A E ARES STOP PLAY SCRUB Press PLAY The REC and REC TRACK buttons stop flashing in red and instead light solidly and recording starts Lit E gt g STOP 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 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 6 from p 65 and switch to Mastering mode The Mastering Tool Kit selection screen appears P Preset S Song U User Algorithm Name Bank Number Patch Name EFFECTS MASTERING EFFECTS IN 12 3 4 5 6
17. w Press CURSOR OI gt to move the cursor to ERS and press ENTER UTIL 4 Turn the TIME VALUE dial to select TME MES and press ENTER UTIL Editing the performance on a track Track Editing 5 6 10 11 12 Use CURSOR lt gt and the TIME VALUE dial to select the track V Track to erase from Press ENTER 2 Use CURSOR and the TIME VALUE dial to specify the beginning of the portion S Start of data you want to erase Press ENTER UTIL IN 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 RHYTHM LR Use CURSOR and the TIME VALUE dial to specify the ending of the portion E End of data you want to erase When you are ready to execute the erasure press ENTER The display will ask Are you sure so that you can 4 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 5 After specifying the
18. OCH DAA Sk MIDI Sound Module MIDI IN MIDI OUT 2 Press UTILITY 3 Press CURSOR d II gt to move the cursor to SYNC and press ENTER UTIL UTIL 141 Synchronizing with MIDI devices 4 Press CURSOR lt 1 gt to select RhyMIDI ch UTIL 5 Turn the TIME VALUE dial to set the MIDI channel 1 16 If you select OFF note messages of the rhythm guide will not be transmitted 6 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 The sounds produced by the rhythm guide and their corresponding note numbers are given below Rhythm Guide Sound Note Number Closs Stick G1 31 Metronome click A1 33 Metronome bell A 1 34 Kick C2 36 Snare D2 38 Tom 4 F2 41 Closed Hi hat F 2 42 Tom 3 A2 45 Open Hi hat A 2 46 Tom 2 C3 48 Clash Cymbal C 3 49 Tom 1 D3 50 Ride Cymbal
19. OO i You cannot switch from any USB related screen to other screens except the Play screen 157 SUE Backing up the BR 864 s data With Windows 1 Connect your computer and the BR 864 with a USB cable Confirm that the recorder is stopped then press USB The USB function select screen appears 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 182 for instructions on resolving this problem The BOSS_BR 864 or Removable Disk icon is added to the computer Ex a BOSS_BR 864 Removable Disk Back up the data 1 Click the BOSS_BR 864 or Removable Disk 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 158 MED When restoring data backed up on a computer to the BR 864 drag the ROLAND folder to
20. 3 Use CURSOR lt gt and the TIME VALUE dial to select the track and V Track to which the drum sounds are to be loaded then press ENTER INPUT 6 EFFECTS IN 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 RHYTHM LR 4 Use CURSOR 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 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 When specifying measures the result is reflected in the time display and vice versa 105 About the drum kits Start Point S Specify the measure or location to be used as the start point for loading the drum sounds Measure Beat MES D INPUT 6 24 EFFECTS N 134 6 7 8 BIN LR 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 gt repeatedly to display the screen for setting the end point Measure Beat IES TIME REC MODE INPUT C EFFECTS N 1 23 4 6 7 8 RIYTHM E R Hours Minutes Seconds
21. 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 device must accept any interference receiv
22. 41 O E A H du H ch Recording playing back a song E 5 7 For more on the settings content refer to Loop Effect Parameter Functions p 131 Press CURSOR gt to display the Send Level settings screen When using CHO DLY LOOP FX REC MODE INPUT EFFECTS HYTHM LR When using REV LOOP FX REC MODE INPUT EFFECTS ES Sea ae eee ee IN 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 RHYTHM LR Press CURSOR lt gt 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 Pressing TRACK switches to between Tr1 4 and Tr5 8 The send level is the volume level of the signal sent from each respective track to each effect and you can change the amount of effect applied by adjusting the send level The send level for each track is also indicated in the lower row of the display LOOP FX 0 REC MODE INPUT O 6 OOO We wsme CSC 24 EFFECTS M O O O E IN 12345 67 BRT LR Send level of the each tracks After you have completed adjusting the send level press EXIT repeatedly to return to the Play screen MEMO Y
23. y 7 If you would like to edit another effect press EXIT to return to the previous screen and repeat steps 5 6 EFFECTS 8 If you wish to save the current effect settings perform D Geh e the procedure described in Saving insert effect EFFECTS E settings p 58 IN 123 4 5 6 7 8 RHYTHM KS E When effect patches in the SIMUL bank are selected yore Edited effect settings are temporary If you exit the Edit GTR and MIC appear f i Effect screen without saving the effect patch you Move the cursor to GTR to modify a guitar use effect 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 or to MIC to modify an effect for use with a mic then press ENTER EFFECTS INPUT 6 EFFECTS IN 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 RHYTHM LR HINT By pressing ENTER while the cursor is at a bank number you can display the Edit Effect screen directly 110 Insert Effect Parameter Functions Algorithm List The algorithms the available effects and their connection order that can be used as an insert effect are shown below The algorithms that can be selected wil
24. A A a a E eis dete hye Hi Release SEN EE SHARE NEE High Freg iii High Gali suit esanen High Mid Freq High Mid Gain High Mid Q ca l IMPORT tit id da 164 165 EEN 96 Nic E E EEA 18 33 47 90 Tin Send O 63 IS 68 118 129 INI ici 29 147 149 Initialize ridad 29 147 149 INPUT ici ii 38 48 59 153 In pult sci ett o eterna 118 128 oput Gaini tiie iene E Ed INPUT LEV EE INPUT SELECT Insert Effect icere nnna e a ase Insert Moden nena A Interval snra ee eas Mieri caaan a a a a e UO EE J Le 124 JUMBO iaa 117 K Kilos lid 121 122 A EE EE 104 LINEN cuicos LINEOUT Locator oo Locator UA ee BR S 70 Locator LOMA Sel Seege cela et oe ited 70 LO FI BOX LOM Gin eebe eh di a ed 119 TOM Ou nia en en ote isn heres eee 119 LONG ET 30 68 Loop Elfo dada 41 62 131 LOOP EFFECTS ionien 19 41 62 63 131 Lo0p Recording cmd pasais 54 LOW BoOst iia enn ince 140 UR WE 128 Low Gain 119 128 LOW Mid Freq iii dais 128 Low Mid Gail eiii cintia 128 LOW Mid Di ea asea travntareresies 128 Cow O eee a eee 128 LOW Dy Pe imanes tendida 128 DIRE E 123 ER eege cee cists ot ee EE oes 33 M Mae OS QF tt lts 156 Macintosh oocconccconconconcnnnonnnnnonnonnnnns 156 159 162 165 168 172 MANUA E 123 Manual begiert Geen dd 120 123 Manually Punching In Out mmceciccncnninnnnnnonnornnncrirnnncnronos 51 MASTER estate leede ain alts Masteina nern MASTER Fader Mast
25. EFFECTS IN 12345 6 7 8 RHYTHM LR 3 When changing the EQ settings press CURSOR lt 7 1 repeatedly to display the parameter screen then use the CURSOR and the TIME VALUE dial to change the setting s value REC MODE INPUT 6 EFFECTS IN 123 4 5 6 7 8 RHYTHM LR is For more on the settings content refer to Track EQ Parameter Functions p 133 4 When you have finished making the settings press EQ or EXIT to return to the Play screen Adding width to the sound Loop Effect The BR 864 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 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 864 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 33 which are applied to specific sounds loop effects are applied to the complete track You cannot use chorus delay and doubl
26. 2 Press CURSOR d ll gt to move the cursor to SCR and press ENTER 3 Using CURSOR lt 11 D 1 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 location TO Provides about 45 milliseconds of scrub playback ending up at the current location 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 location while pressing FF provides one second of playback time ending up at the current location 152 Utility parameter list About the effects Insert mode This section describes Insert mode 1 Press UTILITY 2 Press CURSOR lt gt to move the cursor to SYS and press ENTER 3 Make the setting with the TIME VALUE dial Insert Mode Valid Settings INPUT lt NORMAL gt INPUT lt REC DRY gt TRACK 1 8 TRACK 18 2 78 8 RHYTHM MASTER Initial value INPUT lt NORMA
27. 3 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 4 Press PAN or EXIT to return to the Play screen 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 47 Recording Operations 1 Press REC MODE repeatedly until INPUT is indicated for REC MODE at the left of the screen TIME INPUT EFFECTS IN 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 RHYTHM LR 2 Press REC REC flashes in red and the BR 864 enters the recording standby state Flash wy 900 000 L e BI STOP PLAY SCRUB 3 Press PLAY The REC and REC TRACK buttons stop flashing in red and instead light solidly and recording starts Lit LI gt Oo STOP PLAY REC a SCRUB 4 When you finish recording press STOP The REC TRACK button lights alternately in orange and green indicating that track contains recorded data You cannot play back sounds recorded for less than one second During updating Keep power on appears in the upper line of the display while the lower line shows what is being processed The following operations cannot be used or ar
28. UTIL gt Rotate TIME V ALUE dial to select the ON dd 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 MEAS TIME INPUT e EFFECTS IN 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 RHYTHM LR Saving the current settings to the song The BR 864 can save the following contents as song data e Recorded data e Mixer settings Pan Track EQ etc Insert Effect song patches e Mastering Tool Kit song patches e Rhythm Arrangements Rhythm Patterns e Loop Effects e Tuner e Utility excluding LCD contrast 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 1 Hold down STOP and press REC 85 Creating a master tape This process involves recording the finished song to your Reco rd i ng toa d ig ita reco rd er recorder cassette tape recorder CD recorder etc and d ig i ta I conne
29. repeatedly to move the cursor to Click REAL 5 Turn the TIME VALUE dial to adjust the metronome volume Valid Settings 0 3 99 Creating original patterns Creating patterns in Step Recording 1 Press ARRANGE PATTERN OFF repeatedly until the indicator is flashing INPUT EFFECTS IN 12345 6 7 8 RHYTHM LOR 2 Press PROGRAM iin y R 3 Press CURSOR to move the cursor to STEP and press ENTER STEP appears in REC MODE at the left of the screen The recording standby screen appears in the display Measure Tempo REC MODE Time Signature Quantize 4 Use CURSOR and the TIME VALUE dial to set the measute 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
30. 1 Press REC TRACK 1 REC TRACK 1 lights alternately in orange and green 2 Place the fader for track 1 at the location shown below 3 Make sure that the AUTO PUNCH ON OFF indicator is dark If it is lit press AUTO PUNCH ON OFF to make the indicator go dark 4 Start playback and adjust the volume of the input source using the INPUT LEVEL knob Listen to the track you will be re recording and the input source and adjust the volume of the input source using the INPUT LEVEL knob so that it is the same level as the track 5 Move toa position before where you want to start re recording and press AUTO PUNCH ON OFF The indicator lights up showing that the auto punch in and out have been set 6 Press REC to place the BR 864 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 53 Re recording only a mistake Punch in out Repeatedly Recording Over the Same Location Loop Rec
31. 2 Click OK in the Safe To Remove Hardware dialog box that appears Press the BR 864 s 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 Tf 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 from the BR 864 and the computer Repeat Steps 4 9 as needed When you have finished exporting the WAV or AIFF file s press EXIT several times to return to the Play screen 162 cable Confirm that the recorder is stopped then press USB The USB function select screen appears Select EXPORT with the TIME VALUE dial then press ENTER Press CURSOR lt 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 Turn the TIME VALUE dial to select the track to be saved When saving in mono
32. 24 EFFECTS iii IN 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 RHYTHM LR 131 Loop Effect Parameter Functions Parameter List CHORUS DELAY DBLN Doubling This selects the chorus delay or doubling effect 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 0 100 Adjusts the rate of the Chorus effect 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 Adjus
33. Treble GUITAR AMP 0 100 BASS AMP 100 100 Adjusts the tone for the high frequency range Presence 0 100 This can be selected in the COSM GUITAR AMP or the VO GT AMP algorithm Adjusts the tone for the ultra high frequency range Ifyou 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 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 effect sound Dir Level 0 100 Adjust the volume of the direct sound 124 Insert Effect Parameter Functions Slow Attack This prod
34. You can import SMFs Standard MIDI Files as song patterns For instructions on this procedure refer to Section 6 USB p 155 Note concerning creation of patterns O Maximum polyphony for patterns is five voices This means you can play up to five drum sounds with the same timing O Even if six or more drum sounds are input at the same time only five of the drum sounds will be sounded However the W signifying the entry in the matrix display remains as is O You cannot play the CLOSED HH and OPEN HH sounds at the same time However the W signifying the entry in the matrix display remains as is O 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 O You cannot switch to other screens while recording patterns except for the pattern record standby screen Creating patterns in Realtime Recording 1 Press ARRANGE PATTERN OFF repeatedly until the indicator is flashing REC MODE INPUT EFFECTS IN 12345 6 7 8 RHYTHM ER 2 Press PROGRAM 3 Press CURSOR to move the cursor to REAL and press ENTER REAL appears in REC MO
35. appears in the display UTIL 4 Tocontinue with the optimization press ENTER YES 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 NO or UTILITY Depending on the situation an appreciable length of time may be required for Optimize to be completed This is not a malfunction Do not turn off the power until Optimize has completed After you execute Optimize it is not possible to undo redo to revert to the state before executing Optimize Naming songs Song Name When a new song is created it is automatically given a name such as SONG 0001 With your BR 864 you can use Song Name to give each song a name which helps you manage and organize your songs 1 Press UTILITY 2 Press CURSOR d It gt to move the cursor to EDT and press ENTER UTIL UTIL 3 Press CURSOR QU gt to move the cursor to NAM and press ENTER The name of the song Song Name appears in the display 4 Press CURSOR lt gt
36. to move the cursor to the character you want to change 5 Rotate TIME VALUE dial to select the character You can switch between upper case and lower case characters by pressing ENTER 6 After the name is properly entered press UTILITY or press EXIT repeatedly to return to the Play screen Organizing the songs you ve recorded Protecting a song Song Protect 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 Editing a song name e Erasing a song e Song Optimize e Editing a digital copy protect e Initializing the rhythm guide arrangements patterns drum kits e Initializing effects user patches song patches e Initialize All e Arrangement Pattern Edit e Importing SMFs e TONE LOAD e Writing effects to song patches 1 Press UTILITY 2 Press CURSOR d ll gt to move the cursor to EDT and press ENTER UTIL 3 Press CURSOR ATI gt to move the cursor to PRT and press ENTER The Song Protect screen appears
37. BASS jack 31 O E A H du H ch Recording playing back a song MIC Select to record the signal from a microphone connected to the MIC jack or from the internal microphone When the MIC indictor for the INPUT SELECT button is lit you can use both the microphone connected to the MIC jack and the internal microphone simultaneously Your BR 864 is shipped with its internal microphone turned on When not using the internal microphone be sure to turn it off see next section LINE Select this when you wish to record the sound of an instrument or CD player connected to the LINE jacks SIMUL To record the vocal and guitar at the same time press GUITAR BASS and MIC simultaneously Both indicators light telling you that simultaneous recording is now possible e When two recording tracks are selected the GUITAR BASS is recorded to Track 1 3 5 7 and the MIC is recorded to Track 2 4 6 8 e When one recording track is selected the GUITAR BASS and MIC are mixed and then recorded Turning off the internal microphone To use only the microphone connected to the MIC jack you must first turn off the internal microphone 1 Press UTILITY 2 Press CURSOR lt 1 gt to move the cursor to SYS and press ENTER UTIL
38. oke KN KKK NK KN KN KN KKK ve uwen LO Insert Effect Parameter Functions eege EE EN EN 110 Setting POCA Ud 110 Ag OF OR EE 111 BANK GUITAR tii eege 111 l COSM GTR AMP EE 111 Z ACOUSTIC SIM NEE 111 3 BASS EE 112 4 COSMCOMBPGEReiicoini a aa eebe EES EENS eech 112 DARAN E BEEN 112 6 ACOUSTIC ER 112 7 BASS MUERO E 113 8 RE RN EE 113 9 COSM COMP Bet ee eege a il aia 113 BANK MIG ii A ege ere e 114 A E E E REENEN 114 TT VOICE TRANS roan e Sette i Ne E T T E E N Ee 114 Ee Re a RA DEE 114 BANK LINE 0 iii dica 115 LS STEREO MUA ee de a 115 E Haf e D KEES 115 BANK SIMUL 00000 add 115 15 VOFGT AMP krananne aneneen ona aa A arai Aeae Ee aaa Ana Sein Aerer 115 16 VOFAC EE 116 1 7 VOFACOUSTIE shia sehen A A a 116 Parameter idad 117 Acoustic Guitar Simulator non nono aoaaa iaaa aaa ia nen cnn ncnancn conos 117 ACOUSTIC PHOCESSOF ea aiii 117 Bass Simulator aaa alada lada ai 117 CHOFUS R E A Ee E A ed 117 Iaa o TO N E E ates nro E E TE TAA 118 COSM Comp compressor Limiter EE 118 RE 118 IR 118 Dela varita ais dond 119 10 IR E 119 ENANA AA Ad A 119 e EE 119 Eli E ot LAA A ee Eer 120 Foot Volumes as 120 Guitar E 120 eier en EE 122 LO FLBOX A ara e eE eE AEEA aaea apea EAE aia aE E A EEAS 122 Noise e 123 Re EE 123 Se EE EE 123 Pitch O A AAA AAA A 123 Eet eeh 124 Ee EE 124 SOW TEE 125 si O AAA Eed eer enee 125 BE Te E GE 125 Voice Transitorie serea is bide dE eebe EERE KOAR nels 126 UE EEN 1
39. 18 REC MOD 19 21 37 38 42 43 48 60 65 98 99 REC TRACK cnconccconconcnncnncnnconncnnnnnon 19 37 39 46 97 101 104 Recording Time iii 30 Kee EE Ae e ee 55 Referente Piteh siria 138 Soft Clip mint titi 130 Rehearse miii di 98 Song Arrangement eemeccoconcncnnonnnnnncnrorenencarireranoncareranos 36 90 93 Release ii id oe 121 123 130 KENE 83 Release Hime cra ads 118 Song Drum Kit cin oi ii 104 RM a 68 151 Song Erase EIN FE 18 49 Song Name Repeat Zeie 49 Song Optimize iii daba RESONANCE eros lbs 120 121 123 Song Patel cuando EN EE eas 41 42 62 63 131 Song Pattern Song Protect Speaker Simulator Spit E SP EE SQUARE voir rot ltda dier A Start Poltica deet Starting Meas Ure sassoni ianen ina anny ives Rhy Sendai da idad 63 STD EE RhyMIDI EE 142 151 A ODO Eh AN RE 33 59 153 STEP a des rs aldo er led RHYTHM GUIDE 00 ees 20 Stepi ud caia Rhythm Guide violaciones 14 35 90 Step Recording sissit tesisse deiina RHYTHM GUIDE Fader cocncococonccnnncinincnnonnnnnnnrnnnos 27 35 91 92 Stereo o E a T EE S RHYTHM PAD aortae enaa E 20 97 101 STEREO MULTI Ring Modulator EE 124 STOP Ri EE 125 Sub Mixer Sustain Syn Level SYNC S Syne Gen Ae Ee Sync Parameter Te NEE 75 78 81 e DEE 148 See EE EE EEN 120 GE Ee 152 AOS E ieee 71 SCRUB FROM e a e en A A cents 71 T Scrub Parameter ss sicss sscecets sieciestediescdbsseesacepeceoneceestecnuess 151 152 TUTO cit 74 75 77 79 ee DIE EE 71 GE 36 92
40. 5 10 min Calibrate Tuner Calib 440 435 445 Hz Sync Para meter gt Parameter Name Display Initial Value Valid Settings Rhythm Guide MIDI Channel RhyMIDI Ch 10 1 16 OFF Sync Generator Sync Gen OFF OFF MTC MCK MMC Master MMC Master OFF OFF ON MTC Type MTC Type 30 24 25 29D 29N 30 Offset 1 Offset 00 00 00 00 0 00 00 00 00 0 23 59 59 29 9 L UOS 179 Parameter List Scrub Parameter 3 Parameter Name Display Initial Value Valid Settings Scrub From To Mode FROM TO FROM FROM TO Preview Switch Preview SW OFF OFF ON Insert Mode Parameter 3 Parameter Name Display Initial Value Valid Settings Insert Mode Insert Mode INPUT lt NORMAL gt INPUT lt NORMAL gt INPUT lt REC DRY gt TRACK 1 8 1 amp 2 3 amp 4 5 amp 6 7 amp 8 RHYTHM MASTER Rhythm Guide Parameter 1 Parameter Name Display Initial Value Valid Settings Arrangement Pattern Off OFF OFF ARRANGE PATTERN Arrangement Arrangement Name P01 P01 50 S01 05 Pattern Pattern Name P001 P001 327 S001 100 Arrangement Parameter ru Parameter Name Display Initial Value Valid Settings Step current setting 1 1 50 Time Signature current setting 4 4 1 1 8 1 1 2 8 2 1 4 8 4 1 8 8 8 Tempo current setting 2 25 0 250 0 Starting Measure current setting 001 001 999 Pattern current setting P001 327 S001 100 Drum Kit Drum Kit STD1 STD2 ROOM HARD JAZZ HIP HOP HOUSE REGGAE 808 SongKitl 5 Patt
41. 97 101 104 119 SCRUB TO a Ahi A aA wt 71 TAP TEMPO a sana 20 bo REN 26 E EE 21 Send Level edd 42 63 TEMPO Avis eases die te dee ea a 36 92 93 97 100 SENS tr ta Aa S 17 32 MIO lili 130 Ma EEN 118 120 126 128 Thr shold viii aaa 118 123 Separation AAA ii 119 120 122 123 THRU NEE 128 SHELVING e r tds 128 TIME 2 idas 21 Sibila t aria AA A Es 118 Time Signature aciertan 93 97 100 Time Stretch TIME VALUE Ee 139 ei 74 77 80 H 58 110 127 o VH 152 pao 118 132 kl 20 105 107 108 171 172 195 TONELOAD Folder ssesccssssssssssssecsscsssessecssssevscsessevsceesseeesenee 156 Ww NS 117 Dre EA O 126 Top Mid sen ade 117 TAA A A ONO 161 162 TOUCH Pr CAI RE ER ERR ER EEN TTT ER EE EEN EE E ENEE ERR ERR ER EE RER 126 WAV AIFF Export a 161 TRACK een 19 33 37 39 46 59 105 153 WAV AIFF File cssesscssesssssssscssscscessescsssesessnscessneseessevesess 105 170 Track Copy Dose desc esGasa sivas casace EE A eege 73 WAV AIFF Import teuer a a A 164 Track EQ ri eaters 40 64 133 Mee 120 Track Erase aia lidia 79 Windows coecceccccccccccesccccccsccsccccccseeseen 156 158 161 164 167 170 Track Exchange En 82 Windows E 156 TRACK Fader un 18 27 33 39 Eege eege 156 Track MOVE un 76 E 122 Treble EEN 124 WRITE 2 00 ira derrite reet dell hts de dedicada dee 58 67 Tre molo Fan EE 125 A nee Abd 58 67 EEE seal A Ae dete ea 73 82 EE 125 TM e 125 X TUNER 18 137 138 EN EE 82 RENE 137 138 TUNNE Eege 122 13
42. CH ID SD IW KI IW L I m STEP Indicated in the matrix You can confirm the timing with which each rhythm instrument sounds in the matrix display The V mark in the lower part of the matrix indicates beat timing When a coarse Quantize setting is used the W mark may indicate half note or quarter note timing Ex CLOSED HH EE E LI d s SNARE KICK gt EE Q Quantize y M M Vv Hm WW IW IW WW IW SD KI IW Q Quantize LIRI E SD Y Y Y CH IR C KI IW X uw A Ex CLOSED HH SNARE KICK 4 a e Q Quantize A y M v A Vv CH Rm SD KI IW C 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 In such instances a symbol appears indicating that there is material not currently displayed Hl e v Ka RI In this case you can press REW FF to move the location cursor in large steps 101 Creating original patterns Naming patterns HINT You can use up to eight characters in naming patt
43. EFFECTS IN 12345 6 7 8 RHYTHM LR 43 Recording playing back a song 4 Turn the TIME VALUE dial to select the V track to which you want to record In this case although the source and destination tracks in this recording process are the same You cannot make these changes on other tracks The next V Track after the recording source is automatically selected as the recording destination V Track Press ENTER Return to the Play screen At this point the Mastering Tool Kit is automatically selected as the effect TIME REC MODE MASTERING 24 EFFECTS IN 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 RHYTHM LR Press REC REC flashes in red and the BR 864 enters the recording standby state STOP PLAY SCRUB Press PLAY The REC and REC TRACK buttons stop flashing in red and instead light solidly and recording mastering starts Lit a gt e STOP PLAY REC a SCRUB When you finish recording mastering 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 12 Turning off the power To turn off the power use the procedure described in Turning off the power p 28 io Oe you turn off the BR 864 ma
44. Extremely short waveform data less than approximately 100 msec cannot be loaded O The loop point settings within an AIFF file will be ignored O File names containing more than eight characters will HH not be displayed correctly O You can load drum sounds of up to 13 seconds for a You cannot carry out the following procedure unless the Idling single drum kit screen is displayed Refer to p 182 for instructions on Example resolving this problem Kick 3 ds 3 ds F g a il A The BOSS_BR 864 or Removable Disk icon is h bal 7 ds gt Total 13 d crash cymbal 7 seconds Total 13 seconds E O Stereo WAV and AIFF files are loaded as mono sounds with the left and right sides mixed Ex a BOSS_BR 864 Removable Disk 4 Import the WAV or ATFF file 1 Click the BOSS_BR 864 or Removable Disk icon 2 Drag the imported WAV or AIFF file to the TONELOAD folder When you have finished importing the WAV or AIFF files the Idling screen returns to the display 5 Quit the connection to the computer In My Computer right click on the BOSS_BR 864 icon or Removable Disk icon to Eject the disk 170 Loading drum sounds from WAV AIFF files If this procedure fail
45. HEAVY1 HEVY1 HEAVY2 HEVY2 HEAVY3 HEVY3 HEAVY4 HEVY4 HEAVY5 HEVY5 POP1 POP2 POP3 POP4 POP5 POP6 POP7 POP8 BALLAD1 BALD1 BALLAD2 BALD2 BLUES1 BLUS1 BLUES2 BLUS2 BLUES3 BLUS3 BLUES4 BLUS4 R amp B1 R amp B2 R amp B3 R amp B4 R amp B5 JAZZ1 JAZZ2 JAZZ3 FUSION1 FUSN1 FUSION2 FUSN2 HipHop1 H Hp1 HipHop2 H Hp2 FUNK HOUSE Cntry1 Cnty1 Cntry2 Cnty2 OTHER1 Othr1 OTHER2 Othr1 OTHERS Othr1 Metro BREAK N sch sch 1 pp zb a sch 1 a M i Mil a sch 1 sch 1 sch af af aa a ar ar ar ar sch arar ar sar a sch pol pol po po a a a a a ar ar a a mn al pja aja po afajajalal nin a 2 sch a a aja sch 1 sch sch 1 sch sch arar aa ajaja sch po po po po ala sch ar ar arar a a mln PO B PO PO PO PO A CO BY OT PO PO A GC O1 GZ PO CO BY CO PO CO GO PO PO PO AY PO PO BY CO CO PO A CO OF PO GO PO PO A PO BY A PO P BH PO I NINI HR ANA BR PO PO PO By PO PO PO PO PO AI SA PO PO DO PO PO PO PO POT POT PO PO PO BH A PO PO AINI A DO PO PO PO PO N N N PO I NN HEB PLR BPP PO PO BPO PO DP PO PO BYR POPP AININ H PO POT POT PO POT NIN BH HA PO PO BH PO BH DPS PO PO PO PO L UOS 177 Parameter List 1 I
46. NS GUITAR Acoustic Processor Compressor Noise Suppressor MIC Compressor Noise Suppressor Insert Effect Parameter Functions 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 864 Their marks are used solely to identify the equipment whose sound is simulated by BOSS s BR 864 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 achieve 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 compressio
47. Note No 00H 7FH 0 127 11 Velocity 40H 64 ONotes sounded by the rhythm guide correspond to note numbers as follows Rhythm Guide Tone Note Number Cross Stick G1 31 Metronome click A1 33 Metronome bell A 1 34 Kick C2 36 Snare D2 38 Tom 4 F2 41 Closed hi hat F 2 42 Tom 3 A2 45 Open hi hat A 2 46 Tom 2 C3 48 Crash cymbal CH3 49 Tom 1 D3 50 Ride cymbal D 3 51 Cowbell G 3 56 System Common Messages MIDI Time Code Quarter Frame Messages If the Syne parameter Syn Gen is set to MTC quarter frame messages of the time code type specified by MTC Type will be transmitted when the BR 864 is running recording or playing The transmitted time counts are summed to SMPTE MTC Offset Time as the song top is 00 00 00 00 Status Second FIH mmH Onnndddd nnn Message type 0 Frame count LS nibble 1 Frame count MS nibble 2 Seconds count LS nibble 3 Seconds count MS nibble 4 Minutes count LS nibble 5 Minutes count MS nibble 6 Hours count LS nibble 7 Hours count MS nibble dddd 4 bit nibble data Oh FH 0 15 Bit Field is assigned as follws Frame Count Xxxyyyyy XXX Reserved 000 yyyyy Frame No 0 29 Seconds Count xxyyyyyy xx Reserved 00 yyyyyy Seconds 0 59 Minutes Count xxyyyyyy xx Reserved 00 yyyyyy Minutes 0 59 Hours Count XYYZZZZZ x Reserved 0 yy Time Code type The time code types defined by the MID
48. 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 OFF ON This parameter turns the defretter effect on off Sens 0 100 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 fretless bass 118 Insert Effect Parameter Functions 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 Adjusts the volume of the defretter sound 0 100 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 Type This Parameter selects the type of delay 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 OFF ON 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
49. Press CURSOR d II gt 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 Example when you select U EFX UTIL 4 Tocontinue the initialization press ENTER YES To cancel press EXIT NO or UTILITY When ENTER is pressed initialization begins After the initialization has been completed you are returned to the Play screen 148 Initializing the Rhythm Guide Arrangements Patterns Drum Kits This initializes the Rhythm Guide Arrangements Patterns and Drum Kits e InStep Arrangement Step 1 is set to the metronome e In song patterns and song drum kits the step is empty 1 Press UTILITY 2 Press CURSOR d ll gt to move the cursor to INI and press ENTER UTIL UTIL 3 Press CURSOR d II gt to move the cursor to RHY and press ENTER The confirmation message Are you sure appears in the display UTIL 4 To continue the initialization press ENTER YES To cancel press EXIT NO or UTILITY When ENTER is
50. Press CURSOR d ll gt to move the cursor to SYS and press ENTER UTIL 1 Press UTILITY 2 Press CURSOR d ll gt to move the cursor to SEL and press ENTER The Song Select screen appears UTIL 3 Press CURSOR d II gt to select LCD Contrast and adjust the contrast with the TIME VALUE dial UTIL UTIL 4 After completing the adjustment 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 26 3 Turn the TIME VALUE dial to select 01 Dreamin Title Composer Copyright Dreamin Yutaka Nakano 2003 BOSS Corporation 4 Press ENTER E If you have changed the recording or editing Since the BR 864 automatically updates the recorded data a
51. 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 to move instantly to the point where you wish to begin listening E Registering time Locator Function p 70 Equipped with chromatic tuner AO to B6 sound range Your BR 864 is also equipped with a chromatic tuner so that you can tune your guitar or bass while it is still connected to the BR 864 p 137 Phrase Trainer Function When you play back a song you have recorded from the CD player or the MD 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 p 139 Full complement of input connectors jacks Your BR 864 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 MIC These jacks allow a mic to be connected Both standard TRS jacks p 21 p 24 and XLR jacks are provided A built in microphone is also included so you can perform recordings with the BR 864 even when you don t have a microphone connected The built in microphone can be turned on or off p 32 LINE These jacks accept stereo input from keyboards CD players and other devices at l
52. V Track 7 TRO708_7 WAV or TRO708_7 AIF Track 7 8 V Track 8 TRO708_8 WAV or TRO708_8 AIF 10 Repeat Steps 4 9 as needed 11 When you have finished exporting the WAV or AIFF file s press EXIT several times to return to the Play screen Converting songs takes approximately the same amount of time to complete as it does to play the source song data When the conversion is complete the BOSS_BR 864 icon is added to the computer Ex E BOSS_BR 864 7 Export the WAV or AIFF file to the computer 1 Double click the BOSS_BR 864 icon 2 Drag the WAV or AIFF file in the USB folder to the computer s folder and drop it in the folder SUE 163 Loading WAV AIFF files in BR 864 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 864 s tracks ae 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 Add the extension WAV to imported WAV files and the extension AIF to imported AIFF files 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
53. and press ENTER You can also stop recording by pressing STOP Rehearsing recordings You can practice rehearse your performances along with the metronome before carrying out Realtime Recording During rehearsals the drum sounds are only played and are not recorded to the pattern even if you press the track buttons 1 Press ARRANGE PATTERN OFF repeatedly until the indicator is flashing INPUT EFFECTS IN 12345 6 7 8 RHYTHM LR 2 Press PROGRAM 3 Press CURSOR to move the cursor to REAL and press ENTER REAL appears in REC MODE at the left of the screen The Recording Standby screen appears RHYTHM EAA M A M R REC MODE CR REAL 4 Press CURSOR gt repeatedly to move the cursor to RHR and press ENTER The BR 864 is put into Rehearsal mode RHYTHM EA v v Yy R REC MODE CR REAL R REC MODE CR REAL Creating original patterns Rehearse the performance by pressing the REC TRACK Cha ng i ng the metronome volume 1 5 4 8 V TRACK a
54. are effects connected to the send return jack of mixers and other similar devices refer to p 41 Switch effect patches The BR 864 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 1 Press EFFECTS to display the currently selected effect patch P Preset S Song U User Algorithm Bank Number Patch Name Name EFFECTS INPUT EFFECTS IN 12345 6 7 8 RHYTHM LR Your BR 864 allows you to automatically select the most suitable banks by pressing an INPUT SELECT button For example pressing the GUITAR BASS INPUT SELECT button changes you to a guitar bank patch and pressing LINE changes you to a line bank patch Banks are a collection of effect patches 33 O E A H du H ch Recording
55. drive message displayed there Task Bar 4 4 Task Tray 2 Click OK in the Safe To Remove Hardware dialog box that appears Press BR 864 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 SUE At this point you can safely disconnect the USB cable from the BR 864 and the computer Press ARRANGE PATTERN OFF repeatedly until the indicator is flashing 167 Importing SMFs and creating patterns With some SMF files a considerable amount of time may be required to finish importing the file During updating Keep power on appears in the upper line S of the display while the lower line shows what is being REC MODE INPUT processed EFFECTS IN 12345 6 7 8 RHYTHM LR 8 Press PROGRAM With Macintosh 1 Connect your computer and the BR 864 with a USB cable 2 Confirm that the recorder is stopped then press USB The USB function select screen appears 3 Select BACKUP with the TIME VALUE dial then 9 Press CURSOR t
56. file s press EXIT repeatedly to return to the Play screen With Macintosh 1 Connect your computer and the BR 864 with a USB cable 2 Confirm that the recorder is stopped then press USB The USB function select screen appears 3 Select IMPORT with the TIME VALUE dial then press ENTER 4 Use CURSOR lt gt and the TIME VALUE dial to select the 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 SUE 5 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 165 Loading WAV AIFF files in BR 864 tracks WAV AIFF Import 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 The BOSS_BR 864
57. icon is added to the computer H Ex E Once the import is complete you are returned to the screen for specifying the import source track V Track BOSS_BR 864 At this point you can safely disconnect the USB cable from the BR 864 and the computer 6 Copy the WAV or AIFF files you want to import 1 Double click the BOSS_BR 864 icon 2 Drag the imported WAV or AIFF file to the USB 10 When you have finished importing the WAV or AIFF folder file s press EXIT repeatedly to return to the Play 9 Repeat Steps 4 8 as needed screen 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 7 Quit the connection to the computer 1 Drag the BOSS_BR 864 icon into the trash 8 Press the BR 864 s EXIT The WAV or AIFF file is imported The contents of the USB folder are automatically deleted at the time the import is finished 166 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 we O You cannot import SMFs containing more than 999 measures
58. 1 gt to move the cursor to SYS function to mix the output from the external MIDI device and press ENTER with that of the BR 864 internally within the BR 864 so you won t need an external mixer Also since you can output the signal from the MIDI device without having to first record it to a track on the BR 864 you Gate can use the BR 864 tracks more effectively Sub Mixer OFF QArE 4 External Mixer UTIL Press CURSOR lt gt to select Sub Mixer and turn the TIME VALUE dial to turn the setting ON w UTIL 4 Press UTILITY or press EXIT repeatedly to return to the Play screen UL S Os S MOT 5 Turn the LINE SENS knob to adjust the sensitivity to the input from the external MIDI device GE Even when the AUDIO SUB MIX switch is turned on if you press INPUT SELECT LINE illuminating its indicator the signal from LINE IN that passes through the recorder mixer 00000 O block is given priority and the AUDIO SUB MIX function C
59. A specific track cannot be heard O Has the track volume been lowered O Is the V Track setting for a different V Track O Has the track been muted The input source cannot be heard O Did you adjust the SENS knob O Has INPUT SELECT been muted The INPUT SELECT indicator will be dark Has the INPUT LEVEL knob been set to MIN If you are using the internal microphone is Built Mic under UTILITY set to ON OO Cannot record O O O Is a song protected Is a memory card inserted Does the memory card have insufficient remaining capacity Has the recording mode REC MODE been selected correctly Has the Phrase Trainer or Scrub Playback function been turned on The recorded sound contains noise or distortion O Is the input sensitivity set appropriately If the input sensitivity is too high the recorded sound will be distorted If it is too low the input sound will be buried in noise Adjust the SENS knob so that the level meter moves as much as possible without causing the PEAK indicator to light Set it so the 0 is not indicated in the level meter Are the track output levels appropriate If you hear noise or distortion after bouncing tracks the output level of the tracks was too high Is a mic with high output impedance connected directly to the BR 864 The BR 864 is designed with a wide margin of headroom Also since the MIC jacks are low impedance inputs TRS type 8 9 KQ XLR typ
60. BR 864 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 location 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 Sound Data PREVIEW PREVIEW TO FROM Approx 1 0 msec Approx 1 0 msec phrase to the next Now Time v Scrubbing to find the music starting ending point 1 Hold down STOP and press PLAY The PLAY indicator begins flashing and scrubbing starts At this time The Track 1 8 LEVEL meters are displayed The SCRUB TO and SCRUB FROM 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 MEAS TIME REC MODE INPUT EFFECTS IN 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 RHYTHM LOR MES TIME INPUT EFFECTS IN 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 RHYTHM LR MEMO You ca
61. EXP PEDAL jack on the rear panel allowing you to use your foot to control a number of functions FOOTSW DIGITAL EXP PEDAL OUT Set the polarity switch as shown in the following FS 5U JBOSS Foot Switch Expression Pedal FS 5U etc Roland EV 5 etc Use only the specified expression pedal EV 5 FV 300L optional By connecting any other expression pedals you risk causing malfunction and or damage to the unit With the EV 5 and FV 300L set the MIN volume to 0 When using a foot sw itch Use the following procedure to set the foot switch function 1 Press UTILITY 2 Press CURSOR Ju gt to move the cursor to SYS and press ENTER 136 3 Press CURSOR d II gt land select Foot SW UTIL 4 Turn the TIME VALUE dial and select the foot switch function time you press the foot switch PLAY The song will alternate between play and stop each time you press the foot switch PUNCH Switches punch in and out alternately each time you press the foot switch FX The effect will alternate between on and off each time you press the
62. 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 indicator lights telling you that the punch out position is registered AUTO PUNCH____ ON OFF HIN OUT LOCATOR CHA O DELETE Ti If the AUTO PUNCH OUT indicator is lit you will automatically move to the registered punch out time when this button is pressed NEI If you want to punch in out at a previously set locator point press LOCATOR to move to the locator point and press AUTO PUNCH IN or AUTO PUNCH OUT Re recording only a mistake Punch in out 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 M 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 indicators 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 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
63. Setting the reference pitch of the tuner ENEE 138 Copying difficult songs Phrase Trainer momcocnonononoonononas SE 139 Slowing down the speed Time Stretch function s ecceeseceesteeeeeeeeessneeseseeeeeneeeseseeeeeneas 139 Canceling the center sound Center Cancel fUNCtION cssseceeeeeseeeeeeeseeeeneeeneeeeeees 139 Synchronizing with MIDI devices cocoococococnononoracacannonanacnnnonarararananas 141 MIDEFUNdaMentalS cocinas ia deed deed Eege 141 Using the rhythm guide to play an external MIDI sound module ccceeeeeseeeees 141 Synchronizing playback with a MIDI sequencer oonccnncconcccncnnnnnnnancnnnrenaarrnnnere narran 142 Synchronized playback with the BR 864 as the master ooocococinononcononenennncononenannrornenennnanananos 142 Setting the MIC Offsets seee or adds 144 Ee Be 144 Operating MMC compatible devices with the BR Sei 144 Mixing the output from an external MIDI device with the output from your BR 864 Audio Sub Mix ccscsesssseeeeeeeee 146 Initializing the BR 864 S SettingS REENEN KREE KREE ER RER ERK KEE KREE 147 lu EIIEIISEUK RT WC ul ET 147 Initializing the system SettiNGS ccceseeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneeeeeeeenseaeeeeensneeeeeeeeseeeeeeensneeeeeeens 147 Initializing the effect settings ccccceceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesneeeseeenneeeeeeeenseaeseeensneaeeeeenseceeeeensneeeeeeenss 148 Initializing the Rhythm Guide Arrangements Patterns Drum Kits s
64. Status Data Bytes Status FOH 7FH Dev 06H 03H F7H Byte Description FOH Status of Exclusive Message 7FH Universal System Exclusive Message Realtime Header Dev Device ID 7FH 06H MMC Command Message 03H DEFERRED PLAY MCS F7H EOX End of Exclusive Message If PLAY was pressed the BR 864 transmits this message RECORD STROBE Status Data Bytes Status FOH 7FH Dev 06H 06H F7H Byte Description FOH Status of Exclusive Message 7FH Universal System Exclusive Message Realtime Header Dev Device ID 7FH 06H MMC Command Message 06H RECORD STROBE F7H EOX End of Exclusive Message If REC was pressed out of the recording condition the BR 864 transmits this message RECORD EXIT Status Data Bytes Status FOH 7FH Dev 06H 07H F7H Byte Description FOH Status of Exclusive Message 7FH Universal System Exclusive Message Realtime Header Dev Device ID 7FH 06H MMC Command Message 07H RECORD EXIT F7H EOX End of Exclusive Message If PLAY or REC was pressed while recording the BR 864 transmits this message MMC RESET Status Data Bytes Status FOH 7FH Dev 06H 00H F7H Byte Description FOH Status of Exclusive Message 7FH Universal System Exclusive Message Realtime Header Dev Device ID 7FH 06H MMC Command Message 0DH MMC RESET F7H EOX End of Exclusive Message When powered on the BR 864 transmits this message MIDI Implementation LOCATE MCP OFormat 2 LOCATE TARGET
65. TIME VALUE dial to select the Preset Song and number 3 Move the RHYTHM GUIDE fader to the positions shown in the figure below RHYTHM GUIDE 4 Press ZERO to reset the play position back to the beginning of the song then press PLAY The selected arrangement is performed 91 About the Rhythm Guide Selecting patterns This selects the pattern to be played with the Rhythm Guide 1 Press ARRANGE PATTERN OFF repeatedly until the indicator is flashing P Preset S Song Number Pattern Name INPUT EFFECTS IN 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 RHYTHM LR 2 Selecta pattern Use CURSOR d IT and the TIME VALUE dial to select the Preset Song and number P001 P327 Preset patterns 1 327 S001 S100 Song patterns 1 100 3 Press EXIT to return to the Play screen Performing patterns 1 Make sure performance of the song is stopped then press ARRANGE PATTERN OFF repeatedly until the indicator is flashing REC MODE INPUT 6 EFFECTS IN 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 RHYTHM LR 2 Selecta pattern Use CURSOR gt and the TIME VALUE dial to select the Preset Song and number 3 Move the RHYTHM GUIDE fader to the positions shown in the figure below RHYTHM GUIDE 4 Press PLAY The selected pattern is performed No sound plays
66. Track8 ve A Track Sheet is provided at the rear of this manual p 198 which you make copies of and fill in when recording music to V Tracks Rhythm Guide function The Rhythm Guide function p 35 p 90 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 Guide function editing one measure at a time is greatly simplified Four versatile digital effects processors The BR 864 contains four types of effect units The effects groups used for recording insert effects send and return loop effects tone shaping Track EQ and mastering Mastering Tool Kit stand as independent effects and the effects other than the Mastering Tool Kit can be used simultaneously This means that the BR 864 does not require any external effect devices to produce a sophisticated song The BR 864 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 exhibi
67. UTIL 4 Turn the TIME VALUE dial to select TME MES and press ENTER 77 Editing the performance on a track Track Editing UTIL 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 5 Use CURSOR d ll gt and the TIME VALUE dial to You can also enter the time using LOCATOR ZERO STOP select the track V Track to move from and track V REW STOP FF and AUTO PUNCH IN OUT Track to move to 6 Press ENTER Moving a complete track ALL TES Perform the procedure given below to move the complete data from one track to another 1 Press UTILITY 2 Press CURSOR d JI gt to move the cursor to TRK and press ENTER 7 Use CURSOR and the TIME VALUE dial to specify the beginning of the portion S Start of data you want to move 8 Press ENTER UTIL DES TIME UTIL
68. 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 About the Sync parameters This section describes the Sync parameters 1 Press UTILITY 2 Press CURSOR d ll gt to move the cursor to SYNC and press ENTER 3 Using CURSOR lt 11 D 1 select the Sync parameter then make the setting with the VALUE TIME dial Rhythm Guide MIDI Channel RhyMIDI ch Valid Settings 1 16 OFF Initial value 10 This sets the MIDI channel for the Rhythm Guide performance data output from the MIDI OUT connector No data is output when this is set to OFF Sync Generator Sync Gen Valid Settings OFF MTC MCK Initial value OFF This sets the synchronization signals output from the MIDI OUT connector OFF No synchronization signal is output from MIDI OUT MTC MTC synchronization signals are output from MIDI OUT MCK MIDI CLOCK synchronization signals are output from MIDI OUT MMC Master Valid Settings ON OFF Initial value OFF This setting determines whether or not the Master MMC code is output from the MIDI OUT connector 151 Utility parameter list MTC Type Valid Settings 30 29N 29D 25 24 Initial value 30 This sets the type of MTC output from the MIDI OUT connector 30 130 frames per second non dro
69. ction making a master tape 1 Connect the BR 864 s DIGITAL OUT connector to the digital recorder s input connector Recording to a cassette tape recorder analog connection FOOTSW DIGITAL EXP PEDAL OUT 1 Connect the BR 864 s LINE OUT jacks to the cassette tape recorder s input jacks FOOTSW DIGITAL EXP PEDAL OUT o OTTTTT Digital Recorder g O CD Recorder etc 2 Set the digital recorder so it is ready to record digital signals Cassette tape LJ L 3 Put the digital recorder in record mode Recorder eege 4 Press PLAY on the BR 864 and start the playback of 2 Put the cassette tape recorder in record mode the recorded data 3 Press PLAY on the BR 864 and start the playback of the recorded data Disa bling digital copying When recording from the BR 864 to a digital recorder you can prevent further digital copying of the master tape to any other digital recorders 1 Press UTILITY 2 Press CURSOR d l gt to move the cursor to EDT and press ENTER UTIL UTIL 3 Press CURSOR lt gt to move the cursor to DPRT and press ENTER The Digital Copy Protect screen appears Creating a master tape UTIL
70. e Exposed to rain or are e Dusty or are e Subject to high levels of vibration e Make sure you always have the unit placed so it is level and sure to remain stable Never place it on stands that could wobble or on inclined surfaces e Use only the specified AC adaptor PSA series and make sure the line voltage at the installation matches the input 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 could result in damage malfunction or electric shock About the Symbols ALWAYS OBSERVE THE FOLLOWING TheA 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 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 Do not excessively twist or bend the power c
71. effects Track EQ csssscssessssneneee least 62 Selecting the EE E rec naidocinida 62 Adjusting how the loop effect iS Applic ceeecceseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseseneeeeseeeneeeeeseeeeeseeseeeeeenes 63 Setting the Track EQ ae r a Tr ae ar een 64 MasterinQ momocococannnnananoos Reese cee ere Dd lla cios 65 Editing the Mastering Tool Kit settings c sccccceseeeeeeeeeseeeeeeensneeeseeenseeeeeeeenseeeeeensneeeeeeennees 66 Saving the Mastering Tool Kit Settings Write c ccssseccsseeeesseeeeeseeeeeeeesseneeeeeeeeeseanaeeeneees 67 Displaying the song iNforMatiON omomocococncnononnnnononorararannnnnnncncnnnnraranas 68 Displaying the remaining available recording time ooonmnnicccncnnnnnncnnnnnnanacnnnnnnnrr nn 68 Displaying the memory Card USAGE cccominnccccnnnnncnnnnnnnnc nn nn 68 Section 2 EdItiNg cooccccccconcconnconnnonnnrnan Ne Ku 09 Registering time Locator FUNCUON 0ccccccececeeeeeeneeeeseeeeseeeeseeaeenneneaeas 70 Registering a locator point cceeseecceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneneeeeeeeeseeeeseeeeseeeeeeensneaeeeeenseeaeeeensneeeeeeennees 70 Moving to the locator POimt cceceecceeceeeeeeeeeeeeneeeeeeeeneeeeeeeeseeeeeeeeeseeeseeensneeeeeeeeseeaeeeensneeeeeeenaees 70 Deleting a locator POLINA eeececeeeeee eee eeseee eee eeeeeeeeeensneee sees seeeeseeeeneeeseeensneaeeeeeaseceeeeensneenseeensees 70 Search for the music s start and end Scrub Preview coococonononononnnoos 71 Scr
72. from one device Your BR 864 supports the MMC protocol By using MMC your BR 864 can send commands such as PLAY STOP and FF to connected MIDI devices to operate them NEI Some MIDI devices do not support the BR 864 s MMC functionality If so it will not be possible to operate them from the BR 864 using the procedures described here For details on the MMC functionality supported by the BR 864 read MIDI Implementation p 185 Operating MMC compatble devices with the BR 864 This section explains how to make settings for synchronizing the playback with a computer based sequencer program that supports MMC and MTC Make connections as shown in the diagram below MIDI IN MIDI OUT Zi The BR 864 will be the master for MMC and MTC Follow the procedure given below to operate the play stop fast forward and other functions of a sequencer program with the BR 864 1 Press UTILITY 2 Press CURSOR d II gt to move the cursor to SYNC and press ENTER 144 Synchronizing with MIDI devices UTIL UTIL 3 Press CURSORT OI gt to
73. if BREAK is selected for the pattern Changing the tempo of the arrangements or patterns You can temporarily change the tempo of the arrangement or pattern being played by carrying out the following procedure while the Play screen is displayed The arrangement s tempo setting is temporarily disabled 1 Press CURSOR and align the cursor up with TEMPO in the display 2 Turn the TIME VALUE dial to adjust the tempo Tempo ana INPUT EEE WI EFFECTS SOLE WU RIIT RIIT Ol IN 2 2 The change in tempo is only temporary If you want to change the arrangement s actual tempo refer to p 93 Tempos cannot be saved to patterns Tapping to change the tempo of the arrangements or patterns You can temporarily change the tempo of the arrangement or pattern by the timing with which you press TAP Tap on TAP four or more times to change the tempo of the arrangement or pattern The tempo becomes that in which you tapped The arrangement s tempo setting is temporarily disabled O TAP TEMPO The change in tempo is only temporary If you want to change the arrangement s actual tempo refer to p 93 Tempos cannot be saved to patterns Creating original arrangements You can create arrangements Song arrangements of up to 999 measures 1 Make sure performance of the song i
74. if you want to practice playing along with the backing instruments Depending on how the song was recorded it may not be possible to completely remove the central sound 1 Press PHRASE TRAINER 2 Press CURSOR d II gt to select CentrCncel and turn the TIME VALUE dial to set it to ON TIME INPUT 6 EFFECTS IN 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 RHYTHM LR 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 139 Copying difficult songs Phrase Trainer 3 Toemphasize the bass sound press CURSOR di gt to select Low Boost and turn the TIME VALUE dial and adjust the value so that the bass sound is more easily heard DES TIME INPUT 6 EFFECTS IN 12345 6 7 8 RHYTHM LR 4 Press CURSOR gt to select C Adjust and turn the TIME VALUE dial and adjust the value of the sound that you want to remove to decrease its volume Depending on how the song was recorded these procedures may not be able to remove the sounds completely DES TIME REC MODE INPUT 6
75. insert effects are connected Follow the procedure below to change where insert effects are connected 1 Press UTILITY 2 Press CURSOR d ll gt to move the cursor to EFX and press ENTER UTIL UTIL 3 Turn the TIME VALUE dial to switch the Insert Mode INPUT lt NORMAL gt The sound is monitored and recorded after it passes through the insert effect Normally you will use the BR 864 with this setting TRACK 1 REC INPUT lt REC DRY gt The sound is monitored through the insert effect but is recorded without the effect dry TRACK 1 REC TRACK 1 8 1 amp 2 3 amp 4 5 amp 6 7 amp 8 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 TRACK 1 PLAY RHYTHM The insert effect can be applied to the playback of a Rhythm Guide MASTER 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 TRACK 1 PLAY TRACK 2 PLAY TRACK 8 PLAY Rhythm Guide Press UTILITY or press EX
76. mA Expected battery life under continuous use Alkaline 5 hours These figures will vary depending on the actual conditions of use Dimensions 322 W x 225 D x 69 H mm 12 11 16 W x 8 7 8 D x 2 3 4 H inches O Weight 1 65 kg 3 lbs 11 oz excluding batteries O Accessories Dry battery R6 AA type x 6 Demo Card Owner s Manual Effect Patch List 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 300L OdBu 0 775V rms GE In the interest of product improvement the specifications and or appearance of this unit are subject to change without prior notice 190 Numerics KEE 143 152 DO iia 143 152 DODD ida i 143 152 DIN iii iia 143 152 Mina 143 152 AG Adaptor nie ACOUSTIC GTR eh degkeet deeg deet dere Acoustic Guitar Simulator ACOUSTIC PFOCESSON nhn ea ACOUSTIC SM Gentr ncel aiii aaa 139 NA NAT EE 117 Algorithm ii a CHO DLY nees 41 42 62 63 131 ALL oeenn CHORUS EE eebe CIOTUS En ARRANGE PATTERN OFF Chromatic iii ida Arrangement aeina ean iis isisi ia s Arrangement Mode EE Arrangement Name iensen a igaieniii ne ieir Attack inician CompactFlash Attack Time COMPrESSOL ies asin si a ie EES A ete EE GE AUDIO TRACK MIXER coccccccccesescescssescesesceescecececeeceteetetseseses COPY diia rata tale detal AUTO PUNCH es COPY veers AUTO PUNCH IN nsise Copy P
77. 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 guitarists 1 Atrebly sound created by using input I of the guitar amp 2 Atrebly sound created by using input I of the guitar amp 1 2 The sound of connecting inputs I and II of the guitar amp in parallel creating a sound witha stronger low end than I SLDN A tube amp sound with versatile distortion usable in a wide range of styles METAL The sound of a large tube amp suitable for heavy metal METAL D A high gain and powerful metal sound E With COSM BASS AMP or COSM COMP BSS algorithms AC It produces the vintage sound of an early transistor amp AMG It produces the sound of a large double stack vacuum tube amp with ultra lows and a crisp edge Volume 0 100 Adjusts the volume and distortion of the amp Bass GUITAR AMP 0 100 BASS AMP 100 100 Adjusts the tone for the low frequency range Middle GUITAR AMP 0 100 BASS AMP 100 100 Adjusts the tone for the middle frequency range Ifyou have selected MATCH or VO DRV as the type the middle control will have no effect
78. or MD 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 PO1 P19 19 rewritable User Patches U01 U19 and 19 Song Patches which are stored individually for each song 501 519 Memory Card SONG Patch Patch IS Mastering Tool Kit Patch List separate sheet In Mastering mode the following buttons are disabled after you set the recording source and destination and return to the Play screen In addition you cannot make Insert mode settings p 59 INPUT SELECT TUNER PAN EQ LOOP EFFECTS PHRASE TRAINER ARRANGE PATTERN OFF TONE LOAD RHYTHM PAD V TRACK 1 Press REC MODE several times until MASTERING is indicated for REC MODE at the left of the screen The Mastering screen appears in the display REC MODE MASTERING EFFECTS
79. or memory cards that have been used previously with a computer will need to be prepared so they can be used with the BR 864 Carry out the following steps in the order given to complete the procedure this preparation process is called Tnitializing UTIL 29 Recording playing back a song o To cancel the operation press EXIT NO or UTILITY When ENTER YES is pressed initializing 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 Depending on the capacity of the memory card initializing may take more than ten minutes to complete This is not a malfunction The progress of the initializing is shown in the display Do not turn off the BR 864 until the initializing has been completed ore Do not remove the memory card or turn off the BR 864 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 To continue with the initializing press ENTER YES 2 Select the song to reco
80. other devices turn off the power to all units This will help prevent malfunctions and or damage to speakers or other devices Placement e Using the unit near power amplifiers or other equipment containing large power transformers may induce hum To alleviate the problem change the orientation of this unit or move it farther away from the source of inter ference e This device may interfere with radio and television reception Do not use this device in the vicinity of such receivers e 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 initi ating a call or while conversing Should you 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 e 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
81. p 49 This feature is useful if you want to repeatedly play back the recording between the punch in and out locations p 51 until you are satisfied or use the phrase trainer p 139 to try to copy a difficult phrase recorded from a CD or the like 13 STOP button Stops recording or playback of the song 14 PLAY button Plays back songs When REC is pressed and the REC indicator is flashing press PLAY to start recording During recording or playback the indicator on the button lights in green 15 REC Recording button This is the Record button In addition to the Recording operation it is also used for manual punch in out While in recording standby the indicator on this button flashes in red and during recording it lights in red 16 AUDIO TRACK MIXER fader 1 4 5 8 For controlling the volumes of each track during playback Hereafter the AUDIO TRACK MIXER faders shall be referred to as the TRACK faders 17 MASTER fader Controls the overall volume of the BR 864 18 Panel Descriptions 18 REC TRACK Recording Track buttons 1 4 5 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
82. patterns Ex CLOSED HH C C E D SNARE J J KICK gt KT Q Quantize y Vv Y kd CH RW WW IW IW IW WW hl SD KI Q Quantize SZ E SZ ZZ WY VW yv CH RSR SD m KI IS m m Seo Ex CLOSED HH L II LI HH SNARE J J KICK e f Q Quantize J M M y y M Vv CH Rm SD C KI 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 In such instances a symbol appears indicating that there is material not currently displayed RHYTHM EA v RI HINT You can press REC MODE during Realtime Recording to switch to Step Recording Using this option allows you to switch to Step Recording temporarily when you want to change the set velocity or input drum sounds input with the wrong timing in Realtime Recording instructions for this procedure p 102 or to delete unneeded drum sounds instructions p 102 and then switch back to Realtime Recording and continue recording the pattern Set the tempo and Quantize values as needed When you have finished inputting sounds move the cursor to STOP
83. performance on a track Track Editing p 73 1 Press V TRACK The V Track Selection screen appears This screen shows the numbers of the selected V Tracks for each track REC MODE INPUT EFFECTS IN 12345 6 7 8 RHYTHM LR E V Tracks with recorded data O V Tracks without data 2 Use TRACK and the REC TRACK 1 5 4 8 to select the track to be altered You can also select tracks with CURSOR d ER 3 Turn the TIME VALUE dial and change the V Track 4 After you finish changing the V Track press V TRACK or EXIT to return to the Play screen Changing the position of the input sound 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 Tf this is the case you can change the positioning or panning of the INPUT the instrument you are playing and record it so that it is not buried underneath the other sounds 1 Press PAN The Pan settings screen appears PAN INPUT 6 EFFECTS IN 12345 6 7 8 RHYTHM LR 2 Press CURSOR to display IN INPUT 6 24 EFFECTS IN 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 RHYTHM LR
84. playing back a song GTR MEM Effect patches for use with guitars Some effect patches are particularly effective for stereo MIC recording Effect patches for use on the sound from the MIC input For recording in stereo refer to Selecting the recording i e vocals track p 37 LIN LINE US Effect Patch List separate sheet Effect patches for use on the sound from CDs MDs and Algorithm List p 111 other external devices from the LINE input SML SIMUL Effect patches for recording vocals and a guitar together Recording without insert effects Press EFFECTS repeatedly to turn off the insert effects Va The indicator goes out and the sound will be recorded Effect patches and banks p 56 without insert effects 2 Press CURSOR gt to align the cursor up with HINT the effect patch on the upper right side of the display Selecting INPUT lt REC DRY gt as the Insert mode allows and turn the TIME VALUE dial to change the effect you to record the sounds without the insert effects while patch listening to the sounds with the insert effects applied Preset patches P US l The preset patches contain preset data Their settings can Changing how the insert effects are used according to the mode be changed but you cannot create a new preset patch p 59 User patches U User patches can be rewritten and are stored in internal memory If you have created a patch that y
85. press ENTER YES amp Press ENTER To cancel the operation press the EXIT NO or The copy is executed When the copy has been UTILITY completed Completed appears in the display and Tf you erase a song currently being used the song on the you are returned to the Play screen i memory card with the lowest number is selected and you are returned to the Play screen 7 Ifyou erased a song not currently being used press UTILITY or press EXIT repeatedly repeatedly to return to the Play screen 83 Organizing the songs you ve recorded Saving memory on the memory card Song Optimize When you perform overdubbing or punch in out the data that you rewrite replace actually remains on the memory card In some cases this unwanted data may occupy a significant amount of space on the memory card This will cause the time available for recording to be less than it should be By performing a Song Optimize you can have the BR 864 erase any unnecessary data on the memory card and increase the unused space 1 Press UTILITY 2 Press CURSOR d ll gt to move the cursor to EDT and press ENTER UTIL UTIL 3 Press CURSOR d ll gt to move the cursor to OPT and press ENTER Are you sure
86. rate and or decreasing the number of bits Realtime modify filters connected 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 Fitr 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 Insert Effect Parameter Functions Modify F
87. select the load destination song drum sound then press ENTER The load is executed S To cancel press EXIT EFFECTS L 5 E 8 Press CURSOR d JI gt to move the cursor to FILE and press ENTER The names of the WAV and AIFF files on the memory ie S di card are displayed IN 12345 67 BRYN LR H WAV files are indicated by the symbol W A indicates During updating Keep power on appears in the upper line 9 AIFF files of the display while the lower line shows what is being processed Si 171 Loading drum sounds from WAV AIFF files W ith Ma d ntosh 6 Press BR 864 s EXIT repeatedly to return to the Play screen 1 Connect your computer and the BR 864 with a USB Tf you press EXIT without quitting the connection to the cable computer the following screens appear In this case pressing 2 Confirm that the recorder is stopp
88. the computer can automatically recognize when devices are connected you may need to make settings when connecting certain devices On the BR 864 USB is used for the following tasks Backing up the BR 864 s data O Saving BR 864 track data in WAV AIFF format WAV AIFF Export O Loading WAV AIFF files in BR 864 tracks WAV AIFF Import Importing SMFs and creating patterns Loading drum sounds from WAV AIFF files GE Realtime audio signals and MIDI messages cannot be handled via the BR 864 s USB connector Compatible OS Windows Windows Me 2000 or later Macintosh MacOS 9 1 or later Driver The BR 864 uses a standard DRIVER thatis 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 SONGO0000 Folder Recorded Data Rhythm Data Effect Data Song Information SONGO0001 Folder Recorded Data Rhythm Data Effect Data Song Information i AE The folders are created each song TONELOAD Folder L WAV AIFF File SMF Folder L SMF File USB Folder L WAV AIFF File ROLAND Folder The BR 864 does not handle audio data or MIDI data via USB BRO Folder Song data recording data song arrangements patterns drum kits effect song patches and song information are saved to each song folder TONELOAD Folder WAV and AIFF
89. 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 nd AUTO PUNCH IN OUT 8 w Erasing a complete track ALL 1 Press UTILITY Press CURSOR d II gt to move the cursor to TRK and press ENTER y Press CURSOR OI gt to move the cursor to ERS and press ENTER UTIL Turn the TIME VALUE dial to select ALL and press ENTER UTIL Use CURSOR gt 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
90. value is set playing a string causes the filter to go upwards starting from the conditions determined with the cutoff frequency Conversely the movement is downward when the value is negative The change becomes more dramatic as the numerical value is increased Attack DECAY 0 100 This adjusts the time needed for a synthesizer sound to reach its maximum When it is set to a lower value the sound will rise quickly When it is set higher the sound will rise slowly When it is set to Decay the sound will rise quickly and turn to a Release status regardless of the input of the guitar sound When BRASS or BOW is selected for the Wave the attack time will not be quicker from a certain level even if the attack is set to Decay or 0 Release 0 100 This determines the time needed for the synthesizer sound to reach zero from the moment the input of the guitar sound is completed When BRASS or BOW is selected for the Wave the guitar signal itself is processed That is the synthesizer sound will go down when the guitar signal goes down no matter how long the release may be set Velocity OFF 0 100 This adjusts the amount of the volume change of the synthesizer sound When it is set to high the volume change will be greater depending on the picking strength When it is set to 0 no volume change is caused even by changing the picking manner Pedal Hold with SQUARE SAW OFF ON You can co
91. want to change the arrangement s actual tempo refer to p 93 Tempos cannot be saved to patterns Tapping to change the tempo of the arrangements or patterns You can temporarily change the tempo of the arrangement or pattern by the timing with which you press TAP Tap on TAP four or more times to change the tempo of the arrangement or pattern The tempo becomes that in which you tapped The arrangement s tempo setting is temporarily disabled O TAP TEMPO The change in tempo is only temporary If you want to change the arrangement s actual tempo refer to p 93 Tempos cannot be saved to patterns Recording playing back a song 6 Basic recording Selecting the recording track 1 Press TRACK to switch between Tracks 1 4 and Tracks 5 8 The TRACK indicator is lit when Tracks 5 8 are selected 2 Press either 1 5 4 8 at REC TRACK to select the recording track Tf the button flashes in red that track is ready for recording KICK SNARE CLOSED HH OPEN HH POD 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 BASS or MIC are lit Ga Et GC Str Since the input is mono
92. 0 Guitar Synth Pitch and attack information in the sound input from the guitar is expressed as synth sounds Since pitch and attack information for the input sounds selected with the INPUT SELECT button are detected the sounds do not play correctly unless the effect s Insert mode p 59 is set to INPUT lt NORMAL gt or INPUT lt REC DRY gt It does not work properly when a chord is played Be sure to mute all the other strings and play in a single note When you are to play the next string while a certain sound is still playing perfectly mute the previous sound then play the next one with a clear attack Jr the unit cannot detect the attack it may not sound correctly On Off OFF ON This parameter turns the guitar synthesizer on off Sens 0 100 This adjusts the input sensitivity When Internal Sound Generator Method SQUARE SAW is used the response of the internal sound source is better with a higher sensitivity value but the malfunctions will be increased on the other hand So try to set it as high as possible without causing malfunction Wave This selects a wave type that is the source of the guitar synthesizer When SQUARE or SAW is selected a three voice synth sound is played SQUARE The unit detects the pitch and attack information from the input from the guitar sound then send the square waveform internal sound source SAW The unit detects t
93. 0 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 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 BASS AMP COSM COMP GTR COSM COMP BSS BASS MULTI STEREO MULTI On Off OFF ON Turns the touch wah pedal wah effect on off 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 126 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 Frequ
94. 0000 20000 SE a will not work LINE f LINE MIDI IN OUT JOUT DO ooo 146 Initializing the BR 864 s settings an Initializing all the BR 864 s Initializing the system settings tu ngs Follow the procedure below to initialize the system The following settings are initialized together at one time paranieters e System Settings IS Effects User Patches Song Patches A list of the initial settings for each parameter is given in e Rhythm Guide Arrangements Patterns Drum Kits the Parameter List p 178 1 Press UTILITY 1 Press UTILITY 2 Press CURSOR lt gt to move the cursor to INI and press ENTER 2 Press CURSOR d ll gt to move the cursor to INI and press ENTER UTIL UTIL UTIL UTIL 3 Press CURSOR gt to move the cursor to SYS and press ENTER The confirmation message Are you sure appears in 3 Press PARAMETER CURSOR d II gt to move the cursor to ALL and press ENTER the display T
95. 1 Changing the orientation of the microphone s connections 2 Relocating microphone s at a greater distance O To prevent the inadvertent disruption of power to your from speakers unit should the plug be pulled out accidentally and to 3 Loweithevoliime avoid applying undue stress to the AC adaptor jack anchor the power cord using the cord hook as shown in Two types of MIC inputs are included TRS phone type jacks the illustration compatible with balanced input and XLR type connectors The pin assignment for the MIC jack is as shown below Before NTT TTT making any connections make sure that this pin assignment is compatible with that of all your other devices HOT COLD GND HOT COLD GND 24 Listening to the demo songs When using the FS 5U foot switch sold separately set the 2 Lower the MASTER fader on the BR 864 polarity switch as shown below If the polarity switch is not set correctly the foot switch may not operate properly Polarity Switch If using an expression pedal EV 5 or FV 300L set the MIN unr 3 Turn on the device connected to an input jack i e volume level to 0 GUITAR BASS MIC or LINE IN O Insert the memory card CompactFlash with the gold colored contacts facing downward the side without 4 Turn on the POWER switch located on the rear panel contacts should be facing upward DOEN Carefully insert the memory card all t
96. 26 Mastering Tool Kit Parameter Funchons ococococoonononncacannnnanarannonananas 127 Setting Pr ced re Seu Segen iaa einen 127 Algoth nss a A E cede eccscudseebosnatds stencuneeateccccndseexsuanveeseccamecs 127 CUCA A OO OA 128 E EE 128 Bass TEEN 128 Eet age EE EE 128 Jet eerste EE EA Egon 128 EXPAN NN 129 Oe e Eck 129 Mixers irnos oros 130 A E EE 130 EIDEL 130 Loop Effect Parameter Funchons s sssssssususu2uununuuunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 131 Setting Procedure ii deeg 131 Parameter CiS eee aie oaned eana eaman aae ane eee aae Aaa Se rar aasa Ar eane arae aaae Eaa amanna natae riian aanta 132 CHORUS DELAY DBLN Doubling ue 132 REVERB sisi EENE A AAEE ETETEA 132 Track EQ Parameter Functions sssssssuusuuuusssssnuuuuunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn LOD S tting Procedure iii TA aeaaaee dianie 133 Parameter AAA od Redan oe eine ca eee ee 133 11 Section 5 Other Convenient Functons 135 Using a foot switch or expression pedal ssssssnnssnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 136 When using a foot SWITCH ooonnnnnnccnnnnccccnnnnnacccnnnn ner 136 When using an expression Pedal cccceseeeceseeeeeeeeeseeeeeeseeeeseeeseeseseneeseseeeneneseseeeneeeeeseeeeeees 136 Tuning an instrument Tuner kee KENNEN EEN E REENEN K KEE K KR nac L37 Changing to the tuner cncociccccnciconnnonnnnncn inner 137 Explanation of the indications that appear while tumning sssssrsssrssessssrtssssestesssersessssesees 137 Ile D 138
97. 33H 83 53H 115 73H 20 14H 52 34H 84 54H 116 74H 21 15H 53 35H 85 55H 117 75H 22 16H 54 36H 86 56H 118 76H 23 17H 55 37H 87 57H 119 77H 24 18H 56 38H 88 58H 120 78H 25 19H 57 39H 89 59H 121 79H 26 1AH 58 3AH 90 SAH 122 7AH 27 1BH 59 3BH 91 5BH 123 7BH 28 1CH 60 3CH 92 5CH 124 7CH 29 1DH 61 3DH 93 5DH 125 7DH 30 1EH 62 3EH 94 SEH 126 7EH 3d 1FH 63 3FH 95 DER 127 TER An An An An 4 An D decimal H hexadecimal Decimal expressions such as used for MIDI channel Bank Select and Program Change will be the value 1 greater than the decimal value given in the above table Since each MIDI byte carries 7 significant data bits each byte can express a maximum of 128 different values Data for which higher resolution is required must be transmitted using two or more bytes For example a value indicated as a two byte value of aa bbH would have a value of aa x 128 bb For a signed number 00H 64 40H 0 and 7FH 63 Le the decimal equivalent will be 64 less than the decimal value given in the above table For a two byte signed number 00 00H 8192 40 00H 0 and 7F 7FH 8191 For example the decimal expression of aa bbH would be aa bbH 40 00H aa x 128 bb 64 x 128 Hexadecimal notation in two 4 bit units is used for data indicated as nibbled The nibbled two byte value of 0a 0b H would be a x 16 b lt Example 1 gt What is the decimal equivalent of 5AH From the
98. 4 Close the battery cover 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 Listening to the demo songs 1 Connecting peripheral devices Make connections as shown in the diagram below When making any connections make sure that all devices are turned off Mic CD Recorder etc i E O o aaa ama E L WW 00000 DO Rhythm Machine etc SE BR 1 Wi G tt AMA D MAYA pS Ji I LL Q E a a E A L A POWER USB mopeL BR 864 eier SER NO M N Es SA SS Corporation Toure MIZ ol MADE IN CHINA H Kee f 1 ta tl atl RENE EE e AC Adaptor n H H PSA series CH d O a H un A o Maa mi E E CD Player etc Foot Switch Audio Set etc FS 5U etc mt SEE IHR Expression Pedal Roland EV 5 etc Keyboard etc 6 O Feedback could be produced depending on the location of microphones relative to speakers This can be To prevent malfunction and or damage to speakers or remedied by other devices always turn down the volume and turn off the power on all devices before making any
99. 5 6 7 8 RHYTHM LA COMP MIX LIM OUT inte Equalizer You can also display this screen directly by pressing Bass Cut Filter ENTER while the cursor is positioned at the Preset Enhancer Song User or number Input 4 Press CURSOR lt gt to move the cursor to each Expander effect and turn the TIME VALUE dial to turn each Compressor effect on or off Mixer Blocks that are turned on are shown in uppercase letters Limiter while blocks that are turned off are shown in lowercase Output letters Turn on the effects that you want to use 127 Mastering Tool Kit Parameter Functions Parameter List Equalizer On Off OFF ON This parameter turns the equalizer effect on off Input Gain 24 12 dB Sets the overall volume before passing through the equalizer Low Type SHELVNG 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 Low Q 0 3 16 0 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 am
100. 5 6 7 8 RHYTHM LR Press ENTER to confirm the screen for specifying the recording destination track Return to the Play screen The REC TRACK button for the track selected as the recording destination flashes in red If the selected recording destination track already has data recorded to it the REC TRACK button for that selected recording destination track alternately lights up in orange and green The INPUT SELECT indicator goes out and the input source is automatically muted This prevents the input source from being mixed in and recorded during bounce recording 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 62 to the sound of the input source If you want to mix in the sound of the rhythm guide as well increase the RHYTHM GUIDE fader If you do not want to record the rhythm guide lower the fader 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 Press PLAY to check the sound bounced to tracks 3 and 4 The pan for tracks 3 and 4 where the music was bounced is set all the way to the left and right respectively MEMO I
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102. 7 8 RHYTHM LR 2 Select a Mastering Tool Kit Use CURSOR lt gt and the TIME VALUE dial to select the Preset Song User and number 3 Press CURSOR gt 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 EFFECTS REC MODE MASTERING EFFECTS IN 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 RHYTHM LR y EFFECTS REC MODE MASTERING EFFECTS IN 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 RHYTHM LR HINT You can also display this screen directly by pressing ENTER while the cursor is positioned at the Preset Song User or number 4 Press CURSOR d 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 5 Press CURSOR d 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 EFFECTS REC MODE MASTERING 24 EFFECTS IN 123 4 5 6 7 8 RH
103. 7 8 RHYTHM LR Use CURSOR lt 1 gt 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 d II gt to move the cursor to WRITE and press ENTER The Write screen appears EFFECTS MASTERING EFFECTS IN 12345 6 7 8 RHYTHM LR EFFECTS REC MODE MASTERING EFFECTS IN 12345 6 7 8 RHYTHM LA Turn the TIME V ALUE dial to select the number to which to write the new patch After vou ve selected the destination press ENTER After the save has been completed you are returned to the Effect screen During updating Keep power on appears in the upper line of the display while the lower line shows what is being processed 67 Displaying the song information Displaying the remaining Displaying the memory card usage ava ila ble reco rdi ng D me Follow the procedure below to display the current condition Follow the procedure below to either display the elapsed of the memory card being used recording time or the remaining available recording time in 1 Press UTILITY the recording standby and recording screens 2 Press
104. Add the extension MID to SMFs you are importing O File names containing more than eight characters will not be displayed correctly With Windows 1 Connect your computer and the BR 864 with a USB cable 2 Confirm that the recorder is stopped then press USB The USB function select screen appears 3 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 182 for instructions on resolving this problem The BOSS_BR 864 or Removable Disk icon is added to the computer Removable Disk Import the SMF 1 Click the BOSS_BR 864 or Removable Disk icon 2 Drag the imported SMF to the SMF folder When you have finished importing the SMF the Idling screen returns to the display Quit the connection to the computer In My Computer right click on the BOSS_BR 864 icon or Removable Disk icon to Eject the disk If this procedure fails to eject the disk use the procedure below 1 Click the 5 icon in the task tray then click the Stop USB Disk
105. CURSOR d JI gt to move the cursor to INF 1 Press UTILITY and press ENTER 2 Press CURSOR d II gt to move the cursor to SYS and press ENTER UTIL UTIL UTIL UTIL 3 Press CURSOR Au gt to select the parameter to be displayed 3 Press CURSOR d ll gt to select Remain Inf and Name of the currently selected song turn the TIME VALUE dial to select ON or OFF ES Songs data type and memory used Size MB ON Displays the remaining available recording Data Type EE HiFi MT2 High quality recording type OFF Displays the elapsed recording time STD LV1 Standard recording type 4 Press UTILITY or press EXIT repeatedly to return LONG LV2 Long recording type to the Play screen During updating Keep power on appears in the upper line Remaining memory of the display while the lower line shows what is being processed When REC is pressed in the Play screen putting the BR 864 into record standby REC flashes the remai
106. D 3 51 Cowbell G 3 56 Tone arrangement is based on GS GM In case your external MIDI sound module is not based on GS or GM you will need to make settings on your external MIDI sound module to change the sounds that correspond to each note number For details on making these settings refer to the manual of your MIDI sound module Ifyou are using an external MIDI sound module to play the rhythm guide use the controls of the external MIDI sound module to adjust the volume level 142 Synchronizing playback with a MIDI sequencer The BR 864 can operate in synchronization with a MIDI sequencer Note When synchronizing with a MIDI sequencer it is possible to synchronize the MIDI sequencer using the BR 864 De with the BR 864 as the master but it is not possible to synchronize the BR 864 with the MIDI sequencer i e with the BR 864 as the slave For details on operation of your MIDI sequencer refer to the operating manual for your device For information regarding MMC see p 144 Synchronized playback with the BR 864 as the master Follow the procedure given below to synchronize the MIDI sequencer using the BR 864 1 Usea MIDI cable to connect the BR 864 and your MIDI sequencer as shown in the diagram on pou poo 2o00 MIDI Sequencer MIDI IN MIDI OUT
107. DE at the left of the screen The Recording Standby screen appears Creating original patterns Measure Tempo t t REC MODE Time Signature Quantize 4 Use CURSOR 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 g Sixteenth note triplet Ja Quarter note triplet Thirty second note d Eighth note Ae Thirty second note triplet D3 Eighth note triplet HI A Sixteenth note 5 Press CURSOR d ll gt to move the cursor to REC and press ENTER The cou
108. 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 Adjusts the volume of the delay sound 0 120 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 Dly Tme 0 5 50 0 ms This parameter adjusts the delay 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 This adjusts the volume of the delay sound 0 120 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 f
109. 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 on a 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 as 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 c
110. Frame MEI 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 You can press PLAY to preview the sounds and press STOP to stop the sounds 106 CN When you have finished setting the start and end points move the cursor to LOAD and press ENTER REC MODE INPUT EFFECTS R y REC MODE INPUT EFFECTS IN 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 RHYTHM L R Specify the load destination song drum kit with the TIME VALUE dial then press ENTER S1 5 Song Drum Kit 1 5 INPUT EFFECTS IN 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 RHYTHM L R Specify the load destination drum sound with the TIME VALUE dial then press ENTER The load is executed To cancel press EXIT REC MODE INPUT EFFECTS IN 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 RHYTHM L R About the drum kits Copying drum sounds from other drum kits 1 Press TONE LOAD 2 Press CURSOR lt gt to move the cursor to COPY and press ENTER INP
111. I specification correspond to the BR 864 Sync parameter MTC Type as follows MIDI specification setting MTC Type setting 0 24 Frames Sec 24 1 25 Frames Sec 25 2 30 Frames Sec Drop Frame 29D 3 30 Frames Sec Non Drop Frame 29N or 30 zzzzz Hours 0 23 Song Position Pointer The current position is transmitted by the Song Position Pointer Message when the BR 864 is stopped or the locate operation has been performed if the SYNC parameter Sync Gen is set to MCK Status Second Third F2H mmH nnH mm LSB nn MSB Song Position Point 00H 00H 7FH 7FH System Realtime Message Transmitted when Sync Gen is MCK in the SYNC parameter Timing Clock Status FSH Active Sensing Status FEH This is transmitted at intervals of approximately 200 msec OStart Status FAH OContinue Status FBH OStop Status FCH L UOS 185 MIDI Implementation System Exclusive Message Status Data Bytes Status FOH 1iH ddH eeH F7H Byte Description FOH Status of Exclusive Message iH ID Number 7EH Universal Non Realtime Message 7FH Universal Realtime Message ddH Data 00H 7FH 0 127 eeH Data F7H EOX End of Exclusive Message The BR 864 can transmit and receive Universal System Exclusive messages OAbout Device ID The Device ID is used to distinguish one device from another Universal System Exclusive Message OMIDI Time Code Commands OFul
112. IN 12345 6 7 8 RHYTHM LR 1 Press LOOP EFFECTS is 2 Press CURSOR d 11 D to move the cursor to CHO o a description of the parameters z each effect refer DLY or REV and press ENTER to Loop Effect Parameter Functions p 131 5 When you finish making settings press EXIT repeatedly to return to the PLAY screen S Doubling INPUT 6 24 When you want to spread out the guitar backing sound EFFECTS A ee to the left and right record the same guitar backing y 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 e doubling effect even from a single track mono 6 a en recording allowing you to make more efficient use of EFFECTS ae eee N 1234567 mm LR the tracks Ifyou want to emphasize the doubling effect pan the track 3 Press CURSOR until FX Type or Type is completely to the right or to the left and increase the displayed then turn the TIME VALUE dial to select the doubling effect level In addition use the following loop effect When using CHO DLY Select from CHORUS DELAY or DBLN doubling procedure to raise the send level LOOP FX INPUT 6
113. IT 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 59 Putting multiple tracks together Bounce Although the BR 864 allows the simultaneous playback of eight tracks when you run out of tracks the BR 864 also lets you copy the recordings of multiple tracks together onto one track V Track This is called bounce also known as 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 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 guide in the recording TRACK 8 V TRACK 7 V1 TRACK 6 V1 TRACK 5 V1 TRACK 4 V1 Track 1 8 Rhythm Guide TRACK 82 TRACK 7 V2 Separate V Track The explanation below uses an example of mixing the monaural recording on tracks 1 and 2 and the stereo recording on tracks 3 and 4 and bouncing them to V Track 2 of tracks 3 and 4 1 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 E Setting the positi
114. 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 Mastering Tool Kit Parameter Functions Expander This expands the dynamic range at a fixed ratio On Off OFF ON This setting turns the expander on off Lo Thres 80 0 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 0 100 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 0 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 t
115. L gt This sets the target to which the insert effects are applied You can use this setting to apply insert effects to sounds that have already been recorded to the tracks INPUT lt NORMAL gt Effects are applied to the input source This mode is normally set as the default TRACK 1 REC mo INPUT lt REC DRY gt You can monitor the sound of the input source with the effects applied but only the dry sounds without the effects applied are recorded TRACK 1 REC TRACK 1 8 TRACK 1 amp 2 7 amp 8 Effects are applied to each of the selected tracks TRACK 1 PLAY RHYTHM Effects are applied to the Rhythm Guide sounds MASTER Effects are applied to the sounds from the master output TRACK 2 PLAY TRACK 8 PLAY 153 154 Before Using USB Overview The BR 864 is equipped with a USB connector which allows you to connect the BR 864 directly to a computer making it easy to back up your important song data and exchange files between the BR 864 and the computer 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 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
116. LIBOSS 3 2 864 DIGITAL STUDIO Owner s Manual Thank you and congratulations on your choice of the BOSS BR 864 8 Track Digital Studio 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 PLA Y PLAY button REC REC button e Reference such as p indicate pages in this manual to which you can refer Copyright O 2003 BOSS CORPORATION All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without the written permission of BOSS CORPORATION q A ____ aL GUITAR We LINE OUT DIGITAL FOOTSW MIDIQUT USB 7BASS SUP ERP PEDAL E AUDIO SUB Mx INPUT DOSS e STUDIO BR 864 NE EN XLR TIME VALUE LOOP H 5 2 a 8 H ES ES S S O O O EFFECTS TRACK MIXER AUTO PUNCH ON OFF MIN OUT gt T LOCATOR ED gt gt Aarb OOOH ZERO REW FF REPEAT TO TT TT TO T
117. M You can preview the sound of the WAV or AIFF file to be loaded by moving the cursor to PVW and pressing 5 Quit the connection to the computer ENTER 1 Drag the BOSS_BR 864 icon into the trash files the Idling screen returns to the display 172 Loading drum sounds from WAV AIFF files 10 Turn the TIME VALUE dial to specify the load destination song drum kit S1 5 Song Drum Kit 1 5 INPUT 6 EFFECTS IN 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 RHYTHM RR 11 Turn the TIME VALUE dial to select the load destination song drum sound then press ENTER The load is executed To cancel press EXIT INPUT 6 EFFECTS IN 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 RHYTHM LR During updating Keep power on appears in the upper line of the display while the lower line shows what is being processed 173 174 Arrangement Pattern List Preset Arrangement List Each of the preset patterns except Metro4 4 is set so that a three measure BREAK followed by V1 verse comes after the E ending Arrangement Initial Starting measure BREAK Name Tempo F1 V2 ROCK1 ROCK2 ROCK3 ROCK4 ROCK5 ROCK6 HdRck1 HdRck2 HdRck3 HdRck4 HdRck5 HEAVY 1 HEAVY2 HEAVY3 HEAVY4 HEAVY5 POP1 POP2 POP3 POP4 POP5 POP6 POP7 POP8 BALLAD1 BALLAD2 BLUES1 BLUES2 BL
118. 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 destination 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 E During creation of Rhythm Guide patterns p 96 a rhythm instrument is assigned to each button 19 V TRACK button Use this button to call up the screen for selecting a V Track gt What are V Tracks p 14 Changing V Tracks p 47 E During creation of Rhythm Guide rhythm patterns p 96 the V TRACK button is used to input rhythm instruments 20 DELETE MUTE button By holding down this button and pressing a REC TRACK button whose indicator is lit in green and orange alternating or green you can mute that track during playback regardless of the position of its TRACK fader p 39 When you repeat the same action muting will be defeated While muted the REC TRACK button of that track will flash in green and or ange alternating or green Ifa recording track was muted muting will be defeated when recording ends E During creation of Rhythm Guide patterns p 96 you can delete rhythm sounds you have input by holding down this button and pressing the REC TRACK button 21 REC MODE Recording Mode button This button is used
119. Reset all controllers Local ON OFF All Notes OFF Aux Active Sense Message System Reset XOXXXX OO wo oP tt x lt lt X lt i 1 Rhythm Guide only 2 SYNC parameter Sync Gen MTC only 3 SYNC parameter Sync Gen MCK only Mode 1 OMNI ON POLY Mode 2 OMNI ON MONO O Yes Mode 3 OMNI OFF POLY Mode 4 OMNI OFF MONO X No 188 Specifications BR 864 Digital Studio 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 Signal Processing AD Conversion 24 bit AY Modulation AF AD Guitar Bass 24 bit AY Modulation AF AD Mic 24 bit AY Modulation Line 24 bit A Modulation Simul DA Conversion 24 bit AY Modulation Internal Processing 24 bit digital mixer section O Sample Rate 44 1 kHz Frequency Response 20 Hz to 20 kHz 1 3 dBu Recording Time 1 track Data type Capacity HiFi MT2 STD LV1 LONG LV2 32 MB 16 min 19 min 24 min 64 MB 32 min 39 min 49 min 128 MB 65 min 78 min 98 min 256 MB 130 min 156 min 196 min 512 MB 260 min 312 min 392 min 1 GB 520 min 624 min 784 min The above listed recording times are approximate Times may be slightly shorter d
120. S cannot be selected unless a memory card is Song Patch inserted MEMO Your BR 864 is shipped with the user patches U and song patches S containing the same patches as the preset patches P MEMO When you create a new song copies of the patches in the song patches S are made in the preset patches P for each bank Using the insert effects 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 1 Press EFFECTS The Effect Settings screen appears P Preset S Song U User Algorithm Name dt Number Patch Name EFFECTS REC MODE INPUT EFFECTS IN 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 RHYTHM LR 2 Select an effect patch Use CURSOR gt and the TIME VALUE dial to select the bank Preset Song User and patch number 3 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 EFFECTS INPUT EFFECTS IN 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 RHYTHM LR y EFFECTS INP
121. SOR 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 screen Effect Edit screen two screens previous 4 Press CURSOR d II gt to move the cursor to WRITE and press ENTER EFFECTS REC MODE INPUT EFFECTS IN 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 RHYTHM LR EFFECTS REC MODE INPUT EFFECTS IN 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 RHYTHM LR Turn the TIME VALUE dial to select the number to which to write the new effect patch After you ve selected the destination press ENTER After the save has been completed you are returned to the Edit Effect screen During updating Keep power on appears in the upper line of the display while the lower line shows what is being processed Using the insert effects Changing how the insert effects are used according to the mode 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 However sometimes you want to change the connection order On the BR 864 you can accommodate a wide variety of situations by changing the point to which the
122. Status Data Bytes Status FOH 7FH Dev 06H 44H 06H 01H hrH mnH scH frH fH ECH Byte Description FOH Status of Exclusive Message 7FH Universal System Exclusive Message Realtime Header Dev Device ID 7FH 06H MMC Command Message 44H LOCATE MCP 06H Number of Bytes 01H TARGET sub command hrH mnH scH frH ffH Standard Time with Sub Frame F7H EOX End of Exclusive Message This message is transmitted when the song position moves 3 Supplementary material Decimal Hexadecimal table hexadecimal values are indicated by a following H MIDI uses 7 bit hexadecimal values to indicate data values and the address and size of exclusive messages The following table shows the correspondence between decimal and hexadecimal numbers An HH An An D H D H D H D H An An An An 0 00H 32 20H 64 40H 96 60H Y 01H 33 21H 65 41H 97 61H 2 02H 34 22H 66 42H 98 62H 3 03H 39 23H 67 43H 99 63H 4 04H 36 24H 68 44H 100 64H 5 05H 37 25H 69 45H 101 65H 6 06H 38 26H 70 46H 102 66H 7 07H 39 27H 71 47H 103 67H 8 08H 40 28H 72 48H 104 68H 9 09H 41 29H 73 49H 105 69H 10 OAH 42 2AH 74 4AH 106 6AH 11 OBH 43 2BH TO 4BH 107 6BH 12 OCH 44 2CH 76 4CH 108 6CH 13 ODH 45 2DH 77 4DH 109 6DH 14 OEH 46 2EH 78 4EH 110 6EH 15 OFH 47 2FH 79 4FH 111 GER 16 10H 48 30H 80 50H 112 70H 17 11H 49 31H EN 51H LTS 71H 18 12H 50 32H 82 52H 114 72H 19 13H 51
123. T WA DELETE MUTE USING THE UNIT SAFELY INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE PREVENTION OF FIRE ELECTRIC SHOCK OR INJURY TO PERSONS About Z WARNING and Z CAUTION Notices Z WARNING AN CAUTION Used for instructions intended to alert the user to the risk of death or severe 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 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 e Before using this unit make sure to read the instructions below and the Owner s Manual e Do not open or modify in any way the unit or its AC adaptor e 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 A 9 all servicing to your retailer the nearest Roland Service Center or an authorized Roland distributor as listed on the Information sheet e Never use or store the unit in places that are 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
124. T 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 Enabling use of the Preview function with REW and FF Besides using PLAY for the Preview function p 71 you can also set the unit so that REW and FF can be used with the Preview function 1 Press UTILITY 2 Press CURSOR d II gt to move the cursor to SCR and press ENTER UTIL UTIL 3 Press CURSOR gt to select Preview SW and turn the TIME VALUE dial to set ON This enables use of the Preview Function 4 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 NE 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 Editing The BR 864 allows you to edit your songs by performing editing functions such as copying and moving data recorded on the tracks About the Measure Time S
125. Teo 4567 BAM LR the TIME VALUE dial to edit the value MASTERING EFFECTS 7 If you would like to edit another effect press EXIT to 2 Selecta Mastering Tool Kit return to the previous screen and repeat steps 5 6 Use CURSOR d and the TIME VALUE dial to 8 If ish t th t effect settings f select the Preset Song User and number JOS EE the procedure described in Saving mastering tool kit 3 Press CURSOR gt to move the cursor to EDIT and settings p 67 press ENTER Note The display switches to the Mastering Tool Kit Edit Edited effect settings are temporary If you exit the Edit screen which shows the algorithm the effects used i Effect screen without saving the effect patch you shown in the sequence they are connected changed TMP appears next to the indication of the L oO bank 9 Be aware that if you select a new effect patch while H TMP is displayed the altered effect patch is returned 9 REC MODE E to its original settings and the changes are lost D 6 MASTERING 24 EFFECTS IN 123 4 5 6 7 8 RHYTHM LR y Algorithm EFFECTS LA q o EQ BCUT ENH IN EXP REC MODE a E MASTERING 24 _ dba IN 123 4
126. Track EQ 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 STOP and press REC 1 Press EQ 2 Use CURSOR lt 1 gt and the TIME VALUE dial to set the EQ On Off for each track Pressing a REC TRACK button moves the cursor to the track corresponding to the button pressed Pressing TRACK switches to between Tr1 4 and Tr5 8 REC MODE INPUT 6 EFFECTS IN 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 RHYTHM LR 3 To change the EQ settings press CURSOR 7 repeatedly to display the parameter screen then turn the TIME VALUE dial to change the settings value REC MODE INPUT 6 EFFECTS IN 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 RHYTHM LR 4 After you have completed the setting press EQ or EXIT to return to the Play screen 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 an MD or similar media the overall volume needs to be restrained so that even the loudest portions of the songs are handled appropriately on the CD or MD However this often results in an overall lowering of the volume resulting in a CD
127. UES3 BLUES4 R amp B1 R amp B2 R amp B3 R amp B4 R amp B5 JAZZ1 JAZZ2 JAZZ3 FUSION1 FUSION2 HipHop1 HipHop2 FUNK HOUSE Cntry1 Cntry2 Other1 Other2 Other3 Metro4 4 ROOM ROOM ROOM ROOM ROOM STD 2 ROOM HARD ROOM ROOM ROOM HARD HARD HARD ROOM ROOM ROOM STD1 ROOM ROOM ROOM STD 1 STD 2 STD 1 ROOM STD 2 STD 2 STD 1 STD 2 STD 1 STD 1 STD 1 STD 2 STD 1 STD 1 JAZZ JAZZ JAZZ STD2 ROOM HIP HOP 808 HIP HOP HOUSE JAZZ JAZZ REGGAE STD 2 ROOM STD 1 CO C oO aja o aN re O1 O1 CO oNIoODO GD O oo o O O OO OO 0 N YA N Ni NJ SO aja o m af 0 09 CO oOo N oO N 4 wm NI 01 er NIN o o o N N O 2 lala o yx o o NjOI N PO GD C PO CO PO PO OT ajaja a aja a a O1 CO O17 PO PO OO BH GO CO GC GC GC G O1 C CG GC OF PO BI 0 0 0 N OT OT GC CG PO AINI OO Aloo amp oO 176 Arrangement Pattern List Preset Pattern List Pattern Name Initial Measure Abbreviation shown in display Tempo F1 V2 ROCK1 ROCK2 ROCK3 ROCK4 ROCK5 ROCK6 Hard Rock 1 HdRc1 Hard Rock 1 HdRc2 Hard Rock 1 HdRc3 m Hard Rock 1 HdRc4 Hard Rock 1 HdRc5
128. UT EFFECTS IN 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 RHYTHM LR 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 EFFECTS INPUT EFFECTS IN 123456 7 8 RHYTHM LR By pressing ENTER while the cursor is at a bank number you can display the Edit Effect screen directly Press CURSOR d 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 EFFECTS REC MODE INPUT 6 EFFECTS IN 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 RHYTHM LR Press CURSOR A 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 EFFECTS INPUT 6 EFFECTS IN 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 RHYTHM LR Use CURSOR Au gt to select a parameter and turn the TIME VALUE d
129. UT EFFECTS IN 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 RHYTHM EUR y INPUT EFFECTS IN 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 RHYTHM LR 3 Turn the TIME VALUE dial to specify the copy destination drum kit then press ENTER P1 9 Preset Drum Kit 1 9 S1 5 Song Drum Kit 1 5 INPUT 6 EFFECTS IN 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 RHYTHM LR 4 Turn the TIME VALUE dial to specify the copy destination drum sound then press ENTER Select ALL if you want to copy all of the drum sounds in the kit INPUT 6 EFFECTS IN 123 4 5 6 7 8 RHYTHM LR 5 Turn the TIME VALUE dial to specify the copy destination drum kit then press ENTER REC MODE INPUT 6 EFFECTS IN 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 RHYTHM LR Turn the TIME VALUE dial to select the copy destination song drum sound then press ENTER The load is executed To cancel press EXIT REC MODE INPUT 6 EFFECTS IN 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 RHYTHM LR During updating Keep power on appears in the upper line of the disp
130. YTHM LR 6 Use CURSOR Au gt to select a parameter and turn the TIME VALUE dial to edit the value 7 Tf you would like to edit another effect press EXIT to return to the previous screen and repeat steps 5 6 8 If you wish to save the current effect settings perform the procedure described in Saving mastering tool kit settings below 0 SE 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 IMP is displayed the altered effect patch is returned to its original settings and the changes are lost Saving the Mastering Tool Kit settings Write This assigns a name patch name to the edited patch settings and saves the settings You cannot write patches while songs are being recorded or played back 1 Entering the patch name If you do not need to change patch name go to 4 At the Edit Effect screen press CURSOR gt to move the cursor to NAME and press ENTER The Patch Name Setting screen appears EFFECTS REC MODE MASTERING EFFECTS IN 123 4 5 6 7 8 RHYTHM LR y EFFECTS REC MODE MASTERING EFFECTS IN 12 3 4 5 6
131. _BR 864 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 In My Computer right click on the BOSS_BR 864 icon or Removable Disk icon to Eject the disk If this procedure fails to eject the disk use the procedure below 1 Click the Ss 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 Macintosh 1 Drag the BOSS_BR 864 icon into the trash Press the BR 864 s EXIT The USB function select 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 function select 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 864 and the computer Saving BR 864 track data in WAV AIFF format WAV AIFF Export You can convert the BR 864 s track data into WAV or AIFF When saving in stereo files and save
132. a bass guitar while playing an electric guitar You should avoid playing chords when using the Bass Simulator BSIM COMP DEF NS 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 112 5 GTR SYNTH This is an effect for use with guitar Synth Pitch and attack information in the sound input from the guitar is expressed as synth sounds It does not work properly when a chord is played Be sure to mute all the other strings and play in a single note When you are to play the next string while a certain sound is still playing perfectly mute the previous sound then play the next one with a clear attack Ifthe unit cannot detect the attack it may not sound correctly GSYN FV MOD DLY Guitar Synth Foot Volume Modulation Flanger Chorus Phaser Pitch Shifter Doubling Tremolo Pan Delay 6 ACOUSTIC GTR This is a multi effect designed for acoustic guitar Even
133. a A 4 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 Deleting unneeded drum sounds Ge You can use either of the two following methods to delete unneeded drums sounds in Step Recording Method 1 1 Move the CURSOR to the point in the matrix display where a drum sound you want to delete has been input then press ENTER Method 2 1 When you hold down DELETE MUTE and press one or more track buttons for the tones you want to delete You can delete the unneeded drum sound at the current measure beat and clock ME AE EA A A 9 el T P ral REC TRACK EAGLE TAP tempo 102 Creating original patterns Copying patterns 1 N Press ARRANGE PATTERN OFF repeatedly until the indicator is flashing Press CURSOR to move the cursor to COPY and press ENTER The Pattern Copy screen appears REC MODE INPUT EFFECTS IN 1234656 7 8 RHYTHM LR y INPUT EFFECTS IN 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 RHYTHM LR Turn the TIME VALUE dial to select the copy destination arrangement S001 S100 Song Pattern 1 100 Press ENTER The screen for confirming the copy appears INPUT 6
134. a value being entered 33 EXIT NO button Press this button to return to the previous screen or cancel the last entry 34 CURSOR buttons Press these buttons to move the cursor within the screen 35 Headphones jack Q Headphones sold separately are connected here When headphones are connected the same output as that from LINE OUT can be heard from the headphones The headphone volume is adjusted with the MASTER fader 36 MIC Internal microphone This microphone can be used for recording with the BR 864 JE Press the INPUT SELECT button of the instrument that you want record p 31 Turning off the internal microphone p 32 CN 37 MEMORY CARD slot This slot is where memory cards CompactFlash are inserted when you want to save data You cannot record unless you have a memory card inserted here 38 Eject button Press this button to eject the memory card 20 Panel Descriptions Display TIME 70 REC MODE 4 A LE A O 8 INPUT NA LIT 567 STITT RR MENA EFFECTS RHYTHI O CC L LC Il WS IN 234 Displays the menu screen parameter setting screen or other information depending on the type of settings being made If the screen is difficult to view see Adjusting the Display Contrast p 26 1 MEAS MEASURE Displays the current
135. above table 5AH 90 lt Example 2 gt What is the decimal equivalent of the 7 bit hexadecimal values 12 34H From the above table 12H 18 and 34H 52 Thus 18 x 128 52 2356 lt Example 3 gt What is the decimal equivalent of the nibbled expression OA 03 09 0DH From the above table 0AH 10 03H 3 09H 9 ODH 13 Thus the result is 10 x 16 3 x 16 9 x 16 13 41885 lt Example 4 gt What is the nibbled equivalent of the decimal number 1258 16 1258 16 78 10 16 4 14 0 idl From the above table 0 00H 4 04H 14 0EH 10 0AH Thus the result is 00 04 OE OAH MIDI Machine Control MMC Command Information Field Response Reference Commands Transmitted Command Action 01H STOP STOP 03H DEFERRED PLAY PLAY 06H RECORD STROBE REC PUNCH IN 07H RECORD EXIT PUNCH OUT OD MMC RESET RESET 44H 01H LOCATE TARGET LOCATE 187 L UOS MIDI Implementation Chart 8 TRACK DIGITAL STUDIO Date Mar 1 2003 Model BR 864 MIDI Implementation Chart Version 1 00 Function Basic Default X Channel Changed Se D BAA Default Messages xX Altered HAHA AAA AAA 31 33 34 36 38 41 42 Note 45 46 48 51 56 Number True Voice AHA ARA RARA Note ON Velocity Note OFF After Key s Touch Ch s Control Change Prog Change i True EE AAAA System Exclusive Quarter SE System Song Pos Common Song Sel Tune System Clock Real Time Command All sound off
136. adcast channels are in the air at any one time many channels of MIDI data are moving through a single cable a television set receives only the channel to which it is set the MIDI device receives only the channel to which it is set Similarly with MIDI if the MIDI channel being used by the transmitter is 1 the MIDI channel of the receiver must also be set to 1 or else the MIDI messages will not be received About MIDI Implementation Charts MIDI allows a wide variety of electronic musical instruments to communicate with each other However it is not necessarily the case that every device is able to transmit and receive every type of MIDI message Only MIDI messages that are supported by both devices can be conveyed The operating manual of every MIDI device includes a MIDI implementation chart This chart makes it easy to see the types of MIDI message that can be transmitted and received When you wish to connect two MIDI devices you should compare their charts to see which types of MIDI message can be conveyed between them For more details about MIDI of the BR 864 please refer to MIDI Implementation p 185 Using the rhythm guide to play an external MIDI sound module Perform the procedure given below to use a MIDI sound module and choose the sounds you desire for the rhythm guide 1 Use a MIDI cable to connect the BR 864 and your MIDI sound module as shown in the diagram
137. alizer High Gain HiG Tr1 8 0 dB 12 0 12 dB Equalizer High Frequency HiF Tr1 8 1 0 kHz 500 Hz 18 kHz 178 Parameter List Recorder Para meter ru Parameter Name Display Initial Value Valid Settings Recording Track Status Track 1 REC PLAY REC Track 2 8 PLAY V Track V TRACK 1 1 8 Auto Punch On Off OFF OFF ON Auto Punch In Out 00 00 00 00 00 23 59 59 Locator 00 00 00 00 00 23 59 59 Repeat 00 00 00 00 00 23 59 59 The settable range for Auto Punch In Out Locator and Repeat will change slightly depending on the MTC Type sync parameter Song Parameter ru Parameter Name Display Initial Value Valid Settings Song Name SONG NAME SONG0000 8 characters Data Type Type HiFi MT2 HiFi MT2 STD LV1 LONG LV2 Song Protect Protect SW OFF OFF ON Digital Copy Protect Copy Prtct OFF OFF ON Time Stretch Time Strtch OFF ON OFF Center Cancel CentrCncel OFF ON OFF Center cancel Low Boost Low Boost 0 0 12 Center cancel Adjust C Adjust CO L10 C00 R10 System Parameter 2 Parameter Name Display Initial Value Valid Settings LCD Contrast LCD Contrast 13 1 32 Foot Switch Assign Foot SW PLAY PLAY PUNCH FX Audio Sub Mix Switch Sub Mixer OFF OFF ON Internal Mic On Off Switch Onbrd Mic ON OFF ON AB Quantize AB Qtz OFF OFF ON Remain Information Remain Inf OFF OFF ON Power Save Mode PowerSave OFF OFF 1 3
138. aneously cannot be played Key Specify the key of the song you are playing By specifying the key you can create harmonies that fit the key of the song The key setting corresponds to the key of the song b as follows Major C F B E A EN G b 947 AAA Minor Am Dm Gm Cm Fm B m Elm Major G D A E B FF oo h h He E HE SAS h He A RE Minor Em Bm Ffm Cim Gim Dim Interval 1 oct Tonic 1 oct This sets the intervals for the harmony sound pitch D E 100 0 0 100 This adjusts the volume balance of the direct and harmony sound Separation 100 100 Adjusts the diffusion The panning of the direct sound and harmony sound can be spread to left and right This effect is obtained with stereo recording using two tracks 122 Lo Fi Box Produces a lo fi sound On Off This parameter turns the lo fi box effect on off Type Select the mode of the lo fi box RADIO The sound will appear to be heard from an AM radio OFF ON 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
139. ated 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 1 Press UTILITY 2 Press CURSOR d JI gt to move the cursor to TRK and press ENTER UTIL UTIL w Press CURSOR OI gt to move the cursor to CPY and press ENTER UTIL 73 Editing the performance on a track Track Editing 4 10 11 12 Turn the TIME VALUE dial to select AB and press ENTER UTIL Use CURSOR lt 1 gt and the TIME VALUE dial to select the track V Track to copy from and track V Track to copy to Press ENTER TIME UTIL 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 Press ENTER UTIL
140. being too noticeable 130 Loop Effect Parameter Functions Setting Procedure 1 Press LOOP EFFECTS 4 Tochange the settings for the selected effect press CURSOR gt to select the parameter and turn the 2 Press CURSOR lt gt to move the cursor to CHO TIME VALUE dial to change the set value DLY or REV and press ENTER 0 o REC MODE INPUT 6 INPUT 6 24 24 EFFECTS M o A EFFECTS IN 1234567 8 RW LR IN 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 RHYTHM LR 5 When you finish making settings press EXIT repeatedly to return to the PLAY screen D INPUT 6 EFFECTS wm 0 0 0 0 E IN 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 RHYTHM ER 3 Press CURSOR lt 1 gt 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 y UO LOOP FX INPUT 6 EFFECTS CIC O O O 12345 67 8R When using REV Select either HALL or ROOM LOOP FX 0 INPUT 6 OO O E a a a a
141. ble for VO DRV A setting suitable for BG LEAD A setting suitable for BG LEAD A setting suitable for MS A setting suitable for MS oun ojo MATCH Open back enclosure 12 inch match Open back enclosure 12 inch VO DRV Open back enclosure 12 inch two uni vo drv Open back enclosure 12 inch two units oun ojo 0 Um ojo BG STK Lage Sealed enclosure 12 inch bg stk _ Large sealed enclosure 12 inch MS STK Large sealed enclosure 12 inch ms stk Large sealed enclosure 12 inch METAL Large dual stack 12inch oun o Uni four uni ojojojo four units four units E With COSM BASS AMP or COSM COMP BASS AMP algorithms SP Simulator Speaker Microphone Cabinet Unit Setting AC Large sealed enclosure 15 inch two units Comments Asetting suitable for AC Asetting suitable for AC Asetting suitable for AMG Asetting suitable for AMG Large sealed enclosure 10 inch eight units Large sealed enclosure 10 inch eight units Large sealed enclosure 15 inch two units 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 o
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143. ce pitch during performances e g piano On the BR 864 you can set the reference pitch of the tuner to any value between 435 and 445 Hz This was set to 440 Hz when the unit was shipped from the factory 1 Press TUNER to access the Tuner screen 2 Turn the TIME VALUE dial to change the reference pitch Calib Calibrate 435 445 Hz 3 To exit the tuner press TUNER once again or press EXIT to return to the Play screen Copying difficult songs Phrase Trainer Your BR 864 features a built in Phrase Trainer The Phrase Trainer records from the device connected to the input jack e g CD players or MD player and then allows you to play back a part of that recording repeatedly to allow you to practice that portion again and again You can also slow down the playback to aid in copying fast phrases or remove the guitar solo sound to play along with only the backing instruments as a practice aid GE The Phrase Trainer can also be used with tracks 3 and 4 You cannot perform recording while you are using the Phrase Trainer Time Stretch or Center Cancel The following buttons are disabled while the Phrase Trainer is in use PAN EQ LOOP EFFECTS TONE LOAD RHYHM PAD The Rhythm Guide does not sound when Phrase Trainer is on 1 Record the song you want to copy onto tracks 3 and 4 For how to recor
144. comes equipped with a number of preset effect patches for use with vocals and instruments These are grouped according to different input sources and each group is called a bank INPUT SELECT GUITAR BASS _MIC LINE SIMUL Guitar Bank Mic Bank Line Bank Simul Bank GTR MIC LIN SML GE Po Po Po Po Patch P99 P40 P50 P50 Gan uot uor uor uot Patch U99 u40 U50 U50 song sor sor s01 sor Patch s99 s40 50 50 Your BR 864 allows you to automatically change banks by pressing an INPUT SELECT button For example pressing the GUITAR BASS INPUT SELECT button changes you to a guitar bank patch and pressing LINE changes you to a line bank patch Also within each bank effect patches are further grouped as shown below 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 Preset Patch Song patches
145. ct data is in the song folder or the necessaty data is not present Solution 2 Restore the data backed up on the computer to the BR 864 In this case restore each ROLAND folder to the BR 864 p 158 Power Down Cause Internal power source voltage is below than guaranteed workable range Solution In case 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 22 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 85 Set the Repeat Cause Repeat A Starting Point and B Ending Point is not set Solution Set the Repeat A and B p 49 Stop P Trainer Cause The operation you attempted cannot be done while the Phrase Trainer p 139 is operating Press PHRASE TRAINER to turn off the Phrase Trainer Solution 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 83 Unformatted Cause The Memory card is not formatted by DOS Solution 1 Turn off the BR 864 properly insert the memory card t
146. cted Follow the procedure below to erase a song from the song memory card 1 Press UTILITY 1 Press UTILITY 2 Press CURSOR d ll gt to move the cursor to EDT 2 Press CURSOR d II gt to move the cursor to EDT and press ENTER and press ENTER UTIL UTIL UTIL UTIL 3 Press CURSOR QU gt to move the cursor to CPY 3 Press CURSOR QU gt to move the cursor to ERS and press ENTER and press ENTER The Copy Song screen appears The Erase Song screen appears UTIL M If No more Memory appears 4 Turn the TIME VALUE dial and select the song to be If this message appears before the copy it means that erased there is insufficient space on the memory card to 5 After selecting the song to erase press ENTER mplete th Delete any unn ary recordin complete the copy Delete any unnecessary recording Are you sure appears from the memory card 6 To continue with the erasure
147. d the arrangement is saved During updating Keep power on appears in the upper line of the display while the lower line shows what is being processed 93 Creating original arrangements Inserting a step Perform the procedure below to insert a new step into the location of the present step Verse y Insert Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 intro verse Fm Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 intro Verse verse Fm The parameter value of inserted step will be the same as of the targeted step 1 Make sure performance of the song is stopped then press ARRANGE PATTERN OFF repeatedly until the indicator is lit 2 Press PROGRAM 3 Press CURSOR to move the cursor to EDIT and press ENTER The Arrangement Edit screen appears 4 Press CURSOR gt repeatedly to move the cursor to INSERT RHYTHM EA RI REC MODE CR OH CH Ol LJ SD El w KI C LU STEP 5 To insert a step press ENTER To cancel the operation press CURSOR d to return to the Arrangement Edit screen When you press ENTER the display indicate Insert then return to the Arrangement Edit screen Erasing a step This erases the content of the currently selected step The content of the following steps are brought forward to fill the erased step Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 intro verse Fi
148. d with the BR 864 refer to Basic Recording p 37 2 Repeat the portion of the song that you want to copy This will help you practice and copy a difficult phrase or guitar solo as you can select any portion of the song and have it repeated For how to repeat a portion of the song refer to Repeating Playback Repeat p 49 3 When using the Time Stretch and Center Cancel Function press PHRASE TRANER to make the indicator light Each time you press PHRASE TRAINER the Phrase Trainer is on the PHRASE TRAINER indicator lights and off the indicator is off When you turn off both the Time Stretch Function and the Center Cancel Function it doesn t light Slowing down the speed Time Stretch function The Time Stretch function allows you to slow down the speed of playback to a half of the normal speed without changing the pitch 1 Press PHRASE TRAINER 2 Press CURSOR d II gt to select TimeStrtch and turn the TIME VALUE dial to set ON MEAS TIME S INPUT 6 24 EFFECTS IN 123456 7 8 RHYTHM ER ON Slows down playback to one half without changing the pitch OFF Pitch and playback speed are not changed Canceling the center sound Center Cancel function The Center Cancel function allows you to remove the central sound of the playback e g vocals or guitar solos This is helpful
149. e 8 2 kQ Hot Cold 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 BR 864 so that they can be boosted to line level before recording Cannot digitally record to an external device O Does the sampling rate of the BR 8 match that of the digital audio device Set the digital audio device to a sampling rate of 44 1 kHz Does the digital signal format match Your digital audio device may use a non standard digital signal format Connect the BR 864 to a digital audio device that supports CP 1201 or S P DIF L UOS 181 Troubleshooting Problems with the memory card Unsupported Card is displayed O Do you have a compatible CompactFlash memory card inserted in the BR 864 O Is the memory card fully and securely inserted Synchronization problems Cannot synchronize When using MTC to synchronize the BR 864 with a MIDI sequencer the BR 864 must be the master device O Is the MIDI cable connected correctly O Is the MIDI cable broken O Has the sync generator been set to the desired synchronization procedure MTC or MIDI Clock p 142 If you are synchronizing with MTC has the other device been set to the same MTC type p 142 O O Has the MIDI sequencer been set correctly O Is the MIDI sequencer ready to play back O Does the other device support the MMC commands of the BR 864 Synchronization wit
150. e Delay 113 y UOMDES Insert Effect Parameter Functions BANK MIC 10 VOCAL MULTI This is a multi effect designed for vocals It provides the basic effects needed for vocals COMP DESI EN HHEQI NS FV MOD DLY Compressor De esser Enhancer 4Band Equalizer Noise Suppressor Foot Volume Modulation Flanger Chorus Phaser Pitch Shifter Doubling Tremolo Pan Delay 11 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 Modulation Flanger Chorus Phaser Pitch Shifter Doubling Tremolo Pan Delay 114 12 COSM COMP VCL This is a multi effect designed for vocals The COSM compressor limiter is perfect for creating a basic COMP LIM DES ENH EQ NS FV DLY COSM Comp Limiter De esser sound Enhancer 4Band Equalizer Noise Suppressor Foot Volume Delay Insert Effect Parameter Functions BANK UNE BANK SIMUL 13 STEREO MULTI This algorithm connects seven types of effect all in full SE eecht Eiusj tevI MOD DLY Compressor stereo Ring Modulator 4Band Equalizer Wah 4Band Equalizer Wah Noise Suppressor Foot Volume Modulation Flanger Chorus Phaser Pitch Shifter Doubling Tremolo Pan Dela
151. e Play screen 108 Changing the position pan of the drum sounds 1 Press TONE LOAD 2 Press CURSOR gt to move the cursor to PAN and press ENTER REC MODE INPUT EFFECTS IN 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 RHYTHM LR y REC MODE INPUT EFFECTS IN 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 RHYTHM LJB 3 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 REC MODE INPUT 6 EFFECTS IN 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 RHYTHM LR 4 Use CURSOR and the TIME VALUE dial to specify the drum sound whose panning is being changed and the pan setting INPUT 6 EFFECTS IN 123 4 5 6 7 8 RHYTHM LR When you press RHYTHM PAD causing the indicator to light flash you can then set the drum sounds by tapping REC TRACK 1 5 4 8 V TRACK and TAP Pressing ENTER sets this to C00 Center 5 Press TONE LOAD or press EXIT repeatedly to return to the Play screen Insert Effect Parameter Functions Setting Procedure 1 Press EFFECTS 4 Press CURSOR d lE gt to move the cursor to each The Effect Settin
152. e disabled while the recorder is in use during recording and playback e Recording patterns e Editing arrangements e Selecting drum kits e USB es TONE LOAD e Switching to the SONG SELECT screen e Switching to the SONG NEW screen e Switching to the SONG INFORMATION screen e Switching to the SONG EDIT screen e Track Editing e Switching to the SYNC screen e Switching to the INITIALIZE screen Repeating Playback Repeat By using the Repeat function you can repeatedly play back a specified part Repeating playback allows you to check the mixing balance or perform loop recordings p 54 with the punch in out functions The position in the song where REPEAT is pressed first becomes repeat start point A and the position where it is pressed a second time becomes repeat end point B The portion between the two points is then repeated during playback Repeat i i Time Repeat Start Repeat End A B Press REPEAT again to cancel the repeat function and delete the start and stop points Setting the repeat portion 1 Enter the repeat start point A Move to the position where you want the repeat to start and press REPEAT CH CH CI O CO The position is set as repeat start point A The REPEAT indicator begins to flash telling you that the repeat start point A has been registered If you wish to re do the registration you can cancel the registered location by pr
153. e lengthening the attack Attack setting may result in distortion a buffer margin of 6 dB is provided Adjust the mixer Mix level as needed 129 P UO Mastering Tool Kit Parameter Functions 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 signal 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 0 dB Adjust this as appropriate for the input signal from your bass Attack 0 100 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
154. e loaded with tone load has exceeded 13 seconds Solution Make sure the drum sounds being loaded by means of tone load do not exceed a total of 13 seconds p 105 p 170 ERROR MIDI Buffer Full Cause Excessive number of MIDI messages being output Solution 1 Either decrease the tempo of the Rhythm Guide or reduce the number of Note messages p 93 p 96 Solution 2 Set the RhyMIDI ch to OFF p 142 183 L Vofee ERROR No File Cause The BR 864 s EXIT button was pressed during the import of a WAV or AIFF file p 164 when there were no WAV or AIFF files in the USB folder Copy the WAV or AIFF files that you want to import to the USB folder Solution Lack of Event Cause It is not possible to execute Undo or Redo if fewer than 200 events remain Solution Perform the Song Optimize operation p 84 Mastering Mode Step disallowed Cause The BR 864 is in Mastering Mode Solution The attempted operation is not allowed No Card Cause You have tried to operate the recorder or access the memory while the memory card CompactFlash is not inserted or is not inserted properly Cause The memory card has been removed after selection of data on that memory card Solution Turn off the BR 864 properly insert the memory card then turn the BR 864 back on No Song Cause 1 There are no songs on the memory card Solution 1 Create a new song p 30 Cause 2 Incorre
155. e 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 VtgRack 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 Attack Time When set to VtgRack 0 100 This adjusts the amount of time it takes for the 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 VtgRack 0 100 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
156. eat start A to the repeat end B UTIL Ex 1 Moving twice to the same track 5 Use CURSOR 1 gt and the TIME VALUE dial to select the track V Track to copy from and track V Track to copy to P Repeat Repeat TO Time 6 When you are ready to execute the copy press Start A End B ENTER The display will ask Are you sure so that you can Ex 2 Moving twice to another track confirm the operation 7 Press ENTER The copy is executed 8 Press UTILITY or press EXIT repeatedly to return to the Play screen During updating Keep pover ori appears e the upper line Repeat Repeat TO Time of the display while the lower line shows what is being Start A Start B processed 1 Press UTILITY 2 Press CURSOR d ll gt to move the cursor to TRK and press ENTER UTIL UTIL Editing the performance on a track Track Editing 3 4 10 Press CURSOR d ll gt to move the cursor to MOV and press ENTER UTIL Turn the TIME VALUE dial to select AB and press ENTER UTIL
157. ed 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 R glement sur le mat riel brouilleur du Canada LIEBOSS BOSS Corporation 1 SX
158. ed then press USB ENTER and then EXIT returns the Play screen to the The USB function select screen appears display 3 Select BACKUP with the TIME VALUE dial then press ENTER The Idling screen appears in the display WS At this point you can safely disconnect the USB cable from the BR 864 and the computer 7 Press TONE LOAD a REC MODE KR IS INPUT 6 EFFECTS E IN 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 RHYTHM L R You cannot carry out the following procedure unless the Idling screen is displayed Refer to p 182 for instructions on 8 Press CURSOR lt lE b to move the cursor to FILE resolving this problem and press ENTER The names of the WAV and AIFF files on the memory The BOSS_BR 864 icon is added to the computer card are displayed Ex WAV files are indicated by the symbol W A indicates AIFF files BOSS_BR 864 REC MODE y 4 Import the WAV or AIFF file e 1 Click the BOSS_BR 864 or Removable Disk dd IN 72345 67 8 RM LR icon A 2 Drag the imported WAV or AIFF file to the TONELOAD folder REC MODE INPUT EFFECTS IN 12345 6 7 8 RHYTHM LR Ss 9 Turn the TIME VALUE dial to select the WAV or AIFF file with the drum sound to be loaded When you have finished importing the WAV or AIFF ME
159. eeds 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 0 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 0 100 ms This sets the time it takes for the midrange compressor to go into effect once the 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 0 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 0 100 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 sinc
160. een the repeat start and end points and the beginnings and ends of measures You can set the repeat portion to one measure by pressing REPEAT twice at the same position When the repeat portion is set you can use the following functions to edit your recorded track data e Copying the repeat portion p 73 e Moving the repeat portion p 76 e Erasing the repeat portion p 79 Before using these functions you can use the quantize function to set the repeat portion with accurate timing 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 E _ gt Start Punch In Punch Out Stop PLAY REC REC STOP With your BR 864 you can choose from manual or automatic punching in out You can use the Undo function p 55 to revert to the condition before re recording The data prior to punch in out will remain on the memory card without being erased If this data is no longer needed i
161. en a microphone is connected or the internal microphone You can turn on and off the internal microphone p 32 LINE For selecting the LINE jack stereo for the line inputs such as keyboards or CD players SIMUL By pressing the GUITAR BASS and MIC buttons simultaneously you can record from both inputs at the same time If the INPUT SELECT setting is changed the insert effect bank p 33 p 56 changes automatically 4 EFFECTS button Use this button to turn on and off the insert effects p 33 p 56 or call up the screen for editing the various settings 17 Panel Descriptions 5 INPUT LEVEL knob Use this knob to adjust the volume of the input source for recording Tf you use the INPUT LEVEL knob 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 6 TUNER button Use this button to turn on and off the tuner p 137 7 AUTO PUNCH This button is used to make settings for the automatic punch in out function ON OFF button This turns the auto punch in out function on off When this is on the button indicator
162. ency 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 136 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 Mastering Tool Kit Parameter Functions Setti ng Proced ure 5 Press CURSOR d II gt to move the cursor to the effect with the parameter that you want to change and 1 Carry out Steps 1 6 from p 65 and switch to Mastering press ENTER made The Parameter Setting screen for each effect appears The Mastering Tool Kit selection screen appears P Preset S Song U User Algorithm Name ae Number Patch Name REC MODE EFFECTS MASTERING 24 EFFECTS IN 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 RHYTHM LR REC MODE 6 Use CURSOR lt gt to select a parameter and turn N
163. epending 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 O Nominal Input Level Variable GUITAR BASS jack 24 dBu MIC TRS balanced XLR jack 44 dBu LINE jack 16 dBu O Input Impedance GUITAR BASS jack 1MQ MIC TRS balanced XLR jack 8 9 k Q HOT COLD 8 2 k Q HOT GND COLD GND LINE jack 15kQ O Nominal Output Level LINE OUT jack 10 dBu O Output Impedance LINE OUT jack 2kQ Headphone jack 147 Q Recommended Load Impedance LINE OUT jack Headphone jack 8 50 Q 20 k Q or greater Residual Noise Level LINE OUT jack 85 dBu or less INPUT SELECT GUITAR BASS input terminated with 1 k Q INPUT SENS CENTER IHF A typ EFFECT OFF Interface USB Connector DIGITAL OUT Optical type O Display 16 Characters x 2 Lines Approx 100 icons Backlit LCD O Connectors GUITAR BASS jack 1 4 inch phone type MIC jacks TRS Balanced 1 4 inch phone type XLR type LINE IN jack L R RCA Phono type LINE OUT jack L R RCA Phono type DIGITAL OUT Connector Optical type FOOT SW EXP PEDAL jack 1 4 inch phone type MIDI OUT Connector Headphone Jack Stereo 1 4 inch phone type O Power Supply DC 9 V Supply AC Adaptor PSA series Dry batteries x 6 L UOR S 189 O Current Draw 200
164. er 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 OFF ON This parameter turns the flanger effect on off Rate 0 100 Determines the rate of the flanging effect 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 Specify the volume between effects 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 136 On Off OFF ON Switches the foot volume on off 12
165. er Tape iii a a a MASTERING EE Mastering Tool Kit een 38 65 67 127 MATCH iii deel hie aie de 124 Mid Ratio EE TE di ends 129 Mid Release ui ege Eet 129 Mid Thres Mid dle cies e es MIDE Connector union a 141 MIDI Implementation Chart L uoND2S MEIN ti i 141 MIDIOQUI cti gesid dk 22 141 MIDI S quence viii dit 142 Mixer natal a bas ld EES 119 MONO pi ee eed 37 46 60 MOV O dE 77 78 MOV Cree See ee ne ee T NAE 76 Mit A A dt A 124 MTC A atea 143 144 MIC Type iia a 143 152 Mute o do 39 ON OFF ee Ee 18 ETag tek ks 117 120 122 126 128 130 133 Onbrd Mie indi nia a 32 151 OPT EE 84 OS EE 156 GU KEE 18 OU E 130 Q tp t Gain mi ESA 128 Overdubbils eege cias 39 P PAN eebe better EE PAM EE PAN SOR iii ds PAN TRI Patch Name Patte ii Pattern Mode Pattern Name ni 102 Pattern Number ossiani iia 93 PEAK oi ia 17 128 Peak td ti 126 PEDAL 000 ii 123 126 Pedal Hold iii a 121 NN EE ado ro ne cto ld di 123 Play Scheen RE 25 PLAYER conoci dd 122 Polarity iaado ieS 126 Neue En e DEE 121 Preamp Presence Preset Arrangement Preset Dram KE eerst bet a Preset Patchy iii seis aciieicischh tis ise EEr a Preset Pattern enee Beer dee d e tee e edteteegdeh Edge ees ege EE enee Preview Wo EE PROGRAM concoccnccnoononnonnonncnncnnnnncnnnoos Punching TA td tea Punching Out PWM Depth E PWM Rat dolo do Q RTE 97 100 R RE deed
166. er of the cable Before Using Memory Cards CompactFlash Using Memory Cards e Carefully insert the Memory card all the way in until it is firmly in place Never touch the terminals of the Memory card Also avoid getting the terminals dirty This unit s memory card slot accepts CompactFlash memory cards Microdrive storage media by IBM are not compatible 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 portion 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 temperature 25 to 85 C e Do not allow cards to become wet e Do not disassemble or modify the cards USB Compatible OS Windows Windows Mei 2000 or later Macintosh Mac OS 9 1 or later Driver The BR 864 uses a standard DRIVER that is found on OS The DRIVER will be installed automatically once connected with Computer via USB 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 performa
167. er to display each type of level being set FOOTSW DIGITAL UT MIDI USB OUT EXP PEDAL ol OUTPUT A INPUT MADE IN CHINA Ooo OG OgOoOg O a 3 UNEIN jack These are input jacks for analog audio signals These jacks are used to connect CD players and other audio devices and keyboards rhythm machines and other external sound modules 4 LINE OUT jack These are output jacks for the analog audio signal You can connect tape recorders or other recording devices to record the output analog signal from the BR 864 21 Panel Descriptions 5 DIGITAL OUT connector Optical connector for outputting digital audio signals The same sound that is output from LINE OUT is also output from DIGITAL OUT You can connect a DAT recorder or CD recorder to this connector and make digital recordings of the BR 864 s output 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 BOSS Roland EV 5 BOSS FV 300L By using this FOOT SW jack you can start stop playback punch in out and more When an expression pedal is used you can control the depth of effects with your foot E Using a foot switch or expression pedal p 136 7 MIDI OUT connector Connector for sending MIDI data Connect it to the MIDI IN connector of an external MIDI device rhythm machine or sound module 8 USB connector This
168. ern Parameter Parameter Name Display Initial Value Valid Settings Measure 1 current setting 1 1 999 Time Signature 1 current setting 4 4 1 1 8 1 1 2 8 2 1 4 8 4 1 8 8 8 Tempo 3 current setting 25 0 250 0 Quantize 3 current setting A ddad dad ds A A HI Click 3 Click 3 0 3 180 Troubleshooting If the BR 864 does not function as you expect please check the following points before assuming that a malfunction has occurred If this does not resolve the problem contact a nearby Roland service center or your dealer Problems with the sound No sound O Is the power of the BR 864 and of the connected equipment turned on O Are the audio cables connected correctly O Are any audio cables broken O Has the volume of the connected amp or mixer been lowered O Has the MASTER fader or headphone volume of the BR 864 been lowered Is a memory card inserted OO Has the wrong card been inserted You can use commercially available CompactFlash cards as memory cards for the BR 864 The 3 3 V type with the capacities of 32 MB to 1 GB can be used O Are you attempting to play back a short phrase of less than 1 0 seconds Phrases of 1 0 seconds or less cannot be played The volume level of the instrument connected to GUITAR BASS jack or LINE IN jack is too low O Could you be using a connection cable that contains a resistor Use a connection cable that does not contain a resistor
169. erns You can press REC MODE during Step Recording to You can not change the Preset Pattern name switch to Realtime Recording 1 Press ARRANGE PATTERN OFF repeatedly until the indicator is flashing 9 Set the tempo and Quantize values as needed 2 Press CURSOR to move the cursor to NAME and press ENTER The Change Pattern Name screen appears 10 Repeat Steps 6 9 as needed Press PLAY to listen to the recording pattern 11 When you have finished inputting sounds move the cursor to STOP and press ENTER You can also stop recording by pressing STOP INPUT EFFECTS Cha nging the velocity IN 1 F 56 7 6 AIM LR During Step Recording when you move the cursor to a point in the matrix display where a drum sound has been input the velocity value appears in the position where the time 1 1 i 1 i REC MODE signature is normally indicated At this point you can SC change the velocity by adjusting Fader 1 EFFECTS IN 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 RHYTHM LR 3 Press CURSOR lt gt and turn the TIME VALUE En y v y y dial to change the characters R A ee Dress ENTER to switch between uppercase and lowercase CH er SD Aa gp S
170. ers 5 Contents USING THE UNIT SAFELY siii 2 Introduction to the BR 864 ocococoonononococnononararannononncncnnnnnararasnnnnnncnnanas 14 A AE 14 Memory cards supported by your BR 864 cooomocnccocncnoncccnconanccnnnnnnnnnnennnnnn crearan 16 How to remove the Card protector mnmmcccnnnnnccnnnnoncccnnnnnnncnnnnnnnn rene 16 Panel DESCHDEONS is eege e tege Ee eege EE 17 ELO EPA carecen 17 DS id 21 Roa E ci nene I A A E 21 Inserting batteries rissies i araa aaraa a aa eaaa iaaa AESA akaa 22 QUA Sta Un d E Listening to the demo SONGS E ERERE KEREN ENER RR EE ERE ERKENNEN ERR EE ERK KKK n 24 1 Connecting peripheral devices ooommooonnicnnnnccnnnnnonancncccan acne 24 2 Turn ON the BR 864 EE 25 Adjusting the Display Contrast cccccccscescscesesesesnsnesesesesnenesescecenesescsnaneneseseseesenesesceeeseseeeanans 26 3 Listening to a demo SONQ nnncccconnnnncnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnrrcnr erre 26 Selecting a SON init Ba tiara datada 26 Playing Back a enge ees Eeer rit hace Me epee Sea areca 27 Changing the current position EE 27 4 Turning off the power sasssssnsssssunnennnnnnnennnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn nnmnnn ennnen nnmnnn nnmnnn 28 Recording playing back a SONYQ omomocccococncnononacnononorararannnnnnncncannnnnranas 29 1 Preparing the memory CalO ooocccncccnnanacnnnnccnnnanonanac anna 29 Turm on e 29 Formatting the memory card initialize EE 29 2 Select the song to record ui munnen nnnm nnmnnn
171. essing REPEAT when the current location is the same as the repeat start point A If the current location is beyond the repeat start point A press REPEAT twice to cancel the registration The REPEAT indicator goes out and the registered repeat start point A and end point B are deleted After registering the repeat start point A register the repeat end point B Move to the position where you want the repeat to end and press REPEAT ca 2 O O That position becomes repeat end point B The REPEAT indicator lights telling you that the repeat end point B has been registered To re do the registration press REPEAT once again The REPEAT indicator goes out and the registered repeat start point A and end point B are deleted Then press REPEAT again and register repeat start point A and end point B as desired There must be at least one second between repeat start point A and repeat end point B It is not possible to set the end point less than one second away from the start point If you press REPEAT at a position before the repeat start point A that earlier position is then set as the repeat start point A If you want to save the settings in the currently selected song hold down STOP and press REC is Saving the current settings to the song p 85 During updating Keep power on appears in the upper line of the display while the lower line shows wha
172. eted returns to the display 6 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 103 About the drum kits A drum kit is a variety of rhythm instrument sounds Select ng d rum kits collected in a single set the BR 864 includes nine internal preset drum kits 1 Make sure performance of the song is stopped then In addition you can also put together an additional five press ARRANGE PATTERN OFF repeatedly until the original song drum kits indicator is lit Song drum kits are saved to individual songs on memory cards The drum kit instrument sounds are used in the performance of the arrangements and patterns INPUT EFFECTS Memory Card IN 1234567 8AM LRA 2 Press PROGRAM Preset D Preset Drum Kit 1 Song Drum Kit Kick Snare Kick Snare cn Closed Hi hat cH Open Hi hat 2 3 Press CURSOR to move the cursor to KIT and press ENTER Drum Kit Name Performing the drums 1 Make sure performance of the song is stopped then press RHYTHM PAD repeatedly until the indicator is lit or flashing al
173. ets the time required to align the song playback and MTC timing when synchronizing an external device using MTC from the BR 864 1 Press UTILITY 2 Press CURSOR d ll gt to move the cursor to SYNC and press ENTER UTIL UTIL 3 Press CURSOR d II gt to select Offset and turn the TIME VALUE dial to set the time offset UTIL The offset is set as the difference between the time to which to align the MTC timing and the time to which to align the song timing For example you want to have the external device play back with the MTC timing shown below when the song timing reaches 01h00m00s00 then set the offset as follows Song Timing MTC for Offset Setting External Device 01h00m00s00 01h30m00s00 00h30m00s00 01h00m00s00 00h30m00s00 23h30m00s00 4 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 Using MMC MMC stands for MIDI Machine Control This is a protocol that uses MIDI System Exclusive messages to remotely control multiple recording devices
174. ever 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 Memory Card SONG Song Patch Mastering Tool Kit Patch List separate sheet 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 Procedure a Press REC MODE repeatedly until INPUT is indicated for REC MODE at the left of the screen DES TIME REC MODE INPUT EFFECTS IN 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 RHYTHM LR Press REC REC flashes in red and the BR 864 enters the recording standby state TOP PLAY SCRUB Press PLAY The REC and REC TRACK buttons stop flashing in red and instead light solidly and recording starts Lit gt 1 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 You cannot play bac
175. f insert effects you can simultaneously press the 1 and 2 3 and 4 5 and 6 or 7 and 8 REC TRACK buttons for stereo recording onto two tracks Recording in Mono KICK SNARE CLOSED HH OPEN HH QOO0O di Recording in Stereo KICK SNARE CLOSED HH OPEN HH QOOO a If INPUT SELECT LINE or SIMUL are lit simuL _ ve CT TT E or UE SIMULA EEE Since the input is stereo the recording is normally performed on two tracks REC 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 8 to be the track to which to record Recording Changing V Tracks The BR 864 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 Therefore by making use of the many V Tracks you can use the BR 864 just as if it were a 64 track multitrack recorder 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 E Editing the
176. f the microphone Dir Level 0 100 Adjust the volume of the direct sound 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 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 moved 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 OFF ON Rate 0 100 Adjust the rate at which the effect will operate Depth 0 100 Adjusts the depth of the effect 125 y UOMDES Insert Effect Parameter Functions 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 This parameter turns the voice transformer effect on off OFF ON Formantl 100 100 Adjust the formant of the voice character 1 Formant2 100 10
177. f you want to save the settings as part of the currently selected song hold down STOP and press REC 2 Stored in the BR 864 2 Not Stored Mixer Parameter en Parameter Name Display Initial Value Valid Settings Input Select GUITAR BASS GUITAR BASS MIC LINE SIMUL Recording Mode REC MODE INPUT INPUT BOUNCE MASTERING PAN PAN C00 L50 C00 R50 Chorus Delay Doubling Parameter Name Display Initial Value Valid Settings Effect Type FX Type CHORUS CHORUS DELAY DBLN Chorus Chorus Send Level Send In Tr1 8 0 Rhy 0 0 100 Rate Rate 10 0 100 Depth Depth 10 0 100 Pre Delay Pre Dly 10 0 ms 0 5 50 0 ms Effect level E Level 100 0 100 Delay Delay Send Level Send In Tr1 8 0 Rhy 0 0 100 Delay Time Dly Tme 10 10 1000 ms Feedback Feedback 10 0 100 Effect Level E Level 100 0 100 Doubling Doubling Send Level Send In Tr1 8 0 Rhy 0 0 100 Delay Time Dly Tme 20 0 ms 0 5 50 0 ms Effect level E Level 100 0 100 Reverb Parameter Name Display Initial Value Valid Settings Reverb Send level Send In Tr1 8 10 Rhy 10 0 100 Reverb Type Type HALL HALL ROOM Reverb Time Rev Time 2 0s 0 1 10 0 s Tone Tone 0 12 0 12 Effect Level E Level 50 0 100 Track EQ Parameter Name Display Initial Value Valid Settings Equalizer On Off EQ Tr1 8 OFF OFF ON Equalizer Low Gain Lo G Tr1 8 0 dB 12 0 12 dB Equalizer Low Frequency Lo F Tr1 8 100 Hz 40 Hz 1 5 kHz Equ
178. ffect 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 value The BR 864 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 Type Selects the compressor limiter type BOSS Cmp Models the BOSS CS 3 compact effects processor OFF ON D Comp Models the MXR dyna comp Rack160 Models the dbx 160 VtgRack Models the UREI 1178 Attack with BOSS Cmp D Comp 0 100 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 tim
179. files loaded for use as drum sounds will be saved here p 170 SMF Folder SMF files loaded for use in song patterns will be saved here p 167 156 Before Using USB Overview USB Folder WAV and AIFF files loaded to the BR 864 s tracks and WAV and AIFF files saved on computers track data converted to WAV and AIFF format will be saved here p 161 p 164 Folders and files created on memory cards are displayed on the computer screen When you continue with an operation the BOSS_BR 864 icon is added in the computer screen With certain versions of Windows OS the Removable Disk icon may be displayed Ex Windows XP QA ios PH pn Devices with Removable Storage i H 344 Floppy A Rea ome EEN wa Ex Macintosh BOSS_BR 864 BOSS BR 864 When you click the BOSS_BR 864 icon or the Removable Disk icon or double click the BOSS_BR 864 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 kl UY uU y SMF TONELOAD USB Connecting a computer Use the USB cable to connect the BR 864 to your computer Purchase USB cables at computer stores or other retailers USB Connector eg of your Computer
180. foot switch 5 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 When using an expression pedal The expression pedal functions according to the effect settings as shown below O Functions as a wah pedal when the Type for Wah p 126 is set to PEDAL O Functions as a volume pedal when Foot Volume p 120 is set to ON O Functions as a hold pedal for the synth sound when Pedal Hold for the Guitar Synth p 120 is set to ON O The expression pedal functions as a pitch shifter pedal when Type for the Pitch Shifter p 123 is set to PEDAL Tuning an instrument Tuner The BR 864 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 to tune your guitar Itis 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 INPUT jack e That GUITAR BASS indicator on the INPUT SELECT button is lit e That GUITAR BASS INPUT SENS is properly adjusted refer to Adjusting the input sensitivity p 32 If GUITAR BASS indicator is off press GUITAR BASS to turn it on Changing
181. for selecting the recording mode e Basic recording p 37 p 46 e Bounce Putting multiple tracks together p 42 p 60 e Mastering p 43 p 65 22 TRACK button This switches Tracks 1 4 and 5 8 The button indicator is lit when Tracks 5 8 are selected 23 PAN button Pressed to access a screen where you can set the pan left right location of the sound for the playback of each track or for the input sound p 40 p 47 24 EQ Equalizer button This adjusts the tone Low High for each track p 40 p 64 25 LOOP EFFECTS button Use this button to call up the screen for setting the send level of each track respective to the loop effects p 41 p 62 switching between reverb and chorus setting the various parameters and more IS Using the Loop Effects Track EQ p 62 Loop Effect Parameter Functions p 131 26 PHRASE TRAINER button 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 IS Canceling the center sound Center Cancel p 139 Slowing down the speed Time Stretch Function p 139 19 Panel Descriptions 27 RHYTHM GUIDE Here you can make settings for the Rhythm Guide function ARRANGE PATTERN OFF button Pressed to cycle the Rhythm Guide fu
182. from the BR 864 and the computer Using the BR 532 s Data You can use the BR 864 to play BR 532 data First be sure to back up the BR 532 s ROLAND folder to the computer Initializing the memory card on the BR 864 p 149 Connect your computer and the BR 864 with a USB cable Confirm that the recorder is stopped then press USB The USB function select screen appears Select BACKUP with the TIME VALUE dial then press ENTER SUE The Idling screen appears in the display 159 Backing up the BR 864 s data You cannot carry out the following procedure unless the Idling screen is displayed Refer to p 182 for instructions on resolving this problem With Windows The BOSS_BR 864 or Removable Disk icon is added to the computer n BOSS_BR 864 Removable Disk With Macintosh The BOSS_BR 864 icon is added to the computer Ex BOSS_BR 864 Delete the BR 864 ROLAND folder With Windows 1 Click the BOSS_BR 864 or Removable Disk icon and delete the ROLAND folder With Macintosh 1 Double click the BOSS_BR 864 icon and delete the ROLAND folder 160 6 Drag the previously backed up BR 532 ROLAND folder to the BOSS
183. g with the VALUE TIME dial LCD Contrast Valid Settings 1 32 Initial value 13 This sets the display contrast Foot Switch Assign Foot SW Valid Settings PLAY PUNCH FX Initial value PLAY This sets the function for the foot switch an optional FS 5U or DP 2 connected to the FOOT SWITCH jack PLAY Controls the recorder s PLAY and STOP functions PUNCH Controls Punch In Out FX Controls the effects On Off Audio Sub Mix Switch Sub Mixer Valid Settings ON OFF Initial value ON This setting turns the Audio Sub Mix function output mix of the external inputs from LINE IN on and off Internal mic switch Onbrd Mic Valid Settings ON OFF Initial value ON This setting turns the internal mic 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
184. ge Preset arrangement names 3 Press CURSOR gt and turn the TIME VALUE dial to change the characters Creating original arrangements Press ENTER to switch between uppercase and lowercase 4 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 Copying arrangements You can take the currently selected arrangement and copy it to another Song arrangement 1 Press ARRANGE PATTERN OFF repeatedly until the indicator is lit 2 Press CURSOR to move the cursor to COPY and press ENTER The screen for selecting the copy destination is displayed INPUT EFFECTS IN 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 RHYTHM ER y REC MODE INPUT EFFECTS IN 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 RHYTHM LR 3 Turn the TIME VALUE dial to select the copy destination arrangement S01 S05 Song arrangements 1 5 4 Once you have decided on the copy destination press ENTER The screen for confirming the copy destination appears INPUT 6 EFFECTS IN 123 4 5 6 7 8 RHYTHM LR 5 Press ENTER YES to copy To cancel press EXIT NO As soon as the co
185. gs screen appears effect and turn the TIME VALUE dial to turn each effect on or off P Preset S Song U User SS Ba rk Number Patch Name 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 0 EFFECTS INPUT EFFECTS IN 7234567 8AM LR 0 REC MODE INPUT 6 2 Select an effect patch is NTE TE Ce Use CURSOR gt and the TIME VALUE dial to select the bank Dreset Gong User and patch number 5 Press CURSOR III b to move the cursor to the effect with the parameter that you want to change and 3 Press CURSOR gt to move the cursor to EDIT and press ENTER press ENTER The Parameter Setting screen for each effect appears The Edit Effect screen appears and the algorithm the connection sequence for the effects being used is displayed INPUT 6 EFFECTS EFFECTS IN 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 RHYTHM LR REC MODE INPUT G 6 Use CURSOR Au E to select a parameter and turn IN 12345 67 8RWM LR the TIME VALUE dial to edit the value EFFECTS
186. h the rhythm machine is lost O Is the connected rhythm machine receiving Song Position Pointer Certain rhythm machines are unable to receive Song Position Pointer while in Pattern mode Check the MIDI implementation for the rhythm machine you are using Problems with USB Idling screen not displayed O Is the USB cable properly connected O Is your computer s operating system compatible with the BR 864 Windows Windows Me 2000 or later Macintosh Mac OS 9 1 or later Other problems Memory card data was damaged If memory card data has been damaged the following causes are possible Please initialize the card once again p 149 O Was the power turned off while the recorder was operating O Wasa strong physical shock applied to the memory card O Could the power have been turned off while the memory card was being accessed O Was the card initialized on a PC or digital camera 182 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 dry cell batteries Solution Replace the batteries as soon as possible p 22 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 Fine the Quant
187. hange the EQ settings press CURSOR 7 repeatedly to display the parameter screen then turn the TIME VALUE dial to change the settings value REC MODE INPUT 6 EFFECTS IN 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 RHYTHM LR 4 After you have completed the setting press EQ or EXIT to return to the Play screen Parameter List This is a Four band equalizer that is independent for each track yor 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 On Off OFF ON This parameter turns the equalizer effect on off Lo G 12 12 dB This sets the gain 12 to 12 dB for the low range equalizer shelving type Lo F 40 Hz 1 5 kHz This sets the center frequency 40Hz to 1 5 kHz for the low range equalizer shelving type Hi G 12 12 dB This sets the gain 12 to 12 dB for the high range equalizer shelving type Hi F 500 Hz 18 0 kHz This sets the center frequency 500 Hz to 18 kHz for the high range equalizer shelving type 133 y UOMD2S 134 Section 5 Other Convenient Functions Using a foot switch or expression pedal You can connect an optional foot switch such as the BOSS FS 5U or Roland DP 2 or expression pedal such as the Roland EV 5 or BOSS FV 300L to the FOOT SW
188. he input level falls below the Middle threshold level Mid Attack 0 100 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 0 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 Attack 0 100 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 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 0 dB This sets the volume level at which the lower range compressor goes into effect Lo Ratio 1 1 00 1 16 0 1 INF This sets the ratio of suppression of the lower range output when the input level exceeds the Lo threshold level Lo Attack 0 100 ms This sets the time it takes for the lower range compressor to go into effect once the input level exc
189. he sound p 40 Changing the position of the input sound p 47 9 Adjusting the sound for each track You can adjust the tone panning and volume balance for each track individually Setting the positioning pan of the sound 1 Press PAN LOOP PAN EFFECTS COO k The Pan settings screen appears REC MODE INPUT EFFECTS IN 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 RHYTHM KS 2 Press CURSOR d 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 TRACK switches to between Tr1 4 and Tr5 8 Pressing ENTER sets this to C00 Center 3 Press PAN or EXIT to return to the Play screen 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 1 Press EQ LOOP PAN EQ EFFECTS O OJ OO P 2 Press CURSOR lt gt and turn the TIME V ALUE 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 Pressing TRACK switches to between Tr1 4 and Tr5 8 Recording playing back a song REC MODE INPUT
190. he confirmation message Are you sure appears in the display UTIL 4 To continue the initialization press ENTER YES To cancel press EXIT NO or UTILITY When ENTER is pressed initialization begins 4 To continue the initialization press ENTER YES To cancel press EXIT NO or UTILITY When ENTER is pressed initialization begins After the initialization has been completed you are RENE returned to the Play screen After the initialization has been completed you are returned to the Play screen HINT You can perform the same initialization with INIT ALL by holding down INPUT SELECT GUITAR BASS MIC and LINE while turning the POWER switch ON then pressing ENTER 147 Initializing the BR 864 s settings Initializing the effect settings Follow the procedure below to initialize the user effect patch or song effect patch E A list of the initial settings for each parameter is given in the Parameter List p 178 1 Press UTILITY 2 Press CURSOR d ll gt to move the cursor to INI and press ENTER UTIL UTIL 3
191. he pitch and attack information from the input guitar sound then send the saw waveform 141 from the internal sound source BRASS The unit directly processes the input guitar sound and creates a guitar synthesizer sound It gives a quick sound rise and send the sound with a sharp edge BOW The unit directly processes the input guitar sound and creates a guitar synthesizer sound It outputs a soft sound without attack PWM Rate with SQUARE 0 100 This gives breadth or fatness to the sound by applying modulation to the waveform only to Square in the internal sound module A higher value will quicken the rate of the modulation PWM Depth with SQUARE 0 100 This adjusts the depth of the PWM When it is set to 0 no PWM effect is obtained Insert Effect Parameter Functions Chromatic with SQUARE SAW OFF ON This switches on or off the chromatic function When it is on the pitch change of the synthesizer sound is in semitone steps This does not respond to pitch changes less than a semitone such as what might be obtained with bending or vibrato Thus this is effectively used for realistically playing musical instruments whose pitch will change in steps greater than a semitone such as a keyboard Key with SQUARE SAW OFF C B Specify the key of the song you are playing By setting the key you can produce harmonies from the three voice synth sounds The key setting corresponds to the key of the song b as foll
192. he way in until it is DCIN POWER firmly in place USE BOSS PSA ADAPTOR ONLY Do not touch the contacts of the memory card or allow them to become dirty Always make sure to have the volume level turned down before switching on power Even 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 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 5 Turn on the device connected to the output jack i e NOTE LINE OUT or DIGITAL OUT Before inserting the memory card be sure to first turn off If you are using the AC adaptor make sure that the AC the BR 864 If a memory card is inserted when the power adaptor does not become unplugged during operation If is turned on the data in the memory card may be the AC adaptor becomes unplugged accidentally the destroyed or the memory card may become unusable recorded data may become damaged 2 Turn on the BR 864 Once the connections have been completed turn on power to Play Screen The Play screen is the most fundamental screen of the BR 864 and is the first screen that appears when the BR i ices in the ord ified By turni your various devices in the order specified By turning on 564 is turned on s e below devices in the wrong order you risk causing malfunc
193. hen turn the BR 864 back on Solution 2 Initialize the card p 149 Unsupported Card Cause The memory card CompactFlash or MicroDrive inserted is not compatible with the BR 864 Solution Use a memory card compatible with the BR 864 32 MB to 1 GB CompactFlash with a power source voltage of 3 3 V Unsupported Format Cause 1 The BR 864 cannot recognize or use the format of the inserted memory card Solution 1 Insert a memory card initialized for use with the BR 864 p 149 You have attempted to load an incompatible WAV or AIFF file or SMF to the BR 864 Solution 2 Check the format of the WAV or AIFF file or SMF Cause 2 184 8 TRACK DIGITAL STUDIO Model BR 864 Date Mar 1 2003 Version 1 00 MIDI Implementation 1 TRANSMITTED DATA Channel Voice Message Note On If the MIDI parameter RhyMIDI ch is set to 1 16 note numbers velocities corresponding to the rhythm pattern will be transmitted on the MIDI channel that is specified for the rhythm guide Status Second Third 9nH mmH 1H n MIDI Chamnel No mm Note No 0H FH ch 1 ch 16 00H 7FH 0 127 Il Velocity 01H 7FH 1 127 ONote Off If the MIDI parameter RhyMIDI ch is set to 1 16 note numbers corresponding to the rhythm pattern will be transmitted on the MIDI channel specified for the rhythm guide Status Second Third 8nH mmH 1H n MIDI Chamnel No 0H FH ch 1 ch 16 mm
194. ial 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 57 Using the insert effects GE 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 Saving insert effects settings Write Follow the procedure below to enter a name patch name for an effect that you ve modified and save it as a new effect patch You cannot save an effect patch during the recording or playback of a song Entering the patch name If you do not need to change patch name go to 4 At the Edit Effect screen press CURSOR d II gt to move the cursor to NAME and press ENTER The Patch Name Setting screen appears EFFECTS REC MODE INPUT EFFECTS IN 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 RHYTHM LR y EFFECTS REC MODE INPUT EFFECTS IN 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 RHYTHM LR Use CUR
195. il This is a filter featuring a wide range of possible settings modifiable 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 Resonance 0 100 Adjust the resonance Gain 0 24 dB Adjust the volume level of the sound that has passed through the modify filter 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 note
196. in 392 min 1 GB 520 min 624 min 784 min 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 will be 1 8th of the time shown above The CompactFlash memory cards supported by your BR 864 are 32 MB to 1 GB CompactFlash cards for use with a 3 3 V power supply voltage Recording playing back a song 3 Connecting instruments 1 Press UTILITY 2 Press CURSOR d II gt to move the cursor to NEW and press ENTER Type appears in the display UTIL UTIL 3 Turn the TIME VALUE dial to select the desired data type The BR 864 uses a sample rate of 44 1 kHz It is not possible to change the sample rate 4 Press ENTER Are you sure appears UTIL 5 Press ENTER When the new song is ready you are returned to the Play screen During updating Keep power on appears i
197. ine level RCA phono jacks For output in addition to the LINE OUT jacks stereo RCA phono jacks optical DIGITAL OUT connectors are also provided for high quality digital recording to digital audio recording devices e g CD recorders and MD recorders USB Connecting your computer here allows you to exchange data between the BR 864 and a computer Two way power supply allows you to record anyw here You can use the BR 864 powered by batteries six size AA dry cells or with the AC adaptor And thanks to its built in microphone you can make recordings anywhere and anytime you desire 15 Introduction to the BR 864 Memory cards supported by your BR 864 The BR 864 uses CompactFlash cards as the storage media for recording and playback The BR 864 uses 32 MB to 1 GB CompactFlash cards with a 3 3 V power supply ee CompactFlash Type II cards are not compatible MEMO CompactFlash cards are available at your nearest computer or digital camera shop Recommended Products DELKIN DEVICES eFilm eFilmPRO Series Nore CompactFlash products other than those recommended here may not function properly with the BR 864 Formatting the memory card CompactFlash CompactFlash cards bought at a computer shop or ones previously used with a digital camera cannot be used as is with the BR 864 These CompactFlash cards must first be initialized for use with the BR 864 For more details regarding initializi
198. ing Measure 001 002 003 Set the starting measure to 3 in step 2 Step 1 Step 2 Intro Verse 2 measures 1 measure Strating Measure 001 002 003 The starting measure for step 1 is always set to 001 This cannot be changed You cannot set a starting measure that is equal to or earlier than the starting measure that is set for the previous step You cannot set a starting measure that is beyond the starting measure of the next step Pattern Number Select the pattern Set the patterns for each step as shown in the figure below 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 When an arrangement is played from within the Play screen the arrangement plays all the way to the end and then the performance 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 O Enana SE Time Signature Set the time signature of the pattern that is selected by the current step Tempo Set the tempo of the pattern that is selected by the current step Valid Settings 25 0 250 0 6 When you have finished creating the arrangement press EXIT repeatedly The Play screen is displayed again an
199. ing simultaneously Any one may be selected while loop effects are in use 1 Press LOOP EFFECTS LOOP PAN EQ EFFECTS ae 2 Press CURSOR d II gt to move the cursor to CHO DLY or REV and press ENTER LOOP FX INPUT EFFECTS IN 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 RHYTHM LR y LOOP FX INPUT EFFECTS ae eee 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 RHYTHM LR 3 Press CURSOR lt 1 gt 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 LOOP FX REC MODE INPUT 6 EFFECTS N ee 12345678 When using REV Select from HALL or ROOM LOOP FX D REC MODE INPUT 6 OOOO OA OOO 24 EFFECTS SIS 08 0 O A IN 1234567 8 AM LR 4 Tf you want to change the settings for the selected effect press CURSOR lt 11 D to select the parameter then change the setting s value with the TIME VALUE dial LOOP FX REC MODE INPUT 6 EFFECTS CIC O O O 12345678
200. ing 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 Copying a complete track ALL Perform the procedure given below to copy the complete recorded data from one track to another 1 Press UTILITY 2 Press CURSOR d II gt to move the cursor to TRK and press ENTER UTIL UTIL 3 Press CURSOR gt to move the cursor to CPY and press ENTER 75 Editing the performance on a track Track Editing Moving data Track Move Track Move allows you to move a specific portion of data to a different location After the data is moved the location it was in will be left empty The three types of Track Move are given below 4 Turn the TIME VALUE dial to select ALL and press ENTER Moving the repeated portion AB Perform the procedure given below to move the portion from the rep
201. is the connector for connecting your computer to the BR 864 with a USB cable 9 POWER switch This is the power switch It turns the power of the BR 864 on off 10 DC IN AC Adaptor jack Connect the AC adaptor PSA series optional to this jack Nove You must use only the PSA series AC adaptor Use of any other adaptor may cause overheating or malfunctions 11 Cord Hook Wrap the cable around this hook so that the AC adaptor cable is not pulled out accidentally If the AC adaptor is disconnected during operation your important recorded data may be lost 22 12 Security Slot http www kensington com Inserting batteries 1 Make sure that the power of the BR 864 is turned off 2 Remove the battery cover on the rear panel When turning the unit upside down get a bunch 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 controls get damaged When turning the unit upside down handle with care to avoid dropping it or allowing it to fall or tip over 3 Being careful not to reverse the polarity insert six AA dry cell batteries into the battery compartment BOSS recommends using longer life alkaline batteries Do not mix new batteries with partially used batteries and do not mix batteries of differing types Do not use rechargeable batteries
202. ize setting p 100 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 Insert Cause No further steps or measures can be entered Solution When creating Arrangement a maximum of 50 steps and 999 measures can be set Cannot Program Rhythm Guide Off Cause The Rhythm Guide is switched off so you cannot program it Solution Press ARRANGE PATTERN OFF to select Arrange mode or Pattern mode ERROR Card Busy Cause If this message appears after you have been using the memory card with the BR 864 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 Solution 1 Reduce the number of tracks that are played back simultaneously Use track bouncing etc to combine tracks or erase or cut data from tracks which you do not need to playback and then try the playback again Solution 2 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 Solution 3 In cases of unfavorable card access conditions such as when track editing or punch in recording etc is used to connect phrases musical data of several seconds ERROR Card Full Cause It is not possible to record or copy due to small memory capacity Solution Back
203. k editing p 73 and Synchronizing with MIDI devices p 142 You can also change the tempo or rhythm pattern during a song For more details refer to Section 3 Using the Rhythm Guide p 89 The rhythm guide features two modes Pattern mode and Arrangement mode Pattern Mode You can perform patterns and create your own original patterns Arrangement Mode You can perform arrangements and create your own original arrangements Patterns and arrangements are composed as shown below 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 and ending and played at the selected tempo comprise a song Intro Verse eu Verse Ending MEMO The rhythm guide is preset with a wide variety of arrangements including the sound of a normal metronome For more details regarding the preset arrangements refer to Arrangement Pattern List p 176 Playing the rhythm guide Each time you press ARRANGE PATTERN OFF of the RHYTHM GUIDE the status changes as shown below 3 ARRANGE F TONE ZEN LOAD mMm CO ARRANGE Lit Arrangement Mode When you press PLAY to start playback or recording the rhythm arrangement When STOP is pressed the rhyth
204. k sounds recorded for less than one second During updating Keep power on appears in the upper line of the display while the lower line shows what is being processed 38 Recording playing back a song 7 Playing back recorded music 1 Press ZERO to move to the time location 00 00 00 00 0 oocp 2 Press PLAY Use the TRACK faders to adjust the volume separately for each track Fader position display When you hold down TRACK the current positions of the TRACK faders 1 8 are shown in the display IES TIME o REC MODE WIR INPUT m 6 LLL 24 EFFECTS IN 1234567 mm LR AAA Current positions of the TRACK faders 1 8 Silencing the sound of specific tracks Mute During playback hold down DELETE MUTE and press a REC TRACK button that is lit in green and orange alternating or green The REC TRACK button will change to blinking in orange or green and the sound of that track will be muted silenced If you repeat the same operation the button will return to its previous lit state and the sound of that track will once again be heard KICK SNARE CLOSED HH OPEN HH 0000 ze rl h 8 Overdubbing Recording an additional performance while listening to an existing performance The tracks for which the REC TRACK button is lit in green or alternately in orange and green are tracks that al
205. ke sure to first stop any recording If the BR 864 is turned off during playback recording where the memory card is being accessed the recorded data mixer settings and effect patch data may be lost 13 Removing the memory card ote The power of the BR 864 must be turned off before removing a memory card 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 Recording Selecting the recording track 1 Press TRACK to switch between Tracks 1 4 and Tracks 5 8 The TRACK indicator is lit when Tracks 5 8 are selected Press either 1 5 4 8 at REC TRACK to select the recording track Tf the button flashes in red that track is ready for recording P 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 BASS or MIC are lit y SIMUL ES DO or m sIMUL FC Since the input is mono the recording is normally performed as a mono recording onto one track Press one of the eight track buttons at REC TRACK to select the one track to which to record However if you want to record in stereo to increase the effect o
206. l Message Basic operation of quarter frame messages will be handled Status Data Bytes Status FOH 7FH Dev 01H 01H hrH mnH scH frH F7H Byte Description FOH 7FH Universal System Exclusive Message Realtime Header Dev Device ID 7FH 01H sub ID 1 MIDI Time Code 01H sub ID 2 MIDI Full Message hrH Hours and Type 0 yy zzzzz yy type 00 24 Frames sec 01 25 Frames sec 0 30 Frames sec Drop Format 1 30 Frames sec Non Drop Format zzzzz hours 00 23 mnH Minutes 00 59 mnH Seconds 00 59 frH Frames 00 29 F7H EOX End of Exclusive Message When you change the song position the device ID will be transmitted as 7FH OMIDI Machine Control Commands Status Data Bytes Status FOH 7FH Dev 06H aaH bbH F7H Byte Description FOH Status of Exclusive Message 7FH Universal System Exclusive Message Realtime Header Dev Device ID 7FH 06H MMC Command Message aaH Command bbH Command F7H EOX End of Exclusive Message see 2 MIDI Machine Control section 186 2 MIDI Machine Control MIDI Machine Control Command Reference STOP MCS Status Data Bytes Status FOH 7FH Dev 06H 01H F7H Byte Description FOH Status of Exclusive Message 7FH Universal System Exclusive Message Realtime Header Dev Device ID 7FH 06H MMC Command Message 01H STOP MCS F7H EOX End of Exclusive Message If STOP was pressed the BR 864 transmits this message DEFERRED PLAY MCS
207. l 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 separate sheet 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 Example 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 ICOMP IPAMP ISPIIEQ WAH 5 To Sn DLE NS FV MOD DLY Acoustic Guitar Simulator Compressor Compressor Preamp 4Band Equalizer Speaker Simulator Noise Suppressor 4Band Equalizer Wah Foot Volume 4Band Equalizer Modulation Wah Flanger Noise Suppressor Chorus Foot Volume Phaser Pitch Shifter Modulation i Doubling aa Tremolo Pan Chorus Phaser Delay Pitch Shifter Harmonist Doubling Tremolo Pan Slow Attack Delay 111 Insert Effect Parameter Functions 3 BASS SIM Simulates the sound of a bass guitar Obtain the sound of
208. lay while the lower line shows what is being processed Once the copying is complete the beginning screen for Tone Load is returned to the display Press TONE LOAD or EXIT to return to the Play screen 107 About the drum kits Erasing drum sounds 1 Press TONE LOAD 2 Press CURSOR lt I gt to move the cursor to ERASE and press ENTER INPUT EFFECTS IN 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 RHYTHM LR y INPUT EFFECTS IN 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 RHYTHM LR 3 Turn the TIME VALUE dial to specify the erase drum kit then press ENTER S1 5 Song Drum Kit 1 5 INPUT 6 EFFECTS IN 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 RHYTHM ER 4 Turn the TIME VALUE dial to specify the erase drum sound then press ENTER Select ALL if you want to erase all of the drum sounds in the kit REC MODE INPUT 6 EFFECTS IN 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 RHYTHM LR Are you sure appears 5 Press ENTER YES to erase the drum sound To cancel press EXIT NO Once the erasing is complete the beginning screen for Tone Load is returned to the display 6 Press TONE LOAD or EXIT to return to th
209. ld avoid playing chords when using the Bass Simulator y UOMDES 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 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 OFF ON This parameter turns the chorus effect on off Rate 0 100 Adjusts the rate of the Chorus effect Depth 0 100 Adjusts the depth of the Chorus effect 117 Insert Effect Parameter Functions 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 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 e
210. ldren e Never climb on top of nor place heavy objects on the unit S Z CAUTION e Never handle the AC adaptor body or its output T plugs with wet hands when plugging into or SN unplugging from an outlet or this unit e 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 e 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 22 S 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 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 Immediately rinse the affected area with running water if any of the discharge ha
211. lect ng arra ngements PATTERN OFF is pressed This procedure selects the arrangement to be played with the i Rhyth ide ARRANGE PATTERN OFF Lit ythm Guide 1 Press ARRANGE PATTERN OFF repeatedly until the indicator is lit Arrangement Mode Performance and programming of arrangements is enabled P Preset S Song Press PLAY to start the performance of the arrangement Number Arrangement Name You cannot play back or record during programming ARRAN GE PATTREN OFF Flashing Pattern Mode INPUT di 24 Performance and programming of patterns is enabled E NT PS aS OT PR TA Press PLAY to start the performance of the pattern 2 Select the arrangement Use CURSOR gt and the TIME VALUE dial to select the Preset Song and number A RRANG E PATTERN O FF Unlit O FF P01 P50 Preset arrangements 1 50 The Rhythm Guide does not play S01 S05 Song arrangements 1 5 You cannot play back or record during programming 3 Press EXIT to return to the Play screen Performing arrangements 1 Make sure performance of the song is stopped then press ARRANGE PATTERN OFF repeatedly until the indicator is lit INPUT 6 EFFECTS IN 12345 6 7 8 RHYTHM KR 2 Select an arrangement Use CURSOR D and the
212. line of the display while the lower line shows what is being processed 81 Editing the performance on a track Track Editing Excha nging data Tra ck Excha nge 5 When you are ready to execute the exchange press ENTER Perform the procedure given below to exchange the data The display will ask Are you sure so that you can between two tracks confirm the operation Example exchanging all the data on track 1 with all the 6 data on track 2 Press ENTER The exchange is executed Track 1 7 Press UTILITY or press EXIT repeatedly to return LW O 99 to the Play screen Track 2 i During updating Keep power on appears in the upper line of the display while the lower line shows what is being y processed 1 Press UTILITY 2 Press CURSOR d JI gt to move the cursor to TRK and press ENTER 3 Press CURSOR gt to move the cursor to XCG and press ENTER UTIL 4 Use CURSOR J gt and the TIME VALUE dial to select the two tracks V Tracks to exchange data Organizing the songs you ve recorded Copying a Song Song Copy Erasing songs Song Erase Follow the procedure below to copy the currently sele
213. ly 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 Depending on the capacity of the memory card initializing may take more than ten minutes to complete This is not a malfunction The progress of the initializing is shown in the display Do not turn off the BR 864 until the initializing has been completed De Do not remove the memory card or turn off the BR 864 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 149 Conserving battery power Power Save Your BR 864 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 864 is used for a certain amount of time the BR 864 will enter the standby state and turn off the display backlight and button indicators Also when in the standby state the display will appear as shown below TIME INPUT 6 EFFECTS IN 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 RHYTHM LR The power save function is especially helpful when the BR 864 is running on battery power Perform the procedure given below to activate the power save function 1 Press UTILITY 2 Press CURSOR d II gt to move the cursor to SYS and p
214. ly in orange and green 2 Place the fader for track 1 at the location shown below 3 Use the repeat function p 49 to repeat the playback of the song and adjust the volume of the input source using the INPUT LEVEL knob 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 4 Press STOP 5 Press AUTO PUNCH ON OFF The indicator lights showing that the auto punch in and out have been set 6 When you are ready to record press REC then press PLAY to begin recording After you press PLAY you can record 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 7 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 8 Press REPEAT to make the button indicator go dark 9 Press AUTO PUNCH ON OFF to make the indicator go dark 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 Und
215. ly the Mastering Tool Kit to obtain a master Lit with optimized levels D gt D REC STOP PLAY SCRUB 6 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 MEMO If after you ve finished bouncing tracks the BR 864 then automatically switches to an empty V track in order to set up a recording destination track other than the one to which sounds have been bounced r Press REC MODE repeatedly until MASTERING is indicated for REC MODE at the left of the screen REC MODE MASTERING EFFECTS IN 12345 6 7 8 RHYTHM KR E V Tracks with recorded data O V Tracks without data I What are V Tracks p 14 O E A H du H ch 2 Press cursor lt gt and turn the TIME VALUE dial to select the source tracks and V Tracks from which you want to record 3 Press ENTER REC MODE MASTERING 24
216. m arrangement stops as well PATTERN Flashing Pattern Mode When you press PLAY to start playback or recording the rhythm pattern When STOP is pressed the rhythm pattern stops as well No sound plays if BREAK is selected for the pattern p 177 OFF Unlit The rhythm is turned off When you adjust the volume of the rhythm guide use the RHYTHM GUIDE fader RHYTHM GUIDE CRASH RIDE TOMA TOMA Changing arrangements 1 Press ARRANGE PATTERN OFF repeatedly until the indicator lights up 3 ARRANGE 3 PATTERN TONE o OFF LOA om le O 2 Select an arrangement Use CURSOR lt gt and the TIME VALUE dial to select the Preset Song and number P Preset S Song yNumber y Arrangement name REC MODE INPUT 6 EFFECTS IN 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 RHYTHM LR 35 O E A H du H ch Recording playing back a song 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 Preset Arrangement 3 Press EXIT to return to the Play screen Changing patterns 1 Press ARRANGE PATTERN OFF repeatedly until the indicator i
217. n verse 4 Erase Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Intro Verse Verse Step 1 cannot be erased 1 Make sure performance of the song is stopped then press ARRANGE PATTERN OFF repeatedly until the indicator is lit Press PROGRAM 3 Press CURSOR to move the cursor to EDIT and press ENTER The Arrangement Edit screen appears 4 Press CURSOR repeatedly to move the cursor to ERASE DO v y Vv Yy RI REC MODE CR OH CH IW E Ol Ol sD O KI L_ QU STEP 5 To insert a step press ENTER To cancel the operation press CURSOR d repeatedly to return to the Arrangement Edit screen When you press ENTER the display indicate Erase then return to the Arrangement Edit screen Naming arrangements You can edit the name of the currently selected arrangement You can use up to eight characters in naming arrangements 1 Press ARRANGE PATTERN OFF repeatedly until the indicator is lit 2 Press CURSOR repeatedly to move the cursor to NAME and press ENTER The Change Arrangement Name screen appears INPUT EFFECTS IN 12345 6 7 8 RHYTHM LR y INPUT EFFECTS IN 12345 6 7 8 RHYTHM LR You cannot chan
218. n order to use the memory card effectively use the song optimize function p 84 to delete unneeded data from the memory card Manually punching in out You can use the button on the BR 864 or a foot switch to punch in or out When you are playing an instrument and performing the recording by yourself it may be difficult to punch in or out using the button on the BR 864 If this is the case you can use a separately sold foot switch BOSS FS 5U Roland DP 2 etc and use your feet to punch in and 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 1 Press REC TRACK 1 REC TRACK 1 lights alternately in orange and green 2 Place the fader for track 1 at the location shown below 3 Start playback and adjust the volume of the input source using the INPUT LEVEL knob Listen to the track you will be re recording and the input source and adjust the volume of the input source using the INPUT LEVEL knob so that it is the same level as the track 4 Move toa position before where you want to start re recording and press PLAY to start playback 5 Press REC to punch in at the location where you want to start reco
219. n order to prepare for the next recording when the bounce is finished the tracks 1 2 and 5 8 other than those that were bounced to 3 and 4 are automatically switched to the V Tracks that are empty 11 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 61 Using the loop effects Track EQ Here is an explanation of how to change the various When using REV parameters for the loop effects chorus delay doubling Select either HALL or ROOM reverb IS For an explanation of loop effects refer to Loop Effect Parameter Functions p 131 BEC MODE R Loop effects do not have patches Loop effect settings are saved along with the song data 4 To change the settings for the selected effect press If you want to save the settings in the currently selected CURSOR JI gt to select the parameter and turn the song hold down STOP and press REC TIME VALUE dial to change the set value Selecting the loop effect You cannot use the chorus delay and doubling effects 6 together You must choose only one E N an man an pas paa ana ma ma ma ma 24
220. n press PLAY to preview the material to or from the currently selected scrub point A PREVIEW FROM PREVIEW TO HINT To mute the sound of a particular track hold down DELETE MUTE and press the relevant REC TRACK button so it starts blinking 2 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 3 After you find the exact point where the music starts press STOP to stop scrubbing NEM You can now press LOCATOR to register a locator point so that you can find the point easily later 71 Search for the music s start and end Scrub Preview Changing the scrub points Besides switching the scrub point in the Play screen p 71 you can also use the following method to switch the scrub point 1 Press UTILITY 2 Press CURSOR d ll gt to move the cursor to SCR and press ENTER UTIL UTIL 3 Press CURSOR ATI gt to select FROM TO and turn the TIME VALUE dial to change scrub points UTIL TO Scrubs to your current position FROM Scrubs from your current position 4 After completing the setting press UTILITY or press EXI
221. n the upper line of the display while the lower line shows what is being processed Choose which jack you will use to connect your instrument Your BR 864 is equipped with a number of input jacks to match the type of instrument that you will connect Select an instrument appropriate for your purposes GUITAR INPUT MADE IN CHINA 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 MIC These jacks allow a mic to be connected Both standard TRS jacks and XLR jacks are provided The standard TRS type allows for both balanced and unbalanced connections If both jacks are being used the TRS jack is given priority Ifyou are recording an electric acoustic guitar using a shielded connection use the GUITAR BASS jack LINE When connecting to the output of a CD player cassette player or other audio device or to a rhythm machine external sound module keyboard or other sound source use the stereo input jacks Press the INPUT SELECT button of the instrument that you want to record Select the input source to record The indicator of the selected button will light INPUT GUITA MIC L LINE R BAS VOCAL e v v R S SENSO SENS SENS PEK oeg PEAK pae 0 0 w MAX MIN MAX MIN MAX INPUT SELECT EU dE O GUITAR BASS Select to record the instrument connected to the GUITAR
222. n 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 that 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 shou
223. nce or the like whose copyright is held by a third party is prohibited by law e When exchanging audio signals through a digital connection with an external instrument this unit can perform recording without being subject to the restrictions of the Serial Copy Management System SCMS This is because the unit is intended solely for musical production and is designed not to be subject to restrictions as long as it is used to record works such as your own composi tions that do not infringe on the copyrights of others SCMS is a feature that prohibits second generation and later copying through a digital connection It is built into MD recorders and other consumer digital audio equipment as a copyright protection feature 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 trademark of Apple Computer Inc MacOS is a trademark of Apple Computer Inc All product names mentioned in this document are trade marks or registered trademarks of their respective own
224. nction through the available selections Arrangement Pattern Off TONE LOAD button This calls up the screen for the rhythm tones Tone Load function RHYTHM GUIDE fader Adjusts the Volume of the Rhythm Guide PROGRAM button This calls up the screen for programming arrangements and patterns RHYTHM PAD button This button switches the TRACK button V TRACK button and TAP button functions to rhythm input TAP TEMPO button By tapping this button you can set the tempo for the rhythm guide US During creation of Rhythm Guide patterns p 96 the TAP button is used to input rhythm instruments 28 USB button Press this to call up the function for transferring data between the BR 864 and your computer when the USB connector is used 29 UTILITY button This button calls up various functions offered by your BR 864 such as track editing song management and memory card operations 30 UNDO REDO button 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 p 55 31 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 32 ENTER YES button Press this button to confirm a selection or
225. nd TAP Deleting unneeded drum sounds You can delete any drum sounds you do not need during Realtime Recording by holding down DELETE MUTE and v v v v pressing the track buttons a OH 1 When you hold down DELETE MUTE and press one 3 You can switch the UPPER and LOWER drum sounds by pressing RHYTHM PAD At this point adjust Fader 1 to confirm the velocity status When you have finished rehearsing move the cursor to STOP and press ENTER You can also quit the rehearsal by pressing STOP or more REC TRACK buttons for the tones you want to delete The corresponding drum sounds are deleted for as long press ENTER as the buttons are pressed KICK SNARE CLOSED HH OPEN HH O REC TRACK O 64 CRASH RIDE BUER IEN Hoffe TAP TEMPO 1 Press ARRANGE PATTERN OFF repeatedly until the indicator is flashing REC MODE INPUT EFFECTS IN 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 RHYTHM CAR 2 Press PROGRAM 3 Press CURSOR to move the cursor to REAL and REAL appears in REC MODE at the left of the screen The Recording Standby screen appears DELETE MUTE En CU y v M y REC MODE CH REAL 4 Press CURSOR
226. nd operation content if the recording or editing have been changed you do not need to perform any special operations for saving During updating Keep power on appears in the upper line of the display while the lower line shows what is being processed Ifyou try to record or edit data using a protected demo song Protected appears Playing Back a Song 1 Move the TRACK faders 1 5 4 8 and the RHYTHM GUIDE fader to the positions shown in the figure below and lower the MASTER fader TRACK MIXER RHYTHM GUIDE MASTER 2 Press PLAY a gt o 999 999 990 TT STOP Pl REC SCRUB The song starts Slowly increase the MASTER fader and adjust the volume to the desired level GE Use of the demo song supplied with this product 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 Listening to the demo songs NE By adjusting the TRACK faders you can listen to the individual sounds recorded to each track one at a time or listen to them at the balance you desire Press FF to fast forward the song and press REW to rewind the song Press ZERO to move to the time location 00 00 00 00 0 In addition to the pr
227. nds 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 tracks 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 Guide 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 Guide cannot be used in this mode What is a Mastering Tool Kit When creating an audio CD from your recorded songs or recording to an MD or similar media the overall volume needs to be restrained so that even the loudest portions of the songs are handled appropriately on the CD or MD However this often results in an overall lowering of the volume resulting in a CD or MD 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 how
228. nenncnnncnnrrorarnnnnnnnnrorarnonnnanoss 51 Manually punching in and out using a foot switchen 52 Auto PUNCHING in and Out mcccncnninnnninnnnninnnnn nana 52 Specifying the area for auto punching in out ENEE 52 Erasing a registered auto punch in out location ooconeoncnconinonenennrnnennncnnnnracannnnnnnnnrorannonnnanoso 53 Howto E ME 53 Repeatedly Recording Over the Same Location Loop Recording ooccccccnnnnncnonananonorananas 54 Setting the portion to be repeated e Eeer 54 How toRecor dina eink a eieitss enti eee tied eet ete he T 54 Canceling an Operation Undo Redo s sssssssnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn iii ie DD Reversing the last operation UINCO ccccesseeeeeeseeeeeeeeeseeeeeeensneeeseeenseeeeeeeenseeeeeeensneeneeeennees 55 Canceling the Undo RedO coooooocccconnnocccoconnnacccccnnnnnccnccnnnnncr cnn rre rra rre rn 55 Using the insert effects cda id 56 Effect patches and banks ccccecseecceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeesneeeseeenseeeeseeenseeeseeeesneaeeeeeeseceeeeensneeeeeeennes 56 Editing insert effect settings ccccceseeeeeeeeeseeeeseeeeeeeeeeeenneeeeeeeeeseaeeeeensneaeeesenseceeeeensneenseeensees 57 Saving insert effects settings Write ccesecssseeeeseeeesseesenseeeeseeeseesneeeeeeeseeneeeeeeeeeeeanaeeeneees 58 Changing how the insert effects are used according to the MOdE s cceessseeeeeees 59 Putting multiple tracks together Bounce 00000 WEE daa 60 Using the loop
229. ng see p 29 p 149 CompactFlash and are trademarks of SanDisk Corpo ration and licensed by CompactFlash association BOSS Corporation is an authorized licensee of the CompactFlash and CF logo trademarks How to remove the card protector To prevent theft of the memory card CompactFlash the BR 864 is shipped from the factory with a card protector To remove the card protector use the following procedure 1 Make sure the card cover is closed then the BR 864 over When turning the unit upside down get a bunch 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 controls get damaged When turning the unit upside down handle with care to avoid dropping it or allowing it to fall or tip over 2 Using a coin or flathead screwdriver unscrew and remove the coin screw from the bottom panel 3 Pull out the card cover in the direction indicated by the arrow 4 To prevent loss of the card protector after it is removed place it as shown in the figure Insert the card protector in the slot as indicated by the arrow 5 Turn the BR 864 back over to its original position note 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 Panel Description
230. ning recording The song sizes are displayed in units of 1M 1 000 000 bytes time is displayed in the TIME area The size displayed is an approximation 4 Press UTILITY or press EXIT repeatedly to return to the Play screen WE i INPUT 6 EFFECTS IN 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 RHYTHM ER Registering time Locator Function 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 Atthe Play screen move to the location where you want to register the locator point 2 Press LOCATOR When the LOCATOR indicator lights up registration is complete AUTO PUNCH____ ON OFF IN OUT LOCATOR OOO G DELETE 4 Moving to the locator point 1 Press LOCATOR This moves you to the time in the song registered as a locator point Deleting a locator point 1 Press and hold AUTO PUNCH ON OFF then press LOCATOR The locator point is deleted 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
231. ninncrcacanaranncrcn rr 83 Erasing SONGS SONG EraSe ii nidad 83 Saving memory on the memory card Song Optimize ooococnccccnnnannnannnenanannnnnnnenananrnnancn cnn 84 Naming songs Song NaM8 cccoccccnnnnccnonnnnnncccnrernnncrn rc 84 Protecting a song Song Protect oonnnccccinnnncncnnnrccrnc cnc 85 Saving the current settings to the SONG omcccccccnnninnnconncninancnnnnc cananea 85 Creating a Master Ioape EE EREREERERERERERKEE KEE ERERKER ER EREKEE KREE ER ER KER KREE eN 86 Recording to a cassette tape recorder analog connection ooocommnccnnnnonccnncnncnnnenananaaaaconnes 86 Recording to a digital recorder digital connection ooonoononccccnononnnnnnnnananonccnnnnnnnnenannnnna ones 86 Disabling digital copying coin as EEEE 86 Section 3 Using the Rhythm Guide 89 About the Rhythm Guide iio AEN EREE EK NERRRER RER RKN KENNEN 90 About the patterns 2 0 2 ececeeceeeeeeeee ee eeeeeee eee eeeeeee eee eeeeeeseeseeeeeeseseeeeeeeeeseseneeseeseseeeesesseeneeeeeseeseenents 90 Types of patterns sees ee Eeer oh TE 90 About the arrangements cnmmcccnnncncnnnnnnnnnnnn nr 90 Types Of Arran EE 90 Switching the Rhythm Guide mode scccesccessseeceeeeeeeeeesenseeeeseaeseeseeeeeeeesaseeeeeeeeeseseaeeeneees 91 Performing arrangements and patterns oonnonncccnnonicnnnacannnan canaria nana conan cananea 91 EE 91 Se EE EE 91 EE EEN 92 Performing Patterns iodo cion eh Noose Eet 92 Changing the tempo of
232. nnmnnn nnaman nnmnnn mmn 30 Recording a New SON ibien iinr ekea ESE Eiet ERE EER oE IR ana AE EE PAR E REEE nas 30 3 Connecting instruments A es 31 Choose which jack you will use to connect your mstrument 31 Press the INPUT SELECT button of the instrument that you want to record en 31 Turning off the internal microphone EE 32 Adjusting the input senaittvitn EE 32 Adjusting the nputlevel ve ceci gedreet eer eege Ee 33 4 USING INSEMt TIE CIS iii a 33 Switchieffect E EE 33 Recording without insert effects EE aE EEEE EES ERKEK ANAE EiS 34 5 Using the rhythm guide ooommmcccconinncconnnnnnncncnnnnnrrrnn reee 35 Playing the rhythm guide AAA AA 35 Changing arrangements EEN 35 Changing Dateie eegen ln dean Moi cia 36 Changing the tempo of the arrangements or Gottes 36 Tapping to change the tempo of the arrangements Or patterns ooococococonenennnnoncnnnnnnrarnnennnnnass 36 6 Basicrecording iii aeaea oaiae iaaa aaa aa ida e Taai eaaa ara aada aidai iaaa tiai 37 Selecting the recording track EE caro rornn conan an nn nr rarananan nano rarar canas 37 About the recording REC modes ENEE ENEE 37 Procedure aie 38 7 Playing back recorded MUSIC ccceceeeeeeeeeeeeeeee eee seeeeeeensneeeee een seceeeeensneeeeeesaseeeneeseeseeneeeeees 39 Silencing the sound of specific tracks Mute EE 39 8 Overdubbing Recording an additional performance while listening to an existing performance 39 9 Adjusting the sound for each track
233. nt in is played and then Realtime Recording starts You can also start Realtime Recording by pressing the REC button Set the velocity how hard the note is played for the sounds to be input from the current point by adjusting Fader 1 The current velocity value is briefly indicated where the beat value normally appears iii e R REC MODE CR REAL Velocity Input the drum sounds with the desired timing Use REC TRACK 1 5 4 8 V TRACK and TAP to input the drum sounds You can switch the UPPER and LOWER drum sounds by pressing RHYTHM PAD RHYTHM PAD Lit Enables input of the UPPER drum sounds REC TRACK 1 5 KICK REC TRACK 2 6 SNARE REC TRACK 3 7 CLOSED HH REC TRACK 4 8 OPEN HH V TRACK CRASH TAP RIDE RHYTHM PAD Flashing Enables input of the LOWER drum sounds REC TRACK 1 5 CROSS STICK REC TRACK 2 6 COWBELL REC TRACK 3 7 TOM1 REC TRACK 4 8 TOM2 V TRACK TOM3 TAP TOM4 You can confirm the drum sound currently being input by checking the matrix at the bottom part of the display Indicated in the matrix You can confirm the timing at which each rhythm instrument sounds in the matrix display The V mark in the lower part of the matrix indicates beat timing When a coarse Quantize setting is used the W mark may indicate half note or quarter note timing 97 Creating original
234. ntrol the internal sound generator with the expression pedal OFF No change is produced by operating the expression pedal ON The sound continues sounding at the pitch it had the moment the expression pedal was depressed Portamento with SQUARE SAW OFF 1 100 This sets the portamento function an effect that connects notes by producing a smooth change in pitch from one note to the next Noise 0 100 This adjusts the noise added to the sound from the sound generator Adding noise gives the synth guitar a special type of ambience Dir Level 0 100 This determines the volume of the direct sound Syn 1 3 Level with SQUARE SAW 0 100 This adjusts the volume of each of the three voice synth sounds Syn Level with BRASS BOW 0 100 This adjusts the volume of the synth sound 121 y uopee Insert Effect Parameter Functions Harmonist Harmonist is the amount of shifting is adjusted according to an analysis of the guitar input allowing you to create harmonics based on diatonic scales This effect can be used when the MODULATION Type parameter is set to HARMONIST Since pitch and attack information for the input sounds selected with the INPUT SELECT button are detected the sounds do not play correctly unless the effect s Insert mode p 59 is set to INPUT lt NORMAL gt or INPUT lt REC DRY gt Because of the need to analyze the pitch chords two or more sounds played simult
235. o 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 After you have performed an Undo you can only perform a Redo you cannot perform an Undo again Ifyou record something or carry out Track Edit after performing an Undo it will no longer be possible to perform a Redo Undos only affect audio data recorded to the tracks You cannot undo changes made to parameter settings or data other than audio data 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 84 This means that once you execute Song Optimize you ll no longer be able to perform an undo Reversing the last operation Undo 1 Press UNDO REDO UNDO appears INPUT 6 EFFECTS IN 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 RHYTHM LR 2 To execute Undo press ENTER YES Press ENTER to re
236. o move the cursor to SMF and press ENTER press ENTER The names of the SMFs on the memory card are The Idling screen appears in the display displayed ii y RI CR You cannot carry out the following procedure unless the Idling screen is displayed Refer to p 182 for instructions on 10 Turn the TIME VALUE dial to select the SMF to be i j imported then press ENTER resolving this problem MEMO The BOSS_BR 864 icon is added to the computer When importing GM GS XG compatible SMFs MIDI Channel 10 is generally assigned as the channel used for Ex rhythm performances Setting the MIDI channel to 10 g here allows you to extract only the rhythm performance BOSS_BR 864 data 11 Turn the TIME VALUE dial to select the import destination song pattern then press ENTER 4 Import the SMF 1 Double click the BOSS_BR 864 icon 2 Drag the imported SMF to the SMF folder The import is executed 168 Importing SMFs and creating patterns
237. ocedures given above you can also change your current position in the song using the procedures given below Changing the current position Elapsed time display The value given at TIME in the display shows the elapsed time into the song using MTC MIDI time codes and is expressed as follows hours minutes seconds frames sub frames The time code specifications can differ depending on the device To synchronize operation with another device using MTC you will first need to match the time code specifications of both devices At the factory settings one second is set to 30 frames non drop p 142 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 last 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 Section of the song recorded 4 ZERO STOP REW STOP FF 27 O E A H du H ch Listening to the demo songs Moving through a song using hours minutes seconds frames or sub frames Press d to move the cu
238. oncerning such loss of data Use a reasonable amount of care when using the unit s buttons sliders or other controls and when using its jacks and connectors Rough handling can lead to malfunctions Never strike or apply strong pressure to the display 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 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 When you need to transport the unit package it in the box including padding that it came in if possible Otherwise you will need to use equivalent packaging materials IMPORTANT NOTES Use only the specified expression pedal Roland EV 5 or BOSS FV 300L sold separately By connecting any other expression pedals you risk causing malfunction and or damage to the unit 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 tur
239. 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 OFF ON This parameter turns the phaser effect on off 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 0 100 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 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 explanation see When using an ex
240. oning pan of the sound p 40 2 Play back the song and adjust the volumes for the eight tracks 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 When using bounce recording you can record the sounds with insert effects p 56 loop effects p 62 or Track EQ p 64 applied When using the insert effects refer to Changing how the insert effects are used according to the mode p 59 3 Press STOP 4 Press REC MODE repeatedly until BOUNCE is indicated for REC MODE at the left of the screen The track selection screen appears for stereo recording 5 Use CURSOR lt 1 D and the TIME VALUE dial to select the recording destination track V Track Here set this to 34V2 V Track 2 of Tracks 3 and 4 REC MODE BOUNCE EFFECTS IN 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 RHYTHM LR E V Tracks with recorded data O V Tracks without data 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 Putting multiple tracks together Bounce BOUNCE EFFECTS IN 1234
241. ord 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 9 This unit either alone or in combination with an amplifier and headphones or speakers may be 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 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 If 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 otherwise has become wet or e The unit does not appear to operate normally or exhibits a marked change in performance e 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 eProtect
242. ording The repeat function p 49 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 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 i Playback Playback S i i Time A A jl 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 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 1 Press REC TRACK 1 REC TRACK 1 lights alternate
243. orresponding to the button pressed Pressing TRACK switches to between Tr1 4 and Tr5 8 If you then press CURSOR the screen for setting the input source send level appears in the display if you press CURSOR the one for setting the rhythm guide send level is displayed LOOP FX D REC MODE INPUT O 6 CC O CH Ce 24 EFFECTS SIS R ICC LILI IN 1234567 8 AM LR LOOP FX 0 REC MODE INPUT O 6 CC O Gem Ce 24 EFFECTS ae eee IN 1234567 BAT LR To adjust the send level for the input source move the cursor to In Send To adjust the send level for the rhythm guide 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 NE You can switch screens in the following sequence with the screen cycling to the next screen each time LOOP EFFECTS is pressed Loop Effects selection screen Send Level screen gt Type screen Play screen 63 Using the loop effects Track EQ Setting the Track EQ This section explains how to edit the Track EQ settings parameters E For a fuller description of Track EQ refer to Track EQ Parameter Functions p 133 MEMO
244. ou can switch screens in the following sequence with the screen cycling to the next screen each time LOOP EFFECTS is pressed Loop Effects selection screen Send Level screen gt Type screen Play screen 10 Bounce Putting multiple tracks together 1 ae Ja zescgc Sa mi 2 Ze Press REC MODE repeatedly until BOUNCE is indicated for REC MODE at the left of the screen GEA BOUNCE EFFECTS IN 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 RHYTHM LR V Tracks with recorded data V Tracks without data Press ENTER What are V Tracks p 14 Use CURSOR lt 1 gt and the TIME VALUE dial to select the track V track to which you want to record Return to the Play screen BOUNCE EFFECTS IN 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 RHYTHM UR 4 Press REC REC flashes in red and the BR 864 enters the recording standby state STOP PLAY SCRUB Recording playing back a song 5 Press PLAY 11 Mastering The REC and REC TRACK buttons stop flashing in red and instead light solidly and recording starts After bouncing and getting the performance data down to two tracks app
245. ou 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 3 Press CURSOR lt 1 gt to align the cursor up with the patch number on the upper right side of the display and turn the TIME VALUE dial to change the patch number 4 Press EXIT to return to the Play screen E For more details regarding the use of insert effects refer to Using the insert effects p 56 34 Recording playing back a song 5 Using the rhythm guide What is the Rhythm Guide When you record itis convenient to use the built in rhythm guide The rhythm guide 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 By using the rhythm guide during recording you can use the track editor to edit in units of measures synchronize outputs with an external device and perform other useful operations For more details refer to Editing the performance on a track trac
246. ount 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 SHELVNG 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 High Q 0 3 16 0 Sets the frequency response curve steepness for the upper range s center frequency 1 Output Gain Sets the overall volume level after equalization 24 12 dB 1 The Low Q Hi Q setting is disabled when SHELVNG shelving type equalization is selected for the Low Type or High Type Bass Cut Filter This is a filter that cuts unwanted low range noise such as pops On Off OFF ON This setting turns the Bass Cut Filter on off Freq THRU 20 Hz 2 0 kHz This sets the frequency containing popping or other 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 Freq 1 0 10 0 kHz 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
247. ows Major C F B E N pD eh Minor Am Dm Gm Cm Fm Bim Elm Major G D A E B Fe iih iie it Minor Em Bm Fim ctm Gim Dim Intervl 1 3 with SQUARE SAW Key OFF 12 0 12 Key C B 1 oct Tonic 1 oct This sets the intervals for the three voice synth sound pitches When Key is set to OFF the intervals are fixed When Key is set to C B harmonies are produced by the pitches as they changes in response to the pitch of the guitar input Cutoff F 0 100 This adjusts the frequency where the harmonics contents of the sound are cut off This parameter determines the tone at the point that the filter movement finally stops Resonance 0 100 This adjusts the filter resonance the amount of feedback Increasing the value emphasizes the effect creating a more unusual sound Fil Sens 0 100 This adjusts the sensitivity of the filter When it is set to a lower value the filter is affected only with stronger picking When it is set higher the filter changes even with weaker picking When it is set to 0 the depth of the filter will be the same no matter how the picking strength may be Fil Decay 0 100 This sets the rate for the filter s movement The filter moves more slowly as the value is increased Fil Depth 100 100 This adjusts how much the filter shifts When a positive
248. p format This is used by audio devices such as analog tape recorders and for NTSC format black and white video used in Japan and the U S 29N 29 97 frames per second non drop format This is used for NTSC format color video used in Japan and the U S 29D 29 97 frames per second drop format This is used for NTSC format broadcast color video used in Japan and the U S 25 25 frame per second frame rate This is used for SECAM or PAL format video audio equipment and film used in Europe and elsewhere 24 24 frame per second frame rate This is used for video audio devices and film in the US Offset Valid Settings 00 00 00 00 0 23 59 59 29 9 Initial value 00 00 00 00 0 Sets the time required to align the song playback and MTC timing when synchronizing an external device using MTC from the BR 864 The offset is set as the difference between the time to which to align the MTC timing and the time to which to align the song timing For example you want to have the external device play back with the MTC timing shown below when the song timing reaches 01h00m00s00 then set the offset as follows Song Timing MTC for Offset Setting External Device 01h00m00s00 01h30m00s00 00h30m00s00 01h00m00s00 00h30m00s00 23h30m00s00 MEMO The Offset is stored to each song individually About the Scrub parameters This section describes the Scrub parameters 1 Press UTILITY
249. pecification screen Measures and time are specified in the S Start E End and T To screens in Track Edit as shown below S Start E End T To Example Iren Beat _ Seconds Frame inutes Sub Frame Data is saved in its edited form when you return to the Play screen from the Track Edit screen During automatic updating Keep power on appears in the upper line of the display while the lower line shows what is being processed MEMO To copy move or erase repeated portions you first need to set the portion to be repeated using the procedure described on p 49 Copying data Track Copy Track Copy allows you to copy a specific part of data and then place it in a different location You can perform editing operations such as copying the data on a track all at once or copying the data from a specified part as many times as you wish Tf for example you want to use a phrase from a certain track or have the same phrase repeated again and again the copy function will help save you time If data exists at the position being copied to that data will be overwritten 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 carried out The three types of Track Copy are given below Copying the repe
250. position within the song Indicated from left to right are the measure beat and clock 2 TEMPO The Rhythm Guide tempo is indicated here 3 TIME Displays the time of the current position of the song hours minutes seconds Rear Panel DC IN POWER moneL BR 864 eier SER NO USE BOSS PSA ADAPTOR ONLY 1 GUITAR BASS jack High impedance input jack to directly connect your guitar or bass 2 MIC jack TRS XLR types These jacks allow a mic to be connected Both standard TRS jacks p 24 and XLR jacks are provided If microphones are connected to both jacks the TRS jack is given priority sua amp O C N225 BOSS Corporation 4 FRAME Displays the frame number of the current position of the song At the factory settings one second is set to 30 frames non drop This is one type of a specification known as MTC MIDI Time Code and when you use the BR 864 to play in synchronization with another MIDI device you will need to set both devices to the same MTC type E Synchronizing playback with a MIDI sequencer p 142 5 REC MODE The recording mode is indicated here 6 Level Meter During play mode the volume levels of instruments being input and volume levels of each track are displayed The levels displayed are the levels after the adjustments are made with the INPUT LEVEL knob and TRACK fader i e post fader You can select the level met
251. pressed initialization begins After the initialization has been completed you are returned to the Play screen Initializing the BR 864 s settings Initializing the Memory Card Note Be aware that when initialized any existing data on the card will be erased Tf you initialize the memory card supplied with the BR 864 the demo songs on the card will be lost o KE you insert or remove a memory card always turn off the BR 864 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 1 Press UTILITY 2 Press CURSOR d ll gt to move the cursor to INI and press ENTER UTIL UTIL 3 Press CURSOR A1 gt to move the cursor to CRD and press ENTER The confirmation message Are you sure appears in the display UTIL 4 To continue the initialization press ENTER YES To cancel press EXIT NO 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 automatical
252. pression pedal p 136 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 OFF ON 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 123 y uopee 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 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 OFF ON JC 120 The sound of the Roland JC 120 a favorite of pro musicians around the world CLEAN 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 widely used in styles from blues and rock VO DRV Allows you to
253. py has been completed the screen for selecting the copy destination returns to the display 6 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 arrangements This erases Step 2 and all subsequent steps in the arrangement currently being selected Metro the metronome is set in Step 1 1 Press ARRANGE PATTERN OFF repeatedly until the indicator is lit 2 Press CURSOR to move the cursor to ERASE and press ENTER REC MODE INPUT EFFECTS IN 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 RHYTHM LR y REC MODE INPUT EFFECTS IN 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 RHYTHM LR 3 Turn the TIME VALUE dial to select the arrangement to be erased S01 S05 Song arrangements 1 5 4 Ifyou want to erase the arrangement press ENTER The screen for confirming the deletion appears INPUT 6 EFFECTS IN 12345 6 7 8 RHYTHM LR 5 Press ENTER YES to erase the arrangement To cancel press EXIT NO Once the deletion is complete the screen for selecting the arrangement to be erased returns to the display 6 Press EXIT repeatedly to re
254. rally assigned as the channel used for rhythm performances Setting the MIDI channel to 10 here allows you to extract only the rhythm performance data Turn the TIME VALUE dial to select the import destination song pattern then press ENTER The import is executed With some SMF files a considerable amount of time may be required to finish importing the file During updating Keep power on appears in the upper line of the display while the lower line shows what is being processed SUE 169 Loading drum sounds from WAV AIFF files You can import WAV and AIFF files on your computer and W ith W i nd ows load these as drum sounds TONE LOAD 1 Connect your computer and the BR 864 with a USB n t cable O Wave data in the following formats can be imported 2 Confirm that the recorder is stopped then press USB You cannot import wave data in other formats The USB function select screen appears WAV or AIFF format 3 Select BACKUP with the TIME VALUE dial then e Mono or Stereo press ENTER e 8 bit or 16 bit The Idling screen appears in the display e Sampling Rate 44 1 kHz O Add the extension WAV to imported WAV files and the extension AIF to imported ATFF files Compressed WAV files or ATFF files cannot be loaded
255. rd When the memory card contains more than one song the song that was recorded last is automatically selected To record a new song follow the procedure given below Recording a new song About data types When you record a new song the BR 864 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 The following data types can be selected The data type of a song cannot be changed after it is created 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 STD LV1 live 1 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 LONG LV2 live 2 Of the three data types this provides the longest recording time This is convenient when the card has little recording capacity Recording time The recording times possible for each data type on one memory card are given below when recording one track Datatype Recording time times approximate HiFi MT2 STD LV1 LONG LV2 32 MB 16 min 19 min 24 min 64 MB 32 min 39 min 49 min 128 MB 65 min 78 min 98 min 256 MB 130 min 156 min 196 min 512 MB 260 min 312 m
256. rding The BR 864 starts recording 6 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 7 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 8 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 51 Re recording only a mistake Punch in out Manually punching in and out using a foot switch 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 In order to use a foot switch When you are using a foot switch BOSS FS 5U Roland DP 2 etc to punch in and out connect the foot switch to the FOOT SW jack on the BR 864 and change the function of the FOOT SW jack by following the procedure given below 1 Press UTILITY 2 Press CURSOR d II gt to move the cursor to SYS and press ENTER UTIL UTIL 3 Press CURSOR OAI gt land
257. ready 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 654 2 3 1 Press TRACK to switch between Tracks 1 4 and Tracks 5 8 The TRACK indicator is lit when Tracks 5 8 are selected 2 Press one of REC TRACK 1 5 to 4 8 to select the track to which to record By selecting a different track to record from the track that you previously recorded you can record a new part while listening to the previously recorded part The status of each track can be determined from the indicator on the button Off No recorded data exists on the track Green Recorded data exists on track Red The track is selected for recording If a track with existing data is selected for recording the indicator will light alternately in orange and green Ifyou choose a track to record that already contains data where the REC TRACK button is lit in green the indicator lights alternately in orange and green and the new music overwrites the previously recorded data 39 O E A H du H ch Recording playing back a song 3 Adjust the faders so the
258. requencies 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 Adjusts the volume of the enhanced sound 0 100 Equalizer A 4 band equalizer You can use this effect with the following algorithms when 4BAND EQ is selected for the 4BAND EEQ WAH Type setting COSM GTR AMP COSM BASS AMP COSM COMP GTR COSM COMP BSS 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 119 y UOMDES Insert Effect Parameter Functions Hi M F 100 Hz 10 0 kHz This parameter sets the central frequency for the high midrange equaliz
259. ress ENTER UTIL UTIL 150 3 Press CURSOR d II gt to select PowerSave and turn the TIME VALUE dial to set the time until the Power Save function is activated Valid Settings OFF 1min 3min 5min 10min UTIL 4 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 Deactivating the power save function Press any of the panel buttons to deactivate power save After the power save function is deactivated the Play screen appears Utility parameter list Utilities include the following e System parameters for setting functions affecting the entire BR 864 e Sync parameters for setting synchronized performance functions e Scrub parameters for setting scrub functions e Insert mode for setting effect functions About the System parameters This section describes the System parameters 1 Press UTILITY 2 Press CURSOR d II gt to move the cursor to SYS and press ENTER 3 Using CURSOR lt 111 D 1 select the System parameter then make the settin
260. rrent point by adjusting Fader 1 CN v v v v R REC MODE CR STEP Velocity 8 Input the drum sound There are two ways to input drum sounds Method 1 Inputting with the REC TRACK buttons Use REC TRACK 1 5 4 8 V TRACK and TAP to input the drum sounds You can switch the UPPER and LOWER drum sounds by pressing RHYTHM PAD RHYTHM PAD Lit Enables input of the UPPER drum sounds REC TRACK 1 5 KICK REC TRACK 2 6 SNARE REC TRACK 3 7 CLOSED HH REC TRACK 4 8 OPEN HH V TRACK CRASH TAP RIDE RHYTHM PAD Flashing Enables input of the LOWER drum sounds REC TRACK 1 5 CROSS STICK REC TRACK 2 6 COWBELL REC TRACK 3 7 TOM1 REC TRACK 4 8 TOM2 V TRACK TOM3 TAP TOM4 Method 2 Inputting with the ENTER Press CURSOR 7 to move the cursor to the matrix display Press CURSOR to move the cursor to the intersection of the drum sound you want to input and the time at which you want it to sound then press ENTER The drum sound is alternately input or deleted each time you press ENTER W flashes rapidly when you move the cursor to a point where a sound has already been input When a drum sound is input the display changes to W Pressing CURSOR A in the top row of the matrix display returns the cursor to its original position ii e v M RI REC MODE CR OH
261. rsor 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 s measure beat clock are displayed at the location MEAS measure in the display For the demo songs a Arrangement p 35 p 90 has already been created and it is set so that measure beat clock and song is properly synchronized Press d II 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 4 Turning off the power 1 Make sure that playback of the song is stopped Nove Always make sure that the recorder is stopped before turning off the power to the BR 864 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 N Turn off the power to each device in the reverse order used for powering up p 25 w Turn the BR 864 s POWER switch off Recording playing back a song 1 Preparing the memory card The BR 864 writes the recorded data directly to the inserted memory card Therefore for recording or playback the memory card must be inserted E Memory cards supported by your BR 864 p 16 Inser
262. rtct AUTO PUNCH ON OFF Cord ve de AUTO PUNCH OUT BEE A IN ME DTETT HOTS E ETS COSM sessessosoesossosossesossoesosssssssosssssesossossesosssssososssssesesosesesosssssosoeeo Auto Punching In Out mecoccccnincnonncnnnncarinnenncarinnnncaricecencaricanos COSM BASS AMP COSM COMP BSS noria ea ee 113 B COSM COMP CIR 112 COSM COMP VCL a r RS 114 BACKUP mn 158 159 167 168 170 172 COSM Comp Limiter cocconcinccninnnnonnnnnnninnnncnnoncnnancononcnncncancnnoos 118 Bane ss scresseiecninseii nana ane 38 56 111 114 115 COSM GTR REES ee 111 A A ATT Bass Cut Filter BASS MULTI BASS SIM a Bass Simulator Battery ts ceeds dee eege battery ici Battery Cover Battery LOW ii BG LEAD E 191 L UoR S Da hee 62 119 Digital Copy iii ia 86 Digital Copy Protect iia cities 86 DIGA OUT is 22 Dit Level uta did di dead 121 126 Display inicia nai 21 26 DI A ds 130 DIY TIME ii da 128 Di TME suivant teca 119 132 DOUDINE viii 41 62 119 131 132 DOWN 126 Effect Patch E DOE KEE Ending iii ida ENHANCE ENANA ias A uede ees Expander cnn haiti tacit ita aii EXPORT cidad EES Expression Pedal iiveriociinidnniio idad 25 136 Fil Decay ii taa FIDE eiii ise 1 IER AR SAA A ias E a TEE E 120 Foot SW inreg A A i a 52 136 151 FOOT SW EXP PEDAL cooooconconocnonininninncononnconcnnnonncononos 22 136 FOOtSWitehy cinc ll Foot Volume PEL eve ina aa E e E EE Guitar Synth GUITAR BASS e Ee EE 122 Headphone tii iaa 20
263. s Front Panel qm MIC BASS XLR POWER DCIN wn MAR TIME VALUE UTILITY INDIT SELECT E O E INPUT LEVEL 1 Ke O O y P Si OG Sp op PHRASE 2 ECTS TRAINER OFF Oo a poo O 880 39 880 S S SCRUB D MIC Koe i DO 1 PEAK indicator This indicator shows how strong the input level is at the various input jacks e g GUITAR BASS and MIC This indicator lights at a level 6 dB lower than where sound distortion occurs Adjust the input sensitivity with the SENS knob so that this indicator lights only occasionally at those moments when you play your guitar or other instrument at its loudest 2 SENS knob Use this knob to adjust the sensitivity at the input jacks e g GUITAR BASS MIC and LINE 3 INPUT SELECT buttons Use these buttons to select the input source input jack that you wish to record The indicator of the selected button will light You can mute silence the input sound by pressing a button that is lit GUITAR BASS For selecting either guitar or bass use of the GUITAR BASS jack O UNDO gt REDO 30 33 EXIT ENTER 32 YES ANS 34 D MEMORY RRANGE TONE LOAD CompactFlash MIC For selecting either the MIC jack wh
264. s Level meter display This shows the volume levels for each track INPUT HL OT WT SIT SOLO SOLE Cl EFFECTS LL IN E 2 IN The level meter shows the input from INPUT 1 8 The level meter shows the output of Tracks 1 8 RHYTHM The level meter shows the output of Rhythm Guide 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 you desire Fader position display When you hold down TRACK the current positions of the TRACK faders 1 8 are shown in the display IS TIME o REC MODE Se e INPUT 8 ERA C 24 EFFECTS N 1234567 8 RW LR Jj Current positions of the TRACK faders 1 8 4 Using insert effects The BR 864 comes with four onboard effects processors an insert effect loop effects track EQ and mastering tool kit Below is an explanation of the operations related to the insert effects What is an insert effect An effect added directly to a specific signal with the BR 864 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
265. s 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 e Should you remove 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 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 e Do not use this unit on the same power circuit with any device that will generate line noise such as an electric motor or variable lighting system e 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 e 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 e 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
266. s flashing 2 ARRANGE PATTERN TONE OFF Li Gi O 2 Selecta pattern Use CURSOR and the TIME VALUE dial to select the Preset Song and number P Preset S Song Number Pattern Name REC MODE INPUT EFFECTS IN 12345 6 7 8 RHYTHM LR 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 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 3 Press EXIT to return to the Play screen Song Pattern Changing the tempo of the arrangements or patterns You can temporarily change the tempo of the arrangement or pattern being played by carrying out the following procedure while the Play screen is displayed The arrangement s tempo setting is temporarily disabled 1 Press CURSOR J 1 gt and align the cursor up with TEMPO in the display 2 Rotate the VALUE dial to adjust the tempo Tempo MES TIME 0 REC MODE LC INPUT IMC C CI IRJ L tT mmm A nn Wl JE 24 EFFECTS CIC O O O A A O O O A Im IN 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 RHYTHM KR The change in tempo is only temporary If you
267. s in the display Normal tuning Cleanly play a single note only on the string you wish to tune 7th 6th 5th 4th d 2nd ist String string string string string string string Guitar B E A D G B E Bass B E A D G w Watch the tuning guide as you tune the instrument so that the vertical line is shown at the Y mark If the pitch of the string is within 50 cents of the correct pitch the tuning guide will indicate the discrepancy between the actual and the correct pitches Your instrument is tuned above the displayed note Your instrument is tuned the displayed note Your instrument is tuned below the displayed note b 138 4 Repeat steps 1 3 to tune each of the strings Tf 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 Setting the reference pitch of the tuner 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 instrument that serves as the referen
268. s 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 In addition by connecting digital devices like DAT recorder MD recorder and CD recorder you can do recording your data with full digital processing Using the USB connector also allows you to save the song data you create to a computer Equipped with V Tracks The BR 864 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 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 are called V Tracks V Track1 V Track2 V Track3 V Track4 V Track5 V Track6 V Track7 V
269. s stopped then press ARRANGE PATTERN OFF repeatedly until the indicator is lit REC MODE INPUT EFFECTS IN 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 RHYTHM LR 2 Press PROGRAM 3 Press CURSOR to move the cursor to EDIT and press ENTER The Arrangement Edit screen appears You cannot switch from the Edit screen for arrangements to other screens except for the drum kit selection screen Step Pattern Number aaa EC Time Signature y i STEP Tempo Pattern Name Information about the performance is displayed in the matrix display at the bottom of the screen 4 Press CURSOR to move the cursor to STEP then turn the TIME VALUE dial to select the step to be edited You can press REW to move to the immediately preceding step or press FF to move to the next step 5 Press CURSOR to move the cursor to the parameter you want to change then turn the TIME V ALUE dial to change the setting s value You can press PLAY here to play the sound of the pattern in the currently selected step Starting Measure Set the measure where the pattern that is selected by the current step will start playing Step 1 Step 2 Intro Verse 1 measure 1 measure Strat
270. s to eject the disk use the procedure below 1 Click the 5 icon in the task tray then click the Stop USB Disk drive message displayed there REC MODE INPUT EFFECTS IN 12345 6 7 8 RHYTHM LR y k Tray Task Bar 4 Tas 0 2 Click OK in the Safe To Remove Hardware EE lA i 24 dialog box that appears BEE PEE RERE 6 Press BR 864 s EXIT repeatedly to return to the Play screen 9 Turn the TIME VALUE dial to select the WAV or AIFF file with the drum sound to be loaded If you press EXIT without quitting the connection to the computer the following screens appear In this case pressing MEMO ENTER and then EXIT returns the Play screen to the You can preview the sound of the WAV or AIFF file to display be loaded by moving the cursor to PVW and pressing ENTER 10 Turn the TIME VALUE dial to specify the load destination song drum kit SS S1 5 Song Drum Kit 1 5 LU At this point you can safely disconnect the USB cable d from the BR 864 and the computer EE 6 7 Press TONE LOAD a eae 11 Turn the TIME VALUE dial to
271. secceeseeeseeeeeeeees 148 Initializing the Memory Card oocconniconnccnnnnoconnnacnnnncnnn rr 149 Conserving battery power Power SaVe nonocccoococoonannoranoarannnnnnnnns ws 150 Deactivating the power save function ENEE 150 Utility parameter NSE icons aiii ii ans 151 About the System parameters onmmmicccnnnnnnccccisnnccrnn cre 151 About the Sync parameters c ooomnnninciccon nine 151 About the Scrub parameters oummmmniccconnnnnnncnennccr cren 152 About the effects Insert mode cceecceceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneneneeseeeeeeeeeseseeeneeseeseeeeeesesseeeeeeeseeenenes 153 12 Section 6 USB neen KKK KKK NN KR KAN KK NK Ka ve unn LOD Before Using USB Overview lee REENEN KEE K ERKENNEN ERR EE Ken 156 Compatible OS cai Ee ee 156 Composition of data ON Memory CAMS coonmmconinccnnnncconnncnnnccn nene 156 Connecting a COMpUtO TF onnnnncnciccnnnnnnccnrcr re 157 Backing up the BR 864 S data coomononocococnononarannononorararanannnnncncnonnnanas 158 With WI OWS ET 158 With Macintosh oocmmoncccnnnnoncccnnnncccnnnn nn 159 Using the BR 532 S Dat TT 159 Saving BR 864 track data in WAV AIFF format WAV AIFF Export 161 A O A O 161 With Macintosh oocmmonncnnnnninncnnnncccnnnnnc rr 162 Loading WAV AIFF files in BR 864 tracks WAV AIFF Import 164 An nn 164 With Macintosh oocomionccninnnnnocnnnnaononnn nr 165 Importing SMFs and creating patterns omococononoonononnracacnnnanannonononanas 167 With Windows mas
272. 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 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 Preset Pattern cards Memory Card SONG Song Pattern About the arrangements Arrangements are sequences of patterns arranged in the order they are performed and with the tempo set Intro Verse Fill eee Tempo 120 0 Tempo 110 0 Tempo 130 0 Types of arrangements Preset arrangements PO1 P50 These are internal arrangements stored in the BR 864 that have already been prepared for use There are 50 patterns categorized by musical genre such as rock and jazz You cannot change and overwrite Preset arrangement data In each Preset arrangement except for Metro 4 4 a BREAK rest of three measures is played after the END ending and then the V1 verse 1 is played repeatedly is Preset Arrangement list p 177 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 Memory Card Preset Arrangement About the Rhythm Guide Switching the Rhythm Guide Performing arrangements mode and patterns The Rhythm Guide mode switches each time ARRANGE Se
273. sed primarily with Macintosh Converting songs takes approximately the same amount of 5 Use CURSOR lt J gt and the TIME VALUE dial to time to complete as it does to play the source song data select the track V track to be saved When the conversion is complete the BOSS_BR 864 When saving in mono or Removable Disk icon is added to the computer Ex a BOSS_BR 864 Removable Disk 7 Export the WAV or AIFF file to the computer 1 Click the BOSS_BR 864 or Removable Disk icon 2 Drag the WAV or AIFF file in the USB folder to the computer s folder and drop it in the folder 161 Saving BR 864 track data in WAV AIFF format WAV AIFF Export With Macintosh 1 Connect your computer and the BR 864 with a USB 10 11 When you have finished exporting the data the Idling screen returns to the display Quit the connection to the computer In My Computer right click on the BOSS_BR 864 icon or Removable Disk icon to Eject the disk If this procedure fails to eject the disk use the procedure below 1 Click the a icon in the task tray then click the Stop USB Disk drive message displayed there E Mag 11418 Task Bar 4 4 Task Tray
274. select Foot SW UTIL 4 Turn the TIME VALUE dial and select PUNCH PUNCH IN OUT 5 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 Auto punching in and 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 or when you want to concentrate on playing rather than punching in and out manually the auto punch in out function is very useful 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 indicator lights telling you that the punch in position is registered AUTO PUNCH____ ON OFF HIN OUT LOCATOR DELETE 7 If the AUTO PUNCH IN indicator is lit you will automatically move to the registered punch in time when this button is pressed 2 Register the location where you want to punch out
275. select MMC Master and turn the TIME VALUE dial to set the MMC mode UTIL OFF MMC will not be transmitted MASTER MMC information is sent The BR 864 becomes the master of the external MIDI instrument For details on the MMC functionality supported by the BR 864 read MIDI Implementation p 185 4 Press CURSOR lt gt to select Sync Gen and turn the TIME VALUE dial to set MTC 5 Make settings on your sequencer software Make the following settings on your sequencer software For details on making these settings refer to the manual for your sequencer software MTC receive MTC type same setting as the MTC Type selected on the BR 864 MMC receive 6 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 145 Mixing the output from an external MIDI device with the output from your BR 864 Audio Sub Mix The Audio Sub Mix function allows you to mix the signal Using the Audio Sub Mix function input f LINE I ith the signal t to LINE OUT input from LINE IN wi e signal output to LINE OU 1 Press UTILITY When performing synchronized playback using the BR 864 and an external MIDI device you can use the Audio Sub Mix 2 Press CURSOR d
276. sia neren Ean E ear i NE Eaa E a 167 With Macintosh seeteceusdesastuceecduneuterdcencces desaeetievduueuueevedabdetss 168 Loading drum sounds from WAV AIFF files ooomocooocococnononornonononnnos 170 WRH WIN E 170 With Macintosh ccccceceeeeeeeeeeeeee eee eeeeee cnc 172 Section 7 Appendices ccscesseeeseeeessessseeseers LID Arrangement Pattern LiSE coconcococnncocononcoranoncarononcarononcnrnncncnrnncnnnans 176 Preset Arrangement List cccceeseecceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeneeeseeeeseeeeeeeenseeeseeensneaeeeeesseceeeeensneeeeeeense 176 Preset Paternina Eed eege 177 Parameter ESE ciclista denis 178 Troubleshooting WEG 181 Error Message cinc ains 183 MIDI Implementation ii 185 MIDI Implementation Chart ii coincida 188 ls een EE 189 IN e 191 Wack Sheet aii icsehies cemcsdvsciauiiiscauediiensieeisendavisanaisigenectanwadacasaderusniusies 198 13 Introduction to the BR 864 Features Simple operation The BR 864 is designed to be operated as easily as a cassette tape recorder even by beginners Whether you are simply preparing a demo tape or are getting ready to go to master with your first album the simple operation of the BR 864 allows you to create digital recordings the very day you take it out of the box Digital audio workstation All processes are fully digital In addition to a digital mixer and digital recorder the BR 864 contains four digital effects processors It i
277. t and the TIME VALUE dial to select the track V Track to copy from and track V Track to copy to 6 Press ENTER TIME UTIL 7 Use CURSOR and the TIME VALUE dial to specify the beginning of the portion S Start of data you want to copy 8 Press ENTER UTIL 9 Use CURSOR and the TIME VALUE dial to specify the ending of the portion E End of data you want to copy 10 Press ENTER UTIL 11 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 12 Press ENTER UTIL 13 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 15 Press ENTER The copy is executed 16 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 After specify
278. t 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 Loading WAV AIFF files in BR 864 tracks WAV AIFF Import 7 Quit the connection to the computer In My Computer right click on the BOSS_BR 864 icon or Removable Disk icon to Eject the disk If this procedure fails to eject the disk use the procedure below 1 Click the SS icon in the task tray then click the Stop USB Disk drive message displayed there L S i Rie Task Bar 4 4 Task Tray 2 Click OK in the Safe To Remove Hardware dialog box that appears 8 Press the BR 864 s 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 864 and the computer 9 Repeat Steps 4 8 as needed 10 When you have finished importing the WAV or AIFF
279. t color video used in Japan and the U S 25 25 frame per second frame rate This is used for SECAM or PAL format video audio equipment and film used in Europe and elsewhere 24 24 frame per second frame rate This is used for video audio devices and film in the US 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 Just as when you synchronize a MIDI sequencer using external MTC when you use the rhythm guide you can synchronize the MIDI sequencer using the external MIDI clock Get the MIDI song data ready for playback When the BR 864 begins playing the MIDI sequencer will also begin playing in sync with it What are drop and non drop formats There are two types of format used by NTSC video cassette recorders non drop and drop With the non drop format the frames are continuous On the other hand in order to support NTSC color video the drop format drops the first two frames of every minute excluding minutes 10 20 30 40 and 50 In most video and audio production since formats with continuous frames are easier to deal with non drop is generally used In contrast in situations such as in broadcast where the time code must match actual clock time drop is used 143 Synchronizing with MIDI devices Setting the MTC offset The offset s
280. t is being processed 49 Repeating Playback Repeat Setting the repeat portion with 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 1 Press UTILITY 2 Press CURSOR d II gt to move the cursor to SYS and press ENTER UTIL UTIL 3 Press CURSOR OAI gt to select AB Qtz and turn the TIME VALUE dial to turn the setting on When off the quantize function will not work UTIL 4 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 Changing the tempo after having made the quantize function settings in a repeated portion will result in timing discrepancies betw
281. t the volume of the reverb that is applied to the delayed sound E When DBLN is selected Dly Tme 0 5 50 0 ms This parameter adjusts the delay time i e the interval for which sound is delayed E Level 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 Rev Time 0 1 10 0 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 132 Track EQ Parameter Functions Setting Procedure 1 Press EQ 2 Use CURSOR and the TIME VALUE dial to set the EQ On Off for each track Pressing a REC TRACK button moves the cursor to the track corresponding to the button pressed INPUT 6 EFFECTS IN 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 RHYTHM LR 3 To c
282. ted in making tone adjustments during mixdown The Mastering Tool Kit allows you add compression to songs that have been mixed down and provides a variety of other effects E For a more detailed explanation of insert and loop effects refer to What is an insert effect p 33 What is a loop effect p 41 Adjusting the tone Track EQ p 40 and What is a Mastering Tool Kit p 38 respectively Introduction to the BR 864 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 864 you can perform editing operations such as copying moving and erasing which cannot be done with multitrack recorders that use tapes 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 864 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 E Canceling an Operation Undo Redo p 55
283. the BOSS_BR 864 icon or the Removable Disk icon and drop it there overwriting it 5 Quit the connection to the computer In My Computer right click on the BOSS_BR 864 icon or Removable Disk icon to Eject the disk If this procedure fails to eject the disk use the procedure below 1 Click the SS icon in the task tray then click the Stop USB Disk drive message displayed there i rue Task Bar 4 Task Tray 2 Click OK in the Safe To Remove Hardware dialog box that appears 6 Press the BR 864 s EXIT The USB function select 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 function select screen to the display 7 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 864 and the computer Backing up the BR 864 s data With Macintosh 1 Connect your computer and the BR 864 with a USB cable 2 Confirm that the recorder is stopped then press USB The USB function select screen appears 3 Select BACKUP with the TIME VALUE dial then press ENTER The Idling screen appears in the display
284. the arrangements or Gottes 92 Tapping to change the tempo of the arrangements or patterns cece cece eeeeeeeeees 92 Creating original arrangementS omococoonononncacannnnananacnononarararanananancanaos 93 Ipnserting a Step iii ind 94 EASING ASTM ii dns 94 Naming arrangements cncccccnnonnnnnnnnnnn cnn cnn 94 COPYING ATAN GOEN 95 GCfiieft Ice DEET 95 Creating original patterNS omomonocoroconnononncnonononaranananas manaa os 96 Note concerning creation Of patterns EE 96 Creating patterns in Realtime Recording csseeceeescesseeeeeseeeesseeeeneeeeesseaeeeeeeeesneneseeeeeees 96 Rehearsing recordings inicia iaa 98 Deleting unneeded drum sounds en 99 Changing the metronome volume ENEE 99 Creating patterns in Step Recording mmmncconnininninannanca rana rra ar ennnen nn 100 Changing the Velocity EE rn EES aA 102 Deleting unneeded drum SOUNAS ENEE 102 Naming vu iii A a ida 102 COPYING Patterns es cccmocicanntoniitacn ainia ENEE NEES learn EE veer 103 Ac Eu E ecri ia a 103 About the drum Kits o omononcncococonocononononononanononcnoncnrnnararncarnrnancnanananans 104 Performing the GrumS 00 innata 104 Selecting GrUuM Kits oi dais 104 Creating original drum kits Tone Load ccccecceeeseeeeeeeeee see seeneeeeeeeeseenaeeseeeeeeseeaesenseeeeneas 105 Loading from the tracks EEN 105 Copying drum sounds from other drum Kits EE 107 Changing the position pan of the drum sounds EE 108 Section 4 Effects
285. the patterns themselves 100 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 Quarter note 96 Aa Sixteenth note triplet 16 Ja Quarter note triplet 64 A Thirty second note 12 A Eighth note 48 Au Thirty second note triplet 8 Ja Eighth note triplet 32 HI 1 A Sixteenth note 24 Numerals in parentheses indicate the clock The lower the value set the finer the resolution each beat becomes Ex d Here you can input sounds in eighth note lengths Du vg vy vv v v v YW R REC MODE CH STEP R REC MODE cR STEP Press CURSOR OI gt to move the cursor to REC and press ENTER Step Recording starts You can also start recording by pressing REC Press CURSOR d II gt to move the cursor to the measure beat and click then turn the TIME VALUE dial to specify the time at which the drum sound is to be input Measure Beat Clock GEG cR STEP Creating original patterns 7 Set the velocity how hard the note is played for the sounds to be input from the cu
286. the recording is normally performed as a mono recording onto one track Press one of the eight track buttons 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 8 and 4 5 and 6 or 7 and 8 REC TRACK buttons for stereo recording onto two tracks Recording in Mono KICK SNARE CLOSED HH OPEN HH Recording in Stereo If INPUT SELECT LINE or SIMUL are lit le cr ry SIMUL os oe e Gal Since the input is stereo the recording is normally performed on two tracks REC 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 8 to be the track to which to record About the recording REC modes Recording on the BR 864 is separated into three main modes Use whichever mode is suitable in the course of bringing your song to completion INPUT BOUNCE MASTERING 1 Guitar d Seel CH 25 gt 225 gt 225 3 _ Vocal Mixing down E to two tracks Finishing the song with levels optimized 8 Keyboard 37 O E A H du H ch Recording playing back a song INPUT Only the instrument sou
287. the unit from strong impact Do not drop it e Do not force the unit s power supply cord to share an outlet with an unreasonable number of other S 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 e 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 e Batteries must never be recharged heated taken apart or thrown into fire or water CAUTION e The unit and the AC adaptor should be located so their location or position does not interfere with their proper ventilation e Always grasp only the output plug or the body of the AC adaptor when plugging into or Q unplugging from this unit or an outlet e Any accumulation of dust between the AC adaptor and the power outlet can result in poor insulation and lead to fire Periodically wipe away such dust with a dry cloth Also disconnect the power plug from the power outlet whenever the unit is to remain unused for an extended period of time entangled Also all cords and cables should be e Try to prevent cords and cables from becoming placed so they are out of the reach of chi
288. these on your computer After converting your Select the track combination 1 2 3 4 5 6 or 7 8 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 With Windows 1 Connect your computer and the BR 864 with a USB 6 Press ENTER SSES Conversion of the WAV or AIFF file begins 2 Confirm that the recorder is stopped then press USB Files names are converted as shown below The USB function select screen appears Mono 3 Select EXPORT with the TIME VALUE dial then Track 1 V Track 1 press ENTER TRO1___1 WAV or TRO1___1 AIF Track 1 V Track 2 TRO1___1 WAV or TRO1_ __1 AIF Track 8 V Track 7 TRO8__ _7 WAV or TRO8__ _7 AIF Track 8 V Track 8 TRO8__ _8 WAV or TRO8__ _8 AIF i Stereo E 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 4 Press CURSOR d II gt to select the file format then ENTER press Track 7 8 V Track 7 TRO708_7 WAV or TRO708_7 AIF Track 7 8 V Track 8 TRO708_8 WAV or TRO708_8 AIF WAV This is an audio format used primarily with Windows AIFF This audio format is u
289. three ways to load drum tones Loading from the tracks Loading from other drum kits O Loading from WAV AIFF files For instructions on this procedure refer to Section 6 USB p 155 Nove 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 Loading from the tracks This loads sounds recorded to the tracks as drum tones HINT na It can be convenient to use the scrub punch in and locator functions to set the range containing the drum sounds you want to load ahead of time 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 1 Press TONE LOAD REC MODE INPUT 6 EFFECTS IN 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 RHYTHM LR 2 Press CURSOR N to move the cursor to TRACK and press ENTER REC MODE INPUT 6 EFFECTS IN 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 RHYTHM LR
290. ting the memory card De Before inserting the memory card CompactFlash be sure to first turn off the BR 864 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 1 Press UTILITY 1 Insert the memory card into the memory card slot i S 2 Press CURSOR ZU to move the cursor to INI The supplied memory card still has some remaining and press ENTER space however for extended recording you will need to erase some of the demo song or prepare a new memory card 64 MB or greater is recommended The demo songs are protected UTIL To delete the demo songs first remove the protections then carry out the deletion E y Y Protecting a song Song Protect p 85 A Erasing songs Song Erase p 83 UN UTIL z Turn on the power Use the procedure described in Turn on the BR 864 p 25 3 Press CURSOR d II gt to move the cursor to CRD and press ENTER Formatti ng the memory Ca rd Are you sure appears initialize This is not necessary for memory cards that have already been used with the BR 864 Newly purchased memory cards
291. tion and or damage to speakers and other devices MEAS 1 Before you turn the power on make sure of the TIME following points GE O Are all external devices connected properly INPUT O Is the volume on the BR 864 and all other devices EE completely lowered SITTI O Is the memory card inserted The BR 864 is shipped with a memory card already inserted in the slot 25 O E A H du H ch Listening to the demo songs Adjusting the Display Contrast MEMO You can turn the TIME VALUE dial while pressing Depending on where the BR 864 is situated the display UTILITY to adjust the contrast Use each procedure as contents may be difficult to read If this is the case perform the procedure given below to adjust the contrast 1 to 32 appropriat 3 Listening to a demo song Selecting a song Upon power up the song that was selected before the 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 To listen to a demo song follow the procedure given below me REC TRACK V TRACK ttt DOSS sm 1 Press UTILITY 2
292. to Press ENTER UTIL TIME 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 press 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 Erasing data Track Erase 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 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 The three types of Track Erase are given below 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 1 Press UTILITY 2 Press CURSOR d II gt to move the cursor to TRK and press ENTER UTIL
293. to the tuner 1 Press TUNER to access the Tuner screen 2 To exit the tuner press TUNER once again or press EXIT to return to the Play screen NEI If you do not want to output the tuning sounds either turn down the MASTER fader You cannot switch from the Tuner screen to other screens except the Play screen Ex planation of the indications that appear while tuning When the built in tuner of the BR 864 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 D m m O yg m y A Tuning Guide Tf 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 Watch the tuning guide Watch the tuning guide as you tune the instrument so that the vertical line is shown at the V mark 137 Tuning an instrument Tuner Tuning 1 Play a note using the string you are tuning The screen will indicate the note name that is closest to the pitch of the string you played N Continue tuning until the pitch name of the string you are tuning appear
294. tracks being played back are at a suitable level 4 Press REC REC flashes in red and the BR 864 enters the recording standby state 5 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 you are currently playing is recorded to the new track The music that is being played back is not recorded Tf you use the INPUT LEVEL knob 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 6 When you finish recording press STOP 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 E Setting the left right positioning pan of t
295. turn 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 95 Creating original patterns When creating a rhythm arrangement by stringing together rhythm patterns there may be times when you do not find anything suitable among the preset rhythm patterns or when you want to get a rhythm pattern that sounds exactly the way you want In such cases you can create your own original rhythm patterns There are three ways to create rhythm patterns Realtime Recording In Realtime Recording you record while tapping the TRACK buttons in time with the metronome Rhythm patterns are played back repeatedly and the data being input is mixed in with these sounds Additionally even if your timing is a little off when tapping the buttons you can use the Quantize function to rectify the input so the timing is correct Step Recording In Step Recording the timing of sounds and the drum sounds are programmed one at a time There are two ways to input drum sounds e Specifying the timing of a sound measure beat click and inputting the drum sound at that point by tapping the TRACK button Inputting a drum sound at the desired timing within the detailed framework dividing a single measure the matrix This allows you to visually get an overall grasp of the rhythm pattern making for a simple way to create rhythm patterns Importing SMFs
296. u 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 The rhythm guide features two modes Pattern mode and Arrangement mode Pattern Mode You can perform patterns and create your own original patterns Arrangement Mode You can perform arrangements and create your own original arrangements About the patterns These are phrases consisting of from one to several measures of drum performance Types of patterns Preset patterns PO01 P327 These are internal patterns stored in the BR 864 that have already been prepared for use There are 327 patterns categorized by musical genre such as rock and jazz You cannot change and overwrite Preset pattern data 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 Example ROCK1 IN Intro ROCK1 V1 Verse 1 ROCK1 F1 Fill 1 VS Preset Pattern list p 177 ROCK1 V2 Verse ROCK1 F2 Fill 2 ROCK1 E Ending 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 more advanced versions of 1 F Fill 1 and 2 Music patterns to be used as phrases to connect different
297. ubbing to find the music starting ending point ccceccesseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeeeeseeeseeseeeeeeeees 71 Changing the scrub points eccecseeeeeeeeeeeeeee see seseeeeeneaesesneeeeeeeeeesnaaeeeeeeeesseaesenseeessseseneeeees 72 Enabling use of the Preview function with REW and FF s ss seeeceeeeeeeeeeeeneeeeeeeee 72 Editing the performance on a track Track Editing ENER KEREN KKK 73 Copying data Track Copy cccccsecccseeesseeeeseeeeesseeseseeeeeseaesesnneeeeenesegneaeeeeeeeessnaesenseeesssaeseeeeaees 73 Copying the repeated portion AR 73 Copying by specifying the time TME MES ccccscccessessseseececesescsnansnesesesneenesesceeeseseseanans 74 Copying a complete track ALL 75 Moving data Track Move oooomooconnccnccnncnnnnnnccccocnccnnnnnnnnnnn nacen 76 Moving the repeated portion AR nan nn nr nr rararananonnnrarannanananoss 76 Moving by specifying the time IME MES EE 77 Moving a complete track Al incisiones cinco destacarse 78 Erasing data Track Erase ion EENS EEGENEN 79 Erasing the repeated portion AR 79 Erasing by specifying the time TME MES oocncncocccononononnnncnnononcnroronnononananoncrrararononnnnnrararnanananoss 80 Erasing a complete track ALD eneen 81 Exchanging data Track Exchange 1 cccceseeeeeeeeeeeneeeenseeeeeeeesneenseeenseeeeeeeenseeeeeensneeneeeennees 82 Organizing the songs you ve recorded REENEN 83 Copying a Song SONG COPY emccocccncnnni
298. uces 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 Adjust the volume of the slow attack sound 0 100 Speaker Simulator This simulates the characteristics of various types of speakers When the output of the BR 864 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 With COSM GUITAR AMP COSM COMP GUITAR AMP or VO GT AMP algorithms Comments cast Sa Sat SMALL Small open back enclosure 10 inch MIDDLE Open back enclosure 12 inch JC 120 Open back enclosure 12 inch TWIN Open back enclosure 12 inch twin Open back enclosure 12 inch oun Roland JC 120 Simulation o uni i A setting suitable for CLEAN A setting suitable for CLEAN A setting suitable for MATCH A setting suitable for MATCH A setting suitable for VO DRV A setting suita
299. up the data you need to your computer p 158 and delete unneeded data ERROR CARD Read Cause Memory card data cannot be loaded correctly Solution 1 Turn off the BR 864 properly insert the memory card then turn the BR 864 back on Solution 2 Initialize the card p 149 If the same message appears after you have taken the above steps it is possible that the memory card is malfunctioning ERROR Card Write Cause An error occurred while writing data to the memory card Solution The memory card must be initialized p 149 Also the song data you had been attempting to save will be lost ERROR Event Full Cause The BR 864 has used up all the events that can be handled by one song Solution Perform the Song Optimize operation p 84 What is an event The smallest unit of memory used by the BR 864 to store recorded results on disk is the event A newly created song provides approximately 1 000 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 ERROR Memory Full Cause The total time of the drum sounds for one drum kit that can b
300. verse the last performed recording or editing operation If you decide not to Undo press EXIT NO Canceling the Undo Redo To reverse the Undo you just executed perform a Redo 1 Press UNDO REDO REDO appears REC MODE INPUT 6 EFFECTS IN 12 3 4 5 6 7 8 RHYTHM LR 2 To execute Redo press ENTER YES The Undo you just performed is reversed If you decide not to Redo press EXIT NO 55 Using the insert effects The BR 864 comes with four effects processors an insert effects loop effects Track EQ and Mastering Tool Kit An insert effects loop effects and Track EQ can be used simultaneously and you can make settings for each effect as desired Here is an explanation of how to change the various parameters for the insert effects and how to then save those changes gt Insert Effect Parameter Functions p 110 Loop Effect Parameter Functions p 131 Track EQ Parameter Functions p 133 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 how the insert effects are used according to the mode p 59 Effect patches and banks The effects used by insert effects and the parameters of each effect are changed by calling up effect patches Your BR 864
301. 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 Insert Effect Parameter Functions 8 COSM BASS AMP This is a multi effect designed for bass guitar This features 7 BASS MULTI This is a multi effect designed for bass guitar Appropriate for creating standard bass sound an amp sound that uses a preamp and speaker simulator COMP DEF OCT ENH EQ WAH NS FV MOD DLY COMP PAMP SP EQ WAH J NS FV MOD DLY Compressor Defretter Compressor Compressor Preamp Defretter Speaker Simulator Octave 4Band Equalizer Wah Enhancer 4Band Equalizer Wah 4Band Equalizer Wah 4Band Equalizer Wah Noise Suppressor Foot Volume Noise Suppressor Modulation Foot Volume Flanger Modulation Chorus Flanger Phaser Chorus Pitch Shifter Phaser Doubling Pitch Shifter Tremolo Pan Doubling Delay Tremolo Pan Delay 9 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 NS FV DLY COSM Comp Limiter Preamp Speaker Simulator 4Band Equalizer Wah 4Band Equalizer Wah Noise Suppressor Foot Volum
302. will light IN button For setting the auto punch in location Press this button to set the punch in point When set the indicator on this 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 the ON OFF button to clear the set punch in location OUT button For setting the auto punch out location Press this button to set the punch out location at the current location in the track When set the indicator on this 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 the ON OFF button to clear the set punch out location 8 LOCATOR button 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 indicator on this button will light and you will jump to the location each time this button is pressed Press this button while holding down the AUTO PUNCH ON OFF button to clear the set location 9 ZERO button Moves you to the time location 00 00 000 0 10 REW button The song will rewind while you hold down the button 11 FF button The song will fast forward while you hold down the button 12 REPEAT button You can specify a region that you wish to hear and hear it repeatedly
303. within an AIFF file will be ignored With Windows 1 Connect your computer and the BR 864 with a USB cable 2 Confirm that the recorder is stopped then press USB The USB function select screen appears 3 Select IMPORT with the TIME VALUE dial then press ENTER 4 Use CURSOR lt gt and the TIME VALUE dial to select the track to be loaded then press ENTER 164 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 5 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 864 or Removable Disk icon is added to the computer Ex a BOSS_BR 864 Removable Disk 6 Copy the WAV or AIFF files you want to import 1 Click the BOSS_BR 864 or Removable Disk icon 2 Drag the imported WAV or AIFF file to the USB folder Only one file can be imported at a time in each impor
304. y 14 LO FI BOX This allows you to simulate sounds that appear to be playing on an AM radio the sounds of old records played on an old fashioned gramophone and even extreme deformations of the sound produced by a Lo Fi Digital LOFI NS Lo Fi Noise Suppressor 15 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 SP NS DLY MIC COMP EQ NS DLY GUITAR Compressor PreAmp Speaker Simulator Noise Suppressor Delay MIC Compressor y UOMD2S 4Band Equalizer Noise Suppressor Delay 115 Insert Effect Parameter Functions 16 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 INS DLy GUITAR Acoustic Guitar Simulator Compressor Noise Suppressor Delay MIC Compressor 4Band Equalizer Noise Suppressor Delay 116 17 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

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