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Owner’s Manual

 

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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:

 

• USING THE UNIT SAFELY (page 2–3)

• 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. 

 

Copyright © 2003 BOSS CORPORATION

 

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form
without the written permission of BOSS CORPORATION. 

 

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 Printing Conventions in This Manual

 

• Text or numerals enclosed in square brackets [   ] indicate buttons.

 

[PLAY]

 

PLAY button

 

[REC]

 

REC button

• Reference such as (p. **) indicate pages in this manual to which

you can refer.

Summary of Contents for BR-864

Page 1: ...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 Copyright 2003 BOSS CORPORATION All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without the written permission of BOSS CORPORATION Printing Conventions in This Manual Text or numeral...

Page 2: ... hearing loss or ringing in the ears you should immediately stop using the unit and consult an audiologist 011 Do not allow any objects e g flammable material coins pins or liquids of any kind water soft drinks etc to penetrate the unit 012c 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...

Page 3: ...limb on top of nor place heavy objects on the unit 107d Never handle the AC adaptor body or its output plugs with wet hands when plugging into or unplugging from an outlet or this unit 108b Before moving the unit disconnect the AC adaptor and all cords coming from external devices 109b Before cleaning the unit turn off the power and unplug the AC adaptor from the outlet 110b Whenever you suspect t...

Page 4: ...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 401a 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 t...

Page 5: ... Me 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 851 Unauthorized recording distribution sale lending public performance broadcasting or the like in whole or in part of a work musical composition video broadcast public performance or the like whose c...

Page 6: ...ng off the power 28 Recording playing back a song 29 1 Preparing the memory card 29 Turn on the power 29 Formatting the memory card initialize 29 2 Select the song to record 30 Recording a new song 30 3 Connecting instruments 31 Choose which jack you will use to connect your instrument 31 Press the INPUT SELECT button of the instrument that you want to record 31 Turning off the internal microphone...

Page 7: ...44 Section 1 Recording 45 Recording 46 Selecting the recording track 46 Changing V Tracks 47 Changing the position of the input sound 47 Recording Operations 48 Repeating Playback Repeat 49 Setting the repeat portion 49 Setting the repeat portion with accurate timing 50 Re recording only a mistake Punch in out 51 Manually punching in out 51 Manually punching in and out using REC 51 Manually punchi...

Page 8: ...gistering time Locator Function 70 Registering a locator point 70 Moving to the locator point 70 Deleting a locator point 70 Search for the music s start and end Scrub Preview 71 Scrubbing to find the music starting ending point 71 Changing the scrub points 72 Enabling use of the Preview function with REW and FF 72 Editing the performance on a track Track Editing 73 Copying data Track Copy 73 Copy...

Page 9: ...rrangements 90 Switching the Rhythm Guide mode 91 Performing arrangements and patterns 91 Selecting arrangements 91 Performing arrangements 91 Selecting patterns 92 Performing patterns 92 Changing the tempo of the arrangements or patterns 92 Tapping to change the tempo of the arrangements or patterns 92 Creating original arrangements 93 Inserting a step 94 Erasing a step 94 Naming arrangements 94 ...

Page 10: ...lgorithm List 111 BANK GUITAR 111 1 COSM GTR AMP 111 2 ACOUSTIC SIM 111 3 BASS SIM 112 4 COSM COMP GTR 112 5 GTR SYNTH 112 6 ACOUSTIC GTR 112 7 BASS MULTI 113 8 COSM BASS AMP 113 9 COSM COMP BSS 113 BANK MIC 114 10 VOCAL MULTI 114 11 VOICE TRANS 114 12 COSM COMP VCL 114 BANK LINE 115 13 STEREO MULTI 115 14 LO FI BOX 115 BANK SIMUL 115 15 VO GT AMP 115 16 VO AC SIM 116 17 VO ACOUSTIC 116 Parameter ...

Page 11: ... Tremolo Pan 125 Voice Transformer 126 Wah 126 Mastering Tool Kit Parameter Functions 127 Setting Procedure 127 Algorithm 127 Parameter List 128 Equalizer 128 Bass Cut Filter 128 Enhancer 128 Input 128 Expander 129 Compressor 129 Mixer 130 Limiter 130 Output 130 Loop Effect Parameter Functions 131 Setting Procedure 131 Parameter List 132 CHORUS DELAY DBLN Doubling 132 REVERB 132 Track EQ Parameter...

Page 12: ...dule 141 Synchronizing playback with a MIDI sequencer 142 Synchronized playback with the BR 864 as the master 142 Setting the MTC offset 144 Using MMC 144 Operating MMC compatible devices with the BR 864 144 Mixing the output from an external MIDI device with the output from your BR 864 Audio Sub Mix 146 Initializing the BR 864 s settings 147 Initializing all the BR 864 s settings 147 Initializing...

Page 13: ...Macintosh 162 Loading WAV AIFF files in BR 864 tracks WAV AIFF Import 164 With Windows 164 With Macintosh 165 Importing SMFs and creating patterns 167 With Windows 167 With Macintosh 168 Loading drum sounds from WAV AIFF files 170 With Windows 170 With Macintosh 172 Section 7 Appendices 175 Arrangement Pattern List 176 Preset Arrangement List 176 Preset Pattern List 177 Parameter List 178 Troubles...

Page 14: ...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 ...

Page 15: ...ou 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...

Page 16: ...go 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 fig 00 103 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 ...

Page 17: ...n 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 MIC For selecting either the MIC jack when 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 ...

Page 18: ...s 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 AUT...

Page 19: ...ng will be defeated While muted the REC TRACK button of that track will flash in green and orange alternating or green If a recording track was muted muting will be defeated when recording ends 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 ...

Page 20: ...diting 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 ...

Page 21: ... 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 meter to display each type of level being set Rear Panel fig 00 204 1 GUITAR BASS ...

Page 22: ...he 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 12 Security Slot http www kensington com Inserting batteries 1 Make sure that the power of the BR 864 is turned off...

Page 23: ...23 Quick Start Quick Start ...

Page 24: ...shown in the illustration fig 00 302 Feedback could be produced depending on the location of microphones relative to speakers This can be remedied by 1 Changing the orientation of the microphone s 2 Relocating microphone s at a greater distance from speakers 3 Lower the volume Two types of MIC inputs are included TRS phone type jacks compatible with balanced input and XLR type connectors The pin a...

Page 25: ...power on make sure of the following points Are all external devices connected properly Is the volume on the BR 864 and all other devices completely lowered Is the memory card inserted The BR 864 is shipped with a memory card already inserted in the slot 2 Lower the MASTER fader on the BR 864 fig 00 306 3 Turn on the device connected to an input jack i e GUITAR BASS MIC or LINE IN 4 Turn on the POW...

Page 26: ...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 You can turn the TIME VALUE dial while pressing UTILITY to adjust the contrast Use each procedure as appropriate 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...

Page 27: ... 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 procedures 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 usi...

Page 28: ...t so that measure beat clock and song is properly synchronized Press 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 Always make sure that the recorder is stopped before turning off the power to t...

Page 29: ...are a new memory card 64 MB or greater is recommended The demo songs are protected To delete the demo songs first remove the protections then carry out the deletion Protecting a song Song Protect p 85 Erasing songs Song Erase p 83 Turn on the power Use the procedure described in Turn on the BR 864 p 25 Formatting the memory card initialize This is not necessary for memory cards that have already b...

Page 30: ...ime 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 ...

Page 31: ...ent appropriate for your purposes fig 00 408 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 ...

Page 32: ...5 7 and the MIC is recorded to Track 2 4 6 8 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 fig 00 410 1 Press UTILITY 2 Press CURSOR to move the cursor to SYS and press ENTER fig 00 411d 3 Press CURSOR to select Onbrd Mi...

Page 33: ...ic 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 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 ...

Page 34: ...ed 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 fig 00 415 3 Press CURSOR 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 Fo...

Page 35: ...es 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 fig 00 416 The rhythm guide is preset with a wide variety of arrangements including the sound of a normal...

Page 36: ...ements 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 Rotate the VALUE dial to adjust the tempo fig 00 421d The change in tempo is only temporary If you want...

Page 37: ...ne track to which to record However if you want to record in stereo to increase the effect of insert effects you can simultaneously press the 1 and 2 3 and 4 5 and 6 or 7 and 8 REC TRACK buttons for stereo recording onto two tracks fig 00 425 If INPUT SELECT LINE or SIMUL are lit fig 00 426 Since the input is stereo the recording is normally performed on two tracks REC Press either REC TRACK 1 or ...

Page 38: ...he 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...

Page 39: ...ously 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 fig 00 434a 1 Press TRACK to switch between Tracks 1 4 and Tracks 5 8 The TRACK...

Page 40: ...ing the positioning pan of the sound 1 Press PAN fig 00 434b The Pan settings screen appears fig 00 434d 2 Press CURSOR 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 ...

Page 41: ...end 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 can...

Page 42: ...d in the lower row of the display fig 00 443d 7 After you have completed adjusting the send level press EXIT repeatedly to return to the Play screen 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 Type screen Play screen 10 Bounce Putting multiple tracks together fig 00 444...

Page 43: ...cks 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 11 Mastering After bouncing and getting the performance data down to two tracks apply the Mastering Tool Kit to obtain a master with optimized levels fig 00 448a 1 Press REC MODE repeatedly until MASTERING is indicated for REC MODE at ...

Page 44: ...tering starts fig 00 452 8 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...

Page 45: ...45 Section 1 Recording Section 1 Recording ...

Page 46: ...he 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 3 and 4 5 and 6 or 7 and 8 REC TRACK buttons for stereo recording onto two tracks fig 01 103 If INPUT SELECT LINE o...

Page 47: ...ltered You can also select tracks with CURSOR 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 I...

Page 48: ...n 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 are disabled while the recorder is in use during recording and playback Recording patterns Editing arrangements Selecting drum...

Page 49: ... A press REPEAT twice to cancel the registration The REPEAT indicator goes out and the registered repeat start point A and end point B are deleted 2 After registering the repeat start point A register the repeat end point B Move to the position where you want the repeat to end and press REPEAT fig 01 203 That position becomes repeat end point B The REPEAT indicator lights telling you that the repe...

Page 50: ...o turn the setting on When off the quantize function will not work fig 01 205d 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 bet...

Page 51: ...unch 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 Pla...

Page 52: ...e 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 p...

Page 53: ... 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 to a position bef...

Page 54: ...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 alternately in orange and green 2 Place the fader for track 1 at the location shown below fig 01 309 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 ...

Page 55: ...only perform a Redo you cannot perform an Undo again If you record something or carry out Track Edit after performing an Undo it will no longer be possible to perform a Redo 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 record...

Page 56: ...tton 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 tha...

Page 57: ...o MIC to modify an effect for use with a mic then press ENTER fig 01 505d By pressing ENTER while the cursor is at a bank number you can display the Edit Effect screen directly 4 Press CURSOR 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 le...

Page 58: ...nge patch name go to 4 At the Edit Effect screen press CURSOR to move the cursor to NAME and press ENTER The Patch Name Setting screen appears fig 01 508d 2 Use CURSOR and the TIME VALUE dial to enter the patch name Press ENTER to switch between uppercase and lowercase 3 After you have completed entering the effect settings and patch name as desired press EXIT to return to the screen Effect Edit s...

Page 59: ...ect Normally you will use the BR 864 with this setting fig 01 511 INPUT REC DRY The sound is monitored through the insert effect but is recorded without the effect dry fig 01 512 TRACK 1 8 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 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 s...

Page 60: ...er 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 trac...

Page 61: ...u 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 8 After pressing ZERO to return to the time location 00 00 00 00 0 press REC and then press PLAY to start bounce recording 9 When you are finished recording press STOP During updating Keep power on appears in the upper line of the display while the lo...

Page 62: ...DBLN doubling fig 01 702d When using REV Select either HALL or ROOM fig 01 703d 4 To change the settings for the selected effect press CURSOR to select the parameter and turn the TIME VALUE dial to change the set value fig 01 704d For a description of the parameters for each effect refer to Loop Effect Parameter Functions p 131 5 When you finish making settings press EXIT repeatedly to return to t...

Page 63: ...sor to the track corresponding 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 fig 01 708d fig 01 709d To adjust the send level for the input source move the cursor to In Send To adjust the send ...

Page 64: ...urrently selected song hold down STOP and press REC 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 Pressing TRACK switches to between Tr1 4 and Tr5 8 fig 01 711d 3 To change the EQ settings press CURSOR repeatedly to display the parameter screen then turn the TIME VALU...

Page 65: ...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 fig 01 803d What is Mastering Tool Kit When creating an audio CD from your recorded s...

Page 66: ...ost 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 fig 01 806d 2 Select a Mastering Tool Kit Use CURSOR and the TIME VALUE...

Page 67: ...ct patch while TMP 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 E...

Page 68: ...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 remaining recording time is displayed in the TIME area fig 01 903d Displaying the memory card usage Follow the procedure below to display the current condition of the memory card being used 1 Press UTILITY 2 Press CURSOR to move the cursor to INF and pres...

Page 69: ...69 Section 2 Editing Section 2 Editing ...

Page 70: ...ng editing Registering a locator point 1 At the 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 fig 02 101 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 L...

Page 71: ...old 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 fig 02 202d fig 02 203d You ...

Page 72: ...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 to move the cursor to SCR and press ENTER fig 02 206d 3 Press CURSOR to select Preview SW and turn t...

Page 73: ...in 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 rep...

Page 74: ...e display will ask Are you sure so that you can confirm the operation 11 Press ENTER The copy is executed 12 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 ...

Page 75: ...py 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 specifying the time in the procedure above a may appear to show that there is ...

Page 76: ...wer on appears in the upper line of the display while the lower line shows what is being processed 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 Moving the repeated portion AB Perform the procedure given below to move the portion ...

Page 77: ...Are you sure so that you can confirm the operation 9 Press ENTER Move Event is executed 10 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...

Page 78: ...ove Event is executed 14 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 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 locat...

Page 79: ... 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...

Page 80: ...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 Erasing by specifying the time TME MES Perform the procedure given below to erase the portion between specific times fig 02 343 1 Press UTILITY 2 Press CURSOR to move the cursor to TRK and press ENTE...

Page 81: ...ve 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 You can also enter the time using LOCATOR ZERO STOP REW STOP FF and AUTO PUNCH IN OUT Erasing a complete track ALL 1 Press UTILITY 2 Press CURSOR to ...

Page 82: ...the cursor to XCG and press ENTER fig R08 27 4 Use CURSOR and the TIME VALUE dial to select the two tracks V Tracks to exchange data 5 When you are ready to execute the exchange press ENTER The display will ask Are you sure so that you can confirm the operation 6 Press ENTER The exchange is executed 7 Press UTILITY or press EXIT repeatedly to return to the Play screen During updating Keep power on...

Page 83: ...isplay and you are returned to the Play screen Erasing songs Song Erase Follow the procedure below to erase a song from the memory card 1 Press UTILITY 2 Press CURSOR to move the cursor to EDT and press ENTER fig 02 403d 3 Press CURSOR to move the cursor to ERS and press ENTER The Erase Song screen appears fig 02 404d 4 Turn the TIME VALUE dial and select the song to be erased 5 After selecting th...

Page 84: ...creen 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 ...

Page 85: ...sor to PRT and press ENTER The Song Protect screen appears fig 02 410d 4 Rotate TIME VALUE dial to select the ON 5 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 fig 02 411d Saving the current settings to the song The BR 864 can save the following contents as song data Recorded data Mixer settings Pan Track...

Page 86: ...nnect the BR 864 s DIGITAL OUT connector to the digital recorder s input connector fig 02 501b 2 Set the digital recorder so it is ready to record digital signals 3 Put the digital recorder in record mode 4 Press PLAY on the BR 864 and start the playback of the recorded data Disabling digital copying When recording from the BR 864 to a digital recorder you can prevent further digital copying of th...

Page 87: ...er 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...

Page 88: ...88 MEMO ...

Page 89: ...89 Section 3 Using the Rhythm Guide Section 3 Using the Rhythm Guide ...

Page 90: ...ing 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 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...

Page 91: ...s This procedure selects the arrangement to be played with the Rhythm Guide 1 Press ARRANGE PATTERN OFF repeatedly until the indicator is lit fig 03 201d 2 Select the arrangement Use CURSOR and the TIME VALUE dial to select the Preset Song and number P01 P50 Preset arrangements 1 50 S01 S05 Song arrangements 1 5 3 Press EXIT to return to the Play screen Performing arrangements 1 Make sure performa...

Page 92: ...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 fig 03 205d The change in tempo is only temporary If...

Page 93: ... 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 fig 03 304 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 repeat...

Page 94: ...rmance 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 repeatedly to move the cursor to ERASE fig 03 308d 5 To insert a step press ENTER To cancel the operation press CURSOR repeatedly to return to the Arrangement Edit screen When ...

Page 95: ...pleted 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 P...

Page 96: ...you to visually get an overall grasp of the rhythm pattern making for a simple way to create rhythm patterns Importing SMFs 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 Maximum polyphony for patterns is five voices This means you can play up to five drum sounds with the same timing Even...

Page 97: ...o move the cursor to REC and press ENTER The count in is played and then Realtime Recording starts You can also start Realtime Recording by pressing the REC button 6 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 fig 03 404d 7 Input the drum sou...

Page 98: ...track buttons 1 Press ARRANGE PATTERN OFF repeatedly until the indicator is flashing fig 03 406d 2 Press PROGRAM fig 03 407d 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 fig 03 408d 4 Press CURSOR repeatedly to move the cursor to RHR and press ENTER The BR 864 is put into Rehearsal mode fig 03 409d...

Page 99: ...down DELETE MUTE and pressing the track buttons 1 When you hold down DELETE MUTE and press one or more REC TRACK buttons for the tones you want to delete The corresponding drum sounds are deleted for as long as the buttons are pressed fig 03 410 Changing the metronome volume 1 Press ARRANGE PATTERN OFF repeatedly until the indicator is flashing fig 03 411d 2 Press PROGRAM fig 03 412d 3 Press CURSO...

Page 100: ...l tempo settings for the patterns themselves Time Signature This sets the time signature i e the beat for the pattern to be recorded Valid Settings 1 1 8 1 1 2 8 2 1 4 8 4 1 8 8 8 Quantize This sets the resolution for the steps being input Quarter note 96 Sixteenth note triplet 16 Quarter note triplet 64 Thirty second note 12 Eighth note 48 Thirty second note triplet 8 Eighth note triplet 32 HI 1 ...

Page 101: ...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 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 Pressing CURSOR in the top row of the matrix display returns the cursor to its original position fig 03 421d I...

Page 102: ...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 fig 03 410 Naming patterns You can use up to eight characters in naming patterns You can not change the Preset Pattern name...

Page 103: ...ing 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 repeatedly to move the cursor to ERASE and press ENTER fig 03 432d 3 Turn the TIME VALUE dial to select the pattern to be deleted S001 S100 Song Pattern 1 100 4 If you want to delete the ...

Page 104: ... CROSS STICK REC TRACK 2 6 COWBELL REC TRACK 3 7 TOM1 REC TRACK 4 8 TOM2 V TRACK TOM3 TAP TOM4 Selecting drum kits 1 Make sure performance of the song is stopped then press ARRANGE PATTERN OFF repeatedly until the indicator is lit fig 03 502d 2 Press PROGRAM fig 03 503d 3 Press CURSOR to move the cursor to KIT and press ENTER fig 03 504d 4 Use CURSOR and the TIME VALUE dial to select drum kits by ...

Page 105: ...unds 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 LOCATO...

Page 106: ...nd 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 5 When you have finished setting the start and end points move the cursor to LOAD and press ENTER fig 03 510d 6 Specify the load destination song drum kit with the TIME VALUE dial then press ENTER S...

Page 107: ...NTER Select ALL if you want to copy all of the drum sounds in the kit fig 03 521d 5 Turn the TIME VALUE dial to specify the copy destination drum kit then press ENTER fig 03 522d 6 Turn the TIME VALUE dial to select the copy destination song drum sound then press ENTER The load is executed To cancel press EXIT fig 03 522a During updating Keep power on appears in the upper line of the display while...

Page 108: ... Tone Load is returned to the display 6 Press TONE LOAD or EXIT to return to the Play screen Changing the position pan of the drum sounds 1 Press TONE LOAD 2 Press CURSOR to move the cursor to PAN and press ENTER fig 03 526d 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 fig 03 527d 4 Use CURSOR and the TIME VALUE dial to...

Page 109: ...109 Section 4 Effects Section 4 Effects ...

Page 110: ...ks 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 fig 04 104d 5 Press CURSOR 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 fig 04 105d 6 Use CURSOR to select a parameter and turn the TIME VALUE...

Page 111: ...his is a multi effect designed for electric guitar This provides an amp sound using a preamp and speaker simulator In case of Phaser output will become monaural fig 04 106 Compressor Preamp Speaker Simulator 4Band Equalizer Wah 4Band Equalizer Wah Noise Suppressor Foot Volume Modulation Flanger Chorus Phaser Pitch Shifter Harmonist Doubling Tremolo Pan Slow Attack Delay 2 ACOUSTIC SIM This is a mu...

Page 112: ...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 If the unit cannot ...

Page 113: ...mp sound that uses a preamp and speaker simulator fig 04 113 Compressor Preamp Speaker Simulator 4Band Equalizer Wah 4Band Equalizer Wah Noise Suppressor Foot Volume Modulation Flanger Chorus Phaser Pitch Shifter Doubling 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 characteri...

Page 114: ...ffect designed for vocals This allows you to produce a unique effect using a voice transformer fig 04 116 Voice Transformer Noise Suppressor Foot Volume Modulation Flanger Chorus Phaser Pitch Shifter Doubling Tremolo Pan Delay 12 COSM COMP VCL This is a multi effect designed for vocals The COSM compressor limiter is perfect for creating a basic sound fig 04 117 COSM Comp Limiter De esser Enhancer ...

Page 115: ...io the sounds of old records played on an old fashioned gramophone and even extreme deformations of the sound produced by a Lo Fi Digital fig S02 14 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 fig 04 121 MIC fig 04 120 GUITAR Compressor...

Page 116: ...sor Noise Suppressor Delay MIC Compressor 4Band Equalizer Noise Suppressor Delay 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 fig 04 125 MIC fig 04 124 GUITAR Acoustic Processor Compressor Noise Suppres...

Page 117: ...re 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 ...

Page 118: ...ned sound Sustain with BOSS Cmp D Comp 0 100 Boosts low level signals adjusting the time over which sounds are sustained Higher values deepen the effect resulting in a longer sustain Threshold with Rack160 0 100 Adjust this as appropriate for the input signal from your bass The compression effect is applied to input above the level set here The smaller the value set here the lower the level at whi...

Page 119: ...rding using two tracks E Level 0 120 This adjusts the volume of the delay sound 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 ...

Page 120: ...tton are detected the sounds do not play correctly unless the effect s Insert mode p 59 is set to INPUT NORMAL or INPUT REC DRY 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 If the...

Page 121: ...pwards 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 ...

Page 122: ...hat occur when you adjust the tuning frequency of the radio PLAYER The sound will appear to be heard from a gramophone The noise caused by scratches and dust on the record are is simulated DIGITAL This allows you to create a lo fi sound by lowering the sample rate and or decreasing the number of bits Realtime modify filters connected in series allow you to reshape the sound freely When RADIO or PL...

Page 123: ...usts 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...

Page 124: ...in 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 vo...

Page 125: ...RI 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 ...

Page 126: ...h 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 When TOUCH is selected Polarity Selection for the direction in which the filter will change in response to the input UP The frequency of the filter will rise DOWN The frequency of the filter will fall Sens 0 100 This adjusts the sensitiv...

Page 127: ...e letters Turn on the effects that you want to use 5 Press CURSOR 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 fig 04 203d 6 Use CURSOR to select a parameter and turn the TIME VALUE dial to edit the value 7 If you would like to edit another effect press EXIT to return to the previous screen and repe...

Page 128: ...nter 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 24 12 dB Sets the overall volume level after equalization 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...

Page 129: ...gnal 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 tak...

Page 130: ...N 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 affec...

Page 131: ...hen turn the TIME VALUE dial to select the loop effect When using CHO DLY Select from CHORUS DELAY or DBLN doubling fig 01 702d When using REV Select either HALL or ROOM fig 01 703d 4 To change the settings for the selected effect press CURSOR to select the parameter and turn the TIME VALUE dial to change the set value fig 01 704d 5 When you finish making settings press EXIT repeatedly to return t...

Page 132: ...nd is delayed Feedback 0 100 This parameter adjusts the amount of feedback Changing the amount of feedback causes the number of time the delayed sound is repeated to change as well E Level 0 100 This adjusts the volume of the delay sound Rev Send 0 100 Adjust the volume of the reverb that is applied to the delayed sound When DBLN is selected Dly Tme 0 5 50 0 ms This parameter adjusts the delay tim...

Page 133: ... is a Four band equalizer that is independent for each track 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 t...

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Page 135: ...135 Section 5 Other Convenient Functions Section 5 Other Convenient Functions ...

Page 136: ...oot 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 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 displ...

Page 137: ...s the Tuner screen fig 05 201d 2 To exit the tuner press TUNER once again or press EXIT to return to the Play screen 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 Explanation of the indications that appear while tuning When the built in tuner of the BR 864 is used the reference pitch ...

Page 138: ...ps 1 3 to tune each of the strings If you are tuning a guitar that has a vibrato arm tuning one string may cause other strings to drift In this case you should first tune the strings approximately so that the correct note name is displayed and then re tune each string 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...

Page 139: ...ime 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 d...

Page 140: ... fig 05 303d 4 Press CURSOR 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 fig 05 304d 5 Press EXIT to return to the Play screen You can turn on both the Time Stretch and Center Cancel functions to use them togethe...

Page 141: ... 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 ...

Page 142: ...odule 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 If you 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 Synchronizing playback with a MIDI sequencer The BR 864 can operate in synchronization with a MIDI seque...

Page 143: ... 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 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 7 Just as when you synchronize a MIDI sequencer us...

Page 144: ...t uses MIDI System Exclusive messages to remotely control multiple recording devices 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 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 desc...

Page 145: ...mplementation p 185 4 Press CURSOR 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 repeated...

Page 146: ...se the BR 864 tracks more effectively fig 05 501 fig 05 502 Using the Audio Sub Mix function 1 Press UTILITY 2 Press CURSOR to move the cursor to SYS and press ENTER fig 05 503d 3 Press CURSOR to select Sub Mixer and turn the TIME VALUE dial to turn the setting ON fig 05 504d 4 Press UTILITY or press EXIT repeatedly to return to the Play screen 5 Turn the LINE SENS knob to adjust the sensitivity t...

Page 147: ...has been completed you are returned to the Play screen 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 Initializing the system settings Follow the procedure below to initialize the system parameters A list of the initial settings for each parameter is given in the Parameter List p 178 ...

Page 148: ... or UTILITY When ENTER is pressed initialization begins After the initialization has been completed you are returned to the Play screen Initializing the Rhythm Guide Arrangements Patterns Drum Kits This initializes the Rhythm Guide Arrangements Patterns and Drum Kits In Step Arrangement Step 1 is set to the metronome In song patterns and song drum kits the step is empty 1 Press UTILITY 2 Press CUR...

Page 149: ...fig 05 610d 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 automatically created In this case the data type selected is HiFi MT2 When creation of the song is finished the ...

Page 150: ...running on battery power Perform the procedure given below to activate the power save function 1 Press UTILITY 2 Press CURSOR to move the cursor to SYS and press ENTER fig 05 703d 3 Press CURSOR 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 fig 05 704d 4 Press UTILITY or press EXIT repeatedly to r...

Page 151: ...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 P...

Page 152: ... the external device play back with the MTC timing shown below when the song timing reaches 01h00m00s00 then set the offset as follows The Offset is stored to each song individually About the Scrub parameters This section describes the Scrub parameters 1 Press UTILITY 2 Press CURSOR to move the cursor to SCR and press ENTER 3 Using CURSOR select the Scrub parameter then make the setting with the T...

Page 153: ...to sounds that have already been recorded to the tracks INPUT NORMAL Effects are applied to the input source This mode is normally set as the default fig 05 801 INPUT REC DRY You can monitor the sound of the input source with the effects applied but only the dry sounds without the effects applied are recorded fig 05 802 TRACK 1 8 TRACK 1 2 7 8 Effects are applied to each of the selected tracks fig...

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Page 156: ...atterns Loading drum sounds from WAV AIFF files 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 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 Composition of data on memory cards The fold...

Page 157: ... displayed fig 06 102a 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 BR0 folder the TONELOAD folder the SMF folder and the USB folder fig 06 102b Connecting a computer Use the USB cable to connect the BR 864 to your computer Purchase USB cables at computer stores or ot...

Page 158: ...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 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 icon in the task tray then click the Stop USB Disk dri...

Page 159: ..._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 6 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 t...

Page 160: ... the display 7 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 icon in the task tray then click the Stop USB Disk drive message displayed there fig 06 105a 2 Click OK in the Safe To Remove Hardware dialog box that appears With Ma...

Page 161: ...ig 06 112d When saving in stereo Select the track combination 1 2 3 4 5 6 or 7 8 fig 06 111d 6 Press ENTER Conversion of the WAV or AIFF file begins Files names are converted as shown below Mono Track 1 V Track 1 TR01_ _ _1 WAV or TR01_ _ _1 AIF Track 1 V Track 2 TR01_ _ _1 WAV or TR01_ _ _1 AIF Track 8 V Track 7 TR08_ _ _7 WAV or TR08_ _ _7 AIF Track 8 V Track 8 TR08_ _ _8 WAV or TR08_ _ _8 AIF S...

Page 162: ... computer the following screens appear In this case pressing ENTER returns the file format selection screen to the display fig 06 106ad At this point you can safely disconnect the USB cable from the BR 864 and the computer 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 With Macintosh 1 Connect your comp...

Page 163: ...dded to the computer fig 06 107 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 fig 06 119d When you have finished exporting the data the Idling screen returns to the display 8 Quit the connection to the computer 1 Drag the BOSS_BR 864 icon into the trash 9 Press the B...

Page 164: ...n press USB The USB function select screen appears 3 Select IMPORT with the TIME VALUE dial then press ENTER fig 06 120d 4 Use CURSOR and the TIME VALUE dial to select the track to be loaded then press ENTER When loading to the tracks in mono fig 06 122d When loading to the tracks in stereo Select the track combination 1 2 3 4 5 6 or 7 8 fig 06 121d 5 Use CURSOR and the TIME VALUE dial to specify ...

Page 165: ...ad 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 file s press EXIT repeatedly to return to the Play screen With Macintosh 1 Connect your computer and the BR 864 with a USB ...

Page 166: ...uter 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 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 fig 06 106ad Once the import is complete you are ...

Page 167: ...64 or Removable Disk icon is added to the computer fig 06 104 4 Import the SMF 1 Click the BOSS_BR 864 or Removable Disk icon 2 Drag the imported SMF to the SMF folder fig 03 435d When you have finished importing the SMF 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 If this ...

Page 168: ...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 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 Selec...

Page 169: ...dicator is flashing fig 03 436d 8 Press PROGRAM fig 03 437d 9 Press CURSOR to move the cursor to SMF and press ENTER The names of the SMFs on the memory card are displayed fig 03 438d 10 Turn the TIME VALUE dial to select the SMF to be imported then press ENTER When importing GM GS XG compatible SMFs MIDI Channel 10 is generally assigned as the channel used for rhythm performances Setting the MIDI...

Page 170: ...otal 13 seconds Stereo WAV and AIFF files are loaded as mono sounds with the left and right sides mixed 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 fig 03 513d You cannot carry out th...

Page 171: ... 7 Press TONE LOAD fig 03 515d 8 Press CURSOR to move the cursor to FILE and press ENTER The names of the WAV and AIFF files on the memory card are displayed WAV files are indicated by the symbol W A indicates AIFF files fig 03 516d 9 Turn the TIME VALUE dial to select the WAV or AIFF file with the drum sound to be loaded You can preview the sound of the WAV or AIFF file to be loaded by moving the...

Page 172: ...F files 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 fig 06 106ad At this point you c...

Page 173: ...song drum kit S1 5 Song Drum Kit 1 5 fig 03 517d 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 fig 03 518d During updating Keep power on appears in the upper line of the display while the lower line shows what is being processed ...

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Page 176: ...0 ROOM P21 POP5 140 4 4 1 3 6 7 10 11 13 15 18 ROOM P22 POP6 96 4 4 1 3 6 7 10 11 13 15 18 STD 1 P23 POP7 66 4 4 1 4 7 8 11 12 14 16 19 STD 2 P24 POP8 151 4 4 1 5 8 9 16 17 21 24 27 STD 1 P25 BALLAD1 70 4 4 1 5 8 9 12 13 15 18 21 ROOM P26 BALLAD2 89 4 4 1 2 5 6 9 10 12 14 17 STD 2 P27 BLUES1 124 4 4 1 2 5 6 9 10 13 16 19 STD 2 P28 BLUES2 192 4 4 1 5 12 13 20 21 25 29 32 STD 1 P29 BLUES3 124 4 4 1 ...

Page 177: ...OP3 118 4 4 2 2 1 2 1 2 POP4 118 4 4 2 1 1 1 1 4 POP5 140 4 4 2 1 1 1 1 2 POP6 96 4 4 2 2 1 2 1 2 POP7 66 4 4 3 2 1 2 1 2 POP8 151 4 4 4 2 1 4 1 3 BALLAD1 BALD1 70 4 4 4 2 1 2 1 3 BALLAD2 BALD2 89 4 4 1 2 1 2 1 2 BLUES1 BLUS1 124 4 4 1 4 1 4 1 3 BLUES2 BLUS2 192 4 4 4 4 1 4 1 4 BLUES3 BLUS3 124 4 4 2 2 1 2 1 3 BLUES4 BLUS4 148 4 4 4 2 1 2 1 2 R B1 110 4 4 4 2 1 2 1 3 R B2 154 4 4 2 2 1 2 1 5 R B3 ...

Page 178: ...l 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 Reve...

Page 179: ...py 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 C00 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 O...

Page 180: ...e P01 P01 50 S01 05 Pattern Pattern Name P001 P001 327 S001 100 Arrangement Parameter 1 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 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 HI...

Page 181: ...using the internal microphone is Built Mic under UTILITY set to ON Cannot record 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 Is the input sensitivity set appropriately If ...

Page 182: ... the MMC commands of the BR 864 Synchronization with the rhythm machine is lost 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 Is the USB cable properly connected Is your computer ...

Page 183: ...c 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 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...

Page 184: ...oland 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 o...

Page 185: ...4 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 F1H mmH 0nnndddd 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 ...

Page 186: ...MIDI Machine Control Command Reference STOP MCS Status Data Bytes Status F0H 7FH Dev 06H 01H F7H Byte Description F0H 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 Status Data Bytes Status F0H 7FH Dev 06...

Page 187: ...CH 124 7CH 29 1DH 61 3DH 93 5DH 125 7DH 30 1EH 62 3EH 94 5EH 126 7EH 31 1FH 63 3FH 95 5FH 127 7FH 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 whi...

Page 188: ... Pos Song Sel Tune Clock Command All sound off Reset all controllers Local ON OFF All Notes OFF Active Sense System Reset 1 16 1 16 Mode 3 X O 9n V 1 127 O 8n V 64 31 33 34 36 38 41 42 45 46 48 51 56 X X X X X X O O O X X O O X X X X O X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X X 1 Rhythm Guide only 2 SYNC parameter Sync Gen MTC only 3 SYNC parameter Sync Gen MCK only Model BR 864 Date Mar 1 ...

Page 189: ...alanced XLR jack 44 dBu LINE jack 16 dBu Input Impedance GUITAR BASS jack 1 M Ω MIC TRS balanced XLR jack 8 9 k Ω HOT COLD 8 2 k Ω HOT GND COLD GND LINE jack 15 k Ω Nominal Output Level LINE OUT jack 10 dBu Output Impedance LINE OUT jack 2 k Ω Headphone jack 147 Ω Recommended Load Impedance LINE OUT jack 20 k Ω or greater Headphone jack 8 50 Ω Residual Noise Level LINE OUT jack 85 dBu or less INPU...

Page 190: ... H inches Weight 1 65 kg 3 lbs 11 oz excluding batteries Accessories Dry battery R6 AA type x 6 Demo Card Owner s Manual Effect Patch List Roland Service information sheet Options AC Adaptor PSA series Foot Switch FS 5U Pedal Switch DP 2 Roland Expression Pedal EV 5 Roland FV 300L 0 dBu 0 775V rms In the interest of product improvement the specifications and or appearance of this unit are subject ...

Page 191: ...Filter 128 BASS MULTI 113 BASS SIM 112 Bass Simulator 117 Battery 150 battery 22 Battery Cover 22 Battery Low 22 BG LEAD 124 Bit 122 BLUES 124 Body 117 BOSS Cmp 118 BOUNCE 38 42 60 Bounce 42 60 BOW 120 BPF 123 BR0 Folder 156 BR 532 159 BRASS 120 Bright 124 C C Adjust 140 Calib 138 Calibrate 138 Card Cover 16 Card Protector 16 Center Cancel 139 CentrCncel 139 Charct 117 CHO DLY 41 42 62 63 131 CHOR...

Page 192: ...dal 25 136 F F 90 Feedback 119 132 FF 18 Fil Decay 121 Fil Depth 121 Fil Sens 121 FILE 171 172 Fill 90 Filter 122 Flanger 120 Foot SW 52 136 151 FOOT SW EXP PEDAL 22 136 Foot Switch 25 52 136 Foot Volume 120 Formant1 126 Formant2 126 Formatting 29 FRAME 21 Freq 119 128 Frequency 124 126 FROM 152 From To 152 FX 136 Fx Level 122 124 FX Type 41 62 131 132 FX1 Level 126 FX2 Level 126 G Gain 123 124 12...

Page 193: ...BOX 115 Lo Fi Box 122 Lo M F 119 Lo M Gin 119 Lo M Q 119 LONG LV2 30 68 Loop Effect 41 62 131 LOOP EFFECTS 19 41 62 63 131 Loop Recording 54 Low Boost 140 Low Freq 128 Low Gain 119 128 Low Mid Freq 128 Low Mid Gain 128 Low Mid Q 128 Low Q 128 Low Type 128 LPF 123 LR 33 M Mac OS 9 1 156 Macintosh 156 159 162 165 168 172 MANUAL 123 Manual 120 123 Manually Punching In Out 51 MASTER 18 59 153 Master 1...

Page 194: ...Name 102 Pattern Number 93 PEAK 17 128 Peak 126 PEDAL 123 126 Pedal Hold 121 Phaser 123 PHRASE TRAINER 19 139 Phrase Trainer 15 139 PickUp 117 PIEZO 117 Pitch 123 Pitch Shifter 123 PLAY 18 136 Play Screen 25 PLAYER 122 Polarity 126 Portamento 121 Post Fltr 122 POWER 22 Power Save 150 PowerSave 150 151 Pre Dly 118 132 Pre Filter 122 Preamp 124 Presence 124 Preset Arrangement 36 90 Preset Drum Kit 1...

Page 195: ...119 SLDN 124 Slow Attack 125 SMF 96 167 SMF Folder 156 SML 34 56 Smpl Rate 122 Soft Clip 130 Song Arrangement 36 90 93 Song Copy 83 Song Drum Kit 104 Song Erase 83 Song Name 84 Song Optimize 55 84 Song Patch 34 56 Song Pattern 36 90 Song Protect 85 Speaker Simulator 125 SplitH 128 SplitL 128 SQUARE 120 Start Point 106 Starting Measure 93 STD 117 STD LV1 30 68 STEP 100 Step 94 Step Recording 96 100...

Page 196: ...126 USB 15 20 22 156 158 159 161 162 164 165 167 168 170 172 USB Folder 157 User Patch 34 56 UTILITY 20 26 29 31 32 50 52 59 68 73 74 76 86 136 141 142 144 146 153 V V 90 Velocity 102 121 Verse 90 VO DRV 124 VO AC SIM 116 VO ACOUSTIC 116 VO GT AMP 115 VOCAL MULTI 114 VOICE TRANS 114 Voice Transformer 126 Volume 124 VtgRack 118 V TRACK 19 47 97 101 104 V Track 14 47 W Wah 126 WAV 161 162 WAV AIFF E...

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Page 198: ...K 3 TRACK 4 TRACK 5 TRACK 6 TRACK 7 TRACK 8 PAN EQ Low EQ High PAN EQ Low EQ High EFFECTS COMMENTS Track Sheet CHO DLY Send REV Send CHO DLY Send REV Send CHO DLY Send REV Send CHO DLY Send REV Send CHO DLY Send REV Send CHO DLY Send REV Send CHO DLY Send REV Send RHYTHM GUIDE PAN EQ Low EQ High CHO DLY Send REV Send Project Song Name Date Artist Client ARRANGE Tempo PATTERN Tempo Track Sheet ...

Page 199: ...ions 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 separ...

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