Recording Equipment User Manual
Table Of Contents
- USING THE UNIT SAFELY
- IMPORTANT NOTES
- Precautions Regarding the Hard Disk
- Before Using CD-R/RW Discs
- About the CD-ROM “Discrete Drums”
- Contents
- Introduction to the BR-1600CD
- Panel Descriptions
- Extra information on jacks and connectors
- Common operations and display items
- Section 1 Advanced Use
- Re-recording only the portion that is mistaken (Punch In/Out)
- Using V-Tracks
- Placing markers in your song (Marker)
- Registering and recalling mixer settings (Scene)
- Recalling scenes automatically during recording or playback (Auto Scene)
- Finding the start or end of a section of audio (Scrub/Preview)
- Editing a recorded performance (Track Edit)
- Maximizing the volume levels of data recorded to the tracks (Normalize)
- Organizing your songs
- Section 2 Using Effects
- Makeup of BR-1600CD effects
- Using insert effects
- Effect patches and banks
- Makeup of effect patches
- Modifying insert effect settings
- Switching compressors, equalizers, and low-cut filters between stereo and mono
- Saving insert effect settings (Effect Patch Write)
- Copying insert effect settings (Effect Patch Copy)
- Changing insert effect connections
- Using an expression pedal
- Insert effect algorithm list
- Insert effect parameter functions
- Acoustic Guitar Simulator
- Acoustic Processor
- 3 Band Equalizer
- 4 Band Equalizer
- Bass Simulator
- Bass Cut Filter
- Chorus
- 2x2 Chorus
- Compressor
- COSM Comp/Limiter (COSM Compressor/Limiter)
- COSM Overdrive/Distortion
- COSM PreAmp&Speaker
- De-esser
- Defretter
- Delay
- Distance
- Doubling
- Enhancer
- Flanger
- Foot Volume
- Humanizer
- Limiter
- Low Cut Filter
- Lo-Fi Box
- Mic Converter
- Noise Suppressor
- Octave
- Pan
- Phaser
- Pickup Simulator
- Pitch Shifter
- Preamp
- Ring Modulator
- Short Delay
- Slow Gear
- Speaker Simulator
- Sub Equalizer
- Tremolo
- Tremolo/Pan
- Uni-V
- Vibrato
- Voice Transformer
- Wah
- Using track-specific compressors and equalizers
- Using loop effects
- Fixing the pitch of vocals/Adding a backing chorus to vocals (Vocal Tool Box)
- The Vocal Tool Box
- Makeup of the Vocal Tool Box
- Vocal Tool Box patches
- Fixing the pitch of vocals (Pitch Correction)
- Setting the correction method for vocal pitch (Pitch Correction Edit)
- Applying a backing chorus to vocals (Harmony Sequence)
- Inserting rests in a backing chorus
- Setting the application method for backing choruses (Harmony Sequence Edit)
- Saving Vocal Tool Box settings (Patch Write)
- Copying Vocal Tool Box settings (Patch Copy)
- Recreating the characteristics of different monitor speakers (Speaker Modeling)
- Speaker Modeling parameter functions
- Using the Mastering Tool Kit
- Mastering Tool Kit parameter functions
- Effect parameters assigned to VALUE knobs
- Section 3 Using Rhythm
- Makeup of Drum/Bass/Loop Phrase
- Rhythm arrangements
- Using drums
- Creating drum patterns
- Preparing for recording
- Creating drum patterns using real-time recording
- Creating drum patterns using step recording
- Correcting drum patterns (Microscope)
- Changing the drum pattern’s groove (Swing)
- Changing a drum pattern’s name
- Copying drum patterns
- Deleting drum patterns
- Loading drum patterns from the CD-R/RW drive (SMF Import)
- Using bass
- Creating bass patterns
- Preparing for recording
- Creating bass patterns using real-time recording
- Creating bass patterns using step recording
- Correcting bass patterns (Microscope)
- Changing the bass pattern’s groove (Swing)
- Changing a bass pattern’s name
- Copying bass patterns
- Deleting bass patterns
- Loading bass patterns from the CD-R/RW drive (SMF Import)
- Using Loop Phrases
- Creating Loop Phrases
- Setting the Universal Beat for Drums, Bass, and Loop Phrases
- Using rhythm arrangements
- Creating rhythm arrangements
- Assembling drum and bass patterns
- Canceling pattern allocations
- Inserting patterns
- Inputting chords
- Changing and moving chords
- Deleting chords
- Inserting chords
- Assembling Loop Phrases
- Canceling Loop Phrase allocations
- Inserting Loop Phrases
- Copying a Loop Phrase from a rhythm arrangement to an audio track
- Modifying all of the loop phrases in the current rhythm arrangement (Arrangement Modify)
- Naming and saving rhythm arrangements
- Copying a rhythm arrangement
- Deleting a rhythm arrangement
- Setting tempos and beats for individual measures (Tempo Map/Beat Map)
- Using a metronome
- Section 4 Using the CD-R/RW Drive
- Section 5 Using MIDI
- MIDI fundamentals
- Playing drum and bass patterns on external MIDI sound module
- Synchronizing external MIDI sequencers and rhythm machines
- Controlling MMC-compatible devices from the BR-1600CD
- Controlling track volumes via MIDI (MIDI Fader)
- Inputting drum and bass patterns from a MIDI keyboard (MIDI Recording)
- Using MIDI to Control the Switching of the Insert Effects (Effects Program Change)
- Controlling external video devices from the BR-1600CD (V-LINK)
- Section 6 Using USB
- Section 7 Other Convenient Functions
- Tuning instruments (Tuner)
- Automatically adjusting the input volume balance (Level Calibration)
- Muting individual inputs
- Inputting audio with no loss of quality (Digital In Assign)
- Creating a master tape protected from digital copying
- Changing the content of the level meter display (Pre/Post Fader)
- Using condenser microphones (Phantom Power)
- Mixing audio-device output with the BR-1600CD’s output (Audio Sub Mix)
- Initializing all BR-1600CD settings (Initialize)
- Performing hard disk operations
- Appendices

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Using track-specific compressors and equalizers
Section 2
HIGH GAIN -20–+20 dB
This parameter sets the gain (amount of boost or cut) for the
high-range equalizer.
HIGH FREQUENCY 800 Hz–16000 Hz
This parameter sets the frequency for the high range equalizer.
HIGH Q 0.5–16.0
This parameter sets the range of change in gain for the
frequency set by “HIGH FREQUENCY.” A larger value results
in a narrower range of change.
This parameter is only valid when “HIGH TYPE” has been set to “PEAK.”
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When “MID” is selected
MID GAIN -20–+20 dB
This parameter sets the gain (amount of boost or cut) for the
midrange equalizer.
MID FREQUENCY 200 Hz–4000 Hz
This parameter sets the central frequency for the midrange equalizer.
MID Q 0.3–16.0
This parameter sets the range of change in gain for the
frequency set by “MID FREQUENCY.” A larger value results in
a narrower range of change.
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When “LOW” is selected
LOW TYPE SHLV, PEAK
Sets the equalizer type for the low range.
SHLV
This selects the shelving type equalization.
PEAK
This selects the peaking type equalization.
LOW GAIN -20–+20 dB
This parameter sets the gain (amount of boost or cut) for the low
range equalizer.
LOW FREQUENCY 40 Hz–800 kHz
This parameter sets the frequency for the low range equalizer.
LOW Q 0.3–16.0
This parameter sets the range of change in gain for the
frequency set by “LOW FREQUENCY.” A larger value results
in a narrower range of change.
This parameter is only valid when “LOW TYPE” has been set to “PEAK.”
5.
Press [EXIT/NO] several times to return to the top screen.
6.
If you wish to store the modified settings, save the
current song (p. 72).
Switching equalizers between
stereo and mono (Stereo Link)
If you intend to apply an equalizer to a stereo-recorded track,
you will need to align the left and right EQ settings in order
to prevent differences in tone occurring on the left and right
(Stereo Link).
Use the following procedure to turn Stereo Link on and off.
1.
Press [EQ].
The Equalizer screen will appear.
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2.
Simultaneously press two adjacent track buttons.
Both of these track buttons will light up and Stereo Link
will be turned on for the corresponding tracks.
Stereo Link can be turned on for Tracks 1 and 2, Tracks 3
and 4, Tracks 5 and 6, and Tracks 7 and 8. It will not be
possible to turn Stereo Link on for any other
combination of tracks, such as Tracks 2 and 3. In
addition, it will not be possible to turn on Stereo Link for
non-adjacent tracks.
3.
If you want to turn Stereo Link off, press either one of
the two track buttons that are currently lit.
Stereo Link will be turned off.
The pressed track button will remain on, and the other
track button will turn off.
Whenever Stereo Link is turned on, the parameters for
the equalizers on both of the linked tracks will use the
same values. When one of these parameters is modified,
the same parameter for the adjacent track will be
automatically and simultaneously modified.
4.
If you wish to store the modified settings, save the
current song (p. 72).
Only one set of equalizer settings can be saved per song.
Tracks 9/10 through 15/16 are fixed as stereo tracks,
and therefore, Stereo Link will always be on for the
corresponding equalizers. It will not be possible to
turn Stereo Link off for these tracks.
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