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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Fixing the pitch of vocals/Adding a backing chorus to vocals (Vocal Tool Box)
Section 2
Vocal Tool Box patches
In the case of both pitch correction and harmony sequence,
you can set up the way in which the effect is to be applied
and can then save these settings. A group of such settings is
referred to as a Patch.
At the time of purchase, a total of 10 pitch correction and
harmony sequence patches (i.e., preset patches) will be
stored in the BR-1600CD. In addition, 10 user patches can be
freely set up and used within any song, and 10 song patches
can be set up for use within a specific song.
Precautions for Vocal Tool Box usage
• When you are using the Vocal Tool Box, you will not be
able to use insert effects, the Mastering Tool Kit, or
speaker modeling.
• The Vocal Tool Box is intended for use with recorded
vocal tracks and it cannot be applied to input sources or
the Master output.
• Pitch correction and harmony sequence are separate
effects. For this reason, they cannot both be used at the
same time.
• These effects will function when applied to solo
performances other than vocals; however, the
fundamental differences between the character of the
human voice and that of musical instruments makes it
highly unlikely that the desired result will be achieved.
• In the following situations, the Vocal Tool Box may not
be able to accurately detect the pitch, and normal
operation will not be possible.
- When other sounds are mixed in with the solo vocal
part.
- When the volume of the vocal part is excessively
loud or quiet.
- When the vocal part contains a lot of sibilance or is
very breathy (such as a singer that whispers, or one
with a husky voice).
- When the vocal part contains an excessive number
of different pitches (such as fast, deep vibrato or fast
speech)
- When the part is sung with a very low voice
containing a lot of harmonics.
* If the BR-1600CD is frequently incorrect when detecting
the pitch, either change the “Type” setting for the pitch
correction function or the “Input Type” setting for the
harmony sequence function. In certain cases, this will
reduce the number of incorrect detections.
Fixing the pitch of vocals
(Pitch Correction)
Let’s now use the BR-1600CD’s pitch correction feature to
clean up some mistakes in a solo vocal part.
Using this feature, we will be able to correct pitches in real
time and in semitone units.
1.
Before using pitch correction, record a solo vocal track
to work with.
2.
Press [REC MODE] several times until the BOUNCE
indicator lights up.
The BR-1600CD will now enter Bounce mode.
3.
Press [VOCAL TOOL BOX].
This button will light up to indicate that the Vocal Tool
Box is turned on.
The Vocal Tool Box’s patch selection screen will appear.
fig.35-06d
4.
Move the cursor to the patch number field and select a
patch using the TIME/VALUE dial.
You should select a patch for which “PITCH
CORRECTION” is displayed on-screen as the algorithm
name here.
5.
Press [F3] (LOCATION).
fig.35-08d
6.
Use TIME/VALUE dial to select the track containing
the solo vocal recording.
The following tracks can be selected at this time:
Tracks 1 through 8, or Tracks 9/10 through 15/16
7.
Start playback on the BR-1600CD.
Pitches will be corrected in the solo vocal part as it is
played. A real-time display of the amount of pitch
correction in units of cents will be provided at the top
right of the screen. Listen to the part to confirm that it is
now completely in tune, and if necessary, adjust the
volume of the part using the corresponding track fader.
Press [STOP] to end playback.
Algorithm name
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