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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Section 2
Using the Mastering Tool Kit
The Mastering Tool Kit
When creating a CD, it is crucial that the overall volume of the song be reduced in order to allow its loudest parts to be recorded
without any degradation of sound quality. However, this reduction in volume can often result in CDs that lack power and punch.
In addition, since our ears are not as sensitive to sound in the lower range of frequencies, it may be difficult to hear these sounds
even if the level meter indicates maximum volume, and this factor also hinders the production of powerful-sounding CDs.
The Mastering Tool Kit contained within the BR-1600CD provides a means of eliminating this type of problem so that you can
easily create great-sounding CDs. When you use this Mastering Tool Kit, you will be able to smooth out volume fluctuations in
your songs and balance the sound in the lower range of frequencies. It is highly recommended, therefore, that you always use the
Mastering Tool Kit to master your songs before creating audio CDs.
Audio CDs can be created without using the Mastering Tool Kit, and you can choose whether or not to use it.
If you are new to the BR-1600CD’s Mastering Tool Kit, refer first of all to “Adjusting volume and compression for CD writing
(Mastering Tool Kit)” (Basic Operation; p. 58). This section provides a more detailed description of the Mastering Tool Kit.
Makeup of the Mastering Tool Kit
The Mastering Tool Kit comprises the following effect blocks.
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Of these, the effect block that plays the most important role is the three-band compressor. Broadly speaking, the frequencies in a
musical performance can separated into the following three bands or regions:
• The low-band, which contains the sounds of the kick drum, bass guitar, and other instruments that provide the basic song
rhythm.
• The middle band, which contains the sounds of the vocals, and the lead guitars and other instruments that play melodies.
• The high-band, which contains the sounds of the hi-hats, cymbals, and the like.
In order to do what is required of them, instruments must be played with varying rhythms and volumes. All of these different
performances are combined to produce the music played by a band (or ensemble).
If a compressor were to be applied over the complete frequency range of such a group performance in order to keep its volume
within the limits suitable for burning to an audio CD, the natural-sounding nature of some of the performances could be
impaired. For example, the volume of the kick drum could cause the compressor to modify the volume of melodic instruments, or
the volume of the lead guitar could cause the compressor to modify the volume of the bass guitar. By dividing the overall
performance into three frequency bands and using a different compressor with each band, volume peaks can be suppressed
without making the performances sound processed or unnatural. In addition to this type of three-band compressor, the BR-
1600CD’s Mastering Tool Kit also features a number of other effect blocks that will come in handy when you are adjusting the
volume and presence of your songs.
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INPUT
BASS CUT
FILTER
BASS CUT
FILTER
BASS CUT
FILTER
ENHANCER
EQ
GAIN
MIXER
LIMITER
CLIP/
DITHER
EX-
PANDER
COMP-
RESSOR
GAIN
EX-
PANDER
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RESSOR
GAIN
EX-
PANDER
COMP-
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DIVIDER
MIX
L/R
High-band
Middle band
Low-band
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