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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Reading backup data back into the BR-1600CD from the PC (Recover)
Section 6
With Mac OS 9.1.x / 9.2.x
6.
Open the folder on the PC where you have stored the
backup data.
All of the backup files and folders will appear on-screen.
7.
Select all of the backup files and folders.
8.
Copy them to the “BR-1600CD” icon on the computer.
All of the files and folders copied in Step 7 will be
returned to the BR-1600CD’s internal hard disk.
9.
Quit the connection to the computer.
Drug the BR-1600CD icon to the Trash.
10.
Press BR-1600CD’s [EXIT/NO].
The message “Now Re-Loading...” will appear on the
BR-1600CD’s display, and the most recently selected
song will be reloaded.
When reloading has been completed, the display will
return to the USB screen.
If you press [EXIT/NO] without quitting the connection
to the computer, “Disconnect USB, OK?” appear. In this
case, pressing [ENTER/YES] returns the USB menu
screen to the display.
11.
Press [EXIT/NO] to return to the Top screen.
At this point, you can safely disconnect the USB cable
from the BR-1600CD and the computer.
With Mac OS X
6.
Double-click the BR-1600CD icon.
The files and folders from the BR-1600CD’s hard disk
will be displayed on the PC monitor.
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7.
Open the folder on the PC where you have stored the
backup data.
All of the backup files and folders will appear on-screen.
8.
Select all of the backup files and folders.
9.
Copy them to the USB folder on the computer.
All of the files and folders copied in Step 8 will be
returned to the BR-1600CD’s internal hard disk.
10.
Quit the connection to the computer.
Drug the BR-1600CD icon to the Trash.
11.
Press BR-1600CD’s [EXIT/NO].
“Now Checking...” appears in the BR-1600CD’s display, then
“Now Copying...” is displayed, and the recovery begins.
When the recovery is finished, the message “Now Re-
Loading...” will appear in the display, and the most
recently selected song will be reloaded.
When reloading has been completed, the display will
return to the USB screen.
If you press [EXIT/NO] without quitting the connection
to the computer, “Disconnect USB, OK?” appear. In this
case, pressing [ENTER/YES] returns the USB menu
screen to the display.
12.
Press [EXIT/NO] to return to the Top screen.
At this point, you can safely disconnect the USB cable
from the BR-1600CD and the computer.
Extra care should be taken to ensure that each and
every file and folder is selected and copied. If files or
folders are missed, the recovery will be incomplete and
subsequent recovery operations may not be possible.
During the recovery operation you may encounter
messages asking whether it is all right to overwrite
certain files—you should select “YES” in every
instance. If “NO” is selected even once, the recovery
operation will be incomplete, and this may prevent
the BR-1600CD from operating correctly.
If the current song contains newly recorded audio
data or newly modified settings, the message “Save
Current?” may be displayed during the recovery
procedure. If you want to save your song before
starting the recover process, press [ENTER/YES];
if this will not be necessary, press [EXIT/NO].
Remember that if you do not save a modified song
at this time, all newly recorded audio data, edited
data, modified mixer settings, etc. will be lost.
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TEMPLPH USBUSB USBUSERDATA
Extra care should be taken to ensure that each and
every file and folder is selected and copied. If files or
folders are missed, the recovery will be incomplete and
subsequent recovery operations may not be possible.
During the recovery operation you may encounter
messages asking whether it is all right to overwrite
certain files—you should select “YES” in every
instance. If “NO” is selected even once, the recovery
operation will be incomplete, and this may prevent
the BR-1600CD from operating correctly.
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