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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Panel Descriptions
36. TRACK TYPE SELECT button
Calls up a screen for selecting track types. Tracks 11/12
through 15/16 can each be set to one of two track types—
namely, tracks used for recording audio or tracks used for
rhythm arrangement components such as Loop Phrases, Bass,
and Drums. Possible settings for these tracks are as follows:
“Section 3 Using Rhythm” (p. 145)
37. TRACK TYPE indicators
These indicators allow you to confirm the current track types
for Tracks 11/12 through 15/16.
38. VALUE knobs
When the icons for these knobs are displayed on-screen, use
these knobs to change setting values. In addition, use these
knobs to control the video on external video equipment
when you are using V-Link.
39. UTILITY button
Calls up a wide range of functions such as track editing,
organization of songs, and the like.
40. UNDO/REDO button
Use this button to restore your song’s previous condition by
canceling the last audio recording or editing operation. In
addition, pressing [UNDO/REDO] a second time restores
the canceled audio or edit (“Rectifying recording mistakes
(Undo/Redo)” (Basic Operation; p. 42)).
41. TIME/VALUE dial
This dial is normally used to move the current position
within the song (i.e., to perform fast forward or rewind).
However, it is also used to modify values of the various
function settings.
42. CURSOR buttons
Press these buttons to move the cursor in the corresponding
direction.
43. ENTER/YES button
Press this button to confirm a selection or a value being
entered.
44. EXIT/NO button
Press this to return to the previous screen or to reject an
operation.
45. MASTER fader
Controls the overall volume of your song.
46. CD-R/RW
AUDIO CD WRITE/PLAY button
This button is used when you want to create or play an audio
CD.
DATA SAVE/LOAD button
Use this button whenever you want to save recorded songs
to a CD-R/RW disc or to reload the saved songs to the BR-
1600CD.
LOOP PHRASE IMPORT button
Use this button to import break-beats and various other
types of Loop Phrase.
47. MIDI indicator
This indicator will light up whenever the BR-1600CD
receives MIDI data via the MIDI IN connector.
48. HD ACCESS indicator
This indicator will light up whenever the BR-1600CD is
reading or writing on the hard disk.
You should never turn off the power while this indicator
is lit. Failure to observe this precaution can result in any
or all of the data on the hard disk being permanently
damaged or lost completely.
Track 11/12
Audio track or Loop Phrase track
Track 13/14
Audio track or Bass track
Track 15/16
Audio, drum or metronome track
Lit
Unlit
Track 11/12
Loop Phrase
Audio track
Track 13/14
Bass
Audio track
Track 15/16
Drum or metronome
Audio track
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