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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MIDI Implementation
Seconds Count xxyyyyyy
xx Reserved (00)
yyyyyy Seconds (0-59)
Minutes Count xxyyyyyy
xx Reserved (00)
yyyyyy Minutes (0-59)
Hours Count xyyzzzzz
x Reserved (0)
yy Time Code Type
* The time code types defined by the MIDI specification correspond to the BR-1600CD
Sync parameter “MTC Type” as follows.
MIDI specification setting “MTC Type” setting
0 = 24 Frames / Sec 24
1 = 25 Frames / Sec 25
2 = 30 Frames / Sec (Drop Frame) 29D
3 = 30 Frames / Sec (Non Drop Frame 29N or 30
zzzzz Hours
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Song Position Pointer
Status 2nd byte 3rd byte
F2H mmH nnH
mm, nn=Song position point: 00H 00H - 7FH 7FH
* The current position is transmitted by the Song Position Pointer Message when the BR-
1600CD is stopped, or the locate operation has been performed, if the SYNC parameter
“Sync Generator” is set to “MIDI CLOCK.”
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System Realtime Messages
●
Timing Clock
Status
F8H
* Transmitted when “Sync Generator” is “MIDI CLOCK” in the SYNC parameter.
●
Start
Status
FAH
* Transmitted when “Sync Generator” is “MIDI CLOCK” in the SYNC parameter.
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Continue
Status
FBH
* Transmitted when “Sync Generator” is “MIDI CLOCK” in the SYNC parameter.
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Stop
Status
FCH
* Transmitted when “Sync Generator” is “MIDI CLOCK” in the SYNC parameter.
●
Active Sensing
Status
FEH
* This is transmitted at intervals of approximately 200 msec.
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System Exclusive Messages
●
Universal System Exclusive Message
❍
Identity Reply Message
* Receiving Identity Request Message, the BR-1600CD send this message.
Status
Data byte Status
F0H 7EH, dev, 06H, 02H, 41H, 71H, 01H F7H
00H, 00H, 00H, 00H, 00H, 00H
Byte Remarks
F0H Exclusive status
7EH ID number (Universal Non-realtime Message)
dev Device ID (dev: 10H - 1FH)
06H Sub ID#1 (General Information)
02H Sub ID#2 (Identity Reply)
41H ID number (Roland)
71H 01H Device family code
00H 00H Device family number code
00H 00H 00H 00H Software revision level
F7H EOX (End of Exclusive)
For instructions on setting the device ID, refer to “How to set the device ID:” (p. 289).
❍
MIDI Machine Control Command
Status
Data byte Status
F0H 7FH, Dev, 06H, aaH, ..., bbH F7H
Byte Remarks
F0H Exclusive Status
7FH Universal System Exclusive Realtime Header
Dev Device ID (7FH)
06H MMC command message
aaH command
: :
bbH command
F7H EOX (End of Exclusive)
❍
STOP (MCS)
Status
Data byte Status
F0H 7FH, Dev, 06H, 01H F7H
Byte Remarks
F0H Exclusive status
7FH Universal System Exclusive Realtime Header
Dev Device ID (7FH)
06H MMC command message
01H STOP (MCS)
F7H EOX (End of Exclusive)
* If the transport switch [STOP] was pressed, the BR-1600CD transmits this message.
❍
DEFERRED PLAY (MCS)
Status
Data byte Status
F0H 7FH, Dev, 06H, 03H F7H
Byte Remarks
F0H Exclusive status
7FH Universal System Exclusive Realtime Header
Dev Device ID (7FH)
06H MMC command message
03H DEFERRED PLAY (MCS)
F7H EOX (End of Exclusive)
* If the transport switch [PLAY] was pressed, the BR-1600CD transmits this message.
❍
RECORD STROBE
Status
Data byte Status
F0H 7FH, Dev, 06H, 06H F7H
Byte Remarks
F0H Exclusive status
7FH Universal System Exclusive Realtime Header
Dev Device ID (7FH)
06H MMC command message
06H RECORD STROBE
F7H EOX (End of Exclusive)
* Transmitted when recording to the audio tracks begins.
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