Owner`s manual

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Rev0.02
Creating bass patterns
When you cannot find a suitable bass pattern for your song
among the BR-1200CD’s preset bass patterns, you can easily
create an original pattern as described below. Either one of
the following two methods can be used to do this.
● Real-time recording
Real-time recording allows you to tap the track buttons in
time with a metronome and to record the performance data
produced. The bass pattern will be repeated over and over,
with new performance data being constantly mixed into it.
Furthermore, a quantize function can be used to fix any
slight deviations in the timing of your performance.
● Step recording
Use step recording to enter bass notes one by one while the
pattern is not being played back. If you find it difficult to
create satisfactory patterns using real-time recording, use this
function to easily and conveniently produce the desired
results.
Preparing for recording
When a MIDI keyboard is connected to the MIDI IN
port, you will be able to use this keyboard to perform
real-time recording. Note that there is no need to set a
MIDI channel for the MIDI keyboard in such a case (p.
254).
Before you use either real-time recording or step recording,
you will need to select the bass pattern to be recorded.
1. Press PROGRAMMABLE RHYTHM
[ARRANGEMENT/PATTERN] so the PATTERN
indicator is lighted. (Pattern mode)
2. Press PROGRAMMABLE RHYTHM [EDIT].
The Pattern Selection screen will appear.
fig.20-005d
3. Move the cursor to “BASS” and press [F3] (PTN EDIT).
The Bass Pattern Edit screen will appear.
4. Move the cursor to the pattern number and select the
number of the bass pattern to be recorded using the
TIME/VALUE dial.
fig.20-051ad
If you press [PLAY] at this time, you will be able to hear
the selected bass pattern.
The user bass patterns and song bass patterns contained
in the BR-1200CD at the time of purchase are empty; you
won’t hear anything if you select one of them.
5. Use [CURSOR] and the TIME/VALUE dial to set the
number of beats and measures in the bass pattern.
The display for the bass pattern will change to “*TMP.”
• “*TMP” appears for the bass pattern immediately
after its data is recorded or edited. If you try to select
a different bass pattern with the TIME/VALUE dial
while the cursor is positioned above this, the cursor
turns white.
If you press [ENTER/YES] at this point, the cursor
reverts to black, and the bass pattern number is
confirmed. If you do not want to confirm it, press
[EXIT/NO]; “*TMP” is indicated again, and the bass
pattern reverts to the state it was in immediately
after editing. This allows you to avoid inadvertently
erasing data you have edited.
• From now on, you cannot use the Undo function (p.
81) for creating or editing bass patterns. Please make
sure to crate or edit data with a special care.