User Manual
Table Of Contents
- IMPORTANT NOTES
- Before Using CD-R/RW Discs
- Notes When Using Mics
- Contents
- Introduction to the BR-900CD
- Panel Descriptions
- Quick Start
- Connecting Peripheral Devices
- Turning On / Off the BR-900CD
- Listening to a Demo Song
- Recording/Playing Back a Song
- (1) Preparing the Memory Card
- (2) Turning On the Power
- (3) Selecting the Song to Record
- (4) Connecting Instruments
- (5) Using Insert Effects
- (6) Using the Rhythm
- (7) Basic Recording
- (8) Playing Back Recorded Music
- (9) Overdubbing (Recording an additional performance while listening to an existing performance)
- (10) Adjusting the Sound for Each Track
- (11) Bouncing (Putting multiple tracks together)
- (12) Turning Off the Power
- (13) Removing the Memory Card
- Section 1 Recording and Playback
- Recording
- Repeating Playback (Repeat)
- Re-recording Only a Mistake (Punch-in/out)
- Canceling an Operation (Undo/Redo)
- Putting Multiple Tracks Together (Bounce)
- Loading Songs Created with the BR-864/BR-532
- Displaying the Song Information
- Section 2 Editing
- Registering Time (Locator)
- Search for the Music’s Start and End (Scrub/Preview)
- Editing the Performance on a Track (Track Editing)
- Organizing the Songs You’ve Recorded
- Creating a Master Tape / Disc
- Section 3 Using Effects
- Using the Insert Effects
- Insert Effect Parameter Functions
- Mastering
- Mastering Tool Kit Parameter Functions
- Using the Loop Effects/Track EQ
- Loop Effect Parameter Functions
- Track EQ Parameter Functions
- Fixing the Pitch of Vocals (Pitch Correction)
- The Pitch Correction
- Makeup of the Pitch Correction
- Pitch Correction Patches
- Precautions for Pitch Correction Usage
- Using the Pitch Correction
- Setting the Correction Method for Vocal Pitch (Pitch Correction Edit)
- Saving the Pitch Correction Settings (Write)
- Making Detailed Settings for Pitch Correction (Correction Event Map)
- Section 4 Using the Rhythm
- Section 5 Using the CD-R/ RW Drive
- Section 6 Using MIDI
- Section 7 Using USB
- Section 8 Other Convenient Functions
- Adjusting the Display Contrast
- Using a Foot Switch or Expression Pedal
- Tuning an Instrument (Tuner)
- Mixing the Output from an External MIDI Device with the Output from Your BR-900CD (Audio Sub Mix)
- Using Condenser Microphones (Phantom Power)
- Copying Difficult Songs (Phrase Trainer)
- Initializing the BR-900CD’s Settings
- Conserving Battery Power (Power Save)
- Utility Parameter List
- Section 9 Appendices
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With Windows
7. Copy the WAV or AIFF files you want to import.
1) Click the “BOSS_BR-900” (or “Removable disk
(*:)”) icon.
2) Drag the imported WAV or AIFF file to the “USB”
folder in the “ROLAND” folder.
* Only one file can be imported at a time in each import
operation. Do not drag and drop more than one file at a time.
fig.06-126d
When you have finished Copying the data, the Idling
screen returns to the display.
8. Quit the connection to the computer.
With Windows XP
In My Computer, right-click on the “BOSS_BR-900”
icon (or “Removable disk (*:)” icon) to “Eject” the disk.
* If this procedure fails to eject the disk, use the procedure below.
1) Click the icon in the task tray, then click the
“Stop USB Disk—drive (*:)” message displayed
there.
fig.06-105a
2) Click [OK] in the “Safe To Remove Hardware”
dialog box that appears.
With Windows 2000/Me
1) In My Computer, right-click on the “BOSS_BR-
900” icon (or “Removable disk (*:)” icon) to “Eject”
the disk.
2) Click the icon in the task tray, then click the
“Stop USB Disk—drive (*:)” message displayed
there.
fig.06-105a
3) Click [OK] in the “Safe To Remove Hardware”
dialog box that appears.
9. Press the BR-900CD’s [EXIT].
The WAV or AIFF file is imported.
The contents of the “USB” folder are automatically
deleted at the time the import is finished.
* If you press [EXIT] without quitting the connection to the
computer, the following screens appear. In this case, pressing
[ENTER] imports the WAV or AIFF file.
fig.06-106ad
Once the import is complete, you are returned to the
screen for specifying the import-source track/V-Track.
At this point, you can safely disconnect the USB cable
from the BR-900CD and the computer.
10. Repeat Steps 4–8 as needed.
11. When you have finished importing the WAV or AIFF
file(s), press [EXIT] repeatedly to return to the Play
screen.
Task Tray
Task Bar
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