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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Panel Descriptions
[PAN/EQ]
Pressed to access a screen where you can set the pan (left/
right location of the sound) for the playback of each track or
for the input sound (p. 42, p. 49).
This, also, adjusts the tone (Low, High) for each track (p. 42,
p. 110).
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LOOP EFFECTS]
Use this button to call up the screen for setting the send level
of each track respective to the loop effects (p. 43, p. 108),
switching between reverb and chorus, setting the various
parameters, and more.
“Using the Loop Effects/Track EQ” (p. 108)
“Loop Effect Parameter Functions” (p. 111)
[PITCH CORRECTION]
Use this button to turn on and off the Pitch Correction. This
function adjusts the pitch of recorded vocals.
“Using the Pitch Correction” (p. 114)
[REC MODE (Recording Mode)]
This button is used for selecting the recording mode.
Basic recording (p. 39, p. 48)
Bounce (Putting multiple tracks together) (p. 45, p. 58)
“Mastering” (p. 102)
MEMORY CARD indicator
This indicator will light up whenever data is being read from
or written to a memory card.
Never turn off the power while the indicator is lit. This may
corrupt the data on the memory card, possibly rendering the
card unusable.
MIC (Internal microphone)
This microphone can be used for recording with the BR-
900CD.
“Press the INPUT SELECT button of the instrument that you
want to record” (p. 34)
“Turning on the internal microphone” (p. 34)
Headphones jack ( )
Headphones (sold separately) are connected here. When
headphones are connected, the same output as that from
LINE OUT can be heard from the headphones.
* The headphone volume is adjusted with the MASTER fader.
MEMORY CARD slot
fig.00-202
This slot is where memory cards (CompactFlash) are inserted
when you want to save data. You cannot record unless you
have a memory card inserted here.
Eject button
Press this button to eject the memory card.
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Eject button