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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Troubleshooting
Problems with the Memory Card
“Unsupported Card!” is displayed
❍ Do you have a compatible (CompactFlash) memory
card inserted in the BR-900CD?
❍ Is the memory card fully and securely inserted?
Memory card data was damaged
If memory card data has been damaged, the following causes
are possible. Please initialize the card once again (p. 196).
❍ Was the power turned off while the recorder was
operating?
❍ Was a strong physical shock applied to the memory
card?
❍ Could the power have been turned off while the
memory card was being accessed?
❍ Was the card initialized on a PC or digital camera?
Problems with the CD-R/RW Drive
Cannot remove the CD-R/RW disc
❍ Is the power turned on?
The CD-R/RW disc cannot be removed unless the power
is turned on.
❍ Is a screen for reading from, or writing to CD-R/RW
discs showing in the display?
It is not possible to eject the disc when you’re in a screen
for reading/writing CD-R/RW discs. Press [EXIT]
several times to return to the Play screen, then press the
EJECT button again.
Cannot read from/write to CD-R/RW discs
❍ Is the BR-900CD in a level position?
❍ Was a strong physical shock applied to the CD-R/RW
drive?
❍ Is the disc correctly placed in the CD-R/RW drive?
❍ Are you using the right type of CD-R/RW disc?
❍ Are you using a CD-R disc that has already been
written to, or a CD-RW disc that may be too old?
❍ Is the CD-R/RW drive being “force ejected?”
Pressing a straightened paper clip or similar object into
the emergency eject hole in the CD-R/RW drive’s front
side forces ejection of the CD-R/RW disc. However, the
CD-R/RW drive may not operate correctly after this is
done. Should this be the case, turn off the power, then
turn it back on again.
Synchronization Problems
Cannot Synchronize
When using MTC to synchronize the BR-900CD with a MIDI
sequencer, the BR-900CD must be the master device.
❍ Is the MIDI cable connected correctly?
❍ Is the MIDI cable broken?
❍ Has the sync generator been set to the desired
synchronization procedure (MTC or MIDI Clock)?
(p. 158)
❍ If you are synchronizing with MTC, has the other
device been set to the same MTC type? (p. 158)
❍ Has the MIDI sequencer been set correctly?
❍ Is the MIDI sequencer ready to play back?
❍ Does the other device support the MMC commands of
the BR-900CD?
Synchronization with the rhythm
machine is lost
❍ Is the connected rhythm machine receiving Song
Position Pointer?
Certain rhythm machines are unable to receive Song
Position Pointer while in Pattern mode.
Check the MIDI implementation for the rhythm machine
you are using.
Problems with USB
Idling screen not displayed
❍ Is the USB cable properly connected?
❍ Is your computer's operating system compatible with
the BR-900CD?
Windows: Windows Me/2000/XP
Macintosh: Mac OS 9.1.x / 9.2.x or OS X