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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Contents
USING THE UNIT SAFELY ...................2
IMPORTANT NOTES ..........................4
Before Using CD-R/RW Discs.............6
Notes When Using Mics ....................7
Introduction to the BR-900CD..........14
Features.......................................................................14
Memory Cards Supported by Your BR-900CD.....16
How to remove the card protector....................16
Panel Descriptions ..........................17
Front Panel..................................................................17
Rear Panel...................................................................22
Inserting Batteries......................................................23
Quick Start ............................ 25
Connecting Peripheral Devices ........26
Inserting a Memory Card.........................................27
Turning On / Off the BR-900CD ......28
Turning On the Power ..............................................28
Turning Off the Power..............................................28
Listening to a Demo Song ...............29
Selecting a song (Song Select) ............................29
Playing back a song .............................................29
Changing the current position...........................30
Recording/Playing Back a Song .....31
(1) Preparing the Memory Card ..............................31
(2) Turning On the Power ........................................31
Formatting the memory card (Initialize)..........31
(3) Selecting the Song to Record..............................32
Recording a new song (Song New)...................32
(4) Connecting Instruments .....................................33
Choose which jack you will use to connect your
instrument.............................................................33
Press the INPUT SELECT button of the
instrument that you want to record ..................34
Turning on the internal microphone.................34
Adjusting the input sensitivity ..........................35
Adjusting the input level ....................................35
(5) Using Insert Effects..............................................35
Switch effect patches ...........................................35
Recording without insert effects........................36
(6) Using the Rhythm................................................37
Playing the Rhythm.............................................37
Changing arrangements......................................37
Changing patterns ...............................................38
Changing the tempo of the arrangements or
patterns..................................................................38
Tapping to change the tempo of the
arrangements or patterns....................................38
(7) Basic Recording ....................................................39
Selecting the recording track..............................39
About the recording (REC) modes ....................39
Procedure ..............................................................40
(8) Playing Back Recorded Music............................41
Silencing the sound of specific tracks
(Track Mute) .........................................................41
(9) Overdubbing
(Recording an additional performance while
listening to an existing performance) .....................41
(10) Adjusting the Sound for Each Track ...............42
Setting the positioning (pan) of the sound.......42
Adjusting the tone (Track EQ) ...........................43
Adding width to the sound (Loop Effect) ........43
(11) Bouncing (Putting multiple tracks together) ..... 45
(12) Turning Off the Power ......................................45
(13) Removing the Memory Card............................45