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
9
Section 1 Recording and Playback.. 47
Recording.......................................48
Selecting the Recording Track .................................48
Changing V-Tracks....................................................49
Changing the Position of the Input Sound (Pan).......49
Recording Operations...............................................50
Repeating Playback (Repeat)..........51
Setting the Repeat Portion........................................51
Setting the Repeat Portion with Accurate Timing.....52
Re-recording Only a Mistake
(Punch-in/out) ................................53
Manually Punching In/Out.....................................53
Manually punching in and out using [REC] ........53
Manually punching in and out using
a foot switch..........................................................54
Auto Punching In and Out.......................................54
Specifying the area for auto punching in/out .....54
Erasing a registered auto punch in/out location ..... 55
How to record ......................................................55
Repeatedly Recording Over the Same Location
(Loop Recording).......................................................56
Setting the portion to be repeated .....................56
How to record ......................................................56
Canceling an Operation (Undo/Redo) ... 57
Reversing the Last Operation (Undo) ....................57
Canceling the Undo (Redo)......................................57
Putting Multiple Tracks Together
(Bounce).........................................58
Bouncing Directly to a CD-R/RW Disc
(Direct CD Bounce) ...................................................59
Selecting the Input Source and Bouncing the
Recording to a CD-R/RW ........................................60
Loading Songs Created with the
BR-864/BR-532 ..............................61
Loading Songs Created with the BR-864................61
Loading Songs Created with the BR-532................61
Displaying the Song Information ....62
Displaying the Remaining Available Recording
Time.............................................................................62
Displaying the Memory Card Usage......................62
Section 2 Editing ....................63
Registering Time (Locator) ..............64
Registering a Locator Point ......................................64
Moving to the Locator Point ....................................64
Deleting a Locator Point ...........................................64
Search for the Music’s Start and End
(Scrub/Preview) .............................65
Scrubbing to Find the Music Starting/Ending Point..... 65
Changing the Scrub Points.......................................66
Enabling Use of the Preview Function with [REW]
and [FF] .......................................................................66
Editing the Performance on a Track
(Track Editing) ................................67
Copying Data (Track Copy) .....................................67
Copying the repeated portion (AB)...................67
Copying by specifying the time (TME/MES)...... 68
Copying a complete track (ALL) .......................69
Moving Data (Track Move)......................................70
Moving the repeated portion (AB) ....................70
Moving by specifying the time (TME/MES)....... 71
Moving a complete track (ALL).........................72
Erasing Data (Track Erase).......................................73
Erasing the repeated portion (AB).....................73
Erasing by specifying the time (TME/MES)........ 74
Erasing a complete track (ALL) .........................75
Exchanging Data (Track Exchange) ........................76
Organizing the Songs You’ve
Recorded........................................77
Copying a Song (Song Copy)...................................77
Erasing Songs (Song Erase) ......................................77
Saving Memory on the Memory Card
(Song Optimize).........................................................78
Naming Songs (Song Name)....................................78
Protecting a Song (Song Protect) .............................79
Saving the Current Settings to the Song (Song Save) .... 79
Creating a Master Tape / Disc ........ 80
Recording to a Cassette Tape Recorder
(Analog Connection) .................................................80
Recording to a Digital Recorder (Digital Connection)... 80
Disabling digital copying (Digital Copy Protect)..... 80