User manual ROLAND BR-1600CD

[. . . ] Owner's Manual Thank you, and congratulations on your choice of the BOSS BR-1600CD Digital Recording Studio. Before using this unit, carefully read the sections entitled: "USING THE UNIT SAFELY" and "IMPORTANT NOTES" (Owner's manual p. These sections provide important information concerning the proper operation of the unit. Additionally, in order to feel assured that you have gained a good grasp of every feature provided by your new unit, Basic Operation and Owner's manual should be read in its entirety. Section 1 Section 2 Advanced Use The manuals should be saved and kept on hand as a convenient reference. Using Effects How to use this manual The BR-1600CD Owner's manual consists of two volumes "Basic Operation" and "Owner's Manual. " "Basic Operation" explains the sequence of turning on this unit, recording, playback, mixing down and making an original Audio CD. To use the BR-1600CD, please read this book first. [. . . ] If the number of files exceeds 50, only the first 50 files will be read in the operation described above. · If you had the "ALL" indicated in Step 3, then the original BPM is not given. You can set tempos in a range of 0. 75 to 1. 5 times the tempos of the loop phrase in the selected bank. If different loop phrases in the bank have different tempos, you can make settings ranging from 0. 75 times the fastest of the tempos in the bank to 1. 5 times the slowest tempo. If the desired tempo cannot be set in the given range, "---" is indicated for the "NEW BPM" setting, meaning you cannot modify the tempo of any of the loop phrases in the bank. Example 1) The bank only contains loop phrases with a BPM setting of 100. 100 x 0. 75 = 75 100 x 1. 5 = 150 The allowed settings fall in the range from 75 and above and 150 and under (i. e. , from 75 to 150). Example 2) The bank contains loop phrases with varying tempos, with BPM settings of 100, 120, and 140. The fastest of these tempos is the BPM setting of 140. 140 x 0. 75 = 105 The slowest of these tempos is the BPM setting of 100. Move the cursor to TIME MODIFY icon and press [ENTER/YES]. The Loop Phrase Time Modify screen will be displayed. fig. 20-500d Specifying and modifying the source loop phrase (Time Modify) You are able to change the playback tempo of an existing loop phrase and create a new loop phrase from that data. The Loop Phrase screen will appear. fig. 20-090d 100 x 1. 5 = 150 The allowed settings fall in the range from 105 and above and 150 and under (i. e. , from 105 to 150). Example 3) The bank contains loop phrases with varying tempos, with BPM settings of 50, 100, and 200. The fastest of these tempos is the BPM setting of 200. 200 x 0. 75 = 150 The slowest of these tempos is the BPM setting of 50. 50 x 1. 5 = 75 The allowed settings fall in ranges of 150 and above, and 75 and under; no tempo settings can be made in these ranges. "---" is indicated for the "NEW BPM" setting, and you cannot go on to make any tempo modifications. "Now Converting. . . " appears in the screen, and creation of the new loop phrase with the modified tempo begins. The process is finished when "Complete!" is displayed. Just as with other loop phrases, you can arrange and use newly created loop phrases in Rhythm Arrangements. 3. Move the cursor to the "FROM" and select the original loop phrase with the TIME/VALUE dial. [. . . ] 216 Write Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205­207, 212 WRITE/COPY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81­82, 121­122, 125­126, 131 WRITE/COPY/DEL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153, 196 Write/Copy/Delete screen for drum patterns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]