User manual ROLAND BR-600 ANNEXE 61

[. . . ] Owner's Manual Thank you, and congratulations on your choice of the BOSS BR-600 Digital Recorder. Before using this unit, carefully read the sections entitled: · USING THE UNIT SAFELY (page 2­3) · IMPORTANT NOTES (page 4­5) 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, Owner's manual should be read in its entirety. The manual should be saved and kept on hand as a convenient reference. Printing Conventions in This Manual · Text or numerals enclosed in square brackets [ ] indicate buttons. [PLAY] PLAY button [REC] REC button · Reference such as (p. [. . . ] You can also have patterns and arrangements be played back automatically (p. 142). About the Drum Pads The buttons arranged on the BR-600's panel, such as [KICK], [SNARE], [OPEN HH], [CLOSED HH], and so forth are called "drum pads. " By tapping the drum pads, you can play the drum tones assigned to the different drum pads. The drum pads double as screen selection buttons, and you can use [PAD] to switch functions. To use the drum pads, press [PAD] so the button is lit. When the [PAD] button's light is off, the button functions as a screen select button. [PAD] alternately lights or goes off each time it is pressed. For more details about the drum pads, refer to "Playing the Drum Sounds" (p. 135). Rev0. 10 132 About Rhythms What Are Patterns and Arrangements? The BR-600's rhythms are composed of performance data of two main types called "patterns" and "arrangements. " Song patterns (S001 ­ S100) These are patterns whose data is rewritable, and up to 100 different patterns for each song can be stored on memory cards. Preset patterns (P001 ­ P327) The BR-600 comes with 327 different "preset patterns" (P001 ­ P327) specially created for use with rock, jazz, and other musical genres. What is a Pattern? When bands and other groups play, the drums usually repeat a predetermined pattern lasting about one or two measures. On the BR-600, this basic, repeating performance data is referred to as a "pattern. " Preset patterns include prepared patterns for intros, verses, fill-ins, and endings (you can confirm the type by looking at the characters at the end of the pattern name). (Ex. ) ROCK1-IN (Intro) ROCK1-V1 (Verse 1) ROCK1-F1 (Fill 1) ROCK1-V2 (Verse2) ROCK1-F2 (Fill 2) ROCK1-E (Ending) Example of pattern In a four-beat rhythm, the following sort of performance is played repeatedly. fig. 04-onpu Snare drum Repeat Kick drum Pattern "Preset Pattern List" (p. 209) IN (Intro) Music patterns to be placed at the beginning of a song. V (Verse) 1 and 2 Music patterns to make up the main part of the song. "1" are basic patterns and "2" are more advanced versions of "1. " F (Fill) 1 and 2 Music patterns to be used as phrases to connect different sections of a song. You can select either "1" or "2" depending on the form that will follow the fill. E (Ending) Music patterns to be placed at the ending of a song. * You cannot change and overwrite Preset pattern data. Section 4 For more detailed instructions on playing patterns, refer to "Playing Rhythm Patterns" (p. For more detailed instructions on creating and changing patterns, refer to "Creating Original Patterns" (p. 144) and the following material. Rev0. 10 133 About Rhythms What is an Arrangement? Although you can play a pattern by itself as a guide for practice, like a metronome, the rhythm in that case continues from the start of the song to the end without changing. When creating songs that include musical changes, a number of different patterns need to be arranged sequentially; for example, an intro followed by the chorus, bridge, and ending. This sequencing of data, with patterns lined up in the order performed, is called an "arrangement. " fig. 04-010 About Pattern Mode and Arrangement Mode The BR-600 features two modes for performing rhythms, "Pattern mode" and "Arrangement mode. " Pattern Mode This mode is used for performing patterns. The selected pattern is played repeatedly from the beginning of the song to the end. You cannot have patterns switch automatically during the song. [. . . ] 12, 56 W Wah . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96­99 WAV/AIFF Export . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167, 180 WAV/AIFF Import . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170, 182 Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]