User manual ROLAND BR-864

[. . . ] Owner's Manual Thank you, and congratulations on your choice of the BOSS BR-864 8-Track Digital Studio. 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. [. . . ] The mark in the lower part of the matrix indicates beat timing. * When a coarse Quantize setting is used, the mark may indicate half-note or quarter-note timing. The count-in is played, and then Realtime Recording starts. * You can also start Realtime Recording by pressing the [REC] button. 97 Creating original patterns fig. 03-405 Ex. ) Rehearsing recordings CLOSED HH SNARE KICK · Q (Quantize) = You can practice (rehearse) your performances along with the metronome before carrying out Realtime Recording. During rehearsals, the drum sounds are only played, and are not recorded to the pattern even if you press the track buttons. Press [ARRANGE/PATTERN/OFF] repeatedly until the indicator is flashing. fig. 03-406d · Q (Quantize) = fig. 03-405a Ex. ) CLOSED HH SNARE KICK · Q (Quantize) = 2. Press [PROGRAM]. fig. 03-407d When using high-resolution Quantize settings, you may be unable to view the entire pattern, from start to finish, in the display at one time. In such instances, a " " symbol appears, indicating that there is material not currently displayed. fig. 03-405b 3. Press [CURSOR] to move the cursor to "REAL, " and press [ENTER]. "REAL" appears in REC MODE at the left of the screen. The Recording Standby screen appears. fig. 03-408d You can press [REC MODE] during Realtime Recording to switch to Step Recording. Using this option allows you to switch to Step Recording temporarily when you want to change the set velocity or input drum sounds input with the wrong timing in Realtime Recording (instructions for this procedure: p. 102), or to delete unneeded drum sounds (instructions: p. 102), and then switch back to Realtime Recording and continue recording the pattern. 4. Press CURSOR [ ] repeatedly to move the cursor to "RHR, " and press [ENTER]. The BR-864 is put into Rehearsal mode. fig. 03-409d 8. Set the tempo and Quantize values as needed. When you have finished inputting sounds, move the cursor to "STOP" and press [ENTER]. * You can also stop recording by pressing [STOP]. 98 Creating original patterns 5. Rehearse the performance by pressing the REC TRACK [1/5]­[4/8], [V-TRACK] and [TAP]. You can switch the UPPER and LOWER drum sounds by pressing [RHYTHM PAD]. * At this point, adjust Fader 1 to confirm the velocity status. When you have finished rehearsing, move the cursor to "STOP" and press [ENTER]. [. . . ] 102, 121 Verse . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90 VO DRV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124 VO+AC. SIM . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116 VO+ACOUSTIC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]