Importing Smfs And Creating Patterns; With Windows - Boss BR-864 Owner's Manual

Importing SMFs and creating patterns

You can import SMFs (Standard MIDI Files) stored on
memory cards as song patterns. You can easily increase your
collection of song patterns by creating SMFs on your
computer or other device and copying them to memory cards.
You cannot import SMFs containing more than 999
measures.
Add the extension "MID" to SMFs you are importing.
File names containing more than eight characters will
not be displayed correctly.

With Windows

1. Connect your computer and the BR-864 with a USB
cable.
2. Confirm that the recorder is stopped, then press [USB].
The USB function select screen appears.
3. Select "BACKUP" with the TIME/VALUE dial, then
press [ENTER].
The Idling screen appears in the display.
fig.03-434d
* You cannot carry out the following procedure unless the Idling
screen is displayed. Refer to p. 182 for instructions on
resolving this problem.
The "BOSS_BR-864" (or "Removable Disk (*:)") icon is
added to the computer.
fig.06-104
( Ex. )
BOSS_BR-864
4. Import the SMF.
fig.03-435d
5. Quit the connection to the computer.
fig.06-105a
6. Press BR-864's [EXIT] repeatedly to return to the Play
fig.06-106ad
7. Press [ARRANGE/PATTERN/OFF] repeatedly until the
Removable Disk (*:)
1) Click the "BOSS_BR-864" (or "Removable Disk
(*:)") icon.
2) Drag the imported SMF to the "SMF" folder.
When you have finished importing the SMF, the Idling
screen returns to the display.
In My Computer, right-click on the "BOSS_BR-864"
icon (or "Removable Disk (*:)" icon) to "Eject" the disk.
* If this procedure fails to eject the disk, use the procedure below.
1) Click the icon in the task tray, then click the
"Stop USB Disk—drive (*:)" message displayed
there.
Task Bar
2) Click [OK] in the "Safe To Remove Hardware"
dialog box that appears.
screen.
* If you press [EXIT] without quitting the connection to the
computer, the following screens appear. In this case, pressing
[ENTER] and then [EXIT] returns the Play screen to the
display.
At this point, you can safely disconnect the USB cable
from the BR-864 and the computer.
indicator is flashing.
Task Tray
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