Loading Drum Sounds From Wav/Aiff Files; With Windows - Boss BR-864 Owner's Manual

Loading drum sounds from WAV/AIFF files

You can import WAV and AIFF files on your computer and
load these as drum sounds (TONE LOAD).
Wave data in the following formats can be imported.
You cannot import wave data in other formats.
• WAV or AIFF format
• Mono or Stereo
• 8-bit or 16-bit
• Sampling Rate: 44.1 kHz
Add the extension "WAV" to imported WAV files and
the extension "AIF" to imported AIFF files.
Compressed WAV files or AIFF files cannot be loaded.
Extremely short waveform data (less than
approximately 100 msec) cannot be loaded.
The loop point settings within an AIFF file will be
ignored.
File names containing more than eight characters will
not be displayed correctly.
You can load drum sounds of up to 13 seconds for a
single drum kit.
(Example)
Kick: 3 seconds, snare: 3 seconds,
crash cymbal: 7 seconds
Stereo WAV and AIFF files are loaded as "mono"
sounds with the left and right sides mixed.
170
Total 13 seconds

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.03-513d
* 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.
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( Ex. )
BOSS_BR-864
4. Import the WAV or AIFF file.
1) Click the "BOSS_BR-864" (or "Removable Disk
(*:)") icon.
2) Drag the imported WAV or AIFF file to the
"TONELOAD" folder.
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When you have finished importing the WAV or AIFF
files, the Idling screen returns to the display.
5. Quit the connection to the computer.
In My Computer, right-click on the "BOSS_BR-864"
icon (or "Removable Disk (*:)" icon) to "Eject" the disk.
Removable Disk (*:)