Basic Recording; Selecting The Recording Track; About The Recording (Rec) Modes - Boss BR-864 Owner's Manual

(6) Basic recording

Selecting the recording track

1. Press [TRACK] to switch between Tracks 1–4 and
Tracks 5–8.
The [TRACK] indicator is lit when Tracks 5–8 are
selected.
fig.00-422a
2. Press either [1/5]–[4/8] at REC TRACK to select the
recording track.
If the button flashes in red, that track is ready for
recording.
fig.00-423
The status of each track can be determined from the
indicator on the button.
Off: No recorded data exists on the track.
Green: Recorded data exists on track.
Red: The track is selected for recording.
If a track with existing data is selected for recording, the
indicator will light alternately in orange and green.
If INPUT SELECT [GUITAR/BASS] or
[MIC] are lit
fig.00-424
or
Since the input is mono, the recording is normally performed
as a mono recording onto one track. Press one of the eight
track buttons at REC TRACK to select the one track to which
to record.
However, if you want to record in stereo to increase the effect
of insert effects, you can simultaneously press the [1] and [2],
[3] and [4], [5] and [6], or [7] and [8], REC TRACK buttons for
stereo recording onto two tracks.
Recording/playing back a song
fig.00-425
(Recording in Mono)
(Recording in Stereo)
If INPUT SELECT [LINE] or [SIMUL] are lit
fig.00-426
Since the input is stereo, the recording is normally performed
on two tracks. REC Press either REC TRACK [1] or [2] to
select tracks 1 and 2, or [3] or [4] to select tracks 3 and 4.
However, if you want to mix together the left and right
channels being input onto one track, with tracks 1 and 2
selected, press REC TRACK [1] again to select track 1. Using
the same procedure, you can select any track 1 to 8 to be the
track to which to record.

About the recording (REC) modes

Recording on the BR-864 is separated into three main modes.
Use whichever mode is suitable in the course of bringing
your song to completion.
fig.00-427
INPUT BOUNCE
Guitar
1 1
2 Bass 2
3
Vocal
Mixing down
.
.
to two tracks
.
8 Keyboard
or
MASTERING
L L
1
R 2 R
Finishing the song
with levels optimized
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