Creating Audio Cds (Br-1180Cd); Mastering - Boss BR-1180 Owner's Manual

Creating audio CDs (BR-1180CD)

With the BR-1180CD, you can take songs that have been
recorded on the tracks and write them to CD-R/RW discs,
thus creating your own original audio CDs.
* You cannot create audio CDs using the BR-1180 alone
(without the CD-R/RW drive installed). Production of audio
CDs requires the optional CDI-BR-1 drive.
* You can create audio CDs using not only CD-R discs, but
CD-RW discs as well. However, be aware that recordings
made using CD-RW discs may not play correctly on regular
consumer CD players.
Also note that some CD players may be unable to properly
play recordings made with CD-R discs.

Mastering

When creating an audio CD, the overall volume needs to be
restrained, so that even the loudest portions of the songs are
handled appropriately on the CD. However, this often
results in an overall lowering of the volume, resulting in a
CD that lacks excitement and impact.
Moreover, in the low-frequency range, to which the human
ear is not very sensitive, the sound actually produced might
be perceived as being somewhat low in volume, even though
the meter shows that it's at the maximum level. This also
makes it difficult to create powerful audio CDs.
With the "Mastering Tool Kit," however, you can smooth
out the differences in volume that occur over the course of a
song, while also correcting the balance in the low end.
We recommend using the Mastering Tool Kit to master the
song before you create your audio CDs.
* The Mastering Tool Kit features 19 pre-programmed "Preset
Patches" (P01–P19), 19 rewritable "User Patches" (U01–
U19), and 19 "Song Patches," which are stored individually
for each song (S01–S19).
"Mastering Tool Kit Patch List" (separate sheet)
* If you want to edit the Mastering Tool Kit, refer to "Editing
the Mastering Tool Kit settings." (p. 107)
* You can only use the Mastering Tool Kit with tracks 9/10.
When working with material recorded to tracks 1–8, first refer
to "Completing the song-Mixdown" (p. 40), then mix the
material down to tracks 9/10.
1. Press [REC MODE] a number of times until the
MASTERING indicator lights up.
The Mastering screen appears.
fig.R15-80
At this time, [MASTERING TOOL KIT] also lights up,
and the Mastering Tool Kit is applied to tracks 9/10.
2. Press [MASTERING TOOL KIT] to call up the
Mastering Tool Kit selection screen.
* You can also display this screen by pressing [ENTER] in the
Mastering screen.
* You can select this screen by pressing [MASTERING TOOL
KIT] while the REC MODE "INPUT" or "BOUNCE"
indicator is lit.
fig.R15-01
Each time you press [MASTERING TOOL KIT],
the effect is alternately turned on or off.
3. Rotate the TIME/VALUE dial to select the Mastering
Tool Kit.
4. Make the Auto Fade In/Out settings as needed.
"Using Auto Fade In/Out" (p. 100)
5. Press [EXIT] to return to the Mastering Tool Kit screen.
6. Press [PLAY] and adjust the volume as tracks 9/10 play
back.
* When Auto Fade In/Out is set to ON, fade-ins and fade-outs
are done automatically at the set location.
Adjust the TRACK faders so that the level meters
fluctuate slightly below the maximum level.
* Sounds distort if the level meters are allowed to remain
fluctuating at the maximum level. Monitor (listen) to the
sounds as you adjust the levels to confirm that the sounds are
not distorted.
* At this point, the results of the mastering are not yet recorded.
7. Press [STOP] to stop playback, then press [ZERO] to
return to the beginning of the song.
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