Chromatic Tuner - Boss BR-1200CD Owner's Manual

■ Powerful editing functions
With the BR-1200CD, you can copy, move, and erase
audio, and perform many other editing operations that
are only possible with full digital recorders. For example,
you could repeat a certain four-measure drum pattern
over and over to create a break-beats sound;
alternatively, you could easily position the exact same
chorus section at the beginning and end of a song.
What's more, the BR-1200CD uses a process known as
Non-Destructive Editing to store the data from before a
edit, and as a result, you can use functions known as
Undo and Redo to cancel and restore edits.
"Rectifying recording mistakes (Undo/Redo)" (p. 81)
■ Saving of mixer settings
The term Scene is used to describe a batch of BR-1200CD
mixer and effect settings, and up to 100 scenes can be set
up and stored for each song. Accordingly, these settings
can be conveniently recalled whenever you are
balancing volumes during mix-down, comparing the
sound of different effects, or performing other similar
operations. In addition, another BR-1200CD function
known as Auto Scene allows registered scenes to be
recalled automatically during playback.
"Registering and recalling mixer settings (Scene)" (p. 93)
■ Rapid relocation of the current position
The BR-1200CD's Marker function allows you to position
as many as 100 different markers at various points
within your song. For example, if you position markers
at the end of the intro, the beginning of the guitar solo,
and other similar points, you will be able to jump to
these points in an instant whenever you want to listen to
the corresponding sections again. You can also assign
names to any or all of these markers, and this proves
extremely helpful during involved editing sessions.
"Placing markers in your song (Marker)" (p. 90)
Introduction to the BR-1200CD
■ PCM Drum/Bass
A PCM Drum/Bass (p. 154) capable of sequencing drum
and bass patterns has been integrated into the BR-
1200CD, and you will find this extremely useful
whenever you need to put together songs based on
phrases or other ideas that can come to you at any time.
Once you have chosen the drum and bass patterns that
best suit your idea, you can easily set the tempo to the
right speed. What's more, you can also combine different
drum and bass patterns to create a rhythm-section
performance with interesting variations at appropriate
points during your song, and the PCM Drum/Bass also
allows you to set up chord progressions for the bass part.
Once you have played and recorded tracks along with
the BR-1200CD's PCM Drum/Bass, it will then be very
easy to perform edits at measure positions.
"Section 4 Using Rhythm" (p. 153)
■ Loop phrase functionality
The BR-1200CD lets you import commercially available
loop phrase data using the CD- R/RW drive and then
save this data on the internal hard disk. The tempo for
these loop phrases can then be freely set to the required
speed so that they can be played in sync with your
recorded tracks. Using this function, you can easily
create songs by layering performances over break beats
or other rhythm patterns.

■ Chromatic tuner

Featuring a chromatic tuner covering the range from C1
to B6, the BR-1200CD allows you to quickly tune any
guitar or bass guitar connected to it (p. 275).
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