Enhancing The Sound (Loop Effects); Applying Reverb - Boss BR-1200CD Owner's Manual

Mixing audio from various tracks onto a stereo track (Bounce)
LOW:
This parameter adjusts the sound of the low band. It can
be used to change the degree of punch in bass guitars,
kick drums, and other instruments at the rhythmic core
of a song. Note that low-band EQ has little effect on
brighter instruments such as strings or cymbals.
The high, mid, low and parameters can also be adjusted
directly using the VALUE1, VALUE2, and VALUE3
knobs, respectively.
4. Press [EXIT/NO] to return to the top screen.
If the setting is raised to an excessive level, the
volume of the corresponding range will be too high,
and there is a danger that this could damage your
hearing. In addition, sound will become distorted
and external audio devices such as headphones may
be damaged. Accordingly, you should take extra
care when making this setting, and if necessary, do
so with the volume turned down.
• In addition to the cursor, the track buttons can also
be used to directly choose the track to which settings
are to be changed. Furthermore, if the track buttons
for tracks 1 and 2, tracks 3 and 4, tracks 5 and 6, or
tracks 7 and 8 are pressed in unison at this time, you
will be able to modify the settings for the two
selected tracks at the same time. This function is
extremely useful when you want to match the EQ
settings of stereo tracks. By changing EQ settings in
this condition, all parameters can be set to the same
values. This method of working in stereo is referred
to as "Stereo Link."
• Note that since tracks 9/10 and 11/12 are fixed as
stereo tracks, the parameters for the left and right
sides of each of these tracks will always change in
the same way. It is not possible to modify the
settings of the left and right sides individually.
• In addition to the parameters presented on the
display, the equalizers also feature other detailed
parameters of sound settings. For more detailed
information, refer to "Using track-specific equalizers
(Track EQ)" (p. 130).
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Enhancing the sound
(Loop Effects)
The BR-1200CD's mixer features CHORUS/DELAY/
DOUBLING and REVERB as loop effects. When used
correctly, these effects can add a feeling of spaciousness and
depth to the sound.
What are Loop Effects?
Effects that are connected between a mixer's effect-
send and effect-return are referred to as Loop
Effects. With this type of effect, you can adjust the
degree to which the sound is affected by changing
the send level for the corresponding mixer channel
(or in our case, for the corresponding BR-1200CD
track). Since each track has its own send level, the
degree to which each track is affected can be easily
changed-for example, a lot of reverb can be applied
to vocals, a little reverb can be applied to drums, and
so on. In contrast to insert effects (p. 116), which
affect a particular sound, Loop Effects can be said to
affect the overall sound.

Applying reverb

1. Press LOOP EFFECTS [REVERB].
The BR-1200CD will display a screen (Reverb Send) for
adjusting the amount of the audio being sent from each
track to the reverb.
fig.07-50d
2. Move the cursor to the track to which reverb is to be
applied.
You can also move directly to a track by pressing the
corresponding track button.
3. While listening to the playback from the selected track,
use the TIME/VALUE dial to adjust the reverb send
level until you like what you hear.
When the reverb send level is 0, no reverb will be
applied; when it is 100, the maximum amount of reverb
will be applied.