Inputting Drum And Bass Patterns From A Midi Keyboard (Midi Recording) - Boss BR-1600CD Owner's Manual

Inputting drum and bass patterns from a MIDI keyboard (MIDI Recording)

Although the BR-1600CD's track buttons and faders can be
used to input drum and bass patterns, the input procedure
can be simplified and note volumes can be controlled much
more precisely if you use an external MIDI keyboard for this
purpose.
1. Connect an external MIDI keyboard as shown below.
fig.50-26
MIDI keyboard
2. Start real-time drum or bass recording (p. 153, p. 167).
You will now be able to use the MIDI keyboard to input
drum and bass performance data.
• In some cases, depending on the range, the BR-
1600CD won't produce any sound when you press a
key on a MIDI keyboard. This is due to the fact that
only a predetermined range of note numbers have
been assigned sounds, whether it be with drums or
with bass.
For more detailed information, refer to "Drum
sounds and note numbers" (p. 224).
Regardless of the selected sound, furthermore, the
lowest note for bass is C-1 (0), and the highest note is
C5 (72). Note, however, that poor sound quality or
considerable noise may occur with notes below C1
and above C4.
• If the drum and bass sounds are not being played
during Realtime Recording, it may that Note
messages are not being transmitted from the
external MIDI keyboard. After referring to the MIDI
keyboard owner's manual, make the settings so that
the Note messages are properly transmitted from
the external MIDI keyboard.
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MIDI OUT
MIDI IN