Boss BR-1600CD Owner's Manual page 18

Contents
Using a metronome ............................................................................199
Setting the track type ............................................................................................................. 199
Playing a metronome ............................................................................................................. 199
Selecting metronome sounds ............................................................................................... 200
Selecting outputs for the metronome................................................................................... 200
Section 4 Using the CD-R/RW Drive ... 203
Using the CD-R/RW drive to exchange data.....................................204
Storing of songs and other hard-disk data to CD-R/RW discs (Backup) .......................... 204
Backing up a song (Song Backup) ............................................................................................ 204
Backing up user data (User Backup) ........................................................................................ 205
Backing up all data on the hard disk (HDD Backup) ............................................................ 206
Reading songs and other backup data back into the hard disk (Recover)....................... 207
Reading backup songs back into the hard disk (Song Recover) .......................................... 207
Reading backup user data back into the hard disk (User Recover)..................................... 208
Reading backed-up hard disk contents back into the hard disk (HDD Recover) ............. 209
Copying and writing waveform data .................................................210
Copying waveform data from a computer to the audio tracks (WAV/AIFF Import).......... 210
Copying audio track waveform data to computers (WAV/AIFF Export) ............................ 211
Playing SMFs using external MIDI instruments (SMF Player) ............................................ 213
Erasing data from a CD-RW disc........................................................................................... 214
Setting the time until the CD-R/RW drive stops (CD Hold Time)........................................ 215
Convenient functions for audio CD creation....................................216
Precautions ............................................................................................................................. 216
Setting the time between songs (Pre-Gap) .......................................................................... 216
Erasing CD-RW discs (CD-RW Erase) .................................................................................. 217
Enabling playback on CD players (Finalize) ........................................................................ 218
Importing songs from CDs to audio tracks (Audio CD Import).......................................... 219
Section 5 Using MIDI................... 221
MIDI fundamentals ..............................................................................222
What is MIDI? .......................................................................................................................... 222
MIDI connectors...................................................................................................................... 222
MIDI channels.......................................................................................................................... 222
MIDI Implementation Charts .................................................................................................. 222
Playing drum and bass patterns on external MIDI sound module ............223
Drum sounds and note numbers .......................................................................................... 224
Synchronizing external MIDI sequencers and rhythm machines ........225
Synchronizing a MIDI device to the rhythm's tempo using the MIDI timing clock........... 225
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