Using The Br-800 As A Control Surface; Using Sonar Le; Controllers That Can Be Used In Control Surface Mode - Roland BR-800 Owner's Manual

Using the BR-800 as a Control Surface

You must install the USB driver before connecting
the BR-800 to your computer (p. 118).
The BR-800 can operate via USB as a controller for your
music production software (DAW software).
* The unit can be used as an audio interface even while it is in
Control Surface mode.
* Put the BR-800 in control surface mode before you start up
your DAW software. If you start up your DAW software
before entering control surface mode, the state of the various
indicators might not be displayed correctly.
1
Use a USB cable to connect the BR-800 to your
computer.
2
Press the [MENU] button.
The MENU screen will appear.
3
Use the CURSOR [ ] [
cursor to "USB," and press the [ENTER] button.
The USB screen will appear.
4
Use the CURSOR [ ] [
cursor to "CONTROL SURFACE," and press the
[ENTER] button.
The BR-800 is now in Control Surface mode.
5
Start up your DAW software.
6
Make the appropriate control surface settings in your
DAW software.
Specify "Mackie control" as the type of control surface.
For details on how to make control surface settings,
refer to the owner's manual of your software.
7
To exit Control Surface mode, press the [EXIT] button
a number of times to return to the play screen.
120
] buttons to move the
] buttons to move the

Using SONAR LE

SONAR LE can be found on the "BR-800 DVD-ROM." For
details on the location of SONAR LE, refer to
"ReadmeEN.txt" in the "BR-800 DVD-ROM."
For details on installation and settings, refer to the SONAR
LE Startup Guide in the "BR-800 DVD-ROM."
* The included SONAR LE is software for Windows. Please be
aware that it is not compatible with Mac OS.
Controllers that Can Be Used
in Control Surface Mode
You can use the following controllers to control your DAW
software.
Controller
Track faders
[MASTER] fader
Track [PLAY] buttons
Track [REC] buttons
[TAP TEMPO] button
[MASTER FX] button
[ENTER] button
Dial
[CURSOR] buttons
[REW] button
[STOP] button
[PLAY] button
[FF] button
[REC] button
* The track 1–7/8 track faders, track [PLAY] buttons, and
track [REC] buttons correspond to track groups 1–6 in your
DAW software. To control other tracks, use the [TAP
TEMPO] button or [MASTER FX] button to shift the
selected group.
* The following controllers have no function in Control
Surface mode.
• [RHYTHM] fader
• [RHYTHM] button
• [SONG SKETCH] button
• [EZ REC] button
• [TRACK] button
• [RETRY] button
• [REPEAT] button
• [ZERO] button
Function
Control the fader of the se-
lected track
Control the MASTER fader
Mute the selected track
Put the selected track in re-
cording-standby mode
Shift the track group (-)
Shift the track group (+)
Confirm a selection or entry
Edit a value
Move the cursor
Rewind
Stop recording/playback
Play
Fast-forward
Record