Simple Recording (Song Sketch); Switching To Song Sketch Mode; Recording - Roland BR-800 Owner's Manual

Simple Recording (SONG SKETCH)

By putting the BR-800 in Song Sketch mode, you can use it
as a stereo WAV file recorder/player.
This provides an easy way to record your song ideas and
phrases.
Switching to Song Sketch
Mode
Press the [SONG SKETCH] button to enter Song Sketch
mode. The SONG SKETCH screen will appear.
Press the [EXIT] button to return to normal mode.
The SONG SKETCH screen displays the following
information.
fig.SongScketch-e.eps
During playback:
During recording:
File name
Current time
Rhythm
You can edit the following settings by moving the cursor to
the file name, current time, or rhythm and then turning the
dial.
Item Explanation
File name Select the file to play back.
Current time Move the time location.
fig.SongScketch_Rhythm-e.eps
Rhythm
Set the tempo.
• You can store/play up to 999 songs.
• You can use the Repeat function (p. 43) to
repeatedly play back a specified region.
• You can record the sound from each input as
WAV format data. WAV format is recorded as
44.1 kHz 16-bit data.
• Audio is recorded in stereo.
• If you record while playing a rhythm, the sound
of the rhythm will be recorded as well.
50
length of the file
remaining recording time
During playback:
output level
During recording:
input level
Turn the rhythm on/off.
Select a pattern.

Recording

1
Press the [SONG SKETCH] button.
The SONG SKETCH screen will appear.
D_Song_Sketch.eps
2
Press the [MENU] button.
3
Use the CURSOR [ ] [
cursor to "INPUT SELECT," and press the [ENTER]
button.
4
Use the dial to select the input source that you want to
record.
Setting Explanation
Choose this when recording a guitar
GUITAR/
or bass connected to the GUITAR/
BASS
BASS jack.
Choose this when using the internal
MIC L/R
stereo microphones.
Choose this when recording micro-
INPUT
phones or instruments connected to
1 & 2
the INPUT 1 jack and INPUT 2 jack.
Choose this when recording from a
INPUT4
microphone or instrument connected
to the INPUT 4 jack.
Choose this when recording the sound
LINE IN from a portable audio player or other
device connected to the LINE IN jack.
5
Press the [EXIT] button a number of times to return to
the SONG SKETCH screen.
] buttons to move the