Table Of Contents - Boss BR-1600CD Basic Operation Gude

Contents
Common operations and display items................................................4
Top screen.................................................................................................................................................... 4
Current position.......................................................................................................................................... 4
FUNCTION buttons ([F1] through [F4])/PAGE SCROLL buttons .................................................... 4
Scroll Bar ...................................................................................................................................................... 5
Cursor........................................................................................................................................................... 5
TIME/VALUE dial..................................................................................................................................... 5
VALUE 1/PAN, VALUE 2, VALUE 3, and VALUE 4 knobs .............................................................. 5
Connecting other devices ......................................................................6
Precautions When Making Connections................................................................................................. 7
Turning on/off the BR-1600CD...............................................................8
Turning on the BR-1600CD ....................................................................................................................... 8
Turning off the BR-1600CD....................................................................................................................... 9
Adjusting the display's contrast .........................................................10
Listening to the demo songs and selecting songs (Song Select) ..............11
Basic operation of the recorder...........................................................12
Playing and stopping ............................................................................................................................... 12
Using a foot switch ....................................................................................................................... 12
Adjusting the volume .............................................................................................................................. 13
Changing the current position................................................................................................................ 14
Using the transport buttons......................................................................................................... 14
Using TIME/VALUE dial............................................................................................................ 15
Using markers................................................................................................................................ 16
Playing back repeatedly (Repeat Function).......................................................................................... 17
Changing V-Tracks................................................................................................................................... 18
Turning tracks off temporarily (Track Mute)....................................................................................... 20
Preparing a song for recording (Song New) ......................................22
Selecting an input source for recording (Input Select) .....................24
Recording guitar or bass guitar .............................................................................................................. 24
Recording a solo vocal microphone....................................................................................................... 24
Recording a number of microphones or instruments onto separate tracks..................................... 24
Recording guitar + Vocal......................................................................................................................... 24
When recording stereo inputs to a stereo track ................................................................................... 24
Adjusting the input source volume (Input Sensitivity)......................25
Recording with effects (Insert Effects) ...............................................26
Turning off effects .................................................................................................................................... 27
Selecting drums to act as a guide for recording ...............................28
Setting up a drum track (Track Type Select) ........................................................................................ 28
Playing drum sounds............................................................................................................................... 29
Selecting drum patterns........................................................................................................................... 30
Changing the drum pattern tempo........................................................................................................ 32
Set the new tempo using the TIME/VALUE dial .................................................................... 32
Setting the tempo using [TAP] .................................................................................................... 33
Changing the drum sounds .................................................................................................................... 34
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