Recording Drum Machine Tracks; Recording The Mic Input - DigiTech GeNetX BNX3 User Manual

Recorder
button is armed for playback (button is lit green), the BNX3 begins playing the drum machine using
the pattern you have selected when either the RECORD or PLAY button is pressed. The drums play
at the tempo designated in the recorder Setup utility for the current song. Rather than using a track
to record drums on, the recorder starts the Drum machine and it plays for the length of the song.
To sync the BNX3's drum machine to the current song, follow these steps:
1. Begin with the Recorder stopped.
2. Press the DRUMS button in the upper right control panel area on the BNX3. This enables the
Drums playback.
3. Press the PATTERN button.
4. Use the DATA WHEEL to select the pattern you want to sync to.
5. Press the DRUMS button again to stop the drums.
6. Press the DRUMS track button on the recorder panel once. It lights green.
7. Press the PLAY button. The drum machine begins playing in sync from the beginning of the song at
the tempo designated in the Setup utility.
8.When finished, press the STOP button.

Recording Drum Machine Tracks

You may also want to record the BNX3's drum machine as an actual audio track. Recording the
drums lets you process the drums track through any of the BNX3's effects via the Re-amp input
mode. To record the BNX3's drum machine as an audio track, follow these steps:
1. Begin with the Recorder stopped.
2. Press the DRUMS button in the upper right control panel area on the BNX3. This enables the
Drums playback.
3. Press the PATTERN button.
4. Use the DATA WHEEL to select the pattern, tempo, and level you want to record.
5. Press the DRUMS button again to stop the drums.
4. Press the DRUMS track button on the recorder panel until it lights flashing red.
5. Press the RECORD button. The next available track for recording arms for recording. The drum
machine begins playing at the same time, and is recorded on the armed track.
6.When finished, press the STOP button.

Recording the Mic Input

The BNX3 is equipped with a mic input that is used for recording vocals or acoustic instruments. In
order to get the best level recorded, it is necessary to setup the mic input gain properly. To setup the
input gain for the mic, follow these steps:
1. Connect a microphone to the MIC INPUT on the rear panel.
2. Begin singing or playing the instrument into the mic.
3.Turn the MIC LEVEL control on the rear panel clockwise for more gain and counter-clockwise for
less gain until the CLIP LED next to the BNX3's main display only flashes occasionally. If it is flashing
often or solid red, turn down the gain. If the CLIP LED doesn't flash, turn up the gain until it does flash
occasionally.
Once the mic input gain is set properly, you need to select one of the mic input configurations in the
recorder Setup utility. To select a mic input configuration, follow these steps:
1. Press the SETUP button once on the recorder panel. The display reads
flashing the selected input configuration.
2. Use the DATA WHEEL to select one of the mic input configurations. See page 39 for the BNX3's
recorder input configurations and their descriptions.
3.When finished, press EXIT.
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