Boss BR-1200CD Owner's Manual page 106

Editing a recorded performance (Track Edit)
2. Move the cursor to the TRACK icon and press [ENTER/
YES].
Alternatively, you can press [F3] (TRACK) if the TRACK
icon is currently displayed.
The Track Menu screen will appear.
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3. Move the cursor to the NORMALIZE icon and press
[ENTER/YES].
Alternatively, you can press [F1] (NORMALIZE) if the
NORMALIZE icon is currently displayed.
The Normalize screen will appear.
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4. Select the track you want to normalize with the TIME/
VALUE dial.
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You can select mono or stereo tracks. With stereo tracks
selected, you can increase the volume level while
maintaining the balance between the left and right
tracks.
5. Press [F3] (LOC).
The Normalize Time Setting screen will appear.
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6. Use [CURSOR] and the TIME/VALUE dial to specify
the start point and end point for the segment you want
to normalize.
If you are normalizing the entire track from beginning to
end, press [F2] (ALL).
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7. Use [CURSOR] to move the cursor to "PERCENT" then
set the normalization volume with the TIME/VALUE
dial.
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PERCENT:
This parameter sets the amplitude (1 to 100%) with
respect to the digital maximum. When set to 100%, the
amplitude of the wave data is digitally converted to the
maximum value that can be handled. A setting of 50%
cuts the amplitude in half.
8. Press [F3] (GO).
"Track: Normalize..." appears in the screen, and
normalization begins. The process is finished when
"Complete!" is displayed.
If you don't like the results of the normalization, you can
undo them (p. 81).
9. Save the song to store the results of the normalization
in memory (p. 70).
• Set a minimum length of 0.5 seconds for the segment
to be normalized. No sound will play back if the
segment is shorter than 0.5 seconds.
• The sound is interrupted for an instant (about
twenty milliseconds) immediately before and after
the normalized segment. For this reason, we
recommend setting the start and end points at
locations where this will not be noticed, such as
during breaks in performances.
• If normalization is run with the "PERCENT:" setting
of 100%, note that the sound during playback may
become distorted when the volume is raised further,
such as when effects are used.
• If there is wave data in the normalized segment that
approaches the maximum amplitude, even for an
instant, then you cannot expect to achieve much
with the normalize effect. This tendency is especially
pronounced with sounds such as drums in which
the amplitude of their loudest passages differ
greatly from other sections. Be sure to keep this in
mind.
• If after normalization you load another song or turn
off the BR-1200CD without saving the current song,
the results of normalization will be lost.