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MICRO BR
BR-80
Digital Recorder
®

Getting to Know the BR-80

© 2011 Roland Corporation U.S.
All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without the
written permission of BOSS Corporation U.S.
BR80WS01
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  • Page 1 Workshop MICRO BR BR-80 Digital Recorder ® Getting to Know the BR-80 © 2011 Roland Corporation U.S. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without the written permission of BOSS Corporation U.S. BR80WS01...
  • Page 2 The best way to give you a feel for the BR-80 is to fire it up and go exploring. fun eBand jamming system. The MICRO BR® BR-80 also contains a library of acclaimed BOSS COSM® amps and effects, as well as tons of rhythms you can Listening to the BR-80 use in your songs.

  • Page 3: Installing Batteries

    Using Batteries in the BR-80 AC Power and the BR-80 You can power the BR-80 with akaline batteries (such as the ones If you have access to a grounded AC outlet, you can power the that ship with the BR-80) or rechargeable nickel-metal hydride BR-80 using a Roland PSA-series adapter, sold separately.
  • Page 4 Basic BR-80 Navigation When we refer to a soft button in this booklet, we’ll put its current job in parentheses, except when you’re selecting the button’s corresponding track. In this booklet, we’ll take you through some of the BR-80’s controls—and of The EXIT and ENTER Buttons course, the Owner’s Manual explains them all in detail.
  • Page 5 BR-80’s irresistible eBand mode. And with the BR-80’s great built-in BOSS insert effects, you don’t need to do much more to have a great time than plug in your guitar and start playing.
  • Page 6 Turn up your guitar, and watch the meters in the upper-right corner The TUNER screen appears. of the screen. Meters Peak indicators Play an open string on your guitar—it doesn’t matter which string you begin with. The BR-80 analyzes the note’s pitch and shows you the name of the note at the top of the screen.
  • Page 7 Playing with eBand To perform a search, highlight it in the list , and then press ENTER. As you can see on the eBand home screen, the BR-80’s got a song selected When you search for: the BR-80 finds: for you to jam with—its name and information continually scroll across the ALL SONGS songs that were recorded on the screen.
  • Page 8 Changing Your Guitar’s Effect Tagging Your 30 Favorite Songs When you select an eBand song, the BR-80 automatically loads an appropriate You can tag any 30 of your favorite eBand songs to make them even easier to insert effect for your guitar. You can easily select a different effect. Here’s locate and select—all you need to do to find one of them is to use the BEST how.
  • Page 9 To use Center Cancel on an eBand song: Changing an eBand Song’s Tempo Select the desired song, and press PLAY 4 to begin playback. You can slow down—or speed up—a song’s playback to work Press the TR5/6 (CENTER CANCEL) out your part at your own pace, or just because you prefer a button beneath the display—the different tempo.
  • Page 10 Recording with eBand Using LIVE REC Mode From eBand mode—where we last left off—press the Recording your eBand guitar performance or practice could hardly be easier. Power button once to light the LIVE REC indicator. The Hold down STOP  and press  to return to the top of the LIVE REC home screen appears.
  • Page 11 Turn the REC LEVEL wheel on the right side panel of the When it’s done, you’ll see something like this: BR-80 to set your recording level as you produce some sound at your loudest expected volume—the onscreen After recording, this meter shows your level.
  • Page 12 Listening to the BR-80 Demos Press the MENU button to display the MTR-mode Menu screen. You can adjust the level of each of the song’s tracks from this screen. In the demo song, there are four pairs of stereo tracks. Use the 3 and 4 buttons to select different stereo track pairs, and SONG isn’t selected as it is above, use the cursor buttons to select it.
  • Page 13 Creating a New Song Press the MENU button to display the Menu screen. On the REVERB screen, you can add ambience to each track pair. Press ENTER to display the Menu > Song screen. On the V-TRACK screen, you can select the desired V-Track for each track pair.
  • Page 14 Setting Up to Record Recording Along with a Built-In Beat After connecting your guitar, mic, etc. from eBand mode earlier in this The BR-80’s MTR mode provides a separate rhythm booklet, you’re good to go. If you’ve jumped into this booklet in the middle, track you can record along to.
  • Page 15 Recording Your First Track If You’d Like to Try Another Take If you’d like another shot at performing your part, you can do either of two Let’s record a short track to give you an idea of how recording works on the things.
  • Page 16 SONAR X1 LE for Windows. While we’ve given you a quick tour using the same effect on both tracks, the BR-80’s powerful and flexible BOSS effects system provides everything you need for making each of your song’s tracks—and the final mix—sound To learn how to install the necessary drivers and get the BR-80 up and just the way you want.

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