Jamming With The Br-80—Eband Mode; The Menu Button; What Is Eband?; Getting Into Eband Mode - Boss MICRO BR BR-80 Workshop Manual

The MENU Button

Press the MENU button to display groups of important tools—in some cases
settings, in some cases operations you can perform—for the current mode.
MTR mode's
Menu screen
Jamming with the BR-80—eBand Mode
The BR-80 is a ton of fun no matter how you use it, but for sheer guitar-
playing pleasure, it's hard to beat the 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.

What Is eBand?

An Irresistible Jam Box
eBand's a system that's set up for easy and addictive jamming along with
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any of the hundreds of eBand songs—stored in the BR-80.
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MP3 or WAV files, or songs you've ripped from CDs—using the included
Song List Editor.
A Painless Practice Tool
eBand also lets you have a blast while practicing, since you can use its Phrase
Trainer feature to
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slow down a song without changing its pitch—to help you figure out and
perfect your part.
eBand mode's LIVE REC mode's
Menu screen Menu screen
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change a song's pitch—to move to a key that makes working out a part
easier.
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remove a recording's lead vocal or instrument—using Center Cancel,
making room for you to take center stage yourself.
A Catcher of Improvised Awesomeness
Whether you use eBand for fun or practice, it's easy to record your jam for
fun, or your practice session to hear how you're progressing.

Getting Into eBand Mode

With your BR-80 already turned on, press the Power
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buttton a few times to light the eBand indicator—if
it's not already lit—and to display the eBand home
screen.
Setting Up for eBand
Hooking Up and Setting Your Level
Turn the REC LEVEL wheel on the BR-80's right side panel all the way
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down.
Connect your guitar to the BR-80's GUITAR/MIC IN jack.
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When you connect a guitar, the BR-80 automatically sets itself to grab
the sound from the GUITAR/MIC jack.
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