Playing With Eband; Selecting Other Songs - Boss MICRO BR BR-80 Workshop Manual

Playing with eBand

As you can see on the eBand home screen, the BR-80's got a song selected
for you to jam with—its name and information continually scroll across the
screen.
The default song is called "Bluesy Rock. " The BR-80 also shows you the song's
key to make playing along that much easier.
Press PLAY 4.
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Play along on your guitar for as long as you want.
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(We'll wait here.)
Press STOP  when you're done.
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Selecting Other Songs

To select eBand songs:
Press the TR1/2 (SONG) button beneath the display.
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The SONG LIST screen appears.
Since eBand can play such a wide variety of songs, we've pre-
configured searches to help you find them quickly. The BR-80 can
hunt for songs based on how they were made, and can also look
for album and artist tags attached to songs using the BR-80's Song
List Editor software. (You can find the software on the SD card that
shipped with your BR-80 and on the RolandUS web site.)
To perform a search, highlight it in the list , and then press ENTER.
When you search for:
ALL SONGS
USER
BEST 30
ALBUM
ARTIST
RHYTHM
MASTERING
LIVE REC
PREVIOUS SONG
Once you've performed your search, turn the Value dial to select the desired
song. To find the eBand songs built-into the BR-80, you can use the ALL
SONGS search. These songs are arranged in style categories.
• •
ROCK Metal
• •
Ballad Blues
• •
Surf Soul
• •
Latin Electro
To load a song, highlight it, and then press ENTER.
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the BR-80 finds:
songs that were recorded on the
BR-80, and that have Song List
Editor Album or Artist tags attached.
songs recorded in eBand mode, or
that you've tagged as User songs in
the Song List Editor.
your favorite eBand songs. (We'll
discuss this in the next section.)
songs that have an Album tag.
songs that have an Artist tag.
rhythm loops on the SD card that
came with your BR-80, and any of
your imported WAV or MP3 beat
loops you've identified as rhythms in
the Song List Editor.
songs you've mastered using the
BR-80 mastering tools.
all of your onboard LIVE REC mode
recordings.
the last song you had selected for
eBand.
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Pop
•
Country
•
Jazz
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