Removing a CD-R/RW disc

1. Hold the stopper downward and remove a CD-R/RW disc from outer rim.

fig.CD eject

If a disc tray does not open If the power is turned off with the disc still in the drive (such as due to a power failure), the disc tray cannot be opened by pressing the eject button. In this case, you can insert a piece of wire to force the tray open.

fig.Hole

When you insert a CD-R/RW disc to built in CD-R/RW drive.
When you insert a CD-R/RW disc to built in CD-R/RW drive, lock the CD-R/RW disc at correct position according to Insert a CD-R/RW disc below. Please be careful to lock a CD-R/RW disc correctly. Unless, it is possible that the disc tray is stuck and unable to remove a CD-R/RW disc.

Emergency Eject Hole

Inserting a CD-R/RW disc
1. Press the eject button and open a disc tray. 2. Pull out a disc tray. 3. Locate the position of center hole of CD-R/RW disc at stopper of CD-R/RW drive. 4. Press the CD-R/RW disc downward. The CD-R/RW disc will be locked by 3 clips of the stopper.

fig.CD set

Make sure the BR-1200CDs power has been turned OFF before attempting to use the emergency eject hole. If you insert something while the power is on, the disc could get damaged, or unexpected problems may occur.
* As a certain amount of force must be applied for insertion, always confirm that the CD-R/RW disc has been correctly inserted. Failure to properly and fully insert a disc can result in an inability to carry out writing correctly. 5. Press disc tray until it is locked in the BR-1200CD.

Contents

USING THE UNIT SAFELY. 2 IMPORTANT NOTES.. 4 Precautions Regarding the Hard Disk. 6 Notes When Using Mics.. 7 About the CD-ROM Discrete Drums. 7 Before Using CD-R/RW Discs.. 8 Introduction to the BR-1200CD.. 18 Main Features..18 Panel Descriptions.. 20 Top Panel...20 Front Panel..26 CD-R/RW drive...26 Display...27 Rear Panel...28 Common operations and display items. 30 Top screen...30 Current position...30 FUNCTION buttons ([F1] through [F3])..30 Page Scroll...31 Scroll Bar...31 Cursor...31 TIME/VALUE dial..32 VALUE 1/PAN, VALUE 2, and VALUE 3 knobs...32 Connecting other devices..34 Precautions When Making Connections.35 Turning on/off the BR-1200CD..36 Turning on the BR-1200CD..36 Turning off the BR-1200CD..37 Listening to the demo songs and selecting songs (Song Select).38 Basic operation of the recorder.39 Playing and stopping..39 Using a foot switch..39 Adjusting the volume..40 Changing the current position..41 Using the transport buttons..41 Using TIME/VALUE dial..42 Using markers...43 Changing V-Tracks...44 Turning tracks off temporarily (Track Mute).46 Preparing a song for recording (Song New)..48 Selecting an input source for recording (Input Select).. 50 Recording guitar or bass guitar..50 Recording a solo vocal microphone.50 Recording guitar + Vocal..50 When recording stereo inputs to a stereo track..50 Adjusting the input source volume (Input Sensitivity). 51 Recording with effects (Insert Effects).. 52 When you Want to Record the Input Sounds As Is...53 Selecting drums to act as a guide for recording. 54 Setting up a drum track (Track Type Select).54 Playing drum sounds..55 Selecting drum patterns..56

Calls up a wide range of functions such as track editing, organization of songs, and the like.

DATA SAVE/LOAD button

Use this button whenever you want to save recorded songs to a CD-R/RW disc or to reload the saved songs to the BR1200CD.

38. UNDO/REDO button

Use this button to restore your songs previous condition by canceling the last audio recording or editing operation. In addition, pressing [UNDO/REDO] a second time restores the canceled audio or edit (Rectifying recording mistakes (Undo/Redo) (p. 81)).
LOOP PHRASE IMPORT button
Use this button to import break-beats and various other types of Loop Phrase.

46. MIDI indicator

This indicator will light up whenever the BR-1200CD receives MIDI data via the MIDI IN connector.

39. TIME/VALUE dial

This dial is normally used to move the current position within the song (i.e., to perform fast forward or rewind). However, it is also used to modify values of the various function settings.

47. HD ACCESS indicator

This indicator will light up whenever the BR-1200CD is reading or writing on the hard disk.

40. CURSOR buttons

Press these buttons to move the cursor in the corresponding direction.
You should never turn off the power while this indicator is lit. Failure to observe this precaution can result in any or all of the data on the hard disk being permanently damaged or lost completely.

41. ENTER/YES button

Press this button to confirm a selection or a value being entered.

42. EXIT/NO button

Press this to return to the previous screen or to reject an operation.

43. MASTER fader

Controls the overall volume of your song.

44. F1F3 buttons

Pressing these buttons while the functions are indicated in the bottom part of the screen executes the corresponding function.

Front Panel

fig.0005-04

1. GUITAR/BASS jack

This high-impedance input jack is used to directly connect guitar or bass.

CD-R/RW drive

fig.05-02
The BR-1200CD uses this drive unit to read from, write to, and play CD-R/RW discs.
The MIC 1 jack (or XLR connector) and the GUITAR/ BASS jack share the same internal circuitry, and when a connection has been made to both of these input jacks, the GUITAR/BASS jack will be selected automatically.

4. Disc tray

Place the CD-R/RW discs on this tray.

2. PHONES jack

Use this jack to connect separately sold headphones.

When you Want to Record the Input Sounds As Is
You may want to turn off an Insert Effect in order to record the input source as is. If this is the case, use the following procedure to turn off the effect (Effect Off).

fig.07-22a

fig.07-23d
If you would like to re-apply the insert effect, press [EFFECT] once again.
The insert effect has been turned on. [EFFECTS] will light up, indicating that the insert effect has been turned on. [EFFECTS] is used to toggle the insert effect between on and off.
Press [EFFECTS] once again.
The insert effect has been turned off. [EFFECTS] will go out, indicating that the insert effect has been turned off.
Even if an insert effect has been turned off, it will be automatically turned back on whenever a different INPUT SELECT button is pressed or a different patch is selected.
Selecting drums to act as a guide for recording
It is often difficult to keep playing a part at a fixed tempo until you have become very familiar with it. If you play along with the BR-1200CDs internal drums, however, this type of variation in tempo can be dramatically reduced. Thanks to the highly realistic sound of the BR-1200CDs PCM drum samples, youll be able to enjoy the great feeling of playing along with actual drums. Whats more, if you record along with a drum track, youll be able to perform editing in units of beats and bars later on.
You can use bass and loop phrase as well as drum as a guide. Please refer to Section 4 Using Rhythm (p. 153).
Setting up a drum track (Track Type Select)
In order to set up the BR-1200CD to play drum sounds, use the following procedure to designate Track 9/10 as the drum & loop phrase track.
If USE DRUMS + LOOP or USE DRUMS + BASS + LOOP was selected during SONG NEW (p. 48), Track 9/10 will be already set up as the drum track and the following procedure will not be required.

fig.07-25

fig.07-26d
With the top screen displayed, press [TRACK TYPE SELECT].
The Track Type Select screen will appear.

In contrast to normal recording, you cannot press [REC] (manual punch in) after first pressing [PLAY]. The moment [REC] is pressed, a region with a minimum of one song is created on the disc. Note that even if you press [STOP] at this point without bouncing any tracks, the song cannot be deleted. 6. Press [PLAY]. [PLAY] and [REC] light, and bouncing to the CD-R/RW disc begins. The sounds are written to the CD-R/RW disc exactly as they are played back. 7. Press [STOP] when you reach the end of the song.
Close Track. appears in the display. Bouncing of the tracks is complete when Complete! appears.
Several seconds may be necessary before you can proceed with the next operation. 8. To check the results of the bouncing, play the disc back as an audio CD (p. 224). 9. To enable playback of the bounced tracks on a conventional audio CD player, finalize the disc (p. 225).
Finalizing the CD-R/RW disc allows the content to be heard using a regular CD player but prevents any further bouncing or writing of tracks to the disc. Do not finalize the disc if you want to bounce or write other tracks to it.
If using the BR-1200CD to play the disc, write to the disc in Track-At-Once format (p. 219).

Section 2 Editing

Placing markers in your song (Marker)
The BR-1200CDs Marker function allows you to place markers at the required points in a song. You can then jump quickly to any registered marker position by simply indicating its number. In addition, this function also proves extremely useful during the editing process. Up to 100 markers can be positioned within a song, and these are numbered 1 to 100 from the beginning of the song. For this reason, whenever a new marker is positioned between two pre-existing markers, the number of all subsequent markers will increase by one. For example, numbers will change as follows when a new marker is inserted after Marker No. 2.

fig.12-01

Positioning a marker
Press [MARK] to place a marker at the current song position.

fig.12-02

Marker Marker 1 2

Marker Marker Time

Note that markers must be at least 0.1 seconds (approx.) apart. Accordingly, it will not be possible to position a new marker within 0.1 seconds (approx.) of a preexisting marker.

Marker 3

Clearing markers
The marker box of the display will indicate the marker located earlier than the current position. Press [CLEAR] if you want to delete this marker.

fig.12-03

In addition, you can also assign names to individual markers. For more detailed information, refer to Naming a marker (p. 91).

Moving to markers

Use the SEARCH buttons to move forwards or backwards to the next nearest marker. Alternatively, if you press the CURSOR [ ] while on the following screen (i.e., the top screen), you will be able to change the marker number shown in the displays Marker box.

Vocal Tool Box patches

In the case of both pitch correction and harmony sequence, you can set up the way in which the effect is to be applied and can then save these settings. A group of such settings is referred to as a Patch. At the time of purchase, a total of 10 pitch correction and harmony sequence patches (i.e., preset patches) will be stored in the BR-1200CD. In addition, 10 user patches can be freely set up and used within any song, and 10 song patches can be set up for use within a specific song.
Fixing the pitch of vocals (Pitch Correction)
Lets now use the BR-1200CDs pitch correction feature to clean up some mistakes in a solo vocal part. Using this feature, we will be able to correct pitches in real time and in semitone units. 1. Before using pitch correction, record a solo vocal track to work with. 2. Press [REC MODE] several times until the BOUNCE indicator lights up. The BR-1200CD will now enter Bounce mode. 3. Press [VOCAL TOOL BOX]. This button will light up to indicate that the Vocal Tool Box is turned on. The Vocal Tool Boxs patch selection screen will appear.

fig.35-06d

Precautions for Vocal Tool Box usage When you are using the Vocal Tool Box, you will not be able to use insert effects, track compressor, the Mastering Tool Kit, or speaker modeling. The Vocal Tool Box is intended for use with recorded vocal tracks and it cannot be applied to input sources or the Master output. Pitch correction and harmony sequence are separate effects. For this reason, they cannot both be used at the same time. These effects will function when applied to solo performances other than vocals; however, the fundamental differences between the character of the human voice and that of musical instruments makes it highly unlikely that the desired result will be achieved. In the following situations, the Vocal Tool Box may not be able to accurately detect the pitch, and normal operation will not be possible. When other sounds are mixed in with the solo vocal part. When the volume of the vocal part is excessively loud or quiet. When the vocal part contains a lot of sibilance or is very breathy (such as a singer that whispers, or one with a husky voice). When the vocal part contains an excessive number of different pitches (such as fast, deep vibrato or fast speech) When the part is sung with a very low voice containing a lot of harmonics. If the BR-1200CD is frequently incorrect when detecting the pitch, either change the Type setting for the pitch correction function or the Input Type setting for the harmony sequence function. In certain cases, this will reduce the number of incorrect detections.
4. Move the cursor to the patch number field and select a patch using the TIME/VALUE dial. You should select a patch for which PITCH CORRECTION is displayed on-screen as the algorithm name here. 5. Press [F2] (LOCATION).

The user drum patterns and song drum patterns contained in the BR-1200CD at the time of purchase are empty; you wont hear anything if you select one of them. 5. Use [CURSOR] and the TIME/VALUE dial to set the number of beats and measures in the drum pattern. The display for the drum pattern will change to *TMP.

fig.20-010ad

Creating drum patterns using real-time recording
When a MIDI keyboard is connected to the MIDI IN port, you will be able to use this keyboard to perform real-time recording. Note that there is no need to set a MIDI channel for the MIDI keyboard in such a case (p. 254). 1. After carrying out the steps described in Preparing for recording, press [F2] (REC). The Pattern Recording screen will appear.

fig.04-0140d

6. Use the track buttons to play the desired drum pattern and use the track faders to set the velocity (dynamics) of the sounds. The relationship between track buttons and drum sounds is as follows. Track button [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9/10] [11/12] [V-TRACK]+[1] [V-TRACK]+[2] [V-TRACK]+[3] [V-TRACK]+[4] [V-TRACK]+[5] [V-TRACK]+[6] [V-TRACK]+[9/10] [V-TRACK]+[11/12] Drum sound Kick 1 Snare 1 Closed hi-hat Open hi-hat Crash cymbal Ride cymbal Tom 1 Tom 2 Tom 3 Tom 4 Kick 2 Snare 2 Metronome (click) Metronome (bell) Claves High Q Stick Cow bell
2. Press [F2] (REALTIME). The Real-Time Recording standby screen will appear and the metronome will start.

fig.20-011d

Note number C 2 (36) D 2 (38) F#2 (42) A#2 (46) C#3 (49) D#3 (51) F 2 (41) A 2 (45) C 3 (48) D 3 (50) B 1 (35) E 2 (40) A 1 (33) A#1 (34) D#5 (75) D#1 (27) G 1 (31) G#3 (56)
7. If you want to erase an error in the recorded pattern, press [F3] (ERASE).

fig.20-012ad

3. Move the cursor to BPM and select a suitable tempo for recording using the TIME/VALUE dial.

fig.20-011ad

The message ERASE:ON will appear and drum erase mode will be activated. In this mode, hold down the track button corresponding to the drum sound you want to erase. Any of these drum sounds played in the pattern while you are pressing the track button will be erased. When you have finished erasing drum sounds, press [F3] (ERASE) once again. 8. Press [STOP] at the point where you want to stop recording. The Pattern Recording screen will appear once again. 9. Press [EXIT/NO]. The Drum Pattern Edit screen will appear once again. 10. Press [F3] (WRCPYDEL). The Write screen for drum patterns will appear.

5. Press [F1] (IMPORT). The SMF Import screen will appear, displaying a list of the SMFs contained on the CD-R/RW.

fig.04-0600d

In the case of SMFs supporting the GM, GS, or XG standards, drum-type performance data is generally assigned to MIDI channel 10. By setting the MIDI channel to 10 in such a case, you can ensure that only the drum data will be extracted from the SMF. (Note that drum-type data will not necessarily be assigned to channel 10, and it will be important to confirm the actual channel in advance.) 9. Move the cursor to Pattern and use the TIME/VALUE dial to select the drum pattern to which the data is to be imported.

fig.04-0620

If files are grouped into different folders on the current CD-R/RW, the folder names will be displayed together with the folder icon ( ). To view the list of files within a folder, move the cursor to the corresponding folder name and press [ENTER/YES]. 6. Move the cursor to the SMF to be imported and press [F3] (SELECT). The import setting screen will appear.

fig.04-0610d

It will not be possible to select preset drum patterns as destinations for SMF import. 10. Press [F3] (ENTER). Importing of the selected SMF will begin. When the message Complete! appears, it indicates that the import has been completed.
7. Move the cursor to Type and use the TIME/VALUE dial to select DRUMS.
8. Move the cursor to MIDI Ch. and select the MIDI channel of the data to be imported using the TIME/ VALUE dial. Only data associated with the specified MIDI channel will be extracted from the selected SMF and imported as a drum pattern.

Using bass

To use bass, you must first of all set up Track 8 as a Bass track using its track type setting.

fig.20-044

Playing bass
Simply changing the track type may not be sufficient to allow bass to be played. Use the following procedure in such a case. 1. Press the track button for Track 8 several times until it lights up. Pressing the button repeatedly allows you to cycle through the available choices, which are: Flashing On Off. Off: No bass sounds will be played. Flashing: Bass sounds will be played only when the BR-1200CD is recording or performing playback. On: Bass sounds will be played even when the BR-1200CD is stopped. 2. Raise the fader for Track 8 to a suitable level.
You will now be able to hear the bass sounds.
2. Move the cursor to TRACK 8 and select BASS using the TIME/VALUE dial.

fig.20-046d

AUDIO: The track will be used for recorded audio. BASS: The track will be used for bass. 3. Press [ENTER/YES]. The Track Type Select screen closes. The BASS indicator from TRACK TYPE SELECT will light up to indicate that Track type has been set up for use as a bass track. You will now be able to use bass. 4. If you wish to store the track type setting, save the current song (p. 70).

When reloading has been completed, the display will return to the USB screen. If you press [EXIT/NO] without quitting the connection to the computer, Disconnect USB, OK? appear. In this case, pressing [ENTER/YES] returns the USB menu screen to the display. 11. Press [EXIT/NO] to return to the Top screen. At this point, you can safely disconnect the USB cable from the BR-1200CD and the computer.

fig.52-07b

With Mac OS X 6. Double-click the BR-1200CD icon. The files and folders from the BR-1200CDs hard disk will be displayed on the PC monitor.

fig.52-08ax

7. Open the folder on the PC where you have stored the backup data. All of the backup files and folders will appear on-screen. 8. Select all of the backup files and folders.
Extra care should be taken to ensure that each and every file and folder is selected and copied. If files or folders are missed, the recovery will be incomplete and subsequent recovery operations may not be possible. 9. Copy them to the USB folder on the computer. All of the files and folders copied in Step 8 will be returned to the BR-1200CDs internal hard disk.
During the recovery operation you may encounter messages asking whether it is all right to overwrite certain filesyou should select YES in every instance. If NO is selected even once, the recovery operation will be incomplete, and this may prevent the BR-1200CD from operating correctly. 10. Quit the connection to the computer. Drug the BR-1200CD icon to the Trash. 11. Press BR-1200CDs [EXIT/NO].
Now Checking. appears in the BR-1200CDs display, then Now Copying. is displayed, and the recovery begins. When the recovery is finished, the message Now ReLoading. will appear in the display, and the most recently selected song will be reloaded. When reloading has been completed, the display will return to the USB screen.
If you press [EXIT/NO] without quitting the connection to the computer, Disconnect USB, OK? appear. In this case, pressing [ENTER/YES] returns the USB menu screen to the display. 12. Press [EXIT/NO] to return to the Top screen.
At this point, you can safely disconnect the USB cable from the BR-1200CD and the computer.
When saving in stereo Select the track combination 1/2 11/12.
When the conversion is complete, the message Copy 1 Wave File From BR-1200CDs USB Folder. will appear. Shortly after the BR-1200CD icon is added to the computer.

5. Use [CURSOR] and the TIME/VALUE dial to select the track/V-track to be saved. When saving in mono Select the track 18.
8. Double-click the BR-1200CD icon. All of the files and folders from the BR-1200CDs hard disk will be displayed on the PC monitor.

fig.52-08a

You can take WAV or AIFF files on your computer, such as files created with audio software applications, and load them to the BR-1200CDs tracks.
9. Double-click the USB folder.

fig.52-19a

Wave data in the following formats can be imported. You cannot import wave data in other formats.
WAV or AIFF format Mono or Stereo 8-bit or 16-bit 10. Drag the WAV or AIFF file to the computers folder and drop it in the folder. 11. Quit the connection to the computer. Drug the BR-1200CD icon to the Trash. 12. Press the BR-1200CDs [EXIT/NO]. The file type selection screen will be displayed once again. WAV or AIFF files will be automatically deleted from the BR-1200CDs internal hard disk. Sampling Rate: 44.1 kHz Add the extension WAV to imported WAV files and the extension AIF to imported AIFF files. Compressed WAV files or AIFF files cannot be loaded. Extremely short waveform data (less than approximately 1 sec) cannot be loaded. The loop point settings within an AIFF file will be ignored.
If you press [EXIT/NO] without quitting the connection to the computer, Disconnect USB, OK? appear. In this case, pressing [ENTER/YES] returns the file format selection screen to the display. 13. When you have finished exporting the WAV or AIFF file(s), press [EXIT/NO] several times to return to the Top screen. At this point, you can safely disconnect the USB cable from the BR-1200CD and the computer.
3. Move the cursor to the USB icon and press [ENTER/ YES]. If the current song contains newly recorded audio data or newly modified settings, the message Save Current? may be displayed during the export procedure. If you want to save your song before starting the export, press [ENTER/YES]; if this will not be necessary, press [EXIT/NO]. Remember that if you do not save a modified song at this time, all newly recorded audio data, edited data, modified mixer settings, etc. will be lost. Alternatively, you can press [F1] (USB) if the USB icon is currently displayed. The USB screen will appear.
8. Double-click the BR-1200CD icon. The files and folders from the BR-1200CD's hard disk will be displayed on the PC monitor.
In some cases, a certain amount of time will pass before the hard disk is displayed. 9. Double-click the USB folder. The USB folder opens. 5. Use [CURSOR] and the TIME/VALUE dial to select the track to be loaded. Confirm that the USB folder is empty. The presence of any files in the USB folder will prevent proper importation of WAV and AIFF files, so be sure to delete any such files. 10. Drag and drop the WAV or AIFF file to be imported on the computer to the USB folder.

PreAmp

Noise Suppressor Foot Volume
Algorithm: ACOUSTIC GUITAR
On/Off Body Mic Distance Level On/Off Sustain Attack Level
AC ON/OFF AC BODY AC MIC DIST AC LEVEL COMP ON/OFF COMP SUST COMP ATTACK COMP LEVEL

Modulation

Rate Depth Pre Delay Effect Level Rate Depth Manual Resonance P.Shift Type Pitch D:E Balance Separation Delay Time Separation Effect Level Mode Rate Depth On/Off Type Feedback Effect Level Delay Time
CHORUS RATE CHORUS DEPTH CHORUS PREDLY CHORUS LEVEL PHASER RATE PHASER DEPTH PHASER MANUAL PHASER RESO P.SHIFT TYPE P.SHIFT PITCH P.SHIFT D:E P.SHIFT SEP DOUBL'N DELAY DOUBL'N SEP DOUBL'N LEVEL TRM/PAN MODE TRM/PAN RATE TRM/PAN DEPTH DELAY ON/OFF DELAY TYPE DELAY FEEDBCK DELAY LEVEL DELAY TIME

Algorithm: COSM BASS AMP

On/Off Sustain Attack Level On/Off Amp Type Volume Bass Middle Treble Master Bright Gain On/Off Speaker Type Mic Setting Mic Level Direct Level On/Off Effect Type Low Gain Low-Mid Gain Low-Mid Freq Low-Mid Q Hi-Mid Gain Hi-Mid Freq Hi-Mid Q High Gain Level Wah Type Polarity Sensitivity Frequency Peak Level On/Off Threshold Release On/Off On/Off Effect Type
COMP ON/OFF COMP SUST COMP ATTACK COMP LEVEL AMP ON/OFF AMP TYPE AMP VOLUME AMP BASS AMP MIDDLE AMP TREBLE AMP MASTER AMP BRIGHT AMP GAIN SP.SIM ON/OFF SP.SIM TYPE SP.SIM MIC SET SP.SIM MIC LVL SP.SIM DIR.LVL FILTER ON/OFF FILTER TYPE EQ LOW EQ L.MID G EQ L.MID F EQ L.MID Q EQ H.MID G EQ H.MID F EQ H.MID Q EQ HIGH EQ LEVEL WAH TYPE T.WAH POLARTY T.WAH SENS T.WAH FREQ WAH PEAK WAH LEVEL NS ON/OFF NS THRESH. NS REL. FOOT ON/OFF MOD ON/OFF MOD TYPE
Algorithm: COSM OD BASS AMP
On/Off Type Attack Sustain Threshold Input Ratio Ratio Attack Time Release Time Tone Level On/Off Type Drive Bass Treble Level Level On/Off Type Bright Response Deep Pre Shape Enhancer Gain Treble Ultra Hi Middle Middle freq Bass Ultra Lo Level Speaker SW Speaker Type Mic Setting Mic Level Direct Level
CMP/LM ON/OFF CMP/LM TYPE CMP/LM ATTACK CMP/LM SUST CMP/LM THRESH. CMP/LM INPUT CMP/LM RATIO CMP/LM RATIO CMP/LM ATTACK CMP/LM REL. CMP/LM TONE CMP/LM LEVEL OD/DS ON/OFF OD/DS TYPE OD/DS DRIVE OD/DS BASS OD/DS TREBLE OD/DS FX.LVL OD/DS DIR.LVL AMP ON/OFF AMP TYPE AMP BRIGHT AMP RESPONS AMP DEEP AMP P.SHAPE AMP ENHANCE AMP GAIN AMP TREBLE AMP ULTRA HI AMP MIDDLE AMP M.FREQ AMP BASS AMP ULTRA LO AMP LEVEL SP.SIM SP SW SP.SIM SP TYPE SP.SIM MIC SET SP.SIM MIC LVL SP.SIM DIR.LVL

On/Off Effect Type Low Gain Low Freq Low Q Mid Gain Mid Freq Mid Q High Gain High Freq High Q Level Type Pedal Pos. Level TW Mode TW Polarity TW Sensitivity TW Frequency TW Peak TW Depth TW Level AW Mode AW Rate AW Depth AW Frequency AW Peak AW Polarity AW Sensitivity AW Level On/Off Threshold Release On/Off On/Off FX Select Effect Level Direct Level Sensitivity Frequency Mix Level Sensitivity Rise Time Sensitivity Attack Depth Level Freqency Effect Level Direct Level Type Rate Depth Manual Resonance Step Step Rate Level Rate Depth Manual Resonance Separation Low Cut Level
FILTER ON/OFF FILTER TYPE EQ L.GAIN EQ L.FREQ EQ L.Q EQ M.GAIN EQ M.FREQ EQ M.Q EQ H.GAIN EQ H.FREQ EQ H.Q EQ LEVEL WAH TYPE WAH PEDAL WAH LEVEL T.WAH MODE T.WAH POLARTY T.WAH SENS T.WAH FREQ T.WAH PEAK T.WAH DEPTH T.WAH LEVEL A.WAH MODE A.WAH RATE A.WAH DEPTH A.WAH FREQ A.WAH PEAK A.WAH POLARTY A.WAH SENS A.WAH LEVEL NS ON/OFF NS THRESH. NS REL. FOOT ON/OFF MOD ON/OFF MOD SELECT OCT FX.LVL OCT DIR.LVL ENH SENS ENH FREQ ENH MIX.LVL SLOW.G SENS SLOW.G TIME DEFRET SENS DEFRET ATTACK DEFRET DEPTH DEFRET LEVEL RING.M FREQ RING.M FX.LVL RING.M DIR.LVL PHASER TYPE PHASER RATE PHASER DEPTH PHASER MANUAL PHASER RESO PHASER STEP PHASER S.RATE PHASER LEVEL FLANGER RATE FLANGER DEPTH FLANGER MANUAL FLANGER RESO FLANGER SEP FLANGER LO CUT FLANGER LEVEL
Voice Mode 1 Pitch 1 Fine 1 Pre Delay 1 Feedback 1 Level 1 Mode 2 Pitch 2 Fine 2 Pre Delay 2 Level 2 Direct Level Xover Freq Low Rate Low Depth Low Pre-Dly Low Level High Rate High Depth High Pre-Dly High Level Delay Time Feedback Effect Level Type Rate Depth Vowel1 Vowel2 Rate Depth Manual Level Wave Shape Rate Depth Wave Shape Rate Depth On/Off Mode Rate Depth Pre Delay Low Cut Freq Effect Level On/Off Type Delay Time Tap Time Feedback Hi Cut Freq Effect Level
P.SHIFT VOICE P.SHIFT MODE1 P.SHIFT PITCH1 P.SHIFT FINE1 P.SHIFT PREDL1 P.SHIFT FBK1 P.SHIFT LEVEL1 P.SHIFT MODE2 P.SHIFT PITCH2 P.SHIFT FINE2 P.SHIFT PREDL2 P.SHIFT LEVEL2 P.SHIFT DIR.LVL 2CHORUS XOVER 2CHORUS L.RATE 2CHORUS L.DEPTH 2CHORUS L.PREDLY 2CHORUS L.LEVEL 2CHORUS H.RATE 2CHORUS H.DEPTH 2CHORUS H.PREDLY 2CHORUS H.LEVEL SHT.DLY TIME SHT.DLY FEEDBCK SHT.DLY LEVEL VIBRATO TYPE VIBRATO RATE VIBRATO DEPTH HUMAN VOWEL1 HUMAN VOWEL2 HUMAN RATE HUMAN DEPTH HUMAN MANUAL HUMAN LEVEL TREMOLO WAVE TREMOLO RATE TREMOLO DEPTH PAN WAVE PAN RATE PAN DEPTH CHORUS ON/OFF CHORUS MODE CHORUS RATE CHORUS DEPTH CHORUS PREDLY CHORUS LO CUT CHORUS LEVEL DELAY ON/OFF DELAY TYPE DELAY TIME DELAY T.TIME DELAY FEEDBCK DELAY HI CUT DELAY LEVEL

Algorithm

COSM OD GUITAR AMP COSM OD GUITAR AMP COSM OD GUITAR AMP COSM OD GUITAR AMP COSM OD GUITAR AMP COSM OD GUITAR AMP COSM OD GUITAR AMP COSM OD GUITAR AMP COSM OD GUITAR AMP COSM OD GUITAR AMP COSM OD GUITAR AMP COSM OD GUITAR AMP COSM COMP GUITAR AMP COSM OD GUITAR AMP COSM OD GUITAR AMP COSM OD GUITAR AMP COSM OD GUITAR AMP COSM OD GUITAR AMP COSM OD GUITAR AMP COSM OD GUITAR AMP COSM OD GUITAR AMP COSM OD GUITAR AMP COSM COMP GUITAR AMP COSM OD GUITAR AMP COSM OD GUITAR AMP COSM OD GUITAR AMP COSM OD GUITAR AMP COSM COMP GUITAR AMP COSM OD GUITAR AMP COSM OD GUITAR AMP COSM COMP GUITAR AMP COSM OD GUITAR AMP COSM OD GUITAR AMP COSM OD GUITAR AMP COSM OD GUITAR AMP COSM OD GUITAR AMP COSM COMP GUITAR AMP COSM OD GUITAR AMP COSM OD GUITAR AMP COSM OD GUITAR AMP COSM OD GUITAR AMP COSM OD GUITAR AMP COSM COMP GUITAR AMP COSM OD GUITAR AMP COSM COMP GUITAR AMP COSM OD GUITAR AMP COSM OD GUITAR AMP COSM OD GUITAR AMP COSM OD GUITAR AMP COSM OD GUITAR AMP
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RECORD STROBE

Status F0H Byte F0H 7FH Dev 06H 06H F7H * Data byte 7FH, Dev, 06H, 06H Status F7H
Status FEH * This is transmitted at intervals of approximately 200 msec.
System Exclusive Messages
Universal System Exclusive Message

Identity Reply Message

* Receiving Identity Request Message, the BR-1200CD send this message. Data byte 7EH, dev, 06H, 02H, 41H, 71H, 01H 00H, 00H, 00H, 00H, 00H, 00H Status F7H
Remarks Exclusive status Universal System Exclusive Realtime Header Device ID (7FH) MMC command message RECORD STROBE EOX (End of Exclusive)
Transmitted when recording to the audio tracks begins.

RECORD EXIT

Status F0H Data byte 7FH, Dev, 06H, 07H Status F7H

Status F0H

Byte F0H 7EH dev 06H 02H 41H 0AH 02H 00H 00H 00H 00H 00H 00H F7H
Remarks Exclusive status ID number (Universal Non-realtime Message) Device ID (dev: 10H - 1FH) Sub ID#1 (General Information) Sub ID#2 (Identity Reply) ID number (Roland) Device family code Device family number code Software revision level EOX (End of Exclusive)
Byte Remarks F0H Exclusive status 7FH Universal System Exclusive Realtime Header Dev Device ID (7FH) 06H MMC command message 07H RECORD EXIT F7H EOX (End of Exclusive) * Transmitted when recording to the audio tracks ends.

MMC RESET

Status F0H Data byte 7FH, Dev, 06H, 0DH Status F7H
For instructions on setting the device ID, refer to How to set the device ID: (p. 344).
MIDI Machine Control Command
Status F0H Byte F0H 7FH Dev 06H aaH : bbH F7H Data byte 7FH, Dev, 06H, aaH,., bbH Status F7H
Byte Remarks F0H Exclusive status 7FH Universal System Exclusive Realtime Header Dev Device ID (7FH) 06H MMC command message 0DH MMC RESET F7H EOX (End of Exclusive) * When powered on the BR-1200CD transmits this message.
Remarks Exclusive Status Universal System Exclusive Realtime Header Device ID (7FH) MMC command message command : command EOX (End of Exclusive)

LOCATE [MCP]

Format2LOCATE [TARGET] Status Data byte F0H 7FH, Dev, 06H, 44H, 06H, 01H, hrH, mnH, scH, frH, ffH Byte F0H 7FH Dev 06H 44H 06H 01H hrH, mnH, scH, frH, ffH F7H * Status F7H
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Decimal/Hexadecimal table
(hexadecimal values are indicated by a following H) MIDI uses 7-bit hexadecimal values to indicate data values and the address and size of exclusive messages. The following table shows the correspondence between decimal and hexadecimal numbers. ++++++++++++ | D | H || D | H || D | H || D | H | ++++++++++++ | 0 | 00H || 32 | 20H || 64 | 40H || 96 | 60H | | 1 | 01H || 33 | 21H || 65 | 41H || 97 | 61H | | 2 | 02H || 34 | 22H || 66 | 42H || 98 | 62H | | 3 | 03H || 35 | 23H || 67 | 43H || 99 | 63H | | 4 | 04H || 36 | 24H || 68 | 44H || 100 | 64H | | 5 | 05H || 37 | 25H || 69 | 45H || 101 | 65H | | 6 | 06H || 38 | 26H || 70 | 46H || 102 | 66H | | 7 | 07H || 39 | 27H || 71 | 47H || 103 | 67H | | 8 | 08H || 40 | 28H || 72 | 48H || 104 | 68H | | 9 | 09H || 41 | 29H || 73 | 49H || 105 | 69H | | 10 | 0AH || 42 | 2AH || 74 | 4AH || 106 | 6AH | | 11 | 0BH || 43 | 2BH || 75 | 4BH || 107 | 6BH | | 12 | 0CH || 44 | 2CH || 76 | 4CH || 108 | 6CH | | 13 | 0DH || 45 | 2DH || 77 | 4DH || 109 | 6DH | | 14 | 0EH || 46 | 2EH || 78 | 4EH || 110 | 6EH | | 15 | 0FH || 47 | 2FH || 79 | 4FH || 111 | 6FH | | 16 | 10H || 48 | 30H || 80 | 50H || 112 | 70H | | 17 | 11H || 49 | 31H || 81 | 51H || 113 | 71H | | 18 | 12H || 50 | 32H || 82 | 52H || 114 | 72H | | 19 | 13H || 51 | 33H || 83 | 53H || 115 | 73H | | 20 | 14H || 52 | 34H || 84 | 54H || 116 | 74H | | 21 | 15H || 53 | 35H || 85 | 55H || 117 | 75H | | 22 | 16H || 54 | 36H || 86 | 56H || 118 | 76H | | 23 | 17H || 55 | 37H || 87 | 57H || 119 | 77H | | 24 | 18H || 56 | 38H || 88 | 58H || 120 | 78H | | 25 | 19H || 57 | 39H || 89 | 59H || 121 | 79H | | 26 | 1AH || 58 | 3AH || 90 | 5AH || 122 | 7AH | | 27 | 1BH || 59 | 3BH || 91 | 5BH || 123 | 7BH | | 28 | 1CH || 60 | 3CH || 92 | 5CH || 124 | 7CH | | 29 | 1DH || 61 | 3DH || 93 | 5DH || 125 | 7DH | | 30 | 1EH || 62 | 3EH || 94 | 5EH || 126 | 7EH | | 31 | 1FH || 63 | 3FH || 95 | 5FH || 127 | 7FH | ++++++++++++ D: decimal H: hexadecimal Decimal expressions such as used for MIDI channel, Bank Select, and Program Change will be the value 1 greater than the decimal value given in the above table. Since each MIDI byte carries 7 significant data bits, each byte can express a maximum of 128 different values. Data for which higher resolution is required must be transmitted using two or more bytes. For example a value indicated as a two-byte value of aa bb HH would have a value of aa x 128 + bb. For a signed number (+/-), 40H = -64, 00H = 0, and 3FH = +63. (i.e., the decimal equivalent will be 64 less than the decimal value given in the above table.) For a two-byte signed number, 40 00H = -8192, 00 00H = 0, and 3F 7FH = +8191. Hexadecimal notation in two 4-bit units is used for data indicated as `nibbled. The nibbled two-byte value of 0a 0b H would be a x 16 + b.

BR-1200CD

Digital Recording Workstation Welcome
Congratulations on your purchase of the BOSS BR-1200CD. This TurboStart contains step-by-step instructions that will quickly introduce you to the BR-1200CDs major features.

TurboStart

Inserting Effects on the Inputs For this example, well insert a COSM Guitar Amp processor on the guitar input. 1. If the COSM button is not lit red, press the button to turn it red. 2. Press the COSM EFFECTS button to display the effects patch list. 3. Turn the TIME/VALUE dial to select P011 Warm Drive. 4. Press EXIT/NO to return to the main screen. Adding A Steady Beat with the Rhythm Guide Patterns are the rhythms that play back in the BR-1200CDthese are the building blocks of an arrangement. To make the patterns play back in a certain order, or for a certain duration of time, create an arrangement. 1. Press the PROGRAMMABLE RHYTHM ARRANGEMENT/PATTERN button so the ARRANGMENT indicator lights red. 2. Press PROGRAMMABLE RHYTHM EDIT. 3. Use the buttons and the TIME/VALUE dial to navigate to the Arrangement box and select U005-UserArrange5. 4. Press to go to BPM and turn TIME/VALUE to set the tempo to the desired value. 5. Press F2 to select VIEW. 6. Make sure the arrow at the far left of the screen points to Drums, and use F3 to select ArrEdit. This allows you to edit the drum arrangement. 7. Press to go to PATTERN and select P002 Rock 02 V1 using the TIME/VALUE dial. 8. Press to go to LENGTH and use the TIME/VALUE dial to select 100this sets the number of measures for which the pattern plays. 9. Set the 11/12 fader to the desired listening level. 10. Press ZERO, and then press PLAY to hear the drums. Recording a Performance 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. To select and arm a recording track, press the round REC TRACK button of the track you wish to record. Press the REC buttonit flashes red to indicate its ready to start recording. Press PLAY to start recording. When youre finished recording, press STOP. Press the ZERO button to rewind to the beginning of the song, and press PLAY to listen to the track, adjusting the faders as necessary.
Loading and Playing the Demo Song
Use the following procedure to load and play back the demo song in the BR-1200CD: 1. Press UTILITY. 2. Press until the SONG icon is displayed. 3 Press F2 for SONG. 4. Press until SONG SELECT is displayed. 5. Press F2 to select it. 6. Use your buttons to select a demo song. 7. Press F4 (GO) to load the selected song. 8. If Save Current? is displayed, press ENTER to continue loading the song. 9. Bring up the TRACK MIXER and MASTER faders, and press PLAY to hear the demo song.

Recording a Song

Heres how to record a guitar track while using effects and playing along with the Rhythm Guide. Creating a New Song 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 4. Press UTILITY. Use the buttons until SONG is displayed. Press F2 to select SONG. Press F3 (NEW). Turn TIME/VALUE to select the songs track type. Press F4 (GO).
Note: Track types can be freely changed even after Song New has been completed. Using the Dedicated Inputs 1. 2. 3. Plug the guitar into the GUITAR/BASS input. Press the GUITAR/BASS button so it lights red. Adjust the first SENS knob (input sensitivity for GUITAR/BASS) until the red PEAK light flashes occasionally when the instrument is played at its loudest level. Adjust the INPUT LEVEL knob until the first meter on the LCD screen averages between 12 and 4. Press REC MODE to light the INPUT indicator.

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Adding Reverb to the Recording Track 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Press the REVERB button. Press F3 (EDIT). Select the type of reverb youd like to use on the track: Room, Hall, or Plate. Use and to select the desired track. Use the VALUE1/PAN knob to adjust the level.
Mastering with the MTK Effects After mixing down, mastering uses the MTKfor Mastering Tool Kiteffects to smooth out changes in volume that occur over the course of a song. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Press REC MODE several times until the MASTERING indicator lights. Press the MASTERING TOOL KIT button to turn the mastering effects on. Turn the TIME/VALUE dial to select the desired MTK effect. Press PLAY and adjust the volume of Track 11/12. Press STOP, and then press ZERO to return to the beginning of the song. Press REC to go into Record Standby mode, and then press PLAY to begin recording. At the end of the song, press STOP. Press ZERO, and then PLAY to hear your mastered tracks.

Note: To add chorus or delay, use the same procedure, pressing CHORUS/DELAY in Step 1. Saving a Song 1. 2. 3. 4. Press the UTILITY button. Press F2 for the SONG icon. Press F4 (STORE). When display asks SAVE CURRENT?, press ENTER/YES.
Shortcut: Hold down the STOP button and then press the REC button to make the Save Current? screen appear. Press ENTER/YES to save the song.

Mixing Down Your Tracks

When creating an audio CD, you must combine, or bounce, all recorded tracks down to two tracks in a process called mixing down. Mixing Down (Bouncing) to Track 11/12 1. 2. Press the REC MODE button until the BOUNCE indicator lights. Press REC TRACK 11/12s REC TRACK button so it flashes red and the rest of the tracks buttons remain greenTrack 11/12s first V-Track is selected for recording. Press ZERO to return to the start of the song. Press the REC button so it flashes red, and then press PLAY to begin the mixdown. Adjust the faders as necessary during playback. Press STOP when youve reached the end of the song or the point at which you want to stop the mixdown. Press ZERO, and then PLAY to play back the mixed down audio.
Note: Since you mixed your song onto Track 11/12 V-Track 1 in the previous section, the BR-1200CD automatically selected Track 11/12 V-Track 2 for mastering. You can actually use any V-Tracks you like. See the Owners Manual for details.

Burning a CD

The BR-1200CDs Track at Once operation allows you to create a CD one song at a time. 1. Place a blank CD-R disc in the CD-R/RW drive. 2. Press the AUDIO CD WRITE/PLAY button. 3. Press F1 to highlight the WRITE icon. 4. Press F1 to highlight the TR. AT ONCE icon. 5. Use the buttons and the TIME/VALUE dial to select the pair of V-Tracks you want to write to CD. (If you mastered your mix as described above, thisll be Track 11/12 V-Track 2.) 6. Press F3 (GO). 7. Set the write speed to X8, and press ENTER. 8. When the display shows Write Sure? press ENTER to begin writing the CD. 9. When the CD is finished burning, the BR-1200CD asks, Finalize? If youd like to write additional songs on this particular CD, dont finalize it. However, you must finalize a CD in order to play it on an ordinary CD player. 10. Press ENTER/YES to finalize the CD, or EXIT/NO if you want to add more songs.

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