BR-1600CD

Digital Recording Studio Welcome
Congratulations on your purchase of the BOSS BR-1600CD. This TurboStart contains step-by-step instructions that will quickly introduce you the BR-1600CDs major features.

TurboStart

Recording a Track
Lets record a guitar part while inserting a COSM amp effect on the BR-1600CDs input: 1. Plug the guitar into the GUITAR/BASS input. 2. Press the GUITAR/BASS input select button so that its lit. 3. Adjust the first INPUT SENS knob so its red PEAK light flashes occasionally when the instrument is played at its loudest level. 4. Adjust the INPUT LEVEL knob until the INPUT 1 meter on the LCD screen stays between 12 and 4. 5. Press the REC MODE button so INPUT is lit. 6. Press COSM EFFECTS so its lit, and then turn the TIME/VALUE dial to select P011 Warm Drive. 7. Press EXIT/NO to return to the main screen. 8. Press the round button beneath the AUDIO TRACK 1 fader so the button blinks. Verify your input level and adjust it if necessary. 9. Press the REC buttonit flashes red to indicate the BR-1600CDs ready to start recording. 10. Press PLAY to begin recording. 11. Record your performance. When youre finished recording, press STOP. 12. Press ZERO, then press PLAY to listen to your new track. Adjust the AUDIO TRACK 1 and fader as necessary to set your listening level.
Loading and Playing a Song
Use the following procedure to load and play back the BR-1600CDs demo song: 1. Press UTILITY. 2. Use the buttons to display the SONG icon, and then press F2 (SONG). 3. Use the buttons to display SONG SELECT, and then press F2 (SELECT). 4. Turn the TIME/VALUE dial to select Baby Calls, and then press F4 (GO). 5. If Save Current? is displayed, press ENTER to continue loading the song. 6. Press PLAY and bring up the AUDIO TRACK and MASTER faders to listen to the song. 7, Press STOP when youre finished listening.

Creating a New Song

1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Press UTILITY. Use the buttons to display SONG, and then press F2 (SONG). Use the buttons to display NEW, and then press F3 (NEW). Turn the TIME/VALUE dial to select the track type called Use Drumsyou can change this later if you like. Press F4 (GO).

Saving Your Song

Its a good idea to save your song often while youre working on it. 1. Press UTILITY. 2. Use the buttons to display SONG, and then press F2 (SONG). 3. Use the buttons to display STORE, and then press F4 (STORE). 4. Press ENTER/YES when the screen displays SAVE CURRENT? Tip: Theres a shortcut for saving your song. Hold down STOP and press RECwhen SAVE CURRENT? appears, press ENTER/YES.

Naming Your Song

When a new song is created, the BR-1600CD assigns it a name thats displayed in the upper lefthand corner of the display. You may want to change the name to something you can more easily recall: 1. Press UTILITY. 2. Use the buttons to display SONG, and then press F2 (SONG). 3. Use the buttons to display NAME, and then press F1 (NAME). 4. Use the buttons and the TIME/VALUE dial to name your song. 5. Press EXIT/NO three times when youre finished to return to the main screen.

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Digital Recording Studio Using the Rhythm Guide
The BR-1600CD features a built-in drum machine you can use for building songs easily. 1. Press the PROGRAMMABLE RHYTHM ARRANGEMENT/PATTERN button so its lit. 2. Press the PROGRAMMABLE RHYTHM EDIT button. 3. Press or to the Arrangement box and turn the TIME/VALUE dial to select U005. 4. Press to select the BPM box and turn the TIME/VALUE dial to adjust the tempo. 5. Press F4 (DRUMS). 6. Cursor to Pattern and turn the TIME/VALUE dial to select Pattern P002 Rock 01 V1. 7. Press twice to highlight LENGTH and turn the TIME/VALUE dial to select 100this sets the length of the pattern in measures. 8. Raise the Fader 15/16 to the desired listening volume. 9. Press ZERO, and then PLAY to hear the drums.
Mastering with the MTK Effects
Use the Mastering Tool Kit (MTK) effects to add the final touches to your mix by mastering it. 1. Press REC MODE to light the MASTERING indicator. 2. Press MASTERING TOOL KIT so its lit. 3. Turn the TIME/VALUE dial to select the desired MTK effect. 4. Press STOP, and then ZERO to return to the beginning of the song. 5. Cursor to Play V-Track and turn the TIME/VALUE dial to select the V-Track onto which you mixed down, typically V-Track 1. 6. Cursor to Rec V-Track and use the TIME/VALUE dial to select the V-Track onto which you want to record the mastered version of your mix. 7. Press REC, and then press PLAY to begin recording. 8. Press STOP, and then ZERO when the song has ended. 9. Press PLAY to listen to your mastered tracks.

Mixing Down Your Tracks

Before you can create an audio CD its necessary to combineor bounceall of your recorded tracks down to two tracks in a process called mixing down. By default, your mix is bounced to Track 9/10. 1. Press REC MODE to light the BOUNCE indicatorAUDIO TRACK 9/10s round button flashes. 2. If youve already recorded on Track 9/10, select a different pair of odd/even tracks for the bounce. Press a round button belonging the desired pair of tracks. 3. Press ZERO, and then press REC so it flashes. 4. Press PLAY to begin the mixdownas the song plays back, you can adjust the AUDIO TRACK faders as desired. 5. Press STOP when youve reached the end of the song or the point where you want to stop the mixdown. 6. Press ZERO, and then PLAY to play back the audio mixed down to Track 9/10.

Burning an Audio CD

Heres how to burn your song onto an audio CD: 1. Place a blank CD-R disc in the CD-R/RW drive. 2. Press AUDIO CD WRITE/PLAY so its lit. 3. Press F1 (WRITE). 4. Press F1 (TR. AT ONCE). Note: Use Track At Once if you want to add songs to your CD one at a time. Use the Disk At Once option if youre going to burn this single song and wont be adding other songs later. 5. 6. 7. 9. Use the CURSOR buttons and the TIME/VALUE dial to select the V-Tracks that contain your mastered mix. Press F4 (GO). Turn the TIME/VALUE dial to set the write speed to X8, and then press ENTER twice. When Finalize OK? is displayed, press ENTER/YES if you want to finalize the CD.
Note: If you want to play the CD on a standard CD player, you must finalize the CD. Note: If youd like to write additional songs to this CD before playing it on a standard CD player, press EXIT/NO when youre asked if you want to finalize the CD.

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DIGITAL IN connector

This coaxial-type connector is used to input digital audio to the BR-1600CD. Connect the digital audio output of a CD player, BOSS GT-8, or BOSS GS-10 to this connector if you want to record from that device with no deterioration of sound quality as would occur in analog lines. Only digital audio data of the S/PDIF format can be input via this connector; furthermore, the data must have a sample rate of 44.1 kHz and a bit depth of 16 or 24 bits. The destination for audio entering via the DIGITAL IN connector is determined by system parameter settings. Note that the INPUT SENS knobs cannot be used to adjust the volume of the audio being input via this connector. To do this, either adjust the volume of the digital device providing the audio signal or use the BR-1600CDs INPUT LEVEL knob or LEVEL CALIBRATION function. It is important to note that standard audio cables cannot be used with the DIGITAL IN connector and that a commercially available digital-audio cable or video cable should be used for this purpose.
Output jacks and connectors
These jacks and connectors are used to output audio from the BR-1600CD.

MIDI connectors

The BR-1600CD features both MIDI OUT and MIDI IN connectors in order that MIDI data may be transmitted and received.

LINE OUT jacks

The LINE OUT jacks (stereo RCA phono plug type) are used to output audio in stereo and at line level. The BR-1600CDs playback audio, performance of drum, bass, Loop Phrase, and monitored input will all be mixed into this output signal. In addition, playback from the CD-R/RW drive built into the BR-1600CD will also be output here. Use the LINE OUT jacks to make connections with external audio amplifiers. Note that the audio output via the LINE OUT jack is also output via the PHONES 1 jack.

MIDI IN connector

This 5-pin DIN type connector is used to receive MIDI data from other MIDI devices such as rhythm machines and sequencers. Connect the MIDI OUT connector of the external device to this connector using a MIDI cable.

MIDI OUT connector

This 5-pin DIN type connector is used to transmit MIDI data from the BR-1600CD. Connect the MIDI IN connector of external MIDI devices such as rhythm machines, sequencers, and sound modules to this connector using a MIDI cable.

DIGITAL OUT connector

This coaxial-type connector is used to output digital audio signals, and its output is identical to that of the LINE OUT jack. Since digital signals do not suffer from the same type of deterioration as occurs in analog lines, they can be recorded without degradation in the quality of your audio on external digital audio devices such as CD-R, MD, and DAT recorders. In addition, if you are using Roland DS-30A Bi-Amp Monitor to monitor your sound, audio signals can be output to the speakers via this connector. It is important to note that standard audio cables cannot be used with the DIGITAL OUT connector and that a commercially available digital-audio cable or video cable should be used for this purpose.

Stopping automatically at a marker (Marker Stop)
The BR-1600CD can be made to automatically stop recording or playback at marker positions. If the operation (i.e., recording or playback) is then restarted, it will continue to the next marker, where it will again be stopped automatically. 1. Press [UTILITY]. The Utility Menu screen will appear.
Be sure to save your song before creating an audio CD. Settings will not be stored until your song is saved, and this can result in song divisions not being recognized correctly during the writing process. A maximum of 99 songs can be written to a single audio CD. If you try to set a song division marker that will result in this number being exceeded, the message Marker Memory Full! will be displayed and you wont be able to set it. Audio CD standards require that a CD track be at least four second long. CD track markers that define a CD track lasting less than four seconds are disregarded when the CD is being created.
Changing scenes assigned to markers
The BR-1600CD allows you to assign scenes to markers so that they can be recalled automatically during playback. This operation is referred to as Auto Scene. For more detailed information regarding Auto Scene, refer to Recalling scenes automatically during recording or playback (Auto Scene) (p. 52). The allocation of scenes to markers can be modified from the Marker screen at any time. 1. On the Marker screen, move the cursor to No. and then use the TIME/VALUE dial to select the number of the marker in question. 2. Move the cursor to Scene and select the number of the scene to be assigned using the TIME/VALUE dial.

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3. Move the cursor to Marker Stop and select ON using the TIME/VALUE dial.

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If you set this to OFF, the Marker Stop function will be deactivated.
The selected scene will be assigned to the marker. 3. If you wish to store the modified settings, save the current song (p. 72).
If you do not save the song, your settings will not be stored.

3. Move the cursor to the MOVE or MOVE + INS icon and press [ENTER/YES].

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Example 1: Moving data within a specific track

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MOVE + INS (insert)

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Example 2: Moving data to a different track

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The Track Move screen will appear, allowing you to select the tracks and V-Tracks to be used as the source and destination. If you select MOVE + INS, an empty space of the required length will first of all be inserted at the destination, and then the source audio will be moved.
Example 3: Moving data using FROM

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Example 4: Moving audio data with MOVE + INS

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6. Move the cursor to the right half of the screen and specify the move range and destination positions.

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START/FROM END
Pressing [F1] (DISP.FMT.) at this time will allow you to select how positions will be specified (i.e., by measure, time, or marker). The following parameters should now be set. START (Start point): This parameter is used to specify the start point of the audio data to be moved. END (End point): This parameter is used to specify the end point of the audio data to be moved. TO (To point): This parameter is used to specify the basic destination point. FROM (From point): This parameter is used to specify the point within the source audio data to be aligned with the To point. Normally, this is set to the same value as the Start point.
If you are using MOVE + INS, it will not be possible to specify the same track as the source and destination. 4. Use [CURSOR] and the TIME/VALUE dial to choose the tracks and V-Tracks to be used as the source and destination.

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If a name has been assigned to the selected track, it will be displayed at this time. 5. If you want to move audio on other tracks using the same settings (for range, position, etc.), move the cursor to the position shown below and turn the TIME/ VALUE dial.

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You will now be able to specify other tracks as the source and destination of other move operations. In this case, it is not possible to specify a destination track that coincides with another source track. If you want to cancel the move for a specific track, turn the TIME/VALUE dial counterclockwise until a question mark (?) is displayed.

Makeup of the Mastering Tool Kit
The Mastering Tool Kit comprises the following effect blocks.

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High-band
GAIN Track 9/10 Playback sound

Middle band

EXPANDER

BASS CUT FILTER

BASS CUT ENHANCER FILTER

DIVIDER

Low-band

LIMITER

CLIP/ DITHER

MIX L/R

Of these, the effect block that plays the most important role is the three-band compressor. Broadly speaking, the frequencies in a musical performance can separated into the following three bands or regions: The low-band, which contains the sounds of the kick drum, bass guitar, and other instruments that provide the basic song rhythm. The middle band, which contains the sounds of the vocals, and the lead guitars and other instruments that play melodies. The high-band, which contains the sounds of the hi-hats, cymbals, and the like. In order to do what is required of them, instruments must be played with varying rhythms and volumes. All of these different performances are combined to produce the music played by a band (or ensemble). If a compressor were to be applied over the complete frequency range of such a group performance in order to keep its volume within the limits suitable for burning to an audio CD, the natural-sounding nature of some of the performances could be impaired. For example, the volume of the kick drum could cause the compressor to modify the volume of melodic instruments, or the volume of the lead guitar could cause the compressor to modify the volume of the bass guitar. By dividing the overall performance into three frequency bands and using a different compressor with each band, volume peaks can be suppressed without making the performances sound processed or unnatural. In addition to this type of three-band compressor, the BR1600CDs Mastering Tool Kit also features a number of other effect blocks that will come in handy when you are adjusting the volume and presence of your songs.

On the BR-1600CD, tracks 13/14 are designated as the bass tracks, and can be used to automatically play bass parts. By selecting realistic bass sounds from the internal PCM bass samples and by setting a suitable tempo, you can have the BR-1600CD automatically play bass parts that are perfect for making demo songs. The BR-1600CD comes complete with twelve different bass guitar sounds including fingered, picked, and slap bass, thus allowing you to recreate a wide range of different musical styles and genres. In addition, bass tracks can also be made to automatically play basic bass performances in a repetitive fashion. The data used to create these basic bass performances is known as a bass pattern. At the time of purchase, the BR-1600CD contains 583 preset bass patterns, and these cannot be overwritten. In addition, the BR-1600CD can also store 999 user bass patterns that can be used in any song and 999 song bass patterns that are saved together with a specific song. User bass patterns and song bass patterns can be overwritten.
For details on how bass are actually used, refer to Using bass (p. 163). Bass can only be used when Track 13/14 has been set up as a bass track using its track type setting (p. 163). The BR-1600CD uses mono bass sounds. Only one sound can be played simultaneously. If an attempt is made to play more than two such sounds at any one time, any previous sounds that are still being played will be silenced before new sound is played.

Loop Phrases

One method often used when putting songs together involves the creation first of all of a section of basic audio data of one or two measures in length, and the basic song structure is then formed by repeating this section the required number of times. The term Loop Phrase is used to describe one of these sections of basic audio data. The most appropriate Loop Phrases for your tunes can be selected, placed on the Loop Phrase track, and then played back as many times as you like. You can also create your own original Loop Phrases using portions of recorded audio tracks or by importing audio data from commercially available sampling CDs and the like.

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Audio data recorded from live performances
Select the portion of the performance

Track 11/12

(Loop Phrase track)
Loop Phrase Commercially available sampling CD-ROMs
The BR-1600CD can store 400 user Loop Phrases (in banks A through H) for use in any song and 50 song Loop Phrases that are saved together with a specific song. User Loop Phrases and song Loop Phrases can be overwritten. At the time of purchase, the BR-1600CD will contains 190 user Loop Phrases that are ready for immediate use.

Real-time recording allows you to tap the track buttons in time with a metronome and to record the performance data produced. The bass pattern will be repeated over and over, with new performance data being constantly mixed into it. Furthermore, a quantize function can be used to fix any slight deviations in the timing of your performance.
Use step recording to enter bass notes one by one while the pattern is not being played back. If you find it difficult to create satisfactory patterns using real-time recording, use this function to easily and conveniently produce the desired results.
*TMP appears for the bass pattern immediately after its data is recorded or edited. If you try to select a different bass pattern with the TIME/VALUE dial while the cursor is positioned above this, the cursor turns white. If you press [ENTER/YES] at this point, the cursor reverts to black, and the bass pattern number is confirmed. If you do not want to confirm it, press [EXIT/NO]; *TMP is indicated again, and the bass pattern reverts to the state it was in immediately after editing. This allows you to avoid inadvertently erasing data you have edited. From now on, you cannot use the Undo function (Basic Operation; p. 42) for creating or editing bass patterns. Please make sure to crate or edit data with a special care.
3. Press [F3] (EDIT). The Bass Pattern Edit screen will appear.

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4. Move the cursor to the pattern number and select the number of the bass pattern to be recorded using the TIME/VALUE dial.

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If you press [PLAY] at this time, you will be able to hear the selected bass pattern.
The user bass patterns and song bass patterns contained in the BR-1600CD 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 bass pattern. The display for the bass pattern will change to *TMP.
Creating bass patterns using real-time recording
1. After carrying out the steps described in Preparing for recording, press [F1] (REALTIME). The Real-Time Recording standby screen will appear and the metronome will start.

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The relationship between track buttons and bass notes is as follows. Track button [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9/10] [11/12] [13/14] [15/16] [V-TRACK] + [1] [V-TRACK] + [2] [V-TRACK] + [3] [V-TRACK] + [4] [V-TRACK] + [5] [V-TRACK] + [6] [V-TRACK] + [7] [V-TRACK] + [8] [V-TRACK] + [9/10] [V-TRACK] + [11/12] [V-TRACK] + [13/14] [V-TRACK] + [15/16] Note number C 1 (24) C#1 (28) D 1 (29) D#1 (30) E 1 (31) F 1 (32) F#1 (33) G 1 (34) G#1 (35) A 1 (36) A#1 (37) B 1 (38) C 2 (39) C#2 (40) D 2 (41) D#2 (42) E 2 (43) F 2 (44) F#2 (45) G 2 (46) G#2 (47) A 2 (48) A#2 (49) B 2 (50)

Only user bass patterns and song bass patterns may be selected for saving bass pattern data. You will not be able to select a preset bass pattern at this time. 10. Press [F4] (GO). The bass pattern will be saved. When the message Complete! appears, it indicates that saving has been completed.
If you select a different bass pattern or load a new song without saving the current pattern, all of the newly recorded data will be lost. This data will also be lost if you turn off the BR-1600CD before saving.

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Whenever rehearsal is turned on, you will be able to play bass sounds without recording them, even if real-time recording is in progress. This feature comes in very handy when you want to practice playing a bass pattern. 1. Press [F2] (REHEARSAL ON) in real-time recording mode. The message REHEARSAL:ON will appear and rehearsal mode will be activated.

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QTZ: ( ( ( ( ( ( ( ( OFF ) ) ) ) ) ) ) ) Moves bass notes to the nearest quarter note. Moves bass notes to the nearest quarter-note triplet. Moves bass notes to the nearest eighth note. Moves bass notes to the nearest eighth-note triplet. Moves bass notes to the nearest sixteenth note. Moves bass notes to the nearest sixteenth-note triplet. Moves bass notes to the nearest thirty-second note. Moves bass notes to the nearest thirty-secondnote triplet. Quantization will not be carried out, and performance data will be recorded as is.
3. Press [PLAY]. In this mode, you can press a track button to play its bass note without the corresponding data being recorded. 2. When you have finished rehearsing, press [F2] (REHEARSAL OFF) to return to real-time recording mode. The BR-1600CD will start recording. Even during the recording process, you can select a new quantization setting by changing the QTZ value using the TIME/VALUE dial.
Creating bass patterns using step recording
3. Move the cursor to GATE and select the duration of the note to be input (i.e., the gate time) as a percentage using the TIME/VALUE dial. GATE (gate time): 10% to 95% When the value is lowered, the more staccato the performance will become.

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4. Press [ENTER/YES]. Deletion of the bass pattern will begin. When the message Complete! appears, it indicates that deletion has been completed. 1. Using a PC, burn a CD-R/RW disc containing the SMFs you want to import. 2. Insert this CD-R/RW disc into the BR-1600CDs CD-R/ RW drive. The drives access indicator will begin to flash. Wait until this indicator stops flashing and turns off before proceeding. As it will not be possible to restore deleted bass patterns, care should be taken to ensure that important patterns are not accidentally deleted. Preset patterns cannot be deleted. 3. Press CD-R/RW [DATA SAVE/LOAD]. The Data CD screen will appear.

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4. Press [F3] (SMF). The SMF Menu screen will appear.

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

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8. Move the cursor to Type and use the TIME/VALUE dial to select BASS.

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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 cursor name and press [ENTER/YES]. 6. Move the cursor to the SMF to be imported and press [F4] (SELECT). A screen will appear to allow the setting of a MIDI channel for this SMF.

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9. Move the cursor to Pattern and use the TIME/VALUE dial to select the bass pattern to which the data is to be imported.

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It will not be possible to select preset bass patterns as destinations for SMF import. 10. Press [F4] (GO). 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 MIDI Ch. and select a MIDI channel for the SMF to be imported using the TIME/ VALUE dial.

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Only the data with the corresponding MIDI channel will be extracted from the selected SMF and imported as a bass pattern.
In the case of SMFs supporting the GM, GS, or XG standards, bass-type performance data is generally assigned to MIDI channel 2. By setting the MIDI channel to 2 in such a case, you can ensure that only the bass data will be extracted from the SMF. (Note that bass-type data will not necessarily be assigned to channel 2, and it will be important to confirm the actual channel in advance.)

Using Loop Phrases

One method often used when putting songs together involves the creation first of all of a section of basic audio data of one or two measures in lengthi.e., a Loop Phrase and the basic song structure is then formed by repeating this section the required number of times. The BR-1600CD supports this type of song creation method and allows you to freely arrange and play Loop Phrases within rhythm arrangements.

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4. Press [PLAY] to start playback. The BR-1600CD will start playback, allowing you to hear the selected Loop Phrase. 5. When you have selected the Loop Phrase you want to use, press [EXIT/NO] several times to return to the top screen. 6. If you wish to store the Loop Phrase selection, save the current song (p. 72).
*TMP appears for the Loop Phrase immediately after its data is recorded or edited. If you try to select a different Loop Phrase with the TIME/VALUE dial while the cursor is positioned above this, the cursor turns white. If you press [ENTER/YES] at this point, the cursor reverts to black, and the Loop Phrase number is confirmed. If you do not want to confirm it, press [EXIT/NO]; *TMP is indicated again, and the Loop Phrase reverts to the state it was in immediately after editing. This allows you to avoid inadvertently erasing data you have edited.
Changing the Loop Phrase tempo
About the Loop Phrase Beat
3. Move the cursor to TEMPO and select a suitable tempo using the TIME/VALUE dial. You will be able to hear how your new setting changes the playback tempo. The tempo can be set anywhere within a range of 25.0 to 250.0 BPM. (Beats Per MinuteA value that indicates the tempo in terms of the number of quarter notes occurring in one minute.) Loop Phrases can be adjusted to any tempo within a range of 0.75 to 1.5 times its own tempo. Accordingly, if the adjusted playback speed would result in a tempo outside this range, the Loop Phrase will be played back at either the ranges upper or lower limit. In such a case, Loop Phrase playback will not be synchronized with the playback of the drums and bass. The quality of Loop Phrase playback may be reduced when the adjusted tempo differs considerably from the original tempo. 4. After you have set the tempo, press [EXIT/NO] several times to return to the top screen. 5. If you wish to store the patterns tempo, save the current song (p. 72). Although every drum, bass, and Loop Phrase pattern has its own beat setting, there is also a universal beat setting that can be applied to all drum and bass patterns and Loop Phrases as a whole. When drum, bass, and Loop Phrase patterns are played simultaneously in Pattern mode, they are not played according to any of their individual beat settings, but instead conform to one beat setting that is applied to them all. For more detailed information, refer to Setting the Universal Beat for Drums, Bass, and Loop Phrases (p. 186).

Example 2) The rhythm arrangement contains loop phrases with varying tempos, with BPM settings of 100, 120, and 140. The fastest of these tempos is the BPM setting of 140. 140 x 0.75 = 105 The slowest of these tempos is the BPM setting of 100. 100 x 1.5 = 150 The allowed settings fall in the range from 105 and above and 150 and under (i.e., from 105 to 150). Example 3) The rhythm arrangement contains loop phrases with varying tempos, with BPM settings of 50, 100, and 200. The fastest of these tempos is the BPM setting of 200.
2. Move the cursor to ARR. MODIFY icon and press [ENTER/YES]. The Loop Phrase Arrangement Modify screen will be displayed.

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200 x 0.75 = 150 The slowest of these tempos is the BPM setting of 50. 50 x 1.5 = 75 The allowed settings fall in ranges of 150 and above, and 75 and under; no tempo settings can be made in these ranges. --- is indicated for the BPM setting, and you cannot go on to make any tempo modifications. 5. Press [F4] (GO).
3. Move the cursor to ARRANGE and select the rhythm arrangement whose tempo you want to modify using the TIME/VALUE dial. U0110: User Rhythm Arrangement S0110: Song Rhythm Arrangement
Now Converting. appears in the screen, and creation of the new loop phrase with the modified tempo begins. The process is finished when Complete! is displayed.
You cannot select a preset rhythm arrangement. 4. Move the cursor to NEW BPM and set the modified tempo you want using the TIME/VALUE dial. The modified tempo range is 0.75 to 1.5 times that of the loop phrases contained in the rhythm arrangement. If different loop phrases have different tempos, you can make settings ranging from 0.75 times the fastest of the tempos to 1.5 times the slowest tempo. If the desired tempo cannot be set in the given range, --- is indicated for the BPM setting, meaning you cannot modify the tempo of any of the loop phrases. Example 1) The rhythm arrangement only contains loop phrases with a BPM setting of 100. 100 x 0.75 = x 1.5 = 150 The allowed settings fall in the range from 75 and above and 150 and under (i.e., from 75 to 150).
In this case, the original loop phrases are overwritten by the modified loop phrases. For example, if the loop phrases A001, B003, and S005 are used in a rhythm arrangement, the newly created loop phrases become A001, B003, and S005, and the original A001, B003, and S005 are deleted. Take care to note that once loop phrases are overwritten, the procedure cannot be undone, and there is no way to recover the previous loop phrases. If additional recordings or edits have been made with respect to the currently selected song, the message Save Current? may appear. If you want to modify the loop phrases tempo after the results of such recording and/or editing have been saved, press [ENTER/YES]. If you press [EXIT/NO], the recording/editing is lost.

Erasing recorded control operations
You can use the following procedure to erase all control operations that have been recorded. 1. On the V-LINK screen, press [F3] (ERASE). The message Erase V-LINK Control? will appear.

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2. Press [ENTER/YES]. Press [EXIT/NO] if you do not want to erase this data. The recorded data will be deleted, and when the message Complete! appears, it indicates that this operation has been completed.

Section 6 Using USB

Before Using USB (Overview)
The BR-1600CD is equipped with a USB connector, which allows you to connect the BR-1600CD directly to a computer, making it easy to back up your important song data and exchange files between the BR-1600CD and the computer. USB, short for Universal Serial Bus, is a type of interface for connecting computers with a variety of peripheral devices. Using USB allows you to connect different peripherals using a single USB cable, and also provides rapid data transmission. Whats more, you can connect and disconnect peripherals with the power on, and the computer can automatically recognize when devices are connected (you may need to make settings when connecting certain devices).
Operations that can be performed via USB
On the BR-1600CD, USB is used for the following tasks: Backing up the BR-1600CDs data Reading backup data back into the BR-1600CD from the PC (Recover) Saving BR-1600CD track data in WAV/AIFF format (WAV/AIFF Export) Loading WAV/AIFF files in BR-1600CD tracks (WAV/ AIFF Import)

Important

When you connect the BR-1600CD to your PC using a USB cable, all folders and files on the BR-1600CDs hard disk will be displayed on the PC monitor, and you will be able to freely modify, delete, or add to these files via USB. In addition, you will be able to initialize the BR1600CDs hard disk remotely using the PC. Note, however, that if files and folders are modified, deleted, or added using the PC, or if the hard disk is initialized, the BR-1600CD may no longer be able to function properly, and important data could be lost. It is crucial, therefore, that no operations other than those described below be carried out using USB. Furthermore, BOSS/Roland will accept no responsibility for the incorrect operation of the BR-1600CD or for the loss of data resulting from the failure to observe this precaution. Do not perform the following actions when switching to USB mode or transmitting data. These operations may result in your computer not responding to the data. Data on memory cards may also be corrupted. Do not:
Realtime audio signals and MIDI messages cannot be handled via the BR-1600CDs USB connector.

Compatible OS

fig.53-02d

The name of the note is displayed on the left of the screen, and the reference pitch is displayed just above this. Tuning guides are displayed on the left and right of the meter showing the difference between the correct note and the note being played. 3. Play the string that you want to tune. The closest note to that strings pitch will be displayed.
1. Press [TUNER ON/OFF] The Tuner screen will appear.
4. If the displayed note is not correct for the string being played, you will first of all have to carry out rough tuning to have the correct note displayed. Correct notes for standard tuning are as follows.
7th string 6th string 5th string 4th string 3rd string 2nd string 1st string
Guitar 2. Turn the TIME/VALUE dial to modify the reference pitch. Setting range: 435 to 445 Hz At the time of purchase, the reference pitch will be set to 440 Hz. 3. When you have made the required setting, press [TUNER ON/OFF] once again or press [EXIT/NO]. The tuner will be turned off. 4. If you wish to store the modified settings, save the current song (p. 72). Bass
5. While monitoring the tuning guides, fine-tune each string in such a way that both of these guides turn on when the string is played. When the difference between the played note and the correct note is within 50 cents, the tuning guides indicate the magnitude of this difference. For example, when the right tuning guide is lit, it indicates that the strings pitch is higher (or sharper) than the correct pitch, and you should loosen the corresponding peg. On the other hand, when the left tuning guide is lit, it indicates that the strings pitch is lower (or flatter) than the correct pitch, and you should tighten the corresponding peg. When the pitch is higher than the displayed note

fig.53-04d

Precautions for tuner usage Neither playback nor recording is possible while the tuner is being used. Effects will also be inactive at this time. Ensure that only the sound to be tuned is played. If any other sounds are included in the audio input, it will not be possible to use the tuner correctly. The tuner will not be able to correctly determine pitches when the level of the input source is too high or too low. If you are having trouble tuning an instrument, try adjusting its input volume using the corresponding INPUT SENS knob.

n = MIDI channel number: mm, ll = Bank number: *
About Device ID Exclusive messages are not assigned to any particular MIDI channel. Instead, they have their own special control parameter called device ID. The Roland exclusive messages use device IDs to specify various devices. How to set the device ID: 1. Press [UTILITY], move the cursor to [MIDI], then press [ENTER/YES]. The MIDI settings screen appears. 2. Move the cursor to Device ID, then rotate the TIME/VALUE dial to set the device ID. The Device ID can be set to any number from 17 to 32. It was set to 17 at the factory.
When the MIDI parameter Effects Program Chg. is set to PC+BANK, this is transmitted via the MIDI channel selected in the Effects Channel setting when insert effects patches are switched. For the correspondence between Bank Select/Program numbers and the insert effect patch banks/numbers, see p. 288.
Modulation (Controller number 1)
Status BnH 2nd byte 01H 3rd byte vvH 0H - FH (ch.1 - ch.16) 00H - 7FH (0 - 127)
n = MIDI channel number: vv = Modulation depth:
Breath type (Controller number 2)
Status BnH 2nd byte 02H 3rd byte vvH 0H - FH (ch.1 - ch.16) 00H - 7FH (0 - 127) 3rd byte vvH 0H - FH (ch.1 - ch.16) 00H - 7FH (0 - 127)
SOFT (Controller number 67)
Status BnH 2nd byte 43H 3rd byte vvH 0H - FH (ch.1 - ch.16) 00H - 7FH (0 - 127) 0- 63 =OFF,64- 127=ON
n = MIDI channel number: vv = Control value:
Foot Type (Controller number 4)

Status BnH 2nd byte 04H

Legato Foot Switch (Controller number 68)
Status BnH 2nd byte 44H 3rd byte vvH 0H - FH (ch.1 - ch.16) 00H - 7FH (0 - 127) 0- 63 =OFF,64- 127=ON
Portamento Time (Controller number 5)
Status BnH 2nd byte 05H 3rd byte vvH 0H - FH (ch.1 - ch.16) 00H - 7FH (0 - 127)
HOLD 2 (Controller number 69)
Status BnH 2nd byte 45H 3rd byte vvH 0H - FH (ch.1 - ch.16) 00H - 7FH (0 - 127)
n = MIDI channel number: vv = Portamento Time:
Data Entry (Controller number 6, 38)
Status BnH BnH 2nd byte 06H 26H 3rd byte mmH llH
Resonance (Controller number 71)
Status BnH 2nd byte 47H 3rd byte vvH
n = MIDI channel number: 0H - FH (ch.1 - ch.16) mm, ll = the value of the parameter specified by RPN/NRPN mm = MSB, ll = LSB
n = MIDI channel number: 0H - FH (ch.1 - ch.16) vv= Resonance value (relative change):00H - 40H - 7FH (-64 - 0 - +63)
Release Time (Controller number 72)
Status BnH 2nd byte 48H 3rd byte vvH
n = MIDI channel number: 0H - FH (ch.1 - ch.16) vv = Release Time value (relative change): 00H - 40H - 7FH (-64 - 0 - +63)
Attack time (Controller number 73)
Status BnH 2nd byte 49H 3rd byte vvH
When the MIDI parameter MIDI Fader SW is set to ON, this is transmitted via the MIDI channel set for a track when the corresponding track fader is moved, even if the SMF is not played.