User manual ROLAND BR-1180

[. . . ] Owner's Manual Thank you, and congratulations on your choice of the BOSS BR-1180/1180CD Digital Recording Studio. Before using this unit, carefully read the sections entitled: · USING THE UNIT SAFELY (page 2­3) · IMPORTANT NOTES (page 4­5) These sections provide important information concerning the proper operation of the unit. Additionally, in order to feel assured that you have gained a good grasp of every feature provided by your new unit, Owner's manual should be read in its entirety. The manual should be saved and kept on hand as a convenient reference. Printing Conventions in This Manual · Text or numerals enclosed in square brackets [ ] indicate buttons. [. . . ] * When creating a loop phrase, the number of measures and the tempo are set automatically according to the length of the phrase, but the number of measures here is adjusted to the following values. Additionally, when changing the loop phrase settings, you can only set the number of measures to the above values. 5. Use [CURSOR] and the TIME/VALUE dial to specify the start point and end point of the segment you want to copy as a loop phrase. At this time, you can select "DISP" and press [ENTER] to switch between ways to specify the location (measures, time, markers). START (start point): Specify the starting location of the copy source track. END (end point): Specify the ending location of the copy source track. * If, after specifying the above parameters in terms of location you switch to the measure or marker indication, a "+" may appear if a discrepancy between the indicated position and the actual position arises. When using measures or markers to make the specification, you can use the TIME/VALUE dial in the respective screen to eliminate the discrepancy. * If you want the import range to be from the beginning of the track to the end, select the "ALL" icon and press [ENTER]. When "Completed!" appears, creation of the loop phrase is finished. * If you are currently recording a song, the message "Save Current?" may appear in the display. To discard the song being recorded, press [NO]; press [YES] if you want to leave the song as is. Creating a loop phrase from a portion of the audio tracks You can create a loop phrase using data on any desired audio track in the currently selected song (which is referred to as the "current song"). Specify the locations defining a segment of the data, and that segment is then recreated as a loop phrase. Use [CURSOR] to select the "CREATE BY TRACK" icon, then press [ENTER]. fig. R14-01 92 Using loop phrases Creating a loop phrase by copying waveform data on a computer (Loop Phrase Import) When using the BR-1180CD, you can copy (import) WAV or AIFF files on CD-R/RW discs as loop phrases. Copying waveform data created on computers or other devices as WAV files to CD-R/RW discs lets you more easily add loop phrases. * Use of the BR-1180 requires installation of the optional CDIBR-1 CD-R/RW drive. Using your computer, write the waveform data you want to import for the loop phrase as a WAV or AIFF file to a CD-R/RW disc. * The prescribed format for CD-R/RW discs is "ISO9660 Level 2 Mode 1. " Note that you may be unable to import using other formats. Insert the CD-R/RW disc containing the WAV or AIFF file into the CD-R/RW drive. When the CD-R/RW drive indicator stops flashing and goes off, press [LOOP PHRASE IMPORT]. The loop phrase import screen appears, and a list of WAV files written to the CD-R/RW is displayed. fig. R14-03 fig. R14-70 5. To switch the format of the wave file you want to import, move the cursor to "TYPE, " then press [ENTER]. [. . . ] 22 Z ZERO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Appendices U UNDO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Undo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 UNDO/REDO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]