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Using the br-800 as a control surface, Using sonar le – Roland BR-800 User Manual

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Using the BR-800 as a Control Surface

The BR-800 can operate via USB as a controller for your
music production software (DAW software).

* The unit can be used as an audio interface even while it is in

Control Surface mode.

* Put the BR-800 in control surface mode before you start up

your DAW software. If you start up your DAW software
before entering control surface mode, the state of the various
indicators might not be displayed correctly.

1

Use a USB cable to connect the BR-800 to your

computer.

2

Press the [MENU] button.

The MENU screen will appear.

3

Use the CURSOR [

] [

] buttons to move the

cursor to “USB,” and press the [ENTER] button.

The USB screen will appear.

4

Use the CURSOR [

] [

] buttons to move the

cursor to “CONTROL SURFACE,” and press the

[ENTER] button.

The BR-800 is now in Control Surface mode.

5

Start up your DAW software.

6

Make the appropriate control surface settings in your

DAW software.

Specify “Mackie control” as the type of control surface.

For details on how to make control surface settings,
refer to the owner’s manual of your software.

7

To exit Control Surface mode, press the [EXIT] button

a number of times to return to the play screen.

SONAR LE can be found on the “BR-800 DVD-ROM.” For
details on the location of SONAR LE, refer to
“ReadmeEN.txt” in the “BR-800 DVD-ROM.”

For details on installation and settings, refer to the SONAR
LE Startup Guide in the “BR-800 DVD-ROM.”

* The included SONAR LE is software for Windows. Please be

aware that it is not compatible with Mac OS.

You can use the following controllers to control your DAW
software.

* The track 1–7/8 track faders, track [PLAY] buttons, and

track [REC] buttons correspond to track groups 1–6 in your
DAW software. To control other tracks, use the [TAP
TEMPO] button or [MASTER FX] button to shift the
selected group.

* The following controllers have no function in Control

Surface mode.

• [RHYTHM] fader

• [RHYTHM] button

• [SONG SKETCH] button

• [EZ REC] button

• [TRACK] button

• [RETRY] button

• [REPEAT] button

• [ZERO] button

You must install the USB driver before connecting
the BR-800 to your computer (p. 118).

Using SONAR LE

Controllers that Can Be Used
in Control Surface Mode

Controller

Function

Track faders

Control the fader of the se-
lected track

[MASTER] fader

Control the MASTER fader

Track [PLAY] buttons

Mute the selected track

Track [REC] buttons

Put the selected track in re-
cording-standby mode

[TAP TEMPO] button

Shift the track group (-)

[MASTER FX] button

Shift the track group (+)

[ENTER] button

Confirm a selection or entry

Dial

Edit a value

[CURSOR] buttons

Move the cursor

[REW] button

Rewind

[STOP] button

Stop recording/playback

[PLAY] button

Play

[FF] button

Fast-forward

[REC] button

Record

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