Boss Audio Systems BR-600 - Manual (Page 6)

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Contents
IMPORTANT NOTES ..............................4
Introduction to the BR-600 .................12
Features ...........................................................12
Memory Cards Supported by Your BR-600
.......15
Formatting the memory card (CompactFlash) .......15
How to remove the card cover .................................15
Panel Descriptions .............................16
Top Panel.........................................................16
Rear Panel........................................................22
Front Panel ......................................................23
Inserting Batteries ..........................................24
About the Play Screen ...................................25
Quick Start ......................... 27
Connecting Peripheral Devices ...........28
How to Use the Cord Hook ..........................29
Using a Mic Converter Cable .......................30
Inserting the Memory Card ..........................30
Turning On / Off the BR-600..............31
Turning On the Power...................................31
Turning Off the Power ..................................31
Listening to a Demo Song ..................32
Selecting a demo song (Song Select) ...........32
Playing back a demo song ............................32
Moving the current position ...............33
Fast Forwarding and Rewinding..............................33
Moving to the start of a play .....................................33
Moving to the end of a play ......................................33
Moving through a song using hours, minutes,
seconds, frames, or sub frames .................................33
Moving through a song in measures or beats ........33
Connecting Instruments......................34
Choose which jack you will use to connect your
instrument....................................................................34
Preparing Songs For Recording ..........35
Recording a new song (Song New)..........................35
Selecting the Input .............................36
Turning on the onboard stereo microphone ...........36
Adjusting the input sensitivity..................................36
Adjusting the recording level....................................37
Displaying the Level Meter .......................................37
Using Insert Effects.............................38
Switch effect patches......................................38
Recording without insert effects ...............................39
Using the Rhythm ..............................40
What is the Rhythm? ..................................................40
Patterns and Arrangements.......................................40
Pattern Mode and Arrangement Mode ...................40
Playing Arrangements ...............................................41
Playing Patterns ..........................................................41
Changing arrangements.............................................42
Changing patterns.......................................................42
Changing the tempo of the arrangements
or patterns ....................................................................43
Tapping to change the tempo of the arrangements
or patterns ....................................................................43
Recording ..........................................44
Selecting the recording track .....................................44
About the recording (REC) modes ...........................45
Procedure .....................................................................46
Playing Back Recorded Music.............47
Silencing the sound of specific tracks
(Track Mute) ................................................................47
Recording an additional performance
while listening to an existing
performance (Overdubbing)...............48
Putting multiple tracks together
(Bounce) ...........................................49
Adjusting the Sound for Each Track ...........49
Adjusting the Perception of Stereo for the Sound
(Pan) ..............................................................................49
Adjusting the tone (Track EQ) ..................................50
Adding Richness and Breadth to the Sound
(Loop Effect).................................................................50
Bouncing..........................................................52