Boss Audio Systems BR-900CD - Manual (Page 41)

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Recording/Playing Back a Song
Quick Start
(8) Playing Back Recorded Music
1. Press [ZERO] to move to the time location 00:00:00-00.0.
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2. Press [PLAY].
Use the TRACK faders to adjust the volume separately
for each track.
Silencing the sound of specific
tracks (Track Mute)
During playback, hold down [DELETE/MUTE] and press a
REC TRACK button that is lit in green and orange alternating
or green.
The REC TRACK button will change to blinking in orange or
green, and the sound of that track will be muted (silenced).
If you repeat the same operation, the button will return to its
previous lit state and the sound of that track will once again
be heard.
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(9) Overdubbing
(Recording an additional performance
while listening to an existing performance)
The tracks for which the REC TRACK button is lit in green
(or alternately in orange and green) are tracks that already
have data recorded on them.
The process of listening to a previously recorded
performance while you record additional material on
another track is called “overdubbing.” By recording the bass,
guitar, and vocals on different tracks, you can then adjust the
volumes of each instrument with respect to one another,
change the left-right sound balance, exchange data, and
perform other operations.
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1. Press one of REC TRACK [1]–[7/8] to select the track to
which to record.
By selecting a different track to record from the track
that you previously recorded, you can record a new part
while listening to the previously recorded part.
The status of each track can be determined from the
indicator on the button.
Off: No recorded data exists on the track.
Green: Recorded data exists on the track.
Red: The track is selected for recording.
If a track with existing data is selected for recording, the
indicator will light alternately in orange and green.
* If you choose a track to record that already contains data
(where the REC TRACK button is lit in green), the indicator
lights alternately in orange and green, and the new music
overwrites the previously recorded data.
2. Adjust the faders so the tracks being played back are at
a suitable level.
3. Press [REC].
[REC] flashes in red and the BR-900CD enters the
recording standby state.
How the Tracks Are Organized
The BR-900CD features eight audio tracks that can be
used for recording and playback. Tracks 1 through 6 are
independent mono tracks. Tracks 7 and 8 are linked as
stereo tracks.
Tracks 7 and 8 are fixed as left and right tracks,
respectively, while fader movements, Loop Effects, and
other processes are applied in common to both tracks.
These two tracks thus make a convenient bounce
destination (p. 58).
Tracks 7 and 8 also become dedicated mastering tracks
during mastering (p. 102).
In addition to, and separate from the audio tracks, the
BR-900CD also includes dedicated stereo tracks for
playback of the internal rhythms (p. 37).
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