Boss BR-800 Manual 

www.BOSSUS.com TBS290 BR-800 DIGITAL RECORDER � ® TurboStart 1 Welcome Congratulations on your purchase of the BOSS BR-800. This TurboStart contains step-by-step instructions that will quickly introduce you to the BR-800’s major features. Listening to the Demo Song Use the following procedure to load and play back the demo song in the BR-800. Note: To hear the BR-800, connect headphones to the headphone output or connect the LINE OUT L and R jacks to your mixer. 1 Press MENU. 2 Turn the dial to select “SONG.” 3 Press ENTER. 4 Turn the dial to choose “SELECT.” 5 Press ENTER. 6 Turn the dial to select “DemoSong.” 7 Press ENTER. 8 Press PLAY. 9 Raise the MASTER fader and the TRACK MIXER faders to adjust the levels of the tracks. 10 Press STOP when you’re finished. Recording a Song Here’s how to record a guitar track while using the built-in effects and playing along with the BR-800’s Rhythm Guide. First, start by creating a new blank song to record into as follows. 1 Press MENU. 2 Turn the dial to select “SONG.” 3 Press ENTER. 4 Turn the dial to select “NEW.” 5 Press ENTER three times. Setting Up the Guitar 1 With a standard guitar or instrument cable, connect your guitar to the GUITAR/BASS (Hi-Z) input. 2 Press MENU. 3 Turn the dial to choose “INPUT SELECT.” 4 Press ENTER. 5 Turn the dial counterclockwise to select “GUITAR/BASS.” 6 Press the � button to choose “MODE.” 7 Turn the dial to select “MONO REC.” 8 Press EXIT twice to return to the main screen. 9 While playing the guitar, adjust the REC LEVEL knob until the INPUT 1 meter reaches the - 6 mark on the left side of the display. 10 Press the REC button below TRACK MIXER Fader 1 so that REC lights red— this puts the BR-80 in Record Standby mode for Track 1. Inserting a COSM Guitar Effect on the Guitar Input 1 Press the COSM EFFECTS button so its green indicator is lit. 2 Turn the dial to choose “P40 Blues Ld.” 3 Press EXIT to return to the main screen. Adding the Rhythm Guide 1 Press the RHYTHM button so its green indicator is lit. 2 Press � to choose “TYPE.” 3 Turn the dial to select “PATTERN.” 4 Press � once to select “PATRN.” 5 Turn the dial to select Rhythm Pattern P020 ROCK4-V1. 6 Press � twice to choose “TEMPO.” 7 Turn the dial to select the desired tempo. 8 Press EXIT to return to the main screen. 9 Press PLAY to start the drum pattern. 10 Raise the RHYTHM fader to the desired listening volume. 11 Press STOP, and then press ZERO.

www.BOSSUS.com TBS290 BR-800 DIGITAL RECORDER � ® TurboStart Recording a Performance 1 Press the REC button. 2 Raise the TRACK MIXER fader for the track on which you want to record. 3 Press the REC button—it flashes red. 4 Press PLAY to start recording. 5 When you’re finished recording, press STOP. 6 Press the ZERO button to instantly rewind back to the beginning of the song. 7 Press PLAY to hear the track. Adding Reverb to the Recorded Track 1 Press the TRACK button. 2 Turn the dial to select “REVERB.” 3 Press ENTER. 4 Use the �, �, �, and � buttons to select the desired track. 5 Turn the dial to adjust the send value for the track—this sets the amount of reverb to be added to the track’s audio. Tip: To add Chorus or Delay, use the same procedure, but select “CHO/DELAY” in Step 2. About Saving Your Work on the BR-800 There’s nothing you need to do to save your work—the BR-800 stores it for you automatically! Mixing Down Tracks with MASTER FX You’ll need to mix down all of your tracks to a stereo pair of tracks before you can export your song as a .WAV file to your computer. This is something you need to do if you’d like to create an audio CD on your computer using CD-burning software. As you mix down, you can take advantage of the BR-800’s MASTER FX to smooth out the differences in volume that occur over the course of the song. 1 Press MENU. 2 Turn the dial to “MASTERING,” and then press ENTER. 3 Turn the dial clockwise to turn on MASTERING. 4 Press EXIT twice to return to the main screen. Beneath the word “MASTERING” on the display, you can see the track(s) to which you’ll be mastering. By default, “TR78-VMST” is displayed for the stereo virtual mastering track belonging to Tracks 7 and 8. 5 Press the MASTER FX button. 6 Turn the dial to select a desired MASTER FX patch. 7 Press EXIT to return to the main screen. 8 Press the ZERO button to return to the beginning of your song. 9 Press RECORD and then press PLAY. 10 When the song has finished playing, press STOP. A stereo mix of your song has now been recorded onto TR78-VMST.