BOSSCO TurboStart BR-800 User manual

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BR-800 DIGITAL RECORDER
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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.

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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.