Roland BR-900CD Manuel D’Utilisation

Contents

USING THE UNIT SAFELY ...................2

IMPORTANT NOTES ..........................4

Before Using CD-R/RW Discs.............6

Notes When Using Mics ....................7

Introduction to the BR-900CD..........14

Features .......................................................................14

Memory Cards Supported by Your BR-900CD.....16

How to remove the card protector ....................16

Panel Descriptions ..........................17

Front Panel..................................................................17

Rear Panel ...................................................................22

Inserting Batteries......................................................23

Quick Start ............................ 25

Connecting Peripheral Devices ........26

Inserting a Memory Card .........................................27

Turning On / Off the BR-900CD ......28

Turning On the Power ..............................................28

Turning Off the Power..............................................28

Listening to a Demo Song ...............29

Selecting a song (Song Select) ............................29

Playing back a song .............................................29

Changing the current position ...........................30

Recording/Playing Back a Song .....31

(1) Preparing the Memory Card ..............................31

(2) Turning On the Power ........................................31

Formatting the memory card (Initialize) ..........31

(3) Selecting the Song to Record ..............................32

Recording a new song (Song New) ...................32

(4) Connecting Instruments .....................................33

Choose which jack you will use to connect your
instrument.............................................................33

Press the INPUT SELECT button of the
instrument that you want to record ..................34

Turning on the internal microphone.................34

Adjusting the input sensitivity ..........................35

Adjusting the input level ....................................35

(5) Using Insert Effects ..............................................35

Switch effect patches ...........................................35

Recording without insert effects........................36

(6) Using the Rhythm ................................................37

Playing the Rhythm .............................................37

Changing arrangements......................................37

Changing patterns ...............................................38

Changing the tempo of the arrangements or
patterns ..................................................................38

Tapping to change the tempo of the
arrangements or patterns....................................38

(7) Basic Recording ....................................................39

Selecting the recording track ..............................39

About the recording (REC) modes ....................39

Procedure ..............................................................40

(8) Playing Back Recorded Music............................41

Silencing the sound of specific tracks
(Track Mute) .........................................................41

(9) Overdubbing
(Recording an additional performance while
listening to an existing performance) .....................41

(10) Adjusting the Sound for Each Track ...............42

Setting the positioning (pan) of the sound.......42

Adjusting the tone (Track EQ) ...........................43

Adding width to the sound (Loop Effect) ........43

(11) Bouncing (Putting multiple tracks together) ..... 45

(12) Turning Off the Power ......................................45

(13) Removing the Memory Card............................45