MBR - The "tone" adjustment for reverb.
Natural reverberation occurs when sound bounces off the walls, floor, ceiling, and objects in the room. This reflected sound arrives at the listener's ears slightly later than the direct sound, causing a sort of echo. But, because there are many echoes of the original sound all arriving at closely spaced intervals, it's perceived as reverberation rather than discrete echoes.
Surfaces and objects do not reflect all frequencies equally. Smooth, hard surfaces such as glass or tile are good at reflecting high frequencies, while softer, rougher surfaces such as carpet or upholstery tend to absorb high frequencies rather than reflect them. The BR's reverb Tone control allows you to simulate this. It can boost or cut the high frequencies of the reverb signal by up to 12dB. However, it only affects the signal that's sent to the reverb (ie; the reflected sound, not the direct sound). So, if you have the reverb set to 10, for example, you probably won't hear much difference when you turn the Tone control. If you increase the reverb send value (try 100 for maximum effect), you should find that positive Tone values are bright (like in an empty gymnasium or church), while negative Tone values sound more dull (like in your living room, where carpets, drapes, and furniture absorb the high frequencies).
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Wednesday, August 27, 2008
MBR - EQ'ing The Mix
To run the complete 'mix' through the eq...
1) Set the insert location to MASTER (see page 64 and 65 of the Micro BR manual). This will route the entire mix through the insert effects.
2) Select any preset from the MIC patch bank and disable everything except EQ.
3) Zero the counter and press [PLAY].
4) Edit the EQ parameters to your liking.
5) Master with these EQ settings.
Edited-From "64Guitars"/microredorders.org/forum
1) Set the insert location to MASTER (see page 64 and 65 of the Micro BR manual). This will route the entire mix through the insert effects.
2) Select any preset from the MIC patch bank and disable everything except EQ.
3) Zero the counter and press [PLAY].
4) Edit the EQ parameters to your liking.
5) Master with these EQ settings.
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Friday, August 22, 2008
Micro BR - About Patterns And Arrangements
Patterns are not meant to be used on their own in a recording. They are just the building blocks for creating an arrangement. So, it's not too surprising that pattern tempos are not saved independently, as the tempo will be saved in each step of the arrangement. The mistake that beginners often make is to record a song with the drum machine in Pattern Mode rather than Arrangement Mode. You should always create an arrangement for your songs and specify the tempo there. Arrangements needn't be complicated. They can be as simple as a single pattern if that's all you want.
Arrangements are not difficult to understand. They are merely a series of steps in which you tell the drum machine what to play. For each step, you specify the pattern to be played, the measure of the song in which the pattern should start playing, and the tempo. Each step repeats until the starting measure of the next step. For example, here's a simple 3-step arrangement:
This arrangement will play the metronome pattern for the first two measures of the song (as a count-in). Then it will play a blues pattern for 48 measures (from measure 3 to measure 50). Finally, it will play the BREAK pattern starting at measure 51. The BREAK pattern doesn't make any sound. The last step of an arrangement repeats indefinitely (until you press the [STOP] button), so we normally set the last step to pattern P327:BREAK to provide a clean ending to the song. The tempo for each step is 120 bpm. In a simple arrangement like this, the tempo will usually be the same for each step. But, in more complicated arrangements, you might want to specify a different tempo for certain steps where the song speeds up or slows down.
You should start each song with a simple arrangement like this. Even a 1-step arrangement will do. This allows you to specify the tempo of the song. The arrangement is saved with the song so, the next time you load that song, the tempo will be exactly where you set it in the arrangement. Later, as your song develops, you can add more steps to the arrangement to make it more interesting.
Read section 4 of the manual ("Using rhythm"), then dive in and create a simple arrangement. You'll soon see that it's not very difficult.
You might also find these tutorials helpful:
http://www.geocities.com/sixtyfourguitars/BossBr/Tutorials/Rhythm_Guide_Intro.html
http://www.geocities.com/sixtyfourguitars/BossBr/Tutorials/Arrangement_Example.html
http://microrecorders.org/articles/create_a_simple_drum_sequence.html
From "64Guitars"/microredorders.org/forum
Arrangements are not difficult to understand. They are merely a series of steps in which you tell the drum machine what to play. For each step, you specify the pattern to be played, the measure of the song in which the pattern should start playing, and the tempo. Each step repeats until the starting measure of the next step. For example, here's a simple 3-step arrangement:
| | Starting | ||
| Step | Measure | Pattern | Tempo |
| 1 | 1 | P314:Metro | 120.0 |
| 2 | 3 | P158:BLUS1-V1 | 120.0 |
| 3 | 51 | P327:BREAK | 120.0 |
This arrangement will play the metronome pattern for the first two measures of the song (as a count-in). Then it will play a blues pattern for 48 measures (from measure 3 to measure 50). Finally, it will play the BREAK pattern starting at measure 51. The BREAK pattern doesn't make any sound. The last step of an arrangement repeats indefinitely (until you press the [STOP] button), so we normally set the last step to pattern P327:BREAK to provide a clean ending to the song. The tempo for each step is 120 bpm. In a simple arrangement like this, the tempo will usually be the same for each step. But, in more complicated arrangements, you might want to specify a different tempo for certain steps where the song speeds up or slows down.
You should start each song with a simple arrangement like this. Even a 1-step arrangement will do. This allows you to specify the tempo of the song. The arrangement is saved with the song so, the next time you load that song, the tempo will be exactly where you set it in the arrangement. Later, as your song develops, you can add more steps to the arrangement to make it more interesting.
Read section 4 of the manual ("Using rhythm"), then dive in and create a simple arrangement. You'll soon see that it's not very difficult.
You might also find these tutorials helpful:
http://www.geocities.com/sixtyfourguitars/BossBr/Tutorials/Rhythm_Guide_Intro.html
http://www.geocities.com/sixtyfourguitars/BossBr/Tutorials/Arrangement_Example.html
http://microrecorders.org/articles/create_a_simple_drum_sequence.html
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Monday, August 18, 2008
MBR- Listening To Bounced Tracks
When you're listening to the bounced tracks, make sure that's all you're listening to? In other words, make sure that the other two tracks are set to empty v-tracks or their levels are reduced to minimum.
For example, consider the following hypothetical recording session:
You record the following tracks on v-track 1:
Tr1v1: Rhythm guitar
Tr2v1: Vocals
Tr3v1: Bass guitar
Tr4v1: Lead guitar
Now you bounce these four v-tracks to Tr3v2 and Tr4v2. The BR should automatically set tracks 1 and 2 to the next empty v-track. But let's assume that you wanted to check out your original tracks for some reason and set tracks 1 and 2 back to v-track 1. When you press [PLAY], you'll hear a mix of the following v-tracks:
Tr1v1: Rhythm guitar
Tr2v1: Vocals
Tr3v2: Stereo mix (left channel) of Rhythm guitar, Vocals, Bass, and Lead guitar.
Tr4v2: Stereo mix (right channel) of Rhythm guitar, Vocals, Bass, and Lead guitar.
The rhythm guitar and vocals will sound much louder than the lead guitar and bass because they are doubled -- you've got rhythm guitar from the stereo mix on tracks 3 and 4 as well as from the original recording on track 1. Likewise, you've got the vocals from the stereo mix on tracks 3 and 4 plus the original vocals on track 2. Since the rhythm guitar and vocals are doubled but the bass and lead guitar are not, the latter will seem subdued in the mix. The solution is to set tracks 1 and 2 to an empty v-track or reduce their levels to minimum so that you are only listening to the stereo mix, which should sound the same as it did when you bounced it.
If you're not sure which v-tracks are currently selected, bring up the V-Tracks display by following the procedure on page 40 of the Micro BR manual under "Switching V-tracks". The top line of the display shows 8 small boxes for the 8 v-tracks of the currently-selected track. Dark boxes indicate used v-tracks. Empty boxes indicate empty v-tracks. The second line of the display indicates the currently-selected v-track for each track.
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For example, consider the following hypothetical recording session:
You record the following tracks on v-track 1:
Tr1v1: Rhythm guitar
Tr2v1: Vocals
Tr3v1: Bass guitar
Tr4v1: Lead guitar
Now you bounce these four v-tracks to Tr3v2 and Tr4v2. The BR should automatically set tracks 1 and 2 to the next empty v-track. But let's assume that you wanted to check out your original tracks for some reason and set tracks 1 and 2 back to v-track 1. When you press [PLAY], you'll hear a mix of the following v-tracks:
Tr1v1: Rhythm guitar
Tr2v1: Vocals
Tr3v2: Stereo mix (left channel) of Rhythm guitar, Vocals, Bass, and Lead guitar.
Tr4v2: Stereo mix (right channel) of Rhythm guitar, Vocals, Bass, and Lead guitar.
The rhythm guitar and vocals will sound much louder than the lead guitar and bass because they are doubled -- you've got rhythm guitar from the stereo mix on tracks 3 and 4 as well as from the original recording on track 1. Likewise, you've got the vocals from the stereo mix on tracks 3 and 4 plus the original vocals on track 2. Since the rhythm guitar and vocals are doubled but the bass and lead guitar are not, the latter will seem subdued in the mix. The solution is to set tracks 1 and 2 to an empty v-track or reduce their levels to minimum so that you are only listening to the stereo mix, which should sound the same as it did when you bounced it.
If you're not sure which v-tracks are currently selected, bring up the V-Tracks display by following the procedure on page 40 of the Micro BR manual under "Switching V-tracks". The top line of the display shows 8 small boxes for the 8 v-tracks of the currently-selected track. Dark boxes indicate used v-tracks. Empty boxes indicate empty v-tracks. The second line of the display indicates the currently-selected v-track for each track.
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MBR - Fading out
How to fade out without sliders?
One way is to fade out the master level during the mastering or bouncing.
From "guitarron"/microredorders.org/forum
For one track, use track level setting.
For stereo tracks, link tracks together first, then fade.
See page 41 of manual " Controling the parameters of two tracks simultaneously".
Basically press [TR1] & [TR2] or [TR3] & [TR4] at the same time. An "=" sign is shown for parameters that are stereo-linked.
According to manual, you can adjust the parameters (including volume level) during "record or play".
One way is to fade out the master level during the mastering or bouncing.
From "guitarron"/microredorders.org/forum
For one track, use track level setting.
For stereo tracks, link tracks together first, then fade.
See page 41 of manual " Controling the parameters of two tracks simultaneously".
Basically press [TR1] & [TR2] or [TR3] & [TR4] at the same time. An "=" sign is shown for parameters that are stereo-linked.
According to manual, you can adjust the parameters (including volume level) during "record or play".
Wednesday, August 6, 2008
Micro BR - Adjusting Delay Timing
Most of the M-BR presets for Delay are pretty long. Maybe this will help: It will usually sound better if you adjust the Delay time to repeat in sync with the Beats Per Minute of the song. You can get to the screen for changing the preset repeat time of the Delay by pressing: Effects|EDT|cursor:►|DLY|cursor:►|cursor:►
Then, get out a calculator.
60,000 (milliseconds per minute) divided by your tempo (Beats per Minute) equals the quarter note value for each repeat. So, if the tempo of your song is 110 BPM then:
60,000/110 = 545ms.
However, an echo on each quarter note beat will be too long of a delay for most songs. So, divide it by 2 to get the eighth note value and see how that sounds:
545ms /2 = 272ms
Still too long? Divide by 2 again and get the sixteenth note value
272ms /2 = 136ms.
Seems like a eighth or sixteenth note delay is usually the one that we’re looking for so I usually start out with 60,000/BPM/4 (15000/BPM) to save a step.
From "hooper"/microredorders.org/forum
Then, get out a calculator.
60,000 (milliseconds per minute) divided by your tempo (Beats per Minute) equals the quarter note value for each repeat. So, if the tempo of your song is 110 BPM then:
60,000/110 = 545ms.
However, an echo on each quarter note beat will be too long of a delay for most songs. So, divide it by 2 to get the eighth note value and see how that sounds:
545ms /2 = 272ms
Still too long? Divide by 2 again and get the sixteenth note value
272ms /2 = 136ms.
Seems like a eighth or sixteenth note delay is usually the one that we’re looking for so I usually start out with 60,000/BPM/4 (15000/BPM) to save a step.
From "hooper"/microredorders.org/forum
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