Transfer data from Br to 80?

[smilingotter]

Hi there

I have all my micro br music data saved on my computer.
Can I transfer it to a SD card and use it on the Micro BR 80?
Thank you

[64Guitars]

Your best bet is to use the BR Wave Converter software to convert your Micro BR Tracks to WAV files, then import those WAV files into the BR-80. If you still have your Micro BR, you can also bounce the drums to an audio track pair and convert that to a WAV file as well.

If you don't have your Micro BR anymore, you can still export the audio tracks, but not the drum tracks. Just use BR Explorer to navigate to the folder containing your Micro BR backup, then launch the Wave Converter from within BR Explorer by clicking the "WAV" button. This creates a virtual drive from which the BR Wave Converter can access your backup directly from the hard drive.

BR Explorer and BR Wave Converter are available here:  https://songcrafters.org/64guitars/BR/Software.html

[smilingotter]

Thank you so much for the response.  I really appreciate it.

I am having difficulty downloading the BR explorer.  It says....
MZPˇˇ∏@∫¥   Õ!∏
LÕ!êêThis program must be run under Win32

Any idea what's going on here?
I have lost my Micro Br and decided to buy the Br 80.
I think I may actually return this and get the original one. 
This may be getting a little too complex, given I need to use the information I created on the Micro Br original. 
Hum...
Any suggestions for me?
Thanks so much

[64Guitars]

I am having difficulty downloading the BR explorer.  It says....
MZPˇˇ∏@∫¥   Õ!∏
LÕ!êêThis program must be run under Win32

Any idea what's going on here?

BR Explorer is a Windows program. It works best with Windows XP but should work well in other versions of Windows too. It also runs in Linux under Wine. Which operating system are you using?

I have lost my Micro Br and decided to buy the Br 80.
I think I may actually return this and get the original one. 
This may be getting a little too complex, given I need to use the information I created on the Micro Br original. 
Hum...
Any suggestions for me?

The BR-80 is a much better recorder than the original Micro BR. I'd keep the BR-80 if I were you. It's easy to export your Micro BR tracks as WAV files and import them into the BR-80. You won't be able to export the drum tracks without access to a Micro BR but you can easily create new drum tracks for your songs in the BR-80.

[smilingotter]

I'm using a Mac OS X.

[64Guitars]

I'm using a Mac OS X.

Then BR Explorer won't work unless you use a Windows virtual machine or some sort of Windows emulator such as Wine.

But you can still use BR Wave Converter to export your tracks. However, it won't be able to find them unless the ROLAND folder of the backup is in the root directory of a drive. So create a /ROLAND folder on any available drive (a USB flash drive or external hard drive is convenient for this purpose) and copy the contents of one of your backups into it. Then start BR Wave Converter and select that drive. All of the songs in that backup should be shown in the drop-down Song list. If you have several backups, you'll need to do them one at a time. Erase the contents of the temporary /ROLAND folder before copying another backup into it so that there will be no conflicts between folders of the same name, and you won't be confused by songs left over from the previous backup.

[smilingotter]

EEEK

I've converted most of my stuff. I don't like the no drums bit. 
Thanks for the direction. I really appreciate it.
Not sure what I'm gonna do here.
It takes every ounce of me to focus on directions and instructions.  Not a strong point.

I miss my old BR. 
Can you tell me are there benefits that the original Br has that the 80's doesn't?

Peace
Kate

[chip]

EEEK

I've converted most of my stuff. I don't like the no drums bit. 
Thanks for the direction. I really appreciate it.
Not sure what I'm gonna do here.
It takes every ounce of me to focus on directions and instructions.  Not a strong point.

I miss my old BR. 
Can you tell me are there benefits that the original Br has that the 80's doesn't?

Peace
Kate

You just have to get used to it... I felt the same at first but that quickly passed when I got to grips with the BR80... It is so easier to work with, it has better cosm effects, heck, the drums are easier, you have 8 tracks to play with and play back so not so much faffing around bouncing. Even the bouncing is easier. The whole unit is way ahead of the original.... It's a matter of playing with it and asking the good people on here for help if you get stuck.. Some have come on here asked a question then ran away.... When I first came on here with the original MBR, I never stopped asking. It payed off. So the transfer from the mbr to the BR80 was pretty smooth. In a way they are very similar, if your used to Boss stuff then you should be ok.. I didn't transfer any tracks I just threw them, but that's just me..

Yes the mbr was/is a fantastic tool and is still used by folk on here with great results.... But the new one is way better.... Stick with it and don't run away... I can't help with the computer stuff as I only use the BR80 for band recording, working out parts of songs and recording  my own stuff which stays on the card or gets chucked. Ruthless as I am

[64Guitars]

Can you tell me are there benefits that the original Br has that the 80's doesn't?

Well, the original Micro BR can export directly to MP3. Some people consider that an advantage but I don't. Before you convert to MP3, you should trim the ends of your song, normalize the levels, fade out the end if desired, etc. These types of last-minute edits are much easier to do on the computer with Audacity or some other WAV editor. So I prefer to export from the BR in WAV format, do the last-minute edits in Audacity, then export to MP3 from Audacity. Therefore, the Micro BR's ability to export to MP3 isn't of interest to me. I'd never use it.

I'm told that you can edit drum arrangements on the Micro BR while listening to your song. This isn't possible on other BRs because the song must be stopped before you can edit the drum arrangement. So the Micro BR has an advantage in that respect. However, I think this advantage is offset by the fact that the BR-80's drums are much easier to program.

And the BR-80 has many advantages over the original Micro BR, so these minor advantages of the original Micro BR (MP3 export and editing drums while listening) are trivial by comparison.

A major disadvantage of the original Micro BR is that it can't address more than 1GB of storage. That's plenty for a few songs. The trouble is, nobody sells 1GB memory cards anymore. The BR-80, on the other hand, can address up to 32GB, so you'll have no trouble finding memory cards for it.