Track Logs

[tkofaith]

Here is my version...  please modify to meet your needs and re-post.

Thanks for the add.  It's nice to have a bunch of different ones to choose from!

[tkofaith]

i should document sessions more-rely too much on memory
thanks for the track sheet-i might expand on it for my BR600

Like I posted earlier...I like having it as a spreadsheet where I can save it with my saved "master song files."

[Bluesberry]

I find that i have a note book that I use when creating songs, and I just keep track of everything in my notebook as I am going, along with lyrics and any other info I used while creating the song.  I like to keep the whole thought/creative process documented together so I dont use these stand-alone sheets but just write it all down as it happens in my little black book.

[64Guitars]

Since the inception of BR Explorer, it has always been my intention to allow the creation and editing of short labels ("Aco.Gtr.1", "El.Gtr.2", "Vox1", etc.) for each track in the Track Usage screen, along with a longer description which would be displayed for the currently-selected track just below the track usage grid. I just need to find the time to do it. One of these days, I will.

Meanwhile, I just use BR Explorer's Song Info page to record the details of each track.

The length of the notes are unlimited, so add as much detail as you like. They're stored in the file "Notes.txt" which is saved in the song folder of each song. It's a plain ASCII text file, so you can also edit it in any text editor or load it into a word processor and print it. Or, you can select some or all of the text directly from BR Explorer's Notes section and copy it to the Windows clipboard, then paste it into a word processor or any other suitable program.

[guitarron]

will have to check that out-never paid any mind to it

[tkofaith]

Thanks for commenting 64 Guitars.  Just to clarify, do you need to use the usb connection to work with the BR Explorer program?

One of the downfalls of this method (from my perspective anyway) is that you have to edit that information when you're not using the MBR (eg. recording).  I suppose the notebook method and the Explorer method combine nicely.

I found on my recent (and first) project that I forgot things way too quickly.  I'd mean to jot them down in the notebook as soon as I was done......I know....the method would work just as well if I'd actually written them down.  I bit of ADD, but I find that if I have an organized sheet I do much better.  Just me.

But I intend to try the Explorer method too.  Thanks for posting!

[64Guitars]

Thanks for commenting 64 Guitars.  Just to clarify, do you need to use the usb connection to work with the BR Explorer program?

BR Explorer can be used several ways.

• You can connect your Micro BR to your computer via USB and view/edit the data directly.
• You can take the memory card out of your Micro BR and put it in a card reader attached to your computer to view/edit the data.
• You can view/edit BR backups stored on your computer's hard drive, USB flash drive, etc.

One of the downfalls of this method (from my perspective anyway) is that you have to edit that information when you're not using the MBR (eg. recording).  I suppose the notebook method and the Explorer method combine nicely.

I usually scribble notes on a piece of paper while I'm recording, then transfer those notes into BR Explorer later. What I like about keeping notes in BR Explorer is that the notes stay with the song data when I backup or restore the memory card, so I can always find them. A piece of paper is too easily lost. Also, my typed notes are much more readable and organized than my hastily-scribbled notes on paper.

I tend to be very sloppy in my note-taking, so anything I've written down isn't usually worth keeping after I've entered it into BR Explorer. But, for people who can keep more legible notes, perhaps the combination of a notebook of pre-printed forms and transferring that data into BR Explorer is the best approach. That way, the notebook would be handy when you're away from the computer, and the BR Explorer notes would be handy when you're viewing backups on your hard drive or whatever and the notebook isn't at hand.

[tkofaith]

I tend to be very sloppy in my note-taking, so anything I've written down isn't usually worth keeping....

That's me for sure.  I'll give that method a try on one of my upcoming projects.