Some newbie questions of br800, please give some idea.

[patentstm]

I've watched boss br800 demo movie, i'm wondering the following conditions:

1. when adding new songs , br800 automatically add 30% reverb on each track, is that normal ?

2.can i manually assign any inputs into a certain track?
ex. panel left Mic to Track 1, phantom mic to track 2, guitar to track 3...?

3. when an input is selected,
if I don't lower down those sensitivity knobs, ex. REC LEVEL,
the machine keeps MONITORing and sends out to LINE OUT.
is there an way to fast switch on/off of those REC LEVEL knobs?

4. Can I assign different tracks to different output?
for example:
track 1 to Line_L
track 2 to Line_R
track 3 to Phono_L
track 4 to Phono_R
I think this should be no problem with cubase or sonar, but i wonder if the machine can do it standalone?

thank you guys ~

[Geir]

1. Yes. But it's not recorded to the track. You can turn it down when mixing. So if you want a dry bounce of some tracks, make sure to turn the reverb down before bouncing!

2. Sadly no. You are bound by the options from the "input select" menu. You can however specify which tracks to record to by pressing the REC button(s) for the selected track.

3. Not quite sure what you mean. There is no way, as far as I can remember, to mute an input, but you can mute the playback by pressing the PLAY button under each track.

4. No, I don't think you can. There's only one mixer in the BR800 and the same signal goes to both outputs (line/phones)

[64Guitars]

4. Can I assign different tracks to different output?
for example:
track 1 to Line_L
track 2 to Line_R
track 3 to Phono_L
track 4 to Phono_R
I think this should be no problem with cubase or sonar, but i wonder if the machine can do it standalone?

I assume you meant "Phones" rather than "Phono"?

4. No, I don't think you can. There's only one mixer in the BR800 and the same signal goes to both outputs (line/phones)

Page 137 of the BR-800 manual describes an "OUTPUT MODE" setting. When set to "SPLIT", you can send different signals to the Line Out and Phones outputs. The example they show has the tracks and inputs going to Line Out while the Phones output has only the drums. Unfortunately, they don't mention if there are other options such as sending only certain tracks. I don't have a BR-800 so I can't check it out. Maybe one of the BR-800 users here could check it out and let us know the full list of options.

From the screens shown on page 137, there seems to be at least three options:

• INPUT/TRACK
• RHYTHM ONLY
• MASTER OUT

Are there any more options?


           

[patentstm]

First let me say Merri Chthanks to Geir and 64Guitar, for your kindly illustrations.
By a quick study last night, I made the following things more clear:

1.When RECORDING, input monitoring is ALWAYS ON.
2.Monitor-source can be switched from MASTER OUT/RHYTHM ONLY (with respect to page 137, thx to 64G).
3.by far, I think BR recorders are suitable for RECORDING WITH HEADPHONE, Line Out is opt for listening(playback).

4.Under certain recording scenery, singing to mics WHILE LINE_OUT IS ON causes feedback and hiss sound (refer to #1:ALWAYS ON, thx to Geir). Currently there seems no way to avoid this.
(ex. you bring a girl back home recording, then the speakers are fried)

5.input and output are fixed.

Well, happy singing seems not likely to happen @ this X'mas . 

[Oldrottenhead]

I have a br800 and tho not very technically minded, I always use headphones when recording. I also use them for bouncing and mastering. However I always get better results using monitors for bouncing, mixing and mastering. Mastering with headphones can result in a completed song sounding a lot different when played through a different source, car stereo hi fi etc. But mastering using monitors gives a truer sound and generally results in a mastered song sounding the same wherever it is played.
I love my br800, the more I use it the more I learn. I am sure that once you start using it you will have a similar experience. And remember you can always share the results here for positive and constructive feedback.

[patentstm]

you're right,
it's a little box, but lots of interesting function.
 

by the way, i've seen people use a soft sillicone cover to avoid dust,  can anyone comment on similar ideas ?