Couple of MBR questions..

[jjl5590]

Hiya,

I havent used my MBR in a while. Is it true that you cannot use more than 1GB memory card in it?
I tried a 2GB card and it seemed to work...

Also, it has 4 tracks on it, so does that mean I can only record 4 instruments (e.g. guitar, bass, drums, vocals)?
With my band i need to record guitar 1, guitar 2, bass, drums, vocals 1, vocals 2. Can the MBR do this?


Cheers for any help or advice given!

[Nelson]

I hope this helps. First I'm not sure about the MBR but I have BR-600. If you're not recording at a gig where you all have to play together then here is what I would do. Record your music (gtr 1 and 2, Bass and Drums) on the 4 tracks. Then bounce ( MIX ) all 4 of those on to one track. Now play back the music on that 1 track and now you 3 free tracks available to record vocal 1 and vocal 2.
I"m really not familiar with MBR but I hope this points you in the right direction.
Good luck.
-Nelson

[Ted]

I hope this helps. First I'm not sure about the MBR but I have BR-600. If you're not recording at a gig where you all have to play together then here is what I would do. Record your music (gtr 1 and 2, Bass and Drums) on the 4 tracks. Then bounce ( MIX ) all 4 of those on to one track. Now play back the music on that 1 track and now you 3 free tracks available to record vocal 1 and vocal 2.
I"m really not familiar with MBR but I hope this points you in the right direction.
Good luck.
-Nelson

Nelson is right.  Bouncing will be your new best friend.  If you are wanting to record your band live--all at once--you won't be able to do this with the MBR unless you record using  a stereo mic, or a separate mixer.

Here's an older post:

The Micro BR has four tracks, each of which is comprised of eight v-tracks. But only one v-track can be selected at a time for each track. So, you can only play back four v-tracks at a time - one for each track. The idea of bouncing is to mix your four recorded tracks down to two v-tracks so that you can record on two more. After bouncing, the Micro BR automatically selects the two v-tracks containing the mix, plus two empty v-tracks. So you're all set to record on the two empty v-tracks while listening to your mix on the other two tracks. The four original tracks are still there, they're just not selected. You can switch back to them any time by changing the v-track selection for each track (see page 40 of the Micro BR manual).

For example, let's say you've recorded to Tr1v1, Tr2v1, Tr3v1 and Tr4v1, then bounced those to Tr1v2 and Tr2v2. After the bounce, the Micro BR automatically selects Tr1v2, Tr2v2, Tr3v2 and Tr4v2. So, when you press PLAY, you'll hear the mix of your first four tracks on tracks 1 and 2, and nothing on tracks 3 and 4. Now you can record something new on tracks 3 and 4 while listening to the mix on tracks 1 and 2. When you finish recording and press PLAY, you'll hear the equivalent of six tracks -- the four tracks mixed on tracks 1 and 2 plus the two new tracks on tracks 3 and 4. If you decide you don't like the mix on tracks 1 and 2, you can go back to your original four tracks on v-track 1 and re-mix them. Just follow the directions on page 40 of the Micro BR manual to switch the tracks back to v-track 1. Now when you press PLAY, you'll hear your original four tracks only. The mix is still on Tr1v2 and Tr2v2, and the two new tracks are still on Tr3v2 and Tr4v2, but they're not selected. After you re-mix your first four tracks, the BR will automatically select the two v-tracks containing the new mix plus two EMPTY v-tracks (NOT the two new tracks you recorded on Tr3v2 and Tr4v2). So, you'll need to change tracks 3 and 4 back to v-track 2 in order to hear those two tracks (again, follow the directions on page 40 to select the four v-tracks you want).

[cuthbert]

Is it true that you cannot use more than 1GB memory card in it?
I tried a 2GB card and it seemed to work...

That is true: the MicroBR can only access a maximum of 1GB due to the internal file system it uses (hat tip to 64G).

[Geir]

If you use a 2GB card the nbr will only be able to use 1GB of it ...