Boss Br-1180 Quick Guide

by Alexander, Caroline J.

• ISBN13: 9780634026188
• ISBN10: 0634026186
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-02-01
• Publisher: Hal Leonard Corp

Summary

The BOSS BR-1180 Quick Guide is the fast way to get happening on BOSS's most powerful new digital recorder. Within a short time, you'll be recording any instrument including acoustic guitar, electric bass and guitar, keyboards, and vocals with one- and two-mic setups. Organized in a step-by-step manner, this book is written simply, in plain language, as if you've never recorded before. Starting with cables and connectors, you learn cable basics plus which cables to use and how to connect amps and mics to the BR-1180. From there, the book illustrates in 3D the most common mic setup positions including stereo recording on the BR-1180. Next comes simplified recording procedures from getting audio into the BR-1180 to bouncing down your final mix. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Caroline J. Alexander holds a Masters Degree in Music Design for the Moving Image from Bournemouth University in England

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. vii
Setting your expectations	p. vii
By the end of this book	p. vii
My approach: teach-do	p. viii
Real studio vs. the bedroom or dining room	p. viii
Conclusion	p. x
What Connects to the Back Panel	p. 1
You do	p. 2
What Connects to the Back Panel - Part 2	p. 5
You do	p. 6
Connectors and Cables	p. 7
"Things" that connect to mixing boards (small or big!)	p. 7
6 cables for audio	p. 8
Universal Connector	p. 9
Cable combinations	p. 10
Balanced cables	p. 16
Cable adapters	p. 16
But how do these cables connect to the BR-1180?	p. 16
Connections: Monitors and Headphones	p. 17
About monitors	p. 17
Connection options - active (powered) monitors	p. 20
Connection options - passive (non-powered) monitors	p. 20
Headphones	p. 23
Conclusion	p. 24
Connecting Electric Guitars and Basses to the BR-1180	p. 25
Electric guitars	p. 26
Bass guitars	p. 28
Connecting to the BR-1180 via the Guitar/Bass input	p. 30
Direct boxes	p. 31
Effects boxes	p. 33
STOP!	p. 34
Guitar and Bass Amps Overview	p. 35
Amps	p. 35
Conclusion	p. 40
Connecting Guitar and Bass Amps to the BR-1180	p. 41
Back panel section	p. 41
Specific connection possibilities	p. 42
Other combinations	p. 49
What's next	p. 50
Connecting Synths and Samplers to the BR-1180	p. 51
Back panel section	p. 51
Connecting a synth to the BR-1180	p. 52
Connecting a sampler to the BR-1180	p. 53
Next Up	p. 54
Microphone Basics	p. 55
Setting expectations	p. 55
Mics and patterns	p. 56
The three mic types	p. 57
The pickup patterns	p. 59
Other directional-related microphone characteristics	p. 62
Stereo Micing Techniques	p. 65
The spaced pair	p. 65
The X-Y technique	p. 65
Mid-Side stereo	p. 66
Conclusion	p. 66
Connecting Mics to the BR-1180	p. 69
Coming Next	p. 70
Micing the Grand Piano	p. 71
About the illustrations	p. 71
The Grand Piano	p. 72
Micing the Electric Guitar, Bass or Keyboard Amp	p. 83
The Electric Guitar, Bass or Keyboard Amp	p. 83
Micing the Acoustic Guitar	p. 91
The Acoustic Guitar	p. 91
Micing the Drum Kit	p. 95
The Drum Kit	p. 96
Micing the Vocalist and Choir	p. 105
The Vocalist	p. 106
The Choir	p. 112
The two-mic singer/guitarist position	p. 114
Conclusion	p. 115
Basics of Signal Flow for the BR-1180	p. 117
Powering up the BR-1180	p. 117
Powering down the BR-1180	p. 118
Organization of an analog board	p. 119
The channel strips	p. 119
Channel strips from the top -> down	p. 120
The fader section	p. 121
Why you have to understand channel strips	p. 122
Channel faders	p. 123
Selecting a track	p. 123
Muting a track	p. 124
Soloing a track	p. 124
Setting the panning position for a track	p. 125
Setting the EQ for a track	p. 127
Finding the Aux Sends in the BR-1180	p. 128
Loop Effects: adding chorus, delay, or doubling	p. 128
Loop Effects: adding reverb	p. 129
What all this means	p. 130
Next Up!	p. 130
Getting Sound into the BR-1180	p. 131
Before you turn on	p. 131
Setting up a new song template	p. 132
Assigning the input source	p. 134
Turning on Phantom Power	p. 135
Assigning a track to record to	p. 136
Setting levels and finding Unity Gain	p. 137
How to record and playback	p. 139
Using the Undo function	p. 140
Using the Redo function	p. 141
Naming your song	p. 141
Song Store: Saving your song	p. 142
Song Copy	p. 143
Recalling a song from the hard disk	p. 144
Assigning song markers	p. 145
Applying Insert Effects	p. 147
Applying an Insert Effect before recording	p. 147
Applying an Insert Effect after recording	p. 149
Applying an Insert Effect to a stereo track after recording the input source	p. 150
Turning Insert Effects Off	p. 151
What's Next	p. 151
Basic Editing: Punch In/Punch Out	p. 153
Punch In/Out recording	p. 153
Ready to Record	p. 156
Deleting Punch In/Out points	p. 156
Basic Editing: Cut, Copy, Paste	p. 159
Erase vs. Cut	p. 159
How to copy part of a recorded track	p. 163
The Scrub tool	p. 166
Working with V-Tracks	p. 169
Recording to a V-Track	p. 169
Naming a V-Track	p. 171
Selecting V-Tracks for playback	p. 171
Combining different V-Tracks into one recording	p. 172
Bouncing Down	p. 173
Bouncing down multiple tracks	p. 173
Final Mixdown: bouncing down to a stereo Master	p. 175
Creating a Metronome	p. 177
Creating a metronome pattern	p. 177
Creating a metronome arrangement	p. 179
Adjusting your metronome tempo	p. 182
Next Up	p. 182
Using the Rhythm Guide	p. 183
Choosing a rhythm arrangement	p. 183
Choosing a drumkit	p. 184
Editing present rhythm arrangements to fit your song	p. 185
Changing the tempo of a preset rhythm arrangement	p. 188
Turning the Rhythm Guide off	p. 189
Final Thoughts	p. 191
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