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11293
Here is the problem. I am recording a guitar part while listening to the other tracks in the song. I want to get a good signal, so I want to keep the input...
vincerubinetti
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Apr 4, 2008
3:12 am
11294
A couple of things.... 1. You could pan the other tracks to one side and pan your input to the other or keep it in the middle (while recording a new track)...
THOMAS FRENCH
frenchman43
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Apr 4, 2008
3:26 am
11295
Please explain your situation. We love to hear about them. How is your set up different? Are you using headphones to do your playback/record? If so, Adjust...
pajeff
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Apr 4, 2008
3:58 am
11296
Thank you, to both of you Those were some interesting ideas that I hadn't thought about. I had tried the panning idea. It was still difficult to hear. I am not...
vincerubinetti
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Apr 4, 2008
4:07 am
11297
One other thought for the sake of volume......What is the impeadance of the headphones? To maximize the volume use the phones with lower impeadance. The...
THOMAS FRENCH
frenchman43
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Apr 4, 2008
4:19 am
11298
Ahh let me clarify. I can't hear the rhythm tracks because of the guitar sound coming through the br8 (and thus through the headphones), not because of the...
vincerubinetti
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Apr 4, 2008
5:59 am
11299
I understand the symptoms....I have a BR8 too. I have to deal with the same scenario when recording as a standalone unit (Which is why I tend not to use it...
THOMAS FRENCH
frenchman43
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Apr 4, 2008
2:51 pm
11300
Actually, there is a way to accomplish this. You can edit the Effect you are using, one of the modules is overall gain. Push the Effects button, move the...
pajeff
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Apr 4, 2008
3:28 pm
11301
Greetings all. It's been a long time and I hope everyone is well. I haven't used my BR8 in a few years. It's been resting peacefully covered, unplugged and in...
boxturt
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Apr 7, 2008
12:34 am
11302
I found a link to a web page that talked about switching the zip drive for a card reader. http://spectragrow.com/BR8/ Has anyone in the group heard of this or...
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dc2372
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Apr 7, 2008
12:50 am
11303
Sounds like it might be the IC-21 problem. Search the archives for LOTS of information on this problem, see if the symptoms resemble the problem you are...
pajeff
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Apr 7, 2008
1:34 am
11304
Unfortunately, the one card drive that works with the BR-8 is no longer available. PAJeff ... ...
pajeff
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Apr 7, 2008
1:35 am
11305
Lots of info, I fear you may be correct. I did manage to get it to stay on long enough to reinstall the firmware but no luck. I'm going to try a new power...
boxturt
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Apr 7, 2008
2:51 am
11306
It may well be the power supply. There's information in our archives on that, too. If the power supply is too little, the unit might power up shortly but not...
pajeff
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Apr 7, 2008
3:50 am
11307
FWIW....My BR-8 had exactly the same symptoms. I called Roland in CA and talked with the tech staff and explained in detail the symptoms and it turned out to ...
Kevin Schertell
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Apr 7, 2008
2:42 pm
11308
That is the infamous IC-21 Problem. PAJeff ... http://tc.deals.yahoo.com/tc/blockbuster/text5.com ... http://tc.deals.yahoo.com/tc/blockbuster/text5.com ... ...
pajeff
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Apr 7, 2008
3:05 pm
11309
Where are you located? There might be a shop nearby that is "roland authorized" and can save you the shipping. I got mine fixed locally for free at shop in...
Dan Lemke
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Apr 7, 2008
8:25 pm
11310
I am east coast, New Haven county CT. According to the Roland web site there is an authorized center about 20 minutes from here. If it turns out to not be a...
boxturt
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Apr 7, 2008
11:38 pm
11311
You can buy card convertors dirt cheap that allow you to use modern cards on older machines. Chris ... ...
Chris Gunter
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Apr 8, 2008
2:09 pm
11312
There's so many guitar patches and only 5 bass ones and all them are weird effects. How do you get a good normal bass sound on this thing? Chris...
Chris Gunter
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Apr 8, 2008
2:09 pm
11313
Turn all the other tracks up and turn your headphones down. Chris ... to ... want ... much ... tracks ... stay ... volume, ... the ... volume ... anything. ......
Chris Gunter
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Apr 8, 2008
2:12 pm
11314
Just plug in the bass and turn off the effects,... -Russ...
russ willoughby
luvs2crz
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Apr 8, 2008
2:30 pm
11315
Take of of the bass presets, edit it to give the sound you want then save it as a U preset. I have one that is almost a flat setting for use with my bass. ...
pajeff
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Apr 8, 2008
2:32 pm
11316
The only way to get a good "natural sound" is to use a decent pre-amp and plug the bass into it, then into the BR8, or get a great sound out of a great cabinet...
Ted Parkinson
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Apr 8, 2008
3:07 pm
11317
Have you tried bypassing the effects ...? ... amp and plug the bass into it, then into the BR8, or get a great sound out of a great cabinet in a good room, and...
rolandjunkie
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Apr 9, 2008
6:45 pm
11318
I have lost 3 or 4 discs in the past weeks, while recording the drive keeps accessing the disk (sometimes randomly) then finally I get a "Drive Busy" message....
rolandjunkie
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Apr 9, 2008
6:50 pm
11319
Most likely you have a ZIP drive that is going bad. You can try to defrag and or scandisk on the disk via PC to recover it but the drive in your BR8 is most...
THOMAS FRENCH
frenchman43
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Apr 9, 2008
8:12 pm
11320
There's also the amp-in-a-box trick if you have a large box and your amp fits in it. Close it up and cut a hole and stick a mic in the hole. Frank Zappa did...
Wesley Cook
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Apr 9, 2008
9:27 pm
11321
For those who have an outboard mixer......This has yielded decent results for me. Wesley Cook <magnetic_mountain@...> wrote: There's also...
THOMAS FRENCH
frenchman43
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Apr 9, 2008
10:58 pm
11322
Thanks Thomas, It may be a batch of older disks that are just wearing out. man I WISH there was another option than a 250 drive...but at least its an...
rolandjunkie
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Apr 10, 2008
6:44 pm
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