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BR-1180CD
BR-1180
Digital Recording Studio
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It’s a Fact…
The BOSS BR-1180CD/BR-1180 is a powerful, all-inone digital recording studio. It provides 10 playback
tracks—with a stereo mastering track—and 80 Virtual
Tracks for recording. Key features include:
• Huge 20GB hard drive that provides a staggering
60 hours of uncompressed recording time
• Built-in CD-RW drive in BR-1180 (or optional
user-installable upgrade for the BR-1180)
provides internal audio CD burning, data backup,
importing and exporting of .wav files and more
•2 XLR mic inputs with phantom power, plus Hi-Z
guitar input and line inputs
• Onboard COSM® multi-effects processor plus
reverb, delay, and Mastering Tool Kit effects
• Separate Rhythm Guide with many realistic drum
sounds and a variety of patterns including rock,
blues, country, jazz and more
• Easy and intuitive icon-based interface simplifies
recording, bouncing and mixing
Loading and Playing a Demo Song
Use the following procedure to load and play back a
demo song in the BR-1180CD:
1. Press UTILITY. Press CURSOR or until
“SONG” is displayed. Press ENTER/YES.
2. Press oruntil “SONG SELECT” is displayed.
Press ENTER/YES.
3. Press or to highlight “Take a Ride,” and
press ENTER/YES to select it.
4. If “Save Current?” is displayed, press
ENTER/YES to save the song that’s currently
loaded.
5. Press PLAY and bring up the AUDIO TRACK
MIXER faders, the MASTER fader and the
RHYTHM/LOOP faders to listen to the demo.
Creating a New Song
1. Press UTILITY. Press orto display “SONG,”
and press ENTER/YES.
2. Press orto display “SONG NEW,” and press
ENTER/YES—“Data Type:" is displayed.
3. Turn the TIME/VALUE dial to select LIN for the
best recording quality.
4. Press to highlight “GO” and press
ENTER/YES.
5. If "Save Current?" is displayed, press
ENTER/YES—the BR-1180 creates a new song.
Using the Rhythm Guide Feature
1. Press the STEREO RHYTHM/LOOP EDIT
button until it’s lit red.
2. Press STEREO RHYTHM/LOOP ON/OFF until
it’s lit solid red—the currently selected rhythm
arrangement plays.
3. Raise the STEREO RHYTHM/LOOP fader to set
the desired listening volume.
4. Press , , and/or to highlight
“ARRANGE” and turn the TIME/VALUE dial to
select an arrangement such as P5 ARG.ROCK5.
5 Tap at least four times on the TAP button to set
the desired tempo.
6. Press STEREO RHYTHM/LOOP ON/OFF until it
flashes red to signify Auto mode, and press
EXIT/NO to return to the main display screen.
Using the GUITAR/BASS Input
1. Press the REC MODE button so INPUT lights.
2. Plug a guitar into the GUITAR/BASS input.
3. Press the left INPUT SELECT button to turn on
the GUITAR/BASS input.
4. Adjust the left SENS knob until its red PEAK light
flashes occasionally when the guitar is playing at
its loudest level.
5. Turn the INPUT LEVEL knob until the IN meter
on the LCD screen displays a level between -12
and -4.
Inserting an Effect
For this example, we’ll insert a COSM Guitar Amp
processor on the guitar input.
1. If necessary, press the COSM EFFECTS button
so it lights red.
2. Press the COSM EFFECTS button to display the
effects patch list.
3. Select a guitar patch—such as P29 Tube
Stack—with the TIME/VALUE dial.
4. Play the guitar to hear the effect, or select
another preset with the TIME/VALUE dial.
5. Press EXIT/NO to return to the main screen.
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