Note: This article refers to the 2011 MICRO BR® BR-80 Digital Recorder. If you're looking for information on the BOSS MICRO BR® Digital Recorder that was released in 2006, please click this link:
MICRO BR
Here's how to import .WAV files from your computer to the BR-80 using the WAV Converter software. You may download the BR WAV Converter software by clicking on the link below:
BR WAV Converter (PC)
BR WAV Converter (Mac)
Note: You’ll need have a song on your BR-80 to put the files in. You can make a new song or import them into an existing song.
1. On the BR-80, press the MENU button.
2. Use the cursor buttons to select "FUNCTION" and then press ENTER.
3. Use the cursor buttons to select "USB" and then press ENTER.
4. Use the dial to select "STORAGE" and then press ENTER twice.
5. Turn off the BR-80's power and then back on again. The BR-80's USB mode is now set to Storage.
6. Use a USB cable to connect the BR-80 to your computer.
Note: The BR-80 may appear on your computer with a drive letter (For example; E: or F:). You can close any windows that open, but you’ll need to know this drive letter in Step 8.
7. Launch the BR WAV Converter software by double-clicking BRWC icon on your computer.
Note: The BRWC software is provided as a .zip or .sit file you'll need to extract before using.
8. Once the BR WAV converter program is open, use the Drive menu at the top left of the screen to select the BR-80 drive you identified in Step 6.
9. Select the song you wish to work with from the Song menu.
The squares in the grid represent each of the V-Tracks in your song. If you’re importing into an existing song, any existing V-Tracks will be green. The columns (up and down) represent the tracks. The top square in each column is V-Track 1 and each row represents the other V-Tracks. For example, the second square down in the first column is "Track 1-V2."
10. Click the track(s) you wish to import to — their color changes to orange. If it’s a stereo track, make sure both sides are orange.
11. Click IMPORT in the bottom left-hand corner of the screen.
12. Click GO.
13. You'll be prompted to browse for a .WAV file. Locate and select the file you’d like to import, and then click Open.
That’s it! The .WAV file is converted into a V-Track on your BR-80!
14. Close the BR Wav Converter software by clicking on the "X" in the upper right corner.
15. Stop the connection between the BR-80 and your computer:
Windows Users
From the Windows Start menu, click on “Computer.” Right-click the “BOSS_BR-80” icon (or the “Removable disk (*:)” icon), and then click on “Eject.”
Mac OS Users
Drag the “BR-80” icon to the “Eject” ("Trash") icon.