BR-80, MICRO BR: Setting Volume Levels for a Guitar and an eBand Song

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 clicking this link:

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The following will guide through achieving a good volume balance between a connected guitar and an eBand song.

Guitar Setup

1. Press the power button  a number of times until "eBand" is illuminated on the BR-80.
2. Turn down the BR-80's VOLUME level knob until "OUTPUT: 0" is selected on the screen.
3. Connect headphones or speakers to the PHONE/LINE OUT jack.
4. Connect a guitar into the 1/4" MIC/GUITAR jack of the BR-80.
   Note: Be sure to connect the guitar with a standard, unbalanced guitar cable and not a balanced cable.
   
5. On the back of the BR-80, set the GUITAR / MIC switch to GUITAR.
6. Turn up the volume on the guitar itself.
7. Begin playing the guitar and then turn up the REC LEVEL knob on the BR-80 until the volume meter is as high as possible (to the right) without clipping:
   
   
   Note: If you turn REC LEVEL level knob all the way up and the volume meter is still not very high, you can further adjust the volume:
   - Press MENU --> CURSOR to "INPUT SENS" and press ENTER --> turn the dial to adjust the input "SENSITIVITY."
8. Turn up the VOLUME knob on the BR-80 until a desired volume is achieved. Note: If speakers are connected, be sure to turn up their own volume.

eBand Song Setup

1. Press a few times to be sure that the main screen is selected.
2. Turn the dial to select a song.
3. Press PLAY on the BR-80.
4. If the song is too loud or too soft, press the MENU button.
5. CURSOR to "SONG" and press ENTER.
6. CURSOR to "INFO" and press ENTER.
7. CURSOR down to "VOLUME" and then turn the dial to raise or lower the volume.
8. Press EXIT three times to return to the main screen.

Rhythm/Metronome Setup
The following will adjust the volume of the internal drum machine/metronome. This process may be skipped if you're not using the internal drums or metronome.

1. Press the RHYTHM button.
2. CURSOR to the right or left to select the number above "LEVEL."
3. Turn the dial to change the volume level of the internal drum machine/metronome.