How to download an MP3 backtrack and use it in your recording ?

[godinqc]

Hi,
I recently purchased a MicroBR, so far I find this recording unit very good .. But I was not able to find how to download a backtrack (.mp3) from my PC to the MicroBR and use this .mp3 as part of my recording.
Ex: Download a drum backtrack (.mp3) and then record guitar and vocal on top of it.
Can someone indicate the steps to do this
Thanks

[admin]

Hi there and welcome to the forum! 

First download the drum track MP3 file to the /MP3 folder of your Micro BR and then follow this procedure:

1. In the first screen, the song screen, press UTILITY

2. Press TR2 (TRK)

3. Press the right cursor (>) one time

4. Press TR1 (IMP)

5. Choose your MP3 file by pressing + or - and then press TR5 (NEXT)

6. Choose the track you want the MP3 file to be saved to and then press TR2 (TIM)

7. Press Next

Your MP3 file is now being imported to the beginning of your song.

[oldrottenhead]

if its from pc to micro br i generally run a line in from pc and set input to line in recording to tracks one and two, do a couple of dry runs to get levels right then away yeah go.

[godinqc]

Thanks for the quick replies
I will give this a try ..
.
Great forum by the way..

[darylb]

I guess using the line in would work but I tried to use the importing method explained in the first reply and got an error message that said it was an usupported format.

When I look at the properties, it says the track is a "mp3 format sound".

Any ideas what this means and why I cant seem to import?

Also, in the first reply item 6 says press track 2 (TIM), but I think Track 1 is TIM.  Which option is correct?

Thanks.

[guitarron]

if the the memory card is formatted and working properly then check to make sure the mp3 is 44.1 kHz-8 or 16 bit as described in the memo on pg113 in the manual-you may need to convert it to these specs

[darylb]

if the the memory card is formatted and working properly then check to make sure the mp3 is 44.1 kHz-8 or 16 bit as described in the memo on pg113 in the manual-you may need to convert it to these specs

I may have a different manual as pg 113 wasnt a memo but either way I found a page that did state that 44.1 khz was supported.

The track I was trying to import is apparently 48khz.  Would that make it an unsupported file?  If so, how would one go about changing that value? 

I apologize for what may be simple questions.

[guitarron]

You would have to open the mp3 in a program that would allow you save it in a different format. I think Sonar or Cubase will do it-
You could try Audacity it might be able to do it. Audacity requires that you down load Lame as an encoder
Point is any mp3 encoder program should allow to save at 44.1kHz

[darylb]

You would have to open the mp3 in a program that would allow you save it in a different format. I think Sonar or Cubase will do it-
You could try Audacity it might be able to do it. Audacity requires that you down load Lame as an encoder
Point is any mp3 encoder program should allow to save at 44.1kHz

Thanks Ron,

I completely forgot I had Audacity on that computer since I barely used it and not in a very long time.  You are definitely the man.

Thanks. 

[darylb]

An update in case it is helpful to anyone, I found another backing track that met the guidelines (44.1 khz) and it worked fine.