This is an excerpt from a full length DVD available at www.ProAudioDVDs.com.Host David Wills has toured with major artists such as Michael Jackson, Phil Collins, Whitney Houston, Chicago and Diana Ross and provides you with a professional's perspective but always demonstrated in an informal, easy to understand way.Here's a complete listing of the subjects that are covered...0:01:00 INTRODUCTION0:03:25 Front Panel overview0:06:35 Rear Panel0:07:45 Turning off the power0:08:35 Loading a Demo0:09:40 Moving around a song0:10:50 Markers0:12:10 YOUR FIRST RECORDING0:12:20 Creating a song0:12:25 Data Types explained0:14:45 Setting levels0:16:30 Using the tuner0:17:00 Selecting inputs0:17:55 Using COSM effects0:18:15 Effects overview0:20:20 Setting up a click track0:21:50 Tap tempo button0:22:20 Advantages of using the rhythm guide0:23:50 Recording your first track0:25:40 Punching in0:29:15 AB repeat function0:30:30 Recording a new V-Track0:30:50 Naming tracks0:34:30 Phantom power for condenser mics.0:35:05 Storing songs0:35:15 Powering down0:35:30 USING THE RHYTHM GUIDE0:36:05 "What is an arrangement?"0:36:20 Building an arrangement0:39:15 Editing an arrangement0:40:25 Creating your own patterns0:41:00 ...real-time method0:43:15 ...step method0:47:10 Using swing0:47:35 Copying and deleting patterns0:48:40 TRACK EDITING/MIXDOWN + MASTERING0:50:25 Track Copy0:54:15 Track Move0:54:55 Track Exchange0:55:20 Track Insert0:55:55 Track Cut0:56:20 Track Erase0:57:20 Pan and EQ1:01:25 Track mute1:02:20 Loop Effects1:06:20 Bouncing1:09:30 Mastering1:12:10 Fade in (out)1:12:50 Recording a Mastered Mixdown1:13:35 CD FUNCTIONS (BR-1180CD only)1:14:10 Recording an Audio CD1:18:25 Finalizing a disc1:19:10 Backing up to a Data CD1:20:55 Importing .wav and AIFF files1:22:15 Exporting tracks1:22:40 WORKING WITH LOOP PHRASES1:24:25 Editing Phrases1:25:15 Assigning Phrases to track buttons1:25:50 Using Phrases in the Rhythm Guide1:30:20 EFFECTS EDITING1:30:30 Editing COSM effects1:31:40 Input settings1:33:40 Speaker Modeling1:34:55 SYNCHRONIZATION WITH EXTERNAL DEVICES1:35:55 Setting up1:36:45 MTC offset1:37:45 MIDI Clock1:38:30 Importing a Tempo Map1:40:05 Sub-Mixer setting1:40:20 PHRASE TRAINER1:41:40 Demonstration1:42:30 UTILITY SCREENS1:48:25 Scrub/Preview1:49:45 Initialization1:50:40 GRADUATION