Here's a nice tutorial on mic placement for acoustic guitars with pictures and audio samples.
Cakewalk Support Knowledge Base - 10 Microphone Placement Techniques for Acoustic Guitar
https://homerecording.com/bbs/user-forums-brand/roland-boss-vs-series-forum/cant-hear-reverb-br1600cd-299408/
Check out this thread....not the same situation, but maybe it could help.
I don't know, man. Sounds strange. Sounds like the effect is on in br1600 somewhere. I think you can use the arrow keys when you are in the effects menu to get to sub-menus. Have you taken a look at that?
Also what happens if you route the input to a different track? Does the reverb follow...
And reverb is a loop effect, not an insert effect, for the br1600.
Did you press the Reverb button to make sure reverb isn't turned on in the br1600? I believe it is a different menu than the insert effect menu, so you might be looking in the wrong place.
Have you read the manual?
The USB is used for transferring files from the br to the pc or vice versa....it is not an interface, so you will not be able to have real time sound come out of the pc speakers.
Plug some headphones into the br or hook it up to a stereo or something.
The BR-600 is equipped with a USB port for...
I'm glad it was easy to figure out.
You can use guitar cables if you have any extra laying around...assuming that the br1600 accepts a quarter inch connector.
Have fun!
And if you only have midi cables hooked up, then that is your problem. Midi does not transmit audio. It is control data for the devices to talk to each other.
You will need to hook up audio output from the dr770 in addition to the midi cables if this is the case.
Is the volume up on the 770? Do you have audio cables hooked up from the 770 to the 1600?
Are the audio channels for the 770 routed correctly in the 1600 and can you see if you are getting any signal in the 1600?
Do you need to turn up the drum tracks on the 1600?
How are you monitoring the...