Playing Rhythm Patterns; Changing The Tempo Of A Pattern; Using The Tap Button To Change The Tempo Of A Pattern - Boss BR-600 Owner's Manual

Playing Rhythm Patterns

Now try selecting a pattern you like from the internal rhythm
patterns and then have that pattern play back repeatedly.
1
Confirm that [PAD] is not lit, then press [PATTERN]
so that the button lights.
The BR-600 switches to Pattern mode, enabling
patterns to be played.
fig.04-270
P: Preset / S: Song
Number
[RHYTHM ON/OFF] simultaneously lights, confirm
that the rhythms are enabled.
2
Use CURSOR [ ] [
to select the pattern you want to play.
P001 – P327 : Preset patterns 1 – 327
S001 – S100 : Song patterns 1 – 100
At this point, you can use the [PLAY] and [STOP]
buttons to check the selected pattern.
3
Press [EXIT].
Return to the Play screen.
4
Press [PLAY].
When the recorder's playback begins, the rhythm
begins playing.
5
Adjust the RHYTHM fader and MASTER fader to
appropriate levels
6
Press [STOP] to stop the performance.
• When the BR-600 is shipped from the factory, the
song patterns (S001 – S100) contain no data, thus
no patterns are played even when selected.
• The pattern "P327: BREAK" consists only of a rest.
No sound plays when this is selected.
142
Pattern
Name
] and the TIME/VALUE dial
Changing the Tempo of a
Pattern
You can temporarily change the tempo of the pattern being
played by carrying out the following procedure while the
Play screen is displayed.
1
Use CURSOR [ ] [
indication of the tempo in the display.
fig.04-280
2
Turn the TIME/VALUE dial to adjust the tempo.
The tempo at which the pattern plays is changed.
Using the TAP Button to
Change the Tempo of a Pattern
You can temporarily change the tempo of the pattern by the
timing with which you press [TAP(TEMPO)].
Tap on [TAP(TEMPO)] four or more times to change the
tempo of the pattern. The tempo becomes that in which you
tapped.
fig.04-290
• The change in tempo is only temporary.
• Tempos cannot be saved to patterns.
• The tempo is applied to all patterns. You cannot
make separate tempo settings for individual patterns.
• The tempo can be set to any value from 25.0 to
250.0.
] to position the cursor at the
Tempo