Selecting Rhythm Arrangements; Creating Rhythm Arrangements - Boss BR-1180 Owner's Manual

Selecting rhythm arrangements

1. Press RHYTHM/LOOP [EDIT], causing the indicator to
light up.
The Rhythm Arrangement screen appears.
fig.R13-04
2. Use [CURSOR] to move the cursor to "ARRANGE,"
and rotate the TIME/VALUE dial to select the rhythm
arrangement.
3. Press [RHYTHM ON/OFF] several times until the
indicator lights up or flashes, then press [PLAY].
The recorder begins playback while the rhythm
arrangement simultaneously plays along with the
passage of the performance.
Depending on the status of the [RHYTHM ON/OFF]
indicator (lit or flashing), the unit will behave as follows:
Flashing: "AUTO"
The rhythm arrangement is performed in time with the
playback only while the recorder is playing back the
data.
Lit/: "ON"
The rhythm arrangement plays in time with the
playback while the recorder is playing back the data.
When the recorder is stopped, the rhythm pattern set for
the rhythm arrangement at that time is played.
* The rhythm arrangement selected here is stored together with
the song at the time the song is saved. Since the rhythm
arrangement will already be selected the next time the song is
loaded, you do not need to reselect the rhythm arrangement.
Using the Rhythm Guide

Creating rhythm arrangements

To create a rhythm arrangement, first select a rhythm
arrangement that has already been made, then edit that data.
1. Press RHYTHM/LOOP [EDIT], causing the indicator to
light up.
The Rhythm Arrangement screen appears.
fig.R13-04
2. Use [CURSOR] to move the cursor to "ARRANGE,"
and rotate the TIME/VALUE dial to select the rhythm
arrangement.
3. Move the cursor to "EDIT," and press [ENTER].
The Rhythm Arrangement Edit screen appears.
The screen shows the following information.
fig.R13-05
Measure Number
Rhythm Pattern
P: Preset
S: Song
U: User
4. Move the cursor to the "MEASURE," then rotate the
TIME/VALUE dial to select the measure you want to
edit.
5. Move the cursor to the "rhythm pattern," then rotate
the TIME/VALUE dial to select the rhythm pattern you
want to assign to the selected measure.
* When selecting preset rhythm patterns, you can move the
cursor to the right to select the "form."
6. Move the cursor to the "LEN," then set the length of the
selected rhythm pattern.
If you make a mistake in inputting the
rhythm pattern
If you happen to make a mistake during input of the
rhythm pattern, you can erase it using the following
procedure.
Form
Mesure Length
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