Creating Rhythm Arrangements By Arranging Loop Phases - Boss BR-1180 Owner's Manual

Using loop phrases
Creating rhythm arrangements
by arranging loop phases
Use the following procedure to create a rhythm arrangement
by Arranging Loop Phases.
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.
fig.R14-40
Measure Number
Loop Phrase
A–H: User Bank
S: Song Bank
4. Move the cursor to "MEASURE," then rotate the TIME/
VALUE dial to select the measure where you want to
input a loop phrase.
5. Move the cursor to the loop phrase number, then rotate
the TIME/VALUE dial to select the loop phrase.
To input loop phrases easily
When the cursor is positioned at the loop phrase number,
you can easily input loop phrases using the track buttons.
In this case, the length of the loop phrase is the original
number of measures set for the loop phrase.
* When a loop phrase shorter than one measure has been input
with the track buttons, a screen for selecting the alignment of
the phrase within the measure will appear (see Step 9).
Select TOP or BOTTOM with the TIME/VALUE dial, then
press [ENTER].
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Measure Length
* If you want to change the loop phrase assigned to a track button,
refer to "Assigning loop phrases to the track buttons" (p. 95).
6. Move the cursor to "LEN," then rotate the TIME/
VALUE dial to set the loop phrase length.
7. Move the cursor to "VOLUME," then rotate the TIME/
VALUE dial to set the loop phrase volume.
* To have "VOLUME" displayed, move the cursor to the far
right of the screen, then press CURSOR [
8. Move the cursor to "TEMPO MATCH," then rotate the
TIME/VALUE dial to set the ON/OFF.
TEMPO MATCH
ON:
The length of the loop phrase is automatically adjusted
so that the loop phrase tempo matches the tempo of
rhythm pattern.
OFF:
The loop phrase is played at its original tempo,
regardless of the rhythm pattern tempo.
* The tempo for the input loop phrase is adjusted automatically
to the tempo set at that location in the rhythm arrangement.
The tempo can be adjusted to any value from 0.75 to 1.5 times
the loop phrase's original tempo. However, the sound quality
is significantly affected if the altered tempo differs greatly from
the original. In such instances, if you try to make a change
beyond the allowable tempo adjustment range, the tempo is set
within the allowable range of adjustment, and this may result
in a discrepancy between the loop phrase tempo and the
Rhythm Guide tempo. Please remember this fact before making
adjustments.
9. Move the cursor to "POSITION," then rotate the TIME/
VALUE dial to set the TOP/BOTTOM.
POSITION
This setting determines whether the loop phrase is
aligned with the start or the end of the measure when
the input loop phrase is less than one full measure.
TOP:
The loop phrase is aligned with the start of the measure.
BOTTOM:
The loop phrase is aligned with the end of the measure.
If you make a mistake in inputting the loop
phrase
If you happen to make a mistake during input of the
loop phrase, you can erase it using the following
procedure.
1) Use [CURSOR] to move the cursor to "MEASURE,"
then rotate the TIME/VALUE dial to select the measure
where the loop phrase you want to erase is located.
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