Chapter 5. Recording A Song; Realtime Recording; Using The Dpp Function To Realtime Recording - Boss Dr. Rhythm DR-770 Owner's Manual

Chapter 5. Recording a Song

You can record up to 100 songs.
Each song can contain up to 250 patterns, and all songs
together can total up to 10,000 patterns.

Realtime Recording

This method lets you select and play patterns, and record
your selections immediately as a song.
NOTE
It is not possible to realtime-record onto an already-recorded song.
1. Press [SONG/PTN] so the display indicates
"PATTERN."
Pattern mode will be selected.
2. Use [VALUE*] to select the pattern that you want to
record first.
3. Press [SONG/PTN] so the display indicates "SONG."
The DR-770 is now in Song mode.
4. Press [REAL/STEP] so the display indicates "REAL."
Realtime Recording will be selected.
5. Use [VALUE*] to select the song that you want to
record.
6. Press [REC].
The REC indicator will light.
7. Press [START] to begin recording.
At the moment you press [START], the first-selected
pattern will begin playing.
The tempo indicator will blink on each beat.
fig.105-01a
MODE FUNC PAD BANK
SONG REAL INSERT
TEMPO DPP
PATTERN STEP COPY
PAD EFFECTS DELETE
DRUM KIT
UTILITY MIDI
REVERB IND
QUANTIZE BEAT
NEXT PTN LENGTH FLANGER
PART PATTERN
PATTERN
SONG
PAD NUMBER
Part number
Pattern to be recorded
(number / name)
NOTE
The playback will continue repeating (and being recorded) until
you select the next pattern to record.
8. Use [VALUE*] to select the pattern that you want to
record next.
A B
Song number
In the case of an Original pattern for which you have
made Realtime Pattern Change settings (p. 50), the Fill-
in and Variation patterns you select by pressing
[START] [RWD] [FWD] will be recorded just as you
select them.
9. Repeat step 8 as many times as desired to record
enough patterns for your song.
NOTE
If the number of parts reaches 250, recording will stop
automatically.
10. To stop recording, press [STOP/EXIT].
Using the DPP Function to
Realtime Recording
1. Press [SONG/PTN] so the display indicates "SONG."
The DR-770 is now in Song mode.
2. Press [REAL/STEP] so the display indicates "REAL."
Realtime Recording will be selected.
3. Use [VALUE*] to select the song that you want to
record.
4. Press [REC].
The REC indicator will light.
5. Press [DPP] so the display indicates "DPP."
The DR-770 is now in DPP mode.
6. Press a pad to which the Pattern to be recoreded first is
assigned.
The Pattern will be played and the recording will be
started at the same time.
NOTE
The playback will continue repeating (and being recorded) until
you select the next pattern to record.
7. Select the Pattern to be recorded next by pressing the
relevant pad.
8. Repeat step 7 as many times as needed.
9. To stop recording, press [STOP/EXIT].
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