Adding A Chord Progression; Adding A Fill-In - Boss BR-1200CD Owner's Manual

Creating Drum and Bass Patterns Simply and Easily (EZ Compose)

Adding a chord progression

By selecting the desired chord progression from those made
available on the unit, and adding it to the currently selected
pattern, you can have bass parts be played according to the
selected chord progression.
1. Press [F2] (=>CHORD).
The EZ Compose Chord Progression screen will appear.
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2. Move the cursor to the relevant item, then use the
VALUE dial to set the value.
TEMPO
This sets the tempo.
TYPE / NO
This selects the preset chord progression type and
number.
Type:
2MEAS Maj, 2MEAS Min, 4MEAS Maj, 4MEAS Min,
8MEAS Maj, 8MEAS Min, BLUES Maj, BLUES Min
* If you choose "- - - - - - - - -," the chord progression setting will
not be used.
KEY
This sets the key for the performance. The key of the
chord progression is shifted to match the KEY setting.
TIMES
This sets the number of times the chord progression is to
be repeated.
* MEAS (number of measures) is determined automatically by
the TYPE/No. and TIMES settings. You cannot directly
change the number of measures.
The screen shows the chord progression you specified.
Press [PLAY] to play the pattern with the current
settings.
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Adding a fill-in

You can choose from a variety of fill-ins and add them to the
currently selected pattern.
1. Press [F2] (=>FILL IN).
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2. Move the cursor to the relevant item, then use the
25.0–250.0
* If the number of measures specified by INTERVAL is greater
C–B
* If you choose "- - - -" the Small fill-in will not be added.
1–32
* If the number of measures specified by INTERVAL is greater
* If you choose "- - - -" the Large fill-in will not be added.
* If the Small fill-in and Large fill-in occur at the same measure,
The EZ Compose Fill-in screen will appear.
VALUE dial to set the value.
TEMPO
This sets the tempo.
INTERVA: SMALL
Specify the number of measures after which a Small
(short) fill-in will be added
(Example)
If you set this to 4MEAS, a small fill-in will be added at
measure 4, measure 8, measure 12, ... etc.
than the number of measures in the pattern, the fill-in will not
be played.
No.: SMALL - - - -, S001–S050, L001–L050
Number of preset (Small fill-in) to use
INTERVAL: LARGE
Specify the number of measures after which a Large
(long) fill-in will be added
(Example)
If you set this to 16MEAS, a Large fill-in will be added at
measure 16, 32, 48, ... etc.
than the number of measures in the pattern, the fill-in will not
be played.
No.: LARGE - - - -, S001–S050, L001–L050
Number of preset (Large fill-in) to use
the Large fill-in will take priority.
25.0–250.0
1–32MEAS
1–32MEAS