Roland DR-880 Owner's Manual page 56

Roland dr. rhythm dr-880 drum machine: owners manual
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Recording a pattern
(2) OCT (Bass part)
This indicates the state of the bass pads.
NORM:
Normal state.
-1:
The bass tone will be one octave lower.
+1:
The bass tone will be one octave higher.
(3) Qtz
This specifies the note length into which each
measure will be divided. The number of grid
lines in each measure of the pattern display
will change according to the Quantize setting
you choose. Each grid line represents one
step.
Range
32nd notes
16th note triplets
16th notes
8th note triplets
8th notes
quarter note triplets
quarter notes
whole notes
(4) REC-VEL
This specifies the volume (velocity) of the
instruments/bass notes that you are going to
record.
1–127:
The notes will be recorded at the velocity
value you specify here, regardless of how
strongly you actually strike the key pads.
SENS:
The notes will be recorded with a velocity
corresponding to how strongly you strike the
key pads.
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6. Use [
][
within the pattern display area to the step
that you want to record, and strike the
key pad for the instrument or bass note
you want to record.
When an instrument or bass note is recorded,
an "●" indication appears.
The velocity is also recorded at this time.
You will automatically advance by one step.
Button operations
[
]
[
]
[
]
[SHIFT]+
[CURSOR]
[SHIFT]+
[CURSOR]
[SHIFT]+ key pad
[SHIFT]+ [EXIT]
[ENTER]
[
]
[DISPLAY]+
key pad
(5) POSITION
This shows the currently selected recording
position in "measure:beat:clock" units. You can
move the cursor to this indication and use the
VALUE dial to specify the measure:beat:clock
position, and then strike a key pad to record
directly into the specified position.
] to move the cursor
Moves the cursor to the begin-
ning of the pattern.
Moves the cursor to the begin-
ning of the preceding step.
Moves the cursor to the begin-
ning of the next step.
Moves the cursor to where the
next instrument or bass note is
recorded.
Moves the cursor to where the
preceding instrument or bass
note is recorded.
Deletes the instrument corre-
sponding to the key pad in the
current step. In case of bass
note, you can press any key
pad.
Deletes the instrument or bass
note recorded at the currently
selected position, and moves
the cursor to where the next in-
strument or bass note is re-
corded.
Plays the instrument or bass
note recorded at the currently
selected position.
Starts playback from the begin-
ning of the currently selected
measure. Press [
] to stop
playback.
Displays the instrument of that
key pad. you can check the
sound without recording.

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