Creating A Shuffle Rhythm - Boss Dr. Rhythm DR-880 Owner's Manual

Creating a shuffle rhythm

You can create a "shuffle" rhythm by shifting
the timing at which the backbeats of the pattern
are played.
1. Select a pattern (p. 50).
2. Press [GROOVE].
The groove modify menu screen appears.
fig.02-110d
3. Move the cursor to the "SHUFFLE" icon
and press [ENTER].
The shuffle setting screen appears.
fig.02-160d
4. Move the cursor to the relevant item, then
use the VALUE dial to set the value.
Parameter/
Range
On/Off
OFF, ON Turn Shuffle on/off
* You can also press [GROOVE] to turn this on/off.
Resolution
1/8, 1/16 Shuffle playback timing
1/8:
Shuffle will be generated in units of eighth notes.
1/16:
Shuffle will be generated in units of sixteenth notes.
1/8
1/16
Explanation
Parameter/
Range
Rate
50–100% Amount of backbeat shuffle
Specifies how far the backbeats will be distanced from
the downbeats.
With a setting of 50%, the backbeats will be located ex-
actly midway between the timing of adjacent down-
beats. With a setting of 100%, the backbeats will be
located at the same timing as the next downbeat.
50%
75%
90%
backbeat
Depth
Amount by which the backbeats
0–100 will be adjusted relative to the val-
ue determined by Rate
With a setting of 100, the notes will be moved all the
way to the timing specified by Rate. Lowering the
Depth setting will decrease the amount of adjustment
that is applied; with a Depth of 0, the notes will not be
adjusted at all.
5. To execute with the specified settings,
press [ENTER]. To cancel, press [EXIT].
6. If you want to save the pattern, proceed
to "Saving a pattern" (p. 65).
Using Groove Modify
Explanation
backbeat backbeat backbeat
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