3> Step-Recording Your Song - Boss Dr. Rhythm DR-880 Owner's Manual

Parameter / Val-
ue
Key Shift
Transpose the playback key in
-12–+12
semitone steps
* The key indication at the left side of the display shows
the playback key resulting from the Key Shift setting.
(Example)
If Key (pattern) = Am and Key Shift = +, this is
displayed as "Bm."
Loop Start
The measure number from which
1–n
loop playback (p. 82) will start
* 'n' will be the number of measures specified for the song.
Loop End
The measure number at which loop
1–n
playback will end
* 'n' will be the number of measures specified for the song.
Kit Select
SONG,
Select the kit used to play the song
PATTERN
SONG:
The kit specified by each pattern will be ignored; the kit
you specify for Kit Number will be used throughout
the entire song.
PATTERN:
The kit specified by each pattern will be used.
Kit Number
P001–P100, The number of the kit used to play
U001–U100 this song
TSC Select
SONG, Select the TSC patch used when
PATTERN playing this song
SONG:
The TSC patch specified by each pattern will be ig-
nored; the TSC patch you specify for TSC Number will
be used throughout the entire song.
PATTERN:
The TSC patch specified by each pattern will be used.
TSC Switch
OFF, ON TSC on/off setting
TSC Number
P01–P20,
The number of the TSC patch to use
U01–U20
5. When you're finished editing, press
[EXIT].
Explanation
<3> Step-recording your song
1. In the song edit menu screen, move the
cursor to the "STEP REC" icon and press
[ENTER].
The song step recording screen appears.
fig.03-050d
2. Use the VALUE dial to select the first
pattern you want to record in your song.
The screen shows the time signature (BEAT)
and number of measures (LENGTH) in the
selected pattern.
fig.03-060d
Step Beat
3. Press [
] to advance to the next
step, and use the VALUE dial to select the
next pattern you want to record in your
song.
* You can't advance to the next step by skipping over an
unrecorded step.
(1) POSITION
This indicates the position within the song of
the first measure of the pattern you've
selected for the step currently targeted for
editing.
Press [ ] to return to step 1.
Press [ ] to return to the preceding step.
Hold down [SHIFT] and press [
advance to an unrecorded step.
Recording a song
( 1 )
Recording
pattern
Measure number
] to
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