Playing A Song; Changing The Tempo - Boss Dr. Rhythm DR-880 Owner's Manual

Playing a song

1. Access the song play screen.
2. Use the VALUE dial to select the song
you want to play.
* If there is an edited song that has not been saved, the
message "Cancel edit?" will appear.
If you want to save the song, press [EXIT] and perform
the Write operation (p. 79). If you don't want to save it,
press [ENTER].
3. Press [
].
The song you selected will start playing.
❍ You can turn the VALUE dial during
playback to reserve the song to be played
next. The name of the reserved song is
highlighted.
When the current song finishes playing, the
reserved song will start playing.
4. To stop playback, press [
❍ If you press [
] once again, playback will
resume from where you stopped.
❍ If you press [
] and then [
will start from the beginning of the song.

Changing the tempo

You can change the tempo during playback.
However, the way in which the tempo changes
will depend on the "Init. Tempo" (p. 76) setting
of the Song Information screen.
If Init.Tempo is OFF:
The pattern that is playing when you press
[TEMPO (TAP)] will change to the altered
tempo. When the next pattern is reached, it is
played at its predetermined tempo.
If Init.Tempo is something other than OFF:
The playback tempo of the song will change to
the tempo you specified.
1. Press [TEMPO (TAP)].
The tempo edit screen appears.
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2. Use the VALUE dial to adjust the tempo.
You can adjust the tempo in a range of 20–
260.
* After a short while, you will automatically return from
the tempo setting screen to the previous screen.
■ Using Tap Tempo to set the tempo
You can specify the tempo by pressing [TEMPO
].
(TAP)] at the desired interval. This function is
called "Tap Tempo."
1. Press [TEMPO (TAP)] four or more times
at the desired tempo.
], playback
The tempo will be set to the interval at which
you press the button, and the current tempo
is shown in the tempo edit screen.
* After a short while, you will automatically return from
the tempo setting screen to the previous screen.
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