Changing The Playback Key; Looping The Playback In A Specified Region - Boss Dr. Rhythm DR-880 Owner's Manual

Playing a song

Changing the playback key

You can change the key (pitch) at which the song
plays. This function is called "Key Shift."
1. Press [KEY].
The key shift edit screen appears.
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2. Use the VALUE dial to change the key.
Range: -12–+12
You can change the key in semitone steps
over a range of ±1 octave.
* After a short while, you will automatically return from
the key shift setting screen to the previous screen.
Looping the playback in a
specified region
You can make the playback loop (continue
repeating) in the region of measures you specify.
1. In the song play screen, press [EDIT].
The edit menu screen appears.
2. Move the cursor to the "SONG" icon and
press [ENTER].
The song edit menu screen appears.
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3. Move the cursor to the "INFO" icon and
press [ENTER].
The song information screen appears.
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4. Move the cursor to "Loop Start," and use
the VALUE dial to specify the measure
number at which loop playback is to start.
5. Move the cursor to "Loop End," and use
the VALUE dial to specify the measure
number at which loop playback is to end.
6. Press [EXIT] several times to return to the
song play screen.
7. Press [LOOP] to make the button light
(Loop on).
8. Press [
].
The song will start playing, and will loop
over the specified region of measures.
9. To stop loop playback, press [LOOP] to
make the button go dark (Loop off).
10.To stop playback, press [
11.If you want to save the loop playback
setting, carry out the "Writing your song"
(p. 79) procedure.
When you delete unwanted patterns from a song,
causing the number of measures in the song to become
less than the Loop End measure number you specified,
the Loop End setting will remain unchanged.
In this case, loop playback won't occur even though
you've pressed [LOOP] and illuminated the button; you
will need to change the Loop End setting.
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