Setting The Universal Beat For Drums, Bass, And Loop Phrases - Boss BR-1200CD Owner's Manual

Setting the Universal Beat for Drums, Bass, and Loop Phrases

Although every drum, bass, and Loop Phrase pattern has its
own beat setting, there is also a universal beat setting that
can be applied to all drum and bass patterns and Loop
Phrases as a whole.
When drum, bass, and loop phrase patterns are played
simultaneously in Pattern mode, they are not played
according to any of their individual beat settings, but instead
conform to one beat setting that is applied to them all.
Example 1) Universal Beat Set to 4/4
fig.20-200
1 1 2 3 4
Drum Pattern 4 / 4
1 1 2 3
Bass Pattern
3 / 4
1 1 2 3 4 5
Loop Phrase 5 / 4
Example 2) Universal Beat Set to 5/4
fig.20-201
1 1 2 3 4
1 1 2 3 4 1 1
Drum Pattern
4 / 4
1 1 2 3 1 1 1 1 2 3
Bass Pattern 3 / 4
1 1 2 3 4 5 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5
Loop Phrase 5 / 4
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1 2 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
1 2 3 1 2 3 1 2 3
The fourth beat is not played,
but is filled by a rest.
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
The Loop Phrase plays
only through the fourth beat.
2 3 4 5 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 2 3 4 5 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 2 3 4 5
The fifth beat is not played,
but is filled by a rest.
2 3 4 5 1 1 1 1 2 3 2 3 4 5 1 1 1 1 2 3 2 3 4 5
The fourth and fifth beats are not
played, but are filled by rests.
2 3 4 5 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 2 3 4 5 1 1 1 1 2 3 4 5 2 3 4 5
The universal pattern beat is set at the factory to 4/4. You can
change this setting using the following procedure.
1. Press PROGRAMMABLE RHYTHM
[ARRANGEMENT/PATTERN] so the PATTERN
indicator is lighted. (Pattern mode)
2. Press PROGRAMMABLE RHYTHM [EDIT].
The Pattern Selection screen will appear.
fig.20-005d
3. Press [F1] (SETUP).
The dialog for pattern setup will appear.
fig.20-006d
4. Move the cursor to "Beat" and use the TIME/VALUE
dial to set a beat.
The beat can be set in a range from 1/1 to 8/8.
5. Press [EXIT/NO] several times to return to the top
screen.
6. If you wish to store the beat setting, save the current
song (p. 70).