Using Rhythm Arrangements; Selecting A Rhythm Arrangement; Changing The Rhythm Arrangement Tempo - Boss BR-1200CD Owner's Manual

Using rhythm arrangements

Selecting a rhythm arrangement

1. Press PROGRAMMABLE RHYTHM [ARRANGEMENT/
PATTERN] so the ARRANGEMENT indicator is lighted.
(Arrangement mode)
2. Press PROGRAMMABLE RHYTHM [EDIT].
The Rhythm Arrangement Selection screen will appear.
fig.21-33d
3. Move the cursor to the rhythm arrangement number
and use the TIME/VALUE dial to select the number of
the desired rhythm arrangement.
fig.21-02d
The user rhythm arrangements and song rhythm
arrangements contained in the BR-1200CD at the time of
purchase are empty; you won't hear anything if you select
one of them. Be sure to select a preset rhythm arrangement
here if you want to hear immediate playback.
4. Press the track buttons for Tracks 8 and 9/10 several
times until they are lighted.
Pressing a button repeatedly allows you to cycle it
through the possible statuses, which are: Off → Flashing
→ Lighted.
Off:
No rhythm arrangement will be played.
Flashing:
Rhythm arrangement will be played only when the BR-
1200CD is recording or performing.
Lighted:
Rhythm arrangement will be always played even when
the BR-1200CD is not recording or performing.
5. Raise the faders for Tracks 8 and 9/10 to suitable levels.
These tracks will now be set up for playback of a rhythm
arrangement.
6. Press [PLAY] to start playback.
The drum pattern and bass pattern comprising the
rhythm arrangement will now be played.
No Loop Phrases are included in preset rhythm
arrangements, and for this reason, there will be no
playback from the Loop Phrase track.
If you would also like to hear a Loop Phrase, select
either a user rhythm arrangement or a song rhythm
arrangement, and then assign a Loop Phrase to it.
("Assembling Loop Phrases" (p. 202))
Changing the rhythm
arrangement tempo
Two different methods can be used to set the rhythm
arrangement's tempo—namely, setting of a fixed tempo for
the overall song and setting of tempos for individual
measures (Tempo Map (p. 209)).
The following section will describe the method for setting a
fixed tempo.
It is important to remember that whenever a fixed tempo
is set, all tempos previously set for individual measures
will be permanently overwritten with this new tempo.
1. Press PROGRAMMABLE RHYTHM [ARRANGEMENT/
PATTERN] so the ARRANGEMENT indicator is lighted.
(Arrangement mode)
2. Press PROGRAMMABLE RHYTHM [EDIT].
The Rhythm Arrangement Selection screen will appear.
fig.21-33d
3. Move the cursor to "BPM" and select a suitable tempo
using the TIME/VALUE dial.
You will be able to hear how your new setting changes
the playback tempo.
The tempo can be set anywhere within a range of 25.0 to
250.0 BPM. (Beats Per Minute—A value that indicates
the tempo in terms of the number of quarter notes
occurring in one minute.)
4. After you have set the tempo, press [EXIT/NO] several
times to return to the top screen.
5. If you wish to store the rhythm arrangement's tempo,
save the current rhythm arrangement (p. 207).
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