Table Of Contents - Boss Dr. Rhythm DR-550MKII Owner's Manual

Table of Contents

Contents3
Important Notes: Concerning The Power Supply6
Important Notes: Concerning Placement6
Important Notes: Maintenance7
Important Notes: Concerning Memory Backup7
Important Notes: Changing Batteries7
Features Of The Dr-550Mkii8
Panel Description: Front Panel9
Panel Description: Rear Panel10
Panel Description: Display10
How To Change The Batteries11
Basic Setup12
Having A Listen13
Try Out The Key Pads To Hear How They Sound14
Changing Pad Banks15
Playing The Demonstration Songs18
Listening To Rhythm Patterns19
Preparing For Creation Of Rhythm Patterns21
How Rhythms Are Created22
Organization Into Modes: Selecting Among Modes23
Creation Of Rhythm Patterns (Pattern White)25
Creation Of Rhythm Patterns (Pattern White): Step Write26
Creation Of Rhythm Patterns (Pattern White): Real-Time Write28
Creation Of Rhythm Patterns (Pattern White): Clearing Patterns (Deletion)30
Creation Of Rhythm Patterns (Pattern White): Settings For Scale (Shortest Note)31
Creation Of Rhythm Patterns (Pattern White): Setting The Last Step (Length Of One Measure)32
Creation Of Rhythm Patterns (Pattern White): Pattern Copy32
Creation Of Rhythm Patterns (Pattern White): Display Of Rhythm Patterns33
Creation Of Rhythm Patterns (Pattern White): Adjusting The Volume Of The Click Tone33
Creation Of Rhythm Patterns (Pattern White): Rapid Changes In Numerical Values34
Creation Of Rhythm Patterns (Pattern White): Creation Of A Simple Rhythm Pattern35
Creating Songs (Song Write)37
Creating Songs: The Basic Steps38
Creating Songs: Try Out This Simple Song39
Creating Songs: Erasing Song Data (Song Clear)41
Creating Songs: Checking The Pattern Number41
Creating Songs: Changing The Pattern Number42
Creating Songs: Insertion42
Creating Songs: Deletion43
Creating Songs: Copy Of Song Data44
Creating Songs: Jumping To Measure At Top Or End Of Song45
Creating Songs: Checking The Last Step45
Playing Songs47
Playing Songs: Song Play48
Playing Songs: Continue Play49
Playing Songs: Repeat Play50
Playing Songs: Song Chain51
Playing Songs: Initial Tempo52
Advanced Features53
Key Pad Settings54
Settings For The Pad Parameters54
Settings For The Pad Parameters: List Of The Sounds55
Settings For The Pad Parameters: Tone Color56
Settings For The Pad Parameters: Decay56
Settings For The Pad Parameters: Assign Type (Mono/Poly/Exc1,2)56
Settings For The Pad Parameters: Accent Follow58
Settings For The Pad Parameters: Pan58
Making Setting For The Parameters59
Key Pad Settings: Setting The Level60
Creation Of Complex Rhythm Patterns: Scale And Last Step61
Creation Of Complex Rhythm Patterns: Entering Accents65
Creation Of Complex Rhythm Patterns: Playing The Same Sound At Different Timbres66
Creation Of Complex Rhythm Patterns: Replacing Sounds68
Creation Of Complex Rhythm Patterns: Muting69
Creation Of Complex Rhythm Patterns: A Very Complex Rhythm Pattern70
Connecting With External Midi Devices71
The Exchange Of Midi Message71
Connecting With External Midi Devices: Midi Channels72
Midi Messages Recognized By The Dr-550Mkii73
Synchronized Play: Making The Connections75
Synchronized Play: Setting For The Sync Mode75
Synchronized Play: Concerning The Indication Of The Tempo76
Use As A Midi Sound Source: The Parameters77
Use As A Midi Sound Source: Procedure78
Use As A Midi Sound Source: Example Setups79
Tape Interface: Saving80
Tape Interface: Verify82
Tape Interface: Load84
Restoring The Unit To Its Factory Settings (Initialization)85
Reference87
Error Messages88
Troubleshooting90
Factory Settings For The Note Numbers92
Blank Charts93
Midi Implementation Chart95
Midi Implementation: Recognized Receive Data96
Specifications97
Index99
The List Of Preset Pattern107
The List Of Pad Parameter For Preset Pattern129