Chapter 1. Before You Create Rhythms; Drum Kits And Pad Banks; Drum Kits; Pad Bank - Boss Dr. Rhythm DR-770 Owner's Manual

Chapter 1. Before You Create Rhythms

This chapter provides a basic overview of the DR-770.

Drum Kits and Pad Banks

Drum kits

A drum kit is a set of 55 instruments selected from the 255 onboard instruments
(instrumental sounds). The 55 instruments are assigned a number (pad number) in the
range of 1–55.
fig.101-01a
Instrument
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
251
252
253
254
255
- The DR-770 has 64 preset drum kits (numbers 1–64), and 64 user drum kits, which you
are free to modify (numbers 65–128).
- You may edit the sound (volume, pitch, etc.) of instruments that are assigned to a user
drum kit, which means that you can use them as new instruments in addition to the
built-in instruments.
- On the DR-770, only one drum kit can be used when creating a pattern. It is not
possible to use multiple drum kits in a single pattern.
- A pattern records the number of the drum kit that was used to create that pattern.
This means that if you play back a different pattern, the drum kit will also be changed.

Pad Bank

A pad bank is a group of settings that assigns a drum kit instrument to each of the sixteen
pads. There are two pad banks: A and B.
fig.101-02a
1 ( A01 )
2 ( A02 )
3 ( A03 )
55 ( –23 )
Drum Kit
Crash Cymbal
Closed Hi-hat
Open Hi-hat
1
5
Maracas
9
13
Drum Kit
No.128
1 ( A01 )
2 ( A02 )
3 ( A03 )
No.2
1 ( A01 )
No.1
17 ( B01 )
2 ( A02 )
18 ( B02 )
1 ( A01 )
3 ( A03 )
2 ( A02 )
3 ( A03 )
17 ( B01 )
53 ( –21 )
18 ( B02 )
54 ( –22 )
17 ( B01 )
55 ( –23 )
18 ( B02 )
53 ( –21 )
54 ( –22 )
53 ( –21 )
55 ( –23 )
54 ( –22 )
55 ( –23 )
Pad Bank B
1 2 3 4
Pad Bank A
7 8
5 6
2 3 4
9 10 11 12
6 7 8
13 14 15 16
10 11 12
14 15 16
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