Boss DR-5 Dr. Rhythm Section Quick Start Manual

DR-5
DR. Rhythm Section
It's a Fact...
The DR-5 Dr. Rhythm Section is a programmable backing
section including drum, bass and keyboard sounds. It uses
"fret-board" buttons and guitar chord macros to program its
4-track sequencer. The DR-5 includes 256 CD-quality
sounds, 64 rhythm kits, 200 preset and 200 user patterns
of up to 4 bars each, each pattern with three instrument
tracks and a drum track. There are 20 song locations with
up to 250 parts per song. It has a guitar-in jack with
speaker simulation, a tuner, it can program instrument lines
from guitar, and has single or double footswitch options for
live performance.

Initializing

1. Hold down both FRET keys while powering on.
2. Press ENTER twice.

Playing the Demo Song

1. Turn the DATA dial to CIRCUS.
2. Press START to hear the Demo Song.
3. Press STOP and use FWD or BWD to select
specific demo parts, press START to resume.

Playing Preset Patterns

1. Hold the SHIFT button and press PTN.
2. Press START.
3. Turn the dial to select additional patterns.

One-Button Fill and Variation

The BOSS DR-5 can play a pattern, fill-to variation,
and fil- to-the-original pattern—each with the press of
a single button. A pattern is normally four bars long,
placing 16 bars at your control with no repeats or
programming! Preset patterns are named in sets of
four by bank and number—i.e. Rock11, Rock12,
Rock13, Rock14—to group them for this feature.
1. Press STOP, then hold SHIFT and press PTN.
2. Turn the dial to select Number 1 in any pattern
group, such as Pattern 004 is Rock21.
3. Press START and pattern will begin to play.
4. Use VAR, FTO, and FTV buttons to choose
between the four patterns in the group.
START/VAR toggles between the Original
pattern (#1) and the Variation pattern (#3). FTV
(pattern #2) is the Fill To Variation. FTO (pattern
#4) is the Fill To Original.
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Playing Rhythm Kits

1. Press the button labeled KIT.
2. Use the DATA dial to select one of the 64 kits.
3. The TRACK SEL button switches between the
drum track and 3 instrument tracks. Play the
pads to hear the sounds.

Playing Chords from Pads

1. Press TRACK SEL until TRACK 1 is selected.
2. Press CHORD ON to the right of the instrument
pads. CHORD will appear in the display.
3. Select a chord root by holding down a note letter
pad on the bottom three rows of pads.
4. Now tap on the different chord type pads on the
top three rows and you'll hear the chords.

Creating a Song

1. Hold the SHIFT button and press SONG.
2. Use the DATA dial to select song number 01.
3. Press the red REAL/STEP button two times to
enter recording standby for step time write.
4. If the PART display does not say "PTN," use the
CURSOR to select it and use the DATA dial to
change it to PTN.
5. Now use the CURSOR (!) button to select a
pattern, then use the DATA dial to select the first
pattern that you want to use for your song.*
6. Once you have selected the pattern, press
ENTER. The upper number in the PART display
will advance to 002?, and wait for a second part.
7. Repeat Steps 5 and 6 several more times adding
more pattern parts to your song.
9. Press REAL/STEP to exit record mode. Press
the START button to hear your masterpiece.
*HOT TIP: When the pattern number on the top line
ends in a question mark you can try out different
patterns without recording them. Use the Start and
Stop buttons to hear parts before pressing Enter.

Amp Simulation and Tuner

The DR-5 has a Guitar In Jack with a built-in speaker
simulator and a tuner.
1. Plug a guitar into BOSS distortion pedal, then
into the back of the DR-5.
2. Hold SHIFT and press the GTR IN pad.
3. Use the DATA Dial to select AMPSIM.
4. To tune guitar, hold SHIFT and press TUNER.
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