Patterns And Songs; Patterns - Boss Dr. Rhythm DR-880 Owner's Manual

Patterns and Songs

Patterns

On the DR-880, 2–4 measures worth of rhythm performance data designed to be played back
repeatedly is called a "pattern."
A pattern has the following structure.
fig.01-010
P500
Tempo
Pattern name
Measure
P002
P001
Pattern name Tempo
1
Am7
Measure 1
Drum part
Bass part
Am7
Chord
Am7
progression
Fill in
Preset pattern (P001–P500)
Drum part
This is the part that plays drum sounds such as
hi-hat and snare, and percussion sounds such as
cowbell and conga.
Bass part
This is the part that plays the bass sound (bass
tone).
Chord progression
This specifies the chord progression to be used
when playing the bass.
Fill-in
This setting adds a fill-in during performance.
You can choose a fill-in pattern from the fill
library (p. 60) so that a fill-in will play at the
specified location.
Tempo
This specifies the playback tempo of the pattern.
38
Kit TSC
1 1 2 3 4
Kit TSC
2 3 4
F Dm7 G
2 3 4
F Dm7 G
F Dm7 G
U500
Tempo
Pattern name
Measure 1
U002
U001
Pattern name Tempo
1
Am7
Measure 1
Drum part
Bass part
Am7
Chord
Am7
progression
Fill in
User pattern (U001–U500)
Kit
This specifies the kit (p. 40) used to play the
drum part.
TSC
This specifies the TSC patch (p. 42) that will be
used.
Pattern name
A name of up to fourteen characters can be
assigned to each pattern.
Kit TSC
2 3 4
Kit TSC
2 3 4
F Dm7 G
2 3 4
F Dm7 G
F Dm7 G