Boss BR-1200CD Owner's Manual page 164

Creating drum patterns
When working with long patterns or high resolutions, it
is likely that all of the step recording data will not fit into
a single screen. In such a case, you can press one of the
CURSOR [ ] or [ ] to scroll the display to the left or
the right.
In addition, if you want to program a drum not currently
shown on the left of the screen, move the cursor up or
down accordingly. This action will cause the step-
recording grid to scroll up or down, displaying other
drum sounds.
When working on drum patterns created using a method
such as real-time recording, drum sounds may be
positioned at a resolution greater than that set using
"RES." In this type of situation, the "●" may appear to
be superimposed in the display.In order to edit this type
of data, you will first of all need to increase the
resolution to match the drum sound's input position.
5. Press [PLAY] to check whether the pattern is as
required.
[PLAY] will light up and the drum pattern will be
played back.
Press [STOP] at the point where you want to stop playback.
6. To change the pattern tempo or input position or the
test-use drum kit, press [F1] (SETUP).
The Step Recording Setup screen will appear.
fig.20-016ed
7. Move the cursor to "Measure," then set the input
position with the TIME/VALUE dial.
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8. Move the cursor to "Tempo" and use the TIME/VALUE
dial to select a suitable tempo for checking your pattern.
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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.)
Note that the tempo set here is used only for checking that
the drum pattern is as required. In other words, this tempo
will not be saved with the drum pattern. (It is not possible
to set a specific tempo for a drum pattern.)
9. Move the cursor to "Drum Kit" and select a new drum
kit using the TIME/VALUE dial.
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10. Press [ENTER/YES].
The Step Recording Setup screen will be closed and the
original Step Recording screen will appear.
11. Press [EXIT/NO] to end step recording.
The Pattern Recording Selection screen will appear once
again.
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12. Press [EXIT/NO] once again.
The Drum Pattern Edit screen will appear once again.
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13. Press [F3] (WR•CPY•DEL).
The Write screen for drum patterns will appear.
fig.20-024d
14. Use the TIME/VALUE dial to select the drum pattern to
which the data is to be saved.
Only user drum patterns and song drum patterns may
be selected for saving drum pattern data. You will not be
able to select a preset drum pattern at this time.