Boss BR-1200CD Owner's Manual page 178

Creating bass patterns
( ) Allows input in thirty-second-note triplet units.
OFF Allows input at the finest resolution—i.e., 96
clock units per quarter note.
4. Move the cursor to "GATE" and select the duration of
the note to be input (i.e., the gate time) as a percentage
using the TIME/VALUE dial.
GATE (gate time): 10% to 95%
When the value is lowered, the more staccato the
performance will become.
With certain sounds, this can make the bass seem as if it
is being played with the strings muted. When the value
is raised, the more legato (i.e., less staccato) the
performance will become. Normally, a setting of
approximately 80% will be appropriate.
5. Move the cursor to "ACC" and set the volume of the
note to be input using the TIME/VALUE dial.
ACC (accent): 1 to 127
The volume is increased as you raise the value, while
lower values result in lower volume. Ordinarily, this can
be set to 100. When you want to add an accent at certain
locations, you can change the value accordingly.
6. Press CURSOR [
] and [
performance data up or down by one octave.
OCTAVE SHIFT: -2 to +2
[ ]: The data is moved up by one octave.
[ ]: The data is moved down by one octave.
In total, the data can be raised or lowered by a maximum
of two octaves.
7.
Press the track button for the note to be entered.
Performance data will be input each time a track button is
pressed. The length of the performance data is determined
by the length of the note set using "RES." The duration of
the note played by the performance data is determined by
applying the "GATE" setting to this length.
The volume of the note played by the performance data
will correspond to the "ACC" setting.
8. Press [F3] (REST) at locations where a rest is to be
input.
A rest of the length set by "RES" will be input.
9. If you want to delete an item of performance data or a rest
that has been input incorrectly, press [F2] (BACK).
The most recently input item of performance data or rest
will be deleted. Each time this button is pressed, the next
newest item of data or rest will be deleted.
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] to shift the input
10. Input all of the required performance data and rests by
repeating Steps 3 through 9.
When recording has been completed as far as the end of
the set pattern length, "[END]" will be displayed in the
area for measures, and no further input will be possible.
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 Bass Pattern Edit screen will appear once again.
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13. Press [F3] (WR•CPY•DEL).
The Write screen for bass patterns will appear.
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14. Use the TIME/VALUE dial to select the drum pattern to
which the data is to be saved.
Only user bass patterns and song bass patterns may be
selected for saving bass pattern data. You will not be
able to select a preset bass pattern at this time.
15. Press [F3] (GO).
The bass pattern will be saved. When the message "Complete!"
appears, it indicates that saving has been completed.
If you select a different drum pattern or load a new
song without saving the current pattern, all of the
newly recorded data will be lost. This data will also
be lost if you turn off the BR-1200CD before saving.