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Front and Rear Panels

fig.001-010

10. PAD Button

Use this button to switch pad banks.

11. CURSOR Buttons

Use these buttons to move the cursor.

12. SHIFT Button

Use this button to access alternate functions
of other buttons.

13. DISPLAY Button

Use this button to switch the contents shown
in the Pattern or Song Play screen.

14. EDIT Button

Use this button to edit settings.

15. EXIT Button

Use this button to exit from an edit screen.

16. ENTER Button

Use this button to finalize a selection or
confirm a value.

17.

(Reset) Button

Returns you to the beginning of the song or
pattern.

18.

(Rewind) Button

Moves the playback location toward the
beginning of the song or pattern.

19.

(Fast-Forward) Button

Moves the playback location forward in the
song or pattern.

20.

(Stop) Button

Stops playback of the song or pattern.

21.

(Play) Button

Starts playback of the song or pattern.

22. REC (Recording) Button

Press this button to record a pattern in real
time (p. 54).

23. LOOP Button

Switches loop playback (p. 82) on/off for the
song.

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Summary of Contents for Dr. Rhythm DR-880

Page 1: ...r Rhythm peration of the unit p of every feature pro ty The manual should can refer out the written permission ...

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Page 3: ...land distributor as listed on the Information sheet 023 DO NOT play a CD ROM disc on a conventional audio CD player The resulting sound may be of a level that could cause permanent hearing loss Damage to speakers or other system components may result 101b The unit and the AC adaptor should be located so their location or position does not interfere with their proper ventilation 102c Always grasp o...

Page 4: ...tiating a call or while conversing Should you experience such problems you should relocate such wireless devices so they are at a greater distance from this unit or switch them off 354a Do not expose the unit to direct sunlight place it near devices that radiate heat leave it inside an enclosed vehicle or otherwise subject it to temperature extremes Excessive heat can deform or discolor the unit 3...

Page 5: ...parately By connecting any other expression pedals you risk causing malfunction and or damage to the unit 562 Use a cable from Roland to make the connection If using some other make of connection cable please note the following precautions Some connection cables contain resistors Do not use cables that incorporate resistors for connecting to this unit The use of such cables can cause the sound lev...

Page 6: ...back key 27 Playing a Pattern Using a Different Sound Switching Kits 28 Using the TSC function to modify the tone and ambience 30 Playing your guitar bass along with patterns 32 Using the special guitar bass effects 33 Chapter 1 An overview of the DR 880 35 DR 880 Application Guide from pattern creation to playback 36 Patterns and Songs 38 Patterns 38 Songs 39 About kits 40 Pad bank 41 About TSC T...

Page 7: ...d progression 58 5 Recording a fill in 60 Pattern editing Pattern Edit 61 Copying a portion of a pattern Copy Measure 61 Inserting blank measures into a pattern Insert Measure 62 Erasing a portion of a pattern Erase 63 Deleting unwanted measures Delete Measure 64 Saving a pattern 65 Naming a pattern Pattern Name 65 Writing your pattern 65 Copying Erasing a pattern 66 Copying a pattern 66 Erasing a...

Page 8: ...witching the display 83 Chapter 5 Playing your guitar bass 85 Using effects 86 Switching effect patches 86 Editing an effect patch Patch Edit 86 Saving Copying an Effect patch 88 Naming an effect patch 88 Writing an effect patch 88 Copying an effect patch 89 Using the Tuner Expression pedal 90 Tuning your guitar bass 90 Using an expression pedal as a volume pedal 91 Guitar effects parameter list 9...

Page 9: ...foot switches 121 Adding a count in 123 Using the same kit TSC patch for playing all patterns and songs 123 Specifying the pattern at power on 124 Chapter 9 Using MIDI 125 Playing the DR 880 from an external MIDI device Playing an external MIDI device from the DR 880 126 Setting the MIDI channel 126 Setting the Volume receive switch 126 Synchronizing the DR 880 with a digital recorder or MIDI sequ...

Page 10: ...ers 138 Macintosh users 139 Reading backup data back into the DR 880 from the computer Recover 141 Windows users 141 Macintosh users 142 Exchanging MIDI messages with your computer MIDI Communication 143 Driver installation and settings 143 Switching the USB function 143 Appendices 145 Restoring the factory settings Factory Reset 146 Troubleshooting 147 Message List 148 Parameter List 149 Preset D...

Page 11: ...e 500 of your own original rhythm patterns In addition to realtime recording or step input you can use the EZ Compose functions or the Groove Modify function to create original patterns easily You can connect multiple rhythm patterns to create a Song and save up to one hundred such songs that you create EZ Compose The EZ Compose functions make it easy to create high quality original patterns with ...

Page 12: ...rformances When making the assignments to the foot switches you can choose from a wide range of functions including starting stopping playback switching patterns setting tap tempo or switching guitar effects You can also connect an expression pedal and use it for pedal control of the volume or as a wah pedal A wide range of output jacks In addition to phone jacks RCA phono jacks are also provided ...

Page 13: ...al Use this to edit the value of a setting 6 GUITAR BASS INPUT You will use these buttons for a guitar or bass you ve connected to the GUITAR BASS INPUT jack EFFECT Button Use this button to change the guitar bass effect turn it on off or edit the settings TUNER Button Use this button to tune your guitar bass 7 OUTPUT SETTING Button Use this button to adjust the output signal 8 SONG PATTERN Button...

Page 14: ...ton Use this button to finalize a selection or confirm a value 17 Reset Button Returns you to the beginning of the song or pattern 18 Rewind Button Moves the playback location toward the beginning of the song or pattern 19 Fast Forward Button Moves the playback location forward in the song or pattern 20 Stop Button Stops playback of the song or pattern 21 Play Button Starts playback of the song or...

Page 15: ... GROOVE MODIFY Button Press this button when you want to use the Groove Modify function 28 TSC Total Sound Control Button Use this button to switch the TSC patch on off or to edit the settings p 30 p 100 29 Key Pads These pads play drum sounds and bass sounds 30 FAVORITE You can use these buttons to register eighty 20 banks x 4 of your favorite pattern song numbers or guitar effect patch numbers 1...

Page 16: ...t switches FS 6 or FS 5U sold separately here and use them to control various functions of the DR 880 7 CTL 3 4 EXP PEDAL Jack You can connect foot switches FS 6 or FS 5U sold separately or an expression pedal Roland EV 5 sold separately here and use them to control various functions of the DR 880 8 INDIVIDUAL A B Jacks These jacks output only the sounds you specify 9 MASTER OUT Jacks R L MONO The...

Page 17: ...hase them separately from your dealer fig 002 010 To prevent malfunction and or damage to speakers or other devices always turn down the volume and turn off the power on all devices before making any connections Making connections Expression pedal Roland EV 5 Stereo headphones AC adaptor BRC series Mixer Guitar amp etc Guitar or Bass Computer Audio set Digital recorder etc Monitor speakers Powered...

Page 18: ...hown in the diagram We recommend that you use a stereo playback system in order to take full advantage of the DR 880 s capabilities If you are using the DR 880 with a monaural playback system connect it to the OUTPUT L MONO jack Turning the power on Once the connections have been completed p 17 turn on power to your various devices in the order specified By turning on devices in the wrong order yo...

Page 19: ...f your amp and other connected equipment 4 Press Playback will begin While listening to the playback turn the MASTER VOLUME knob and PART LEVEL DRUM BASS knobs to adjust the DR 880 s volume fig 002 040 Adjust the volume appropriately on your connected amp or playback system 5 Press to stop playback Turning the power off 1 Before you turn off the power check the following Have you turned down the v...

Page 20: ...o move the cursor to the LCD icon and press ENTER The LCD contrast setting screen appears fig 002 070d 3 Use the VALUE dial to adjust the contrast range 1 16 4 When you ve made the setting press EXIT The message Now writing will appear and the contrast will be saved When the contrast has been saved the message will disappear Do not turn off the power while the message is displayed Your data may be...

Page 21: ...21 Quick Start ...

Page 22: ...0d 3 To stop the demo playback press When you press playback will start from where you had stopped When the demo song plays to the end it will continue playing from the beginning No data for the music that is played will be output from MIDI OUT 4 To exit Demo mode press SONG PATTERN or EXIT All rights reserved Unauthorized use of this material for purposes other than private personal enjoyment is ...

Page 23: ...omatically return from the pad bank setting screen to the previous screen You can press a key pad to play the instrument that s assigned to that pad Playing Different Sounds Switching Pad Banks 1 2 The key pads are velocity sensitive the volume or tone will vary according to how strongly you strike a pad Pad banks are collections of drum instrument sounds that are assigned as a single group to the...

Page 24: ... patterns 001 500 you can also select from user patterns 001 500 Selecting and playing patterns A pattern is two to four measures of rhythm performance data designed to be played back repeatedly Preset patterns can be edited temporarily but you can t overwrite your changes back onto a preset pattern User patterns can be freely edited and overwritten as desired 1 4 3 2 Pattern mode Pattern name Pre...

Page 25: ... finishes playing the reserved pattern will start playing If you press CURSOR during playback you will switch to the previous next pattern and it will start playing immediately This is convenient when you want to listen to the patterns while you re selecting among them 4 To stop playback press If you press once again playback will resume from where it was stopped If you press and then press playba...

Page 26: ...ough 260 You can also specify the tempo by pressing TEMPO TAP at the desired interval This function is called tap tempo Press TEMPO TAP four or more times at intervals of the desired tempo The tempo will be set to the interval at which you pressed the button and the current tempo will be displayed in the tempo setting screen After a short while you will automatically return from the tempo setting ...

Page 27: ...hift fig 003 090 1 Press KEY The Key Shift Setting screen appears fig 003 100d 2 Use the VALUE dial to change the key Range 12 12 You can change the key in semitone steps over a range of 1 octave After a short while you will automatically return from the key shift setting screen to the previous screen Changing the playback key 1 2 ...

Page 28: ...r Kits whose settings you can change fig 003 110 1 Press to start the performance of the pattern 2 Press KIT The Kit Setting screen appears fig 003 111d 3 Use the VALUE dial to select a kit Try switching among the kits and listening to the different sounds Playing a Pattern Using a Different Sound Switching Kits A kit is a collection of 60 drum instruments and one bass tone that is selected as a s...

Page 29: ...olding down SHIFT the kit number will change in steps of ten You can hold down SHIFT and press kit to switch between preset P and user U 4 To stop playback press For more details on the kits refer to p 40 For more on the Preset Kits refer to p 154 When you want to make changes to the kit settings refer to Chapter 7 Creating an original kit Kit Edit p 105 ...

Page 30: ...ches and 20 user TSC patches fig 003 330 1 Press to start the performance of the pattern 2 Press TSC The TSC setting screen appears fig 003 340d 3 Use the VALUE dial to select a TSC patch Try switching among the TSC patches and listening to the different sounds Using the TSC function to modify the tone and ambience Preset patches can be edited temporarily but you can t overwrite your changes back ...

Page 31: ...mber will change in steps of ten You can hold down SHIFT and press TSC to switch between preset P and user U Each time you press TSC the TSC function will turn on button lit or off button unlit For more details on the TSC refer to p 42 For more on the Preset patches refer to p 155 When you want to make changes to the TSC patch settings refer to Chapter 6 Editing the TSC settings p 99 ...

Page 32: ...ake the pattern start playing 3 Play your guitar bass 4 Use the GUITAR BASS INPUT knob to adjust the volume of your guitar bass 2 4 1 You can use the DR 880 s Tuner function to tune your guitar bass For details refer to Tuning your guitar bass p 90 You can connect an expression pedal to the rear panel CTL 3 4 EXP PEDAL jack and use it to control the volume of your guitar bass For details refer to ...

Page 33: ... guitar bass using the effects fig 003 160 1 Press EFFECT The Guitar Effects edit screen appears fig 04 050d 2 Use the VALUE dial to select a patch Try switching among the effect patches and listening to the different sounds Following preset patches P01 P50 you can select user patches U01 U50 Using the special guitar bass effects 1 2 Preset patches can be edited temporarily but you can t overwrite...

Page 34: ...ld down SHIFT and press EFFECT to switch between preset P and user U Each time you press EFFECT the effect will turn on button lit or off button unlit For more details on the effect patches refer to p 43 For more on the Preset patches refer to p 155 When you want to make changes to the Effect patch settings refer to Editing an effect patch Patch Edit p 86 ...

Page 35: ... Chapter 1 An overview of the DR 880 This chapter explains the overall structure of the DR 880 and explains the basic operation By reading this chapter you can gain an overall understanding of the DR 880 ...

Page 36: ...82 Switching patches p 86 Creating a user patch p 86 Pattern playback p 50 Song playback p 81 Guitar bass performance p 32 Using foot switches p 121 Using an expression pedal p 91 Digital output p 119 Synchronized playback p 128 FAVORITE function p 116 Performance and recording Choosing your sounds Using guitar effects Creating patterns Creating a song Create an original pattern and play along on ...

Page 37: ... a song by placing your completed patterns in the desired playback order By making loop settings you can make a specific region of your song play repeatedly You can use guitar effects while playing your guitar or bass In addition to using the preset patches you can also create and store user patches You can play back your completed patterns or songs and play along on your guitar or bass connected ...

Page 38: ...rom 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 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 2 3 4 Am7 F Dm7 G 1 1 Tempo Kit TSC Pattern name P500 2 3 4 Am7 F Dm7...

Page 39: ...you can choose whether playback will be according to the tempo specified within each pattern or the tempo specified for the entire song Kit This specifies the kit p 40 used to play the song Each pattern in the song also specifies a kit but you can choose whether playback will use the kit specified within each pattern or the kit specified for the entire song TSC This specifies the TSC patch p 42 us...

Page 40: ...Separate equalizer and compressor effects are provided for kick snare and other instruments This lets you apply effects that are appropriate for the character of the instrument Insert effects for bass tone Compressor and bass amp simulator effects are provided 001 002 003 004 438 439 440 001 002 040 Instrument Preset kit P001 P100 Bass tone 1 2 P100 20 20 1 2 20 1 2 DRUM 1 DRUM 2 DRUM 3 BASS Inser...

Page 41: ...ck By holding down SHIFT and pressing PAD to select BASS 1 you can play the sounds one octave lower By selecting BASS 1 you can play the sounds one octave higher Kit 16 11 6 1 17 12 7 2 18 13 8 3 19 14 9 4 20 15 10 5 DRUM 1 16 11 6 1 17 12 7 2 18 13 8 3 19 14 9 4 20 15 10 5 DRUM 2 16 11 6 1 17 12 7 2 18 13 8 3 19 14 9 4 20 15 10 5 DRUM 3 BASS BASS 1 BASS 1 1 2 U001 20 20 1 2 20 1 2 DRUM 1 DRUM 2 D...

Page 42: ...room or hall reverberation TSC has the following structure fig 01 050 The DR 880 provides twenty preset TSC patches and another twenty user TSC patches in which you can store your edited settings You can temporarily edit a preset patch but can t overwrite your changes onto the original preset pattern User patches can be freely edited and overwritten Kit STEREO EQ AMBIENCE REVERB U20 STEREO EQ AMBI...

Page 43: ...rameters analogous to the knobs of a compact effect unit which you can adjust to vary the sound A choice of algorithm and the parameter settings for each effect are collectively stored as an effect patch When you switch effect patches the combination of effects their on off status and the parameter values will all change at the same time This means you can change instantly to a completely differen...

Page 44: ...AR BASS INPUT until it reaches the DR 880 s audio outputs fig 01 100 OUTPUT SETTING MASTER OUT DIGITAL OUT INDIVIDUAL OUT Kit Individual Rev Send Direct Insert effect TSC Guitar effect Key pad Insert effect KICK SNARE OTHERS INDIVIDUAL DIRECT Reverb Send Level Drum part Key pad Insert effect BASS INDIVIDUAL DIRECT Bass part Reverb Send Level ...

Page 45: ...11 for each instrument to specify whether or not it will use the insert effects and whether it will be output from MASTER OUT or INDIVIDUAL jacks Output settings Output settings let you make final adjustments before the sound is sent from MASTER OUT Use Output Select to optimize the output for the device that s connected to MASTER OUT e g amp or audio system Adjust the level of the audio signal th...

Page 46: ...ne one octave higher After a short while you will automatically return from the bass pad setting screen to the previous screen Moving the cursor The cursor is shown as reversed highlighted text for an editable setting in the screen When selecting from several icons the cursor is shown as a frame around the icon fig 01 130d If there are several editable items in the screen use the CURSOR buttons to...

Page 47: ...P001 P011 P021 P031 P041 fig 01 160d The Play screen You can change the contents that are shown in the Pattern or Song Play screen the basic screen for playback Pattern Play screen Press DISPLAY to select among the following choices fig 02 040 For details on the contents of the display refer to p 51 Song Play screen Press DISPLAY to select among the following choices fig 03 171 For details on the ...

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Page 49: ...Chapter 2 Patterns playing recording editing Pattern mode is where you play create or edit patterns With the Play screen displayed and playback stopped press SONG PATTERN so PATTERN appears in the display ...

Page 50: ... the tempo 1 Press TEMPO TAP The tempo setting screen appears fig 02 020d 2 Use the VALUE dial to adjust the tempo You can adjust the tempo within the 20 260 range After a short while you will automatically return from the tempo setting screen to the previous screen Setting the tempo by tapping a button Tap Tempo You can also specify the tempo by tapping TEMPO TAP at the desired interval This func...

Page 51: ...ession Shows the chord progression of the pattern The cursor will move as playback progresses indicating the currently playing measure Press DISPLAY to choose the desired type of display for the chord progression area either 4 measures x 3 lines 2 measures x 3 lines or 1 measure x 3 lines When fewer measures are displayed in a single screen you will be able to see the chord progression in greater ...

Page 52: ... step recording to record a pattern For example you can use step recording to edit a portion of a realtime recorded pattern or use step recording to create the basic portion of a pattern and then use realtime recording to add more sounds Before you begin recording Here s the procedure for recording a pattern fig 02 170 Key Shift pattern information p 53 and Chord Progression p 58 settings are disr...

Page 53: ... Measures 1 999 Number of measures If you increase the number of measures after recording the corresponding number of blank measures will be added at the end If you decrease the number of measures the measures that have thus been eliminated will not be played Tempo 20 260 Tempo Arrange OFF ON Specifies whether the Arrange function will operate for the bass part OFF Use this setting if you want the...

Page 54: ...pecify regardless of the force with which you actually struck the key pad SENS The notes will be recorded with the velocity at which you strike the key pad 5 Press to start recording starts blinking in time with the count The screen indication changes to Recording If a pattern has already been recorded the pattern will begin playing 6 In time with the metronome strike the key pads for the instrume...

Page 55: ...want to record sounds one octave higher 2 Press EDIT The edit menu screen appears 3 Move the cursor to the PATTERN icon and press ENTER The pattern edit menu screen appears 4 Move the cursor to the STEP REC icon and press ENTER The pattern step record screen appears Drum part fig 02 210d Bass part fig 02 220d 5 Move the cursor to each of the items listed below and use the VALUE dial to set the val...

Page 56: ... currently selected recording position in measure beat clock units You can move the cursor to this indication and use the VALUE dial to specify the measure beat clock position and then strike a key pad to record directly into the specified position Range 32nd notes 16th note triplets 16th notes 8th note triplets 8th notes quarter note triplets quarter notes whole notes Button operations Moves the ...

Page 57: ...tion If you attempt to do so the previous note will be overwritten by the last recorded note 7 Repeat steps 5 6 if necessary If necessary you can press PAD or hold down SHIFT and press PAD to switch between the drum part and the bass part 8 When you are finished recording press EXIT 9 If you want to save the pattern proceed to Saving a pattern p 65 Recording pitch bend data in the bass part You ca...

Page 58: ...of the pattern 3 VALUE This shows the value of the pitch bend that is recorded at the currently selected position By moving the cursor to this indication and turning the VALUE dial you can edit the value of the recorded pitch bend Range 8192 8191 6 Repeat steps 4 5 if necessary 7 When you are finished recording press EXIT 8 If you want to save the pattern proceed to Saving a pattern p 65 4 Recordi...

Page 59: ...4 OCT SHIFT Specify the octave shift setting for the chord 1 The chord will be played an octave higher 0 Octave shift will not be applied Normal 1 The chord will be played an octave lower The results of the ROOT OCT SHIFT settings are shown together in the lower right of the screen Octave shift is shown as 1 or 1 8 Repeat steps 6 7 if necessary 9 When you re finished recording press EXIT 10 If you...

Page 60: ...50 fig 02 051d A fill in that is longer than the meter can t be placed in the first measure and the next measure after fill in E g a fill in longer than two beats can t be placed in the first measure of a pattern in 2 4 meter The measure display area shows the currently selected measure and the number of the fill in that s recorded at that measure 7 Repeat steps 5 6 if necessary 8 When you re fini...

Page 61: ...2 3 4 5 6 7 copy 1 2 3 4 Copying to the same pattern Copying from a different pattern Parameter Range Explanation Src CURRENT P001 P500 U001 U500 Copy source pattern If you want to copy from the currently selected pattern set this to CURRENT Src Meas 1 n Starting measure of the copy source n is the number of measures in the copy source Num of Meas 1 n Number of copy source measures to copy n is th...

Page 62: ...rt Measure screen will appear fig 02 440d 3 Move the cursor to each field and use the VALUE dial to set the desired value Choose from the instruments in the currently selected kit If you choose ALL the copy operation will apply to all instruments of the currently selected kit You can press a pad to specify the instrument Times 1 999 Number of times to copy the data Copy Mode REPLACE MERGE Specify ...

Page 63: ...d value 4 To erase the data you ve specified press ENTER To cancel press EXIT The message Now working will appear and the data will be erased When the erasure has been completed the message will disappear 5 If you want to save the pattern proceed to Saving a pattern p 65 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 erase Parameter Range Explanation Dest Meas 1 n Measure at which you want to be gin er...

Page 64: ...ue 4 To delete the measures you specified press ENTER To cancel press EXIT The message Now working will appear and the measures will be deleted When the measures have been deleted the message will disappear The number of measures in the pattern will decrease when you perform the Delete Measure procedure and the Measures p 53 indication in Pattern Information will be updated automatically 5 If you ...

Page 65: ... This specifies how the pattern will be saved when you create a pattern with the Pattern Information setting Arrange p 53 turned ON ON The pattern will be saved with the performance data bass as it was converted by the Arrange function If you execute Write with this setting ON the Pattern Information setting Arrange will automatically be turned OFF If you save with NOTE DATA FIX turned on and then...

Page 66: ... appear and the copy will be carried out When the copy is completed the message will disappear Do not turn off the power while the message is displayed Your data may be damaged if you do so Erasing a pattern 1 Select the pattern that you want to erase It is not possible to erase the preset pattern 2 Press EDIT The edit menu screen appears 3 Move the cursor to the PATTERN icon and press ENTER The p...

Page 67: ...ng a few settings in the screen you don t have to input each individual note of the rhythm You can also add a chord progression and fill ins What is Groove Modify Groove Modify functions lets you change the groove rhythmic feel of the pattern playback Groove Modify includes the following three functions Velocity Modify Ghost Note Shuffle ...

Page 68: ... set the value If you want to use the currently selected pattern choose Current as the TYPE Choose as the TYPE for patterns that you don t want to use i e that you want to remain silent Press to play the pattern with the current settings 3 If you want to save the pattern proceed to Saving a pattern p 65 You can use EZ Compose in Pattern mode but not in Song mode p 75 Parameter Range Explanation BE...

Page 69: ...isplayed at once the available choices are 4 measures x 3 lines 2 measures x 3 lines or 1 measure x 3 lines Press to play the pattern with the current settings 3 If you want to save the pattern proceed to Saving a pattern p 65 Parameter Range Explanation KIT P001 P100 U001 U100 Number of the kit to use TYPE No see below Type and number of the preset chord progressions Type 2MEAS Maj 2MEAS Min 4MEA...

Page 70: ...r Range Explanation KIT P001 P100 U001 U100 Number of the kit to use SMALL INTERVAL 1 32MEAS Specify the number of measures af ter which a Small short fill in will be added Example If you set this to 4MEAS a small fill in will be added at measure 4 measure 8 measure 12 etc If the number of measures specified by INTERVAL is greater than the number of measures in the pattern the fill in will not be ...

Page 71: ... and bass 5 Press CURSOR The Velocity Balance setting screen appears fig 02 121d 6 Move the cursor to each item and use the VALUE dial to set the value Parameter Range Explanation On Off OFF ON Turn Velocity Modify on off You can also press GROOVE to turn this on off Template 8FEEL 1 8 16FEEL 1 12 Number of the template you want to use You can use Groove Modify in Pattern mode but not in Song mode...

Page 72: ...al to set the value 5 To execute with the specified settings press ENTER To cancel press EXIT 6 If you want to save the pattern proceed to Saving a pattern p 65 0 150 Adjust the volume of the bass A setting of 0 will make the sound extremely faint With a setting of 100 the velocity will be as specified in the pattern Settings of 101 or higher will make the velocity higher than specified in the pat...

Page 73: ...f Resolution 1 8 1 16 Shuffle playback timing 1 8 Shuffle will be generated in units of eighth notes 1 16 Shuffle will be generated in units of sixteenth notes 1 8 1 16 Rate 50 100 Amount of backbeat shuffle Specifies how far the backbeats will be distanced from the downbeats With a setting of 50 the backbeats will be located ex actly midway between the timing of adjacent down beats With a setting...

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Page 75: ...75 Chapter 4 Song record edit play You ll use Song mode to record edit and play songs With the Play screen displayed and playback stopped press SONG PATTERN so SONG appears in the display ...

Page 76: ...DIT The edit menu screen appears 2 Move the cursor to the SONG icon and press ENTER The song edit menu screen appears fig 03 031d 3 Move the cursor to the INFO icon and press ENTER The song information screen appears fig 03 040d 4 Move the cursor to the parameter you want to edit and use the VALUE dial to edit the value You can record up to 100 songs One song can contain up to 500 patterns and all...

Page 77: ...left side of the display shows the playback key resulting from the Key Shift setting Example If Key pattern Am and Key Shift this is displayed as Bm Loop Start 1 n The measure number from which loop playback p 82 will start n will be the number of measures specified for the song Loop End 1 n The measure number at which loop playback will end n will be the number of measures specified for the song ...

Page 78: ... new step will be inserted and subsequent steps will move backward by one step The inserted step will have the same pattern as selected for the step you selected in step 1 fig 03 080d 3 Use the VALUE dial to select the desired pattern for the newly inserted step Deleting a pattern Here s how to delete an unwanted pattern from the song When you delete a pattern subsequent patterns will be moved for...

Page 79: ...ur song Writing your song 1 In the song edit menu screen move the cursor to the WRITE icon and press ENTER The song write screen appears fig 03 110d 2 Use the VALUE dial to select the user song number into which you want to write your song 3 To write your song into memory press ENTER If you decide to cancel press EXIT The message Now writing will appear and the song will be saved When the song hav...

Page 80: ...ncel press EXIT The message Now writing will appear and the copy will be carried out When the copy is completed the message will disappear Do not turn off the power while the message is displayed Your data may be damaged if you do so Clearing erasing a song 1 Select the song that you want to clear 2 Press EDIT The edit menu screen appears 3 Move the cursor to the SONG icon and press ENTER The song...

Page 81: ...will depend on the Init Tempo p 76 setting of the Song Information screen If Init Tempo is OFF The pattern that is playing when you press TEMPO TAP will change to the altered tempo When the next pattern is reached it is played at its predetermined tempo If Init Tempo is something other than OFF The playback tempo of the song will change to the tempo you specified 1 Press TEMPO TAP The tempo edit s...

Page 82: ...een appears fig 03 041d 4 Move the cursor to Loop Start and use the VALUE dial to specify the measure number at which loop playback is to start 5 Move the cursor to Loop End and use the VALUE dial to specify the measure number at which loop playback is to end 6 Press EXIT several times to return to the song play screen 7 Press LOOP to make the button light Loop on 8 Press The song will start playi...

Page 83: ...splayed in greater detail 9 Chord progression The cursor will move with the playback indicating the currently playing measure You can press DISPLAY to select the type of chord progression display area that you want either 4 measures x 3 lines 2 measures x 3 lines or 1 measure x 3 lines Viewing fewer measures at a time will let you see the chord progression in greater detail fig 03 181d Playback pa...

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Page 85: ...nob to adjust the volume The trademarks listed in this document are trademarks of their respective owners which are separate companies from BOSS Those companies are not affiliated with BOSS and have not licensed or authorized BOSS s DR 880 Their marks are used solely to identify the equipment whose sound is simulated by BOSS s DR 880 ...

Page 86: ...fig 04 060d 1 Effect patch Select the effect patch that you want to edit 2 Effect on off The guitar effects will be switched on off each time you press EFFECT 3 EFFECT TYPE Algorithm Select the algorithm you want to use Range GTR MULTI BASS MULTI ACO MULTI 4 PATCH LEVEL Specify the volume of the effect patch Range 0 100 5 Effect block diagram algorithm You can move the cursor to each effect and tu...

Page 87: ...uitar effects edit screen In order to indicate that the effect settings have been temporarily changed the patch number will be displayed as TMP If you re select an effect patch or turn off the DR 880 while TMP is being displayed all of the patch settings will return to their previous condition As it may not be possible to restore these settings the appropriate care should be taken 3 If you want to...

Page 88: ...effect patch Writing an effect patch Here s how to save an effect patch you edited 1 In the guitar effects edit screen move the cursor to WRITE and press ENTER The effect patch write screen appears fig 04 090d 2 Use the VALUE dial to select the write destination user patch 3 To write the patch press ENTER If you decide to cancel press EXIT The message Now writing will appear and the effect patch w...

Page 89: ...e patch number you want to copy from 3 Move the cursor to the copy destination patch number and use the VALUE dial to select the patch number you want to copy to 4 To execute the copy press ENTER If you decide to cancel press EXIT The message Now writing will appear and the copy will be carried out When the copy is completed the message will disappear Do not turn off the power while the message is...

Page 90: ... re tuning Typical tuning for each string 4 Watch the tuning guide and tune your instrument so that both left and right indicators are lit fig 04 040d 5 Repeat steps 2 4 to tune the remaining strings If you re tuning a guitar that has a vibrato arm tuning one string may cause other strings to drift First tune the strings approximately so that the correct note names are displayed Then continue tuni...

Page 91: ...been saved the message will disappear Do not turn off the power while the message is displayed Your data may be damaged if you do so Using an expression pedal as a volume pedal When you connect an expression pedal such as the Roland EV 5 sold separately to the rear panel s CTL 3 4 EXP PEDAL jack you will be able to control the volume of your guitar bass that is connected to the GUITAR BASS INPUT j...

Page 92: ...OFF ON Switches FX on off FX Select COMPRESSOR A WAH P WAH CHORUS PHASER FLANGER TREMOLO PAN Choose one effect to use AMP NS FX DLY REV Effect Page COMPRESSOR p 96 BASS AMP SIM p 97 NOISE SUPPRESSOR p 93 FX T WAH p 97 P WAH p 94 CHORUS p 94 PHASER p 95 FLANGER p 95 TREMOLO p 95 PAN p 95 DELAY p 96 Parameter Range Explanation On Off OFF ON Switches FX on off FX Select T WAH P WAH CHORUS PHASER FLAN...

Page 93: ...1959 MS HiGAIN Models the sound of a Marshall with modified midrange boost POWER STACK The sound of an amp stack with an active tone circuit R FIER RED Models the RED channel of a MESA Boogie DUAL Rectifier T AMP Crnch Models AMP2 of a Hughes Kett ner Triamp T AMP LEAD Models AMP3 of a Hughes Kett ner Triamp SLDN Models a Soldano SLO 100 LEAD STACK A high gain lead sound 5150 DRIVE Models the lead...

Page 94: ...N Specifies the direction that the filter moves in response to the input UP The filter will move toward a higher frequency DOWN The filter will move toward a lower frequency Sens 0 100 Specifies the sensitivity of the filter movement Freq 0 100 Center frequency of the wah effect Peak 0 100 Depth of the wah effect in the re gion of the center frequency Higher values produce a stronger tone which em...

Page 95: ...ect is applied Resonance 0 100 Intensity of the effect s quirkiness Parameter Range Explanation Rate 0 100 BPM BPM Effect modulation rate If you set this to BPM the effect will synchronize to the tempo of the pattern If this produces a cycle that is too fast the effect will synchronize to 1 2 or 1 4 of the actual BPM Depth 0 100 Depth of modulation Manual 0 100 Center frequency at which the ef fec...

Page 96: ...sound Parameter Range Explanation On Off OFF ON Reverb on off Type ROOM HALL PLATE Reverb type ROOM This simulates the acoustical properties of a room pro ducing a warm reverberation HALL This simulates the acoustical properties of a concert hall producing a clear and spacious reverberation PLATE This simulates a plate reverb unit a device using a vi brating metal plate producing a metallic reverb...

Page 97: ...und FLAT Flat response Gain 0 100 Amount of amp distortion Bass 0 100 Low range tone Middle 0 100 Midrange tone Treble 0 100 High range tone Presence 0 100 Ultra high range tone Level 0 100 Overall volume of the amp Parameter Range Explanation Polarity Up Down Specifies the direction that the filter moves in response to the input Up The filter will move toward a higher frequency Down The filter wi...

Page 98: ...eter Range Explanation On Off OFF ON Switches ACOUSTIC PROCESSOR on off Low 50 0 50 Adjusts the tone for the low fre quency range High 50 0 50 Adjusts the tone for the high fre quency range Level 0 100 Adjusts the volume of the acoustic processor Parameter Range Explanation On Off OFF ON Switches EQUALIZER on off Low 20 20 dB Low range tone Mid 20 20 dB Midrange tone High 20 20 dB High range tone ...

Page 99: ...99 Chapter 6 Editing the TSC settings You can edit the settings of the stereo three band equalizer and ambience reverb provided by the TSC section and store these settings as one of twenty user patches ...

Page 100: ...edit screen Stereo EQ edit screen fig 05 020d Ambience Reverb edit screen fig 05 030d 4 Move the cursor to the parameter you want to edit and use the VALUE dial to edit the value 5 When you have made the setting press EXIT to return to the TSC patch edit screen In order to indicate that the TSC patch settings have been temporarily changed the patch number will be displayed as TMP If you re select ...

Page 101: ...z Frequency Low Gain 20 20 dB Low Gain 20 20 dB Gain 0 Shelving type Other than Shelving Peaking Low Q 0 5 16 0 Parameter Range Explanation On Off OFF ON AMBIENCE REVERB on off Type see below Ambience Reverb type AMBIENCE Simulates an ambience mic placed in an off mic lo cation at a distance from the sound source used in re cording ROOM Simulates the reverberation of a room HALL Simulates the reve...

Page 102: ...4 00 kHz Frequency at which the low fre quency region of the late reverbera tion begins to be attenuated The late reverberation in the region below the L Damp Freq setting will be attenuated High Damp 0 10 1 00 Attenuation of the late reverbera tion s high frequency range H Damp Freq 400 Hz 20 0 kHz Frequency at which the high fre quency region of the late reverbera tion begins to be attenuated Th...

Page 103: ...nue to Writing a TSC patch Writing a TSC patch Here s how to save an edited TSC patch 1 In the TSC patch edit screen move the cursor to WRITE and press ENTER The TSC patch edit screen appears fig 05 040d 2 Use the VALUE dial to select the write destination user patch 3 To write the patch press ENTER If you decide to cancel press EXIT The message Now writing will appear and the TSC patch will be sa...

Page 104: ...ber you want to copy from 3 Move the cursor to the copy destination patch number and use the VALUE dial to select the patch number you want to copy to 4 To execute the copy press ENTER If you decide to cancel press EXIT The message Now writing will appear and the copy will be carried out When the copy is completed the message will disappear Do not turn off the power while the message is displayed ...

Page 105: ...105 Chapter 7 Creating an original kit Kit Edit Kit Edit lets you choose sounds and make settings for the drum part and for the bass part and store your original kit in one of the 100 user kit memories ...

Page 106: ...ou want to edit and use the VALUE dial to edit the value To hear the sounds strike key pads 1 20 or play back a pattern 3 When you have made the setting press EXIT to return to the kit edit screen In order to indicate that the kit settings have been temporarily changed the kit number will be displayed as TMP If you re select a kit or turn off the DR 880 while TMP is being displayed all of the kit ...

Page 107: ...FX OTHERS The sound will be processed by the Others insert effect The output destination will be as specified by the Out put Assign setting of the insert effect p 108 IND A The sound will be output from the INDIVIDUAL A jack IND B The sound will be output from the INDIVIDUAL B jack IND A B The sound will be output from both INDIVIDUAL A and B jacks Mute Group OFF 1 31 Specifies how the unit is to ...

Page 108: ...tion Volume Note on Time Note off Decay Time Rel Time Decay Lev INS FX L R L R INS FX L R Pan KICK SNARE OTHERS Out Assign for KICK SNARE see next Output destination for the sound MASTER The sound will be output from the MASTER OUT jacks IND A The sound will be output from the INDIVIDUAL A jack IND B The sound will be output from the INDIVIDUAL B jack IND A B The sound will be output from both IND...

Page 109: ...ving type EQ or ad just the steepness of the response curve around the center frequency of the High equalizer Parameter Range Explanation Low Freq 20 0 Hz 12 5 kHz Low Freq 20 0 Hz 12 5 kHz Frequency Low Gain 20 20 dB Low Gain 20 20 dB Gain 0 Shelving type Other than Shelving Peaking Low Q 0 5 16 0 High Freq 400 Hz 20 0 kHz Frequency High Gain 20 20 dB Gain 0 Shelving type High Freq 400 Hz 20 0 kH...

Page 110: ... Common settings fig 06 090d Parameter Range Explanation Tone See p 153 Select the bass sound Level 0 100 Volume of the bass part Pan L50 CENTER R50 Panning of the bass part This is valid only if Out Assign is set to MASTER or IND A B Rev Send 0 100 Reverb depth This is valid only if Out Assign is set to MASTER Out Assign see below Select the output destination for the sound or the insert effect t...

Page 111: ...the MASTER OUT jacks IND A The sound will be output from the INDIVIDUAL A jack IND B The sound will be output from the INDIVIDUAL B jack IND A B The sound will be output from both INDIVIDUAL A and B jacks Parameter Range Explanation Volume Note on Time Note off Decay Time1 Decay Time2 Rel Time Attack Lev Decay Lev INS FX L R Pan Parameter Range Explanation Cmp On Off OFF ON Comp On Off Threshold 0...

Page 112: ...els an SWR SM 400 BASS 360 Models an Acoustic 360 T E Models a Trace Elliot AH600SMX B MAN Models a Fender Bassman 100 FLIP TOP Models an Ampeg B 15 BASS CLEAN Clean sound BASS CRUNCH Crunch sound with a natural dis tortion BASS HiGAIN High gain sound FLAT Flat response Gain 0 100 Amount of amp distortion Bass 0 100 Low range tone Middle 0 100 Midrange tone Treble 0 100 High range tone Presence 0 ...

Page 113: ...Writing a kit Writing a kit 1 In the first kit edit screen move the cursor to WRITE and press ENTER The kit write screen appears fig 06 150d 2 Use the VALUE dial to select the write destination user kit number 3 To write your edited kit into the selected destination press ENTER If you decide to cancel press EXIT The message Now writing will appear and the kit will be written When the kit have been...

Page 114: ...you want to copy 3 Move the cursor to the copy destination kit number and use the VALUE dial to select the kit number to which you want to copy 4 To execute the copy press ENTER If you decide to cancel press EXIT The message Now writing will appear and the copy will be carried out When the copy is completed the message will disappear Do not turn off the power while the message is displayed Your da...

Page 115: ...115 Chapter 8 Convenient function System settings ...

Page 116: ... to step 3 If you decide to cancel the FAVORITE operation at this point press EXIT 3 Press one of the FAVORITE 1 4 buttons The button you pressed will light If while a pattern is playing you press a button to which a pattern has been registered that pattern will be reserved it will start playing when the current pattern has finished playing If while a song is playing you press a button to which a ...

Page 117: ...tch number If you don t need to register either a pattern song or an effect patch turn the VALUE dial toward the left to specify as the number 3 Press a key pad 1 20 to select the bank in which you want to register your favorite selection 4 Press one of the FAVORITE 1 4 buttons to select the number in which you want to register your favorite selection 5 If you are satisfied with your settings pres...

Page 118: ...ite your settings as user data select U If you don t want to write a certain item choose If a preset is currently selected the write destination will initially be a preset number If you attempt to carry out the Write procedure in this state the message Select user will appear and the data will not be written You must change the write destination to a user memory number or 3 To write the data press...

Page 119: ...ES Choose this if an audio system or recorder is connected or if you re listening through headphones connected to the PHONES jack D Out Lev 0 200 Adjust the level of the digital audio signal sent from the DIGITAL OUT jack Low EQ 20 20 dB Low range boost cut amount High EQ 20 20 dB High range boost cut amount Ambience 0 200 Ambience volume Parameter Range Explanation Out Assign MASTER IND A B IND A...

Page 120: ...ions in dynamics 4 When you ve made the setting press EXIT The message Now writing will appear and the currently setting will be saved When the currently setting have been saved the message will disappear Do not turn off the power while the message is displayed Your data may be damaged if you do so Tuning the bass part Here s how to set the reference pitch of the bass part The master tune setting ...

Page 121: ...connections Set the MODE switch and POLARITY switch as shown in the figure fig 07 082 When Connecting the FS 5U fig 07 080 In order to connect two foot switches to a jack you will need a special cable PCS 31 sold separately Set the POLARITY switch as shown in the figure fig 07 083 When connecting a single FS 5U to each jack fig 07 084 If you connect only one foot switch to each jack the settings f...

Page 122: ...back will start from the beginning of the pat tern or song TAP TEMPO You can input Tap Tempo by press ing the foot switch at the desired in terval LOOP The same function as pressing LOOP PTN SNG INC Switch to the pattern or song of the next number PTN SNG DEC Switch to the pattern or song of the preceding number If you press the switch while a pattern or song is playing the next selected pattern o...

Page 123: ...en you play back a pattern or song the kit and TSC patch specified by each pattern or song will be used However if desired you can disable this so that the currently selected kit and or TSC patch will be used when playing any pattern or song 1 From the pattern or song play screen press EDIT The edit menu screen appears 2 Move the cursor to the PLAY OPTION icon and press ENTER The Play Option scree...

Page 124: ...cursor to the PLAY OPTION icon and press ENTER The Play Option screen appears fig 07 100d 3 Move the cursor to the PowerOnPtn and use the VALUE dial to select the patch number Range P001 U500 fig 07 120d 4 When you ve made the setting press EXIT The message Now writing will appear and the currently setting will be saved When the currently setting have been saved the message will disappear Do not t...

Page 125: ...e way MIDI has been implemented on this unit If you should require this publication such as when you intend to carry out byte level programming please contact the nearest Roland Service Center or authorized Roland distributor If you want to use the MIDI connectors for MIDI communication with external MIDI equipment set the USB Mode to STORAGE p 134 You can use the USB connector for MIDI communicat...

Page 126: ... the cursor to MIDI Ch Drum or MIDI Ch Bass and use the VALUE dial to specify the MIDI channel for each You must set the Drum part and the Bass part to different MIDI channels Program change messages are received on the MIDI channel of the drum part Note messages produced when you strike the key pads p 127 are transmitted on the MIDI channel of the drum part or the bass part 5 Move the cursor to R...

Page 127: ... message will be ignored Bank Select Program Change messages These messages will switch kits Transmit the bank number and then the program number The bank number alone will not switch the kit If you don t need to change the bank number you can simply transmit the program number alone For details on the messages that can be received and transmitted by a connected external device refer to the manual...

Page 128: ...e handled by external devices you ve connected refer to the owner s manuals of your equipment Sync Mode setting The Sync Mode setting specifies whether the DR 880 will operate as a slave or master 1 With playback stopped press EDIT The edit menu screen appears 2 Move the cursor to the MIDI icon and press ENTER The MIDI menu screen appears 3 Move the cursor to the SETTING icon and press ENTER The M...

Page 129: ...ng will appear and the currently setting will be saved When the currently setting have been saved the message will disappear Do not turn off the power while the message is displayed Your data may be damaged if you do so Tempo when operating as a slave When the DR 880 is operating as a slave you can t control the tempo from the DR 880 itself ...

Page 130: ...ur MIDI keyboard or MIDI pads as a DR 880 pattern you ll use pattern realtime recording fig 08 050 1 First make various settings as described in 2 Making basic settings for the pattern p 53 2 Proceed as described in 3 1 Using realtime recording p 54 and play your external MIDI keyboard or MIDI pads in step 6 3 When you re finished recording press Recording a performance from your sequencer or rhyt...

Page 131: ...Move the cursor to the SETTING icon and press ENTER The MIDI setting screen appears fig 08 030d 4 Move the cursor to Device ID and use the VALUE dial to specify the device ID number Range 17 32 5 When you ve made the setting press EXIT The message Now writing will appear and the currently setting will be saved When the currently setting have been saved the message will disappear Do not turn off th...

Page 132: ...k Load Transmit the data from the connected MIDI device fig 08 100 1 With playback stopped press EDIT The edit menu screen appears 2 Move the cursor to the MIDI icon and press ENTER The MIDI menu screen appears 3 Move the cursor to the B LOAD icon and press ENTER The bulk load standby screen appears fig 08 110d 4 Transmit the data from the connected MIDI device While the DR 880 is receiving data t...

Page 133: ...computer You can also load recover saved data from your computer into the DR 880 MIDI communication You can send and receive MIDI messages between your computer and the DR 880 In order to do this you will need to install the USB MIDI driver on your computer Please read InstallManualE pdf PDF file included on the CD ROM and proceed as directed Connecting a computer Use the USB cable to connect the ...

Page 134: ...the cursor to the USB icon and press ENTER The USB menu screen appears 3 Move the cursor to the MODE icon and press ENTER The USB mode setting screen appears fig 09 010d 4 Use the VALUE dial to select the desired USB function STORAGE Choose this if you want to import SMF data or back up recover data MIDI Choose this if you want to transmit receive MIDI messages between the DR 880 and your computer...

Page 135: ... 5 Move the cursor to MIDI Ch Drum and use the VALUE dial to specify the MIDI channel of the drum part you want to import from SMF Range 1 16 OFF If you choose OFF the drum part will not be imported 6 Move the cursor to MIDI Ch Bass and use the VALUE dial to specify the MIDI channel of the bass part you want to import from SMF Range 1 16 OFF If you choose OFF the bass part will not be imported 7 M...

Page 136: ... 09 200 2 In the Safely Remove Hardware dialog box click OK Windows 2000 Me users 1 Right click the DR 880 icon or the Removable disk icon in My Computer and execute Remove 2 Click the icon in the task tray and click the message that indicates Safely remove drive fig 09 200 3 In the Safely Remove Hardware dialog box click OK 11 Press EXIT If you press EXIT without copying SMF data to the DR 880 th...

Page 137: ... the pattern number into which the data is to be imported Range 001 500 The user pattern selected as the import destination will be overwritten in the import process 8 Press ENTER When connection with the PC has been established the message will displayed 1 Copy one SMF and 2 CloseConnection A BOSS_DR 880 icon will appear on your computer fig 090 031 9 Drag and drop the SMF file you want to import...

Page 138: ...ion with the computer has been established the message will displayed Copy data files A BOSS_DR 880 icon or a Removable disk icon will appear on the computer fig 09 030 5 Double click the BOSS_DR 880 or Removable disk icon The files from the DR 880 will be displayed on the computer 6 Copy the files to be backed up into a backup folder on your computer It is good practice to create a new folder for...

Page 139: ...h users 1 Use a USB cable to connect the DR 880 to your computer 2 With playback stopped press EDIT The edit menu screen appears 3 Move the cursor to the USB icon and press ENTER The USB menu screen appears 4 Move the cursor to the BACKUP icon and press ENTER The USB backup screen appears If USB Mode is set to MIDI the message Check USB Mode is displayed and the SMF Backup screen will not appear P...

Page 140: ...his point you can safely disconnect the USB cable from the DR 880 and the computer If you press EXIT without performing step 7 the message Disconnect OK is displayed In this case press EXIT and then perform step 7 If you press ENTER the connection between the DR 880 and the computer will be forcibly terminated In this case it is possible that the backup will be incomplete making successful recover...

Page 141: ...ou want to back into the DR 880 7 Copy them to the BOSS_DR 880 icon or Removable disk icon on the computer 8 Close the USB connection Windows XP users Right click the BOSS_DR 880 icon or the Removable disk icon in My Computer and execute Remove If you are unable to execute the Remove operation in this way proceed as follows 1 Click the icon in the task tray and click the message that indicates Saf...

Page 142: ...E and then power it up again p 134 fig 09 220d When connection with the computer has been established the message will displayed Copy data files A BOSS_DR 880 icon will appear on the computer fig 09 031 5 Open the folder on the computer where you have stored the backup data 6 Select all of the files you want to back into the DR 880 7 Copy them to the BOSS_DR 880 icon on the computer 8 Close the US...

Page 143: ... proceed as directed You will need Adobe Reader in order to read InstallManualE pdf Switching the USB function If you want to use the USB connector for MIDI communication with your computer set the USB Mode to MIDI p 134 What is the USB MIDI driver The USB MIDI driver is software that passes MIDI messages between the DR 880 and an application running on your computer e g recording software or sequ...

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Page 145: ...145 Appendices ...

Page 146: ... p 138 to save the data on the computer before you execute Factory Reset 1 With playback stopped press EDIT The edit menu screen appears 2 Move the cursor to the FACTORY RESET icon and press ENTER The display will ask Factory reset fig 11 010d 3 If you re sure you want to execute Factory Reset press ENTER If you decide to cancel without executing press EXIT The message Now writing will appear and ...

Page 147: ...sing does not start playback Could the Sync Mode be set to MIDI p 128 Could you have selected a pattern or song that contains no performance data Loop playback doesn t occur when you press LOOP Could you be in Pattern mode Could the Loop End setting be greater than the number of measures in the song p 77 p 82 Problems with MIDI An external MIDI device won t play the DR 880 The DR 880 won t play an...

Page 148: ... DR 880 does not support Action Check that the SMF is in a format that can be imported by the DR 880 p 135 Now working Cause Data is being processed Action Please wait until the message disappears Now writing Cause Data is being saved to memory Action Never turn off the power while this message is displayed If you turn off the power while this message is displayed it is possible that previously sa...

Page 149: ...et Value Song name 14 characters INFO Init tempo OFF 20 260 120 Key Shift 12 12 0 Loop Start 1 n 1 Loop End 1 n 1 Kit Select SONG PATTERN SONG Kit Number P001 P100 U001 U100 P001 TSC Select SONG PATTERN SONG TSC Switch OFF ON ON TSC Number P01 P20 U01 U20 P01 Parameter Range Reset Value Output Select Master Output Sel GUITAR AMP LINE PHONES LINE PHONES D Out Lev 0 200 100 Low EQ 20 20 dB 0 dB High...

Page 150: ...K1 PAD01 BANK3 PAD20 V 1 127 1 START STOP 2 TAP TEMPO 3 G FX Pt INC 4 G FX Pt DEC PLAY OPTION COUNT IN Measures OFF 1MEAS 2MEAS OFF Inst STICK Hi HAT VOICE STICK Level 0 100 80 PLAY OPTION OTHERS Kit SelMod LINK MANUAL LINK TSC SelMod LINK MANUAL LINK PowerOnPtn P001 P500 U001 U500 P001 MIDI SETTING MIDI Ch Drum 1 16 OFF 10 MIDI Ch Bass 1 16 OFF 2 Rx MIDI Vol OFF ON OFF Sync Mode INTERNAL MIDI REM...

Page 151: ...Rock Rim 079 Rock Snare 080 FatsoSnare 081 DryHybdSnr 082 RockRimSnr 083 Heavy Rim 084 Heavy Snr No Name 085 Stdio1 Rim 086 Stdio1 Snr 087 Stdio2 Rim 088 Stdio2 Snr 089 TitanSnr 1 090 TitanSnr 2 091 TitanSnr 3 092 TitanSnr 4 093 Bright Snr 094 Iron Snr 1 095 Iron Snr 2 096 Wood Snr 1 097 Wood Snr 2 098 Wood Snr 3 099 Wood Snr 4 100 Wet Snare1 101 Wet Snare2 102 AmbientSN1 103 AmbientSN2 104 Reg Sn...

Page 152: ... Dry 2ClHH2 255 Dry 2 OpHH 256 Dry 2 PdHH 257 Reg ClHH 1 258 Reg ClHH 2 259 Reg HfHH 260 Reg PdHH 261 Reg OpHH No Name 262 Stdio ClHH 263 Stdio PHHH 264 Stdio PdHH 265 Stdio OpHH 266 Rock ClHH1 267 Rock ClHH2 268 Rock ClHH3 269 Rock PdHH 270 Rock OpHH 271 Jazz ClHH 272 Jazz PdHH 273 Jazz OpHH 274 Brush ClHH 275 Brush OpHH 276 TR808 ClHH 277 TR808 OpHH 278 TR909 CHH1 279 TR909 CHH2 280 TR909 OpHH 2...

Page 153: ...412 Dist Hit 413 Thin Beef 414 Smear Hit 415 Scratch1ps 416 Scratch2ps 417 Scratch2pl 418 Scratch1pl 419 MG Zap 1 420 MG Zap 2 421 MG Zap 3 422 Beam HiQ 423 Vox Kick 1 No Name 424 Vox Kick 2 425 Vox Snare1 426 Vox Snare2 427 Vox Hihat1 428 Vox Hihat2 429 Vox Hihat3 430 Vox Cymbal 431 One 432 Two 433 Three 434 Four 435 Aah 436 Hou 437 Pa 438 Chiki 439 Bass Glis1 440 Bass Glis2 No Name Bass Tone No ...

Page 154: ...P043 Pop 1 P044 Pop 2 P045 Pop 3 P046 Pop 4 P047 Pop 5 P048 Pop 6 P049 Pop 7 P050 Pop 8 P051 Half R B P052 Fusion 1 P053 Fusion 2 P054 Fusion 3 P055 Fusion 4 P056 Fusion 5 P057 Fusion 6 P058 Funk 1 P059 Funk 2 P060 Funk 3 P061 Soul 1 P062 Soul 2 P063 Reggae P064 Ballad P065 Rockabilly P066 Country 1 P067 Country 2 P068 Slow Light P069 Unplugged 1 P070 Unplugged 2 P071 Unplugged 3 P072 Vintage 1 P0...

Page 155: ...I P15 POWER STACK GTR MULTI P16 T AMP DRIVE GTR MULTI P17 COMBO DRIVE GTR MULTI P18 SMOOTH DRIVE GTR MULTI P19 FLANGE DRIVE GTR MULTI P20 CHORUS DRIVE GTR MULTI P21 COOL CRUNCH GTR MULTI P22 TWEED BLUES GTR MULTI P23 STACK CRUNCH GTR MULTI P24 VOXY DRIVE GTR MULTI P25 T WAH CRUNCH GTR MULTI P26 TEMPO DELAY GTR MULTI P27 COMBO ECHO GTR MULTI P28 60s ECHO GTR MULTI P29 MILD CRUNCH GTR MULTI P30 PHAS...

Page 156: ...s Slow Blues 056 Rock Ballad Rock Ballad 057 West Coast West Coast 058 Rockabilly Rockabilly 059 Ride Beat 16 Beat Rock 060 Strong Beat 061 16Beat Rock 1 062 16Beat Rock 2 063 Fast 16Beat Fast 16 Beat 064 Anthem Rock Shuffle Rock 065 Moon Shuffle 066 Foot Shuffle 067 Ride Shuffle 068 Rock Jam 1 069 Rock Jam 2 070 Town Shuffle 071 City Shuffle 072 Shuffle Rock 073 Surf Rock 1 Surf Rock 074 Surf Roc...

Page 157: ...ky Soul 2 181 Soul 1 182 Soul 2 183 Soul 3 184 Soul 4 185 Peddler Funk Funk 186 Soul Funk 187 Funk Machine 188 Super Funk 189 Oakland Funk 190 House Funk 191 Funky Boy 192 Funk Pop 193 Heavy Funk 194 Fast Funk 195 Funk Rock 1 196 Funk Rock 2 197 Funk Series A 198 Funk Series B 199 Funk Series C 200 Funk Series D 201 FunkStraight 1 202 FunkStraight 2 203 Perc Funk 1 204 Perc Funk 2 205 Perc Funk 3 ...

Page 158: ...mba 3 308 Samba 4 309 Samba 5 310 Samba 6 311 Big Samba 1 Big Samba 312 Big Samba 2 313 Big Samba 3 314 Up Samba 1 Up Samba 315 Up Samba 2 316 Rio Samba 1 Rio Samba 317 Rio Samba 2 318 Bossa Nova 1 Bossa Nova 319 Bossa Nova 2 320 Bossa Nova 3 321 Bossa Nova 4 322 Bossa Nova 5 323 Bossa Nova 6 324 Luv Bossa 1 Luv Bossa 325 Luv Bossa 2 326 Up Bossa 1 Up Bossa 327 Up Bossa 2 328 Brush Bossa 1 Brush B...

Page 159: ...Step 2 431 Techno 1 Techno 432 Techno 2 433 Techno 3 434 Techno 4 435 Techno 5 436 Dutch Trance Trance 437 Euro Trance 438 Hard Trance Hard Trance 439 Hard Core Hard Core 440 Disco Disco 441 8Beat 1 8 Beat 442 8Beat 2 443 8Beat 3 444 8Beat 4 445 8Beat 5 446 8Beat 6 447 8Beat 7 448 8Beat 8 449 8Beat 9 450 8Beat 10 451 8Beat 11 452 8Beat 12 453 8Beat 13 454 8Beat 14 455 8Beat 15 456 16Beat 1 16 Beat...

Page 160: ... Messages Altered True Voice Note On Note Off Key s Channel s 1 16 1 16 Mode 3 X O 9n V 1 127 X 0 127 X X X O O O O 1 16 1 16 Memorized Mode 3 X 1 2 Volume Bank Select Data Entry RPN MSB LSB O X 0 127 0 127 X X O O O O O Dr Rhythm Model DR 880 Date Aug 11 2004 Version 1 00 MIDI Implementation Chart 7 0 6 38 100 101 3 4 MIDI Implementation Chart ...

Page 161: ... O X 0 99 O O 1 Relationship between Percussion instrument and Note number is common to transmit and receive 2 Some sounds may not play at the correct pitch 3 Can be set to O or X 4 Used to specify preset user kits 5 When Sync mode is MIDI this message can not transmitted 6 When Sync mode is INTERNAL this message can not received 7 When Sync mode is INTERNAL or REMOTE this message can not received...

Page 162: ...vidual A B 1 4 Phone Type Digital Out coaxial CTL 1 2 TRS 1 4 Phone Type CTL 3 4 EXP PEDAL TRS 1 4 Phone Type USB MIDI IN OUT AC Adaptor Front Phones Stereo 1 4 Phone Type Guitar Bass Input 1 4 Phone Type Power Supply AC Adaptor BRC series Power Consumption 600 mA Max Dimensions 273 W x 242 D x 72 H mm 10 3 4 W x 9 9 16 D x 2 7 8 H inches Weight 1 4 kg 3 lbs 2 oz excluding AC adaptor Accessories A...

Page 163: ...S 94 CLEAR 66 80 Clear 80 COMMON 108 COMP 109 111 COMPRESSOR 94 96 Compressor 109 111 Contrast 20 COPY 61 66 80 89 104 114 Copy 61 66 80 89 104 114 Copy Mode 62 COSM 11 93 97 112 Count In 123 CTL 1 2 16 121 CTL 3 4 EXP PEDAL 16 91 121 Current 68 69 CURSOR 14 D D Out Lev 119 Data Block 131 Decay Lev 107 110 Decay Time 107 DecayTime1 110 DecayTime2 110 DELAY 96 DELETE 64 Delete 64 78 Depth 71 73 Des...

Page 164: ...ment 23 40 INTERNAL 128 INTERVAL 70 K KEY 15 27 50 69 82 Key 27 50 53 82 Key Pad 15 23 Key Shift 27 50 53 77 82 Kick 71 KICK SNR 68 KIT 13 28 68 70 106 Kit 28 38 40 123 Kit Edit 105 kit Name 113 Kit Number 53 77 Kit Select 77 Kit SelMod 123 L LARGE 70 LCD 20 Level 107 110 123 LINE PHONES 119 LINK 123 124 LOOP 14 82 Loop 82 Loop End 77 82 Loop Start 77 82 Low EQ 119 M MANUAL 123 124 MASTER 107 108 ...

Page 165: ...4 POSITION 56 58 60 77 POWER 16 PowerOnPtn 124 Preset Kit 28 40 Preset Patch 30 33 42 43 Preset Pattern 24 Program Change 127 Program Number 127 PTN 117 P WAH 94 Q Qtz 56 58 Quantize 54 R RANGE 58 Rate 73 Realtime Recording 52 REC 14 Rec Rehearsal 54 Rec Standby 54 Rec Velo 54 Rec Key 53 Recording 54 55 RECOVER 141 142 Recover 133 141 REC VEL 56 Reference Pitch 91 120 Rel Time 107 110 REMOTE 128 R...

Page 166: ...5 30 38 39 42 99 100 TSC Number 53 77 TSC Patch 30 38 39 42 100 123 TSC Select 77 TSC SelMod 124 TSC Switch 53 77 TUNER 13 90 tuning 90 T WAH 97 TYPE 59 68 69 U USB 16 134 137 139 141 142 USB MIDI Driver 143 User Kit 28 40 User Patch 30 33 42 43 User Pattern 24 V VALUE 13 47 58 VEL 57 Velocity Balance 71 Velocity Modify 71 Voice 41 Volume Message 126 W WRITE 65 79 88 103 113 118 Write 65 79 88 103...

Page 167: ... plug For the U K For EU Countries For Canada ment Regulations brouilleur du Canada For the USA ON MENT pursuant to Part 15 of the rference in a residential not installed and used in er there is no guarantee l interference to radio or uraged to try to correct the onnected ons red operation ipment ...

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