Boss Dr. Rhythm DR-880, Owner'S Manual

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Recording a song
4.
Repeat step 3 as many times as
necessary.
• You can insert a pattern at an already-
recorded step; refer to “Inserting a pattern in
the song.”
• You can delete an already-recorded pattern;
refer to “Deleting a pattern.”
* You can’t record, or insert or delete patterns while a song
is playing. In order to perform these operations, you must
first stop song playback.
5.
When you’re finished recording, press
[EXIT].
6.
To save the song, proceed as described
in “Saving your song” (p. 79).
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Inserting a pattern in the song
Here’s how to insert a pattern into the middle of
the song.
fig.03-070
1.
In the song step record screen, use
[ ][ ] to select the step at which
you want to insert a pattern
2.
Hold down [SHIFT] and press [ENTER].
A 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.
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Deleting a pattern
Here’s how to delete an unwanted pattern from
the song. When you delete a pattern, subsequent
patterns will be moved forward.
fig.03-090
1.
In the song step record screen, use
[ ][ ] to select the step from
which you want to delete a pattern.
2.
Hold down [SHIFT] and press [ERASE]
([EXIT]).
The pattern recorded at the selected step will
be deleted.
Pattern 1
Step 1 2 3 4
Step 1 2 3 4 5
Pattern 2 Pattern 3 Pattern 4
Pattern 1 Pattern 2 Pattern 5 Pattern 3 Pattern 4
Insert
Pattern 5
Inserted
step
The same pattern
as selected
Pattern 1
Step 1 2 3 4
Step 1 2 3 4 5
Pattern 2 Pattern 4 Pattern 5
Pattern 1 Pattern 2 Pattern 3 Pattern 4 Pattern 5
Erase