User manual BOSS DR-3

[. . . ] Owner's Manual Thank you, and congratulations on your choice of the BOSS DR-3 Dr. Before using this unit, carefully read the sections entitled: · USING THE UNIT SAFELY (page 2­4) · IMPORTANT NOTES (page 5) These sections provide important information concerning the proper operation of the unit. Additionally, in order to feel assured that you have gained a good grasp of every feature provided by your new unit, Owner's manual should be read in its entirety. The manual should be saved and kept on hand as a convenient reference. Printing Conventions in This Manual · Text or numerals enclosed in square brackets [ ] indicate buttons. [. . . ] No effect FLAT occurs when set to "FLAT. " Turn the VALUE dial to select the number for the Ambience to be copied, then press [ ]. fig. 09-29d Naming the Settings Select a <NAME> on step 4 in p. You can edit the name of the currently selected Ambience setting, using up to six characters for the name. fig. 09-27d Chapter 5 Turn the VALUE dial to select the copydestination Ambience number, then press [ fig. 09-30d ]. Press [ENTER] to execute the copy. Press [ ][ ] to move to the point where you want to enter the character(s). Each time you press [ENTER], it switches between upper and lower case for the text being input. When you have finished making the setting, press [EXIT] a number of times until you exit Edit mode. If you press [ ], the copy is cancelled, and you're taken back to the screen you were in immediately before that. When you have finished making the setting, press [EXIT] a number of times until you exit Edit mode. 57 Chapter 6 Performing with the Pads When you press [INST], the button lights up, and you can then play drum set and bass sounds by pressing the pads. You can also turn [INST] on while Styles and songs are in progress to play sounds with the pads. You can perform using the following pads when [INST] is lit. fig. 06-01p The tones that are assigned to the pads in the Preset Styles are predetermined for each Style. Lit Pad No. Bass Note Instrument Name Pads You can perform with the pads using three groups of sounds (DRUM, PERC, BASS). Select the desired group by pressing [INST], and cycling through the available choices: "DRUM" "PERC" "BASS" "oct BASS" "oct BASS" "DRUM" and so on. The name of the sound group appears in the display. Displayed DRUM Group Name Drum Set Sound The sounds in the drum set are assigned to the pads. The various pitches of the scale for the specified bass sound are assigned to the pads. The bass sound one octave higher is assigned to the pads. Press [ ] when using the PERC Percussion BASS Bass pads to switch Patterns. For more details, refer to "Switching the Pad Functions" (p. 37). oct oct BASS BASS When you tap a pad, the sound of the instrument assigned to that pad or the specified pitch is played. The volume and tone change according to how hard you tap the pads. You can adjust the pad sensitivity. For more details, refer to "Adjusting the Pad Sensitivity" (p. 89). 58 Chapter 6 Performing with the Pads Playing Drum Sounds 1. Press [INST] a number of times until "DRUM" appears in the display. fig. 06-02d For details on the sounds assigned to the pads, refer to the "Preset Kit List" (p. The names of the assigned instruments are printed under the pads. Playing Percussion Sounds 1. Press [INST] a number of times until "PERC" appears in the display. fig. 06-03d Chapter 6 2. Tap the pads to perform. The instrument sounds assigned to the pads are played. Playing Bass Sounds 1. Press [INST] a number of times until "BASS, " "oct or "oct fig. 06-04d BASS" NOTE BASS" appears in the display. You cannot play more than one bass sound at the same time. 2. Tap the pads to perform. The names of the notes assigned to the pads are printed under the pads. 59 Chapter 6 Performing with the Pads Selecting a Different Sound (VARIATION [KIT]) When [INST] is on, the set of three groups of sounds played with the pads (DRUM, PERC, BASS) is called the "drum kit. " A single Style has two drum kits included with it, and you can switch between these two drum kits by turning VARIATION [KIT] on and off. fig. 06-06p You can change the instrument sounds contained in a drum kit, and create original drum kits. [. . . ] 61, 65, 77 Realtime Recording screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39 Recording Patterns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Song . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Reference Pitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]