Roland DR-3 - Manual (Page 6)

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Main Features
■ Making Your Own Rhythm Pattern Arrangements with Style Play
With the DR-3, you can enjoy performing rhythm patterns made up of drum and bass sounds.
You can add fill-ins and switch patterns while you play, making it easy to develop choruses,
bridges, and solos for your songs.
■ 100 Different Preset Styles
The DR-3 comes with 100 different prepared Styles in a variety of genres, including Rock, Funk,
Hip Hop, Jazz, Latin, and more. You can also create up to 100 of your own original Styles.
■ TSC (Total Sound Control) Function
This includes two types of effects, “Sound Shape,” which adjusts the overall tone of the sound,
and “Ambience,” which alters the overall acoustic characteristics.
This feature makes it easy to attain the sound you want, whether it be a harder sound for Rock,
an acoustic sound for Jazz, or the sound you get when performing live on stage.
Sound Shape and Ambience each includes eight presets and eight memories you can use to store
your own favorite settings.
■ Control the DR-3 with a Foot Switch
The DR-3 allows you to connect up to two (optional) foot switches. You can use your foot to
control the DR-3 as you perform, making this perfect for jam sessions and live performances.
You can a variety of functions to the foot switches, including switching patterns and turning the
Variation function on and off.
■ Variation Function Lets You Enjoy a Wide Variety of Arrangements
The DR-3 includes a Variation function that lets you play different arrangements within songs,
for example arrangements to build up the excitement, quieter ones for vocal solos, along with a
wide variety of other arrangements.
■ Produce Rhythm Patterns Automatically in Auto Mode
In Auto mode, you can produce songs by having the rhythm patterns be changed automatically
every eight or sixteen measures, allowing you to enjoy jam sessions once you start a song,
without having to operate the DR-3.
■ High-Quality Instrument Sounds–Ghost Notes, Too
The DR-3 features special “soft shot,” “double shot,” and “buzz shot” sounds for use as snare
ghost notes. Using these makes it possible to get even more realistic rhythm patterns.
■ Dynamics-Capable Pad Keys
The pad keys on the DR-3 are capable of producing dynamics. The volume changes in response
to the force you use to play the pads.
This lets you alter the sound you play depending on how hard you hit the pads, such as for hard
shots and soft shots on the snare.