Boss Audio Systems DR-670 User Manual
Owner’s manual
Owner’s Manual
G6017449
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Thank you, and congratulations on your choice of the BOSS DR-670 Dr. Rhythm.
Before using this unit, carefully read the sections entitled:
• USING THE UNIT SAFELY (page 2–4)
• IMPORTANT NOTES (page 10–11)
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.
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Printing Conventions in This Manual
• Text or numerals enclosed in square brackets [ ] indicate bottons.
[START]
START button
[REC]
REC button
• Reference such as (p. **) indicate pages in this manual to which you can refer.
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All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without the written permission of BOSS
CORPORATION.
Document Outline
- USING THE UNIT SAFELY
- Main Features
- IMPORTANT NOTES
- Panel Descriptions
- Quick Start
- Chapter 1 Before Composing Rhythm Patterns and Songs
- Chapter 2 Playing Patterns (Pattern Play Mode)
- Chapter 3 Recording and Editing Patterns (Pattern Edit Mode)
- Before You Start Recording
- <1> Select an Unrecorded Pattern
- <2> Select the Beat
- <3> Select the Measures
- <4> Select the Drum Kit
- <5> Set the Quantization
- <6> Record the Basic Pattern
- <7> Record the Fill Pattern
- Erasing Patterns (Pattern Clear)
- Copying Patterns
- Replacing Drum Kits
- Changing the Key of the Bass Part (Key Transpose)
- Chapter 4 Recording and Editing Songs (Song Edit Mode)
- Before You Start Recording
- <1> Select an Unrecorded Song
- <2> Select the Tempo (Initial Tempo)
- <3A> Do Realtime Recording
- <3B> Do Step Recording
- Adding Patterns In the Song (Insert)
- Deleting Patterns (Delete)
- Removing Unneeded Song (Song Clear)
- Copying Song
- Connecting Multiple Songs Into One Song (Song Chain)
- Chapter 5 Performing Songs (Song Play Mode)
- Chapter 6 Assigning Patterns to the Key Pads (DPP Assign Mode)
- Chapter 7 Customizing Your Setup (Utility Mode)
- Chapter 8 Creating Your Own Favorite Drum Kits (Drum Kit Edit Mode)
- Before Changing the Settings (Editing)
- Editing the Drum Parts
- Selecting the Sounds Assigned to the Key Pads (Instrument)
- Setting the Volume (Level)
- Setting the Pitch (Pitch)
- Lengthening and Shortening the Reverberation (Decay)
- Obtaining Tonal Changes Relative to Strike Position (Nuance)
- Setting the Position of the Sound (Pan)
- Determining Whether Or Not Sounds Overlap (Assign Type)
- Editing the Bass Part
- Copying Drum Kits
- Chapter 9 Connecting and Using External MIDI Devices (MIDI Mode)
- What is MIDI?
- About MIDI Mode
- Synchronizing Performances with a Digital Recorder or MIDI Sequencer (Sync Mode)
- Using An External MIDI Device to Play the DR-670/ Using the DR-670 to Play An External MIDI Device
- Transmitting the DR-670’s Data to an External MIDI Device/ Returning Transmitted Data to the DR-670
- Returning Transmitted Data to the DR-670 (Bulk Load)
- Using in Combination with the BR-8
- Error Message List
- Troubleshooting
- Operation List
- Parameter List
- Instrument/Bass Tone List
- Preset Drum Kit List
- Preset Pattern List
- MIDI Implementation Chart
- Specifications
- Index