User manual BOSS DR-670

[. . . ] Owner's Manual Thank you, and congratulations on your choice of the BOSS DR-670 Dr. Before using this unit, carefully read the sections entitled: · USING THE UNIT SAFELY (page 2­4) · IMPORTANT NOTES (page 10­11) 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. s Printing Conventions in This Manual · Text or numerals enclosed in square brackets [ ] indicate bottons. [. . . ] * If necessary, change the Quantize settings for recording (p. The REC indicator goes out. Step at which recording begins b. Hold down the key pad with the note to be recorded. Press [ ], and continue pressing until the step where you want the sound to stop playing. fig. 03-15 Note length Step at which recording ends d. This sets the length of the note. fig. 03-16 Next step to be recorded To Erase Previously Recorded Sounds As You Record a. Press [ ][ ] to move to the step to be deleted. Hold down [SHIFT] and press [2] (DELETE), then while still holding down [SHIFT], press one key pad. * When erasing a long bass sound, erase the sound in the step that contains the sound (the step in which the sound begins to play). Regardless of the length of the note, the entire sound is erased. (Example) When using Step Recording to record a quarter note starting at the second beat in the pattern, with Quantize set to sixteenth notes fig. 03-17 a. Press [ fig. 03-18 ][ ] to specify Step 2-1. 58 Chapter 3 Recording and Editing Patterns (Pattern Edit Mode) b. Tap a key pad, and continue holding it down instead of releasing it. While continuing to hold down the key pad, press [ ] to specify Step 2-4. fig. 03-19 <7> Record the Fill Pattern * The Beat, Measure, and Drum Kit settings are common to both the basic pattern and the fill pattern. s (7-1) Select the Fill Pattern 1. With the performance stopped, press [FILL]. If there is no data recorded to that fill pattern, check whether or not the basic pattern has been copied. fig. 03-21 d. Release the key pad. fig. 03-20 Chapter 3 s (6-2) Confirm the Recorded Sounds 1. If recording is in progress, press [STOP] to stop the recording. When you press [START], the recorded pattern is played. Press [STOP] to stop the performance. 2. When recording a new pattern instead of copying, press [ ]. s (7-2A) Do Realtime Recording s (7-2B) Do Step Recording These operations are identical to the recording operations for the basic pattern. 55­59. s (7-3) Confirm the Fill-In When you have finished recording the fill pattern, try using the Fill-In function (p. 50) to check that the performances of the basic pattern and the fill pattern join together smoothly. * To return to recording of basic patterns, either press [FILL] once more, or directly select the pattern by entering the pattern number. 59 Chapter 3 Recording and Editing Patterns (Pattern Edit Mode) Erasing Patterns (Pattern Clear) You can clear unneeded User patterns. [. . . ] 26, 49 UTILITY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41, 76 Utility Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41, 76 116 Memo . . . 117 Memo . . . 118 For EU Countries CAUTION Apparatus containing Lithium batteries Danger of explosion if battery is incorrectly replaced. Replace only with the same or equivalent type recommended by the manufacturer. [. . . ]