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Topic: Boss DR5 Rythm Machine |
Joseph Solomon
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Newtown, Pennsylvania, USA
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Posted 27 Dec 2005 11:38 am |
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| I received a Boss DR5 as a Christmas gift. I noticed that there is no preset pattern for Waltz or Polka. Is there any way to program these patterns? Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance. |
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Jack Stoner
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Kansas City, MO
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Posted 27 Dec 2005 3:13 pm
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Interesting. I don't have a program for your DR5, but I have an Alesis SR-16 drum machine and there was no pre-programmed Waltz (3/4) in it either.
I wonder why they don't include 3/4 in the factory programs? |
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Michael Barone
From:
Downingtown, Pennsylvania
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Posted 27 Dec 2005 5:14 pm
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Joe, I own a DR-660. My owner's manual has no reference to 3/4 time. Here's what I did:
First, you have to be in "Pattern Mode", you pressed play/record, and you here a metronome, in 4/4.
You may either want the metronome off, or set it to eighths. I found a waltz easier to do with metronome off, and just watch the screen.
Find out how to get to the "Quantize" function. This sets the timing for the pads you press, and aligns the hits with the internal clock.
You should learn a shuffle first, I think.
When I do a shuffle, I set "Quantize" to the picture of an eighth note with a "3" next to it. This is 12/8 time actually.
Now for a Waltz. Here's the trick. Use the same quantize setting (as a shuffle), but instead of playing to a shuffle, play your cymbal once every 4 eighths. This setting "Eighth-note-3" is actually playing 12/8 time, so if you play your cymbal once for each set of 4 eighth notes it comes out to 3 hits per measure. It takes a little concentration. Slow the tempo down if you have to. You can always speed it up later.
Once you have your cymbal track down as your own metronome, insert your kick and snare where you want.
Make sure to save it in a pattern location allocated for user. This is usually some number higher than the highest factory setting.
Well, this is my method, anyway. I tried to make it easy for you, but, as you already know, these machines are quite complicated.
Hope this helps.
Mike[This message was edited by Michael Barone on 27 December 2005 at 05:15 PM.] |
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Jerry Touval
From:
Great Falls, Virginia, USA
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Posted 27 Dec 2005 7:43 pm
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Check our www.rubicsys.demon.co.uk/dr5edit – it’s a program for editing all aspects of the DR5. I’ve used it mostly to program songs not to create patterns, so I can’t say how agile it is for pattern creation. But it’s a heck of a lot easier to program songs via the computer screen rather than the DR5 display. Of course, you’ll need a MIDI connection to get it to work with the DR5. Hope it works for you.
Jerry
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George Crowder
From:
Richmond, VA, USA
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Posted 31 Dec 2005 5:08 am
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| Hi Joe, congratulations on getting a DR 5. If your DR 5 does not have the program that Billy Cooper developed for steel players, I suggest you get it. Billy's program has 3/4 time patterns in addition to 4/4. |
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