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Patterns and Songs
Patterns
On the DR-880, 2–4 measures worth of rhythm performance data designed to be played back
repeatedly is called a “pattern.”
A pattern has the following structure.
fig.01-010
Drum part
This is the part that plays drum sounds such as
hi-hat and snare, and percussion sounds such as
cowbell and conga.
Bass part
This is the part that plays the bass sound (bass
tone).
Chord progression
This specifies the chord progression to be used
when playing the bass.
Fill-in
This setting adds a fill-in during performance.
You can choose a fill-in pattern from the fill
library (p. 60) so that a fill-in will play at the
specified location.
Tempo
This specifies the playback tempo of the pattern.
Kit
This specifies the kit (p. 40) used to play the
drum part.
TSC
This specifies the TSC patch (p. 42) that will be
used.
Pattern name
A name of up to fourteen characters can be
assigned to each pattern.
23 4
Am7
F Dm7 G
11
Tempo Kit
TSC
Pattern name
P500
23 4
Am7
F Dm7 G
1
P002
23 4
Drum part
Bass part
Chord
progression
Am7
F Dm7 G
Fill in
1Measure
Tempo Kit
TSC
Pattern name
P001
23 4
Am7
F Dm7 G
1
Tempo Kit
TSC
Pattern name
U500
23 4
Am7
F Dm7 G
1
U002
23 4
Drum part
Bass part
Chord
progression
Am7
F Dm7 G
Fill in
1
Tempo Kit
TSC
Pattern name
U001
Preset pattern (P001–P500) User pattern (U001–U500)
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