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Contents
USING THE UNIT SAFELY ..................................................................... 2
IMPORTANT NOTES............................................................................... 4
Main features ........................................................................................ 11
Front and Rear Panels ......................................................................... 13
Front Panel................................................................................................................. 13
Rear Panel .................................................................................................................. 16
Before you begin playing..................................................................... 17
Making connections.................................................................................................. 17
Turning the power on/off ....................................................................................... 18
Adjusting the display contrast................................................................................ 20
Quick Start..........................................................21
Listening to the demo song................................................................. 22
Using the key pads to play sounds .................................................... 23
Playing Different Sounds (Switching Pad Banks)................................................ 23
Playing the patterns ............................................................................. 24
Selecting and playing patterns................................................................................ 24
Changing the tempo................................................................................................. 26
Changing the playback key..................................................................................... 27
Playing a Pattern Using a Different Sound (Switching Kits).............................. 28
Using the TSC function to modify the tone and ambience................................. 30
Playing your guitar/bass along with patterns.................................... 32
Using the special guitar/bass effects ..................................................................... 33
Chapter 1 An overview of the DR-880 .................35
DR-880 Application Guide (from pattern creation to playback) ....... 36
Patterns and Songs.............................................................................. 38
Patterns....................................................................................................................... 38
Songs...........................................................................................................................39
About kits................................................................................................................... 40
Pad bank..................................................................................................................... 41
About TSC (Total Sound Control).......................................................................... 42
Guitar/Bass section.............................................................................. 43
Guitar Effects............................................................................................................. 43
Signal flow (until the sound is output) ............................................... 44
Output jacks............................................................................................................... 45
Output settings.......................................................................................................... 45
Common operations and screen indications..................................... 46
Switching the Pad Bank ........................................................................................... 46
Moving the cursor..................................................................................................... 46
Moving between screens (Scrolling) ...................................................................... 46
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