BOSSCO DR-3 Dr. Rhythm User manual

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It’s a Fact…
With the DR-3 Dr. Rhythm, you can add incredible-
sounding drums and bass to your music. This ultra-
affordable drum machine includes some of BOSS’
best acoustic and electronic drum kits and an ample
selection of bass sounds. Great for jamming, Rhythm
Progressions and variations make it easy to create a
realistic-sounding drum track for any style of music.
And with Total Sound Control (TSC), you can tweak
your kits to perfection. Features include:
• Great tool for writing, jamming or practice
• Realistic drum, percussion and bass sounds with
velocity-sensitive pads
• New Rhythm Progressions with 3 variations each
for intro, verse, fill and ending
• New TSC with Sound Shape and Ambience
features for professional drum sounds
• 100 preset styles and 100 user styles
programmable via realtime or step recording
• Footswitch input for easy live control; runs on AC
or battery power
Listening to the Demo Song
The DR-3 contains a demo song that shows what it
can do. To listen to the demo:
1. Hold down the MANU button and press AUTO to
switch to Demo mode—the demo starts playing.
2. Press STOP to stop the demo. To restart the
demo, press START.
3. To exit Demo mode, press STOP and then press
the MANU button.
Playing Patterns Automatically
In Auto mode you can automatically play a pre-
programmed series of patterns belonging to the
current style, leaving your hands free to play along on
another instrument. Here’s how to use Auto mode.
1. With playback stopped, press AUTO so it’s
lit—you’re now in Auto Mode.
2. Turn the VALUE dial to scroll through and
choose one of the various preset styles.
3. Press INTRO/START to start playback from the
beginning of the song. As each pattern plays, its
button lights. The song continues playing over
and over until you end playback.
4. To stop playback, press ENDING/STOP—at the
end of the current pattern, the Ending pattern
plays and playback stops.
Selecting a Style’s Patterns Manually
The DR-3 has a huge variety of different styles. Each
style contains eight rhythm patterns; Intro, Fill-In A,
Verse A, Fill-In B, Verse B, Fill-In C, Verse C and
Ending. Use the following procedure to play patterns
manually:
1. With playback stopped, press MANU so it’s lit to
enter Manual mode.
2. Turn the VALUE dial to scroll through and select
one of the preset styles.
3. Press INTRO/START to start playback.
4. Press the desired pattern’s pad to play the
pattern.
• When you press VERSE A, VERSE B or
VERSE C, the pattern for the pad you’ve
pressed starts playing as soon as the pattern
that’s currently playing is done.
• When you press FILL A, FILL B or FILL C,
the fill-in plays as soon as the currently
playing pattern is done, followed by the fill’s
corresponding verse pattern.
Note: After Fill-In A plays, Verse A plays. After Fill-In
B, Verse B plays, and after Fill-In C, Verse C plays.
5. To stop playback, press ENDING/STOP—at the
end of the current pattern, the Ending pattern
plays and playback stops.
Using Variations
You can use the three VARIATION buttons to add
variety to the performance, even with the same Style.
Use the following procedure to try it out:
1. With the performance stopped, press MANU so it
is lit.
2. Turn the VALUE dial to select a preset style.
3. Press INTRO/START to start the performance
from the beginning.
4. Press PTN under the VARIATION section so it is
lit. The variation for the current Pattern is played.
5. Press KIT under the VARIATION section so it is
lit. The drum set and bass sounds will change.
6. Press MUTE under the VARIATION section so
it’s lit. Parts of the pattern will be muted.
7. Press ENDING/STOP—at the end of the current
pattern, the Ending pattern plays and playback
stops.

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Changing Tempo
Use the following procedure to set the playback
tempo as desired:
1. Press the TEMPO (TAP) button.
2. Turn the VALUE dial to set the tempo. The
tempo can be set to any value from 20 to 260.
3. Press EXIT to return to the previous screen.
Note: You can also set the tempo by pressing or
tapping the TEMPO (TAP) button at least four times
at the tempo you want to use.
Changing Key
You can play styles in different keys by transposing
the bass part. This feature is called “Key Shift.” Use
the following procedure to change the playback key:
1. Press the KEY SHIFT button.
2. Set the new key by turning the VALUE dial. You
can set the Key Shift value within a range of –12
to +12 semitones, one octave down to one
octave up.
3. Press EXIT to return to the previous screen. To
return to the original key, press KEY SHIFT, and
then turn the VALUE dial to select 0.
Using Total Sound Control
“TSC,” short for “Total Sound Control,” is a feature
that lets you change the DR-3’s sound. TSC includes
two types of effects. Sound Shape changes the
overall tone of the sound. Ambience creates the
simulated physical space in which the sound plays.
Use the following procedure to experiment with the
TSC functions:
1. With playback stopped, press MANU or AUTO
so it’s lit.
2. Turn the VALUE dial to scroll through and select
one of the various preset styles.
3. Press INTRO/START to start the performance.
4. Press SOUND SHAPE so it’s not lit.
5. Turn the VALUE dial to select a Sound Shape
effect.
6. Press SOUND SHAPE so it’s lit to apply the
Sound Shape effect you’ve selected.
7. Press EXIT to return to the previous screen.
8. Press AMBIENCE.
9. Turn the VALUE dial to select an Ambience
effect.
10. Press AMBIENCE so it’s lit to apply the
Ambience effect you’ve selected.
11. Press EXIT to return to the previous screen.
12. Press ENDING/STOP—at the end of the current
pattern, the Ending pattern plays and playback
stops.
Muting the Bass or Drum Part
Use the following procedure to hear only the bass or
only the drums on the DR-3:
1. Press EDIT.
2. Press 4to select SYSTEM.
3. Press ENTER—“SYSTEM Output” appears on
the display.
4. To hear only the drum part, turn the VALUE dial
to select DRUM.
5. To hear only the bass part, turn the VALUE dial
to select BASS.
6. Press EXIT twice to return to Pattern mode and
to hear the pattern play only with the selected
instrument.
Note: This setting remains stored in the DR-3's
internal memory when it’s turned off.