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It’s a Fact… Selecting a Style’s Patterns Manually
With the DR-3 Dr. Rhythm, you can add incredible- The DR-3 has a huge variety of different styles. Each
sounding drums and bass to your music. This ultra- style contains eight rhythm patterns; Intro, Fill-In A,
affordable drum machine includes some of BOSS’ Verse A, Fill-In B, Verse B, Fill-In C, Verse C and
best acoustic and electronic drum kits and an ample Ending. Use the following procedure to play patterns
selection of bass sounds. Great for jamming, Rhythm manually:
Progressions and variations make it easy to create a
1. With playback stopped, press MANU so it’s lit to
realistic-sounding drum track for any style of music.
enter Manual mode.
And with Total Sound Control (TSC), you can tweak
2. Turn the VALUE dial to scroll through and select
your kits to perfection. Features include:
one of the preset styles.
• Great tool for writing, jamming or practice 3. Press INTRO/START to start playback.
• Realistic drum, percussion and bass sounds with 4. Press the desired pattern’s pad to play the
velocity-sensitive pads pattern.
• New Rhythm Progressions with 3 variations each • When you press VERSE A, VERSE B or
for intro, verse, fill and ending VERSE C, the pattern for the pad you’ve
• New TSC with Sound Shape and Ambience pressed starts playing as soon as the pattern
features for professional drum sounds that’s currently playing is done.
• 100 preset styles and 100 user styles • When you press FILL A, FILL B or FILL C,
programmable via realtime or step recording the fill-in plays as soon as the currently
• Footswitch input for easy live control; runs on AC playing pattern is done, followed by the fill’s
or battery power corresponding verse pattern.
Note: After Fill-In A plays, Verse A plays. After Fill-In
Listening to the Demo Song B, Verse B plays, and after Fill-In C, Verse C plays.
The DR-3 contains a demo song that shows what it 5. To stop playback, press ENDING/STOP—at the
can do. To listen to the demo: end of the current pattern, the Ending pattern
1. Hold down the MANU button and press AUTO to plays and playback stops.
switch to Demo mode—the demo starts playing.
2. Press STOP to stop the demo. To restart the
demo, press START. Using Variations
3. To exit Demo mode, press STOP and then press You can use the three VARIATION buttons to add
the MANU button. variety to the performance, even with the same Style.
Use the following procedure to try it out:
Playing Patterns Automatically 1. With the performance stopped, press MANU so it
is lit.
In Auto mode you can automatically play a pre- 2. Turn the VALUE dial to select a preset style.
programmed series of patterns belonging to the 3. Press INTRO/START to start the performance
current style, leaving your hands free to play along on from the beginning.
another instrument. Here’s how to use Auto mode. 4. Press PTN under the VARIATION section so it is
1. With playback stopped, press AUTO so it’s lit. The variation for the current Pattern is played.
lit—you’re now in Auto Mode. 5. Press KIT under the VARIATION section so it is
2. Turn the VALUE dial to scroll through and lit. The drum set and bass sounds will change.
choose one of the various preset styles. 6. Press MUTE under the VARIATION section so
3. Press INTRO/START to start playback from the it’s lit. Parts of the pattern will be muted.
beginning of the song. As each pattern plays, its 7. Press ENDING/STOP—at the end of the current
button lights. The song continues playing over pattern, the Ending pattern plays and playback
and over until you end playback. stops.
4. To stop playback, press ENDING/STOP—at the
end of the current pattern, the Ending pattern
plays and playback stops.
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10. Press AMBIENCE so it’s lit to apply the
Changing Tempo Ambience effect you’ve selected.
Use the following procedure to set the playback 11. Press EXIT to return to the previous screen.
tempo as desired: 12. Press ENDING/STOP—at the end of the current
1. Press the TEMPO (TAP) button. pattern, the Ending pattern plays and playback
2. Turn the VALUE dial to set the tempo. The stops.
tempo can be set to any value from 20 to 260.
3. Press EXIT to return to the previous screen. Muting the Bass or Drum Part
Note: You can also set the tempo by pressing or Use the following procedure to hear only the bass or
tapping the TEMPO (TAP) button at least four times only the drums on the DR-3:
at the tempo you want to use.
1. Press EDIT.
2. Press 4 to select SYSTEM.
Changing Key 3. Press ENTER—“SYSTEM Output” appears on
the display.
You can play styles in different keys by transposing
4. To hear only the drum part, turn the VALUE dial
the bass part. This feature is called “Key Shift.” Use
to select DRUM.
the following procedure to change the playback key:
5. To hear only the bass part, turn the VALUE dial
1. Press the KEY SHIFT button. to select BASS.
2. Set the new key by turning the VALUE dial. You 6. Press EXIT twice to return to Pattern mode and
can set the Key Shift value within a range of –12 to hear the pattern play only with the selected
to +12 semitones, one octave down to one instrument.
octave up.
3. Press EXIT to return to the previous screen. To Note: This setting remains stored in the DR-3's
return to the original key, press KEY SHIFT, and internal memory when it’s turned off.
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.
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