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MICRO BR®, Micro BR: How to Create a Rhythm Arrangement

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Tags:: micro, br®, br, arrangement, drums, rhythm

Note: This article refers to the BOSS MICRO BR® Digital Recorder that was released in 2006. If you're looking for information on the 2011 MICRO BR® BR-80 Digital Recorder, please click this link:
MICRO BR® BR-80.

1. Press RHYTHM.

2. Press TR2 to display to show "AR" in the upper-left corner of the display.

3. Press TR1 until "RHYTHM" appears at the bottom of the screen.

4. Cursor to the letter "P" that's to the right of the colon in the upper left of the display.

5. Press the + VALUE button to change the "P" to an "S."

6. Press TR4 (EDT).

7. Press TR1(STP).

8. Cursor to the pattern number.

Note: The default is P314 Metro.

9. Use the VALUE buttons to select one of the 327 available rhythm patterns.

Note: This pattern plays indefintely until you create the next step.

10. To create the next step in your arrangement, cursor to the number in the upper left corner to the left of the colon.

11. Use the VALUE + button to bring up Step 2.

12. Cursor to the Meas position to the right of the colon.

13. Use the VALUE button to select the starting measure for your second step.

For example, If you want your first pattern to play for eight measures, set VALUE to 9—the new pattern will begin at Measure 9.

14. Cursor to the Pattern position and the use the VALUE buttons to select the pattern that you want to start at Step 2.

15. Continue repeating the process of changing the step/measure and pattern to build an arrangement of up to 50 steps.