Changing the bass pitch (fret shift), Playing with special performance techniques, Playing rolls – Boss Audio Systems DR-670 User Manual

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Chapter 2 Playing Patterns (Pattern Play Mode)

Changing the Bass Pitch
(Fret Shift)

You can shift the entire tuning of the bass sound.

1. Hold down [SHIFT] and press [BASS]

(FRET SHIFT).

2. Hold down [SHIFT] and rotate the TEMPO/

VALUE dial to select the number of frets
you want to shift by.

fig.02-06

Setting a negative value (-) shifts the pitch
down; setting a positive value (+) shifts the
pitch up.
One fret is equivalent to a half-step change
in pitch; any value from -5 to +16 can be set.

To play the pitches of the fifth string of
a five-string bass (low B), set Fret Shift
to -5. You can then use Key Pads E, 13–
16 to perform the fifth string’s low notes
(from open string to the fourth fret).

fig.02-07

3. Once Fret Shift has been set, release

[SHIFT].
You’re returned to the Pattern Play Mode
screen.

* The Fret Shift function is not enabled during

pattern playback.

Playing with Special

Performance Techniques

You can play

rolls

and

flams

when using the

key pads to play drum sounds.

Roll:

This is a technique where the same

sound is continuously repeated with the
same timing or interval between the sounds.

Flam:

In this performance technique, a stick

is held in each hand, and each stick strikes
the snare (or other instrument) with a very
slight difference in timing and force.

* You cannot use roll and flam performances with

bass sounds.

Playing Rolls

1. While holding down [ROLL], press a key

pad.

fig.02-08

Playing Flams

1. While holding down [FLAM], press a key

pad.

fig.02-09

Holding down

You can change the time interval used for
the rolls (p. 77).

Holding down

You can change the difference in the timing
of the first and second sticks striking the
snare and the relative striking force of each
stick (p. 78).

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