Boss Dr. Rhythm DR-880 Brochure & Specs

Plug In and Jam!

Unlike any other rhythm programmer past or present, the DR-880
lets you plug in a guitar or bass and jam along through
its potent array of COSM

®

amp models and multi-effects!

Rhythm programming and beyond — the DR-880 is a new-school
powerhouse that's loaded with 480 world-class drum, percussion,
and bass sounds. Creating ultra-realistic patterns has never been
easier, thanks to the EZ Compose and Groove Modify features.
And, that's just the tip of the drumstick, as you'll see when you
plug into this unique and powerful instrument.

Breaking the Beat-Box Boundaries

DR-880

USB

DIGITAL

Electric Guitar

HD Recorder

PC

A Songwriter’s Dream Machine

Plug in and craft your songs with pro drum, percussion, and/or
bass backing tracks — then record the results.

Bass

FS-6

Headphone

DR-880

Private Practice Companion

Plug in your guitar or bass, put on a pair of headphones, and
practice to looped segments or entire songs in complete privacy.
You can also change tempo or patterns with optional footswitches.

PA Equipment

Guitar Amplifier

Electric Guitar
or Acoustic Guitar w/Pickup

DR-880

One-Person Band

Dazzle your audiences with pro-quality DR-880 backing tracks — audio
routing is flexible and convenient thanks to the individual outs. Four Favorite
buttons allow instant recall of your own settings (song/pattern/effects).

World-Class Drum, Percussion,
and Bass Sounds

Get Expressive with Groove Modify

Input for Guitar and Bass

Flexible I/O

Ultra EZ Pattern Programming

The DR-880 is loaded with top-quality drum and percussion
sounds, as well as electric and synth bass. From rich, sparkling
studio drums and deep-dish electronic kits to standard and exotic
percussion instruments, a world of rhythm and groove is at your
fingertips. All sounds can be enriched with three independent
insert effects (EQ and compression) and the TSC (Total Sound
Control) feature, which provides spatial characteristics that range
from small room ambience to stadium atmosphere.

Take your grooves even deeper with the Groove Modify feature,
which applies a variety of groove and triplet feels to your
patterns. Simply select the templates that are included, and
inject realistic feels to static patterns.
Ghost notes can also be added
automatically by selecting the ghost-note
phrases that are preset in the DR-880.

You can get microscopic with the DR-880, but you can also take
the simple route with EZ Compose, which allows original
patterns to be constructed without note-by-note programming
hassles. Using the Pattern mode, you can select and combine pre­programmed phrase combinations to create new patterns. With
the Fill-In button, you can select phrases from the Fill-In library,
and insert them into the pattern. Press the Chord Progression
button to select chord-progression templates for the bass line.

Guitar and bass players can get into the action by plugging
directly into the DR-880's Guitar/Bass Input jack. Guitarists can
jam through the built-in COSM Drive/Amp models, and multi­effects such as chorus/flanger/phaser, delay, and reverb; 100
total effect patches. For acoustic guitar, the DR-880 offers an
Acoustic Processor, chorus, and reverb.
For bass players, the compressor/limiter,
chorus/flanger/phaser, delay, and COSM
bass amp models will help you cook up
extra-tasty bass lines.

Play through headphones or route your signal to your choice of
recording device or amplifier. Two individual Outs allow discrete
output of backing tracks and guitars, or independent output of
kick and snare. The DR-880 has two stereo footswitch/controller
inputs; one of the jacks supports expression pedal input, so you
can connect an EV-5 (sold separately) to control guitar volume,
or play wah effects. There's also a coaxial digital out, and a USB
port for MIDI interfacing and SMF Data import.

EZ Compose Hands On

1. Create a Pattern Combination

Press the PATTERN button

Press the
CHORD PROGRESSION button

Press the FILL IN button Select the fill template and

insert it with optional intervals

Your own realistic backing pattern
is now complete!

Specify the chord-progression
template and number
of repeats

If you change the key,
the chord progression
will be adjusted automatically

Specify the measures,
beat, and drum kits

Select and combine
the pre-programmed phrases
for each part

2. Select a Chord Progression

3. Insert the Fills

POWER MIDI IN, OUT MASTER OUTSCTL/EXP PEDAL

INDIVIDUAL OUTSUSB DIGITAL OUT

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