Programming a DR 3. Beginner needs h...

Programming a DR 3. Beginner needs help on the basic aims of programming.

Posted on Jan 17, 2011 06:22 pm
RARTheDragon
Member Since: Jan 17, 2011

A friend has bought a Dr Rhytm 3 and I've been tasked with programming a number of songs so we can play along (drums only). The preset patters are impressive, but over complex for what we need. I couldn't find a simple 'bass snare bass bass snare' rhythm to use with Pink Floyd's Comfortably Numb.
So anyway, having zero experience, I've been tasked with programming it. I made up a suitable pattern, though it was quite long, looped it lots of times to last the length of the song, then added some fills after.

Now, I know that was totally the wrong approach, but what is the right approach? I don't need an explanation of the manual as I've found that quite clear, what I do need is a basic idea of what I should be trying to do, e.g. how to apply the manual.

Thanks for any help.

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Bleak
A small pie will soon be eaten
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Since: Aug 26, 2004

Jan 19, 2011 01:00 am

Are you recording the drums or just playing along with the drum machine?

RARTheDragon
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Since: Jan 17, 2011

Jan 20, 2011 08:39 am

Playing along. The idea is to use it for practice first, with live guitar, base and vocals, then maybe play live. So, ideally we want to programme complete songs, but with no plans of doing any studio recording.

Bigbluesman
Quasimojo
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Since: Nov 08, 2010

Feb 25, 2011 11:08 am

Hi...I have basically the same problem, except I use mine for recording only. I have a Boss JS-5, which is pretty much the sort of machine that you are using. With recording, I can lay down my drum track 1st and use the fill button ect... in real time while recording. Thats the only way I've been able to use it. If I had to use it live, I think I would rather use a recorded drum track then depend on my machine. Thats how I would handle it, however, I think your gonna eventually find that having a drummer is going to be sooo much easier and enjoyable! Good luck, I hope you find a usefull solution.