posted 15 October 2005 04:29 PM profileJoseph, I'll give you another option. I use a computer to record analog tracks only. This is sort of old-fashioned, but this is how I would do it.
Get a small, good quality mixing board. You can get one for around $60.
Get an inexpensive multi-track recording program, like Power Tracks, another $60.
Connect the stereo output of the mixer to the sound card line input or motherboard sound input if that's what you have.
Connect the analog output of the DR5 to a channel on the mixer, adjust the tone.
Adjust levels using software program VU meter.
Record your drums in real time on track 1. I find it easier to add personality to the drum arrangement this way, since you can arrange the song ahead of time, then record it.
Play it back while recording your bass on track 2.
Play it back while recording rhythm guitar on track 3.
Save the file as a wave. You can later make a CD or convert to mp3s.
Now you can play PSG along with your recorded trio.
The DR-880 also has a S/PDIF digital out and a USB port for MIDI interfacing and SMF Data import. This is the BOSS DR-880 driver for Microsoft(R) Windows Vista(TM). The DR-880 also has a S/PDIF digital out and a USB port for MIDI interfacing and SMF Data import. Groove Modify Take your grooves even deeper with the Groove Modify feature, which applies various groove and triplet feels to your patterns.
There you have it. No need to use the computer as a MIDI sequencer.
I actually use an external sequencer for all of my MIDI messages. I mix 4 MIDI instruments together for one track, to save time. then record in analog: electric bass, acoustic rhythm, piano, lead guitar, etc., then make a wave file.
I never did like MIDI sequencer programs like Cakewalk, CuBase, etc., You can get drained of a lot of time an energy editing MIDI using a computer, unless you have a year or more experience, then it still challenges your patience. That's why I do it this way.
Boss Dr 880 Midi Files Free
------------------
Mike Barone
Sho-Bud Pro-1 5&4 with RHL | Nashville 112
Assorted Guitars & Keyboards
Boss Dr 880 Midi Files Free
(edited to correct spelling)
[This message was edited by Michael Barone on 15 October 2005 at 04:31 PM.]
Boss Dr 880 Prices
Hi. I'm trying to import these midi files into my drum machine (Boss DR-880). I want the drum machine to play only the drums and bass of the midi file. There is a menu where I select which midi channel to import for the drums and the bass. The drums are usually on channel 10, but not always. The bass is usually channel 3 or 4. The major problem is that I have to just keep guessing whuch channel to import until I grt it right. It's a real pain. Is there a program that would allow me to view what is on each individual channel or maybe something that would let me play one channel at a time?