2488: Assigning Two Inputs to Linked Stereo Pair

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Zaphod B

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Hey, smart guys. I need a little help here.

How do I assign two inputs so that they'll populate both channels of one of the linked stereo pairs?

I want to record my Boss DR-670 drum machine in stereo. So, for example, I have the Boss connected to inputs E and F. I want to assign these inputs to stereo pair 21/22, for example, but that pair only has one SELECT button.

How does this work? If I press the INPUT E and 21/22 SELECT button, then the INPUT F and 21/22 SELECT button (again), will input E be routed to CH21 and input F to CH22?

Thanks!
 
Zaphod B said:
Hey, smart guys. I need a little help here.

How does this work? If I press the INPUT E and 21/22 SELECT button, then the INPUT F and 21/22 SELECT button (again), will input E be routed to CH21 and input F to CH22?
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Yes, that's what you do. The other way to skin the cat is to press and hold Input E while you press Input F. This links E and F together. Then press and hold Input E while you press 21/22 Select.

-Kent
 
Good economic sense!

Excellent advise. I have the Boss DR-660. I've been recording it the same way but I also use the "Indi" 1 and 2 outs of the 660 as well using all four outs of the Boss 660. It gives me all the separation and control I need. Two 2488 faders, E,F,G and H in.

Haven't used the Boss since before I got the 2488 well over a year ago. Been using Korg's, Yamaha's and Roland's XV-2020 drums. BUT! was I surprised after I upgraded to the 2488 and got a pair of the Beringer Truth 2031A monitors. I had no idea how great those patches were. Very comprehensive and versatile little box. I reconstituted my passion for writing drum programs. IMO, they (Roland/Boss) were very forward thinking with this technology. Like a brand new toy all over again. The Bosses 16 bit samples sound wonderful through 24 bit processing.

My 2cents. Sorry for the rant. :o
 
No need for apology, BMWerks. ;) I'm really enjoying using the DR-670. The patches sound really good, and it's easy (if a bit time-consuming) to generate patterns and fills and assemble them into songs.

What's different for me is the necessity to examine and author a piece of music measure by measure. I never had to do that before and it's kind of fun.
 
I really love my 2488!

That said, problem I'm runmning into with my Boss 660 is keeping alternative drum patches to the established "kit" drums while changing from one patern to the next. In other words, I can change for example, individual drum sounds from one drum patch to another while staying within the parameters of the patern, the basic one I'm working with. But, when I go to the next "patern", the drum sound (kick, snare, tom or whatever) defaults back to the original drum sound the kit gives you. Very frustrating when you want to write up new paterns within a song while keeping those changes. The drum sound you replaced reverts back to the default drum sound the "Kit" comes with.

I may like one particular kit but, I'm hearing a different kick then the one the kit comes with. I haven't figured out how to keep the patch change and move from one patern to the next.

Wonder what I'm doing wrong. I guess, what I'd like to do is create my oun kit while moving from one patern to the next. IE, Pat. 01 to 02 to 03 etc...

I can't change drum patches within a kit and move from patern to patern without loosing my appointed drum patches. Very serious limitation.

Hope I've made this clear enough.

Anyone? :confused:
 
Yes, what you need to do is copy a pattern that you've created (with the drum kit you want) into a new pattern space, and the drum kit from the copied pattern is also copied. Then edit the beats.
 
....and thinking about it a bit more, you may need to be doing this:

-- Customize and save your drum kit
-- Create a new pattern and apply your custom kit
-- COPY that pattern into an unused pattern space to keep the kit
 
Thanks Zaphod B, Senior Member. I'll work with that and let you know how I made out.
 
I don't know what I did but I got it to work for me. It's been so long since I used the box that I forgot how. Anyway, There's a definate sequence of "moves" that has to be made. Going from one patern to the next while keeping drum and pad changes requires saving the change before going on to patern 101. Save those changes, go to patern 102, etc. Now, while within the song, you can move from patern to patern, on the fly. P 100 to P104 to P102 to P112 etc. etc.

Saving the patches in sequence was the answer. I appreciate your help Zaphod B Senior Member.
 
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