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RE: Boss DR-670 drum machine
RE: Boss DR-670 drum machine
With the topic of the Boss Dr-670 coming up lately...
I like the sounds I'm getting from that thing, but I've also had a
couple of problems from mine almost from the start.
1-The display tends to go blank after a while, esp. in drum mode (as
opposed to bass mode). The unit keeps working, you just can't see
anything displayed.
2-When I use it for extended periods of time, the "kit" defaults to a
weird tabla kit out of the blue without warning, no matter which kit
you've been working with. I would have to power down to correct it.
It would only doing during edit mode, not play mode (which is good).
I haven't noticed it since I've switched to a wall wart as opposed to
using batteries. The thing will go a long time on 6xAA's.
My problem was...I didn't return it for an exchange during the
warranty period. I should've, but I spaced it.
FYI.
-d
With the topic of the Boss Dr-670 coming up lately...
I like the sounds I'm getting from that thing, but I've also had a
couple of problems from mine almost from the start.
1-The display tends to go blank after a while, esp. in drum mode (as
opposed to bass mode). The unit keeps working, you just can't see
anything displayed.
2-When I use it for extended periods of time, the "kit" defaults to a
weird tabla kit out of the blue without warning, no matter which kit
you've been working with. I would have to power down to correct it.
It would only doing during edit mode, not play mode (which is good).
I haven't noticed it since I've switched to a wall wart as opposed to
using batteries. The thing will go a long time on 6xAA's.
My problem was...I didn't return it for an exchange during the
warranty period. I should've, but I spaced it.
FYI.
-d
Re: Boss DR-670 drum machine
On May 3, 9:17 am, dvaoa <dv...@altavista,com > wrote:
> With the topic of the Boss Dr-670 coming up lately...
>
> I like the sounds I'm getting from that thing, but I've also had a
> couple of problems from mine almost from the start.
>
> 1-The display tends to go blank after a while, esp. in drum mode (as
> opposed to bass mode). The unit keeps working, you just can't see
> anything displayed.
>
> 2-When I use it for extended periods of time, the "kit" defaults to a
> weird tabla kit out of the blue without warning, no matter which kit
> you've been working with. I would have to power down to correct it.
> It would only doing during edit mode, not play mode (which is good).
> I haven't noticed it since I've switched to a wall wart as opposed to
> using batteries. The thing will go a long time on 6xAA's.
>
> My problem was...I didn't return it for an exchange during the
> warranty period. I should've, but I spaced it.
>
> FYI.
>
> -d
There are two sets of batteries...one set only powers the memory
(small Cmos battery) , the 6xAA alkalines are for the main unit, but a
wall wart is highly recommended. On battery power, the screen dims
automatically to save juice...touching the button takes it off power
save and ought to bring back the display...so long as it doesn't
happen when plugged in..,it 's a feature, not a bug.
The kit switching doesn't sound like the same thing...not sure what
that means, but IMHO, plugged in is definitely the way to go.
Regards, CS
On May 3, 9:17 am, dvaoa <dv...@altavista,com > wrote:
> With the topic of the Boss Dr-670 coming up lately...
>
> I like the sounds I'm getting from that thing, but I've also had a
> couple of problems from mine almost from the start.
>
> 1-The display tends to go blank after a while, esp. in drum mode (as
> opposed to bass mode). The unit keeps working, you just can't see
> anything displayed.
>
> 2-When I use it for extended periods of time, the "kit" defaults to a
> weird tabla kit out of the blue without warning, no matter which kit
> you've been working with. I would have to power down to correct it.
> It would only doing during edit mode, not play mode (which is good).
> I haven't noticed it since I've switched to a wall wart as opposed to
> using batteries. The thing will go a long time on 6xAA's.
>
> My problem was...I didn't return it for an exchange during the
> warranty period. I should've, but I spaced it.
>
> FYI.
>
> -d
There are two sets of batteries...one set only powers the memory
(small Cmos battery) , the 6xAA alkalines are for the main unit, but a
wall wart is highly recommended. On battery power, the screen dims
automatically to save juice...touching the button takes it off power
save and ought to bring back the display...so long as it doesn't
happen when plugged in..,it 's a feature, not a bug.
The kit switching doesn't sound like the same thing...not sure what
that means, but IMHO, plugged in is definitely the way to go.
Regards, CS
Re: Boss DR-670 drum machine
On May 3, 11:17 am, Cyberserf <cybrs...@sympatico.ca> wrote:
> On May 3, 9:17 am, dvaoa <dv...@altavista,com > wrote:
>
>
>
> > With the topic of the Boss Dr-670 coming up lately...
>
> > I like the sounds I'm getting from that thing, but I've also had a
> > couple of problems from mine almost from the start.
>
> > 1-The display tends to go blank after a while, esp. in drum mode (as
> > opposed to bass mode). The unit keeps working, you just can't see
> > anything displayed.
>
> > 2-When I use it for extended periods of time, the "kit" defaults to a
> > weird tabla kit out of the blue without warning, no matter which kit
> > you've been working with. I would have to power down to correct it.
> > It would only doing during edit mode, not play mode (which is good).
> > I haven't noticed it since I've switched to a wall wart as opposed to
> > using batteries. The thing will go a long time on 6xAA's.
>
> > My problem was...I didn't return it for an exchange during the
> > warranty period. I should've, but I spaced it.
>
> > FYI.
>
> > -d
>
> There are two sets of batteries...one set only powers the memory
> (small Cmos battery) , the 6xAA alkalines are for the main unit, but a
> wall wart is highly recommended. On battery power, the screen dims
> automatically to save juice...touching the button takes it off power
> save and ought to bring back the display...so long as it doesn't
> happen when plugged in..,it 's a feature, not a bug.
>
> The kit switching doesn't sound like the same thing...not sure what
> that means, but IMHO, plugged in is definitely the way to go.
>
> Regards, CS
Except the screen also goes blank when it's plugged in, so I don't
think it's a power save issue.
I'm just mad at myself that I didn't exchange it when I had the
chance! I was using it a lot when I first got it (we had no drummer,
so we dubbed him "VD"...our virtual drummer). He never complained,
was always on time, and didn't drink everyone's communion wine ;-) So
I didn't feel like being without it while we were playing...in
retrospect, bad decision. Like I said though, the issues never
occurred in play mode. If they had, I would've definitely sent it
back.
-d
On May 3, 11:17 am, Cyberserf <cybrs...@sympatico.ca> wrote:
> On May 3, 9:17 am, dvaoa <dv...@altavista,com > wrote:
>
>
>
> > With the topic of the Boss Dr-670 coming up lately...
>
> > I like the sounds I'm getting from that thing, but I've also had a
> > couple of problems from mine almost from the start.
>
> > 1-The display tends to go blank after a while, esp. in drum mode (as
> > opposed to bass mode). The unit keeps working, you just can't see
> > anything displayed.
>
> > 2-When I use it for extended periods of time, the "kit" defaults to a
> > weird tabla kit out of the blue without warning, no matter which kit
> > you've been working with. I would have to power down to correct it.
> > It would only doing during edit mode, not play mode (which is good).
> > I haven't noticed it since I've switched to a wall wart as opposed to
> > using batteries. The thing will go a long time on 6xAA's.
>
> > My problem was...I didn't return it for an exchange during the
> > warranty period. I should've, but I spaced it.
>
> > FYI.
>
> > -d
>
> There are two sets of batteries...one set only powers the memory
> (small Cmos battery) , the 6xAA alkalines are for the main unit, but a
> wall wart is highly recommended. On battery power, the screen dims
> automatically to save juice...touching the button takes it off power
> save and ought to bring back the display...so long as it doesn't
> happen when plugged in..,it 's a feature, not a bug.
>
> The kit switching doesn't sound like the same thing...not sure what
> that means, but IMHO, plugged in is definitely the way to go.
>
> Regards, CS
Except the screen also goes blank when it's plugged in, so I don't
think it's a power save issue.
I'm just mad at myself that I didn't exchange it when I had the
chance! I was using it a lot when I first got it (we had no drummer,
so we dubbed him "VD"...our virtual drummer). He never complained,
was always on time, and didn't drink everyone's communion wine ;-) So
I didn't feel like being without it while we were playing...in
retrospect, bad decision. Like I said though, the issues never
occurred in play mode. If they had, I would've definitely sent it
back.
-d
Re: Boss DR-670 drum machine
On Sat, 3 May 2008 08:26:45 -0700 (PDT), dvaoa <dvaoa@altavista,com >
wrote:
>
>Except the screen also goes blank when it's plugged in, so I don't
>think it's a power save issue.
>
>I'm just mad at myself that I didn't exchange it when I had the
>chance! I was using it a lot when I first got it (we had no drummer,
>so we dubbed him "VD"...our virtual drummer). He never complained,
>was always on time, and didn't drink everyone's communion wine ;-) So
>I didn't feel like being without it while we were playing...in
>retrospect, bad decision. Like I said though, the issues never
>occurred in play mode. If they had, I would've definitely sent it
>back.
>
>-d
My apologies, I misunderstood and described a symptom rather than the
disease. I does indeed sound like an issue with your machine, though
the Tabla kit popping up sporadically would be, by far, the more
distracting to me. Surely not too late for a Warranty repair, though
that doesn't get you a decent drummer in the interum...you might want
to record all of the patterns and play them back in a loop while this
one goes in for some obviously needed attention
All the best, CS
On Sat, 3 May 2008 08:26:45 -0700 (PDT), dvaoa <dvaoa@altavista,com >
wrote:
>
>Except the screen also goes blank when it's plugged in, so I don't
>think it's a power save issue.
>
>I'm just mad at myself that I didn't exchange it when I had the
>chance! I was using it a lot when I first got it (we had no drummer,
>so we dubbed him "VD"...our virtual drummer). He never complained,
>was always on time, and didn't drink everyone's communion wine ;-) So
>I didn't feel like being without it while we were playing...in
>retrospect, bad decision. Like I said though, the issues never
>occurred in play mode. If they had, I would've definitely sent it
>back.
>
>-d
My apologies, I misunderstood and described a symptom rather than the
disease. I does indeed sound like an issue with your machine, though
the Tabla kit popping up sporadically would be, by far, the more
distracting to me. Surely not too late for a Warranty repair, though
that doesn't get you a decent drummer in the interum...you might want
to record all of the patterns and play them back in a loop while this
one goes in for some obviously needed attention
All the best, CS
Re: Boss DR-670 drum machine
On May 3, 7:08 pm, Cyberserf <cybrs...@gmail,com > wrote:
> On Sat, 3 May 2008 08:26:45 -0700 (PDT), dvaoa <dv...@altavista,com >
> wrote:
>
>
>
> >Except the screen also goes blank when it's plugged in, so I don't
> >think it's a power save issue.
>
> >I'm just mad at myself that I didn't exchange it when I had the
> >chance! I was using it a lot when I first got it (we had no drummer,
> >so we dubbed him "VD"...our virtual drummer). He never complained,
> >was always on time, and didn't drink everyone's communion wine ;-) So
> >I didn't feel like being without it while we were playing...in
> >retrospect, bad decision. Like I said though, the issues never
> >occurred in play mode. If they had, I would've definitely sent it
> >back.
>
> >-d
>
> My apologies, I misunderstood and described a symptom rather than the
> disease. I does indeed sound like an issue with your machine, though
> the Tabla kit popping up sporadically would be, by far, the more
> distracting to me. Surely not too late for a Warranty repair, though
> that doesn't get you a decent drummer in the interum...you might want
> to record all of the patterns and play them back in a loop while this
> one goes in for some obviously needed attention
>
> All the best, CS
Considering the unit's about 4 years old, I'd say it's probably off
the warranty repair radar ;-)
Again, it's more of a minor nuisance since it's never acted up during
playback; the phantom tabla kit hasn't made an appearance since I've
ditched the batteries, but I can't see how the two are related.
I've already gone through my "song" memory twice, with all the songs
I've sequenced, and I have, in fact, been storing them on my PC as wav
files, since I've had to erase the memory for new entries.
These days I'm only using it for home recording, so if it wigs out on
me, it's not like I'm caught with my pants down during a gig. But
even when I did use it for my church gig, I always backed up the
sequenced patterns on a CD as wav files, just to be safe. These days
I would do the same on an mp3 player, or in my case, my mini-disc
player.
-d
On May 3, 7:08 pm, Cyberserf <cybrs...@gmail,com > wrote:
> On Sat, 3 May 2008 08:26:45 -0700 (PDT), dvaoa <dv...@altavista,com >
> wrote:
>
>
>
> >Except the screen also goes blank when it's plugged in, so I don't
> >think it's a power save issue.
>
> >I'm just mad at myself that I didn't exchange it when I had the
> >chance! I was using it a lot when I first got it (we had no drummer,
> >so we dubbed him "VD"...our virtual drummer). He never complained,
> >was always on time, and didn't drink everyone's communion wine ;-) So
> >I didn't feel like being without it while we were playing...in
> >retrospect, bad decision. Like I said though, the issues never
> >occurred in play mode. If they had, I would've definitely sent it
> >back.
>
> >-d
>
> My apologies, I misunderstood and described a symptom rather than the
> disease. I does indeed sound like an issue with your machine, though
> the Tabla kit popping up sporadically would be, by far, the more
> distracting to me. Surely not too late for a Warranty repair, though
> that doesn't get you a decent drummer in the interum...you might want
> to record all of the patterns and play them back in a loop while this
> one goes in for some obviously needed attention
>
> All the best, CS
Considering the unit's about 4 years old, I'd say it's probably off
the warranty repair radar ;-)
Again, it's more of a minor nuisance since it's never acted up during
playback; the phantom tabla kit hasn't made an appearance since I've
ditched the batteries, but I can't see how the two are related.
I've already gone through my "song" memory twice, with all the songs
I've sequenced, and I have, in fact, been storing them on my PC as wav
files, since I've had to erase the memory for new entries.
These days I'm only using it for home recording, so if it wigs out on
me, it's not like I'm caught with my pants down during a gig. But
even when I did use it for my church gig, I always backed up the
sequenced patterns on a CD as wav files, just to be safe. These days
I would do the same on an mp3 player, or in my case, my mini-disc
player.
-d
RE: Boss DR-670 drum machine
On Sat, 03 May 2008 07:17:36 -0700, dvaoa wrote:
> With the topic of the Boss Dr-670 coming up lately...
>
> I like the sounds I'm getting from that thing, but I've also had a
> couple of problems from mine almost from the start.
>
> 1-The display tends to go blank after a while, esp. in drum mode (as
> opposed to bass mode). The unit keeps working, you just can't see
> anything displayed.
>
> 2-When I use it for extended periods of time, the "kit" defaults to a
> weird tabla kit out of the blue without warning, no matter which kit
> you've been working with. I would have to power down to correct it.
> It would only doing during edit mode, not play mode (which is good).
> I haven't noticed it since I've switched to a wall wart as opposed to
> using batteries. The thing will go a long time on 6xAA's.
>
> My problem was...I didn't return it for an exchange during the
> warranty period. I should've, but I spaced it.
Bummer. I've been using mine in the drum only mode and haven't had any
problems so far. You might want to change the CMOS battery INSIDE the unit.
It's a cheap fix if that's what it is and those things in a PC only have a
practical life of 3 years so it may be the same with your DR.
On Sat, 03 May 2008 07:17:36 -0700, dvaoa wrote:
> With the topic of the Boss Dr-670 coming up lately...
>
> I like the sounds I'm getting from that thing, but I've also had a
> couple of problems from mine almost from the start.
>
> 1-The display tends to go blank after a while, esp. in drum mode (as
> opposed to bass mode). The unit keeps working, you just can't see
> anything displayed.
>
> 2-When I use it for extended periods of time, the "kit" defaults to a
> weird tabla kit out of the blue without warning, no matter which kit
> you've been working with. I would have to power down to correct it.
> It would only doing during edit mode, not play mode (which is good).
> I haven't noticed it since I've switched to a wall wart as opposed to
> using batteries. The thing will go a long time on 6xAA's.
>
> My problem was...I didn't return it for an exchange during the
> warranty period. I should've, but I spaced it.
Bummer. I've been using mine in the drum only mode and haven't had any
problems so far. You might want to change the CMOS battery INSIDE the unit.
It's a cheap fix if that's what it is and those things in a PC only have a
practical life of 3 years so it may be the same with your DR.
Re: Boss DR-670 drum machine
It may need an OS patch from them. If you haven't, check their web.
I just downloaded my DR880 and it went fine.
rct
It may need an OS patch from them. If you haven't, check their web.
I just downloaded my DR880 and it went fine.
rct
Re: Boss DR-670 drum machine
On May 5, 9:53 am, rct <Ron.Thomp...@faa.gov> wrote:
> It may need an OS patch from them. If you haven't, check their web.
> I just downloaded my DR880 and it went fine.
>
> rct
How did you transfer it to the unit, via MIDI? The 670 doesn't have a
USB port. I just checked the website
http :// www .bosscorp.co.jp/products/en/DR-670/specs.html
and nothing's available from the Downloads link.
Now that I think about it...the unit has a library of 16 different
bass guitar sounds as well; in the past, I've tried accessing them in
Edit mode, but only one comes up. You do hear the different ones that
are stock in the preset patterns, but I can't get to them when
creating my own patterns.
-d
On May 5, 9:53 am, rct <Ron.Thomp...@faa.gov> wrote:
> It may need an OS patch from them. If you haven't, check their web.
> I just downloaded my DR880 and it went fine.
>
> rct
How did you transfer it to the unit, via MIDI? The 670 doesn't have a
USB port. I just checked the website
http :// www .bosscorp.co.jp/products/en/DR-670/specs.html
and nothing's available from the Downloads link.
Now that I think about it...the unit has a library of 16 different
bass guitar sounds as well; in the past, I've tried accessing them in
Edit mode, but only one comes up. You do hear the different ones that
are stock in the preset patterns, but I can't get to them when
creating my own patterns.
-d
Re: Boss DR-670 drum machine
dvaoa wrote:
> > It may need an OS patch from them. If you haven't, check their web.
> > I just downloaded my DR880 and it went fine.
> How did you transfer it to the unit, via MIDI? The 670 doesn't have a
> USB port.
Yes, I used a...thingy. MIDI to USB, played whatever midi bits they
had me download, restored what I had on it, done.
> I just checked the website http :// www .bosscorp.co.jp/products/en/DR-670/specs.html
> and nothing's available from the Downloads link.
Then that ain't it. Sounds funky to me. Editing is time consuming
enough, don't need that stuff interrupting you.
> Now that I think about it...the unit has a library of 16 different
> bass guitar sounds as well; in the past, I've tried accessing them in
> Edit mode, but only one comes up. You do hear the different ones that
> are stock in the preset patterns, but I can't get to them when
> creating my own patterns.
I do not use the bass, I've never even had the volume up, couldn't
tell you about that.
rct
dvaoa wrote:
> > It may need an OS patch from them. If you haven't, check their web.
> > I just downloaded my DR880 and it went fine.
> How did you transfer it to the unit, via MIDI? The 670 doesn't have a
> USB port.
Yes, I used a...thingy. MIDI to USB, played whatever midi bits they
had me download, restored what I had on it, done.
> I just checked the website http :// www .bosscorp.co.jp/products/en/DR-670/specs.html
> and nothing's available from the Downloads link.
Then that ain't it. Sounds funky to me. Editing is time consuming
enough, don't need that stuff interrupting you.
> Now that I think about it...the unit has a library of 16 different
> bass guitar sounds as well; in the past, I've tried accessing them in
> Edit mode, but only one comes up. You do hear the different ones that
> are stock in the preset patterns, but I can't get to them when
> creating my own patterns.
I do not use the bass, I've never even had the volume up, couldn't
tell you about that.
rct
