Boss - DR880

The new heavyweight champ of rhythm programming has arrived. The DR-880 is a new bomb loaded with world famous library of sounds Roland SRX and a stunning collection of original waveforms. Drum sounds, percussion and bass of the DR-880 can be programmed and used as is or customized with powerful tools: independent compressors and EQ for the bass drum and snare and a compressor and a range of models COSM® amp for bass.
Extraordinary sounds
A new range of exceptional sound has emerged for the DR-880. To these, we added some of the most famous sounds from our renowned SRX library as well as electric and synth bass sounds. Rich sounds and sparkling studio, electronic battery quality traditional and exotic percussion instruments, it's a whole universe of rhythms and grooves that you have at your fingertips

EZ Compose
The DR-880 allows you to get to the bottom of things but you can simplify your life with the three buttons EZ ("easy") MADE front that can easily compose original patterns without taking the head with a Programming note by note. In Pattern mode, you can select and combine pre-programmed sentences to make new designs. Press the CHORD PROGRESSION
to select chord suites models. The FILL-IN button to select transitions in the library of fill-ins and insert them into the pattern. The library
offers a range of sentences from the simplest to the most elaborate transitions

Groove Modify
Go even further with the "Groove Modify" function: it applies various groove and triplet rhythms of your motives. Simply select the models and inject life into inert patterns. You can also select sentences with "ghost notes" preset in the DR-880

Direct input for guitar and bass
Guitarists and bass players can join the fun by connecting their instrument directly to the input Guitar / Bass Input the DR-880. Guitar players can use the models COSM Drive / Amp and effects as chorus / flanger / phaser, delay and reverb. For acoustic guitar, the DR-880 offers an "Acoustic Processor", chorus and reverb. If you are bassist effects compressor / limiter, chorus / flanger / phaser and delay and bass COSM amp models will help you produce especially juicy basslines

Impressive connectivity
You can use headphones or send the signal directly from the DR-880 to a recorder or an amplification system, including a guitar amp. You can make quick adjustments to the Output Select mode to facilitate connections with the outside world. You can use two individual outputs for guitar and accompaniment, or to separately amplify the bass drum and snare. The DR-880 has two inputs for foot switch / controller; You can connect up to four footswitches with stereo cable with 1/4 "(optional). One of these entries can accommodate a pedal EV-5 Expression (optional) to control the volume of the guitar or fly a wah effect. The DR-880 also has a digital S / PDIF output and a USB port that can be used as a MIDI interface for importing and SMF files.