Backing up my Boss DR-770

[Ken Riley]

Good afternoon!!

Warning: Newbie!!

I have put in MANY hours programming songs for my band - primarily used for rehearsal purposes, but.. Have some good stuff.. Side note: My biggest complaint about the device is I can't seem to get it to do even a decent roll.. But.. I digress.. All the programming has been done on my Boss DR-770..

So.. I just about have the device filled up and I have yet to do anything with backing up all this stuff I have done.. I do have a Midi IN/OUT USB cable but have not tried to do anything with that yet. My question.. Anybody know anything about backing up all this work I have done? Also, since I have filled up the device, it would be great to be able to get this info someplace else so I can do more with the machine!!

Warning: I am a trombone player.. I have never used PT or anything and I understand that I may need to invest in more to get to where I want to be.. Just checking to see if someone can help me determine what the next steps are.

Thanks in advance!!
Ken

[Emcha_audio]

Originally Posted by Ken Riley

Good afternoon!!

Warning: Newbie!!

I have put in MANY hours programming songs for my band - primarily used for rehearsal purposes, but.. Have some good stuff.. Side note: My biggest complaint about the device is I can't seem to get it to do even a decent roll.. But.. I digress.. All the programming has been done on my Boss DR-770..

So.. I just about have the device filled up and I have yet to do anything with backing up all this stuff I have done.. I do have a Midi IN/OUT USB cable but have not tried to do anything with that yet. My question.. Anybody know anything about backing up all this work I have done? Also, since I have filled up the device, it would be great to be able to get this info someplace else so I can do more with the machine!!

Warning: I am a trombone player.. I have never used PT or anything and I understand that I may need to invest in more to get to where I want to be.. Just checking to see if someone can help me determine what the next steps are.

Thanks in advance!!
Ken

Have you went on Roland/Boss forums about this?

[Carl Kolchak]

Isn't it just a drum machine?

The only you'd have saved on it is sequenced drum patterns (and possibly tweaks to the in-built sounds, and effects).

If that's the case you only need a sequencer programme that records MIDI (Pro Tools would work fine, but if you don't already own a copy, it's somewhat expensive for your needs), and a MIDI I/O interface, which it sounds like you have in USB form.

You just need to hook up the MIDI, and USB, set the computer sequencer recording on whatever MIDI channel the Boss is outputting, and playback the song pattern from the Boss.

You might even want to record the audio at the same time (for which you'd also need an audio interface), but once the MIDI is recorded, you can have it trigger a Drum V.I. or even the Boss DR-770.

Just take a note of the song pattern's name & tempo, and save that as the newly recorded MIDI file's name.

You can then open a new session/sequence, set it to the correct tempo, and open the MIDI file.

You may have to select all the notes, and move them on to a down beat, in order for the relative positions of the sequencer's metronome/grid, and the original song pattern to be in sync.

You may also have to transpose the individual MIDI notes if you're routing the MIDI to a Drum V.I., as what the Boss thinks should be a kick drum, may not correspond to the kick drum of the V.I. but you'll figure it out.