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Rhythm arrangements

The drum, bass, and Loop Phrase elements described above can only repeat a single basic pattern; nevertheless, they can be
extremely useful when practicing or putting together ideas for songs.
Once you have decided on the structure of your song, however, simple repeating patterns will begin to sound uninteresting, and
you will probably want to use different patterns for sections such as the intro, verse, chorus, fill, and ending.
Luckily, the BR-1600CD’s rhythm arrangement function makes this very easy to do. Using rhythm arrangements, you will be able
to freely arrange a variety of different drum patterns, bass patterns, and Loop Phrases in units of one or more measures.

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For example, you can prepare separate patterns for the intro, the verse, the chorus, the fill, and the ending, and these can then be
arranged in the appropriate order for your song. In addition, a rhythm arrangement also lets you specify a chord progression for
the bass pattern to play along with.
What’s more, rhythm arrangements allow tempos to be set up on a measure-by-measure basis (Tempo Map), and beats can also
be set up in the same way (Beat Map).
At the time of purchase, the BR-1600CD contains 100 preset rhythm arrangements, and these cannot be overwritten. In addition, it
can also store 10 user rhythm arrangements that can be used in any song and 10 song rhythm arrangements that are saved
together with a specific song. User rhythm arrangements and song rhythm arrangements can be overwritten.

Loop Phrases are not used in preset rhythm arrangements—in other words, these arrangements contain only drum patterns
and bass patterns.

Pattern mode and Arrangement mode

In order to allow patterns and rhythm arrangements to be worked on separately, the BR-1600CD provides two different modes
for rhythm sessions—namely, Pattern mode and Arrangement mode.
To use rhythm arrangements, press PROGRAMMABLE RHYTHM [ARRANGEMENT/PATTERN], so the button’s indicator is lighted.
With this, Arrangement mode is activated, and you will be able to use the BR-1600CD���s rhythm arrangement feature. In this mode,
patterns and Loop Phrases arranged to form a rhythm arrangement will provide accompaniment whenever you start playback.
If, on the other hand, you want to activate Pattern mode, press PROGRAMMABLE RHYTHM [ARRANGEMENT/PATTERN],
this time turning off the button’s indicator. In this mode, only the currently selected drum pattern, bass pattern, and/or Loop
Phrase will be played back, and this will be done repetitively.
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Time
Measure
IntroDrum
Bass
Loop
Phrase
Pattern 1 Pattern 1
Pattern 1 Pattern 3 Pattern 4 Pattern 4
Pattern 2
Loop Phrase 2Loop Phrase 1
Rhythm
Arrangements
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