Part 1 of 5: Boss DR-5 Video Tutorial (Tutorials: 1 to 4)

This is the excellent video manual/tutorial that came with the Boss DR-5.
It covers most of the major features of the Boss DR-5. This video will get you up and running in about an hour (all 5 parts combined are only about one hour).

Also, make sure to download the free Quick-Start Guide and Owners Manual at the Roland/Boss website for more in-depth info (and a great breakdown of the MIDI System Exclusive features).

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[7000ironman]

@tralormik thanx for the info, man..the battery cover was missing..i noticed that quite a few on ebay have the battery cover missing...wow

[Tralornik]

@7000ironman Yeah, It happens alot. However, you can make a battery cover. Mainly, you create two parts with a discarded remote battery cover clasp that will fit (nothing special, just needs the correct width) and one with the two tiny plastic prongs. Then use a bent spring (shaped into: @_@ ) and put it all together by cutting some slots to hold the modded spring. Then use duct tape and tweak until it fits. Last mark area and gorilla glue and re-tape and let dry. Hope this helps.

[7000ironman]

@tralornik what do you think of the bass sounds? i havent listened to all your videos yet and is going to get one off of ebay and is is ran off of the battery like the 606 and other drum machines of boss' are?

[Tralornik]

@7000ironman - I am not a connoisseur of music samples, and (of course) the ones on the DR-5 are somewhat dated.  But I think most of the sounds on the device are quite good and usable. Of course the quality of the sound/PA system that you pump the sounds through will have a dramatic effect as well. In my opinion, no one unit can ever replace a real musician but the DR-5 does give you some of options to give the samples and loops more feeling (via settings like velocity, swing, quantasize, etc)

[Tralornik]

@7000ironman - Yes the DR-5 does run off of batteries. It uses 6xAA batteries. However, I would make sure to ask the seller if the battery cover is included in the auction (since it is easily lost) and also make sure to ask if the battery compartment is free from corrosion. Oftentimes people either put batteries in them and then forget to take them out when storing, or they switch to a power cord and forget to put the battery cover back on (it is not attached). Thanks for posting!

[SAMURATA]

Thank you for these useful videos...

[Tralornik]

@SAMURATA Sure, no problem. Eventually I hope to add to them with a video on MIDI setup... if I ever get the time to figure it out for myself that is! lol. Thanks for the comment.

[Tralornik]

@CalisCool Thanks for the comment. There is alot of technical info about MIDI stuff in the user manual... which is available at Roland's site as a free download. If you get it working, please come back and post any tips you have for setting it up. Cheers!

[Tralornik]

@markschellhaas No problem, thanks for commenting. Don't forget to download the PDF manual and the 2-page PDF quick start guide from Roland/Boss site, IMHO they will help you get the most out of the device once you get the basics from the video. Cheers!

[markschellhaas]

Thanks for posting this . I was given one second hand and no paperwork etc. I cant wait to see all the demos.

[CalisCool]

Awesome! You uploaded these right on time dude! Been trying to figure out how to use my dr-5 as a midi controller in ableton hopefully these vids shed some insight.