Boss DB88 Talking Dr. Beat Metronome with Tap

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Practice in style with the flagship of the Dr. Beat Metronome line. The new DB-90 is loaded with quality sounds and drum patterns to make your practice sessions less mundane and more musical. There's a Rhythm Coach function with an onboard mic, a reference-tone function for tuning, an Instrument input, MIDI input, and other handy tools to make learning fun and effective. Learn More...

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"The best metronome ever!"

A significant step up from the worthy DB66 model. You can play almost any rhythmic pattern imaginable up to 15/4 (or 60/16), then you can loop 8 programable patterns up to 100 bars each. You can hear it well thru it's own speaker or 1/8" or 1/4" jacks. You can even play an electric guitar thru it!

Submitted: 1/8/2002


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"it's reeeeeally cool"

I'm a music major in college and this is a must for any serious musician. the Dr. Beat really helps you subdivide and keep on tempo without having to work as hard, and the voice is cool too, but can get a little annoying, but overall it is an excellent thing to get.

Submitted: 2/13/2002

Style of Music: Classical


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The Boss DB88 Dr. Beat takes the metronome to an entirely new level. The first thing you'll notice is that that you're not just limited to the traditional metronome click sound - you can also select a human voice that will count the beats for you. (Think of it as a little company on those long, lonely nights of practice!)

The DB88 also memorizes tempo, beat, and rhythm level settings and facilitates practicing in odd-time signatures through the combination of 2 distinct beats. There's independent slider-based control of desired note volume (quarter note, eighth note, sixteenth note, eighth-note triplet), so you can be sure the accents will fall where you want them to. The loop function plays back memorized beat settings in the exact order you wantÖperfect for practicing passages with rhythmic changes. The large alpha dial and custom LCD make operation a breeze and there's tempo tap capability so you can easily get the BPM of whatever music you're listening to.

For serious musicians, the Talking Dr. Beat can handle time signatures up to 15 beats per measure. Mountable on drum hardware. Two headphone jacks and one audio input.

The DB88 is a new member of the DR.Beat Series, a reference standard for electronic metronomes.

Features
Memorizes tempo, beat, and rhythm level settings

Accommodates time signatures up to 15 beats per measure

Large alpha dial and custom LCD provide easy user interface

Allows for independent, slider-based control of desired note volume (quarter note, eighth note, sixteenth note, eighth-note triplet)

Provides 2 click sounds plus a human voice count (one, two, three ...)

Tap function allows for finger tapping tempo (BPM)

Loop function plays back memorized beat settings in user-defined order

Reference tone allows fine pitch adjustment and chromatic voicing

Convenient screw threads let users mount DB-88 onto drum hardware and stands

Technical Info

Tempo Range: M.M. = 35 to 250

Tempo Accuracy: +/- 0.2%

Beat:
Beat 1: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8
Beat 2: OFF, 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8

Reference Pitch: 438 to 445 Hz in 1 Hz steps

Sound Generating: C2 to B6 +/- 1 cent

Memory: Metronome Mode: 8, Tune Mode: 8

Display: Custom LCD

Indicators: Tempo indicators x 2

Speaker: 50 mm (2 in.) x 1

Controls: Total volume, Accent level, Rhythm level (4 sliders), Dial, Mode (4 buttons), Beat (2 buttons), Voice, Pause, Pitch, Write, Program (down, up), Start/Stop/Tap, Power

Connectors: Phones (Stereo 1/4 in. Phone, Stereo Miniature Phone), Input, AC adapter

Power Supply: DC9V Dry battery (6LR61/6AM6, Alkaline), AC adapter (optional PSA Series)

Current Draw:
No sound: 20 mA
1 (Click 1), 2 (Click 2), Tune Mode: 55 mA (max.)
3 (Voice): 85 mA (max.)

Dimensions (W x D x H): 120 x 163 x 33 mm (4-3/4 x 6-7/16 x 1-5/16 in.)

Weight: 350 g (13 oz.), including battery

Cymbal Stand Hole: M6, Pitch: 1.0 mm

Accessories: Soft case, Stand, Dry battery (6LR61/6AM6, Alkaline)

Optional accessories: AC adapter PSA Series, Cymbal holder set MDY7
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