BOSS DR-670 Dr. Rhythm Drum Machine

by BOSS

Product Features

• 255 drum & percussion sounds, and 16 bass sounds including Finger Bass, Slap Bass, Acoustic Bass, Pick Bass
• Velocity-sensitive pads permit very expressive rhythm pattern programming
• Roll and Flam buttons
• Foot control jack permits connection to optional footswitch for hands-free start/stop and fills
• Unique pad interface designed like a bass guitar neck for easy programming of rhythm/bass lines

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 0.9 x 0.8 x 0.3 inches ; 3 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 5 pounds
• ASIN: B0002D05DM
• Item model number: DR670
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #32,743 in Musical Instruments (See Top 100 in Musical Instruments)

Product Description

Rhythm Machine. Made by BOSS.

The BOSS DR-670 Dr. Rhythm stands as one of the most feature-packed and affordable drum machines in BOSS history!!!

This compact rhythm-creation tool offers all the acclaimed sounds from BOSS' flagship DR-770 model, while adding enhancements like velocity-sensitive pads, footswitch control and much more.

Features include:
Affordable BOSS drum machine with 255 superb-quality drum and percussion sounds
Velocity-sensitive pads permit very expressive rhythm pattern programming
New Bass part allows for programming bass lines using 16 different bass sounds
200 versatile preset rhythm patterns and 200 user-programmable patterns
Large LCD for confirming pattern tempo at all times
Foot control jack permits connection to optional footswitch for hands-free start/stop and fills
Unique pad interface designed like a bass guitar neck for easy programming of rhythm/bass lines
Direct Pattern Play function lets users assign internal patterns to pads for triggering "on the fly"
Selectable battery or AC operation (AC Adapter not included)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Hard to go wrong with anything Boss, December 6, 2009

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Eric C. Sedensky "late-to-jazz musician" (Madison, AL, US) - See all my reviews
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As a long time user of the original Roland TR-series drum machines and a firm believer that the Roland/Boss drum sounds are truer than just about anything else on the market, I felt confident in purchasing the DR-670 model when my DR-770 gave up the ghost. My confidence was not misplaced. Although some of the operations of this machine are a little counter-intuitive for those familiar with other models, they are not necessarily confusing, and once you have programmed a few patterns and put together a few songs, the overall operation of the machine is very smooth and effective. The sounds are, as expected, very realistic and well coordinated into various drum kits. The pre-programmed patterns are diverse and practical, but one thing I did not like is that just about every pre-programmed pattern includes a bass part (I just wanted the drums). Fortunately, it easy enough to change the pitch of the bass notes or to copy the pattern over and leave the bass part out altogether (a feature that I make constant use of). This machine can handle just about any song or pattern you can imagine, including ones with esoteric time signatures and crazy mixes of sounds and effects. It would have been perfect if the individual patterns had their name displayed somewhere so you don't have to look each one up on a chart before playing it, but again, most users will find their favorites fairly quickly and will not have much difficulty using the chart occasionally when they need something different. Besides, the information displayed on the LCD screen is, by any other standard, quite generous and a lot more useful than other machines I've used in the past, so it's not a major hindrance to not have the pattern title shown. It is somewhat inconvenient, however, that an AC adapter is not included, but fortunately, I had one from another machine that works so I don't have to mess with (6 x AA) batteries. The manual is another bright spot, as it is lucid, comprehensible, and well organized, making learning this machine very easy. Overall I'm quite pleased with this machine and it reinforces my faith in the Roland/Boss make, so I will likely be using Boss machines for the foreseeable future.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very nice drum machine, February 24, 2008

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J. Cox (Kansas City, MO United States) - See all my reviews
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This is a very nice sounding, easy to use drum machine. It takes a little browsing through the manual to do certain things, it's not entirely intuitive, but spend a minimal amount of time with it and it is easy to understand. Great, clear sounding drums. Worth the money spent.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Drmmer Partner, March 13, 2010

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Tomas Gomez "Tommy" (Madison, WI) - See all my reviews
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The best drummer I've played with for ages! This unit is one sweet dream come true now that I play mostly on my own. I just wish it had a more user friendly interface.