Hey Raz,
I agree the DR800 is a bit cumbersome to use. I've always relied on the stock patterns. This last week was the first time I ever tried to create my own pattern and it was a simple kick drum, snare in 4:4. Starts out in 1/4 notes, then 1/8 notes then 1/16 notes. Four measures of each.

Lizard
Ha, glad I helped motivate you to whip it out and use it. if you have any good practice patterns and feel like exporting them, feel free to send them to me.

I think the DR880 is one of those hardware devices that could seriously benefit from a computer application.

Hey Jeff...
UGH! I'm too far along in life to be haunted by my past.