Playing the Piano

Metronome / Drum Rhythms

The Metronome function provides a steady beat to aid practicing the piano at a consistent tempo. In addition to regular metronome beats, the CA93/CA63 digital piano also features a variety of drum rhythms to accompany most playing styles and musical genres.

„Turning the metronome on/off

Press the METRONOME button.

The LED indicator for the METRONOME button will turn on to indicate that the metronome is in use, and a 1/4 beat will start to count. The tempo in beats per minute (bpm) will also be shown in the LCD display.

Tempo Œ= 120

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Press the METRONOME button again to stop the metronome.

The LED indicator for the METRONOME button will turn off.

„Adjusting the metronome tempo, changing the time signature/drum rhythm

Press the METRONOME button to start the metronome, then

 

press the c or d buttons to increase or decrease the tempo.

Adjust the tempo

* The metronome tempo can be adjusted within the range of 10-400 bpm (20-800 bpm for eighth note rhythms).

Press the e or f buttons to select the desired time signature.

*There are ten different types of time signature available: 1/4, 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 5/4, 3/8, 6/8, 7/8, 9/8, and 12/8.

Alternatively, one of the 100 drum rhythms can be selected

 

 

 

 

Select the time signature/drum rhythm

instead of a simple metronome count.

* Please refer to page 85 for a complete listing of available drum rhythms.

 

„Adjusting the metronome/rhythm volume

While the metronome tempo is shown in the LCD display:

Press and hold the METRONOME button, then press the c or d buttons to increase or decrease the metronome volume.

The metronome volume level will be shown in the LCD display.

Volume = 5

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* The metronome volume can be adjusted within the range of 1-10.

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Kawai CA63, CA93 manual Metronome / Drum Rhythms, Tempo Œ=, Volume =, „ Turning the metronome on/off