Chapter 2. Performance

Using Metronome

■Sounding the Metronome

The DP-970 features a built-in metronome.

While a song plays back, the metronome will sound at the tempo and time signature (Beat) of that song.

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Sounding the metronome

1 Press the [Metronome/Count In] button.

The metronome will sound.

The button flashes in red and green in time with the beat selected at that time. The button lights in red on the downbeats, and in green on weak beats.

Changing the tempo

2 Press the [Song/Tempo] button; the button’s indicator lights in green.

3 Press the [-] or [+] button to adjust the tempo.

Changing the beat of metronome

4 Hold down the [Song/Tempo] button, and press the [-] or [+] button.

The currently selected beat will be displayed.

If you hold down the [Song/Tempo] button and press the [-] or [+] button, the beat will change.

If you hold down the [Song/Tempo] button and press the [-] and [+] buttons simultaneously, the beat will go back to what it was before you changed it.

Display

beat

 

Display

beat

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2.2

2/2

6.4

 

6/4

 

 

 

 

 

0.4

Only weak beats

7.4

 

7/4

 

 

 

 

 

2.4

2/4

3.8

 

3/8

 

 

 

 

 

3.4

3/4

6.8

 

6/8

 

 

 

 

 

4.4

4/4

9.8

 

9/8

 

 

 

 

 

5.4

5/4

12.8

 

12/8

 

 

 

 

 

NOTE

It is not possible to change the beat during song playback or recording.

When you hold down the [Song/Tempo] button, the currently specified metronome beat will be displayed.

Correspondence between beat and tempo display

Beat

Tempo Value

 

 

2/2

=10–125

 

 

x/4

=20–250

 

 

x /8

=40–500

 

 

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