Using the Metronome

Sounding the Metronome

The ep 880 features a built-in metronome. While a song plays back, the metronome will sound at the tempo and time signature (Beat) of that song.

1.Press the [METRONOME/COUNT IN] button.

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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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.If the [SONG/TEMPO] button lights red, press it.

Stopping the metronome

Once again press the [METRONOME/COUNT IN] button, getting the button to go dark.

The metronome will stop.

Changing the Metronome Volume

The volume of the metronome can be adjusted, with nine volume levels available. It is set to “4” when the instrument is turned on.

1.Hold down the [METRONOME/COUNT IN] button and press the [-] or [+] button.

The currently specified volume will be displayed.

The button’s indicator lights in green.

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

Changing the beat of metronome

1.Hold down the [SONG/TEMPO] button, and press the [-] or [+] button.

NOTE It is not possible to change the beat during song play- back or recording.

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

 

 

 

 

Continue to hold down the [METRONOME/COUNT IN] button, and press the [-] or [+] button to sound the metronome, and change the volume.

NOTE When you hold down the [METRONOME/COUNT IN] button, the currently specified metronome vol-

ume will be displayed.

When the metronome volume is set to “0,” the metro- nome sound does not play.

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Roland EP-880 Using the Metronome, Sounding the Metronome, Stopping the metronome, Changing the Metronome Volume