Roland KR-15, KR-17 Adjusting the Tempo at a Particular Measure, 143, Tempo Recording Shortcut

■Adjusting the Tempo at a

Particular Measure

You can create a tempo change at the beginning of a selected measure. This is handy when you want to make a sudden change in tempo.

First, carry out Steps 1–3 of “Changing the Tempo Within the Song” (p. 142) to make the “Tempo Recording” settings.

1.Use the [ (Bwd)] and [ (Fwd)] buttons to move to the measure where you want to change the

tempo.

The measure number appears in the top-right area of the Basic screen.

2.Press the [ (Rec)] button and watch the indicator is flashing.

The KR is put in recording standby.

3.Use the [-] [+] buttons or the dial to change the tempo.

4.Press the [ (Play/Stop)] button.

The song’s tempo changes starts with the measure you selected.

→While tempo recording is being used to write tempo, the tempo display in the screen will be highlighted.

5.When you press the [ (Play/Stop)] button, the change in tempo stops.

*You cannot record performances while in Tempo Recording mode. When you’re finished tempo recording, go back to the ordinary Replace Recording. Take a look at “Changing the Recording Method (Rec Mode)” (p. 130).

→If you want to restore the previous tempo, delete the tempo data at the place where the tempo was recorded. For an explanation of how to delete the information of tempo settings, refer to “Making Measures Blank (Erase)” (p. 139).

Tempo Recording Shortcut

Hold down the [ (Rec)] button and press one of the Tempo [-] [+] buttons to switch to the Tempo Recording settings. Record tempo information. In this case, tempo recording is canceled when recording ends.

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