Roland KR-17 Setting the Tempo by Pressing the Button in Time Tap Tempo, Specifying the Tempo

Chapter 4 Practice Functions

■Setting the Tempo by Pressing the Button in Time

(Tap Tempo)

You can also set the tempo by pressing the Performance Pad. This feature is called “Tap Tempo.” By using the Tap Tempo function, you can quickly set the tempo you are thinking of, without specifying the tempo in numerical terms.

Assigning functions to the Performance Pads

1. Press the [User Function] button and watch the indicator light up.

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2. Touch for the Performance Pad to which the function is assigned, then select “Tap Tempo.”

3. Touch <Exit>; the tempo is indicated in the upper left of the screen.

Specifying the Tempo

4. Press the Pad to which “Tap Tempo” is assigned at least twice.

You can also assign the Tap Tempo function to the pedal, and use the pedal to specify the tempo. For details, refer to “Assigning Functions to Pedals and Performance Pads (Pedal Setting/User Functions)” (p. 157).

The tempo is set to the rhythm you used when tapping the button.

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