Selecting & Playing Voices

Using the Metronome

The Clavinova features a built-in metronome (a device that keeps an accurate tempo) that is convenient for practicing.

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[–/NO] [+/YES] buttons

CLP-370

[TEMPO/FUNCTION ▲▼] buttons

Procedure

1. Start the metronome.

The metronome sound is turned on by pressing the METRONOME [ON/OFF] button.

The beat indicator flashes at the current tempo.

Adjusting the tempo

The tempo of the metronome and user song recorder playback (the recorder is described in the next section) can be set from 32 to 280 beats per minute by using the [TEMPO/FUNCTION ▼, ▲] buttons (when the [TEMPO/FUNCTION ▼, ▲] button’s [TEMPO] indicator is lit).

Adjusting the time signature

 

The time signature (beat) of the metronome can be

 

set by using the [–/NO]and [+/YES] buttons while

 

holding the METRONOME [ON/OFF] button. You

 

can set the beat from 0 to 15. The current setting

 

appears on the LED display while you are holding

Beat

the METRONOME [ON/OFF] button.

 

A beat setting of “0” plays a low click sound for all beats, while a setting of “1” plays a high click sound for all beats; other beat settings play a high click for the first beat in a measure and a low click for all following beats.

2. Stop the metronome.

Turn off the metronome by pressing the METRONOME [ON/OFF] button.

NOTE

If the [TEMPO/FUNCTION] but- ton’s [TEMPO] indicator is not lit, press the [TEMPO/FUNCTION] button to light the [TEMPO] indi-

cator.

NOTE

The volume of the metronome can be adjusted via the Metronome Volume function in Function mode (page 67).

ENGLISH

CLP-370/340/330, CLP-S308/S306 Owner’s Manual

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