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The Metronome
Setting the Number of Beats per Measure, and the Length of Each Beat
In this example we’ll set up a 5/8 time signature.
1 Press and hold the [METRONOME ON/OFF] button for longer than a second to select the function “Time Signa-
Numerator (Number of
beats per
Hold for longermeasure.) than a second
2 Use the dial to select the number of beats per measure. A chime will sound on the first beat of each measure while the other beats will click. All beats will simply click with no chime at the begin- ning of each measure if you set this parameter to “00”.
The available range is from 0 through 60. Select 5 for this example.
Denominator (The length of one beat.)
NOTE
•The metronome time signature will synchronize to a style or song that is playing, so these parameters cannot be changed while a style or song is playing.
3 Press the CATEGORY [f ] and [r ] buttons as many times as necessary to select the beat length function “Time Sig-
4 Use the dial to select the beat length.
Select the required length for each beat: 2, 4, 8, or 16 (half note, quarter note, eighth note, or 16th note). Select 8 for this example.