Roland RMP-5 Owner's Manual page 29

Rhythm coach

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Using the COACH Function to Practice Effectively

Press the [COACH] button located on the RMP-5's right side to take advantage of six different practice modes.

TIME CHECK

This function provides an on-screen display that shows the timing accuracy of your strikes. It's great to have a visual

check on your sense of timing. Let's try it out. Use the [COACH] button to select "TIME CHECK", then press the [START/

STOP] switch and begin practicing!

Play along with the metronome. If your timing is right on, the

right if you're early, and at the left if you're late.

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Play the same quarter notes in time with the quarter notes sounded by the metronome.

How often were you able to get the

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Next, try checking yourself with this phrase.

With the default setting, the RMP-5's Time Check screen will be set to "E-4". This means that the time is being checked

for quarter notes; checking won't be done on shorter note values. Other settings allow you to check the timing of

shorter note values such as eighth notes, sixteenth notes, or triplets. For this phrase, select "E-16" so that you'll be

checking time down to the sixteenth notes. With the metronome stopped, use the [+] and [-] buttons to change the

note value that you want to check.

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Now let's check triplets. Simply set the screen to "E-3". As you play this practice phrase, pay attention to the order and

timing of the rests.

The RMP-5's Time Check function has a split personality; it can be either an easy-going coach, or a merciless drill

sergeant that won't tolerate the slightest stepping out of line. In the screen display "E-4" through "H-4", "E" are the

easy settings, and "H" are the hard settings.

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Press the [COACH] button a number of times to select "

Press the [START/STOP] button and start practicing.

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indicator will light. An indicator appears at the

indication? This will be excellent practice.

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Let's Practice with RMP-5

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