Using The Metronome; Adjusting The Tempo - Yamaha PORTATONE PSR-1000 Owner's Manual

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Using the Metronome

The metronome provides a click sound, giving you an accurate tempo guide when you practice, or letting you hear and
check how a specific tempo sounds.
STYLE CONTROL
ACMP
STANDBY
ON
The metronome starts by pressing the [METRONOME] button. Adjust the
tempo by using the TEMPO[
To stop the metronome, press the [METRONOME] button again.

Adjusting the Tempo

This section shows you to adjust the playback tempo — which not only affects the metronome, but also the playback of
a song or an accompaniment style.
STYLE CONTROL
ACMP
STANDBY
ON
1
TEMPO
RESET
Press either the TEMPO [
button or the [
Press this to
E
close the
ND
TEMPO display.
50
PSR-2000/1000
METRO-
NOME
SONG
EXTRA TRACK TRACK METRO-
TRACKS 2 1 REPEAT NOME
(STYLE) (L) (R)
REC TOP START/STOP REW FF
NEW SONG SYNC. START
STYLE
SWING & MARCH &
POP & ROCK JAZZ BALLROOM WALTZ
BALLAD DANCE LATIN USER
TAP TEMPO
TRANSPOSE TEMPO
RESET RESET
MASTER VOLUME
STOP
MULTI PAD
FADE
IN/OUT
MIN MAX
MAIN ENDING SYNC. SYNC.
BREAK INTRO / rit. STOP START START/STOP
AUTO OTS
FILL IN LINK
] [ ] buttons (see below).
TAP TEMPO
TEMPO
RESET
SONG
EXTRA TRACK TRACK METRO-
TRACKS 2 1 REPEAT NOME
(STYLE) (L) (R)
REC TOP START/STOP REW FF
NEW SONG SYNC. START
STYLE
SWING & MARCH &
POP & ROCK JAZZ BALLROOM WALTZ
BALLAD DANCE LATIN USER
TAP TEMPO
TRANSPOSE TEMPO
RESET RESET
MASTER VOLUME
STOP
MULTI PAD
FADE
IN/OUT
MIN MAX
MAIN ENDING SYNC. SYNC.
BREAK INTRO / rit. STOP START START/STOP
AUTO OTS
FILL IN LINK
TAP TEMPO
Adjust the tempo by using either the TEMPO [
[
]
The number in the display indicates how many
] button.
quarter-note beats there are in one minute. The
range is between 5 and 500. The higher the value,
the faster the tempo.
EXIT When you change the tempo, both tempos of the
current song and style will be changed to the same
tempo. To restore their respective default (initial)
tempo settings, press both the TEMPO [
buttons simultaneously. Also refer to the "Tempo
Indications — MAIN display" (page 51) for more
about tempo.
BACK NEXT
DIGITAL
STUDIO
SOUND CREATOR MAIN
A F
DIGITAL RECORDING LAYER
B G
MIXING CONSOLE
LEFT
C H
D I
PART
MENU
E J
DEMO
MUSIC
FINDER
HELP
FUNCTION
BALANCE
DIRECT
ACCESS EXIT
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
CHANNEL ON/OFF
PART
DATA ENTRY
BACK NEXT
DIGITAL
STUDIO
SOUND CREATOR MAIN
A F
DIGITAL RECORDING
LAYER
B G
MIXING CONSOLE
LEFT
C H
D I
PART
MENU
E J
DEMO
MUSIC
FINDER
HELP
FUNCTION
BALANCE
DIRECT
ACCESS EXIT
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8
CHANNEL ON/OFF
PART
DATA ENTRY
2
] buttons or the [DATA ENTRY] dial.
VOICE EFFECT
LEFT HARMONY/ DSP
HOLD TOUCH SUSTAIN ECHO MONO VARIATION
VOICE
ORGAN &
PIANO & HARPSI. E.PIANO ACCORDION PERCUSSION
GUITAR BASS BRASS WOODWIND
STRINGS CHOIR & PAD SYNTH. XG
USER ORGAN FLUTES
UPPER OCTAVE
RESET
MIC.
VH TYPE MIC. VOCAL
SELECT SETTING HARMONY TALK EFFECT
OVER
SIGNAL
ONE TOUCH SETTING
ENTER
REGISTRATION MEMORY
FREEZE MEMORY
The sound, volume level,
and the beat (time signature)
of the metronome can all be
changed (page 148).
VOICE EFFECT
LEFT HARMONY/ DSP
HOLD TOUCH SUSTAIN ECHO MONO
VARIATION
VOICE
ORGAN &
PIANO & HARPSI. E.PIANO ACCORDION PERCUSSION
GUITAR BASS BRASS WOODWIND
STRINGS CHOIR & PAD SYNTH. XG
USER ORGAN FLUTES
UPPER OCTAVE
RESET
MIC.
VH TYPE MIC. VOCAL
SELECT SETTING HARMONY TALK EFFECT
OVER
SIGNAL
ONE TOUCH SETTING
ENTER
REGISTRATION MEMORY
FREEZE MEMORY
Songs and accompaniment
styles have been given
default (initial) tempo
settings, designed to best
suit the song/style.
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