Setting The Number Of Beats Per Measure, And The Length Of Each Beat; Adjusting The Metronome Volume - Yamaha PortaTone PSR-I425 Owner's Manual

Handy Performance Features

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 number of beats per measure
function "TimesigN".
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
beginning of each measure if you set this
parameter to "00".

Adjusting the Metronome Volume

1
Press the [FUNCTON] button.
2
Use the CATEGORY [ ] and [ ] but-
tons to select the Metronome Volume
item.
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Hold for longer than
a second.
TimesigN
04
Number of beats per measure.
MtrVol
100
Metronome
volume
The available range is from 0 through 60.
Select 5 for this example.
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 [ ] and [ ] but-
tons as many times as necessary to
select the beat length function
"TimesigD".
The currently selected beat length will be dis-
played.
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
th
16 note). Select 8 for this example.
3
Use the dial to set the metronome vol-
ume as required.
TimesigD
04
The length of one beat.