Adjusting The Tempo; Viewing The Number Of Measures In A Pattern - Roland JX-305 Owner's Manual

Current pattern
* If you press [STOP/PLAY] to stop playback after select-
ing the next pattern, the pattern that you had reserved
will be canceled.
* With the factory settings, the User group contain empty
patterns that contain no musical data. Even if you select
an empty pattern, it will not play back. If you specify an
empty pattern as the next pattern, playback will stop the
instant that the pattern changes.
Fast-forward and rewind
Each time you press [FWD], the pattern will advance
one measure. Each time you press [BWD], the pattern
will go back one measure.
If you hold down [FWD] and press [BWD], you will
advance to the last measure. If you hold down [BWD]
and press [FWD], you will return to the beginning.
When a pattern is stopped, "
displayed in the display. This indicates that the pat-
tern was stopped in the middle of the measure.
fig.3-7
Changing patterns instantly
By holding down [SHIFT] and press PAGE [<] [>]
while a pattern is playing back, you can switch imme-
diately to the previous or next pattern. In this case the
pattern will play back the optimal tempo for that pat-
tern.
Also, if you make a new recording and create a pattern
that is only one measure long, and play back this pat-
tern, it will in some cases be impossible to use [INC]
[DEC], the [VALUE] dial or PAGE [<] [>] to select the
next pattern. In such cases, holding down [SHIFT] and
use PAGE [<] [>] to change patterns.
If you would like to know what kind of pat-
terns are available...
"Preset Pattern List" (p. 204)
Next pattern
" will sometimes be
Chapter 3. Playing Patterns

Adjusting the Tempo

The tempo can be adjusted freely even while a pattern
is playing back.
1. In the DISPLAY section, press [TEMPO& MEASURE].
Indicator will light, and the upper line of the display
will show the current tempo value.
fig.3-8
TEMPO &
MEASURE
2. Use the [VALUE] dial to modify the tempo
(20.0–240.0 BPM).
The tempo can be adjusted in 0.1 BPM steps.
By holding down [SHIFT] and rotating the [VALUE]
dial, you can adjust the tempo in 1 BPM units.
BPM
BPM stands for Beats Per Minute, and indicates the
number of quarter notes that occur in one minute.
Standard tempo
An optimal tempo is already set for each pattern. This
is called the "standard tempo."
If you select another pattern while pattern playback is
stopped, the tempo will change to the standard tempo
of that pattern. When you use [INC] [DEC] or the
[VALUE] dial to switch to another pattern during pat-
tern playback, the tempo value of the previous pattern
will be maintained.
Viewing the Number of
Measures in a Pattern
If you wish to know the total number of measures in
the current pattern, or the current playback location,
use the following procedure.
1. Press [TEMPO&MEASURE].
The lower line of the display will show the number of
measures in the entire pattern, and the playback loca-
tion (measure and beat). In the example shown below,
"Total number of measures = 16 measures" "Playback
location = third beat of measure 12"
fig.3-8 (#MC fig.2-8)
TEMPO &
MEASURE
2. To return to the pattern select page, press
[PTN/SONG].
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