Metronome; Quantize - E-Mu MP-7 command station Owner's Manual

Metronome

O O O O
Play the pattern to listen
to the Metronome while you set
the Value.

Quantize

The metronome is a timing aid when recording or playing back songs and
can be set to a wide variety of different beats. The metronome produces an
accented click on the first beat of each measure and a softer click on other
beats. The metronome beat options are listed on page 74.
The metronome setting is NOT saved with the Song.
To Set the Metronome
Press the Song Edit button. The Pattern Edit menu screen displays the
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menu page most recently selected since powering up MP-7.
Scroll to the Metronome screen using the data entry control.
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METER
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Move the cursor underneath the Metronome field and turn the
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metronome to On, Off or Rec using the data entry control.
• Off - the metronome doesn't play.
• On - the metronome plays during recording and playback.
• Rec - the metronome only plays while recording.
Move the cursor underneath the Value field and set the metronome
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beat value using the data entry control.
The timing of note events can be changed after a song has been recorded.
Quantize moves all the note start times in the track to fall on (or closer to)
the specified time values. See "Quantize" on page 77 for more information
about quantization.
Note: This filter quantizes note data recorded in Realtime Song mode. It
does NOT affect the notes in Patterns.
To Quantize Note Events in a Song
Select the song.
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Press the Song Edit button.
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Scroll to the Quantize screen using the data entry control.
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QUANTIZE
Amount: 75%
Set up the Quantize parameters as desired. The Home/Enter LED will
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be flashing once the cursor is moved to one of the editable fields.
Press Enter to Quantize or add Swing. Press any other button to Cancel.
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METRONOME
off
Resolution: 16
Swing: 50%
Sequencer
Song Edit Menu
VALUE
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