Playing With The Metronome - Korg concert A-4501 Owner's Manual

4. Playing with the metronome

If you wish to play at an accurate tempo, it is con
nient to use the metronome. This metronome also sets
the time signature and tempo used when you record a
performance ( ☞p.17).
Sounding the metronome
1. Press the [METRONOME] switch, and the
metronome will start.
2. To stop the metronome, press the [METRO-
NOME] switch once again.
Adjusting the tempo
❍ Move the [TEMPO] slider to adjust the tempo.
The tempo can be set in a range of
Slower Faster
In some cases, the tempo may not match the
markings on the [TEMPO] slider . Check the tempo
in the LED display .
Setting the time signature
1. Press the [METRONOME] switch to start the
metronome.
2. Hold down the [METRONOME] switch, and
press the [Sound selector] switch that corre-
sponds to the desired time signature.
The indicator of the [Sound selector] switch you
pressed will light, and an accent note will occur at
the be ginning of the selected time signature.
If you do not w ant to hear an accent note, press the
[Sound selector] switch whose indicator is lit so
that the indicator goes dark, canceling the time
signature setting.
time time time time
2/4 3/4 4/4 6/4
When the po wer is turned on, the time signature is
MeMO
automatically set to "4/4. "
Adjusting the volume
ve- 1. Press the [METRONOME] switch to start the
metronome.
2. To increase the volume, hold down the [MET-
RONOME] switch and repeatedly press the
[PART 2] switch. To decrease the volume, hold
down the [METRONOME] switch and repeat-
edly press the [PART 1] switch.
3. To restore the original metronome volume, hold
= 40–200.
down the [METRONOME] switch and simulta-
neously press the [PART 1] and [PART 2]
switches.
MeMO
when the po wer is turned of f.
Selecting the accent note
The accented beat of the metronome can be changed
to a bell sound.
1. Press the [METRONOME] switch to start the
metronome.
2. Hold down the [METRONOME] switch, and
press the [STRINGS] sound selector switch.
The [STRINGS] indicator will light, and a bell will
sound at the be ginning of the time signature.
To return to the normal accent, hold do
[METR ONOME] switch and press the [ORGAN]
sound selector switch to mak e the [ORGAN]
switch indicator light.
Normal accent will sound
The selected accent sound is remembered e ven when the
MeMO
power is turned of f.
The metronome v olume setting is remembered e ven
Bell will sound
Lower volume Higher volume
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