Playing In Time With The Metronome - Korg XE20 Owner's Manual

Playing in time with the metronome

You can practice along with the tempo and beat of the metronome.
Setting the metronome
Turning on the metronome: Press the
SELECT] button to turn the metronome on (the button will
light), and press the button again to make it stop.
y Setting the beat: Press the
button a number of times while holding down the [SHIFT]
button.
2/2...16/16 " Click HI " Click LOW " 2/2...
2/2, 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 5/4, 7/4, 6/8, 8/8, 16/16: Beat
Click HI: Accent sound
Click LOW: No accent sound
You cannot change the time signature of the auto-
accompaniment.
y Adjusting the volume: Turn the dial while holding down
the (metronome)/[BEAT SELECT] button.
Adjusting the tempo
y Turn the dial while holding down the [SHIFT] button.
y Press the TAP TEMPO/[TEMPO LOCK] button to match
the number of beats of the style at the tempo timing you
wish to set. (For instance, if you want to set a 4/4 beat, press
the button four times; and for a 3/4 beat, press the button
three times.)
(metronome)/[BEAT
(metronome)/[BEAT SELECT]
Playing the XE20 (style mode)
Note:
Pressing the TAP TEMPO/[TEMPO LOCK] button
any more times will start the accompaniment (tap start
function). You can turn the tap start function disable (see
page 26 "Tap Auto Start").
Locking the tempo (tempo lock)
y Press the TAP TEMPO/[TEMPO LOCK] button while
holding down the [SHIFT] button (the tempo lock icon
will light on the display).
Using the keyboard to set the metronome
You can also change the time signature settings as well as adjust
the tempo and volume by pressing a key on the keyboard while
holding down the (metronome)/[BEAT SELECT] button.
Beat (Time signature)
x x x
100 10 1
y Specifying the beat: The Beat function provides an accent
on the first beat of the measure. Pressing the corresponding
Beat key will advance through the Beat options in a cycle:
2/2 ¨...¨ 16/16 ¨ Click HI ¨ Click LOW ¨ 2/2 ¨...
You cannot change the time signature of the auto-
accompaniment.
y Adjusting the Volume: Pressing the Down key reduces
the metronome volume; pressing the Up key raises it. The
volume can be increased or decreased in steps of 10. For
instance, when the volume is at 93 and you press the key
on the keyboard corresponding to "Up," the volume will
increase to 103.
+
Up Down
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