Tempo; Mute - Yamaha QS300 Owner's Manual

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The QS300 allows precise tempo settings from 25 to 300
beats per minute in fine one-tenth of a quarter-note incre-
ments.
Tempo (in beats/minute)
Recorded tracks can be muted (turned off) during playback
or recording, allowing you to selectively hear individual
tracks. This lets you single out important tracks you want
to hear, or temporarily silence tracks that you don't want to
hear.
Mute dots. (Tracks 1 and 2 are currently muted.)
To mute/un-mute a recorded track: ...................................
1.
Move the highlight to the desired mute dot in the
display.
2.
Press the I button (once or twice) until the letter
"M" appears in the mute dot.
To un-mute the track (or turn it on), press the D
button. The letter "M" disappears and the mute dot is
solid, indicating the track can be heard.
The mute dots appear as white blocks with a dotted
outline rather than solid dark dots. In the display above,
for example, tracks 1 and 2 are muted, tracks 3, 4 and

Tempo

Tenths of a beat/minute.

Mute

The number to the left of the period in the tempo parameter
is the number of quarter-note beats per minute, and the
number to the right of the period represents tenths of a
quarter note. Move the highlight to the desired part of the
tempo (the ones or tenths section) and change the tempo as
required.
Pattern (Pat) contain data and are on, while the rest
contain no data.
NOTE: The Chord (Chd) and Tempo (Tmp) tracks cannot
be muted.
To simultaneously mute/un-mute all tracks: .....................
1.
Move the highlight to any mute dot in the display.
2.
Simultaneously hold down the ( button and
press the D or I button — I to mute and
D to un-mute.
HINT: This function can be very handy when you want to
"solo" monitor a track: First mute all tracks, then turn on
only the track you want to hear.
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