Playing With The Metronome - Korg CONCERT C-550 Owner's Manual

Playing

4.Playing with the metronome

When you wish to play accurately in
tempo, use the metronome.
This metronome provides the basis for the
time signature and tempo of the recorder
discussed in the following chapter.
Starting the metronome
1.Press the [METRONOME]
switch, and the metronome
will start.
The indicator at the [METRONOME] switch will light.
2.Press the [METRONOME] switch once
again, and the metronome will stop.
The indicator at the [METRONOME] switch will go off.
Since one voice is used to sound the metronome,
the maximum number of simultaneous notes will
be 1 less.
Adjusting the tempo
1.Press the [TEMPO] switch.
The indicator will light, and the current tempo of the
metronome will appear in the LED display.
The range of settings is
2.Press the [+/UP] or [–/DOWN] switch to
adjust the tempo.
Each time you press the [+/UP] or [–/DOWN] switch,
the value will increase or decrease by one. If you
continue holding the switch, the value will increase/
decrease continuously.
If you hold down the [TEMPO] switch and press the
[+/UP] or [–/DOWN] switch, the value will increase/
decrease in steps of ten.
10
1,2
= 30 ~ 250.
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2
Changing the time signature
1.Press the [BEAT] switch.
The indicator at the [BEAT] switch will light, and the
LED display will indicate the current time signature of
the metronome. The range of settings is 1/4—5/4, 1/
8—10/8, 1/16—16/16. The display will be as follows.
2.Press the [+/UP] or [–/DOWN] switch to set
the time signature.
Each time you press the [+/UP] or [–/DOWN] switch,
the value will increase or decrease by one. If you
continue holding the switch, the value will increase/
decrease continuously.
The tempo and time signature are set indepen-
dently for each song.
Adjusting the volume
1.Press the [METRO VOLUME] switch.
The indicator at the [METRO VOLUME] switch will
light, and the LED display will show the current
metronome volume. The range of settings is 0
(minimum) ~ 127 (maximum).
2.Press the [+/UP] or [–/DOWN] switch to
adjust the volume.
Each time you press the [+/UP] or [–/DOWN] switch,
the value will increase or decrease by one. If you
continue holding the switch, the value will increase/
decrease continuously. If you hold down the
[METRO VOLUME] switch and press the [+/UP] or
[–/DOWN] switch, the value will increase/decrease in
steps of ten.
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2
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2