Rhythm And Metronome - Kurzweil V150 Owner's Manual

Using Your V150/V110

Rhythm and Metronome

To change the shift in a sound zone, press the display button for that sound zone. The light in
the button goes on, indicating that the Up/Down buttons are active to change the value. You can
listen to the way the sound plays while editing the various fields, finding the setting that works
best. Pressing Up and Down together sets the selected sound zone's shift to zero. The zone shifts
can be saved in a Panel Memory.
Left Sustain
Sounds used on the left side of a split keyboard are often instruments that do not have a sustain
pedal, such as strings or percussion. For this reason, the sustain pedal does not cause sustain on
Split sounds, by default. If you choose to use a piano on the left side, you may wish to activate
the sustain pedal for the split. Press the Left Sustain button to do this. The light goes on to
indicate that the sustain pedal is active for left-hand (Split) sounds. The left sustain setting can
be saved in a Panel Memory.
Rhythm and Metronome
The V150/V110 can help you practice with a built-in metronome, or it can play a drum track that
lets you sound like a one-man band. This powerful feature is activated with the Metronome/
Rhythm button. Press this button to hear a steady metronome click. The button lights up to
indicate that the metronome is active, and the current tempo (in beats per minute) appears in the
upper left of the display.
Note: The Rhythm and Metronome features are unavailable when you're in General MIDI
mode.
Changing Tempo
To change the tempo, press the display button labeled Tempo. The button will light to indicate
the tempo is edited. Use the Up/Down buttons to change the tempo value. Tempo can be set
from 20 to 300 beats per minute. Pressing both Up and Down buttons together will set the
default tempo of 120 beats per minute.
You can set the tempo by feeling (rather than by numbers) using the tap tempo feature. Press and
hold the display button labeled Tempo. A menu will be displayed instructing you to press a key
repeatedly—any key will do. Play the same key repeatedly at the tempo rate you desire. Press
any button on the panel to dismiss the menu, and the new tempo will be set.
The tempo setting will be remembered when the power is turned off if Remember Preferences is
set, and can also be saved in a Panel Memory (see page 3-15 for details).
Metronome/Rhythm Volume
You can adjust the metronome volume by pressing and holding the Metronome/Rhythm
button, and simultaneously moving Slider D. The rhythm volume setting is remembered when
the power is turned off if Remember Preferences is set, and also in a Panel Memory.
Metronome/Rhythm Reverb
You can adjust the metronome reverb level by pressing and holding the Metronome/Rhythm
button, and simultaneously moving the Reverb Level knob.
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