Using The Metronome; Specifying The Tempo - Casio Privia PX-S5000 User Manual

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Using the Metronome

The metronome sounds a regular beat to mark time. Use the
metronome when you want to practice playing at a regular
tempo.
■ To start or stop the metronome
1.
Touch 5 METRONOME.
This starts the metronome.
• LEDs above 6 a button flash yellow (first beat)
and red (remaining beats) in time with the metronome
beats.
• You can specify metronome tempo, beat, and volume
settings. Refer to the information below.

Specifying the Tempo

To change the metronome beat
To adjust the metronome volume
2.
To turn off the metronome, touch the
5 METRONOME again.
■ To change the metronome beat
1.
While holding down 5 METRONOME, press a
keyboard key from C3 through A3.
A0 C1 C2 C3
• The beat setting changes in accordance with the
keyboard key you press, as shown in the table below.
Pressing Selects this
this key: setting:
C3 Off
C{3 1
D3 2
E}3 3
E3 4
F3 5
F{3 6
G3 7
A}3 8
A3 9
2.
Release 5 METRONOME.
EN-14
(page EN-15)
(page EN-14)
(page EN-14)
C4 C5 C6 C7
Which does this:
Sounds a click for all beats.
Sounds a bell for all beats.
These keys specify a beat
setting of 2 to 9.
The first beat of each
measure is a bell sound,
while the remaining beats
are clicks.
■ To adjust the metronome volume
1.
While holding down 5 METRONOME, press
the B}2 or B2 keyboard key.
A0 C1 C2
B 2
Pressing this
key:
B}2
B2
B}2 + B2
• You can adjust the metronome volume within the
range of 0 (muted) and 42 (maximum). As you use the
B}2 and B2 keyboard keys to change the setting, the
reference tone (page EN-11) will sound any time the
value becomes a multiple of 10 (10, 20, etc.)
2.
Release 5 METRONOME.
C8
C3 C4 C5 C6
B2
Does this:
Lowers the metronome volume one level.
Raises the metronome volume one level.
Returns the metronome volume to its
initial default setting.
C7 C8