Setting The Time Signature - Yamaha Portable Grand DGX-640 Owner's Manual

Setting the Time Signature

In this example we'll set up a 5/8 time signature.
1
Press and hold the [METRONOME ON/OFF] button
for longer than a second to select the function
"Time Signature–Numerator" .
Hold for longer
than a second
2
Use the dial to select the number of beats per mea-
sure.
The available range is from 1 through 60. Select 5 for this example.
A bell accent will be sounded at the first beat of each measure.
3
Press the CATEGORY [
many times as necessary to select the beat length
function "Time Signature–Denominator" .
4
Use the dial to select the beat length.
Select the required length for each beat: 2, 4, 8, or 16 (half note, quar-
ter note, eighth note, or 16th note). Select 8 for this example.
Numerator
(Number of beats
per measure.)
r
] and [
f
] buttons as
The Metronome
Denominator
(The length of
one beat.)
NOTE
• The metronome time signa-
ture will synchronize to a
style or song that is playing,
so these parameters cannot
be changed while a style or
song is playing.
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