Using The Metronome - Roland VIMA JM-8 Owner's Manual

Using the metronome

The JM-8 is equipped with a metronome that can be
used in various situations. Be aware that it is not avail-
able while an audio song is played back.
(1) Press the [EXIT] button repeatedly until it stops
flashing to return to the main page (if necessary).
(2) Press [MENU]‰ [ADVANCED]‰ [SMF¥METRONOME].
(3) Press the [ON÷OFF] display button in the lower right
corner to switch the metronome on or off.
Note: The metronome is not available while an audio file is
selected.
(4) Set the available parameters to your liking:
VOLUME LEVEL
Press the [LOW], [MEDIUM] or [HIGH] display button
to specify the metronome's basic level. The default
setting is [MEDIUM].
COUNT IN
This parameter allows you to switch the Count-In
function on ("1 BAR" or "2 BAR") or off. When on, the
metronome will count in the specified number of
measures (bars) before SMF song playback.
[OFF]: The count-in function is off.
[1¥BAR], [2¥BAR]: Whenever you start SMF song play-
back, the metronome counts in 1 or 2 bars before the
JM-8 starts playing.
Note: The Count-In function can be used independently of
the metronome. There is thus no need to activate the met-
ronome in order to hear the count-in.
MODE
Yet another option on the above display page is to
specify when the metronome should sound:
[ALWAYS]: The metronome even counts when play-
back is stopped. Press this display button if you want
to hear the metronome at all times.
[PLAY]: Press this display button if the metronome
should only sound while the JM-8 is playing back a
song.
[REC]: Press this display button if the metronome
should only sound during song recording using the
16-track sequencer (see p. 109).
Tempo and time signature
You can press the two TIME SIGNATURE [BEAT] fields
to change the time signature (numerator/denomina-
tor). The metronome immediately adopts the new
setting.
Note: While an SMF song is being played back, the time
metronome's signature cannot be changed.
The tempo can be set with the TEMPO [SLOW]/[FAST]
buttons.
Note: The metronome is not available while an audio file is
selected.
(5) Press the [EXIT] button repeatedly until it stops
flashing to return to the main page.
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