The Metronome; Starting And Stopping The Metronome, Adjusting The Tempo; Tempo And Time Signature Display; Adjusting The Tempo - Korg C-520 User Manual

The metronome > Starting and stopping the metronome, adjusting the tempo

The metronome

The C-520 incorporates a metronome, with which you can beat the tempo during practice or song recording. The metronome can
beat ordinary times, or drum patterns.

Starting and stopping the metronome, adjusting the tempo

Use the METRONOME button to start and stop the metro-
nome.
1.
Press the METRONOME button to make the metronome
start (the indicator on the button turns on).

Tempo and time signature display

The metronome's tempo and time signature are always shown
in the Main page:
Metronome's time signature
GrandPiano
Strings
Metronome's tempo
The metronome's tempo and time signature also appear in
Performance mode:
Metronome's time signature
Perf 01
Split&Layr
Metronome's tempo
When a drum pattern is selected as the time signature, the sep-
arator between the fraction's numerator and denominator is a

Adjusting the tempo

When turning the metronome on for the first time, while in
the Main page, the default tempo of 120 BPM (beats per
minute) is chosen. You can adjust it by using the TEMPO but-
tons.
22
4/4
120
4/4
120
2.
Press the METRONOME button again to stop it (the indi-
cator turns off).
hyphen (–) (see page 23 for information o how to select drum
patterns):
4/4 drum pattern selected
GrandPiano
Strings
When listening to a song, the tempo and time signature are
those of the current song. You can use the TEMPO buttons to
adjust the tempo while the song plays. On the contrary, the
time signature cannot be modified after recording:
Song's time signature
01-Prelude 1
M: 1
(Please remember you can exit from the Song Play page and
return to the Main page by pressing the EXIT button.)
When turning it on from the Song Play (page 26) or Record
page (see page 30), the tempo is that of the current song. You
can adjust it by using the TEMPO buttons.
The last change is preserved, until you don't choose a different
song and start playing it back.
4-4
120
4/4 120
Song's tempo