Yamaha MM8 Owner's Manual - Page 46

Handy Performance Features ■Setting the Number of Beats per Measure, and the Length of Each Beat In this example we'll set up a 3/8 time signature. 1 Press and hold the [METRONOME] button for longer than a second. The metronome time signature and length of each beat will be shown on the display. 4 Use the dial to select a beat length. Select the required length for each beat: 2,4,8 or 16 (half note, quarter note, eight note, or 16th note). For this example, select 8. The time signature should now be set to 3/8. Hold for Longer than a Second Press the [METRONOME] button to confirm the settings. Number of Beats per Measure Note Value (or length of one beat) 2 Use the dial to select the number of beats per measure. A chime will sound on the first beat of each measure while the other beats will click. All beats will simply click with no chime at the beginning of each measure if you set this parameter to "00". The available range is from 0 through 60. Select 3 for this example. NOTE • The metronome time signature will synchronize to a pattern or song that is playing, so these parameters cannot be changed while a pattern or song is playing. 3 Press the category [INC] button once to display "Time Signature - Denominator". ■Adjusting the Metronome Volume 1 Press the [UTILITY] button to go to the UTILITY display. 2 Press the [DEC] / [INC] category button until the "Metronome Volume" item appears on the display. 46 MM6/MM8 Owner's Manual Metronome volume. 3 Use the dial to set the metronome volume as required.