Yamaha P-525 P-525 Owners Manual - Page 42
Setting the metronome time signature
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Playing Various Musical Instrument Sounds (Voices) Setting the metronome time signature 1. Press the [MENU] button repeatedly to call up the "Metronome/Rhythm" menu display. Select the "Time Sig.", and then press the [3] button. "Metronome/Rhythm" menu display Time Signature display Time Signature 2. Use the [6]/[%] buttons to select the desired time signature. Setting range: 2/2, 3/2, 1/4, 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 5/4, 6/4, 7/4, 3/8, 6/8, 7/8, 9/8, 12/8 Default setting: 4/4 (Selecting a MIDI Song will change the tempo value to that specified in the selected MIDI Song data.) Tempo indication and Setting range When pressing the [TEMPO] button, the tempo is displayed as "note type=xxx" (For example: =120). Selecting the Time Signature changes the available parameters as follows. Note type Half note Time Signature 2/2, 3/2 Setting range 3 - 250 Quarter note 1/4, 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 5/4,6/4, 7/4 5 - 500 Dotted quarter note 6/8, 9/8, 12/8 4 - 332 (even numbers only) Eighth note 3/8, 7/8 10 - 998 (even numbers only) and 999 * When the tempo value of the selected MIDI Song is outside the setting range on the instrument, the value will be changed to fit within the setting range. * Note type will be fixed to quarter note as long as the "BPM" parameter in the "Metronome/Rhythm" menu display is set to "Crotchet" regardless of the Time Signature you set. Note type The length of one beat Metronome detailed settings You can set the metronome volume, BPM and so on from the "Metronome/Rhythm" menu display (page 101). You can playback the metronome with a Bell sound on the first beat of each measure according to the selected Time Signature. For details, refer to "Bell" in the "Metronome/Rhythm" menu (page 101). 3. Press the [EXIT] button to exit from the "Metronome/ Rhythm" menu display. 42 P-525 Owner's Manual
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