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28—UTILITY Menu Parameters
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METRONOME OUT
METRONOME OUT turns on the metronome and configures it for internal use or for
MIDI use. You can set the parameter to Off, INT (“Internal”) or MIDI.
INT LEVEL
When the metronome is being used internally, this parameter sets its volume, from
-
∞
to 6.0dB. the default setting is 0.0dB.
METRONOME MODE
You can set when the metronome plays. Set METRONOME MODE to:
•
Rec Only
—to play only when you’re recording project tracks.
•
Rec&Play
—to play both during recording and playback of project tracks.
TONE TYPE
The metronome can play a variety of built-in sounds, as determined by the TONE TYPE
parameter. Set it to:
•
CLICK1
—to play a cleave-like sound.
•
CLICK2
—to play a pair of electronic ticks.
•
CLICK2(Note)
—to play a pair of electronic ticks that derives its pitches from the
ACCENT NOTE and NORMAL NOTE values in the metronome’s MIDI SETTINGS
area (Page 306).
•
DRUM
—to use the metronome’s programmable beat box. When you select DRUM,
F1 (PtnEdt), for “Pattern Edit,” becomes active, as described below.
Programming the Metronome’s Beat Box
When you’ve selected DRUM as the metronome’s TONE TYPE parameter, you can
press F1 (PtnEdt) to view the METRONOME DRUM PATTERN EDIT screen.
The beat box uses a simple grid of one measure’s worth of quarter notes. A shiny black
ball signifies a played note. The beat box has a bass drum (“B.D.”) sound, a snare drum
(“S.D.”), closed and open hi-hat sounds (H.H) and any of three percussion sounds. To
choose the percussion sound, select the PERCUSSION parameter and turn the TIME/
VALUE dial to select Hand Clap, Cowbel or Maracas.
Beat box pads
Pattern grid
You can play along with
the pattern using the F
buttons—the beat box
pads. The sound each
button plays is shown
above it on the display.
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