Roland TAIKO-1, Reference Manual

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Playing
15
Practicing
(Practice)
This lets you practice keeping the tempo with your body.
For the first few measures, the click plays at the specified volume, but
for the next several measures the click is muted. This cycle of several
measures continues until you stop it.
1 .
Press “MENU”
(F2 button)
.
2 .
Use the [
H
] [
I
] buttons to select “Lesson,” and then
press “SELECT”
(F2 button)
.
3 .
Use the [
H
] [
I
] buttons to select “Practice,” and then
press “SELECT”
(F2 button)
.
The setting screen appears.
Parameter
[
H
] [
I
] buttons
Value
[+] [-] buttons
Explanation
Measures 2, 4, 8, 16
Specify the length (measures) of
the interval for which the click
alternates between “sounding”
and “quiet.”
Quiet
RANDOM
The length of the “Quiet” interval
randomly changes each time.
1, 2, 4
Specifies the length (number of
measures) of the “Quiet” interval.
This setting cannot be longer
than half of the “Measures” value.
Metronome Volume 0–31, MAX
Sets the volume of the
metronome.
4 .
Press “START”
(F2 button)
to start practice .
5 .
Strike the pad in time with the metronome .
The metronome plays during the first several measures. When you
reach the last measure during which the metronome plays, the
screen indicates “Ready..”
When the metronome stops sounding, the screen indication
changes to “Quiet.” Continue striking the pads during this time.
After the Quiet region, the proportion of your strikes that were
played at an accurate tempo are shown as a percentage value.
6 .
Press “STOP”
(F1 button)
to finish practicing .
7 .
Press the F1 button several times to return to the top
screen .