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Using the metronome
The metronome is convenient practice tool, since it helps you stay in time when playing
with a difficult song or playing with only one of the song parts. The metronome beats in
perfect time with the music, helping you to play more accurately.
To use the metronome, press the METRONOME START/STOP button while the song is
playing back. The metronome automatically sounds at the same tempo and time signature
of the selected song. To stop the metronome, press the METRONOME button again.
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If you wish, you can change the time signature and tempo. (See above and page 22.)
Changing the tempo
The tempo of the song can be set to any desired speed. This is particularly convenient for practice
purposes, letting you set the tempo of the song to a comfortable speed for playing along with. You can
also slow the tempo down to whatever speed you need when trying to learn difficult passages by ear.
Adjusting the tempo
To raise or lower the tempo, press the TEMPO UP or DOWN button.(The range is 40-240 beats per minute.)
The tempo speeds up by a small amount with each press of the TEMPO UP button.
The tempo slows down by a small amount with each press of the TEMPO DOWN button.
Each song has been given a "preset" or ideal tempo for playback. To instantly reset the preset tempo for the song,
simultaneously press both the TEMPO UP and TEMPO DOWN buttons.
Setting the tempo value directly
You can also select preset tempo values with this alternate method, convenient for when you want to quickly
"jump" to a certain tempo range. For the preset tempo values, the range is 40-200 quarter-note beats per minute.
To set the tempo, simultaneously hold down both the TEMPO UP and TEMPO DOWN buttons and press
the appropriate key (E
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