User Manual
January 2005
www.quintet.ie
Page 24
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Advanced Features
Tempo and Time Signature
With the Quintet you can not only play back a piece of music in a cycle but also
select the tempo and time signature
To set the tempo and time signature
1. Press
Record
. The red
Record
light flashes.
2. Press
Tempo
. The red light goes steady.
3. Tap a single key on the keyboard at the tempo rate you require x times where
x determines the time signature. (2 times for 2/4 time, 3 times for ¾ time and
4 times for 4/4 time).
4. Press
Record
to stop. The red
Record
light extinguishes and the
Ready
light
will flash.
When you now start the click track, by pressing
Tempo
, the new tempo and time
signature will be heard. In addition the music on switches 1-5 for the current song
will be played back at the new tempo.
Changing the Method of Play back after recording
You can change the method of playback without having to re-record the notes.
This is very useful if you want to start someone off by playing a piece of music in
phrases, but later play the music note by note.
To change the method of playback
1. Press
Record
. The red
Record
light flashes.
2. Press the player’s switch whose playback method you wish to change. The
red light goes steady. Do NOT play any notes on the keyboard.
3. For note by note playback simply press the
Record
.
