MR-200 – Owner’s Manual
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• Switch off the metronome.
Here are the pros and cons of these two
approaches:
Recording without the metronome–
This
is perfectly possible and has the advantage
that you do no not need to worry about the
correct time signature and tempo. The
drawback, however, is that the measure
indication in the upper right corner (below
“MEASURE”) will be meaningless and that
several more sophisticated functions (like
REPEAT) will not work as expected.
Recording with the metronome–
This
approach has the advantage that you can
rely on a rhythmic guide and so play in time.
Since we are dealing with MIDI data, you
could even set a slower tempo for recording
than the one you will be using during play-
back. The drawback is that you may have the
impression that your performance becomes
too artificial. And tempo changes in the
course of a piece are only possible if you
program them after recording the music.
E
If you need the metronome, switch on the
[METRONOME]
button.
F
If you switched on the
[METRONOME]
but-
ton, set the time signature and tempo:
• Press
[BEAT]
below the display and use the
[VALUE]
knob to set the time signature (1/4,
2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 5/4, 6/4, 6/8, 9/8).
• Press
[TEMPO]
below the display and use the
[VALUE]
knob to set the tempo (20~250).
Watch the BEAT indicator while setting
these two values and listen to the metro-
nome. If necessary, change the setting of the
[LEVEL]
knob on the MR-200’s rear panel.
The BEAT value can only be set before you start
recording a new song (and only after selecting “All”
mode). The TEMPO value can be changed while
recording the first part, or by programming the
Tempo Track later (see page 27).
G
Press the
[PLAY¥®]
button.
If the metronome is already ticking, it will
restart when you press the
[PLAY¥®]
button.
If the metronome is off, you will neverthe-
less hear a 2-measure count-in, but no met-
ronome while recording (unless you switch
the Count-In function off, see page 23).
H
Wait until the count-in is finished and the
[PLAY]
button lights, then start playing your
part(s).
Do not play any notes while the count-in is still
running. This is to ensure that the information
about the organ’s registration is also memorized.
That registration information is rather complex
and can only be recorded properly if the MR-200
can “concentrate” on those messages.
If you like (and if you only play with one
hand), you can change the tempo during
recording by first pressing
[TEMPO]
and then
using the
[VALUE]
knob.
The MR-200 always starts recording music in mea-
sure 2 (measure 1 contains all settings related to the
sounds you are using).