
Using the metronome
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Using the metronome
The JM-8 is equipped with a metronome that can be
used in various situations. Be aware that it is not avail-
able while an audio song is played back.
(1) Press the [EXIT] button repeatedly until it stops
flashing to return to the main page (if necessary).
(2) Press
[MENU]
‰
[ADVANCED]
‰
[SMF¥METRONOME]
.
(3) Press the
[ON÷OFF]
display button in the lower right
corner to switch the metronome on or off.
Note:
The metronome is not available while an audio file is
selected.
(4) Set the available parameters to your liking:
■
VOLUME LEVEL
Press the
[LOW]
,
[MEDIUM]
or
[HIGH]
display button
to specify the metronome’s basic level. The default
setting is
[MEDIUM]
.
■
COUNT IN
This parameter allows you to switch the Count-In
function on (“1 BAR” or “2 BAR”) or off. When on, the
metronome will count in the specified number of
measures (bars) before SMF song playback.
[OFF]
: The count-in function is off.
[1¥BAR]
,
[2¥BAR]
: Whenever you start SMF song play-
back, the metronome counts in 1 or 2 bars before the
JM-8 starts playing.
Note:
The Count-In function can be used independently of
the metronome. There is thus no need to activate the met-
ronome in order to hear the count-in.
■
MODE
Yet another option on the above display page is to
specify
when
the metronome should sound:
[ALWAYS]
: The metronome even counts when play-
back is stopped. Press this display button if you want
to hear the metronome at all times.
[PLAY]
: Press this display button if the metronome
should only sound while the JM-8 is playing back a
song.
[REC]
: Press this display button if the metronome
should only sound during song recording using the
16-track sequencer (see p. 109).
■
Tempo and time signature
You can press the two TIME SIGNATURE
[BEAT]
fields
to change the time signature (numerator/denomina-
tor). The metronome immediately adopts the new
setting.
Note:
While an SMF song is being played back, the time
metronome’s signature cannot be changed.
The tempo can be set with the TEMPO [SLOW]/[FAST]
buttons.
Note:
The metronome is not available while an audio file is
(5) Press the [EXIT] button repeatedly until it stops
flashing to return to the main page.
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