Yamaha PORTABLEGRAND YPG-225 - Manual (Page 57)

Handy Performance Features
DGX-220/YPG-225 Owner’s Manual
57
■Setting the Number of Beats
per Measure, and the Length of
Each Beat
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In this example we’ll set up a 5/8 time signature.
1
Press and hold the [METRONOME ON/
OFF] button for longer than a second to
select the number of beats per measure
function “TimesigN”.
2
Use the dial to select the number of
beats per measure.
A chime will sound on the first beat of each
measure while the other beats will click. All
beats will simply click with no chime at the
beginning of each measure if you set this
parameter to “00”.
The available range is from 0 through 60.
Select 5 for this example.
3
Press the CATEGORY [ ] and [ ] but-
tons as many times as necessary to
select the beat length function
“TimesigD”.
The currently selected beat length will be dis-
played.
4
Use the dial to select the beat length.
Select the required length for each beat: 2, 4, 8,
or 16 (half note, quarter note, eighth note, or
16
th note). Select 8 for this example.
■Adjusting the Metronome
Volume
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1
Press the [FUNCTION] button.
2
Use the CATEGORY [ ] and [ ] but-
tons to select the Metronome Volume
item.
3
Use the dial to set the metronome vol-
ume as required.
04
TimesigN
Number of beats per measure.
Hold for longer than
a second
• The metronome time signature will synchronize to a style or song
that is playing, so these parameters cannot be changed while a style
or song is playing.
NOTE
f r
04
TimesigD
The length of one beat.
f r
Metronome volume
100
MtrVol