Roland G-70 - Manual (Page 73)

Metronome
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Metronome
The G-70 is equipped with a metronome that can be
used in various situations. To use the metronome, here
is what you need to do:
(1) Press the [METRONOME] button (so that it lights).
(2) Start Arranger or song playback, and you will hear
the metronome.
(3) Press the [METRONOME] button again to switch off
the metronome.
Metronome settings
The G-70 also allows you to specify when and how the
metronome should sound:
(1) Press and hold the [METRONOME] button.
The display now looks as follows:
Note: When neither the Arranger nor the Recorder/16-track
sequencer is running, the [METRONOME] button flashes to
indicate the current tempo.
(2) Set the available parameters to your liking:
■VOLUME LEVEL
Press the [LOW], [MEDIUM] or [HIGH] field to specify
the metronome’s basic level. The default setting is
[HIGH]. You probably only need to change this setting
after switching [METRONOME¥INTERNAL] off. See
below.
■COUNT IN
This parameter allows you to switch the Count-In
function on (to “1 BAR” or “2 BAR”) or off. When on,
the metronome will count in the specified number of
measures (bars) before the Arranger starts playing.
Note: This count-in is also available when you are using the
Sync Start function. In that case, playing a chord means that
the Arranger only starts after 1 or 2 measures.
[OFF]: The count-in function is off.
[1¥BAR], [2¥BAR]: Whenever you start Arranger play-
back, the metronome counts in 1 or 2 bars before the
selected Music Style pattern starts playing.
Note: The Count-In function can be used independently of the
metronome. There is thus no need to activate the metronome
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 field if you want to hear
the metronome at all times (which is probably only
useful when practising a new song).
[PLAY]: Press this field if the metronome should only
sound while the Arranger or Recorder is playing.
[REC]: Press this field if the metronome should only
sound during song or Music Style recording (see
pages 154 and 179).
■METRONOME INTERNAL
The metronome signal transmitted to the OUTPUT
MAIN and PHONES sockets.
The metronome signal is always sent to the G-70’s
METRONOME OUT socket (rear panel). You can con-
nect headphones to this socket and set the metro-
nome’s volume using the LEVEL knob. This option
may be useful as “click track” for a drummer.
(3) Press the [EXIT] button to return to the main page.
METRO
NOME
EXIT