Yamaha Pro Yamaha PSRE453 Kit Owner's Manual

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PSR-E453/PSR-EW400  Owner’s Manual
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This instrument features a built-in metronome which 
can be used when practicing.
1
Press the [METRONOME] button to start 
the metronome.
2
Press the [METRONOME] button again 
to stop the metronome.
Adjusting the Metronome Tempo
This operation lets you adjust not only the metro-
nome tempo, but also the tempo of Style, Song and 
Pattern.
1
Press the [TEMPO/TAP] button to call up 
“Tempo.”
The current tempo is shown on the display.
2
Adjust the tempo by rotating the dial.
Setting the Time Signature
Here, we’ll set a time signature of 6/8 as an example.
1
Hold down the [METRONOME] button 
for longer than a second to call up 
“TimeSigN” (Time Signature Numera-
tor).
The number of beats per measure is shown on 
the display.
2
Rotate the dial to select the number of 
beats per measure.
A chime will sound on the first beat of each mea-
sure while a click sounds the other beats. If “0” is 
selected, a click sounds for all beats with no 
chime accent. Select 6 for this example.
3
Press the CATEGORY [+] button once to 
call up “TimeSigD” (Time Signature 
Denominator).
The length of one beat is shown on the display.
4
Rotate the dial to select the length of 
one beat, from 2
nd
, 4
th
, 8
th
 and 16
th
 note.
Select “08” (8
th
 note) for this example.
5
Confirm the setting by playing the Met-
ronome.
Setting the Metronome Volume
1
Press the [FUNCTION] button.
2
Use the CATEGORY [+] and [-] buttons to 
call up “MtrVol” (Function 061).
3
Rotate the dial to set the volume.
Using the Metronome
Tempo
090
Current tempo
TimeSigN
06
Hold for longer 
than a second.
Number of beats 
per measure.
• This parameter cannot be set during playback of a Style, 
Song or Pattern. 
NOTE
TimeSigD
08
The length of 
one beat.
MtrVol
100
061
Metronome volume