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Using the convenient functions in performances
Using the metronome
The RD-08 features a variety of built-in metronome patterns.
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1. Press the [SELECT] button, getting the indicator to
light.
The SONG/METRONOME screen appears.
2. If the SONG screen appears, press the [SELECT]
button once again to switch to the METRONOME
screen.
Each time you press the [SELECT] button, you’ll alternate between
the SONG screen and the METRONOME screen.
3. Press the [ò] button so it’s lit.
The metronome will begin sounding.
When you press the [ò] button once again to turn o its light,
the metronome will stop.
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If you press the [SELECT] button to switch to the SONG screen while a
metronome is playing, the metronome will stop.
Changing metronome tempos
1. In the METRONOME screen, press the cursor button
to move the cursor to the tempo indication in the
top line of the screen.
2. Use the [DEC] [INC] buttons to change the tempo.
The metronome are played at the selected tempo.
Changing the metronome pattern
You can select the way a metronome is played (the pattern) to match a
variety of dierent musical genres.
1. In the METRONOME screen, use the cursor buttons
to move the cursor to the rhythm number shown in
the screen.
2. Use the [DEC] [INC] buttons to change the patterns.
The metronome’s pattern will change.
3. To stop the metronome, press the [ò] button so
its indicator is o.
Playing songs
You can copy an audio le (MP3 or WAV) from your computer to a USB
ash drive, and perform on the RD-08 while that audio le plays back.
1. Format your USB ash drive on the RD-08.
“Formatting a USB ash drive (FORMAT USB MEMORY)” (p. 24)
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¹ Use a commercially available USB ash drive. However, we cannot
guarantee operation with all commercially available ash drives.
¹ We recommend that you use single-byte alphanumeric characters
for the le name. If you use double-byte characters, the le name
will not be shown correctly in the display.
2. Copy the audio le into the “SONG LIST” folder.
Audio les that can be played
MP3
Format MPEG-1 audio layer 3
Sampling Frequency 48 kHz
Bit rate
32/40/48/56/64/80/96/112/128/160/192/
224/256/320 kbps, VBR (Variable Bit Rate)