Metronome Button

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prcarrow To turn off or on the metronome for playback or recording:

B8Toggle the metronome ToolbarButtonMetronome button in the toolbar to the down or up position for on or off.

prcarrow To specify whether the metronome should be on or off by default:

1.In the Perform menu, choose Metronome Setup command.

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While holding down the CTRL key, click the metronome ToolbarButtonMetronome button in the toolbar.

Composer will display the Metronome Setup dialog box, as illustrated in Setting up the Metronome.

2.Set a check mark or not for the two options at the top of the Metronome Setup dialog box, for "Metronome is on during playback" and "Metronome is on during recording".

prcarrow To specify how many measures and beats the metronome should lead in before the start of playback or recoding:

B8Choose the Pickup Beats command in the Perform menu.

For more information, see Setting Up Pickup Beats.


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