▪ You can select custom sounds for the metronome’s downbeats and upbeats in the Prefer-ences’ Default page (see section ↑2.6.4, Preferences – Default Page for more details).The time signature of the metronome can be set to differ from the time signature of yourProject! This can be useful to record unusual rhythms in a Pattern. Reminder: the timesignature of your Project is defined in the MASCHINE Header (MASCHINE in stand-alone mode) or by your host application (MASCHINE running as a plug-in).On your controller:► Press SHIFT + TAP (Metro) in the Transport section to activate or deactivate the metro-nome.Adjusting the Metronome’s Volume and Time SignatureOn your controller you can adjust the volume and time signature of the metronome in the re-cording settings:1. Press SETTINGS to show the recording settings.2. Press Button 1 (GENERAL).3. Turn Knob 1 (Metronome LEVEL) to adjust the metronome volume.4. Turn Knob 2 (Metronome TIME) to select a time signature.While adjusting the metronome settings you can enable/disable the metronome via But-ton 5 (METRONOME). This is strictly equivalent to pressing SHIFT + TAP (Metro) asmentioned above.10.2.4 Recording with Count-inCount-in allows you to start the metronome before the sequencer and recording begins. This isvery handy if you want to start recording a Pattern exactly on the downbeat.When recording starts with a Count-in, the following happens:▪ The playhead jumps to the beginning of the Loop Range.▪ You hear the metronome alone during the count-in phase (1, 2 or 4 bars).Working with PatternsRecording Patterns in Real TimeMASCHINE - Manual - 452
