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Setting Up the Metronome
Metro’s Metronome helps you record tempo-oriented MIDI and audio parts. You can configure Metronome settings to use built-in sounds or trigger
external MIDI devices. For the purposes of this tutorial, let’s set up the Metronome to trigger an external MIDI sound module.
To set up the metronome:
- Open the Transport window (Command-B) and click the Zoom box to expand the
window to its full size, if necessary.
- Click the door on the Metronome button to open the Metronome dialog box.
- Select the MIDI device you wish to use for your MIDI Metronome under the Port menu. In this case, just choose factory settings.
If you don't like the factory settings you can try this:
Enter Channel 10 in both the fields of the Bar and Beats Channel settings. Channel 10 represents the drum track on General MIDI modules.
Enter your preferred pitch settings in both the fields of the Bar and Beats Pitch settings. MIDI notes D#4 and E4 work well as Bar and Beats settings, respectively. You can also enter a note value when the Bar or Beats field is active by playing it directly from your MIDI controller.
Click OK to close the dialog box.
You have set up Metro’s Metronome. Use the Metronome as a tempo reference when recording new tracks
into Metro.
 Note: The Metronome button must be highlighted to sound. Click it to toggle between sound and no sound.
The next step in your first session is Using Midi Thru.
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