Korg Beatlab Digital Metronome
The Korg Beatlab Digital Metronome is the perfect
practice companion for practicing and perfecting many rhythms and
styles. You may select one of the included 39 basic rudiments or create
your own. Beatlab plays the tempo and flashes its 2 colored LEDs to
help you feel the beat. The red light indicates the strong beat/left
hand while the green light indicates the weak beat/right hand. The
extra-loud volume makes it easy to hear what's going on even if you're
wearing headphones. You can program up to 9 types of rhythm. The large
backlit programming screen lets you visually monitor everything even in
dark spaces.
BeatLab's Training mode is chock full of a multitude of patterns that
will help you practice your snare drum rudiments. 39 patterns of the
well-known standard rudiments such as roll, paradiddle, flam, and ruff
are built-in, so it's easy to practice your snare drum or marching band
basics. BeatLab includes cues that help you know which hand's turn it
is. When it's time for your right hand to play, you'll hear the
right-hand sound and see the green LED light. When it's your left
hand's turn, you'll hear the left-hand sound and see the red LED light.
Plus, you can choose whether the pattern starts on the right or left
hand.
BeatLab isn't just great for drummers. All players will find it
indispensable for brushing up on their performance technique. For just
the right feel, try out BeatLab's Program mode. Use it to build your
own simple or complex practice patterns. You can combine up to 9 types
of rhythm and accent at a beat or tempo that you specify. Use quarter
notes, eighth notes, sixteenth notes, as well as triplets. You can even
choose 5 to 9 strikes per beat. Adjust the rhythm and accent volume
using BeatLab's 5 sliders to create an original pattern that's just
right for you. BeatLab can store 24 programs in internal memory.
There's also a Chain mode that will memorize eight chains, each
containing up to 16 programmed patterns. You can also make the tempo
speed up or slow down gradually, or switch the rhythm between eighth
notes, triplets, and sixteenth notes while you practice. Tap Tempo
function
BeatLab is designed for quick and convenient access to the functions
you need. Its controls include independent keys for each mode,
convenient sliders for adjusting the volume of each rhythm sound,
numeric keys for setting the tempo as a numeric value, up/down keys,
and parameter select keys conveniently placed below the display for
selecting the parameters shown in the display. The display is backlit
for easy visibility even in dim locations. Battery power or AC adapter
Korg Beatlab Digital Metronome Features:
- Training function with 39 basic rhythm patterns (rudiments)
- Sound and LED indicators let you practice the timing of your right- and
- left-hand strikes
- Supports triplets and complex rhythms such as 5 to 9 notes per beat
- Program mode lets you create and memorize 24 different settings of tempo, beat, and rhythm sound volume.
- Chain mode lets you memorize 8 chains, each containing up to 16 programmed patterns
- Tap Tempo function lets you set the tempo by tapping a button
- Headphone jack and adjustable volume
- Operation and settings are made easy by the basic layout of sliders and keys
- Backlight display for good visibility
- Battery operation (4 AAA alkaline batteries) or AC adapter
