Play
along with a ton of great beats with the new Korg BeatLab Digital Metronome.
BeatLab will not only make practice more enjoyable, but it’s also designed to
help percussionists improve their skills.
Beatlab
Main features
• Training function with 39 basic rhythm patterns (“rudiments") ideal for
practicing.
• Sound and LED indicators let you practice the timing of your right- and
left-hand strikes.
• Supports triplets and complex rhythms such as five to nine notes per beat.
• Program mode lets you create and memorize twenty-four different settings of
tempo, beat, and rhythm sound volume.
• Chain mode lets you memorize eight chains, each containing up to sixteen
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 (four AAA alkaline batteries) or AC adapter.
Attention
drummers: Nail your rhythms with BeatLab
BeatLab makes it easy to practice and perfect a variety of rhythms and styles.
You can simply select one of the “rudiments" (basic rhythms), or use the
convenient sliders and keys to program your own rhythm for practicing. BeatLab
will play the tempo and will flash its two-colored LED 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. BeatLab is designed with an extra-loud
volume so that it’s easy to hear what’s going on even if you’re wearing
headphones.
Get
compliments on your rudiments
BeatLab’s Training mode is chock full of a multitude of patterns that will help
you practice your snare drum rudiments. Thirty-nine 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.
Create
your own ideal practice patterns
BeatLab isn’t just great for drummers. Any player 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 nine 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 five to nine strikes per beat. Adjust
the rhythm and accent volume using BeatLab’s five sliders to create an original
pattern that’s just right for you. BeatLab can store twenty-four programs in
internal memory. There’s also a Chain mode that will memorize eight chains,
each containing up to sixteen 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
The Tap Tempo function lets you specify the tempo simply by striking the Tap
key. Use the up/down keys to make detailed adjustments to the tempo.
Designed
for easy operation and great visibility
BeatLab is designed for quick and convenient access to the functions you need.
It’s 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
BeatLab can be operated either on four AAA batteries or an AC adapter.
