About This File
These Rhythms are made to be an alternative to the built-in metronome, and as such, they are pretty barebones (just woodblocks and triangle, pretty much). Every possible configuration of the built-in metronome with regards to time signature has been recreated as an .AC7 Rhythm in addition to specialized variants of those Metronome-Rhythms that are suited to specific applications.
The standard variant of each met-Rhythm is simply named for the time signature it represents, (e.g. "4/4" or "6/8"). The Normal (Var1) pattern of these Rhythms is just the downbeat pulse with a triangle ding to indicate the start of a new measure. The Variation (Var2) pattern adds a subdivided pulse on the upbeat on top of the previous pulses. The subdivided variant (named "4/4 Sub" etc) takes this a step further by subdividing the pulse again for the Variation pattern (e.g. adding a sixteenth note pulse to a measure of 4/4, or a thirty second note pulse to a measure of 6/8).
The precount variant ("4/4 Pre" or "6/8 Pre" etc) is the same as the standard variant, but with the Normal pattern blanked out. You can use the Intro pattern to trigger a one or two measure precount that uses a different drum sound (a side stick snare hit) to count off the start of the piece. Thus, when the precount finishes and the Intro pattern transitions to the Normal pattern, the metronome will drop out automatically. The beat and measure counters will still keep going as long as you don't stop Rhythm playback, and you can bring the metronome back in at any time by pressing the intro or variation buttons. The subdivided precount variant ("6/8 SbPre") is the same idea, just with the subdivision pulse added in. Most of the met-Rhythms only have one measure long precount Intros, but for some of the shorter time signatures (3/8, 3/4), I opted for a 2-measure precount to give the user more time to internalize the pulse. 2-measure precounts will include a triangle ding on the first downbeat of both measures for your reference.
For more information on the useful applications of these Rhythms, see this post in the General Discussion section. I created this Rhythm Pack for an upcoming video project on multi-track recording with the CT-X700 and X800. CT-X700 users must use the Data Manager for CT-X software to import these Rhythms, but X800 users can either use the software or import Rhythms directly using a flash drive.
