Using the Song Memory

Recording

 

 

 

 

3 Press either of the TRACK buttons to select Track A

 

 

 

 

In addition to recording notes as they are played on the

or Track B.

• The indicator above the button you press flashes to

keyboard, you can also record to one track while playing back

indicate that the track is selected for recording.

from the other track. The following procedures cover each of

• If the data recorded in a single track uses up all the

these operations.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

available Song Memory capacity, you will not be able

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

SONG

 

 

 

 

to record anything in the other track.

MEMORY RECORD TRACK A

TRACK B PLAY/STOP

4 Play something on the keyboard to start recording.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• What you play sounds from the speakers and is

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

recorded into memory.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• You can also start recording by pressing PLAY/STOP.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In this case, blank space is inserted in memory from

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

PART L

PART R

the point that you press PLAY/STOP up to the point

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

you start to play on the keyboard.

To record notes from the keyboard

• The indicator lamp above the RECORD button

changes from flashing to lit when recording starts.

PREPARATION

 

 

 

 

 

5 After you are finished recording, press PLAY/STOP

 

 

 

 

 

• Select the tone and digital effects you want to start with.

to stop the record operation.

• Make sure that the indicator above the MUSIC LIBRARY

• At this time the indicator above RECORD goes out,

button is not lit. If it is, press MUSIC LIBRARY to turn it

while the indicator above the recorded track remains

off.

 

 

 

 

on.

• Use the procedure under “Using the Metronome” on

• Here you can press PLAY/STOP and playback the

page E-19 for configure the tempo and beat settings

data you just recorded.

you want to use during recording.

• To exit the song memory mode, press the SONG

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MEMORY so its indicator lamp goes out.

1 Press the SONG MEMORY button.

To record to one track while playing

• This causes the indicator lamp above the button to

light.

 

 

 

 

back from the other track

• If a track is already recorded, the indicator above its

This procedure is basically the same as that under “To record

track button lights at this time.

notes from the keyboard” on this page. The differences are

• If you want to use the metronome during recording,

as described below.

press the METRONOME button to start the

metronome.

 

 

 

 

Example: To play back Track A while recording to Track B

2 Press RECORD to put the digital piano into record

• Before starting step 2 of the procedure on this page, press

standby.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the TRACK A button so the indicator above it is lit.

• The indicator above RECORD flashes.

• When you enter record standby, the indicator above the

• If both tracks are empty (unrecorded), Track A is

TRACK A button remains lit, while the indicator above the

selected first for recording, which is indicated by the

TRACK B button flashes. If the indicator above the TRACK

lamp above its button flashing. If only one of the

A button is flashing at this time, press the TRACK B button

tracks is empty, that track is selected first for

so the indicator above it flashes.

recording.

 

 

 

 

• Performing step 4 of the procedure causes Track A play back

• If both tracks are already selected, the track recorded

and Track B recording to start at the same time. Play on the

last is selected first. If both tracks are recorded and

keyboard along with the playback of Track A.

you have turned off power since recording, Track A

• Once you enter record standby, you can also change the

is selected first.

 

 

 

 

tempo and beat settings. It should be noted, however, that

• You can also change the metronome’s beat setting at

playback is performed following the last tempo and beat

this time.

 

 

 

 

settings that were used for recording in either of the tracks.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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