Recording and Playing Audio

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To get ready for audio recording

1.Referring to “Audio Recording” (page E-121), determine what type of performance you want to record.

2.If you plan to use a microphone, CD player or some other external device as a sound source during recording, turn off both the external device and the Digital Keyboard and then connect them.

•For details about connections, see “Outputting Input from an External Device or a Microphone through the Digital Keyboard’s Speakers” (page E-12).

3.Turn on the keyboard.

4.On the Digital Keyboard, format a memory card.

•For details, see “Formatting a Memory Card” (page E-137).

5.Press the R-15 (EXIT) button to return to the rhythm mode from the card mode.

•If you have a memory card that you previous formatted on the Digital Keyboard, skip steps 4 and 5, and simply insert the card into the card slot (T-1). For details, see “Loading and Removing a Memory Card” (page E-137).

This completes preparation for recording. Next, perform the “To record play in the rhythm mode” below or the “To record play in the song sequencer mode” procedure (page E-125).

To record play in the rhythm mode

1.Perform the procedure under “To get ready for audio recording” (page E-123).

•This enters the rhythm mode.

2.Select a tone and rhythm, and configure other settings for the song you plan to record.

3.Press the C-2 (AUDIO RECORD) button.

•This cause the >indicator to flash, which indicates the audio record mode.

•The C-2 (AUDIO RECORD) button will also start flashing, which indicates audio record standby.

•The audio record screen like the one shown below will appear on the display.

Audio file number

Audio file name

Time counter (minutes:seconds)

•The time counter shows how much time (minutes:seconds) has elapsed since the start of recording. You also can switch display contents to show the tempo, measure, and beat, if you want as described below.

•If there is an asterisk (*) in front of the audio file number, it means the file already includes recorded data. Starting recording while a file that already contains recorded data is selected will cause the old data to be overwritten by the new recording.

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