Example 4: Recording each hand of a piano piece in two separate parts

In this case, enter recording in Single mode, and press the PART 1 button to turn its indicator off. Only the PART 2 in-

Recording a song > Step 3: Setting the record options

dicator will continue flashing. Go on recording your right hand.

When done, start recording your left hand, with the PART 1 indicator flashing, and the PART 2 indicator steadily on. This way, you will be recording your left hand to Part 1, while Part 2 will be playing back the recorded right hand.

Step 3: Setting the record options

Before starting to record, you can set some options.

Note: The Pedal Punch and Auto Punch functions will not work on an empty song. At least one track must already be recorded.

1.While the RECORD indicator is lit, press the EDIT button to access the Record Option pages. The first page is the Record Mode option page:

 

Record Mode

1

 

 

 

 

Overwrite

 

 

 

 

 

Use the +/YES and -/NO buttons to choose a recording

mode.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Recording mode

 

Meaning

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Overdub

 

Notes are added to a previous recording

 

 

 

 

 

Overvwrite

 

Notes replace any older recording (every-

 

 

 

thing is deleted)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pedal Punch

 

Lets you use a pedal to enter recording on

 

 

 

the fly (see “Pedal Punch recording” on

 

 

 

page 32)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Pnc (Auto Punch)

 

Lets you set a start and end measure for

 

 

 

recording (see “Auto Punch recording” on

 

 

 

page 32)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Press SCROLL

to go to the second page, and set the

Quantize value. This is the quantize that happens during

recording:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quantize

2

 

 

 

 

Off

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Use the +/YES and -/NO buttons to change the quantize value, indicated as a musical figure. “Off” means free rhythm, with no quantization.

Quantize values

Off

1/32 =

1/24 =

1/16 =

1/12 =

1/8 =

 

 

 

 

 

 

Quantization

is a

Off

way of

correcting

 

timing errors; notes

1/16

played too soon or

 

too late are moved

1/8

to

the

nearest

axis

 

of

a

rhythmic

 

“grid”, set with this parameter, thus playing perfectly in time. For example, when you select 1/16, all notes are moved to the nearest 1/16 division. When you select 1/8, all notes are moved to the nearest 1/8 division.

Beware that choosing too low a value will over-correct, and make everything sound mechanical.

3. Press SCROLL to go to the third page, and set the Tem-

po Record mode:

Tempo Record 3

Auto

Use the +/YES and -/NO buttons to change the mode. There are three options:

Tempo Record mode

Meaning

 

 

Manual

The latest manual tempo setting (made

 

using the TEMPO buttons) is considered

 

the current tempo value. No tempo

 

change events will be recorded. This is

 

very useful to record the song much

 

slower than its actual tempo

 

 

Auto

The recorder plays back all recorded

 

tempo events. No tempo change events

 

are recorded

 

 

Record

All tempo changes made during record-

 

ing will be recorded

 

 

4.If done, press the EXIT button to return to the Record page.

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