Roland GW-7 owner manual Song Functions, Recording a Song, All, Keyboard, Single

Song Functions

The song memory locations are organized as follows.

Name	Type	Explanation
Sng00	Temporary	Used when playing or recording a
	song	song. Erased when you switch off the
		GW-7’s power.
Sng01–	User songs	Contain the songs you record and save.
Sng99		The contents are preserved even when
		you switch off the GW-7’s power.

Recording a Song

You can use the 16-track recorder of the GW-7 to record your own performances.

The following four recording modes are available.

Recording a new song

ALL	Keyboard performance and backing are all
	recorded simultaneously.
KBD (Keyboard)	Only the keyboard performance is recorded.
Recording additional material to an existing song
SINGLE	Record one track at a time. You can choose
	the track that will be recorded.
PUNCH (Punch-	Re-record over a specified region of a track.
in/out)

The GW-7 has one temporary song memory location (Sng00). This is the memory location that is used when you record a song—it is erased when you switch off the GW-7’s power. If you don’t want to lose the song, you must save it in a user song memory location (Sng01–Sng99). (p. 22)

For the first recording, “SINGLE” is selected automatically. Be aware that if you choose “ALL” or “KBD,” the temporary song (Sng00) will be erased. If you want to record additional material to an existing song, you must choose “SINGLE” or “PUNCH.” If the temporary song (Sng00) contains no data, you can’t select “SINGLE” or “PUNCH.”

You can't record a song while the GW-7 is synchronized to an external MIDI device.

All

This recording mode records the keyboard performance and all of the backing.

The temporary song (Sng00) will be erased by the new recording.

1.Make preparations by selecting the keyboard mode (p. 9), Tone (p. 11), and Backing (p. 14).

2.Press [SONG REC] so the button is lit.

3.Turn the VALUE dial to set “Rec Mode” to ALL.

4.Press [ ] to start recording.

5.Perform.

6.Press [ ] to stop recording.

Keyboard

This recording mode records only the keyboard performance. The backing will not be available.

The temporary song (Sng00) will be erased by the new recording.

1.Make preparations by selecting the keyboard mode (p. 9) and Tone (p. 11).

2.Press [SONG REC] so the button is lit.

3.Turn the VALUE dial to set “Rec Mode” to KBD.

4.Use the metronome if desired. (p. 10)

5.Press [ ] to start recording.

6.Perform.

7.Press [ ] to stop recording.

Single

This recording mode lets you layer additional material onto the previously recorded sounds, and record each track separately.

You can’t use this recording mode if the temporary track (Sng00) contains no data.

1.Press [SONG REC] so the button is lit.

2.Turn the VALUE dial to set “Rec Mode” to SINGLE.

3.Press SELECT [ ]. The recording track screen will appear. Turn the VALUE dial to select the track you want to record.

4.Make preparations to play a Tone (p. 11).

5.Press [ ] to start recording.

6.Perform.

7.Press [ ] to stop recording.

If you want to record additional material, continue from step 1.

The keyboard and backing parts are recorded on the following tracks.

Track	Part name
1	Backing 1
2	Backing bass *1
3	Backing 2
4	Main (Keyboard) *2
5	Backing 3
6	Dual (Keyboard) *3
7	Backing 4
8	Backing 5
9	Backing 6
10	Backing drums
11	Split (Keyboard) *4
12
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