Roland KR-17 Recording Along with a Song, 110, Decide on the tone and tempo of the performance

Chapter 5 Recording and Saving the Performance

Recording Along with a Song

Try recording along with internal songs and songs on floppy disks.

Here, record your right-hand performance along with the song accompaniment.

Settings for recording performances

Select a song before you begin recording.

When you have selected the song, press the [Score Display] button to display the score. For more on how to select songs, refer to p. 77; for instructions on displaying the score, refer to p. 88.

1. Decide on the tone and tempo of the performance.

After choosing the settings, touch <Exit> to display the Basic screen.

Recording settings

2. Press the [ (Rec)] button.

A screen like the one shown below appears.

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3. Touch <Add On>.

With this setting, you can record while listening to the selected song.

Selecting the track to record

4. Press the track button for the track that you want to record (i.e., the track

that you want to play yourself).

The indicator of the button you pressed will blink, and the KR enters recording- standby mode.

Since in this example we will record the right-hand performance, press the [4/ Upper] button to make the button’s indicator light blink.

To cancel recording, press the [ (Rec)] button once more.

Start recording
5.	Press the [	(Play/Stop)] button.
	A two-bar count-in plays, then recording starts.
	Even without pressing the [			(Play/Stop)] button, recording starts when you
	play the keyboard. There is no count-in played when you start by playing the
	keyboard instead of pushing the [				(Play/Stop)] button.
	When recording starts, the [		(Play/Stop)] and [ (Rec)] buttons’ indicators light.
Stop recording
6.	Press the [	(Play/Stop)] button.

Recording stops.

The song tempo is stored within the song you selected.

NOTE

Only drum sets or SFX set are recorded to the [R/Rhythm] button.

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