Chapter 6 Recording a Song (Realtime Recording)

How To Record

(RECORDING STANDBY)

1.Prepare for recording using the procedure described in “Preparations for Recording” (p. 92).

2.Press [SONG] [REC ].

[PLAY ] flashes, while [SONG], [REC ] and [CLICK] light up.

If a Preset song is selected when you press [REC ], then a new User song is selected automatically. In this case, new User songs that have Song Lock (SONG/ COMMON/Song Lock; p. 86) set to “ON” cannot be selected.

If there are no new User songs available, delete any unneeded songs (SONG/DELETE; p. 90).

To cancel the recording, press [STOP ] or [EXIT].

3.Press [ ] or [ ] to select the parameter you

wish to edit.

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Parameter to set

4.Press [+] or [-] to make the setting.

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Value

5.Press [PLAY ] to begin recording.

[PLAY ] stops flashing and remains lit, and recording begins.

The following appears in the upper left of the screen

during recording.

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To insert a count before recording, set “RecCountIn (Recording Count In)” (CLICK/RecCountIn; p. 80).

6.Play with pads or MIDI keyboards to record.

7.Press [STOP ] to stop recording.

The [PLAY ] and [REC ] lights go out.

Setting the Time Signature (Time Signature)

This specifies the beat of the song to be recorded.

The time signature cannot be changed when recording additional material to a previously recorded song.

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Time Sig (Time Signature): 1–13/2, 1–13/4, 2–13/8, 4–13/16

Setting the Number of Measures (Length)

This specifies the measure length in the song being recorded.

When “REPLACE” is specified as the recording mode (SONG/REC/RecMode; p. 94), the measure length setting is unnecessary. The recorded measure length is automatically specified as the “Length.”

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Length: 1–999

Setting the Song Tempo (Tempo)

This specifies the tempo used when recording and playing

back the song.

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Tempo: 20–260

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Roland TD-6V owner manual How To Record, Setting the Number of Measures Length, Setting the Song Tempo Tempo