Part IV

Sequencer

The display looks similar to the following.

6.Use the buttons below the display to turn on the “REC” indication above the track numbers

you are going to record.

While you are recording, you can play back tracks which are already recorded. Press the corresponding balance buttons to display “PLAY” above the track number you wish to have played back.

You can record multiple parts at the same time if the corresponding RIGHT 1, RIGHT 2 and LEFT part buttons in the CONDUCTOR are ON. Parts other than these can only be recording one at a time.

To record AUTO PLAY CHORD (APC) parts, turn on the AUTO PLAY CHORD’s OFF/ON button. In this case, press the START/STOP button when beginning recording.

If CHD is selected, it changes to APC.

The track for the RHYTHM (RHY) part can be selected for recording only when STEP RECORD is active.

If you wish to redo the recording, press the REC STOP button and then record again. To change the sounds and effects, etc. please set them again.

If you make a mistake in recording, you can correct a specific portion of your performance without having to redo the whole part. (Refer to page 70.)

11.When you have finished recording, press the REC STOP button on the display, or turn off

the PROGRAM MENUS button.

When the PROGRAM MENUS button is turned off or the REC STOP button is pressed, the ending command (END) is recorded. Note that, as long as the ending command is not recorded, blank recording continues even if you stop playing.

The SEQUENCER PLAY button turns on.

Multi-track recording

Use the following procedure to record one track while listen- ing to the track or tracks already recorded.

1.Follow the procedure to record the first track, and press the REC STOP button at the end

of the recording.

The indication for the track just recorded changes from “REC” to “PLAY”.

7.Set the sounds, effects, volumes, etc. for the

parts you are going to record.

If you press the MIXER button, you can use the MIXER display to visually adjust the settings for each track.

The LOCAL CONTROL ON/OFF setting on the MIXER display is used to specify whether the part assigned to that track sounds when it is played on the keyboard during recording. For the LOCAL CONTROL ON/OFF during playback, use the TRACK ASSIGN display to adjust the settings. (Refer to page 76.)

If you are recording GM2 song data, select from the GM2 group in the SOUND EXPLORER.

The panel settings which are active at the beginning of recording are stored.

8.Use the TEMPO/PROGRAM to adjust the re-

cording tempo.

The tempo is shown on the display as =.

If you wish to record the tempo setting and tempo changes, store them in the control (CTL) part, or use the step record to store them in the rhythm (RHY) part.

9.Turn the metronome on or off as desired with the ON/OFF button at the upper right of the

display.

The metronome selection alternates between ON and OFF each time the button is pressed.

When set to ON, the metronome volume setting display is momentarily shown.

The metronome sound is not recorded.

2.Turn on the “REC” indication for the track you wish to record next, and select the sounds and effects, etc.

3.Press the START/STOP button and begin re-

cording.

Tracks for which “PLAY” is shown are played back, and you can record in time with this.

4.Press the REC STOP button at the end of the recording.

5.Repeat steps 2 to 4 for other tracks, as desired.

6.When multi-track recording is finished, turn off

the PROGRAM MENUS button.

If you wish to store part settings that you modified after recording as beginning song data, press the MIXER button and follow the PANEL WRITE procedure. (Refer to page 69.)

To record rhythm START/STOP data in a multi-track re- cording, input the data in the CONTROL or RHYTHM part of the STEP RECORD. (Refer to page 71.)

Sequencer

10.Play the keyboard.

Recording begins.

You can also press the START/STOP button to start the rhythm and begin recording.

If the metronome is on, when you press the START/STOP button, a two-measure count plays, after which recording automatically begins. In this case, the rhythm does not start. Recording does not start until the two-measure count is completed.

The recording status is continuously updated on the dis- play:

MEASURE= indicates the current measure. TIME SIG.= indicates the current time signature. MEMORY= indicates the remaining memory (%) avail-

able for recording.

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Technics sx-PR604/M Program Menus button, Multi-track recording, Use the TEMPO/PROGRAM to adjust the re Cording tempo