Recording Your Performances and Creating Songs — Song Creator
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CVP-210/208
This lets you record a song with several different instrument sounds on up to sixteen channels, and create the sound of
a full band or orchestra.
The structure of the channels and parts are shown in the chart below.
About the accompaniment style parts
Rhythm
...This is the basis for the accompaniment, containing the drum and percussion rhythm patterns. Usually one of the drum kits is used.
Bass
........The Bass part uses various appropriate instrument sounds to match the style, such as acoustic bass, synth bass, and others.
Chord
......This is the rhythmic chord backing, commonly used with piano or guitar voices.
Pad
..........This part features sustained chords and commonly uses lush sounds such as strings, organ, and choir.
Phrase
.....This part is used for various embellishments and riffs that enhance the song, such as brass section accents and chord arpeggios.
Channels Parts
(default settings) Available parts Channels Parts
(default settings) Available parts
1Voice MAIN Voice MAIN, LAYER, LEFT
Accompaniment style RHYTHM 1
Accompaniment style RHYTHM 2
Accompaniment style BASS
Accompaniment style CHORD1
Accompaniment style CHORD2
Accompaniment style PAD
Accompaniment style PHRASE1
Accompaniment style PHRASE2
MIDI
9Accompaniment style
RHYTHM 1 Voice MAIN, LAYER, LEFT
Accompaniment style RHYTHM 1
Accompaniment style RHYTHM 2
Accompaniment style BASS
Accompaniment style CHORD1
Accompaniment style CHORD2
Accompaniment style PAD
Accompaniment style PHRASE1
Accompaniment style PHRASE2
MIDI
2Voice MAIN 10 Accompaniment style
RHYTHM 2
3Voice MAIN 11 Accompaniment style
BASS
4Voice MAIN 12 Accompaniment style
CHORD1
5Voice MAIN 13 Accompaniment style
CHORD2
6Voice MAIN 14 Accompaniment style
PAD
7Voice MAIN 15 Accompaniment style
PHRASE1
8Voice MAIN 16 Accompaniment style
PHRASE2

Multi Recording

If you wish to save the recording, make sure to store it to internal memory (USER drive) or floppy disk (page 40, 48).
If you turn off the power or re-record over an existing track before you save the performance, any previous recording will be erased.
CAUTION
REC TOPSTART / STOP REW FF REPEAT
NEW SONG SYNC.START
REC
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■When creating a new song: ■When recording over the part of an internal

song or a song on disk with your own

performance:

1Select the desired song (page 78, 80).
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2Select the desired channel for recording (set it to “REC”) simultaneously
holding down the [REC] button and pressing the appropriate button [1▲▼]
- [8▲▼]. Several channels can be selected at the same time.
REC......................... Enables recording for the channel
ON .........................Enables playback of the channel
OFF......................... Mutes the channel
To cancel or disable recording, press the [REC] button once again.
The part is automatically
selected when setting the
several channels to “REC” at
the same time.