Yamaha MOTIF6, MOTIF7, MOTIF8, Music Production Synthesizer •Quantize, • Type (Recording type), ● [F1] Song Record Setup, Setting up before recording, When recording type is set to “step” :

Song Record mode

REC

nMIDI events the external MIDI devices connected to the MOTIF can be recorded to tracks 1~16.

7 After completing your performance (in Realtime recording) or completing Step recording, press the [■] button to stop recording.

8 Record additional tracks as required. Repeat steps #3 through #7 as desired.

9 Press the [F] button to hear your newly recorded performance.

10Save the recorded data to the Memory Card or the SCSI device connected to the MOTIF.

Reference	The recorded (edited) song data resides temporarily in
	DRAM (page 64). Because data contained in DRAM is
	lost when the power is turned off, you should always store
	any data residing in DRAM to a memory card or an
Song	external SCSI device before turning off the power.
mode	• For detailed instructions on steps #4 - #7, see the
	following explanations.
	• For details on step #10 refer to “File mode” on
	page 266.
	n The following explanations apply to MIDI data
	recording (creating MIDI tracks). For instructions
	on recording audio data (creating sample tracks),
	see “Sampling mode” on page 233.

Setting up before recording

The explanations here apply to steps #4 - #5 of the Basic Procedure on page 183.

● [F1] Song Record Setup

Basic Structure (page 51)

When recording type is set to something other than “step” :

Tempo

Punch-inPunch-out

measure : beat measure : beat

Time signature (set in the Song Play display)

This lets you turn the click sound (metronome) on/off for recording. (Press the [F5] button.)

This lets you switch between Single Track recording and All Track recording. (Press the [F6] button.)

n“Punch-in measure : beat” and “Punch-out measure : beat” are available when the Recording Type is set to “Punch.”

When recording type is set to “step” :

Time signature	Tempo
(set in the Song Play display)

• Type (Recording type)

Determines the recording method.

❏Settings:

RecTrack is set to 1 ~ 16: replace, overdub, punch, step

RecTrack is set to “tempo” : replace, punch, step

RecTrack is set to “scene” : replace, punch

RecTrack is set to “multi” : replace , overdub, punch

nWhen “punch” is selected, “Punch-in measure : beat” and “Punch-out measure : beat” appear in the display and should be set.

nWhen “step” is selected, you should specify the event type to be enetered.

•Quantize

This parameter is available when the Recording Type is set to something other than “step.” Record quantize aligns the timing of notes which are not exactly on the beat on- the-fly as you record.

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