Quick Recording, Press REC on the Media Center

CHAPTER 4: Recording

Quick Recording

With the simple operation of the buttons on the Media Center, you can quickly start recording. The new song will be recorded as the last song of the last album in the [User Library] by following the procedure below.

1 Press REC on the Media Center.

REC lights up red and User flashes green.

To cancel recording, press REC again.

2 Press User to start recording.

stops flashing green, and then remains lit.

User

3 Play the Disklavier.

4 Press REC or User to stop recording.

REC and User turn off.

2 Tap on .

Song title area

3 Tap on the song title area, name the song (→ pg. 33 “Entering

Characters”), and then tap on .

To cancel this operation, tap on .

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Titling a Song at the Start of Recording

During the recording procedure, you can title a new song before you start recording. You can also title the recorded song later on. (→ pg. 31 “Checking and Modifying the Song Information”)

1 Perform the procedures from step 1 thru step 2 of “Recording a New Song”. (→ pg. 41)

Recording the Left- and

Right-Hand Parts Separately

(Overwrite Recording)

You can overwrite the desired part to a previous recording. For example, if you record the left-hand part of a song, and then record a right-hand part over the previously recorded song, both recording will be combined.

1 Record the desired part of a song in advance. (→ pg. 41 “Recording a New Song”)

2 Select the song to be overwritten, if necessary. (→ pg. 12 “Selecting a Song” in “Quick Guide”)

Tip: When you start overwriting in succession to the previous recording, skip this step and go to step 3.

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