CHAPTER 4: Recording

Changing the Default Tempo

You can change the default tempo of a recorded song afterward. When you change the tempo, note that the current tempo is overwritten by the new one.

1 Select the song to be overwritten (pg. 12 “Selecting a Song” in “Quick Guide”), and then tap on .

2 Tap on .

Set up the overwritten part (track) and

3 its voice. (pg. 42 “Recording the

Left- and Right-Hand Parts Separately

(Overwrite Recording)”, pg. 45

“Recording Ensemble Parts”)

4 Tap on

.

 

EX.: A song recorded

EX.: A song recorded

in Time Mode

 

in Metronome Mode

6 Press .

Time Mode:

Playback starts.

Metronome Mode:

Metronome starts.

7 Play the Disklavier along with the metronome.

Recording starts automatically.

8 After playing the Disklavier, press to stop recording.

9 Tap on (to overwrite) or (to record as a new song) to complete the recording.

To cancel recording, tap on .

To change a tempo without overwriting with a new performance, perform the above procedures from step 1 thru 9, omitting steps 3,6 and 7.

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5 Tap on / of [Tempo] to adjust the tempo.

To resume the original tempo, tap on

.

Note: You cannot change the [Beat] setting of a song recorded in Metronome Mode.

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Yamaha piano manual Changing the Default Tempo, Tap on / of Tempo to adjust the tempo, Time Mode, Metronome Mode

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