Yamaha Portatone manual Style 004RealTime, Select the Realtime Record mode, Select a track number

SONG RECORDING

Using the Metronome

You can use the Metronome instead of a style if desired. This allows you to keep your performance “in time,” even when recording without rhythmic accompani- ment. To do this, press the METRONOME button before recording in step #5 below. After the song is completely recorded, simply play back the song with the Metro- nome turned off.

2 Select the Realtime Record mode.

Press the RECORD button, repeatedly if necessary, until “RealTime” appears

Realtime and Step recording methods can be mixed in

at the top of the display.

RECORD

RECORD indication flashes briefly, then stays lit to indicate record standby.

STYLE 004RealTime

RECORD

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the same song, but not the same track.

3 Select a User song for recording.

Use the numeric keypad to select the desired song:

User 1 (004), User 2 (005), or User 3 (006).

User song numbers can be selected in the same way as with the voices (see page 28). You can use the numeric keypad to directly enter the song number, use the +/- keys to step up and down through the songs, or press the SONG button to advance through the song numbers.

4 Select a track number.

Press the SONG MEMORY button corresponding to the desired track. (This step is optional; the PortaTone automatically selects the first available track. When there is no song data, track 1 is automatically selected.)

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