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Song Recording
The PSR-530 SONG tracks allows you to record and play back complete songs including
chord sequences created using the AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT feature and a melody lines
you play on the keyboard. The SONG trac ks include one A CCOMPANIMENT track and four
MELODY tracks.
The PSR-530 can retain up to 4 complete songs in internal memory, and these can be
selected and played back as described in the preceding section.
Material recorded on the SONG tracks will be retained even after turning the power
off. See page 98 for the details.
The recorded data will be lost if the power is turned off, the AC adaptor is unplugged,
or the batteries fail during recording.
The Shortcut functions are not available when one of the Record modes is engaged.
The SONG MELODY tracks record the following operations and
data:
Up to approximately
4500 notes can be re-
corded in the PSR-
530 MELODY tracks.
Only harmony applied
to the last track re-
corded will be in-
cluded in the recorded
song data (see page
42 for details on the
HARMONY effect).
The SONG ACCOMPANIMENT track records the following opera-
tions and data:
Note on/off.
• Velocity.
R1 and R2 voice number, volume,
octave, pan, reverb send level,
chorus send level, DSP send level.
Dual voice on/off.
Reverb on/off.
Reverb type.
Chorus on/off.
Chorus type.
DSP on/off, variation on/off.
Harmony on/off, type.**
Sustain pedal on/off.
Pitch bend, pitch bend range.
Section changes.
Style number.*
Accompaniment track changes*
(8 tracks: track on/off, voice
number, volume, pan, reverb send
level, chorus send level, DSP send
level).
Accompaniment volume.*
Chord changes, timing.
Reverb type.
Chorus type.
Tempo and time signature
(common to the ACCOMPANI-
MENT and MELODY tracks).*
*Recorded only at the beginning of a song; changes cannot be made during recording.
** Recorded only at the beginning of a song; changes cannot be made during recording. Only one
melody track can be recorded with harmony. The harmony data for the last track recorded with
harmony will be retained (last priority).
Up to approximately
3500 chords can be
recorded in the AC-
COMPANIMENT
track, when the Virtual
Arranger is OFF.