109Chapter 2. SONG MODE

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• You use SONG RECORDING mode to record your songs.
• You start a recording session from the SONG PLAY screen
by pressing the e key. This puts you into Recording
Standby. You can then select the recording method and set
the relevant parameters, before beginning the actual record-
ing.
• If you are using realtime recording, you can use the
MULTITRACK feature to simultaneously record all incom-
ing MIDI channels (1 to 16) onto the corresponding sequence
tracks. This is useful when you want to record a multipart
recording from a computer or another sequencer in real time.
(→ p.110)
1. At the SONG PLAY screen, select the destination song
(by song number). Also set up the voice and the ef-
fects.
2. Again at the SONG PLAY screen, press e to enter
Recording Standby.
3. Set the recording mode, and the relevant recording
parameters. Parameters include: track, meter, start-
ing point (by measure), tempo, click beat, click mode,
count, and transposition.
4. Press p to start recording.
▼The PLAY indicator comes on (either solid or blinking).
• You can now record on any track. Tracks that are already
recorded can be played back while you record on some other
track.
• If you want to use patterns, you should begin by recording
the PATTERN and CHORD tracks.
5. When you are ready, press s to terminate recording
and return to the SONG PLAY screen.
6. You can now edit or manipulate your recorded data
using SONG EDIT mode (→ p.129) and any of the
song jobs (→ p.138).
7. When you are satisfied with the results, save your re-
corded song to disk. (→ p.307)
• If you press e while in Recording Standby, the QY700
returns to SONG PLAY screen.
Most of the parameters listed in the table above are described in
the explanations for the SONG PLAY screen (→ p.72). Belo w are
described only those parameters that have not yet been explained:
the recording mode, the multitrack switch, the recording track, and
the meter.
1. Recording mode
• The QY700 offers four different recording modes. The first
three modes (REPLACE, OVERDUB, and PUNCH) are
realtime modes, while the STEP mode is used for step re-
cording.
• With realtime recording, the QY700 operates as a multitrack
recorder, recording the performance data as it is played. With
step recording, you input the music one note at a time (→
p.120).
• You use REPLACE mode when you want to overwrite an
already recorded track with new data. The first recording is
lost, and the new one takes its place. You use this mode, for
example, when you are unsatisfied with the results of the
first recording and want to redo it.
• You use OVERDUB when you want to add more data to a
track that already contains data. This feature lets you build
up a complex phrase out of a series of realtime recordings.
• You use PUNCH mode when you want to record (in real
time) over a specific area of the track only. In this case, you
must set the start and end points before you begin the re-
cording. This feature allows you to redo segments that you
don’t like, while retaining the segments that you do like.
Note that PUNCH mode always replaces (destroys) the origi-
nal data over the specified area. (→ p.118)
5. Song Recording