Radio Shack 42-4058 - Manual (Page 16)

Using
the Song Mem
ory
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The keyboard lets you record up to two
separate songs (with up to about 3,500
notes) in memory for later playback. You
can use either of two methods to record a
song — real-time recording (you record as
you play) or step recording (you enter notes
and chords one-by-one).
You can record on each of the keyboard’s
six tracks separately. Besides notes, each
track can have its own tone number. Then,
when you play back the tracks together, it
sounds like an entire six-piece band. Also,
you can use different mixer settings for each
track.
Track 1 is the main track, and you can use it
to record auto accompaniment, as well as
keyboard play. Tracks 2 through 6 are
melody tracks, and you can use these for
recording a secondary melody that includes
keyboard play.
Because each track is independent of the
others, you only need to re-record a single
track if you make a mistake while recording
on it.
If the remaining memory is less than 100
notes, the measure and beat numbers flash.
When memory becomes full, recording
automatically stops (and auto-
accompaniment or rhythm stops playing, if
used).
Memory contents are saved as long as
power is supplied to the keyboard.
Unplugging the adapter without batteries or
with weak batteries erases the memory. To
prevent data loss, connect an adapter
before replacing the batteries.
Turning off the keyboard while recording
erases the contents of the track you were
recording.
You can transfer memory contents to
another MIDI device.
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With real-time recording, the notes are
recorded as you play them on the keyboard.
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1. Repeatedly press SONG MEMORY until
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2. Within 5 seconds, press + or – (or 0 or 1 )
to select a song number.
3. Press CHORD/TR 1 to select Track 1.
While the keyboard is in memory record
mode, the level meters for channels 11
through 16 correspond to memory
tracks 1 through 6. When all four bars
are lit, that channel has something in
memory: if only one bar is lit, that track
is empty.
4. If desired, you can change the following
settings:
• Tone number
• Rhythm number. (To record without
an auto-rhythm, skip Step 5 of “Real-
Time Recording.” Recording starts
when you press a key.)
• Tempo. (Do not change the tempo
unless you already know the desired
tempo. Pressing
START/STOP to hear
the tempo causes recording to
begin).
• MODE
5. Press START/STOP to start recording.
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To start recording with synchro start ,
press SYNCHRO/FILL-IN NEXT instead of
START/STOP. Recording starts when
you play a note or a chord on the
accompaniment keys.
To synchro start auto accompaniment
with an intro pattern
, press SYNCHRO/
FILL-IN NEXT and then INTRO/ENDING 1
or 2 instead of START/STOP. Recording
starts with the intro pattern when you
play a note or a chord on the
accompaniment keys.
To start auto accompaniment during a
recording
, press INTRO/ENDING 1 or 2
instead of START/STOP . Play the melody
keys to start recording. When you reach
the point where you want
accompaniment to start, play a chord on
the accompaniment keys.
6. Play the keyboard. You can also record
auto accompaniment chords, tuning,
and pedal operations.
7. Press START/STOP to end recording.
If you make a mistake, press START/
STOP to stop recording and begin again
from Step 1, or you can edit the
contents. See “Editing Memory
Contents” on Page 18.
This data is stored on Track 1 along
with the notes you played:
• tone number
• rhythm number
• rhythm controller (INTRO/ENDING 1
or 2, VARIATION/FILL-IN 1 or 2, etc.)
operations
• pedal operations
• accompaniment volume
• effect type
See “Recording Multiple Tracks” on
Page 18 to record on the other five
tracks.
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• SONG MEMORY is a four-way switch.
When you press it once, the keyboard
enters the memory playback mode. When
you press it again, it enters the real-time
memory record mode. When you press the
button a third time, it enters the step
recording mode. When you press the button
a fourth time, it turns off the memory
function.
• When you record on a track that contains
data, the new recording replaces the
previous recording.
• The touch response setting (on/off) is not
recorded. However, the strength of the
strike is recorded.
• Channel 1 mixer parameters are
automatically recorded to Track 1.
• Check the display for Channels 11–16 to
see which memory tracks contain data and
which are empty.
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To record using an intro, ending, or fill-in, use
INTRO/ENDING 1 or 2, SYNCHRO/FILL-IN
NEXT, VARIATION/FILL-IN 1, or VARIATION/
FILL-IN 2 as you normally would.