Sony PCV-230 - Manual (Page 70)

Recording a MIDI File
You can make MIDI recordings easily using the MIDI Player and
a MIDI instrument. Before you record a MIDI file, you must connect a
MIDI instrument to the MIDI interface connector on the back panel
of your Sony PC (see “Connecting a Joystick or MIDI Instrument” on
page 18).
1
Click the MIDI Player on the A/V Wall.
2
Click m (Record). The red light blinks, indicating that the MIDI
Player is in Record Standby mode.
3
Click I (Play) to begin recording, and then start playing the MIDI
instrument.
4
If necessary, click [jT] (Pause) to pause temporarily during recording.
Click (Pause) again to resume recording.
^ Be sure to use the (Pause) button to resume recording. If you click
(Record) to resume recording, you erase the existing recording and start a
new one.
5
After you finish recording, click (Stop).
6
Cjick I > t (Play) to hear the recording.
^ You can repeat steps 1 through 6 until you are ready to save the recording.
7
When you’re ready to save the recording, open the file menu and
select Save, and then type a file name.
^ Change drives and folders, as necessary, to save the file to the correct location. If you
don't want to save the recording, record over it or close the file.
8 Click the OK button to save the file.
Click the MIDI ORCH button for additional control over recording options.
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