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Chapter 6 Recording a Song (Realtime Recording)
How To Record
(RECORDING STANDBY)
1. Prepare for recording using the procedure
described in “Preparations for Recording” (p. 93).
2. Press [SONG] ➝ [REC ].
[PLAY ] flashes, while [SONG], [REC ] and
[CLICK] light up.
• If a Preset song is selected when you press [REC ],
then a new User song is selected automatically. In this
case, new User songs that have Song Lock (SONG/
COMMON/Song Lock; p. 87) set to “ON” cannot be
selected.
• If there are no new User songs available, delete any
unneeded songs (SONG/DELETE; p. 91).
• To cancel the recording, press [STOP ] or [EXIT].
3. Press [ ] or [ ] to select the parameter you
wish to edit.
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4. Press [INC/+] or [DEC/-] to make the setting.
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5. Press [PLAY ] to begin recording.
[PLAY ] stops flashing and remains lit, and recording
begins.
The following appears in the upper left of the screen
during recording.
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To insert a count before recording, set “RecCountIn
(Recording Count In)” (CLICK/RecCountIn; p. 81).
6. Play with pads or MIDI keyboards to record.
7. Press [STOP ] to stop recording.
The [PLAY ] and [REC ] lights go out.
Setting the Time Signature
(Time Signature)
This specifies the beat of the song to be recorded.
The time signature cannot be changed when recording
additional material to a previously recorded song.
fig.06-005_50
Time Sig (Time Signature):
1–13/2, 1–13/4, 2–13/8, 4–13/16
Setting the Number of Measures
(Length)
This specifies the measure length in the song being recorded.
When “REPLACE” is specified as the recording mode
(SONG/REC/RecMode; p. 95), the measure length setting is
unnecessary. The recorded measure length is automatically
specified as the “Length.”
fig.06-006_50
Length: 1–999
Setting the Song Tempo (Tempo)
This specifies the tempo used when recording and playing
back the song.
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Tempo: 20–260
Parameter to set
Value