CONCERT CDP2000-BK
Advanced operation
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The memory of the music sequencer can store up to
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10,000 notes. However, this number can decrease de-
pending on how much pedaling information is stored.
You can quit record mode by pressing the REC button
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again.
Press the TRACK button of the track you want to record
3)
until the REC LED above the button lights up red. Now the
selected track is record-ready. If you did a recording take
before, the last track selected will be used for recording.
Depending on which track is currently used, you will have
to select the other track for recording.
Tip: If you select a track for recording, which already
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contains note information, all previously recorded notes
on this track will be erased!
Select a sound in the SOUND SELECT section. You can also
4)
use a sound combination (see chapter 4.1) for recording.
Switch on the acoustic metronome signal by pressing the
5)
METRONOME button, if you want to make a metronome-
backed recording.
Start recording by pressing the START/STOP button or
6)
simply start playing on the keyboard. The current meter is
constantly shown in the display.
If the display starts flashing during recording and reads
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the message
FUL
, this is to warn you that the recording
memory has been used up. All data recorded up to this
point will be stored, however, but recording process
will be terminated.
Once your recording is finished stop the sequencer by press
-
7)
ing the START/STOP button again.
Recording mode will thus be canceled automatically.
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Playing back pieces of music
5.5.3
This section describes how to play back the music piece you
have just recorded.
Press the TRACK 1 and TRACK 2 buttons until the green
1)
PLAY LED above the buttons lights up. This is to activate
the tracks for recording.
You can only activate those tracks for playback which
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actually contain note information.
If you want to have a metronome-backed playback, press the
2)
METRONOME button to switch on the metronome.
Press the SELECT button in the TEMPO/EDIT MODE sec-
3)
tion until the TEMPO LED lights up, then use the two
< >
buttons to adjust the playback tempo.
You can play back a recording at its original tempo by
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pressing the two
< >
buttons at the same time.
Press the START/STOP button to play back the recording.
4)
The current meter is constantly shown in the display.
During playback the two tracks can be switched on/off
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at any time.
You can accompany the music sequencer playback with
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the currently selected sound.
TIP: If the right-hand part has been recorded on track
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2 and the left-hand part on track 1, you can switch off
either of the tracks and practice its part live during
playback. The volume of the muted track is adjustable.
If necessary you can play it back in the background at
low volume for support (see chapter 5.5.5).
To stop the playback, press the START/STOP button
5)
again.
