General Music S2 Turbo, Owner'S Manual

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182 REFERENCE GUIDE
free memory A non-modifiable indicator showing the current space available for the
Song being recorded. The maximum space available for a Song is 400 kb.
5. Select the recording options.
replace/overdub Replace cancels existing events and replaces them with those you are
recording. Overdub adds the new events recorded to existing events.
tempo record Records Tempo variations (carried out with “Clock” directly by the Music
Processor; the Tempo variations received via M
IDI
cannot be recorded).
pedal volume record (S2/S3) Records Volume variations effected with the Volume
Pedal.
common volume record (S2R) As above, but only for variations received via M
IDI
-
C
OMMON
. S2R does not record Volume variations effected with a pedal connected to the
PEDAL VOLUME
socket.
effect record Records changes of Effects and Effect Volumes introduced with the User
Keys and User Sliders (S2/S3), or received via M
IDI
such as M
IDI
C
ONTROLLER
21-24.
metronome Activates/deactivates the metronome during recording tasks.
6. If necessary, you can select the “Locator” to select any starting position of the Song by
rotating the
DIAL
. You can start recording from the first bar, from an existing bar or from the
bar immediately following the last bar recorded.
7. Press
PLAY
to start the recording. The “Locator” shows a count down for two bars before
recording, beating in time if the “Metronome” is activated.
Start playing when the “Locator” shows the position required. The Song starts at position 1-
1-1.
8. Stop recording by pressing
STOP
. You can escape from “record” mode or repeat the
recording either in O
VERDUB
or R
EPLACE
modes.
Note: You can end the Song automatically by programming an “end bar” in the Utility editor
(E
DIT
S
TOP TO BAR
parameter) of
EDIT SONG
.
9. You can escape from “record” mode by pressing the
RECORD
button. The button stops
flashing.
Note: The Song and its Performance Bank will be lost if you switch off your instrument.
Save the Bank/Song to a floppy disk or Ram-disk for future use.
“Undo”
Any recording operation can be cancelled simply by pressing
UNDO
immediately
after the operation. You can, for example, cancel the recording of a badly recorded
track.
Press
UNDO
again to restore an
UNDO
operation.
Notes and suggestions
Recording a Song If you record a song from the keyboard, remember to check that the
tracks in record mode are connected to the Local Source (in
EDIT PERFORMANCE
/
TRACKS
, page
1). If you want to record several tracks simultaneously, check that the Local Source is not
set to
SINGLE
, otherwise you will record only one track.