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Recording and playing-
back your performance
It is not possible to put both parts in record-ready
mode at the same time. If one part is set to record-
ready, and the other part already contains data,
pressing the switch for the recorded part will
alternate between the playback and mute modes.
Lit green (data exists) Blinking red (record-ready)
Blinking green (muted) Blinking red (record-ready)
ex: Part 1 contains recorded data, and part 2 is in
record-ready status
5. Press either the Start/Stop switch, the key-
board, or a pedal.
If you press the Start/Stop switch, recording will
begin after a two-measure count.
If you press the keyboard or a pedal, recording will
begin immediately.
Recording will also begin if a MIDI message is
received on the MIDI channel that matches the part
you selected in step 4 (
☞
p.19).
or
or
During recording, the Start/Stop switch indicator
will blink in time with the time signature, red on the
first beat and green on other beats.
If you use the sound selector switches to change
sounds during recording, these sound selections will
be recorded as part of the data. During playback, the
same sound selections will change automatically.
Data for changes in the pedal settings (
☞
p.13
“Pedal settings for the Layer and Split functions”)
cannot be recorded.
You can record at an accurate tempo while
listening to the metronome (
☞
p.13).
6. When you have finished recording, press the
Start/Stop switch.
The recorder will automatically return to the first
measure.
You can pause recording by pressing the Pause
switch while recording (the Pause switch indica-
tor will light).
To resume recording, first press the Record switch.
Then press the switch for the part you are recording
twice to return that part to the record-ready mode.
If you press the Start/Stop switch or the Pause switch
while in record-ready mode, you will hear a two-
measure count and then recording will start from the
beginning of the measure at which you paused.
If you play the keyboard while in record-ready
mode, recording will start from the paused
location without a count.
Recording and playing-back
your performance
The built-in recorder of the C-6500 lets you record and
play back your performance as easily as when using a
tape recorder.
There are two individual parts. You can use the two parts
to record two different songs, or to separately record two
parts of the same song and play them back together. Each
part can play a different sound and, when done record-
ing, you can even play along using a different sound
When you record over a previously-recorded part,
the existing data will be overwritten and lost.
Before you record, make sure that it is OK to lose
the existing data.
The recorded data will be preserved even when you
turn off the power.
1. Recording your performance
To record your performance
1. Press a sound selector switch to select the
sound you will use for recording the first part.
2. Press the Record switch.
The Record switch indicator will light.
3. Look at the Part 1 and Part 2 switch indicators
to see the recorded status of each part.
If a part has already been recorded, its indicator will
be lit green. If the indicator for a part is blinking
green, then it contains recorded data, but its playback
will be muted when the recorder is running.
4. Select the part that you want to record, and press
its switch to make the indicator blink red.
Red blinking indicates that the part is in record-ready
mode.
If you press the switch repeatedly, the switch
indicator will cycle through the following states.
A part with no recorded data
A part containing recorded data
Press
Press
Press
Press
Dark (no data)
Blinking red (record-ready)
Blinking green (muted)
Lit green (data exists)
Blinking red (record-ready)
Press