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SONG RECORDING
RECORDING A USER SONG — STEP RECORDING
The basic steps for Step recording are similar to those for Realtime recording. In brief, the basic
operation is:
1)
Make all desired PortaTone settings.
2)
Select the Step Record mode.
3)
Select a User song for recording.
4)
Select a track number.
5)
Start recording. Enter notes and rests individually, playing back the song occasionally to hear
the results.
6)
Listen to your new recording.
7)
Record to other tracks as desired.
8)
Exit from the Record mode.
2
Select the Step Record mode.
Press the RECORD button, repeatedly if necessary, until “Step” appears at
the top of the display.
1
Make all desired PortaTone settings.
This operation is the same as that of Realtime recording (page 80).
Realtime and Step recording
methods can be mixed in
the same song, but not the
same track.
Data that can be recorded to the normal (melody)
tracks:
• Note on/off
• Velocity**
• Main voice settings (Voice Number*, Volume*,
Octave, Pan*, Reverb Send Level*, Chorus Send
Level*, DSP Send Level*)
• Dual voice settings (Dual on/off, Voice Number*,
Volume*, Octave, Pan*, Reverb Send Level*, Chorus
Send Level*, DSP Send Level*)
• Reverb on/off, Reverb Type*
• Chorus on/off, Chorus Type*
• DSP on/off, DSP Type*
• Tempo*, Time Signature* (if there is no such data
in the Chord track)
Data that can be recorded to the Chord track:
• Style number*
• Chord changes and timing
• Changing sections (Intro, Main A/B, etc.)
• Accompaniment Volume*
• Tempo*, Time Signature*
* These settings can only be recorded once at the beginning
of a song; other settings can be changed in the middle of a
song.
** All notes are entered at the same velocity; however, this
can be changed in various ways with the Velocity Curve
function (page 89).
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MEASURE
Step
RECORD
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TEMPO
STYLE
RECORD indication
flashes briefly, then
stays lit to indicate
record standby.
