Yamaha Portatone PSR-520, Product Manual

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Song Recording
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Record ..............................................................
Recording will begin as soon as you play a note on the keyboard or
press the SONG [PLAY/STOP] button, and the BEAT indicator dots will
begin to indicate the current beat as in the Auto Accompaniment mode. The
MEASURE parameter will also show the current measure number. The
[REC] indicator lights continuously once recording has started.
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Stop Recording
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Stop recording by pressing the SONG [PLAY/STOP] button. The
[REC] indicator will go out and the MEASURE number on the display will
return to “01”.
The melody track voice number and volume settings will appear on the
display.
Whenever you record using the
SONG MEMORY, any previously
recorded material in the same
track will be erased.
If you start recording by pressing
the [PLAY/STOP] button, nothing
will be recorded until you begin
playing on the keyboard.
Melody Track data can be
cleared by pressing the [PLAY/
STOP] button to start recording
and stop it without playing the
keyboard (Melody Track Data
Clear).
Recording is carried out in 1-
measure increments.
If
you stop
recording in the middle of a
measure, rests will automatically
be recorded until the end of that
measure.
If the SONG MEMORY becomes
full while recording, “Full" will
appear on the display and re-
cording will stop.
If you want to re-record the
Melody track which “Full” was
shown on the display during
recording, execute “Melody Track
Data Clear” operation (see
above) before recording.
Only VOICE function voice num-
bers are shown in the melody
track displays (dual voice num-
bers are not shown).