Yamaha Portatone PSR-5700, Authorized Product Manual

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The Sequencer
Recording Type
Purpose:
Selects the Replace, Overdub, or Punch record mode.
Procedure:
Press the
button to access the REC TYPE display. Use
the left [-] and [+] buttons to select the Replace, Overdub, or
Punch record mode:
•
Replace
If replace recording is selected, any previous data on the
track being recorded will be erased and replaced by the
new material.
•
Overdub
If overdub recording is selected, previous material on
that track will be retained and the new material will be
added to it.
•
Punch
Punch-in recording allows a specified measure or range
of measures to be re-recorded (replaced) without affecting
previously recorded material before and after the punch-in
range.
When the Punch mode is selected you must also specify
the measure from which playback is to begin prior to the
“punch-in” point at which recording will actually begin
(Play St), the punch-in measure from which recording is
to begin (In), and the punch-out measure at which record-
ing is to end (Out). Use the and buttons to switch
between these two display screens, and the associated [-]
and [+] buttons to specify the required measure numbers.
Notes:
It’s generally convenient to set the “Play St” measure in
the Punch mode to just a few measures before the punch-in
point. This allows you to get the feel of the music and pre-
pare to start playing at the punch-in point. You can even play
along with the material prior to the actual punch-in point so
you’ll flow naturally into the punch-in recording range.
A footswitch (the supplied FC5 footswitch can be used)
plugged into the rear-panel FOOT SW jack can also be used
to punch-in and punch-out when the footswitch “Punch In”
function is selected via the “FOOT SWITCH SELECT”
function described on page 37. With the sequencer running
in the Punch Record mode, press the footswitch at the point
you want to begin recording (i.e. to “punch in”), and again to
stop recording (punch out).
Please note that the punch-in record function can only be
used on tracks that already contain recorded material.
E2
VOLUME
Purpose:
This page lets you independently set the playback volume
of each of the sequencer’s seven orchestra tracks.
Procedure:
Use the
and buttons to position the cursor at the
volume parameter of the track you want to adjust (1 through
8
7, from left to right), then use either the left or right [-] and
[+] buttons to set the volume to a value between “00” (mini-
mum volume — no sound) and “99” (maximum volume).
Vertical bar-graphs to the right of each track number on the
top line of the display provide a graphic representation of the
track volume levels.
Notes:
Only tracks that contain data are available for volume
control.
Any recorded volume changes will override these settings.