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PSR-S970/S770 Reference Manual
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Songs
The Owner’s Manual covers how to create an original Song by recording your keyboard performance (called
“Realtime Recording”). This Reference Manual shows how to create an original Song by entering notes one
by one (called “Step Recording”) and how to improve an already created Song by editing the detailed
parameters.
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Realtime Recording and Step Recording
When creating a Song, these two Recording methods are available. With Realtime Recording, this instrument
records the performance data as it is played. With Step Recording, you can compose your performance by
“writing” it down one event at a time.
This chapter primarily covers the instructions for Step Recording.
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Song Data Structure
A Song consists of 16 MIDI channels. You can create data of a Song by recording your performance to a
specific channel or channels in realtime, or by executing the Step Recording.
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Song Creator Display Structure
The Song Creator display can be called up via [FUNCTION]
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TAB [
F
] MENU 2
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[B] SONG
CREATOR
There are seven pages (tabs) in the Song Creator display.
• REC MODE ..... For re-recording a Song. See page 66 .
• SETUP ............. For selecting the panel setups to be recorded to the top position of the Song. See page 65 .
• CHANNEL ....... For editing Channel events. See page 69 .
Creating/Editing Songs (Song Creator)
Channel 1
Son g
Channel 2
Channel 3
Channel 4
Channel 5
Channel 6
Channel 7
Channel 8
Channel 9
Channel 10
Channel 11
Channel 12
Channel 13
Channel 14
Channel 15
Channel 16
System Excl u si v e
Lyrics
Right 1
Left
Right 2
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M u lti Pad 1
M u lti Pad 2
M u lti Pad 3
M u lti Pad 4
Rhythm 1
Rhythm 2
Bass
Chord 1
Chord 2
Pad
Phrase 1
Phrase 2
Keyboard Performance
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Realtime Recordin g :
By defa u lt, yo u r key b oard performance w ill b e recorded to MIDI channels 1–3.
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Step Recordin g :
Witho u t specifying the key b oard part, yo u can inp u t the melodies or notes on the
m u sic notation sheet one b y one to the desired channel.
Recordin g Part
(Default settin g s)
Style playback
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Realtime Recordin g :
By defa u lt, Style play b ack w ill b e recorded to MIDI channels 9–16.
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Step Recordin g :
After inp u tting the Chord change/Section change e v ents, press the [F] (EXPAND)
bu tton to act u ally record the note data to MIDI channels 9–16.
Multi Pad playback
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Realtime Recordin g :
By defa u lt, M u lti Pad play b ack w ill b e recorded to MIDI channels 5–8.
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Step Recordin g :
M u lti Pad play b ack e v ents cannot b e inp u t v ia Step Recording.