Yamaha SY-77, Operating Manual

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Realtime recording
In realtime recording the notes you play will be recorded in the exact timing with which you play them.
Make settings for
realtime recording
From the song play display press
RECORD
to enter song record mode and press
F1
(Real) to select realtime recording.
If you have been following along with the previous pages of this section, the
various settings will be the same as you specified in Pattern recording. However
for realtime recording a track, you may wish to turn off quantization. Move the
cursor to Quantize and press –1 several times to select “off”.
Record the first track
In song mode, the memory buttons 1-15 select the track to record. For this
example, press the select button 1 to make the track 1 LED light red. With the
default settings track 1 of the sequencer will transmit its data on channel 1.
Since in this example you have selected a piano voice for channel 1 of the multi,
you will hear the piano voice when you play the keyboard.
To begin recording press
RUN
. The
RUN
LED will light red, and after a two-
measure countdown recording will begin. Play the keyboard. As you record, the
Measure display will advance to show the number of the measure currently
being recorded.
When you are finished recording the track, press
STOP
. You will return to
the song play display.
Press to return to measure 1, and press
RUN
to hear the track you just
recorded. Press
STOP
to stop playback.
Record additional tracks
To record additional tracks,
l
press to return to measure 1
l l
press
RECORD
l
press a memory button 2-15 to select another track (LED lights red)
l
and press
RUN
to record the track while listening to previously recorded
parts. Press
STOP
to stop playback.
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