Yamaha V50, Authorized Product Manual

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Set recording conditions
This is where you select the song and tracks to be re-
corded, and set time signature, tempo, rhythm backing,
and the voices to be used.
Note:
You cannot change the time signature of a track that
has already been recorded. When you want to begin
recording from the middle of the song, use and
to change the measure, or move the cursor to
“ > Meas” and directly specify the measure. However
if no data exists, you will not be able to advance the
measure.
(1) Press to enter recording mode and get the
following display.
(2) Press to select the track to be re-
corded. The LED at the left of will
indicate the selected track. Normally you will begin
recording from track 1. Tracks which already con-
tain data will be indicated by a green LED. Only
one track can be recorded at a time. It is not possible
to select more than one track for recording at once.
(3) Move the cursor to “ > Mode” and select the voice
mode. You can hold the key, and press
or to set the transmit channel
of the keyboard to the receive channel of the selected
instrument.
When “SGL” (single) is selected, single play
mode will be used.
When “PFM” (performance) is selected, per-
formance play mode mode will be used.
When “IND” (individual) is selected, the voice
of the instrument that matches the transmit channel
of the track will be used.
(4) Move the cursor to “ >Voice” and select the voice
number. You can hold the key, and press
or to set the transmit channel
of the keyboard to the receive channel of the selected
instrument.
When “ > Mode”, is set to “SGL”, specify the
voice number.
When “ > Mode” is set to “PFM”, specify the
performance number.
When “ > Mode” is set to “IND”, specify the
voice number.
(5) Move the cursor to “ > Time” and set the time sig-
nature. Select from l/4 - 4/4, l/8 - 8/8, and
l/16 - 16/16.
(6) Move the cursor to “ > Tempo” and set the tempo
of the song. Select from a range of 30 - 240 quarter
notes per minute.
Start and stop recording
Here is the procedure for actual recording.
(1) Press , and a two-measure countdown will
begin. For example, if you have selected a time
signature of 4/4, quarter notes will, sound eight times
(4 x 2 measures). The display will show the count
until recording begins; “ - 8, - 7, ...”.
(2) When the count reaches “0”, recording will begin.
Notes and chords you play on the keyboard will
be recorded. If you move the cursor to “ > voice”
and select a different voice, the voice change will
be recorded as part of the data.
(3) When you are finished, press to end realtime
recording. Page 87 explains how to replay the per-
formance you have just recorded.
If you make a mistake
If you make a mistake in realtime recording, you have
the following possibilities.
(1) Record over again from the beginning. Press
and record over from the beginning.
(2) Re-record only the measures where the mistakes in
playing were made. Using the punch-in function
explained on page 88, you can re-record only these
measures.
(3) Correct the mistake using step recording (see page
84).
Selecting single or performance memories
while recording
If the transmit channel of the track being recorded
matches the basic receive channel of the synthesizer, the
performance you specify will be selected. If it does not
match, there will be no change.
The voice mode and voice number you specified in
the “ > Mode” and “ > Voice” settings are temporary.
If you want to record these voice changes as sequencer
data, perform the operations during sequencer recording.
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