Yamaha A3000 Owner's Manual - Page 40

Starting Out Starting Out This section guides you through the easiest procedure for recording and replaying a sample. Recording We begin with a short vocal recording - a 2-second, continuous ahhhh sound- that you will record through a microphone. In subsequent sections you will record other vocal samples, and then learn how to edit the samples and put them together. Procedure 1. Switch on power to the A3000 and connected devices. Be sure to switch on your devices in the correct sequence. For information about the appropriate power-on sequence, refer to Chapter 1. (30) w The screen should now look like this. 2. Select REC mode, SETUP function. Press the RECORDING mode button (REC button), and then press the second function key. PLAY EDIT REC DISK UTILITY PROGRAM TRIM / LOOP RECORD SAMPLE MAP / OUT SETUP EASY EDIT FILTER METER PROGRAM SAMPLE SEQUENCE TOTAL EQ PANEL PLAY SEQUENCE EFFECT EG EFFECT VOLUME MASTER SETUP LFO EXT CTRL CONTROL MIDI / CTRL MONITOR DISK SYSTEM IMPORT MIDI w The RecData page appears.(The name "RecData" appears at the lower left of the screen.) If the above page does not appear, try turning Knob 1 as necessary to produce it. Memo • Each operation is identified by its mode and function. You begin the operation by pressing the appropriate mode button (along the left), followed by the function key (along the top), so that the corresponding screen (or page) appears. Note that you do not need to press the mode button if the mode is already selected - the mode remains effective until you change it. • Most screens include a descriptive screen name at the lower left corner. 38 Chapter 2 Trying It Out