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Song Recording, Recording a User Song

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Song Recording The DGX-500/300 features powerful and easy-to-use song recording features that let you record your keyboard performances - using up to six independent tracks (including one track for accompaniment) - for creating your own complete, fully orchestrated compositions. You can record and save up to five User songs. rEC User 1 001 Song recording on the DGX-500/300 is similar to using a tape recorder; whatever you play on the keyboard is recorded in real time as you play it. Also, when you record subsequent parts to other tracks, you can hear the previously recorded parts as you record new ones. Song Memory Capacity • Maximum number of notes : approximately 10,000 (when only "melody" tracks are recorded) • Maximum number of chords : approximately 5,500 (when only the accompaniment track is recorded) Recording a User Song Data that can be recorded to the normal (melody) tracks: • Note on/off • Velocity • Voice Number • Reverb Type* • Chorus Type* • DSP Type* • Sustain • Pitch Bend data • Tempo*, Time Signature* (if there is no such data in the Accompaniment track) Data that can be recorded to the Accompaniment track: • Style number* • Chord changes and timing • Changing sections (Intro, Main A/B, etc.) • Reverb Type* • DSP Type* • Accompaniment Volume* • Tempo, Time Signature* * These settings can only be recorded once at the beginning of a song; other settings can be changed in the middle of a song. 1 Make all desired DGX-500/300 settings. Before you actually start recording, you'll need to make various settings for the song - such as selecting a style, setting the Tempo, and selecting a voice. (See pages 38, 44, and 24.) If desired, also make other settings. Refer to the list above for settings that can be recorded to a song. • When using a Split Voice for recording, the voice assigned to the left of the split point cannot be recorded. Using the Metronome You can use the Metronome instead of a style if desired. This allows you to keep your performance "in time," even when recording without style. To do this, press the [METRONOME] button before recording in step #4 below. After the song is completely recorded, simply play back the song with the Metronome turned off. (See page 22.) 62

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Song Recording
The DGX-500/300 features powerful and easy-to-use song recording features that let you
record your keyboard performances — using up to six independent tracks (including one track
for accompaniment) — for creating your own complete, fully orchestrated compositions.
You
can record and save up to five User songs.
Song recording on the DGX-500/300 is similar to using a tape recorder; whatever
you play on the keyboard is recorded in real time as you play it.
Also, when you
record subsequent parts to other tracks, you can hear the previously recorded parts
as you record new ones.
Recording a User Song
Data that can be recorded to the normal (melody) tracks:
• Note on/off
• Velocity
• Voice Number
• Reverb Type*
• Chorus Type*
• DSP Type*
• Sustain
• Pitch Bend data
• Tempo*, Time Signature* (if there is no such data in the Accompaniment track)
Data that can be recorded to the Accompaniment track:
• Style number*
• Chord changes and timing
• Changing sections (Intro, Main A/B, etc.)
• Reverb Type*
• DSP Type*
• Accompaniment Volume*
• Tempo, Time Signature*
1
Make all desired DGX-500/300 settings.
Before you actually start recording, you’ll need to make various settings for
the song — such as selecting a style, setting the Tempo, and selecting a
voice.
(See pages 38, 44, and 24.)
If desired, also make other settings.
Refer to the list above for settings that
can be recorded to a song.
* These settings can only be recorded once at the beginning of a song; other
settings can be changed in the middle of a song.
User 1
rEC
001
Song Memory Capacity
• Maximum number of notes :
approximately 10,000 (when only
“melody” tracks are recorded)
• Maximum number of chords :
approximately 5,500 (when only
the accompaniment track is
recorded)
• When using a Split Voice for
recording, the voice assigned to
the left of the split point cannot
be recorded.
Using the Metronome
You can use the Metronome instead of a style if desired.
This allows you to keep your performance “in time,” even
when recording without style.
To do this, press the [METRONOME] button before recording in step #4 below.
After
the song is completely recorded, simply play back the song with the Metronome turned off. (See page 22.)