Yamaha P-90 Owner's Manual - Page 27

ENGLISH 2. Engage Record Ready mode. Press the [REC] button to engage Record Ready mode. Recording does not actually start yet. The [TRACK1] or the [TRACK2] indicator flashes in red. The amount of memory available for recording will flash be shown on the LED display in approximate kilo- bytes, and the right-most dot on the LED display will flash at the current METRONOME tempo setting. Record Ready mode can be disengaged before recording by pressing the [REC] button a second time. 3. Select the record track. When Record mode is engaged in the previous step, the last-recorded track will automatically be selected for recording and its indicator - i.e. the [TRACK1] or [TRACK2] button indicator - will glow red. If you want to record on a different track, press the appropriate track button so that its indicator glows red. 4. Start recording. Recording will begin automatically as soon as you play a note on the keyboard or press the SONG [START/STOP] button. The current measure number will appear on the display while recording. 5. Stop recording. Press either the [REC] or SONG [START/STOP] button to stop recording. The indicator of the recorded track will glow green to indicate that it now contains data. (Record mode is disengaged automatically.) 6. Play back the recorded performance. Press the SONG[START/STOP] button to play back the recorded performance. To stop playback in the middle of a song, press the SONG[START/STOP] button. The amount of memory available for recording: This value in kilobytes (a unit used of measurement for data) indicates how much space remains available for recording on the P-90. You can record up to a maximum of about 9,400 notes on the P-90 depending on pedal usage and other factors. If the metronome was on when you started recording, you'll be able to keep time with the metronome while recording, but the metronome sound will not be recorded. For more recording information, see page 28. The record track indicator will begin to flash when the recorder memory is almost full. If the memory becomes full during recording, "FUL" will appear on the display and recording will stop automatically. (All recorded data up to that point will be retained.) Pressing the SONG [START/ STOP] button to start recording, then pressing it again to stop recording will erase all previously-recorded data on the selected track. Re-recording to the First Track This section explains how to record again in case your performance was not satisfactory. 1. Select a voice or voices (and other settings) for recording, if necessary. Repeat Step 1 on page 26 if you wish to change the previous settings. 2. Re-engage Record Ready mode. Press the [REC] button, again. The selected track's indicator flashes in red. If you want to change the tempo, time signature, reverb type, or effect type when rerecording a track or when recording to another track, do so after you engage Record Ready mode (step 2). Follow the procedure from Step 4 above to re-record. You cannot re-record in the middle of a song. P-90 Recording Your Performance 27