Yamaha PSR-1700 Owner's Manual - Page 44

Record Functions s Realtime Melody Track Recording The SONG MEMORY MELODY tracks record the following operations and data: • Key on/off (i.e. notes played on the keyboard). • Key velocity. • Voice number (Percussion Kit, Sampled Voice Number (PSR-2700)). • Volume. • Pan. • DSP depth. • Harmony on/off & harmony type. • Effect on/off & effect type. * SAMPLE PAD (PSR-2700) and MULTI PAD data cannot be recorded to SONG MEMORY. • Sustain (footswitch) on/off. • Pitch bend. • Octave. • Modulation. • Expression (foot controller). ZSelect a Voice and Set the Voice Parameters Select the voice you want to record with (the R1 and R2 voices can be used), and set the voice effects and other parameters as required. XSelect a Track and Engage the Record Ready Mode ACCOMP MELODY 1 2 3 4 Press one of the MELODY track buttons - [1] through [6] - while holding the RECORDING section [REC] button. Both the [REC] button indicator and the selected MELODY track indicator will flash, indicating that the SONG MEMORY is ready to record. If the OVERALL CONTROL TRACK REC section [METRONOME] button indicator is lit the metronome will also begin to sound at the currently selected tempo, while the BEAT indicator dots flash at the current tempo. BEAT The current measure ("Mes") and beat ("BT") - in this case "Mes=001:BT=1" - will be shown on the LCD display panel. NOTES • Previously-recorded SONG MEMORY tracks that are turned ON (their indicators are lit) can be monitored while recording. If you don't want to hear any of the previous tracks while recording, simply press the corresponding SONG MEMORY TRACK buttons so their indicators go out. • Only one melody track can be recorded at a time. • If the MELODY track record ready mode is engaged, Auto Accompaniment is automatically turned off. CRecord ... Recording will begin as soon as you play a note on the keyboard or press the SONG [PLAY/STOP] button, and the BEAT indicator dots will begin to indicate the current beat as in the Auto Accompaniment mode, and the current measure and beat number will appear on the LCD display panel. Play the melody using the entire keyboard if you are recording only a MELODY track, or on the right-hand section of the keyboard if you are recording a MELODY track at the same time as the ACCOMP track. NOTES • The SONG MEMORY MELODY tracks can also be recorded using the Step Record mode - see page 50. VStop Recording ... ACCOMP MELODY 1 2 3 4 5 6 Stop recording by pressing the TRACK button of the melody track being recorded, or the SONG [PLAY/STOP] button. The [REC] indicator will go out and "Now Processing" will appear on the LCD display panel TRACK RESET STEP BWD PLAY / STOP STEP FWD while the PSR-1700/2700 is processing recorded data. "Completed" will appear briefly when the data has been processed. The measure number will automatically return to the measure at which recording was started. 42