Yamaha PSR-420 Owner's Manual - Page 37

Song Recording 2 Select a Voice and Set the Voice Parameters Select the voice you want to record with, and set the digital effects and other parameters as required. 3 Engage the MELODY Track Record Ready Mode Press the SONG [REC] button. The [REC] button indicator will flash, and "REC" will appear in the MELODY 1 track position on the display indicating that the PSR-320/420 is ready to record. Flashing square brackets in both the MELODY 1 and MELODY 2 track positions indicate that either track can be selected for recording at this point - use the [-/NO] and [+/YES] buttons to select the MELODY track to be recorded ("REC" appears in the selected track position). The BEAT indicator dots flash at the current tempo. If the "Metronom" function in OVERALL function group is turned "on", the metronome will also begin to sound at the currently selected tempo (page 55). REC SONG PLAY/STOP / ACCOMP MELODY MELODY 1 2 REC 7 8 9 0 -/NO +/YES • You cannot record in the SPLIT mode - the NORMAL mode will automatically be selected when the SONG record ready mode is engaged. • If a previously-recorded SONG ACCOMP. track is on (the SONG ACCOMP track icon is showing), it can be monitored while recording a MELODY track. If you don't want to hear the ACCOMP track while recording, move the cursor to the ACCOMP track icon and press the [-/NO] button to turn it off. • If a non-user song number is selected when the record ready mode is engaged, user song number 17 will automatically be selected. • The melody track volume is the current Keyboard Volume setting - see page 53. • When the record-ready mode is engaged, the measure number reset to "01". (Recording can not start from the specified measure). 4 Record ... 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. The MEASURE parameter will also show the current measure number. The [REC] indicator lights continuously once recording has started. You can play the melody using the entire keyboard if you are recording only a MELODY track. SONG REC PLAY/STOP REPEAT MINUS PLAY ONE / 5 Stop Recording ...Stop recording by pressing the SONG [PLAY/STOP] button. The [REC] button indicator will go out and the MEASURE number on the display will return to "01". The melody track voice number and volume settings will appear on the display. • Whenever you record using the SONG MEMORY, any previously recorded material in the same track will be erased. • If the SONG MEMORY becomes full while the MELODY track recording, "Mel Full" will appear on the display and recording will stop. • Melody Track data can be cleared by pressing the [PLAY/ STOP] button to start recording and stop it without playing the keyboard (Melody Track Data Clear). • Recording is carried out in 1measure increments. If you stop recording in the middle of a measure, rests will automatically be recorded until the end of that measure. • If you start recording by pressing the [PLAY/STOP] button, nothing will be recording until you begin playing on the keyboard. • Only VOICE function voice numbers are shown in the melody track displays (dual voice numbers are not shown). 36