Yamaha YDP-223 Owner's Manual - Page 28

ENGLISH Recording Your Performance The ability to record and play back what you've played on the YDP-223 keyboard can be an effective practice aid. You can, for example, record just the left-hand part, and then practice the right-hand part while playing back the recorded left-hand part. Or, since you can record up to two tracks separately, you could record the left- and right-hand parts separately, or record both parts of a duet and hear how they sound when played back. The YDP223's two-track Song Recorder allows the recording of one User Song. Recording to [TRACK1] 3 456 2 1 TIP You can record your performance (audio data) to a cassette tape recorder or other recording device via the AUX OUT connector (page 46). TERMINOLOGY Recording vs. Saving: The format of performance data recorded on a cassette tape differs from that of data recorded on the YDP-223. A cassette tape records audio signals. The YDP223 "saves" information regarding note timing, voices, and a tempo value, but not audio signals. When you play back recorded songs, the YDP-223 produces sound based on the saved information. Therefore, recording on the YDP-223 may be more accurately called "saving information." However, this book often uses the word "recording" because it seems to make more sense. MIN MAX MASTER VOLUME MELLOW BRIGHT START/STOP TEMPO FUNCTION BRILLIANCE DEMO METRONOME TEMPO / FUNCTION TEMPO/ OTHER VALUE - /NO +/ YES PRESET TRACK 1 TRACK START/STOP REC 2 SONG GRAND PIANO 1 GRAND E.PIANO E.PIANO HARPSI- HARPSI- PIANO 2 1 2 CHORD1 CHORD2 VIBRAPHONE CHURCH CHURCH ORGAN1 ORGAN2 JAZZ STRINGS STRINGS ORGAN 1 2 CHOIR GUITAR VOICE ROOM CHORUS HALL 1 PHASER HARD HALL 2 TREMOLO MEDIUM STAGE DELAY SOFT ON REVERB EFFECT TOUCH TRANSPOSE Procedure CAUTION Notes on recording All user song recorder data will be retained in memory for about one week after the power is turned off. If you want to keep your recorded data for longer periods of time, turn the power on for a few minutes at least once a week. It is also possible to store the data to an external MIDI storage device such as the Y amaha MIDI Data Filer MDF3 by using the Bulk Data Dump function described on page 43. 1. Make all the initial settings. Before you begin to record, select the voice you want to record (or voices if you will be using Dual mode). Make any other desired settings (tempo, reverb, etc.) as well. You might also want to set the volume. You can also adjust the playback volume using [MASTER VOLUME]. 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 be shown on the LED display in approximate kilobytes, flash 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. 28 YDP-223 Recording Your Performance NOTE When the unit is in Demo Song or Preset Song mode, Record mode cannot be engaged. NOTE To avoid erasing data from the track: Press the [TRACK1/2] button. If the indicator lights up green, the track already contains data. Note that the existing data will be erased if you record new data on the track. NOTE 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 YDP-223. You can record up to a maximum of about 9,400 notes on the YDP-223 depending on pedal usage and other factors.