Yamaha DTX502 Owner's Manual - Page 51

Basic Techniques Recording Your Performances You can record your performances in the DTX502 in the form of User songs. NOTE • Performances recorded in the drum module are not saved as audio files. Instead, they are saved in the form of MIDI data, which describes which pads were played and when. • The following cannot be used while recording. • Pad Song • Pad Function Getting Ready 1. Press the [SONG] button. 2. Turn the Data Dial to select the User song (61 to 100) you wish to record into. If you wish to record your performance while playing along with a Preset song (1 to 60), you should instead select that song. In such a case, your performance will be recorded into the lowest numbered User song containing no data. 3. Hold down the [SHIFT] button and press the [SONG] button to open the REC page. REC ⁄=120 Quantize=off 4/4 Hold NOTICE You can record into a User song that already contains data; however, that data will be overwritten with your new performance. Before proceeding, therefore, you should ensure that the User song in question contains no irreplaceable data. NOTE If no space is available for recording in User songs, the message "Seq data is not empty." will be displayed. 4. Move the cursor to the item you want to change using the [] buttons, and then turn the Data Dial to change its value. REC ⁄=120 Quantize=off 4/4 REC ⁄=120 Quantize=Ö 4/4 DTX502 Owner's Manual 51