Yamaha P-140 Owner's Manual - Page 28

ENGLISH Recording Your Performance Recording Your Performance The ability to record and play back what you've played on the P-140 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 parts 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 two-part Song Recorder on the P-140 allows the recording of up to three User songs (U01-U03) to the instrument. TERMINOLOGY Recording vs. Saving: The format of performance data recorded on an MD differs from that of data recorded on the P-140. An MD records audio signals. The P-140 "saves" information regarding note timing, voices, and a tempo value, but not audio signals. When you play back recorded songs, the P-140 produces sound based on the saved information. Therefore, recording on the P-140 may be more accurately called "saving information." However, this book often uses the word "recording" because it seems to make more sense. NOTE You can record your performance (audio data) to an MD recorder or other recording device via the AUX OUT jack (page 48). Recording a performance quickly This convenient and simple recording method lets you quickly record your performance without specifying the recording parts - useful, for example, in recording solo piano pieces. In this way, the performance is automatically recorded to right part. 2 44 3 5 1 CAUTION To avoid erasing previously recorded song(s): If the song contains data, the part indicator lights up green when you select a song. Note that recording new data on this part will erase the existing data. 1. Select the voice you want to record (or voices if you will be using Dual or Split), before you begin to record. Make any other desired settings (reverb, effect, etc.) as well. You might also want to set the volume. You can also adjust the playback volume using the [MASTER VOLUME] slider. NOTE Record mode cannot be engaged during Demo Song playback. 28 P-140 Owner's Manual