Yamaha P-140 Owner's Manual - Page 31

ENGLISH Recording Your Performance Recording to RIGHT/LEFT This lets you record the right and left parts separately. Since you can record the left part while playing back the right, this is useful for independently recording both parts of a duet. 3 23 2 1 1. Make all the initial settings. Same as step 1 in "Recording a performance quickly" on page 28. 2. Select a song to record. Press the [SONG SELECT] button so that the "USER" indicator lights then press the [-/NO][+/YES] buttons to select a song for recording. 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. 3. Engage the Record Ready mode. Press the [REC] button and press the [RIGHT]/[LEFT] button to engage the Record Ready mode. Recording does not actually start yet. The amount of memory available for recording will be shown on the display in approximate kilobytes. This value is expressed in kilobytes and indicates how much space remains available for recording on the P-140. You can record up to a maximum of about 11,000 notes on the P-140 depending on pedal usage and other factors. The [PLAY/PAUSE] indicator will flash at the current METRONOME tempo setting. Record Ready mode can be disengaged before recording by pressing the [REC] button again. 4. Start and stop recording. Same as steps 3-5 in "Recording a performance quickly" on page 29. NOTE Part button indications Off: Contains no data On (green): Contains data On (red): Part is enabled for recording NOTE If the metronome was on when you started recording, you'll be able to keep time with the metronome while recording, but the metronome sound will not be recorded. NOTE If you want to change the tempo, time signature, reverb type, or effect type when rerecording a part or when recording to another part, do so after entering the Record Ready mode. NOTE If you don't want to hear the previously recorded part while you record (for example, when you want to record a song different from what you recorded on the previous part), press the playback part button before pressing the [REC] button so that its indicator is turned off. NOTE For more information on recording, see page 32. P-140 Owner's Manual 31