Yamaha P-515 P-515 Owners Manual - Page 54

Recording Your Performance This instrument allows you to record your performance in the following two methods. • MIDI Recording MIDI With this method, your performances are recorded as an SMF (format 0) MIDI file and saved to the instrument or a USB flash drive. If you want to re-record a specific section or edit parameters such as Voice, use this method. Also you can record your performance to each Track one by one. Since a MIDI Song can be converted to an Audio Song after recording (page 70), you may want to use MIDI recording (with overdubbing and multiple parts) to first create a complex arrangement you would not otherwise be able to play live, then convert it to an Audio Song. This instrument allows you to record approximately 500 KB of data per Song. • Audio Recording Audio With this method, your performances are recorded as an Audio file and saved to a USB flash drive. Recording is done without designating the recorded part. Since it is saved in stereo WAV format of normal CD quality resolution (44.1 kHz/16 bit) by default, it can be transmitted to and played on portable music players by using a computer. This instrument allows you to record up to 80 minutes per single recording. Because the audio sound input* from the external device is also recorded, you can record your keyboard performance along with the performance sound of the connected audio device, computer, or smart device, etc. For connection with these devices, refer to page 72. * Audio sound input (Audio input sound): Audio data sent to this instrument from the external devices such as a computer or a smart device, etc., when connecting the instrument with the devices via [AUX IN] jack, [USB TO HOST] terminal, wireless LAN, or Bluetooth). For example, if the audio data is played back on a smartphone connected with this instrument via Bluetooth, the audio data sounds from the internal speaker of this instrument. For details about the difference between MIDI Songs and Audio Songs, refer to page 44. Recording Methods This chapter covers the following four methods. Note that the created data format differs depending on the method, MIDI or Audio. • Quick MIDI Recording MIDI page 55 This method lets you start recording most quickly. Your performance will be recorded and saved to the "User" category in this instrument's internal memory. • MIDI Recording - Independent Tracks MIDI page 57 This lets you record the right, left and extra parts separately. Since you can record the left part while playing back the right, this is useful for recording both parts of a duet. Since you can record up to sixteen parts separately, record the performance of each instrument part one by one and create fully orchestrated compositions. NOTE You can re-record a specific range of the MIDI Song or change the tempo or the Voice of the recorded Song. For details, refer to "Other Recording Techniques" (page 62). • MIDI Recording to the USB Flash Drive MIDI page 59 This method is useful when you want to overwrite the already recorded MIDI Song in the USB flash drive or create a New MIDI Song on the USB flash drive. • Audio Recording to the USB Flash Drive Audio page 61 This method lets you record your performance as Audio data to the USB flash drive connected to the [ ] (USB TO DEVICE) terminal. 54 P-515 Owner's Manual