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Converting a MIDI Song to an Audio Song during Playback — MIDI to Audio

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Handling Song Files Converting a MIDI Song to an Audio Song during Playback - MIDI to Audio A MIDI Song in the User memory of the instrument or on a USB flash drive can be converted to an Audio Song. Since an Audio Song can be saved only to a USB flash drive, you should start conversion only after connecting the USB flash drive to the instrument. For information about which Song types can be converted, refer to page 66. See page 67 for information on basic operations. The following is a detailed procedure of step 4 on that page. 4-1. While "MIDI to Audio" is highlighted, press the [3] button. The setting display is called up. NOTE • After conversion, the MIDI Song remains in the original data location. • If you start conversion before connecting the USB flash drive to the instrument, an error message appears on the display. NOTICE Do not turn off the power or disconnect the USB flash drive during the conversion. Otherwise the data will be lost. 4-2. Highlight "Execute" by pressing the [%] button, then press the [3] button. This operation starts playback and conversion from MIDI to Audio. This is basically the same as that of Audio Song Recording, which allows you to record your keyboard performance and other audio input sounds (via Bluetooth, [AUX IN] etc.) from the external device (page 54). After you convert the Song, a message "Convert completed" will be shown and the display returns to Song List display. The Audio Song converted from a MIDI Song is saved with the same name as the MIDI Song. The icon displayed to the left of the Song name on the instrument display is changed, and the Song file extension on the computer is changed to ".wav". NOTE • A message appears when a Song with same name already exists in the copy destination. Select "Overwrite" when you want to overwrite the selected Song by using the [6]/[%] buttons, then press the [3] button. • To cancel this operation, press the [EXIT] button during the conversion. When the operation is canceled, the converted Audio Song will not be saved. 70 P-525 Owner's Manual

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P-525 Owner’s Manual
Handling Song Files
A MIDI Song in the User memory of the instrument or on a USB flash drive
can be converted to an Audio Song. Since an Audio Song can be saved only to a
USB flash drive, you should start conversion only after connecting the USB
flash drive to the instrument. For information about which Song types can be
converted, refer to page 66.
See page 67 for information on basic operations.
The following is a detailed procedure of step 4 on that page.
4-
1.
While “MIDI to Audio” is highlighted, press the
[
R
] button.
The setting display is called up.
4-
2.
Highlight “Execute” by pressing the [
D
] button, then
press the [
R
] button.
This operation starts playback and conversion from MIDI to Audio.
This is basically the same as that of Audio Song Recording, which
allows you to record your keyboard performance and other audio input
sounds (via Bluetooth, [AUX IN] etc.) from the external device
(page 54). After you convert the Song, a message “Convert completed”
will be shown and the display returns to Song List display.
The Audio Song converted from a MIDI Song is saved with the same
name as the MIDI Song. The icon displayed to the left of the Song name
on the instrument display is changed, and the Song file extension on
the computer is changed to “.wav”.
Converting a MIDI Song to an Audio Song during
Playback — MIDI to Audio
NOTE
• After conversion, the MIDI
Song remains in the original
data location.
• If you start conversion before
connecting the USB flash
drive to the instrument, an
error message appears on
the display.
NOTICE
Do not turn off the power or
disconnect the USB flash
drive during the conversion.
Otherwise the data will be
lost.
NOTE
• A message appears when a
Song with same name
already exists in the copy
destination. Select
“Overwrite” when you want to
overwrite the selected Song
by using the [
U
]/[
D
] buttons,
then press the [
R
] button.
• To cancel this operation,
press the [EXIT] button
during the conversion. When
the operation is canceled, the
converted Audio Song will
not be saved.