Yamaha PSR-1500 Owner's Manual - Page 141

Recording Your Performance Recording Your Performance You can record your own performances and save them to the User tab display or a external storage devices, such as a SmartMedia card. Several different recording methods are available: Quick Recording which lets you record performance conveniently and quickly, Multi track Recording which lets you record several different parts to multiple channels, and Step Recording which lets you enter notes one by one. You can also edit the Songs you've recorded. Recording Methods The microphone input signal can not be recorded. Internal memory (User tab displays) capacity The internal memory capacity of the instrument is about 1.5MB (PSR-3000)/650KB (PSR-1500). This capacity applies to all file types, including Voice, Style, Song, and Registration data files. There are three methods as shown below. Realtime Recording Quick Recording ➤ page 141 This convenient and simple recording method lets you quickly record your performance-useful, for example, in recording solo piano pieces. You can record to the [TRACK 1 (R)] or [TRACK 2 (L)] button, and also to the [EXTRA TRACKS (STYLE)] track, which can be used for recording at the same time. Multi track Recording ➤ page 143 This lets you record a whole Song including several different instrument parts, to create the sound of a full band or orchestra. Record the performance of each instrument part one by one and create fully orchestrated compositions. You can also record over already-recorded parts of an existing Song (Preset Song or a Song on an external device, such as SmartMedia card) with your own performance. Step Recording ➤ page 145 This method lets you compose your performance by "writing" it down one event at a time. This is a non-realtime, manual recording method - similar to writing music notation onto paper. You can input notes, chords and other events one by one (realtime performance is not needed). Step Recording You can also edit Songs after they've been recorded (page 156). For example, you can edit specific notes one by one, or you can use the Punch In/ Out function to re-record a specific part. Quick Recording This lets you conveniently and quickly record your performance. 1 Press the SONG [REC] and SONG [STOP] buttons simultaneously. A blank Song ("New Song") is called up for recording. Using, Creating and Editing Songs PSR-3000/1500 Owner's Manual 141