Yamaha PSR-230 Owner's Manual - Page 37

Real-time Recording In Real-time recording, you can record chord changes for a Song by simply playing them along with the rhythm. 1 Select a User Song number. Select one of the User Song numbers 17 - 20. (See page 28.) 2 Select a Style and set other parameters, if desired. Select a Style. (See page 20.) Also, make settings for Accompaniment Volume, Tempo, and Large/Small, if desired. 3 Enter the Easy Chord Memory mode. Press the EASY CHORD MEMORY (REC/END) button. EASY CHORD MEMORY REC/ END (PSR-230) MODE NAME / SUB MENU CART ECM1 ONE TOUCH SETTING STYLE 1 VOICE 2 SONG EASY CHORD MEM 3 4 KEYBOARD EFFECT SONG TOUCH SPLIT FINGERING DUAL CHORUS A B REPEAT MINUS ONE GUIDE HARMONY REVERB STYLE SYNC STOP LARGE/SMALL TEMPO EASY CHORD MEMORY dim 6 5aug minMaj7sus4 STYLE SECTION A B JAM MAIN MENU MAIN VOICE DUAL VOICE SPLIT VOICE STYLE SONG HARMONY/ECHO MIDI REVERB/OTHERS Easy Chord Memory mode indication Record Stand-by indication (metronome icon flashes at current tempo) Start of Song indication NOTE • If you press the EASY CHORD MEMORY (REC/END) button when a non-User Song number has been selected, an "empty " User Song number (one not containing data) will automatically be selected. If all User Songs contain data, User Song number 17 will be selected. 4 Record the chord sequence. Recording begins as soon as you play a chord in the Auto Accompaniment section of the keyboard. The recognized chord name appears in the display. mdiimnMaj76su5sa4ug chord indication NOTE • If you wish to record only the rhythm, use the Chord Cancel function.(See page 25) 5 Stop recording. Press the EASY CHORD MEMORY (REC/END) button. (The display returns to the beginning of the Song: measure number 01, beat number 1.) To record an Ending section at the end of the Song, first press the ENDING button, then (after the Ending has played back) press the EASY CHORD MEMORY (REC/END) button. Operation automatically returns to the Song mode. NOTE • Easy Chord Memory automatically changes to Step Record Ready mode in the following conditions: * When an Ending section has been recorded and the accompaniment is stopped. * When the memory is full. (A "Full" message appears in the display.) In this case, you can use the Song Clear operation (see below) to delete the Song. * When the recording is stopped by pressing the START/STOP button. • Timing is important when stopping Real-time recording. If you press the START/STOP button before the second beat of the intended final measure, the actual end of the Song will be at the previous measure. However, if you press the button after the second beat, the Song will end properly at that measure. 34