Yamaha PSR-2700 Owner's Manual - Page 48

Record Functions CRecord ...Play a short sequence. The MULTI PADS can record up to approximately 550 quarter notes. The [REC] button indicator will light during recording, and the BEAT indicator will indicate the current beat as in the Auto Accompaniment mode. RESET STEP BWD PLAY / STOP STEP FWD NOTES • Whenever you record to a MULTI PAD, all previous data in the same pad will be completely erased and replaced by the new material. • Recording can also be started by pressing the [PLAY/STOP] button. • The MULTI PADS can also be recorded using the Step Record mode - see page 50. • When recording the CHORD MATCH pads - [3] and [4] - base all melodic and chordal phrases on a CM7 chord so that the sound will be properly transposed when used with the Auto Accompaniment feature (see "Playback" below). VStop Recording ... STOP 1 2 3 4 RESET STEP BWD CHORD MATCH PLAY / STOP STEP FWD Press the MULTI PAD button being recorded, the MULTI PADS [STOP] button or the [PLAY/STOP] button to stop recording. Recording will also stop automatically and "Memory Full" will appear on the LCD display panel when the pad memory becomes full. BSave Your MULTI PAD Data to Floppy Disk When you've finished recording your MULTI PAD data save it to floppy disk as described on page 58. Making this step a habit will prevent accidental loss of data. s Playback Simply tap any of the MULTI PADS at any time to play back the data 1 2 3 4 they contain. MULTI PAD playback begins as soon as the button is STOP pressed. You can even play two, three, or four MULTI PADS at the same CHORD MATCH time. Also, you can create "retriggered sample" effects by repeatedly pressing a pad before its contents are completely played back. The MULTI PAD voices are independent from the voices you have currently selected for keyboard performance. You could, for example, play piano on the keyboard while a MULTI PAD plays a brass chord stab. MULTI PADS [3] and [4] are "CHORD MATCH" types, and the data they contain will be automatically transposed to match chords played using the Auto Accompaniment feature. MULTI PAD playback can be terminated by pressing the MULTI PADS [STOP] button. NOTES • MULTI PAD playback speed is determined by the current TEMPO setting. • The contents of the MULTI PAD memory are retained in memory even when the power is turned off as long as backup batteries are present or the AC plug is connected. • Percussion data recorded to either of the CHORD MATCH pads will play back in the same way as the normal pads. • To use MULTI PAD data from disk, load the data into the PSR-1700/2700 as described on page 60. 46