Performance Memory; Easy One-Pass Recording & Playback - Yamaha PDP-400 Owner's Manual

Performance Memory

The PDP-400 features a built-in "sequencer" which can be used to independently record up to ten separate
parts of a single musical composition, plus a rhythm track. Each part is recorded on one of the Performance
Memory "tracks" accessed via the [RIGHT/1TR], [LEFT/2TR], [ORCH/3-10TR], and [RHYTHM] buttons. The
music data that you record is stored on a 3.5" floppy disk loaded into the PDP-400's disk drive unit. Up to ap-
proximately 60 songs can be recorded on a single disk, depending on the amount of data contained in each
song. Before you can record, however, you must "format" a new disk, as described on page 38.
SONG NUMBER
Easy One-pass Recording & Playback
Z
Insert a Formatted Disk ..........................................................................................................................
X
Select a Song Number ...........................................................................................................................
SONG NUMBER
1
C
Select a Voice .........................................................................................................................................
V
Engage the Record Ready Mode...........................................................................................................
REC
SONG NUMBER
680
• The Performance Memory playback data is not transmitted via the MIDI OUT connector.
NOTES
DISK ORCHESTRA / PERFORMANCE MEMORY
SONG PHRASE
GUIDE
SELECT REPEAT
/
START/STOP RIGHT/1TR LEFT/2TR ORCH/3-10TR
STYLE
AUTO ACCOMPANIMENT AUTO BASS CHORD BEAT
RHYTHM BASS CHORD 1 CHORD 2 DANCE 16BEAT ROCK'N' SLOW BLUE-
FULL KEYBOARD SINGLE FINGER FINGERED STYLEPLAY SOLO POP POP BALLAD ROLL ROCK GRASS
JAZZ POWER 16BEAT 16BEAT ROCK COUNTRY DISK
DEMO REVERB FOOT SWITCH MAX MAX MAX ROCK HOUSE POP SHUFFLE SHUFFLE SHUFFLE STYLE 1 METRONOME
START/STOP SYNCHRO INTRO/ENDING
ROOM SOFT START
MASTER VOLUME HALL 1 SOSTENUTO
MIDI/ HALL 2 START/STOP SWING BIG BAND BOSSA CHA-CHA MARCH WALTZ
TRANSPOSE JAZZ BOOGIE SAMBA RHUMBA POLKA JAZZ DISK TAP TEMPO
MIN MAX COSMIC SOLO STYLEPLAY MIN MIN MIN NORMAL VARIATION BALLAD WALTZ STYLE 2
If you haven't already done so, make sure that a properly formatted disk is loaded
into the PDP-400 disk drive (see page 38), and that the disk's write protect tab is set to
the "write" position (tab closed).
• If you insert an unformatted disk, " For " will appear on the SONG NUMBER display.
NOTES
Please format the disk before proceeding.
• If a disk is already loaded and the [SONG SELECT] indicator is out, press the [SONG
SELECT] button so that the indicator lights before proceeding.
Select a SONG NUMBER between 1 and 60 for the piece you are about to record
(up to 60 different songs, each with a different song number, can be recorded on a
single disk). Make sure the song number you select has not already been used for a
song previously recorded on the disk you are using.
• If the [RIGHT/1TR], [LEFT/2TR], [ORCH/3-10TR], or [RHYTHM] button indicator
NOTES
glows green when a song number is selected, the corresponding track of the selected
song already contains recorded data. Before recording over a song that contains
previous data, we recommend that you delete the entire song as described in "Delet-
ing a Song" on page 40.
Use the VOICE selectors to select the voice you want to record with. You can try
out the selected voice on the keyboard before proceeding.
Press the [REC] button so that its indicator lights. The [RIGHT/1TR] indicator
should also glow red at this point, indicating that you are ready to record on track 1.
Remaining Disk Space Display
When you release the [REC] button the amount of disk space available for record-
ing will appear on the SONG NUMBER display (in approximate kilobytes). With
an empty disk you should have about 700 kilobytes of space for recording (room
enough for about 50,000 notes if no other PDP-400 functions are used). If no space
is available for recording, "FUL" will appear on the display.
RHYTHM REW F F
VOICE DISK ORCHESTRA / PERFORMANCE MEMORY
SONG NUMBER
PIANO CLAVINOVA E.PIANO HARPSI VIBES GUITAR STRINGS SPLIT SONG PHRASE GUIDE
TONE SELECT REPEAT
1 3
2 4 5 6 7
8 9 0 /
ORGAN CHOIR UPRIGHT BASS BASS ELEC DRUMS VOICE 13-60 START/STOP RIGHT/1TR LEFT/2TR ORCH/3-10TR RHYTHM REW F F PAUSE REC
CHORD
PAUSE REC SEQUENCE
DISK CONTROL
SEQUENCE CHORD COPY FORMAT
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