Start Recording; Play Back The Recorded Performance - Yamaha P-140 Owner's Manual

2.
Press the [REC] button to engage Record Ready
mode.
This automatically selects an empty number (U01-U03)
for recording and makes the RIGHT part active. If all
song numbers contain recorded data, Song U01 will be
selected. This simply enables recording; to start record-
ing, go on to step .
3
The amount of memory available for recording is shown on the display in
approximate kilobytes. You can record up to a maximum of about 11,000 notes
on the P-140 depending on pedal usage and other factors. The
indicator will flash at the current METRONOME tempo setting.
You can turn on the metronome in this step, and adjust the tempo by using the
[TEMPO/FUNCTION –, +]
Record Ready mode can be disengaged before recording by pressing the
button again.
3.

Start recording.

Recording will begin automatically as soon as you
play a note on the keyboard or press the
PAUSE] button. The current measure's number will
appear on the display while recording.
4.
Press either [REC] or [STOP] button to stop record-
ing.
When recording is stopped, dashes appear in the dis-
play in succession to indicate that the recorded data is
being saved to the instrument automatically. After the
data is saved, the song name (U01-U03) appears in
the display. The recorded part's indicator will light in
green to indicate that it now contains data. (Record
mode is disengaged automatically.)
CAUTION
Never attempt to turn the
while flashing dashes appear in the display (these indi-
cate data is being written to internal memory). Turning
the power off in this state results in loss of all user data.
5.

Play back the recorded performance.

Press the
[PLAY/PAUSE]
playback in the middle of a song, press the
buttons. (Range: 32-280)
[PLAY/
[STANDBY/ON]
switch OFF
button to play back the recorded performance. To stop
button.
[STOP]
NOTE
If you have selected the LEFT
part previously in the same song,
the LEFT part will automatically
be made active when pressing
the [REC] button in step 2.
NOTE
If the metronome was on when
you started recording, you'll be
able to keep time with the metro-
[PLAY/PAUSE]
nome while recording, but the
metronome sound will not be
recorded.
NOTE
[REC]
For more recording information,
see page 32.
NOTE
The function of the [PLAY/
PAUSE] button can be assigned
to the AUX pedal (pages 37, 43).
This allows you to start recording
by pressing the Footswitch con-
nected to the AUX jack.
NOTE
Song recording can not be
paused, even by pressing the
[PLAY/PAUSE] button.
NOTE
The record part indicator will
begin to flash when the recorder
memory is almost full. If the mem-
ory becomes full during record-
ing, "Fu£" will appear on the
display and recording will stop
automatically. (All recorded data
up to that point will be retained.)
NOTE
Pressing the [PLAY/PAUSE] but-
ton to start recording, then press-
ing the [STOP] button to stop
recording will erase all previously
The song name
recorded data on the selected
(U01 to U03)
part.
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