Recording Your Keyboard Play - Casio Celviano AP-500 User Manual

Recording and Play Back

Recording Your Keyboard Play

After recording to either of the tracks of a song, you can
record to the other track while listening to playback
what you recorded in the first track.
To record to a specific track of a specific
song
1.
Press the RECORDER button so the PLAY
lamp is lit.
2.
Use the /NO and
display a song number (1 to 5).
3.
Press the RECORDER button so the REC
lamp is flashing.
• At this time the L/1 lamp will flash to indicate that
the digital piano is standing by for recording to Track
1.
4.
Use the PART/TRACK button to select the
track to which you want to record.
• Make sure that the lamp for the record track is
flashing.
Track 1: L/1 lamp
Track 2: R/2 lamp
NOTE
• If you want to record with rhythm or Auto
Accompaniment, select Track 1 (L/1 lamp flashing).
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5.
Select the tone and effects you want to use in
your recording, and set the tempo you want. If
you are recording to Track 1, you also can
select a rhythm and accompaniment mode.
• Tone (page E-8)
• Effect (page E-11)
• Tempo (page E-14)
Track 1 only
• Rhythm (page E-14)
• Mode (page E-16)
NOTE
• It is a good idea to use a relatively slow tempo when
recording.
• If you want the metronome to sound during recording,
press the METRONOME button.
6.
Start playing something on the keyboard.
• Recording will start automatically.
NOTE
• When recording to Track 1 with rhythm or Auto
Accompaniment: Press the START/STOP button to start
recording. You also can start recording by pressing the
SYNCHRO/FILL-IN button and/or the INTRO/
ENDING button, and then play a chord.
• When recording to Track 1 without rhythm or Auto
Accompaniment: Recording will start as soon as you
play anything on the keyboard.
7.
When you are finished, press the START/
STOP button to stop recording.
• To stop recording with a rhythm/Auto
Accompaniment ending pattern, press the INTRO/
ENDING button.
• This will cause the REC lamp to go out and the PLAY
lamp to light.
• To play back the track you just recorded, press the
START/STOP button again.
8.
After you are finished recording or playing
back, press the RECORDER button so the
PLAY lamp and REC lamp are off.
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