Yamaha PortaTone PSR-540 Owner's Manual page 79

User Song Tracks
The tracks which can be recorded to the User songs are organized as shown in the
chart below.
Track Other Parts that can be set
1 VOICE R1, R2, L, Accompaniment Style track
2 VOICE R1, R2, L, Accompaniment Style track
3 VOICE R1, R2, L, Accompaniment Style track
4 VOICE R1, R2, L, Accompaniment Style track
5 VOICE R1, R2, L, Accompaniment Style track
6 VOICE R1, R2, L, Accompaniment Style track
7 VOICE R1, R2, L, Accompaniment Style track
8 VOICE R1, R2, L, Accompaniment Style track
9 VOICE R1, R2, L, Accompaniment Style track
10 VOICE R1, R2, L, Accompaniment Style track
11 VOICE R1, R2, L, Accompaniment Style track
12 VOICE R1, R2, L, Accompaniment Style track
13 VOICE R1, R2, L, Accompaniment Style track
14 VOICE R1, R2, L, Accompaniment Style track
15 VOICE R1, R2, L, Accompaniment Style track
16 VOICE R1, R2, L, Accompaniment Style track
The PSR-540 provides two different ways to record: Quick Recording and Multi Track
Recording.
About Multi Track Recording
In Multi Track Recording, you determine the track assignments (as shown above)
before recording. Several tracks can be recorded simultaneously. In addition to
being able to record to empty tracks, you can also re-record tracks that already
contain recorded data.
About Quick Recording
In Quick Recording, you can quickly record without having to worry about the
track assignments above. Quick Recording automatically makes track assign-
ments according to the simple rules below.
• When Record method is set to "Melody"
Your keyboard performances (VOICE R1, R2, L) are recorded to tracks
1 - 3.
• When Record method is set to "Acmp"
The auto accompaniment parts are recorded to tracks 9 - 16.
• When Record method is set to "Melody + Acmp"
Your keyboard performances (VOICE R1 and R2) are recorded to tracks
1 - 2, and the auto accompaniment parts are recorded to tracks 9 -16.
The Quick Recording method is different from the Multi Track Recording method;
however, for both of them, the recorded data is recorded on tracks 1–16.
If you wish to re-record a User song that was originally recorded by the Quick
Recording method, use Multi Track Recording.
Default Part
VOICE R1
VOICE R2
VOICE L
VOICE R1
VOICE R1
VOICE R1
VOICE R1
VOICE R1
Accompaniment Style RHYTHM SUB
Accompaniment Style RHYTHM MAIN
Accompaniment Style BASS
Accompaniment Style CHORD1
Accompaniment Style CHORD2
Accompaniment Style PAD
Accompaniment Style PHRASE1
Accompaniment Style PHRASE2
Song Recording
The following notes and
cautions are important
points for you to keep in
mind as you record.
• Using the Metronome
function (page 118) can
make your recording
sessions much more
efficient.
• Using Registration Memory
(page 54) can make your
recording sessions much
more efficient, since various
settings (such as voices,
etc.) can be recalled by a
single button press.
When the record mode is
engaged, the Registration
Memory Freeze function will
be turned on (it cannot be
turned off while the record
mode is engaged).
• When the record mode is
engaged, the Synchro Stop
function will be turned off (it
cannot be turned on while
the record mode is
engaged).
• Whenever you record, any
previously recorded material
in the same track will be
erased.
• Song files on commercially
available disks which are not
write-protected can be
selected and recorded to
(edited) on the PSR-540. If
the song data is of a different
format from that of the PSR-
540 User songs, the display
prompts you to convert the
song data. By pressing the
[+/YES] button, you can
convert the song data to the
PSR-540 format (compatible
with the PSR-540). Once the
conversion operation is
finished, the PSR-540
returns to record standby,
allowing you to record.
• If the disk memory becomes
full while recording, an alert
message will appear on the
display and recording will
stop.
• Be careful to avoid turning
off the power or unplugging
the AC adaptor from the
outlet during recording, since
this will result in the loss of
recorded data.
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