Multi Pad Recording; Note On/Off (Key Press And Release); Velocity (Strength Of Key Press); Pitch Bend, Pitch Bend Range - Yamaha PortaTone PSR-540 Owner's Manual

Multi Pad Recording

In addition to the preset Multi Pad sets, the PSR-540 has 16 user-recordable sets that you can use to
store your own creations. These original User Multi Pads can be played and used in the same way as
the presets. User Multi Pad data can also be saved to and loaded from floppy disk.
Your keyboard performance (using voice R1) is recorded to the User pad. Chord
Match data (page 43) can also be recorded.
• Multi Pad Recording ................................................................................ page 92
• Chord Match ........................................................................................... page 94
• Naming User Pads .................................................................................. page 94
• Clearing User Pad Data .......................................................................... page 95
Data that can be recorded to User pads

• Note on/off (key press and release)

• Velocity (strength of key press)

• Pitch bend, pitch bend range

• SUSTAIN button on/off
• Footswitch on/off (sustain, sostenuto, soft)

• Voice Change settings

• Mixer settings

• Parameter Edit settings

Up to approximately 2,000 notes for all pads can be recorded to the PSR-540 Multi
Pads.
Multi Pad Recording
1
Press the [RECORD] button to engage the Record mode.
2
Select "MultiPad".
Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button or the [-/NO] button.
3
Press the [NEXT] button.
4
Select a Multi Pad Bank to record.
Use the data dial, the [+/YES] button or the [-/NO] button.
92
RecMenu=MultiPad
Bank=UserPad1
• User Pad data is recorded by
playing voice R1 from the
keyboard. Voice R2, voice L
and the auto accompaniment
cannot be used.
• Material recorded data is
retained in memory even
when the STANDBY switch is
turned off if batteries are
installed or an AC adaptor is
connected (page 135). It is
nevertheless a good idea to
save important data to floppy
disk so that you can keep
them indefinitely and build up
your own data library (page
60).
The following notes and
cautions are important
points for you to keep in
mind as you record your
Multi Pad data.
• 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).
• Whenever you record, any
previously recorded material
in the same track will be
erased.
• If the 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.