Yamaha MOTIF ES Owner's Manual page 119

Re-recording a specific part of a Song (Punch In/Out)
Use the Punch In/Out recording method to record over only a
specific portion of the track. In the example instructions
below, you'll see how to re-record measures three through five
of an already recorded Song.
1
In the Song Play mode, select a Song to be created.
Press the [ ] (Record) button to enter the Song
2
Record mode.
Press the [TRACK SELECT] button (the lamp
3
lights), then select the desired track from the
number buttons [1] - [16].
Set the parameters related to recording in the
4
[F1] SETUP display.
Set the Type parameter to "punch" and specify the area to be
re-recorded.
Set other parameters as necessary. See page 222 for details.
Punch In (Recording start measure : beat)
Playback of the recording track is turned off from this point, and
your keyboard performance will be recorded to the track.
Punch Out (Recording end measure : beat)
Recording ends at this point and normal playback of the
recording track starts.
Press the [SF1] COPY LOC to assign the measure numbers registered to
the Locations (Loc1 and Loc2) to the Punch In and Punch Out points.
5
Press the [F] (Play) button to start recording.
SEQ TRANSPORT
LOCATE
When Song playback
reaches the Punch In
point, play the keyboard.
Press the [ ] (Stop) button to stop recording
6
after the Song playback reaches the Punch Out
point.
Press the [F] (Play) button to hear the part
7
you've just re-recorded.
Location setting
(page 58)
1 2
Playback start
Save the created Song data to a SmartMedia/USB
8
storage device (page 132) before turning the
power off.
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Punch In/Out recording is available only in the Song Record mode.
This is not available in the Pattern Record mode.
Recording additional notes to an already-
recorded track (Overdub)
Use the Overdub recording method when you want to add
more data to a track that already contains data. This is useful
not only for recording more notes to a track; it's also
convenient for adding non-note, sound-shaping data, such as
that of the Knobs and Ribbon Controller.
In the Song Play mode, select a song to be
1
created.
Press the [ ] (Record) button to enter the Song
2
Record mode.
Press the [TRACK SELECT] button (the lamp
3
lights), then select the desired track from the
number buttons [1] - [16].
Set the parameters related to recording in the
4
[F1] SETUP display.
Set the Type parameter to "overdub."
Set other parameters as necessary. See page 222 for details.
5
Press the [F] (Play) button to start recording.
Playback starts, and the notes (or controller data) you play
are added to the existing data.
Press the [ ] (Stop) button to stop recording
6
after the Song playback reaches the Punch Out
point.
Press the [F] (Play) button to hear the part
7
you've just re-recorded.
Save the created Song data to a SmartMedia/USB
8
storage device (page 132) before turning the
power off.
Creating a Song on the MOTIF ES
Owner's Manual
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