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Here's
how
lo
use
a
MIDI
keyboard
to
record
a
musical performance.
Before
you
begin recording
When
you
record
on
the
W-50,
the
recorded
data
is
stored directly
onto
floppy
disk
iJDD
Type).
You
there-
lore
must
prepare
a
disk
before
you
begin
recording.
If
you
are
using
a
new
disk
Belore
the
W-50
can use
a
newly-purchased
disk,
the disk
must be
formatted
(initialized)
using
the follow-
ing
procedure.
C5^
Set
*he write protect
tab
of the disk
to
the
"WRITE"
position,
and
insert
it
into the
W-
50.
Be
sure
lo insert
the disk
properly
(see
page
45).
"
lire
Vou bure?
"
appears
in
the display
after
the disk
is
inserted.
4^E&
Press
REC, and
the disk
will
be
formatted.
"
Now Work
in 9
"
appears
in
the display
during
formatting.
"
Completed.
"
appears
when
the format
operation has
been completed.
If
you wish
to
use other types
of disks
Belore
the
W-50
can use
a
disk
formatted by another device
(i.e.,
a
device
other than
an
IBM
or
ATARI
computer),
the disk
must be
formatted using
the
following procedure. This
procedure can
also
be used
to
erase
all
songs from
a disk.
When
you
format
a disk,
all
data
that
was on
that disk will
be
lost.
Before
you
format
a
disk,
make
sure
that
it
does
not contain important data
you
wish
to
keep.
43P Wm
'le
holding
CLEAR,
insert
the
disk (with
the protect tab
at
"WRITE")
into
the
disk
drive.
"
Hre You
sure'V
"
appears
in
the display
after
the disk
is
inserted.
Press
REC
and
the disk
will
be
formatted.
"
How
Uor-k
irv3.
"
appears
in
the display
during
formatting.
"
Completed,
"
appears
when
the
for-
mat
operation has
been completed.
Selecting the
Time Base
Before using
the
W-50
to
record data
that
will
be played back
on
a
computer
or other
sequencer,
set
the
Time
Base
to
match
that
of the
device
which
will
be used
for
playing
back
the
data.
The Time
Base
(also
called
"Resolution"
on
some
devices)
determines
the timing
resolution
at
which
data
will
be
recorded. This
will
be
different
for
each
device.
The
W-50
allows
you
to select a
Time
Base
of
96/120/192/240
when
recording. Refer
to
the chart
below,
and
set
the
Time
Base
to
match
that
of the
other device
you
will
be
using.
If
the
Time
Base
is
incorrect,
the
timing
of
notes
will
be
incorrect,
and
the
playback
will
not
sound
as
expected.
Time
Base
of the
W-50
Time
Base
of the
other device
96,
192
24,
48,96,
192,
384
120,
240
30, 60,
120,240,480
*
When
shipped, the
W-50
is
set to
a
Time
Base of
96.
*
Time
Base
settings
have
effect
only
when
recording.
When
using the
W-50
to
playback song
data
that
was
recorded
on
other
devices, the
required
Time
Base
will
automatically
be
detected,
and
the
Time
Base
set-
tings
have no
effect.
*A song recorded by
the
W-50
will
be
named
as
"Song_00000" and
the
file
will
be
named
as
"__00000.MID",
etc.
<5^
While
holding SET, press
REC.
The
display
will
show
the current
Time
Base.
C!E^
Use
BWD/FWD
to select
the required
Time
Base (96/120/192/240).
Press
SET
to
complete
the operation.
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