Yamaha SY99 Owner's Manual page 218

Dot (numeric key 9): To dot the current note
value press numeric key 9. The current note
value will be extended by 50%.
Tie (numeric key "-"): To extend the duration of
the previously entered note, press TIE. The dura-
tion of the note will be extended by the current
note value, and the cursor will advance
accordingly.
Rest (numeric key 0): To advance one step
without entering data press REST.
Recording procedure:
Enter notes: Each time you press and release a
key it will be recorded, and the position will
move ahead one step as specified by the step
time. The note will not be entered until all keys
have been released. This allows you to enter
more than one note at the same location by
pressing more than one note before releasing the
first.
Scroll through the data: When the cursor is
located at you can also use the cursor keys
to move back and forth in the track and enter
notes wherever you like. When you come to note
data, it will be displayed on the keyboard dia-
gram below and sounded on the synthesizer.
To stop recording: When you are finished
recording the song press STOP. You will return
to the song play display, where you can press
RUN and hear the song you just recorded.
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