Recording Your Performance; Recording - Roland VR-09 Owner's Manual

Recording Your Performance

This unit lets you record your performance.
You can play back a recorded performance to check your own
playing, or play along with the recorded performance.
This unit can record either SMF or audio.
* In order to use recording, you must connect a USB flash drive
(sold separately) to the USB MEMORY port (p. 4).
* Use USB Flash Memory sold by Roland. We cannot guarantee
operation if other products are used.
SMF and audio recording
File Type Explanation
A collection of data describing everything that
happened while the music was played will be
SMF recording
recorded. Such data will include information
about which keys (pitches) were played, for how
long, what amount of force was applied, etc.
An audio file stores actual sound data. You
Audio recording can play these recordings (WAV files) on your
computer.
* SMFs (Standard MIDI Files) use a standard format for music file
that was formulated so that files containing music file could be
widely compatible, regardless of the manufacturer of the listening
device. An enormous variety of music is available, whether it be for
listening, for practicing musical instruments, for Karaoke, etc.

Recording

Preparations for recording
1.
Connect a USB flash drive (sold separately) to the USB
MEMORY port (p . 4) .
2.
As desired, select a rhythm pattern that will play while
you record (p . 22) .
3.
Press the [ ] (REC) button .
The [ ] (REC) button will light, the [
will blink, and this unit will be in the record-ready condition.
4.
Turn the [VALUE] dial to select the recording format .
Value Explanation
SMF SMF recording
Audio Audio recording
Starting/stopping recording
Saving your recorded performance
] (START/STOP) button
5.
Press the [ ] (START/STOP) button .
When recording starts, the [
and the recording screen will appear.
The number of measures is shown during SMF recording, and the
recording time is shown during audio recording.
MEMO
If you're recording in SMF format, a 2 measure count will sound
before recording begins.
6.
Press the [ ] (START/STOP) button .
Recording will stop, and the SAVE SONG screen appears.
7.
Assign a name to the song .
Button/Dial Operation
CURSOR [ ] [ ]
Select the character that you want to change.
buttons
[VALUE] dial Changes the character.
MODE [ORGAN] (Del)
Delete the character.
button
MODE [PIANO] (Space)
Inserts a space.
button
If you don't want to save the song, press the [EXIT] button.
8.
Press the [ENTER] button or the MODE [SYNTH] (Save)
button .
The song will be saved.
* If you recorded in audio format and an identically-named song
exists on the USB flash drive, you won't be able to save.
If the following screen appears, press the [ENTER] button and
assign a different name.
NOTE
Do NOT turn off the power or disconnect the USB flash drive
while "Executing... " is displayed.
] (START/STOP) button will light,
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