Recording Your Performance; Recording Methods - Yamaha P-515 Owner's Manual

Recording Your Performance

This instrument allows you to record your performance in the following two methods.
• MIDI Recording
With this method, your performances are recorded as an SMF (format 0) MIDI file and saved to the
instrument or a USB flash drive. If you want to re-record a specific section or edit parameters such as Voice,
use this method. Also you can record your performance to each Track one by one. Since a MIDI Song can
be converted to an Audio Song after recording (page 70), you may want to use MIDI recording (with
overdubbing and multiple parts) to first create a complex arrangement you would not otherwise be able to
play live, then convert it to an Audio Song. This instrument allows you to record approximately 500 KB of
data per Song.
• Audio Recording
With this method, your performances are recorded as an Audio file and saved to a USB flash drive.
Recording is done without designating the recorded part. Since it is saved in stereo WAV format of normal
CD quality resolution (44.1 kHz/16 bit) by default, it can be transmitted to and played on portable music
players by using a computer. This instrument allows you to record up to 80 minutes per single recording.
Because the audio sound input* from the external device is also recorded, you can record your keyboard
performance along with the performance sound of the connected audio device, computer, or smart device,
etc. For connection with these devices, refer to page 72.
* Audio sound input (Audio input sound):
Audio data sent to this instrument from the external devices such as a computer or a smart device, etc., when connecting the instrument
with the devices via [AUX IN] jack, [USB TO HOST] terminal, wireless LAN, or Bluetooth). For example, if the audio data is played back
on a smartphone connected with this instrument via Bluetooth, the audio data sounds from the internal speaker of this instrument.
For details about the difference between MIDI Songs and Audio Songs, refer to page 44.

Recording Methods

This chapter covers the following four methods. Note that the created data
format differs depending on the method, MIDI or Audio.
• Quick MIDI Recording
This method lets you start recording most quickly. Your performance will be
recorded and saved to the "User" category in this instrument's internal
memory.
• MIDI Recording — Independent Tracks
This lets you record the right, left and extra parts separately. Since you can
record the left part while playing back the right, this is useful for recording both
parts of a duet. Since you can record up to sixteen parts separately, record the
performance of each instrument part one by one and create fully orchestrated
compositions.
• MIDI Recording to the USB Flash Drive
This method is useful when you want to overwrite the already recorded MIDI
Song in the USB flash drive or create a New MIDI Song on the USB flash drive.
• Audio Recording to the USB Flash Drive
This method lets you record your performance as Audio data to the USB flash
drive connected to the [
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Audio
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MIDI
MIDI
MIDI
Audio
] (USB TO DEVICE) terminal.
NOTE
You can re-record a specific
range of the MIDI Song or
change the tempo or the Voice
of the recorded Song. For
details, refer to "Other
Recording Techniques"
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