Using The User Song Recorder; Recording - Yamaha P-80 Owner's Manual

Using the User Song Recorder

The P-80 features a two-track user song recorder that lets you record what you
play on the keyboard and then play it back. Two tracks mean that you can "over-
dub" one part on top of another, using a different voice if you like. The user song
recorder feature is a useful adjunct to any keyboard study program, since it lets you
hear exactly how you sound from the listener's perspective. It can also be just plain
fun.
The user song recorder actually records the following data:
I Entire Song
G Tempo G Time signature (beat) G Reverb type (including OFF)
G Effect type
I Individual Tracks
G Notes played
G Dual mode voices
G Sustain pedal
G Dual balance (F3)
G Split balance (F4)
1
Make All Necessary Initial Settings
Before actually beginning to record, select the voice you want
to record with (or voices if you will be using the dual or split
mode). You might also want to set the volume and tempo controls.
2
Engage the Record Ready Mode
Press the [REC] button to engage the record ready mode (recording
does not actually start yet). The record ready mode can be disengaged
before recording by pressing the [REC] button a second time.
• The record ready mode cannot be engaged while the demo/preset
song mode is engaged.
3
Select the Record Track
When the record mode is engaged in the previous step, the last-
recorded track will automatically be selected for recording and its
indicator — i.e. the TRACK [1] or [2] button indicator — will
glow red. If you want to record on a different track, press the
appropriate track button so that its indicator glows red.
• The track button indicators of tracks which contain previously
recorded data will glow green (unless the track is turned off as
described below). The previously-recorded data on the non-record
track will normally be played back as you record, so you can play
along with a previously-recorded track. If you don't want to hear
the previously recorded track as you record (when you want to
record a song different from what you recorded on the previous
track etc.,), press the playback track button before pressing the
[REC] button (step 1, above) so that its indicator goes out.
• Recording on a track which already contains data will erase all
previous data on that track.
• When the record mode is engaged the amount of memory available
for recording will be shown on the LED display in approximate
kilobytes (starting at "50"), and the rightmost dot on the LED display
will flash at the current METRONOME tempo setting.
G Voice selection
G Split mode voices
G Effect depth
G Dual detune (F3)
G Split octave shift (F4)

Recording

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G Voice variation
G Reverb depth
G Dual octave shift (F3)
GRAND CLASSICAL JAZZ
PIANO PIANO PIANO
START/
PRESET TRACK STOP
START/
PRESET TRACK
– / NO
ROCK E. PIA
PIANO 1
REC
STOP REC
+ / YES
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