Punch-In Recording - Yamaha PDP-400 Owner's Manual

Punch-in Recording

"Punch-in recording" allows you to start recording from any point within a previously-recorded track, leaving all
recorded material up to the punch-in point intact.
Z
Play the Song ..........................................................................................................................................
/
START/STOP
X
Pause Before the Punch-in Point ..........................................................................................................
PAUSE
C
Engage the Record Ready Mode...........................................................................................................
REC
V
Select a Track .........................................................................................................................................
RIGHT/1TR LEFT/2TR ORCH/3-10TR
B
Start Playback & Recording ..................................................................................................................
/
START/STOP
N
Stop Recording .......................................................................................................................................
/
REC
START/STOP
/
START/STOP RIGHT/1TR LEFT/2TR
Play back the song in order to locate the point you want to punch-in from. You
can also use the [fFF] and [r REW] buttons to locate the punch-in point.
Press the [oPAUSE] button to pause playback a bit before the point at which
you want to start recording. Leave a measure or more before the punch-in point so
you'll be able to grasp the timing for the punch in.
Press the [REC] button to engage the record ready mode. The last track selected
for recording will automatically be reselected.
If you want to record on a different track than the one that is currently selected
RHYTHM
for recording (red indicator), use the normal track selection procedure.
Press the [START/STOP] button to start playback from the current pause loca-
tion, then begin playing at the point you want to record from. Recording will begin
as soon as you begin playing on the keyboard.
• Since all material after the punch-in point will be erased, be sure to play right
NOTES
through to the end of the track once recording has begun.
Press the [START/STOP] button or the [REC] button to stop recording.
Erasing All Material From the Punch-in Point
If at step B, above, you press the [START/STOP] button while holding the
track button corresponding to the track on which you want to record, recording
will begin immediately. If you then stop recording without actually playing
anything, all recorded material from the punch-in point to the end of the track
will be erased.
• Punch-in recording cannot be used with ABC, SOLO STYLEPLAY, or RHYTHM
NOTES
tracks.
Performance Memory
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