Yamaha PortaTone PSR-225 Owner's Manual page 17

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Recording your own song
The PSR-225 lets you record your own songs by using two different methods — Realtime and Step. Try
out both of these recording methods yourself...
1
Select the desired
recording mode by
pressing the RECORD
button.
RECORD
zq
Creating your own custom One Touch Settings
You can also create your own One Touch Settings — letting you completely reconfigure virtually all
PortaTone settings at the touch of a button! Up to 16 settings can be saved (4 User banks x 4 User
buttons).
q
Make all desired settings on the PortaTone.
w
Select the User One Touch Setting
record mode.
RECORD
e
Select the desired User
bank (1 - 4).
2
STYLE
r
Select the desired User
button (USER 1 - 4).
Realtime recording
This method is much like using a
conventional tape recorder, letting
you play and record the parts of
the song in real time.
VOICE 001
TEMPO
STYLE
TRANSPOSE
TUNING
ACMP/SONG
VOLUME
METRONOME
VOLUME MEASURE 001 116
w
OVERALL
DEMO START
MIN MAX
MASTER VOLUME ACMP SYNC- START/
ON/OFF START STOP
x c
OTS User
1
STYLE
RECORD
1
4
UserBank
7
BWD
NO
ONE TOUCH SETTING
USER
1 2 3 4
PORTABLE GRAND
GrandPno
1 2
TEMPO
4 5
7 8
FUNCTION SONG STYLE VOICE
rest
0
velocity
BWD
NO
1
MAIN A MAIN B
INTRO/ CHORD GUIDE RECORD
1
AUTO FILL DICTIONARY
ENDING rit.
SMART
EZ
OFF
z x e wt
1
t
Turn off the User One Touch Setting record
mode.
Calling up a User One Touch Setting
A
Select Function #41, and select the desired bank
(1 - 4).
2 3
5 6
8 9
B
Press the appropriate USER button (1 - 4) to
rest
3
instantly call up your custom panel settings.
0
velocity
FWD
YES
PRESET
A B
Step 4
Step recording
This method is similar to using a
pencil and paper to write down each
note, entering the parts of the song
step by step.
Want to find out more? See pages 79-90.
A
METRONOME
3
B
6
9
3
FWD
HARMONY
YES
ONE TOUCH SETTING
USER PRESET
2 3 4 A B
DUAL TOUCH
2 3 4 5 6/CHORD
SONG MEMORY
r
UserBank
F41
STYLE
FUNCTION
ONE TOUCH SETTING
USER PRESET
1 2 3 4 A B
Want to find out more? See page 72.
Songs
REVERB
STAND BY
ON
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