Yamaha Portatone PSR-530 Owner's Manual page 62

Song Recording
4
If Necessary, Select a User Song Number
If the desired user song is not already selected, use the [–] and [+] buttons, number
buttons, or data dial to select as required.
5
Select the Track(s) to be Recorded
Use the TRACK buttons to select a SONG MELODY track to record (only one
MELODY track can be recorded at a time). A frame appears continuously around the
icon of the MELODY track selected for recording.
The ACCOMPANIMENT track can be recorded alone or at the same time as one
MELODY track. If you intend to record accompaniment use the appropriate
TRACK button to select the ACCOMPANIMENT track (a frame will appear
continuously around the ACCOMPANIMENT track icon).
6
Record
Recording will begin as soon as you play a note on the keyboard or press the
[START/STOP] button, and the BEAT indicator dots will begin to indicate the
current beat as in the Auto Accompaniment mode. The MEASURE parameter will
also show the current measure number during recording.
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MELODY MELODY MELODY MELODY ACCOM- VOICE
1 2 3 4 PANIMENT
L
MINUS ONE MINUS ONE
MELODY MELODY MELODY MELODY ACCOM- VOICE
1 2 3 4 PANIMENT
L
MINUS ONE
START/STOP
/
VOICE VOICE
R2 R1
VOICE VOICE
R2 R1
ONE TOUCH
SETTING 9
MEASURE
ATION MULTI PAD
• The R1 and R2 voices
can be simultaneously
recorded on a single
track. The L voice can-
not be recorded.
• If you start recording
without selecting a spe-
cific track while the
panel AUTO ACCOM-
PANIMENT button is on,
the MELODY 1 and
ACCOMP tracks will au-
tomatically be selected
for recording.
• The panel AUTO AC-
COMPANIMENT [ON/
OFF] button is automati-
cally turned off when the
ACCOMPANIMENT
track is turned off.
• AUTO ACCOMPANI-
MENT will automatically
be turned on if it is off
when the ACCOMPANI-
MENT track is selected
for recording. Con-
versely, the ACCOMPA-
NIMENT track will auto-
matically be selected for
recording if the AUTO
ACCOMPANIMENT
[ON/OFF] button is
turned on.
• AUTO ACCOMPANI-
MENT cannot be turned
on or off during record-
ing.