Voice Sampling; Input Level Indicator - Yamaha QR10 Owner's Manual

Voice Sampling

Voices number 69 and 70 are "SAMPLING VOICES" that you can record either via the built-in microphone or a sound
source connected to the INPUT jack. Once recorded, your sampling voices can be selected and used in any track (including the
RHYTHM track), just like the preset voices.
Engage the SAMPLING Mode
1
Press the [SAMPLING] key (numeric key "1")
while holding the [SHIFT] key to engage the
sampling mode.
Select the Voice Number to Record
2
Use the [–1] and [+1] keys to select either voice
number 69 or 70.
Engage the Record Mode
3
Press the [START/STOP] key to engage the
record mode: the [RECORD] key indicator will
light, but recording will not actually begin until the
QR10 detects an input signal.
You can press the 3 key again at this point to exit from the sample recording mode.
DETAIL
Record
4
Recording will begin automatically as soon as the QR10 detects sound either via the built-in microphone or a source
connected to the rear-panel INPUT jack. The [RECORD] key indicator will flash during recording, then recording will end
automatically when the sampling memory is full (the recording time depends on the sampling frequency, which can be set as
described in the following section).
The built-in microphone is automatically shut off when a plug is inserted into the INPUT
DETAIL
jack. Make sure that nothing is connected to the INPUT jack if you intend to record via the internal
microphone.

Input Level Indicator

During recording the track-key LED
indicators function as a bar-graph type level
meter. The length of the "bar" formed by the
track key indicators increases to the right as
input level increases. For optimum sound quality, your input signal should cause most of the indicators to light, but not
all. If all indicators light in response to the input signal you're probably overloading the input circuitry and will end up
with distorted sound. At the other extreme, if none of the indicators light, or only the MELODY indicator lights, then
the input signal is too small and the level of the recorded sound will be too low.
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