Convenient Functions; Recording Your Performance; Recording; Playing Back A Recorded Song - Roland C-180 Owner's Manual

5. Convenient functions

5.1 Recording your performance

You can record what you play on your C-180 and then
play it back whenever you like. There are four song
memories that can be selected using the [M1]~[M4]
buttons.
The Recorder not only memorizes the notes you play,
but also the sounds you use, the temperament and the
Reverb setting. It is even possible to switch from
Organ to Orchestra mode during recording. Especially
for the temperament, be sure to select the same setting
for the keyboard (see page 11) as the one you used
while recording if you plan on playing live to your
recorded performance. Otherwise, your part may be
out of tune with respect to the recorded music.

Recording

1. Hold down the [REC] button while pressing an
[M1]~[M4] button to select the song memory.
The REC indicator starts flashing.
Press
Note: This will erase the song in the selected memory.
2. Press the [PLAY] button to start recording, and
start playing.
3. Press [PLAY] again to stop recording.

Playing back a recorded song

To listen to your new (or a previously recorded) song,
proceed as follows:
1. Press and hold the [PLAY] button while pressing
an [M1]~[M4] button to select a song memory.
2. Press [PLAY] to stop playback.
Note: The recorded song data are not transmitted to the
C-180's MIDI OUT port.

5.2 Using the C-180's memories

Saving your settings as registrations

The C-180 comes with 2 x 4 memories where you can
save the panel settings ("registrations") for convenient
recall at a later stage. There are two sets: four memo-
ries for Organ mode (see page 9), and four others for
Orchestra mode (see page 13).
Here's what is saved in these memories:
ORGAN BRILLIANCE setting
When the C-180 is shipped, these eight memories
already contain useful settings, but feel free to over-
write their contents with your own registrations.
Note: We strongly recommend you switch on the C-180 at
least once a week. This is necessary to recharge the memory
backup system. After approximately two weeks, the backup
While holding down
system becomes depleted, which means that you will lose
your registrations and song recordings (see left).
1. Select the Organ (ORCHESTRA indicator off) or
Orchestra mode (ORCHESTRA indicator lights) and
make the settings you wish to store.
2. Hold down the [SET] button and press the
[M1]~[M4] button that corresponds to the memory
where you wish to save your settings.
Note: The settings previously saved in this memory will be
overwritten by your new registration.
ORGAN mode ORCHESTRA mode
Registration Selected Manual sound(s)
(which tabs are on) (single or layer) & Bass status
Reverb status and depth Reverb status and depth
Temperament Layer sound volume
ORGAN BRILLIANCE setting
(i.e. the sound bank)
Press While holding down
C-180
BASS volume
15