Adding To A Recording; Playing Back A Recorded Performance; Deleting A Recorded Performance - Korg Poetry Owner's Manual

• The time signature cannot be changed while recording.
• A maximum of 999 measures can be saved. When the
number of saved measures exceeds 900, the Record but-
ton begins blinking. When 999 measures are saved, re-
cording stops automatically.
• When the remaining space for recording is less than 1%,
the Record button begins blinking. When no space re-
mains, recording stops automatically.
The amount of space remaining for recording can be
checked and a part can be deleted from the recording.
Refer to "Function Mode" on page 16.

Adding to a Recording

Recording Over a Recorded Part
Example: Recording an addition to a previously recorded
Part 1
Punch-in recording
1. Press the Play/Pause button to start playback.
2. Press the Record button.
The Poetry enters recording standby mode, and the Re-
cord button lights up.
3. Press the PART1 button until it blinks in red.
4. Start playing the keyboard when reaching the point
where the recording is to be added.
The original recording is overwritten from the point
where the keyboard is played.
Recording from a paused point
1. Press the Play/Pause button to start playback.
2. Press the Play/Pause button when reaching the point
where the recording is to be added.
3. Press the Record button.
The Poetry enters recording standby mode, and the Re-
cord button lights up.
4. Press the PART1 button until it blinks in red.
5. Press the Play/Pause button or start playing the key-
board to start recording.
The original recording is overwritten from the point
where recording started.
Recording an Additional Part
Example: Recording Part 2 for a previously recorded Part 1
1. Press the Record button.
The Poetry enters recording standby mode, and the Re-
cord button lights up.
2. Press the PART2 button until it blinks in red.
3. Press the PART1 button until it displays the desired
lighting status.
For recording while Part 1 is played back, the PART1
button should light up in green.
For recording while Part 1 is muted, the PART1 button
should blink in green.
4. Press the Play/Pause button or start playing the key-
board to start recording.

Playing Back a Recorded Performance

Playing Back
1. Press the Play/Pause button to start playing back the
performance.
The Play/Pause button lights up.
A performance cannot be played back while the
Poetry is in Piano Song Mode, Sound Demo Song
Mode, Partner mode or Function Mode.
2. Press the Play/Pause button during playback to pause it.
The Play/Pause button blinks.
3. To resume playback from the point where it was
paused, press the Play/Pause button again.
The Play/Pause button lights up.
Returning to the Beginning of the Song
1. Press the Stop button during playback to stop playing
back the performance.
2. Press the Play/Pause button to start playing back the
song from the beginning.
Skipping to a Specific Measure
1. While the song is playing, stopped or paused, press
the DISPLAY button; the MEASURE LED in the dis-
play lights up.
The current measure appears in the display.
2. Press the + or – button to move to a specific measure.
If playback was stopped, it will be paused (the Play/
Pause button blinks) after moving to the specific mea-
sure. Pressing the Play/Pause button will start playback
from that point.
To quickly return to the first measure (001), simultane-
ously press the + and – buttons.
Changing the Playback Tempo
Press the DISPLAY button, and then, after the TEMPO
LED is lit, press the + or – button to change the tempo.
The setting continues to change while the button is held
down. To restore the tempo to the original setting, simulta-
neously press the + and – buttons.
Playing the Right- and Left-hand Parts Separately
As with Piano Songs, one part can be muted while the other
is played back. Refer to "Practicing one hand at a time (left-
hand/right-hand separation function)" on page 10.

Deleting a Recorded Performance

Each part of a recorded performance can be deleted.
1. Press the FUNCTION button, then the ORGAN2 but-
ton.
2. Press the + or – button to select the part to be deleted,
and then press the Play/Pause button to delete the
part.
3. After the part is deleted, press the FUNCTION button
again.
(Refer to "Function Mode" on page 16 and the "List of
functions" on page 16.)
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