Start Recording; Record Mode - Yamaha P-255 Owner's Manual

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Recording Keyboard Performances
Typical part-button lighting pattern:
 When recording MIDI data:
If the selected song contains data, the [RIGHT]
and/or [LEFT] button will light up.
Off: No data
Lit (green): Contains data
 When recording audio data:
There is no distinction between the different parts.
Both lamps lit (green): Parts contain data
Both lamps off: No data in the parts
NOTICE
• Please note that if you record to a song, any existing
data will be overwritten.
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Set the Voice you wish to use for record-
ing and set the time signature.
To select a Voice, use the corresponding Voice
button (page 13). If necessary, you can also set the
time signature (page 19), the Effect function (page
16), and other parameters.
NOTE
• Your digital piano also supports recording together with a rhythm track
(page 20). In such a case, the rhythm track will be recorded to the right
part.
• You can also record with the metronome (page 19) turned on, but the met-
ronome will not be recorded.
• When recording audio, certain combinations of [EQ] slider and Sound
Boost settings can produce distortion in the recorded data.
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Press the [REC] button to activate

Record mode.

The [REC] and [RIGHT] buttons will flash if
MIDI data is to be recorded; the [REC], [LEFT],
and [RIGHT] buttons if audio data is to be
recorded. In addition, the [PLAY/STOP] button
will flash at the current tempo. If you need to
deactivate Record mode, press the [REC] button
once again.
 When recording MIDI data:
 When recording audio data:
NOTE
• Whenever the digital piano’s internal memory or the USB flash drive is
close to full, the message “Enp” will be shown after you press the [REC]
button. You can start recording in such a case, but this may cause the
memory to become completely filled before you are finished. Instead, we
recommend that you delete any unnecessary files (page 33) to free up
some memory before proceeding.
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Start recording.

Recording will begin when you either play a key
or press the [PLAY/STOP] button.
 When recording MIDI data:
The current measure number is shown on the dis-
play during recording.
1.
2.
Current measure number
 When recording audio data:
The elapsed time is shown on the display during
recording.
0. 0 1.
0. 0 2.
Elapsed time
Minutes. If more than
Seconds
ten minutes has been
recorded, the tens
digit is not shown.
NOTE
• When recording audio, sound input via the [AUX IN] jack will also be
recorded.
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To stop recording, press either the
[PLAY/STOP] button or the [REC] button.
When you have stopped recording, dashes (“-”)
will scroll across the display to indicate that the
recorded data is being saved. When the data has
been saved, the message “End” will be shown,
followed by the song number. In addition, the
instrument will automatically leave Record mode.
NOTICE
• You should never turn off the digital piano or remove
the USB flash drive while dashes (“-”) are scrolling
across the display. Failure to observe this precaution
may result in all song data (page 21), including Import
Songs, being deleted.
NOTE
• The message “FUL” will be shown if the memory becomes completely
filled during recording. The instrument will automatically stop recording at
this time. Your performance up to that point will be recorded and retained.
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Press the [PLAY/STOP] button to play
back your recorded performance.
To stop playback, press the [PLAY/STOP] button
once again.
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