Roland F-120 Electronic Keyboard User Manual


 
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Recording
You can record your performances.
You can play back a performance you have recorded to check what
and how you played, and play melodies on the keyboard along with
prerecorded accompaniment.
Getting ready to record
1. Select the tone that you want to play (p. 7).
2. Sound the metronome if desired.
Press the [Metronome] button.
While the metronome is sounding, specify the tempo and time
signature of the song (p. 7).
Entering recording-standby mode
3. Hold down the [Metronome] button and press the [Song]
button.
The [Song] button will blink; the unit will enter recording-standby
mode.
MEMO
If you decide not to record (i.e., if you want to exit recording-
standby mode), hold down the [Metronome] button once again
and press the [Song] button.
Selecting the song number to record
4. Press the [–] [+] buttons to select the song number (u01
u10) that you want to record.
u01
A song with no recorded data (empty song)
Song number shown with lowercase “
u
No dot shown
U.0 1
A song with recorded data
Song number shown with uppercase “
U
Dot shown
NOTE!
If you select a song that already contains data (song number
with an uppercase “U”) and record, the previously recorded
data will be lost.
Starting recording
5. Press the [Song] button.
A two-measure count will sound, and then recording will start.
During the count, measure numbers “
-2” and then “-1” will appear
in the display.
If you don’t want a count to sound before recording
Recording will start automatically if you play the keyboard
while in recording-standby mode.
Stopping recording
6. Press the [Song] button.
Recording will stop.
The song will automatically be saved when you stop recording.
* While the song is being saved, an animation of a rotating “
o
symbol will appear in the display for several seconds. Do not
turn o the power during this time. Doing so might cause
the saved song to be lost.
When saving has been completed, the [Song] button will go out.
Listening to the recorded song
After recording, you can press the [Song] button to
immediately play back the recorded song. For details on
song playback methods, refer to “Playing Back Songs” (p. 10).
If you want to re-do the recording
You can repeat the procedure from step 1 on this page to
re-record at the same song number.
If you want to erase the recorded song
You can erase a song by recording an empty song as follows.
• Repeat the procedure from step 3 on this page.
• In step 4 of the procedure, select the song number that
you want to erase.
• In step 5, press the [Song] button to hear the two-
measure count, and then press the [Song] button
without playing the keyboard.
A song containing no notes will be recorded; the song has
been erased.