Yamaha PDP-400 Electronic Keyboard User Manual


 
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BStart Recording.......................................................................................................................................
Play on the keyboard. Recording will begin automatically as soon as you start
playing.
NOTES
You can turn the metronome on before or during recording (the metronome
sound will not be recorded).
NStop Recording.......................................................................................................................................
Stop recording by pressing the [START/STOP] button or the [REC] button.
When recording has finished the indicator of the recorded track will glow green,
indicating that the track is ready for playback.
NOTES
The PDP-400 may continue to write data to the disk for a short time after you stop
recording.
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will appear on the display while this occurs. DO NOT eject the
disk while this display is showing.
MPlay Back the Recording .......................................................................................................................
Press the [START/STOP] button to play back your recording. Play along on the
keyboard if you like. During playback you can use the [oPAUSE], [r REW],
and [f FF] buttons, as described on page 30. You can also change the playback
tempo via the TEMPO [] and [] buttons.
<Stop Playback .........................................................................................................................................
Playback will stop automatically when the end of the recording is reached, or
you can press the [START/STOP] button to stop it at anytime.
Multi-track Recording & Playback
ZInsert a Formatted Disk..........................................................................................................................
If you haven’t already done so, make sure that a properly formatted disk is
loaded into the PDP-400 disk drive (see page 38), and that the disk’s write protect
tab is set to the “write” position (tab closed).
XSelect a Song Number ...........................................................................................................................
Select a SONG NUMBER between 1 and 60 for the piece you are about to
record (up to 60 different songs, each with a different song number, can be re-
corded on a single disk). Make sure the song number you select has not already
been used for a song previously recorded on the disk you are using.
CSet All Performance Features As Required .........................................................................................
Set up all necessary performance features as required: voice, voice mode (nor-
mal, dual, or split), style, tempo, foot switch function, etc. Try out the features as
you select them to check that you have the right overall sound.
VEngage the Record Ready Mode...........................................................................................................
Press the [REC] button so that its indicator lights. The [RIGHT/1TR] indicator
should also glow red at this point, indicating that you are ready to record on track
1. As soon as you release the [REC] button the first dot of the beat indicator will
begin to flash at the currently set tempo.
NOTES
Be careful not to start recording prematurely by either playing the keyboard or
pressing the [START/STOP] button before youve completed the following steps.
Performance Memory
NOTES
If a disk is already loaded and the [SONG SELECT] indicator is out, press the
[SONG SELECT] button so that the indicator lights before proceeding.
REC
START/STOP
/
START/STOP
/
1
SONG NUMBER
REC