Yamaha Arius YDP-164WH Owner's Manual - Page 28

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Recording Your Performance

This instrument lets you record your keyboard performance as the User Song. Up to two Parts (left-hand and

right-hand) can be recorded separately. The recorded Song data can be saved to a computer as a Standard

MIDI file (SMF; page 31).

Recording Your Performance

Select the desired Voice and other parameters, such as beat

(time signature), for recording.

For instructions on selecting a Voice, refer to page 20. If necessary, set other

parameters, such as beat (time signature) and effects, in this step.

Engage the Record Ready mode.

Quick Recording

Press [REC] to engage the Record Ready mode. Your keyboard performance will be

automatically recorded to the right-hand part. Note that the already-recorded data

of the right- and left-hand parts will be erased by Quick Recording.

Recording to individual parts

While holding down [REC], press [+R] or [–L] to engage the Record Ready mode

for the Part you want to record.

To record the right-hand Part ([+R])

If data has already been recorded to the other Part, the data in this Part will be

played back while recording.

To turn the Part off or on, press the appropriate part button ([+R] or [-L]) while

holding down [PLAY].

To exit from Record Ready mode:

Simply press [REC].

Play the keyboard or press [PLAY] to start recording.

The [REC] lamp lights up while the Recording Part lamp flashes at the current

tempo.

Press either [REC] or [PLAY] to stop recording.

The [REC], [PLAY], [+R] and [–L] lamps flash, indicating that the recorded data is

being stored. After the Save operation is completed, the lamps will turn off,

indicating that the Record operation has been completed.

To hear the recorded Song, press [PLAY] to start playback.

Press [PLAY] again to stop playback.

To record to the other part

Repeat the steps above. In step 2, follow the instructions of "Recording individual

parts. "

YDP-164, YDP-144, YDP-S54 Owner's Manual

To record the left-hand Part ([–L])

NOTE

The Recording function of this

instrument will record your

keyboard performance as

MIDI data. If you want to

record audio data, you can

connect a computer to the

instrument for that purpose.

Refer to page 30 for details.

NOTE

You can use the Metronome

while recording; however, the

Metronome sound will not be

recorded.

NOTE

If the keyboard is in the Duo

mode (page 25), the data will

be recorded to each Part. The

Part for recording cannot be

specified.

NOTICE

Note that recording your

performance to a part

containing data will replace

already-recorded data with

the new data.

NOTE

If the data capacity of the

instrument approaches full

when you engage Record

Ready mode, the [REC] and

[PLAY] lamps flash quickly for

about three seconds.

NOTICE

Never turn off the power

while the recorded data is

being stored (while the

lamps are flashing).

Otherwise, all recorded data

will be lost.

Recording Capacity

This instrument can record up

to 100 KB (approximately

11,000 notes).