User manual CASIO PX-410R

[. . . ] E USER'S GUIDE PX410/575E1B TO REDUCE THE RISK OF FIRE OR ELECTRIC SHOCK, REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS Read these instructions. Do not install near any heat sources such as radiators, heat registers, stoves, or other apparatus (including amplifiers) that produce heat. Do not defeat the safety purpose of the polarized or grounding-type plug. If the provided plug does not fit into your outlet, consult an electrician for replacement of the obsolete outlet. [. . . ] · Bank 1 selected. 1 - - Bank 2 Press the REGISTRATION button (1 to 4) or number buttons for the area whose setup you want to recall. 1 - - Bank 3 While holding down the STORE button, press a REGISTRATION button (1 to 4). · The following display appears when you press the 2 button. 1 - 2 Re c a l l · The setup name along with the message "Recall" appears on the display. NOTE · If you press a REGISTRATION button without using the BANK button to select a bank first, the last bank number selected is used. 1-2 Store 4 Release the STORE and REGISTRATION buttons. NOTE · The setup is saved as soon as you press a REGISTRATION button in step 3, above. E-50 Song Memory Function This digital piano lets you record up to five separate songs in song memory for later playback. There are two methods you can use to record a song: real-time recording where you record the notes as you play them on the keyboard, and step recording where you input chords and notes one-by-one. Selecting a Track Use the SONG MEMORY TRACK buttons marked CHORD/ TR1 through TR6 to select the track you want. Song Memory Track Buttons Track 4 Track 2 Track 6 NOTE · Layer and split cannot be used while standing by for recording or while recording is being performed in the Song Memory Mode. Also, layer and split are automatically turned off whenever the digital piano goes into record standby or starts recording. Track 1 Track 3 Track 5 Tracks Digital piano song memory records and plays back much like a standard tape recorder. There are a total of six tracks, each of which can be recorded separately. Then when you play back the tracks together, it sounds like an entire six-piece band. During playback, you can adjust the tempo to change the speed of playback. Start Track 1 Track 2 Track 3 Track 4 Track 5 Track 6 Auto accompaniment (Rhythm, Bass, Chord 1/2/3), Keyboard play Keyboard play Real-time Recording Basic Song Memory operations The status of the Song Memory changes each time you press the SONG MEMORY button. Playback End Sg0 P l a y Flash Keyboard play Keyboard play Keyboard play Keyboard play Melody data recorded in track. Step Recording Sg0 Re c o r d NOTE · With this digital piano, Track 1 is the basic track, which can be used to record keyboard play, along with Auto Accompaniment. Tracks 2 through 6 can be used for keyboard play, so they are called melody tracks. Tracks 2 through 6 are used to add other parts to what is recorded in Track 1. This means that even if you make a mistake while recording, you only need to re-record the track where the mistake was made. · You can use different Mixer settings for each track (page E-39). Sg0 S t e p Rec Lit Normal E-51 Song Memory Function VARIATION/FILL-IN 1/2 SONG MEMORY CURSOR INTRO/ENDING 1/2 Number buttons [+]/[­] YES/NO SYNCHRO/FILL-IN NEXT START/STOP SONG MEMORY TRACK Using Real-time Recording With real-time recording, the notes you play on the keyboard are recorded as you play them. 4 Press the START/STOP button to start recording. · When recording starts, the REC indicator flashes on the display. After a few moments the indicator stops flashing, and remains on the display. If you want to record with a rhythm, press the INTRO/ ENDING 1/2 or VARIATION/FILL-IN 1/2. To record with real-time recording 1 Press the SONG MEMORY button twice to enter real-time record standby. · Perform step 2, below, within five seconds after entering record standby. 5 Play something on the keyboard. · You can also record Auto Accompaniment chords by selecting the applicable mode with the MODE button. See "Track 1 Contents After Real-time Recording" on page E-53 for details. 6 · The level meters for tracks 11 through 16 are shown on the display while the digital piano is in record standby, so you can easily check which tracks are already recorded. See "Level Meter Contents During Record/Edit Standby" on page E-58 for details. Press the START/STOP button to end recording when you are finish playing. · If you make a mistake while recording, you can stop the record operation and begin over again from step 1, or you can use the editing function (page E-60) to make corrections. 2 Use the number buttons to select a song number (0 to 4). Song number NOTE · Using real-time recording to record to a track that already contains recorded data replaces the previous recording with the new one. Sg1 Re c o r d · The above song number screen remains on the display for about five seconds. If it disappears before you have a chance to select a song number, use the [ ] CURSOR button to re-display it. 3 Make the following settings. · Tone number · Rhythm number · Tempo · MODE button E-52 Song Memory Function Track 1 Contents After Real-time Recording In addition to keyboard notes and accompaniment chords, the following data is also recorded to Track 1 during realtime recording. · Tone number · Rhythm number · INTRO/ENDING 1 button, INTRO/ENDING 2 button, VARIATION/FILL-IN 1 button, VARIATION/FILL-IN 2 button, SYNCRHO/FILL-IN NEXT button operations · Pedal operations The following data is recorded in the header whenever you start a recording of a track. · Mixer settings of other tracks · Effect type · Accompaniment volume · Reverb Level · Chorus Level · DSP Hold On/Off · Mixer Hold On/Off · Pitch bend wheel operation · Pitch bend range Memory Data Storage · Whenever you make a new recording, anything previously stored in memory is replaced. · Turning off the digital piano while a record operation is in progress causes the contents of the track your are currently recording to be lost. · Remember that you can dump memory contents to a computer using the procedure described under "Internet Data Expansion System" on page E-79. Track 1 Real-time Recording Variations The following describes a number of different variations you can use when recording to Track 1 using real-time recording. All of these variations are based upon the procedure described under "To record with real-time recording" on page E-52. To start recording with synchro start In place of step 4, press the SYNCHRO/FILL-IN NEXT button. Auto-accompaniment and recording will both start when you play a chord on the accompaniment keyboard. To record using an intro, ending, or fill-in During recording, the INTRO/ENDING 1/2, SYNCHRO/ FILL-IN NEXT, and VARIATION/FILL-IN 1/2 buttons (pages E-34 to 35) can all be used as they normally are. [. . . ] You are trying to use a memory card whose capacity is not supported by this digital piano. There is not enough space available in the area into which you are trying to import the data. You are trying to use a memory card whose capacity is not supported by this digital piano. After transferring song data from my computer, playback stops part way through. [. . . ]