User manual YAMAHA CP50

[. . . ] EN SPECIAL MESSAGE SECTION (for CP5) PRODUCT SAFETY MARKINGS: Yamaha electronic products may have either labels similar to the graphics shown below or molded/stamped facsimiles of these graphics on the enclosure. Please observe all cautions indicated on this page and those indicated in the safety instruction section. ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES: Yamaha strives to produce products that are both user safe and environmentally friendly. We sincerely believe that our products and the production methods used to produce them, meet these goals. [. . . ] In such a case, either free up some memory by deleting unneeded User Songs or set an unneeded User Song as the current Performance's backing track so that it can be overwritten. 3 Press the [PAGE ] or [2] button to ensure that Page 2 of the Record screen is displayed, and then turn Knobs 1 and 2 to set the recording mode and the measure at which to start recording. NOTE When Mode is set to "replace", existing data will be overwritten with recorded data; meanwhile, when it is set to "overdub", the recorded data will be added to the pre-existing data. Knob 1 Knob 2 Knob 3 CP5/CP50 Owner's Manual 41 Recording Keyboard Performances 4 Press the [PAGE ], [3], or [4] button to navigate to Pages 3 and 4 of the Record screen, and then turn Knobs 1 to 3 to set the tempo, time signature, and metronome for recording. Knob 1 Knob 2 Knob 3 NOTE For more details regarding the parameters on these pages, refer to the Reference Manual pdf document. 5 Press the [ / ] (Play / Pause) button. Recording will now start. NOTE If a Preset Drum Pattern or a Wave file has been set as the Performance's backing track, it will not playback during recording. Quick Start Guide 6 Press the [ ] (Stop) button. Furthermore, the recorded User Song will be automatically set as the backing track for the current Performance. NOTICE You should never turn off your CP5 or CP50 while the message "Please keep power on. . . " is displayed on-screen. If this precaution is not observed, the content of User Memory may be lost and system data may become corrupted, preventing your CP5 or CP50 from operating normally the next time it is turned on. 7 Press the [ / ] (Play / Pause) button to listen to your recording. You can stop playback at any time by pressing the [ ] (Stop) button. HINT If you accidentally recorded to a User Song already containing data, you can easily return the User Song to its original condition. The correct way to do so is as follows. 1 2 3 Press the [REC] button to call up the Record screen, and then press the [4] button to jump to Page 4. The most-recent recording will be cancelled and the User Song will be restored to its original condition. 42 CP5/CP50 Owner's Manual Recording Keyboard Performances Recording a Wave File 1 2 3 Ensure that the USB flash-memory device to which you wish to record has already been plugged into the stage piano's USB TO DEVICE port. A name with which to save the Wave file will be automatically assigned. 4 If necessary, press Knob 3 to specify a different name. When you have finished setting the name, press the [ENTER] button to return to Page 1 of the Performance screen. For details regarding the setting of names, refer to the Basic Operations section above (page 20). NOTE Whenever Wave files are being recorded on your CP5 and CP50, the characters } and { are automatically added to the file name as the 7th and 8th characters, and modification of these characters prior to recording is not possible. Although names can be edited after recording, these two characters should not be removed. When compared with the volume of performances on the keyboard, the playback volume of Wave files recorded on the stage piano is extremely low; accordingly, the playback level is automatically increased for Wave files with } and { characters in the positions indicated in order to maintain a good balance between keyboard and playback levels. Quick Start Guide 5 Press the [PAGE ], [3], or [4] button to navigate to Pages 3 and 4 of the Record screen, and then turn Knobs 1 to 3 to set the tempo, time signature, and metronome for recording. Knob 1 Knob 2 Knob 3 NOTE For more details regarding the parameters on these pages, refer to the Reference Manual pdf document. 6 Press the [ / ] (Play / Pause) button. The currently selected backing track will also play, and it will be recorded together with your keyboard performance. NOTICE The USB flash-memory device should never be removed during recording as it may be permanently damaged as a result of this action. NOTE If a Wave file has been set as the Performance's backing track, it will not playback during the recording process. NOTE If you would prefer not to have the backing track play while recording, turn off the TRACK part using the [TRACK] button. (The corresponding lamp will go out when the part is turned off. ) CP5/CP50 Owner's Manual 43 Recording Keyboard Performances 7 Press the [ ] (Stop) button. The recorded Wave file will be stored on the plugged-in USB flash-memory device, and in addition, it will be automatically set as the backing track for the current Performance. 8 Press the [ / ] (Play / Pause) button to listen to your recording. You can stop playback at any time by pressing the [ ] (Stop) button. Using Key-on Start to Begin Recording Your CP5 or CP50 also features a Key-on Start function that can be used to start recording in response to playing of the keyboard. The following describes how to use this function. 1 Quick Start Guide Press the [SONG SETTING] button, followed by the [3] button. If you set this parameter to "all", any key can be pressed to start recording. Press the [REC] button to call up the Record screen, and then set the parameters on this screen as required for your recording (pages 41, 43). Hold down the [ ] (Stop) button and press the [ Recording will be set to Standby condition. / ] (Play / Pause) button. 2 3 4 5 Press the key that you set for the StartKey parameter in Step 2 above. [. . . ] 135 Milner Avenue, Scarborough, Ontario, M1S 3R1, Canada Tel: 416-298-1311 Yamaha Corporation of America 6600 Orangethorpe Ave. , Buena Park, Calif. 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