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PSR-SX900/SX700 Reference Manual 77

MIDI Song Recording/Editing

This section shows how to create a new Song or edit an existing Song with the Step Edit feature.

Basic Procedure for Step Recording/Editing

This section covers the basic procedure for Step Recording.

1 Call up the MIDI Multi Recording display via [RECORDING]  MIDI [Multi Recording].

A blank Song for recording is automatically set, and the Song name on the Multi Recording display is set to

“NewSong.” If you want to re-record an existing Song, select the desired Song by touching the Song name.

2 Touch (Step Edit) at the top of this display to call up the

Step Edit display.

3 Touch [Ch1] at the top left of this display to select the Recording Target channel.

• If you want to record the keyboard performance, select one of “Ch1”–“Ch8.” If you do not intend to use Style

playback for the Song, “Ch9”–“Ch16” can be selected.

• If you want to edit the System Exclusive data, select “SysEx.”

• If you want to edit Lyrics, select “Lyrics.”

• If you want to record Style playback (Chord change and Section change events), select “Chord.”

4 According to your selection in step 3, carry out Step Recording or data edits.

• When one of “Ch1”–“Ch16” is selected:

For instructions on editing already recorded data, refer to page 83.

For instructions on inputting melodies via Step Recording, touch [Step Rec] at the bottom left of the display then

refer to page 78.

• When “SysEx” is selected:

Edit the already recorded data, following the explanations on page 83. Step Recording is not available.

• When “Lyrics” is selected:

Edit the already recorded data, following the explanations on page 83. Step Recording is not available.

• When “Chord” is selected:

For instructions on editing already recorded data, refer to page 83.

For instructions on inputting Chord/Section Change events for Style playback via Step Recording, touch [Step

Rec] then refer to page 81.

5 Touch (Save) to save the created Song.

Step Recording/Editing Songs (Step Edit)

To return to the MIDI Multi Recording

display, touch [StepEdit] on the Step

Edit display.

NOTE

The created Song data will be lost

if you select another Song or turn

off the power to the instrument

without carrying out the Save

operation.

NOTICE