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4.Use the R-17 (u, i) buttons to select a track 
(Track 01 through Track 16).
5.Configure panel settings as required for your 
performance.
 Configure the following settings: tone selection, tempo, 
mixer settings, etc. For details about settings that can 
be configured, see “Recording Start” under “System 
Track and Track 01 through 16 Common Recording 
Content”
* (page E-66) and “Track 01 through 16 
Recording Content” (page E-66). For information about 
mixer settings, see “Mixer Settings in the Song 
Sequencer Mode” (page E-71).
6.Perform the following steps to configure beat 
and other settings.
7.Start playing something on the keyboard.
 This will start recording and cause the C-6 (RECORD) 
button to change from flashing to lit. During recording, 
the display will show the current measure (MEASURE) 
and beat (BEAT).
 To input one or more rests before starting recording, 
press the L-17 (START/STOP) button to start 
recording, and then start keyboard play at the point you 
want.
PITCH BEND wheel (S-1) and pedal operations are 
also recorded.
 When recording reaches a point where there is less 
than 100 notes of remaining memory capacity, the 
current measure (MEASURE) and beat (BEAT) values 
will start flashing.
8.To stop recording, press the L-17 (START/
STOP) button.
 At this time you can press the L-17 (START/STOP) 
button to replay what you have just recorded. For 
details about playing back recorded content, see 
“Playing a Recorded Song” (page E-74).
9.To exit the song sequencer, press the C-5 
(SONG SEQUENCER) button or the R-15 (EXIT) 
button.
*Excluding rhythm selection and accomp volume.
(1) While holding down the R-13 (FUNCTION) button, 
press the C-17 (MENU) button.
This will display a menu like the one shown below, with 
the 0 next to “Beat” (beat).
(2) Use the dial or R-14 (–, +) buttons to configure the beat 
setting.
You can specify a beat setting of 2/4 to 8/4, 2/8 to 16/8.
(3) Use the R-17 (y) button to move the 0 to 
“Metronome” and then use the R-14 (–, +) buttons to 
turn the metronome on or off.
Turning on the metronome causes it to count a count 
during recording, but not during playback.
(4) Use the R-17 (y) button to move the 0 to “Precount” 
and then use the R-14 (–, +) buttons to turn the 
precount on or off.
Turing on the precount inserts a one-measure count 
before the start of recording when you press the L-17 
(START/STOP) button in step 7.
(5) Use the R-17 (y) button to move the 0 to “RecType”, 
and then use the R-14 (–, +) buttons to select “REPL” 
or “OVDB”.
When you want to perform this type 
of recording:Select this 
RecType option:
Delete any data currently existing in 
the track being recorded to and start a 
new recording.REPL (Replace)
Overdub any data currently existing in 
the track being recorded to with the 
new recording.OVDB (Overdub)
(6) Press the R-15 (EXIT) button to exit the menu. 
						

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1.While the song sequencer mode initial screen is 
on the display after track recording is complete, 
hold down the R-13 (FUNCTION) button as you 
press the C-17 (MENU) button.
 This displays the song sequencer menu with the 0 
located at “ClearTrack”.
2.Press the R-16 (ENTER) button.
 This causes the “Clear Track” screen to appear. At this 
time the target track for the clear operation is the one 
you just recorded.
3.Press the R-16 (ENTER) button.
 This will cause the confirmation message “Sure?” to 
appear.
4.Press the R-14 (YES) button to clear the track 
data or the R-14 (NO) button to cancel.
 For information on how to select a particular track and clear 
its content, see “To clear a single track” (page E-80).
1.While the song sequencer mode initial screen is 
on the display after track recording is complete, 
hold down the R-13 (FUNCTION) button as you 
press the C-17 (MENU) button.
 This displays the song sequencer menu.
2.Use the R-17 (t, y) buttons to move the 0 to 
“ClearSong” and then press the R-16 (ENTER) 
button.
 This causes the “Clear Song” screen to appear. At this 
time the target song for the clear operation is the one 
you just recorded.
3.Press the R-16 (ENTER) button.
 This will cause the confirmation message “Sure?” to 
appear.
4.Press the R-14 (YES) button to clear the song 
data or the R-14 (NO) button to cancel.
 For information on how to select a particular song and clear 
its content, see “To clear a song” (page E-77).
To clear the content of a single track 
immediately after recording itTo clear a single song immediately after 
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You can access the mixer during playback, playback standby, 
or record standby (C-6 (RECORD) button flashing), or while 
recording is in progress (C-6 (RECORD) button lit). Press the 
C-7 (MIXER) button to display the mixer screen. To return to 
the song sequencer mode screen, press the C-7 (MIXER) 
button again or press the R-15 (EXIT) button.
The table below shows how mixer parts correspond to song 
sequencer parts.
Supported Mixer Operations during Playback or Playback 
Standby
All mixer settings can be configured during playback or 
playback standby, subject to the following precautions.
 If you want to change mixer settings during playback 
standby, change them after selecting the song you want to 
play back. If you change mixer settings and then change 
the song selection, the header settings of the newly 
selected song will be recalled and mixer settings will be 
changed accordingly.
 The only mixer settings you can change during playback 
standby are those that are included in the song header of 
the currently selected song. If mixer settings were changed 
part way through when recording the song, the later 
recorded mixer settings will supersede any settings you 
make during playback standby.
Supported Mixer Operations during Record Standby
The mixer settings for the parts shown below (excluding part 
on/off) are supported, depending on the track being recorded 
to. Settings are recorded to the header settings (page E-66), 
the same way settings are stored when recording is started.
Supported Mixer Operations During Recording
Mixer settings cannot be configured during recording to the 
system track.
Configuration of mixer settings (except for part on/off) is 
supported for a part (B01 through B16) that corresponds to a 
track when recording to any track from 01 through 16 shown. 
Any change in a mixer setting on the mixer screen is recorded 
as soon as it is made.
For details about mixer functions and operations, see “Using 
the Mixer” (page E-38).You can re-record parts of a song you previously recorded in 
order to correct errors, etc. Simply enter the record standby 
mode and play back the previously recorded song (punch-in 
playback) and then play the new notes when playback 
reaches the location of the part you want to change.
1.Press the C-5 (SONG SEQUENCER) button to 
enter the song sequencer mode.
2.Use the dial or the R-14 (–, +) buttons to select a 
song area number.
3.Press the C-6 (RECORD) button to enter record 
standby.
 This causes the button to start flashing.
4.Use the R-17 (u, i) buttons to select the track 
you want to partially re-record.
5.Hold down the C-6 (RECORD) button until the 
punch-in/punch-out screen shown below 
appears.
Mixer Settings in the Song Sequencer Mode
MixerSong Sequencer
Parts A04 to A07, A09 to A16 System Track
Parts B01 to B16 Tracks 01 through 16
System TrackTracks 01 through 16
A05 (UPPER 1), A06 (UPPER 2), 
A07 (LOWER), A04 (Auto 
harmonize) partsParts corresponding to 
each track 
(B01 through B16)
Re-recording Part of a Song 
(Punch-in Recording)
To start re-recording from a particular 
location during playback (Manual Punch-in)
Mistake
Playback
Use punch-in recording to 
re-record only this part. 
						

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6.Press the L-17 (START/STOP) button.
 This starts punch-in playback.
 The following operations are supported during punch-in 
playback. They help you move to the re-recording start 
point quickly and easily.
7.When playback reaches the point from which 
you want to start re-recording, start playing 
something on the keyboard.
 Punch-in recording starts the moment you start to play 
something on the keyboard.
 Any one of the following also will start punch-in 
recording: a pedal or pitch bender operation; changing 
the tone setting; changing the rhythm, or tempo 
setting
*.
 To start punch-in recording without making any change 
in the notes played or the settings used, press the C-6 
(RECORD) button.
 Starting recording will cause the C-6 (RECORD) button 
to light.
 If you want to delete all of the data in the track following the 
section you just re-recorded with punch-in recording, press 
the C-6 (RECORD) button in place of the L-17 (START/
STOP) button in step 8.
 If you want to cancel punch-in recording and retain the 
original track data, hold down the C-6 (RECORD) button 
until it becomes unlit.
8.To stop recording, press the L-17 (START/
STOP) button.
 This will end punch-in recording and cause the C-6 
(RECORD) button to become unlit.
 Any previously recorded data in the track that comes 
after the point you stopped punch-in recording will 
remain in the track.
1.Play the song and determine what part of what 
track you want to re-record.
 For details about play back, see “Playing a Recorded 
Song” (page E-74).
 You can specify a specific measure, beat, and tick* for 
the start point and the end point of the range to be 
re-recorded. Normally, it is probably best to specify the 
start of a measure or beat as the start point and end 
point. If you want to specify specific ticks, you can 
display the track to be re-recorded on the event editor 
screen and determine the desired location there. For 
details about event editing, see “Editing Events” (page 
E-82).
*For details about ticks, see “Reading Event Data” 
(page E-83).
2.Press the C-6 (RECORD) button to enter record 
standby.
 This causes the button to start flashing.
3.Use the R-17 (u, i) buttons to select the track 
you want to partially re-record.
4.Hold down the C-6 (RECORD) button until the 
punch-in/punch-out screen appears. You can 
release the button at that time.
5.Use the dial or the R-14 (–, +) buttons to select 
“Auto” for the “Mode” setting.
 This displays a range specification screen like the one 
shown below.
To do this:Do this:
Fast Forward Hold down the L-15 (dFF) button.
Fast Backward Hold down the L-14 (sREW) 
button.
Pause Press the L-16 (PAUSE) button.
Restart paused 
playback.Press the L-16 (PAUSE) button.
*System track only
To specify the punch-in recording range 
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6.Use the R-17 (u, i) buttons to move the 
cursor, use the dial or the R-14 (–, +) buttons to 
change the value at the cursor position, and 
then press the R-16 (ENTER) button.
 If you have already specified a range using the locator 
screen (page E-75), you can copy that range to this 
screen by holding down the L-13 (REPEAT) button.
7.After specifying the recording start point and 
end point, press the L-17 (START/STOP) button.
 This starts punch-in playback. You can perform fast 
forward and fast backward operations during punch-in 
playback using the operations described in step 6 
under “To start re-recording from a particular location 
during playback (Manual Punch-in)” (page E-71).
 You can start punch-in playback from one measure 
prior to the current recording start point by pressing the 
L-13 (REPEAT) button which causes the ? 
indicator to appear on the display.
8.When playback reaches the re-record point you 
specified, start playing something on the 
keyboard.
 Punch-in recording will start automatically when 
playback reaches the record start point you specified. 
The C-6 (RECORD) button will light when recording 
starts.
 Recording stops and punch-in recording is exited 
automatically when the record end point you specified 
is reached. At this time the C-6 (RECORD) button will 
become unlit.
 If you want to stop recording before the record end 
point you specified is reached, press the L-17 (START/
STOP) button. Any previously recorded data in the 
track that comes after the point you stopped punch-in 
recording will remain in the track.
 When “EOT” (End of Track) is selected for the 
recording start point, the start point for punch-in 
recording is the end of the track.
 When “OFF” is selected for the recording end point, 
punch-in recording will not stop automatically because 
no end point is specified. To stop punch-in recording in 
this case, press the L-17 (START/STOP) button.The header of each song contains “header settings”, which 
are settings that were in effect on the Digital Keyboard when 
recording was performed. You can use a “panel record” 
operation to rewrite a song’s header settings with the Digital 
Keyboard’s current setup.
The following items are header settings that can be rewritten 
using the panel record operation.
 Rhythm selection
 Tempo setting
 Scale setting
 The mixer settings below
– All part parameters from A04 through A07 and B01 
through B16 (Excluding part on/off)
– Part parameters from A09 through A16: part on/off, 
coarse tune, fine tune, scale enable, DSP line
– DSP parameters: volume, pan, reverb send
 Effect settings
 Accomp volume
 UPPER 1 part tone, UPPER 2 part tone, and LOWER part 
tone selections
1.Press the C-5 (SONG SEQUENCER) button to 
enter the song sequencer mode.
2.Use the dial or R-14 (–, +) buttons to select a 
song area number.
3.Configure panel settings so they reflect the 
settings you want to write as the header 
settings.
 You can configure the following settings: mixer settings, 
tempo, system track rhythm, track tone selection, etc.
 To change the system track UPPER 1, UPPER 2, and 
LOWER part tones or mixer settings, use the mixer to 
change the settings of parts A05 (UPPER 1), A06 
(UPPER 2), and A07 (LOWER).
4.After all of the panels settings are the way you 
want, hold the R-13 (FUNCTION) button as you 
press the C-17 (MENU) button.
 This displays the song sequencer menu.
Recording start point Recording end point
Using Panel Record to Rewrite 
Song Header Settings
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5.Use the R-17 (y) button to move the 0 to 
“PanelRecord”.
6.Press the R-16 (ENTER) button.
7.In response to the “Sure?” message that 
appears, press the R-14 (YES) button to execute 
the panel record operation or the R-14 (NO) 
button to cancel.
This section explains how to perform the following operations 
on songs recorded in the song sequencer mode.
 Play a song.
 Fast forward, fast backward, pause, unpause.
 Play a specific part in a song.
 Repeat play a specific section of a song.
 Assign a name to a song.
 Delete a song.
1.Press the C-5 (SONG SEQUENCER) button to 
enter the song sequencer mode.
2.Use the dial or R-14 (–, +) buttons to select a 
song area number.
3.Configure mixer settings, tempo, and other 
panel settings you want to use for playback.
 To change the system track UPPER 1, UPPER 2, and 
LOWER part tones or mixer settings, use the mixer to 
change the settings of parts A05 (UPPER 1), A06 
(UPPER 2), and A07 (LOWER).
 The above settings are not required if you want to play 
the song as it was recorded.
4.Press the L-17 (START/STOP) button.
 This starts playback. The following operations are 
supported during playback.
 Even while playback is paused, you can still perform 
fast forward playback by holding down the L-15 
(dFF) button or fast backward playback by holding 
down the L-14 (sREW). Releasing either button goes 
back into pause.
 While playback is in progress or playback standby, you 
can use the R-17 (u, i) buttons to select the track 
you want. Playing keyboard keys sounds the parts that 
correspond to the currently selected track (A04 to A07 
for the system track).
 Playback stops automatically when it reaches the end 
of a song. To stop playback part way through, press the 
L-17 (START/STOP) button.
Playing a Recorded Song
To play a recorded song
To do this:Do this:
Fast forward Hold down the L-15 (dFF) button.
Fast backward Hold down the L-14 (sREW) button.
Pause Press the L-16 (PAUSE) button.
Restart paused 
playbackPress the L-16 (PAUSE) button.
Perform repeat 
playbackPerform steps 3 through 5 under “To 
repeat play a specific section of a 
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1.Press the C-5 (SONG SEQUENCER) button to 
enter the song sequencer mode.
2.Use the dial or R-14 (–, +) buttons to select a 
song area number.
3.Press the C-7 (MIXER) button to display the 
mixer screen.
4.Use the R-17 (u, i) buttons to select the part 
you want to play (A04 through A16, B01 through 
B16).
 For example, to play only the melody that was recorded 
using the UPPER 1 part and recorded into the system 
track, select part A05. For details about the content of 
each part, see “How Parts are Organized” (page E-38).
5.Use the R-17 (t, y) buttons to move the thick 
brackets (%) to “Part”.
6.Press the R-14 (–, +) buttons at the same time.
 This causes the setting to change to “Sol” (Solo).
7.Press the L-17 (START/STOP) button.
 This starts playback only of the part you selected in 
step 4.
 Playback stops automatically when it reaches the end 
of a song. To stop playback part way through, press the 
L-17 (START/STOP) button.
1.Hold down the L-13 (REPEAT) button until the 
locator screen shown below appears on the 
display.
2.Specify a measure as the start point of the 
phrase to be repeat played.
3.Specify a measure as the end point of the 
phrase to be repeat played.
4.Press the R-16 (ENTER) button.
 This causes the cursor to stop flashing.
5.Press the R-15 (EXIT) button to exit the locator 
screen.
6.Perform the following steps to start phrase 
repeat play.
To play back a particular part aloneTo repeat play a specific phrase
(1) Press the R-14 (+) button.
This will input “001:01:00” into the start point input area 
(A), and cause the cursor to start to flash.
(2) Use the dial or R-14 (–, +) buttons to specify the start 
measure number.
(1) Press the R-17 (i) three times to move the cursor to 
the end point input area.
Press the R-14 (+) button.
The end point input area (B) initially shows the 
measure that is one measure after the start point.
(2) Use the dial or R-14 (–, +) buttons to specify the end 
measure number.
(1) Press the L-13 (REPEAT) button.
This causes the ? indicator to appear on the 
display.
(2) Press the L-17 (START/STOP) button.
The specified phrase plays back in a loop.
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7.To stop playback, press the L-17 (START/STOP) 
button.
 Pressing the R-15 (EXIT) button without pressing the R-16 
(ENTER) button in step 4 above will cancel the phrase 
setting operation and close the locator screen.
 The start point and end point specified on the locator 
screen by the above operation will be displayed as the 
initial default values when you display the screen of editing 
the next event.
– “To delete all events in a specific range of a track” (page 
E-88)
– “To copy the events within a specific range to a desired 
location” (page E-89)
– “To quantize all note events within specific range of a 
track” (page E-91)
– “To delete all pitch bender events within a specific range 
of a track” (page E-92)
This lets you repeat play and check the phrase so you can 
perform the above operation to edit it.The following operations are supported during song editing.
 Deleting a specific song or all songs
 Copying a song from one area to another
 Deleting specific measures from a song
 Inserting blank measures into a song
 Extracting system track recorded content to track 04 
through 07 or 09 through 16
 Renaming songs
1.Press the C-5 (SONG SEQUENCER) button to 
enter the song sequencer mode.
2.While holding down the R-13 (FUNCTION) 
button, press the C-5 (EDIT) button to display 
the edit menu.
3.Use the R-17 (y) button to move the 0 to 
“Song Edit” and then press the R-16 (ENTER) 
button.
 This displays the song editor menu shown below.
Editing a Song
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1.Perform the procedure under “To start a song 
editor operation” on page E-76 to display the 
song editor menu, with the 0 located at 
“Clear”.
2.Press the R-16 (ENTER) button.
 This displays the “Clear Song” screen.
3.Use the dial or R-14 (–, +) buttons to specify the 
song area number you want to clear.
 An asterisk (*) next to a song area number indicates 
that there is already data recorded in that area.
 You can select “All” here to clear all songs.
4.Press the R-16 (ENTER) button.
5.In response to the “Sure?” message that 
appears, press the R-14 (YES) button to clear or 
the R-14 (NO) button to cancel.
1.Perform the procedure under “To start a song 
editor operation” on page E-76 to display the 
song editor menu.
2.Use the R-17 (t, y) buttons to move the 0 to 
“Copy” and then press the R-16 (ENTER) 
button.
 This displays the “Copy Song” screen. At this time the 
thick brackets (%) will be located at the “Copy” 
setting.
3.Use the dial or R-14 (–, +) buttons to specify the 
song area number you want to copy from.
4.Press the R-17 (y) button to move the thick 
brackets (%) to “To”.
 An asterisk (*) next to a song area number indicates 
that there is already data recorded in that area.
5.Use the dial or R-14 (–, +) buttons to specify the 
song area number you want to copy to.
6.Press the R-16 (ENTER) button.
 If the copy destination song area does not contain 
recorded data, the copy operation is performed 
immediately.
 If the copy destination song area already contains 
recorded data, the confirmation message shown below 
appears asking if you want to overwrite the existing 
data.
Press the R-14 (YES) button to perform the copy 
operation and overwrite the existing song or the R-14 
(NO) button to cancel.
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1.Perform the procedure under “To start a song 
editor operation” on page E-76 to display the 
song editor menu.
2.Use the R-17 (t, y) buttons to move the 0 to 
“DeleteMeas.” and then press the R-16 (ENTER) 
button.
 This causes “Delete Measure” screen to appear. At this 
time the thick brackets (%) will be located at the 
“Measure” setting.
3.Use the dial or R-14 (–, +) buttons to specify the 
song measure you want to delete.
4.Press the R-17 (y) button to move the thick 
brackets (%) to “Size”.
5.Use the dial or R-14 (–, +) buttons to specify the 
number of measures you want to delete.
6.After everything is the way you want, press the 
R-16 (ENTER) button.
7.In response to the “Sure?” message that 
appears, press the R-14 (YES) button to delete 
or the R-14 (NO) button to cancel.
1.Perform the procedure under “To start a song 
editor operation” on page E-76 to display the 
song editor menu.
2.Use the R-17 (t, y) buttons to move the 0 to 
“InsertMeas.” and then press the R-16 (ENTER) 
button.
 This causes “Insert Measure” screen to appear. At this 
time the thick brackets (%) will be located at the 
“Measure” setting.
3.Use the dial or R-14 (–, +) buttons to specify the 
song measure number from which you want the 
insert to start.
4.Press the R-17 (y) button to move the thick 
brackets (%) to “Size”.
5.Use the dial or R-14 (–, +) buttons to specify the 
number of measures you want to insert.
 For example, specifying 002 for “Measure” and 003 for 
“Size” will insert three blank measures in front of song 
measure 2.
6.After everything is the way you want, press the 
R-16 (ENTER) button.
7.In response to the “Sure?” message that 
appears, press the R-14 (YES) button to insert 
or the R-14 (NO) button to cancel.
To delete one or more measures from a songTo insert blank measures into a song