Kawai PN81 - Manual (Page 15)

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(2) Play the piano with your left hand. Playing the piano will automatically start the recording. You
can also start recording by pressing the PLAY/STOP button.
(3) Press the PLAY/STOP button after you have finished playing.
(4) Now, to play back the left-hand part, press the PLAY/STOP button. The left-hand part you have
recorded (Track 1 of Song No.3) will be played back. You can practice the right-hand part along
with the recorded part.
You can adjust the tempo. Before pressing the PLAY/STOP button, hold down the E.PIANO
button while pressing the REC button to make the tempo slower or press the CHURCH ORGAN
button while pressing the REC button to make the tempo faster.
(5) Let’s record the right-hand part while listening to the left-hand part. Holding
down the REC button, press the PIANO 2 (Track 2) button. The Track 1 LED
will light and the Track 2 LED will flash to indicate that the piano is ready to
record. (To turn off the metronome’s sound press the HARPSICHORD button
before releasing the REC button. To cancel without recording, press the REC
switch again.
(6) Play the right-hand part of the same. Pressing any key will start playing back the recorded left-
hand part (Track 1) while you play (and record) the right-hand part. You can also start recording by
pressing the PLAY/STOP button if the right-hand part does not start on the first beat of the song.
(7) Press the PLAY/STOP button after you have finished playing.
PLAYING BACK THE LEFT- AND RIGHT-HAND PARTS SEPARATELY
After your succeeded in recording the left- and right-hand parts (Track 1 and Track 2) separately, it
is possible to play back the two parts (Tracks) by themselves or together. The following example
shows how to play back only Track 2.
(1) Select and press one of the Song buttons (VIBRAPHONE/Song 1, STRINGS/Song 2 or CHOIR/
Song 3) while pressing the PLAY/STOP button.
(2) Holding down the PLAY/STOP button, press the PIANO 1/Track 1 button.
The PIANO 1/Track 1 switch LED will be turned “off”. If you need to turn the Track 1 back “on”,
press the PIANO 1/Track 1 switch once again.
(3) Releasing both switches will play back only Track 2.
You can adjust the tempo. Before pressing the PLAY/STOP button, hold down the E.PIANO
button while pressing the REC button to make the tempo slower or press the CHURCH ORGAN
button while pressing the REC button to make the tempo faster.