Optimus MD-1600 User Manual

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• To start auto accompaniment during

a recording, press

SYNCHRO/END-

ING

instead of

START/STOP

in Step

5. Play the melody keys to start
recording. When you reach the point
where you want accompaniment to
start, play a chord on the accompa-
niment keys.

• To record while using free session,

between Step 4 and 5 of “Real-Time
Recording,” press

FREE SESSION

This makes the entire keyboard a
melody keyboard, regardless of the

MODE

setting. See the “Free Ses-

sion Chord Progression Chart” on
Page 54.

• Pressing

FREE SESSION

while

recording with a free session
accompaniment turns off the accom-
paniment; however, the keyboard
continues playing the last chord
played before FREE SESSION was
turned off. You can change the
chord by specifying a different chord
using the appropriate method (Fin-
gered, Concert Chord, etc.) as
determined by the

MODE

setting.

Follow these steps to record as you
play.

1. Repeatedly press

MEMORY

until

Rec. No.

appears.

Note:

MEMORY

is a three-way

switch. When you press it once, the
keyboard enters the memory play-
back mode. When you press it
again, it enters the memory record
mode. When you press the button a
third time, it returns to memory off.

2. Within 5 seconds, press

–

(or

) to select a song number.

3. Press

CHORD/1

to select Track 1.

While the keyboard is in memory
record mode, the level meters for
channels 11 through 16 correspond
to memory tracks 1 through 6. When
all four bars are lit, that channel has
something in memory: if only one
bar is lit, that track is empty.

4. If desired, you can change these

settings:

• tone number

• rhythm number

• tempo

• MODE

Note: Do not change the tempo
unless you already know the desired
tempo. Pressing

START/STOP

hear the tempo causes recording to
begin.

5. Press

START/STOP

to start record-

ing.

6. Play the keyboard.

You can also record auto accompa-
niment chords, the drum pad, pitch
bender, and pedal operations.

7. Press

START/STOP

to end record-

ing.

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