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To enter a rest, press

0

then use num-

bers

1

through

9

to specify the length of

the rest.

Correcting Mistakes

Before finishing your step recording en-
try, you can move the entry point back to
correct the data you entered. However,
this operation deletes all data after the
point where you make corrections.

1. Before you press

MEMORY

,

STEP

, or

START/STOP

to end recording, press

. This moves the entry point back

one “space.”

The data recorded at the current
entry point appears on the display.

2. While monitoring the data on the

display, press or to move the
entry point to the data you want to
change.

3. At the entry point you want to

change, press

+

and

at the same

time.

Rewrite?

appears on the

display.

4. Press

to clear all data after the

current entry point.

5. Press , ,

+

, or

to cancel the

rewrite operation. After that, you can
press or

to move the entry point

to another location if you want.

Note:

TrackEnd

appears on the

display if you press

at the end of

the recording.

RECORDING MULTIPLE
TRACKS

In addition to the Track 1, where you
record auto accompaniment as well as
keyboard play, there are five other melo-
dy tracks that you can use to record mel-
ody parts only. You can record different
tones on these tracks and build a full en-
semble of instruments.

You can play back what you already re-
corded on Track 1 (or any other track)
while you record on Tracks 2–6.

Real-Time Recording

1. Repeatedly press

MEMORY

until

Rec. No.

appears.

2. Within 5 seconds, use

+

or

to

select a song number.

3. Press the desired

MEMORY TRACK

button (

2

6

) to select the track you

want to record on.

Note: Check the display for Chan-
nels 11–16 to see which memory
tracks contain data and which are
empty.

4. If desired, you can change these

settings:

• tone number

TEMPO

(to a tempo that is easy

for you to follow)

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