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Recording and playing back a performance, Recording audio (wav format), Saving the song – Roland E-A7 61 Key Expandable Arranger Keyboard User Manual

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Recording and Playing Back a Performance

The E-A7 lets you record your performance on a USB flash drive (sold

separately).
The resulting audio file is saved in the

“My Recordings”

folder.

The recording format is WAV (not mp3).

NOTE

5

In order to record your performance, you’ll need a USB flash

drive.

5

Use a USB flash drive sold by Roland. We cannot guarantee

operation if you use any other USB flash drive.

Recording Audio (WAV Format)

1.

Connect a USB flash drive to the E-A7.

2.

Make preparations for recording.

5

Select the style or song that you want to use as accompaniment.

5

Make settings for the volume and effects.

3.

Press the

[Rec]

button so it’s blink.

NOTE

If you pressed the

[Rec]

button by mistake, you can cancel by

long-pressing the button until it once again goes dark.

4.

Press the

[Start/Stop]

(

s

) button.

The

[Rec]

button and

[Start/Stop]

(

s

) button light, the style or

song plays, and recording begins. Your playing on the keyboard is

recorded.
The main screen shows the recording time.

5.

Press the

[Rec]

button or

[Start/Stop]

(

s

) button to

stop recording.

The style or song stops playing, and recording also stops. A screen

allowing you to assign a name appears.

Saving the Song

a.

Assign a name as necessary.

&

For details on how to assign a name, refer to

“Assigning

Names”

(p. 16).

b.

Use the function buttons to select

“Exec.”

The recorded result is saved.

MEMO

5

If a file of the same name already exists on the USB flash drive,

you’ll be asked whether you want to overwrite it.

5

In this case, the older file is overwritten if you use the function

buttons to select

“YES”

(the older file disappears).

5

If you don’t want to overwrite the older file, select

“NO”

and

return to step a.

5

The audio file is saved on the USB flash drive in the

“My

Recordings”

folder.

Discarding the Recorded Content

If you are not satisfied with the recording, you can discard it without

saving.

a.

In the screen at which you assign the name, press the

[Exit]

button.

A confirmation screen asks whether you want to discard the

recording.

b.

Use the function buttons to select

“YES.”

The recorded content is discarded.
If you select

“NO”

at this point, you return to the naming screen.

Listening to the Recorded Content

1.

Press the

[Start/Stop]

(

s

) button.

MEMO

5

You can change the volume of the recorded audio. Before

recording, adjust the

“Rec Audio Level”

value (

[Menu]

0

“Global”

0

“Rec Audio Level”

).

5

If you don’t want the start and end of recording to synchronize

with the accompaniment play/stop, turn off

“Rec Audio Sync”

(

[Menu]

0

“Global”

0

“Rec Audio Sync”

). If this is off, use the

[Rec]

button to control recording start/stop.

5

It is not possible to overdub onto a WAV file.

5

If the USB flash drive is full, the message

“Disk Full”

appears and

recording stops. In this case, the data that had recorded up to

that point is not saved.