﻿CVP-709/CVP-705 Owner's Manual

Song Recording 
– Recording Your Performance –

This instrument allows you to record your performance in the following two methods.

MIDI recording
With this method, recorded performances are saved to the instrument or a USB flash drive as an SMF (format 0) MIDI file. If you want to re-record a specific section or change Voices and edit other parameters, use this method. Also if you want to record your performance to each channel one by one, execute Multi Track Recording of the MIDI recording method. Since a MIDI Song can be converted to an Audio Song after recording (page 81), you may want to use MIDI recording (with overdubbing and multiple parts) to first create a complex arrangement you would not otherwise be able to play live, then convert it to an Audio Song. This instrument allows you to record approximately 300 KB per Song.

Audio recording
With this method, recorded performances are saved to a USB flash drive as an Audio file. Recording is done without designating the recorded part. Since it is saved in stereo WAV format of normal CD quality resolution (44.1kHz/16-bit) by default, it can be transmitted to and played on portable music players by using a computer. The file format can be changed to MP3 via [Menu] | [SongSetting] | [Rec] | [Audio Rec Format]. This instrument allows you to record up to 80 minutes per single recording.


Basic Procedure for Recording (MIDI/Audio Recording)
Before recording, make the necessary settings such as Voice/Style selection (for MIDI Recording and Audio Recording) and the microphone connection (only for Audio Recording, if you want to record your vocal). As necessary, connect the USB flash drive to the [USB TO DEVICE] terminal, especially if you want to execute Audio Recording. 

NOTE
Before using a USB flash drive, be sure to read "Connecting USB Devices" on page 97.
You can record your performance using an Audio Style when recording the audio in WAV format, but not in MP3 format. Also, if you record the song using MIDI recording, the audio part cannot be recorded. Only in the Piano Room, however, the audio part can be recorded by using MIDI recording (page 47).

Before starting Audio Recording:
Recorded data via Audio can only be saved to USB flash drive. If you want to execute Audio Recording, make sure to connect the USB flash drive beforehand. 

1	On the Home display, touch [Right arrow] at the upper right to expand the Song area, then touch [Rec] to call up the Song Recording window.
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NOTE
The contents of the Song Recording window differ depending on the panel settings.
Here and in the later steps, the operation in the Song area of the Home display can be controlled by the SONG CONTROL buttons (page 68).

2	Touch [New MIDI] or [New Audio] to select the desired type of recording.
If you want to cancel recording, touch [Cancel] in the display or press the SONG CONTROL [REC] button.
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NOTE
[Overwrite MIDI] appears only when a MIDI Song has been selected before starting recording.

3	Start Recording.
With MIDI Recording, you can start recording either by playing the keyboard or touching [Rec Start]. With Audio Recording, start recording by touching [Rec Start].
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You can also start recording by pressing the SONG CONTROL [PLAY/PAUSE] button.

Part Assignment to Channels (MIDI Recording)
With MIDI Recording, you can record your performance to each channel one by one (page 78). When you execute MIDI Recording without specifying the part as explained here, the keyboard parts will be recorded to channels 1 – 3 and the Style parts will be recorded to channels 9 – 16. 

4	Play the keyboard.
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5	After you finish your performance, touch [Stop] on the Home display to stop recording.
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6	To hear the recorded performance, touch [Play/Pause].

7	Save the recorded performance.

In MIDI Recording
After recording, Save icon appears in the Song area of the Home display. This icon indicates that recorded data exists but has not yet been saved.

NOTICE
The recorded MIDI Song will be lost if you change to another Song or you turn the power off without executing the save operation. 

7-1	On the Home display, touch Save icon shown in the Song area.
The Song Selection display appears for selecting a destination to save the recorded Song.

7-2	Save the recorded data as a file by following the instructions on page 33, steps 2 – 5.
MIDI Songs can be saved to User MIDI Song tab.

In Audio Recording
Since the Audio Song file is automatically saved to the USB flash drive while recording, the Save operation is not required. The recorded Audio Song will appear in the User Audio Song tab on the Song Selection display. If desired, rename the file name by following the instructions on page 34. 

When you want to re-record an already recorded MIDI Song:
You can overwrite an already recorded MIDI Song. To do this, select the desired MIDI Song (steps 1 – 2 on page 67), then start recording. In step 2 on page 76, confirm that [Overwrite MIDI] is selected, and go on to step 3.


Recording to Specified Channels (MIDI Recording)
With MIDI Recording, you can create a MIDI Song consisting of 16 channels by recording your performance to each channel one by one. In recording a piano piece, for example, you can record the right-hand part to channel 1 then record the left-hand part to channel 2, allowing you create a complete piece which may be difficult to play live with both hands together. To record a performance with Style playback, for example, record the Style playback to channels 9 – 16, then record melodies to channel 1 while listening to the already recorded Style playback. In this way, you can create an entire Song which would otherwise be difficult, or even impossible, to play live.

1	If you want to re-record an existing MIDI Song, select the desired Song (steps 1 – 2 on page 67).
If you want to record from scratch, skip this step.

2	On the Home display, touch [Right arrow] at the upper right to expand the Song area, then touch [Rec] to call up the Song Recording window.
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NOTE
The contents of the Song Recording window differ depending on the panel settings.
Here and in the later steps, the operation in the Song area of the Home display can be controlled by the SONG CONTROL buttons (page 68).

3	When recording from scratch, touch [New MIDI]. When re-recording an existing MIDI Song, confirm that [Overwrite MIDI] is selected and go to step 4.
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4	Touch [Right arrow] at the left of "Channel" to expand the Channel area.

5	Specify the target channel and part for recording.

5-1	From the display, set the part or parts you intend to record to [Rec], and set all other parts to [Off].

5-2	Touch the channel number under the part(s) you set to [Rec] in step 5-1. In the setting display that appears, specify the channel (1 – 16) for recording.

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NOTICE
Previously recorded data will be overwritten if you set channels which have recorded data to [Rec].

NOTE
Multiple parts can not be recorded to one channel.
If you want to cancel recording, touch [Cancel] in the display or press the SONG CONTROL [REC] button before going on to step 6.
The Main, Layer and Left parts are assigned to channels 1 – 3 respectively by default, though you can change the assignment on the display called up via [Menu] | [SongSetting] | [Part Ch].

To make the settings quickly, simply select the keyboard part ([Keyboard All], [Style All], [Left Hand] or [Right Hand] located at the bottom left).

Keyboard All: You can turn all of the Keyboard parts (Main, Left and Layer) [Rec] or [Off] together. The Main part, Left part and Layer part will be recorded to channels 1 – 3 by default.
Style All: You can turn all of the Style parts [Rec] or [Off] together. The Style parts will be recorded to channels 9 – 16 by default.
Right Hand: This can be selected when recording only the right-hand part. The Main part of the Voice will be recorded to channel 1, and the Layer part will be recorded to channel 3.
Left Hand: This can be selected when recording only the left-hand part. The Left part of the Voice will be recorded to channel 2. When the Left part of the Voice is off, the Main part will be recorded to channel 2 and the Layer part will be recorded to channel 4.

6	Play the keyboard to start recording.
You can also start recording by touching [Rec Start] or pressing the SONG CONTROL [PLAY/PAUSE] button. 
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7	After you finish your performance, touch [Stop] on the Home display to stop recording. 
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8	To hear the recorded performance, touch [Play/Pause].

9	Record your performance to another Channel by repeating steps 2 – 8.
In step 3, confirm that [Overwrite MIDI] is selected. In step 5, select a Channel which has no recorded data. In step 6, play the keyboard while listening to the already recorded data. 

NOTE
When recording another channel, you can turn already recorded channels on or off in the Mixer display (page 93).

10	Save the recorded performance.

10-1	On the Home display, touch Save icon shown in the Song area.
The Song Selection display appears for selecting a destination to save the recorded Song.

10-2	Save the recorded data as a file by following the instructions on page 33, steps 2 – 5.

NOTICE
The recorded MIDI Song will be lost if you change to another Song or you turn the power off without executing the Save operation. 

For details about how to record the right- and left-hand parts separately, as well as how to record first a Style and then a melody, refer to the Reference Manual on the website (page 9).


Converting a MIDI Song to an Audio Song
You can convert a recorded MIDI Song in the User memory or USB flash drive to an Audio Song. Conversion is executed by playing back the MIDI Song and re-recording it as an Audio Song. By default, the converted data is saved in WAV format, in the same way as Audio recording (page 75). 

1	Connect the USB flash drive (to which the Audio Song is to be saved) to the [USB TO DEVICE] terminal.

NOTE
Before using a USB flash drive, be sure to read "Connecting USB Devices" on page 97.

2	Call up the Song Selection display which contains the MIDI Song to be converted.

3	Touch [File] to call up the File Management icons.
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4	Enter a checkmark to the MIDI Song to be converted. 
NOTE
Audio Conversion can only be done one file at a time.

5	Touch Audio Convert icon to call up the Song Selection display for selecting the Save destination.

6	Specify the Save destination location. 
You can add a new folder by touching New Folder icon.

7	Touch [Convert] to start conversion. 
This operation starts playback and conversion from MIDI to audio. If you play the keyboard or input audio signals via a microphone or the [AUX IN] jack during conversion, these sounds will also be recorded.
When conversion is completed, the message indicating that the conversion is being executed will no longer be shown in the display, and the newly created new Audio Song is shown in the Song Selection display. 

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