Yamaha PSR-K1 User Guide
PSR-K1 Owner’s Manual
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Recording your performances
The powerful recording features let you record your own performances and original
songs and save them as User songs (songs #101 – 105). Naturally, these can be
played back the same as the preset songs.
songs and save them as User songs (songs #101 – 105). Naturally, these can be
played back the same as the preset songs.
Recording
• You can record your keyboard performance in real time, just as if you were recording to a tape recorder.
• Each song has a total of six independent tracks available for recording—five melody tracks and one accompaniment
• Each song has a total of six independent tracks available for recording—five melody tracks and one accompaniment
(chord play) track.
• You can record your keyboard performances to the User songs (#101 – 105). You should save your User songs per-
manently to SmartMedia card (page 63), since User song data is lost when the power is is turned off.
• The notation for User Songs (#101 – 105) cannot be directly displayed. However, you can have the notation dis-
played by converting the songs to Standard MIDI File format and saving them to a SmartMedia card. (See page 64.)
■ Data that can be recorded
● Data that can be recorded to the melody tracks [1] – [5]
• Note ON/OFF (playing/releasing the key)
• Velocity (strength of playing the key)
• Voice Number
• Reverb Type*
• Chorus Type*
• Harmony Type ON/OFF
• Sustain ON/OFF
• Tempo*/Beat* (effective only when the accompaniment track is not recorded)
• Performance assistant ON/OFF
• Velocity (strength of playing the key)
• Voice Number
• Reverb Type*
• Chorus Type*
• Harmony Type ON/OFF
• Sustain ON/OFF
• Tempo*/Beat* (effective only when the accompaniment track is not recorded)
• Performance assistant ON/OFF
● Data which can be recorded to the accompaniment track [A]
• Chord changes and timing
• Style Pattern changes
• Style Number*
• Reverb Type*
• Chorus Type*
• Tempo
• Beat*
• Style Pattern changes
• Style Number*
• Reverb Type*
• Chorus Type*
• Tempo
• Beat*
Data marked with an asterisk (*) is recorded at the beginning of the song. Any changes to these
types of data in the middle of the song are not recorded.
types of data in the middle of the song are not recorded.
Recording a song
Select the desired User song number (101 – 105) for recording in the MAIN dis-
play.
• Keep in mind that any song data
recorded to internal memory will
be lost when the power is turned
off. However, if you’ve inserted a
SmartMedia card to the CARD
slot, the recorded song data can
be saved to the SmartMedia card
(page 63) after recording.
Because of this, make sure to
insert a SmartMedia card to the
CARD slot before turning the
power on (page 12).
be lost when the power is turned
off. However, if you’ve inserted a
SmartMedia card to the CARD
slot, the recorded song data can
be saved to the SmartMedia card
(page 63) after recording.
Because of this, make sure to
insert a SmartMedia card to the
CARD slot before turning the
power on (page 12).
• Keep in mind that when battery
power becomes low, the instru-
ment sounds may revert to their
initial settings and the User song
data and panel settings may be
lost, especially if you play the
instrument in this condition at a
high volume. If you intend on
using batteries, make sure to
save your data regularly and
often to a SmartMedia card.
ment sounds may revert to their
initial settings and the User song
data and panel settings may be
lost, especially if you play the
instrument in this condition at a
high volume. If you intend on
using batteries, make sure to
save your data regularly and
often to a SmartMedia card.
• Song Memory Capacity
• Maximum number of notes :
approximately 10,000 (when only
“melody” tracks are recorded)
“melody” tracks are recorded)
• Maximum number of chords :
approximately 5,500 (when only
the chord track is recorded)
the chord track is recorded)
NOTE