Recording and Playing AudioE-1181. Referring to “Audio Recording” (page E-116),determine what type of performance you wantto record.2. If you plan to use a microphone, CD player orsome other external device as a sound sourceduring recording, turn off both the externaldevice and the Digital Keyboard and thenconnect them.• For details about connections, see “Outputting Inputfrom an External Device or a Microphone through theDigital Keyboard’s Speakers” (page E-12).3. Turn on the keyboard.4. On the Digital Keyboard, format a memory card.• For details, see “Formatting a Memory Card” (pageE-132).5. Press the R-15 (EXIT) button to return to therhythm mode from the card mode.• If you have a memory card that you previous formattedon the Digital Keyboard, skip steps 4 and 5, and simplyinsert the card into the card slot (T-1). For details, see“Loading and Removing a Memory Card” (page E-132).This completes preparation for recording. Next, perform the“To record play in the rhythm mode” below or the “To recordplay in the song sequencer mode” procedure (page E-120).1. Perform the procedure under “To get ready foraudio recording” (page E-118).• This enters the rhythm mode.2. Select a tone and rhythm, and configure othersettings for the song you plan to record.3. Press the C-3 (AUDIO RECORD) button.• This cause the > indicator to flash, which indicatesthe audio record mode.• The C-3 (AUDIO RECORD) button will also startflashing, which indicates audio record standby.• The audio record screen like the one shown below willappear on the display.• The time counter shows how much time(minutes:seconds) has elapsed since the start ofrecording. You also can switch display contents toshow the tempo, measure, and beat, if you want asdescribed below.• If there is an asterisk (*) in front of the audio filenumber, it means the file already includes recordeddata. Starting recording while a file that alreadycontains recorded data is selected will cause the olddata to be overwritten by the new recording.R-15R-15R-16R-16R-14R-14C-9C-9C-2C-2 C-3C-3 C-5C-5 R-13R-13R-17R-17L-17L-17L-16L-16L-15L-15L-14L-14L-13L-13C-17C-17L-18L-18To get ready for audio recording To record play in the rhythm modeAudio file numberAudio file name Time counter (minutes:seconds)