Kawai CP 209 Owner's Manual

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Page474Recording a Song Step 4Start recording by pressing the PLAY/STOP button while the REC button LED is blinking. There is anautomatic two bar count in before the CP begins recording. If you are recording on the Style track you mustpress the START/STOP or INTRO buttons instead of the PLAY/STOP button.When recording a Style there is no two bar count in, recording begins immediately.You can cancel recording at anytime by pressing the REC button again or by touching the MENU button toreturn to the Advanced Recorder menu.REC TRACK : Selects the track on which youwant to record. There are 16 Instrumenttracks, 1 Tempo track, and 1 Style track.REC SOUND: Selects the sound or Style thatyou want to record with.BAR : Shows the current bar and beatnumber.START BAR : Selects the starting bar for theLoop feature. This function is a available onlywhen Loop is turned ON.B/M : Changes the time signature.TEMPO : Changes the tempo.REC MODE : Selects the recording mode.REPLACE erases the previous data andrecords the new data in its place. OVERDUBmixes the new data with the previous dataso that both are heard together. Repeatedlytouching REC MODE switches between theREPLACE and OVERDUB.MENU : Cancels the real-time recording setup and returnsyou to the Advanced Recorder menu.MIXER : Takes you to the Mixer menu.TRACK SETTINGS : Shows the Track Settings menu.LOOP : Turns the Loop feature on/off. When you select a Style to record the default tempo for that Style is ignored. The Style will use the current tempo settingfor the song instead. You can set the desired tempo on the Real-time record screen before recording or change the tempoafter you have recorded in Song Edit or on the tempo track in Event Edit. When you are recording on the Style track only the Style will be recorded. The style track will record any chords (to thechord track) you play but the actual notes you are playing will not be recorded. When the recording is done, the Mixer screen will automatically be displayed.¡ To play back the recorded song: Step 1Press the RESET button in the RECORDER section of the front panel to return to the first bar of thesong. Step 2Press the PLAY/STOP button to play back the song. Step 3Press the PLAY/STOP button again to stop at any time. Step 4Pressing the PLAY/STOP button again resumes the playback from the bar where you stopped. Step 5Press the RWD or FWD buttons to rewind or fast-forward through the recording.