Kawai MP6 Owner's Manual

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518. Audio Recorder/SMF Player (USB Memory)8. Audio Recorder/SMF Player (USB Memory)The MP6 is also capable of recording performances directly to a USB memorydevice as MP3 or WAV digital audio. This function allows professional qualityrecordings to be produced directly on the instrument - without the need foradditional sound equipment.The MP6 can also playback Standard MIDI Files (SMF) from a USB memory device.8.1 Recording an audio fileAudio Recorder format specificationsMP3 44.1kHz, 16 bit, Stereo 192kbit/s (fixed)WAV 44.1kHz, 16 bit, Stereo* MPEG Layer-3 audio coding technology licensed from Fraunhofer IIS and Thomson.* MP3 codec is Copyright (c) 1995-2007, SPIRIT* USB devices should be formatted to use the ‘FAT’ or ‘FAT32’ filesystems.8.1.1 Entering audio recorder modeConnect a USB memory device to the MP6.Press the RECORDER button.The type (MIDI/AUDIO/SMF) selection screen will be shown in the LCD display.Press the VALUE c button to change the type to AUDIO, then press the z button.The Audio Recorder format selection screen will be shown in the LCD display,and the LED indicator for the z button will start to flash.Press the VALUE c VALUE d buttons to select the MP3 or WAV audio format.8.1.2 Starting the audio recorderPress a key on the keyboard.The LED indicators for the z and f/ buttons will turn on, and the AudioRecorder will start recording audio in the file format specified.* Recording can also be started by pressing the f/ button.* If the METRONOME is turned on before recording, a one bar introduction willalso be played when the f/ button is pressed.* The default filename for recorded audio is Audio_000. If the file already existson the connected USB memory device, the filename number will incrementautomatically. To change the name of the recorded file, use the Renamefunction in the USB menu (page 70).8.1.3 Stopping the audio recorderPress the f/ button again.The LED indicator for the f/ button will turn off and the the Audio Recorderwill stop recording.After a brief wait, the Audio Player screen will be shown in the LCD display.Type = AUDIO[REC]or[PLAY]Type = AUDIO[REC]or[PLAY]RecordingFormat = MP3RecordingFormat = MP3Audio_001 MP30'00"Audio_001 MP30'00"Audio_001 MP30'00" VOL= 60Audio_001 MP30'00" VOL= 60