Operation Manual

CVP-509/505/503/501 Reference Manual 45

Songs – Recording Your Performances and Creating Songs –

To create a Song, you can compose your performance by entering it one event at a time (called “Step

Recording”), as well as recording your performance in real time (described in the Owner’s Manual). This

section explains operations of Step Recording and re-recording or editing existing Song data.

Call up the operation display.

[FUNCTION] → [F] DIGITAL REC MENU → [A] SONG CREATOR

There are six Pages (tabs) in the Song Creator display.

• REC MODE Re-records the Song. See page 52.

• CHANNEL Edits the Channel events. See page 54.

• CHORD Records the Chords and Sections with timing (page 49) or edits them (page 58).

• 1-16 Records the melodies (Step Recording; see below) or edits the recorded melodies (page 58).

• SYS/EX. Edits the System Exclusive events (tempo, time signature, etc.). See page 58.

• LYRICS Inputs/edits the Song name and lyrics. See page 58.

Recording Melodies (Step Recording)

1 Press the SONG [REC] and SONG [STOP] buttons simultaneously.

A blank Song (“New Song”) is called up for recording.

NOTE Selecting a blank Song initializes the panel settings.

2 Call up the operation display.

[FUNCTION] → [F] DIGITAL REC MENU → [A] SONG CREATOR → TAB [E][F] 1-16

Creating/Editing Songs (Song Creator)