Recording One Track at a Time on a PSR550

The PSR550 is equipped with a 16 Track real-time sequencer. The sequencer data is stored directly to an IBM formatted 720KB (2DD) floppy disk, with a capacity of 65,000 notes, or a 1.44MB (HD) floppy disk, with a capacity of 130,000 notes. The recordings are saved on the floppy disk in Standard MIDI File Format 0.

The Track over Track procedure below involves recording one Track at a time until the Song is complete. It is practical for the user that wants to record multiple ''takes'' of a single part, a single part in various sections, or multiple parts one after the other.

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Recording One Track at a Time:
TIP: The [BACK] button can usually be pressed at anytime to return to a previous step.

1) Press the red [RECORD] button. The screen will display 'RecMenu=Song'.

2) Press the [NEXT] button. The screen will display '001 New Song'.

3) Select one of the following options:


a) Recording a new Song.


1] Press the [NEXT] button.
2] Proceed to step 4.


b) Selecting a previously recorded Song.


1] Press the [+] button until the screen displays the Song title.
2] Press the [NEXT] button.
3] Proceed to step 4.


4) Press the [+] button until the screen displays 'SongRec=MultiRec'.

5) Press the [NEXT] button three times. The screen will display 'RecPart T01=R1'.

6) Press one of the Track [1] - [16] buttons to select a Track for recording.

7) Make sure that the Track is set to record Voice R1 by pressing the [-] button until the screen displays 'RecPart Txx=R1'.

8) Press the [NEXT] button. The screen will display 'Rec/Ply Txx=Ply' indicating that the Track is set to ''play''.

9) Press the [+] button. The screen will display 'Rec/Ply Txx=Rec' indicating that the Track is set to ''record''.

10) Press the [NEXT] button. The screen will display 'Rehearsal'.

11) If necessary, select the Voice to use in the recording. Otherwise, proceed to step 12.


a) Press the blue [VOICE R1] button.
b) Type in the number of the Voice on the numeric keypad.
c) Press the [EXIT] button. The screen will display 'Rehearsal'.


12) Press the [NEXT] button. The screen will display 'Song Rec Ready'.

TIP: It is possible to mute previously recorded Tracks by pressing its corresponding Track button. A small 'M' will appear in the Track. This is useful when multiple takes of the same part are recorded.

13) Press the red [START/STOP] button or begin playing the keyboard to start recording.

14) Press the red [START/STOP] button when finished. The screen will display 'SV?: xxxxx.MID'.

15) Select one of the following options:


a) Save the recording.


1] Press the [+] button.
2] To continue recording, press the [BACK] button and return to step 6 OR to finish recording, press the [RECORD] button.

TIP: Save the Song each time it reaches a new satisfactory level or when multiple takes of the same part are being recorded.


b) Cancel the save operation.


1] Press the [-] button.
2] Return to step 10 to re-record the Track.