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Recording a Melody and a Full Accompaniment Simultaneously

This procedure applies to the EZ30, PSR280, PSR282, PSRGX76 and PSR350.

Recording a Melody and an Auto Accompaniment simultaneously involves playing chords on the left side of the keyboard that control the Auto Accompaniment while playing a right hand melody part.

Recording a Melody with Full Accompaniment:
  1. Press the [SONG] button.


  2. Select a User Song using the numeric keypad.


  3. Press the [STYLE] button.


  4. Select a Style using the numeric keypad.


  5. Press and continue to hold the red [RECORD] button.


  6. Press the [A] Track (Accompaniment) button.


  7. Press any one of the (Melody) Song Memory buttons, [1] - [5].


  8. Release the [RECORD] button.


  9. Start recording. Select one of the following options:


    1. Start playing the keyboard using right hand, left hand or both hands. Recording will begin as soon as the first key is played. The Accompaniment will also start automatically as soon as a key is played in the Accompaniment section of the keyboard (left side).

    2. Press the [START/STOP] button. The drum part of the Accompaniment will start. Start playing along with the right hand, left hand or both hands when desired.


    3. TIP: Press the [MAIN/AUTO FILL] button during the recording to add a fill and change the Accompaniment section as desired.

  10. Stop recording by pressing either the [INTRO/ENDING], [START/STOP] or [RECORD] button.


  11. Select one of the following options:

    1. To re-record, repeat steps 5 - 10.

    2. To add another track, proceed to the 'Adding More Tracks' procedure.

    3. To play back the recording, press the [START/STOP] button.


    4. NOTE: The recording will play back repeatedly, until the [START/STOP] button is pressed again.

    Adding More Tracks:

    1. If necessary, select a new Voice for recording.


      1. Press the [VOICE] button and type in a Voice number on the numeric keypad.

    2. If necessary, select the User Song for recording.


      1. Press the [SONG] button.

      2. Type in a User Song number on the numeric keypad.

    3. Press and continue to hold the [RECORD] button and then press any of the blank (Melody) Song Memory buttons, [1] - [5].


    4. TIP: To record over a previously recorded track, press its corresponding Song Memory button.

    5. Release the [RECORD] button.


    6. Start recording by using one of the following options:


      1. Press the [START/STOP] button to begin recording. Start playing the keyboard when desired.

      2. Start playing the keyboard. The recording will start as soon as the first key is played.

    7. Stop recording by pressing the [START/STOP] or [RECORD] button.


    8. Select one of the following options:


      1. To re-record, repeat steps 3 - 6.

      2. To add another track, repeat steps 1 - 6.

      3. To play back the recording, press the [START/STOP] button.

      NOTE: The recording will play back repeatedly, until the [START/STOP] button is pressed again.
Reference: EZ30 Owner's Manual, p. 66 - 70

Reference: PSR280 Owner's Manual, p. 55 - 57

Reference: PSR282 Owner's Manual, p. 55 - 57

Reference: PSRGX76 Owner's Manual, p. 55 - 57

Reference: PSR350 Owner's Manual, p. 58 - 62