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Casio MZ-X500 User Manual

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MIDI Recorder (Tutorial)
EN-55
5.
Touch the track name.
6.
Touch the track (Solo Track 1 through Solo
Track 16) you want to record.
7.
Start playing something on the keyboard.
This starts recording along with playback of what you
recorded to the system track, so you can play along
with system track.
8.
After you are finished playing, touch “Y”.
This enters the playback mode. Touch “”to play back
what you recorded up to this point. To stop playback,
touch “Y”.
You can use the following procedure to turn specific
tracks on (play enabled) and off (play disabled). This
allows you to listen only to the track(s) you want
when recording a new track.
You can mute specific recorded tracks so they do not
play as you record a new track.
9.
Repeat steps 2 through 8 above as required
to record all of the parts you need to complete
your song.
You can use punch-in recording to re-record a specific
part of recorder song that you want to improve or
correct.
1.
Enter the MIDI recorder recording mode and
then select the track where you want to
perform punch-in recording.
For information about how to select a track, see steps
4 and 5 under “Recording to a Specific Song
Performance Part (Track Recording)” (page EN-54).
2.
Touch “Rec Type”.
3.
Touch “Punch In Sync”.
If you want to delete all of the data in the track
following the section you recorded with punch-in
recording, touch “Punch Out Erase”.
4.
Touch “”.
This will start playback of the selected track.
5.
When playback reaches the point you want to
re-record, play the desired note(s) on the
keyboard.
This starts punch-in recording, so continue to play.
Performing a pedal or pitch bend wheel operation
also will start punch-in recording.
Besides keyboard play, you can also start punch-in
recording by performing the operation below.
Touch “Punch In”*
1
, change the tone, change the
rhythm*
2
, change the tempo*
2
.
*1 Used when you want to start punch-in recording
without modifying play or settings.
*2System track only
During punch-in playback, you can touch “s” to
skip back or “d” to skip forward. This lets you
jump more quickly to the location you want to
record. You can also pause playback by touching
k”.
(1) Touch “Monitor”.
This displays the MIDI Recorder playback
properties screen.
(2) You can select “Mute” or “Solo” for each of the
tracks.
Mute: Track is not played.
Solo: Selected track is played alone.
Re-recording Part of a
Recorder Song
(Punch-in Recording)
Mistake
Playback
Use punch-in
recording to re-record
only this part.

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Casio MZ-X500 Specifications

General IconGeneral
Control typeButtons
MIDI-keyboard number of keys61 keys
Product colorBlue
Sound effectsChorus, Equalization, Flanger/Digital Signal Processing (DSP), Phaser, Pitch shift, Reverberation
Volume controlDigital
Octave adjustmentYes
Maximum polyphony (notes)128
Music memory capacity (songs)100
InterfaceUSB
Headphone outputs1
USB ports quantity2
Cables includedAC
Display typeLCD
Weight and Dimensions IconWeight and Dimensions
Depth400 mm
Width950 mm
Height151 mm
Weight7600 g

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