Korg KR-55 PRO - Page 14

KR-55 Pro Owner's Manual
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Recording your performance
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1. Press the [RECORDER] buon to enter Recorder mode
(the buon lights up).
2. Connect the mic or instrument that you want to record,
and adjust the volume.
See page 10 “Connecting and playing instruments”
3. Select a new song. Press the [F2] buon until a song
number blinks in the display.
Blinking numbers are new songs. Numbers that remain lit
up are previously-recorded songs.
Tip: On the KR-55 Pro, recorded data is called “song
data,” and is handled in units called “songs.”
4. If you want to hear a metronome tone as a guide while
you record, press the [Metronome] buon to turn on the
metronome function.
Use the [(1) 8 BEAT1]–[(16) BLUES2] buons to select
the sound of the metronome (see page 24 “Voice name
list”).
By default, the metronome’s time signature is set to 4/4.
If you want to change the time signature, hold down the
[Metronome] buon and turn the VALUE dial.
You can select the time signature from the 9 choices in
the range 3/4, 4/4, 4/5, 7/4, 5/8, 6/8, 7/8, 9/8, and 12/8. The
display shows the time signature value.
Time signature display example: 4/4 time signature:
“04:04”
5. Press the [Count Start] buon to turn on the count start
function (the buon blinks).
6. To start recording, press the [  ] buon and then the
[ ] buon.
A two-measure count is sounded, and then recording
starts (the [Count Start] buon goes dark).
The song position in the display changes to a time
indication.
7. Play your instrument.
8. When you’ve nished performing, press the [ ]
buon to stop recording.
Overdubbing onto a recorded song
Overdubbing is the process of recording additional material
onto a previously-recorded song.
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1. Use the [F1] or [F2] buon to select the song that you
want to overdub.
2. Adjust the playback audio and the mic or instrument
recording level.
Set the volume of the playback audio by turning the
RHYTHM/PLAY knob to the 3 o’clock position. Use the
MIC knob and the (INPUT) 1 and 2 knobs to adjust the
volume level of your mic or instrument accordingly.
If you want the previously-recorded sound to be recorded
at the same volume as when it was recorded, turn the
RHYTHM/PLAY knob all the way to the right.
Note: In the record-standby state or during recording
(when the [  ] buon is blinking or lit), the three LEDs at
the left of the display operate as the recording level meter.
Adjust the knobs listed above so that the top LED ickers
occasionally.
Note: To check the recording level of the audio playback
that is being recorded, press the [ ] buon and make
adjustments while you record.
When you’ve nished making adjustments, press the
[VAR] buon to return to the beginning of the song.
After you’ve recorded and adjusted the level, press the
[Undo] buon to return to the state prior to recording.
Note: The VOLUME knob does not aect the recording
level. If acoustic feedback occurs, use this knob to lower
the overall volume.
3. To start overdubbing, press the [  ] buon and then the
[ ] buon.
Tip: If you press the [Count Start] buon to turn on the
count start function, overdubbing starts after a two-
measure count is sounded.
4. Play your instrument.
5. When you’ve nished performing, press the [ ]
buon to stop recording.