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Recording MP3 files
With Pa2X, you can record your performance as an MP3 file.
Keep in mind what follows:
• All you play on the keyboard, the Styles and the Standard MIDI
Files performed by the Players will be recorded. Also, audio
entering the Audio Inputs is recorded (single microphone input
with the “In to Voice Processor” option selected, or both inputs
with the “In to Direct” option selected. See “Audio Setup: Audio
In” on page 233). Harmony voices generated by the Voice Pro-
cessor will be recorded as well.
• Playback of MP3 files will not be recorded.
Note: You cannot enter MP3 Record mode while in Sequencer or
Media mode.
Note: If recording with the Master EQ turned on, the EQ will be
recorded into the MP3 file. This equalisation will be added to the
one selected during playback. It is advisable to turn Master EQ off
while recording, if the MP3 file has to be played back on the Pa2X.
Recording
To enter recording, keep the SHIFT button pressed, and press
the RECORD button. The MP3 Record dialog box will appear.
When not recording, the shown status is Idle.
Choose the preferred MP3 audio quality option, by means of the
Quality pop-up menu. The higher the sound quality, the larger
the MP3 file that will be generated.
Use the Device parameter to choose a location where to tempo-
rary store the recorded MP3 file. This is not the final destination
of your file, since you will be able to choose a different location
after recording. However, be sure there is space enough for the
temporary file, by reading the Free space parameter.
Note: The default device is automatically selected as the recording
unit; use the Device pop-up menu to choose a different one. You
can record on the internal SSD-U flash memory, the hard disk, or a
device connected to one of the USB ports.
When done, touch the Rec button in the display to start record-
ing. The Rec button changes to Stop, and can be touched again
to stop recording. Also, the Idle label changes to Recording.
If you like, you can press the EXIT button to exit this dialog box
and access the Style Play and Song Play pages. To enter the dialog
box again, and see the file length or stop recording, press
SHIFT+REC again.
During recording, if you exit from the MP3 Record dia-
log box while still recording, a big red ‘R’ will flash in
the display.
During recording, you can use this dialog box to see the Record-
ing time, file length, and the remaining space on disk. Maximum
recording time depends on the available space in the selected
device.
After touching Stop, recording will stop, and the following dia-
log box will appear:
Touch the (Text Edit) button to assign a name to the MP3
file. Touch the Browse button to select a device and directory
where to save the file. Touch the Save button to save the file.
After saving, you can listen to the MP3 file in Song Play mode, as
you do with any other Song.
The MP3 file can also be moved to a personal computer for fur-
ther editing, via the USB interface.
Notes
Audio outputs
• Audio generated by the MP3 board can only be routed on the
Left+Right audio outputs.
Playback
• MP3 files recorded with lower sampling rates may not sound very
good. This is an unavoidable problem with MP3 files.
Recording MP3 files
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