Roland RD-150 - Built-in Song Recorder; Recording Your Own Music

5. Using the Recorder
5.1 Recording your own music
The RD-150 comes with a two-track Recorder func-
tion you could use for recording new ideas, new songs,
or your own versions of existing music.
Note: It is not possible to transfer the recorded song to a
sequencer via MIDI So be sure to use an external sequencer
for all songs you wish to keep.
1. Select the sound you want to use for recording,
then set the Chorus, Reverb, tempo, etc.
You cannot change the tempo or beat while recording.
2. Press the button.
METRONOME
PLAY REC
The indicator(s) for the track(s) where no data are
recorded begin blinking. This is the Recording
Standby mode.
‘The RD-150 uses a similar system. You can take
advantage of this to record your left and right hand
parts opin separate tracks ia then Belen s to them it in
yu hand) parts. Be aware,’ however, that the
din Split or Layer (see pa 12) mode: will
be recorded onto the same track.
Note: Press[REC] again if you do not want to record after
all.
3. Press Track [i] or [2] to cause the corresponding
indicator to flash.
This means that the data of that track will be erased,
and new data will be recorded. You cannot restore data
that have been erased in this way.
When the indicator for a track lights steadily, the per-
formance data recorded there will be played back dur-
ing recording onto the other track. If you do not want
to hear those data, switch off the track by pressing its
button before pressing [REC].
4, Press the [METRONOME] button if you wish to use
the metronome while recording.
See page 15 for how to set the metronome.
5. Press [PLAY]. The RD-150 starts recording after a
two-measure count-in.
If you start playing without pressing , the
RD-150 will start recording right away without any
count-in.
6. Press the button to stop recording.
A note about recording
When in Recording Standby mode, if you press the
button for a track that contains data (causing the indi-
cator to flash), recording will start, and the newly
recorded data will replace the previously recorded
data. Data erased in this way cannot be restored.
There is a limit for the number of notes that can be
recorded. If a pedal is used, the pedal messages are
recorded, too, so that the number of notes you can
record may decrease.
When the memory is almost full during recording, the
indicator starts flashing faster. When no more
data can be recorded, the indicator will go out,
and recording stops automatically.
5.2 Playing back your song
1. Press to play back your song.
(Press it again to stop playback.)
2. If necessary, use DATA [+] [=] to change the play-
back tempo.
Changing the tempo does not affect the pitch.
Listening to a track in isolation
Press the Track button of the part you do not want to
hear (confirm that its indicator is dark).
METRONOME
3. Press the button to start playback.
4. Press it again to stop playback.
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