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  1. I really appreciate your input. Thank you. ☺ I looked at that section of the manual and became overwhelmed with the jargon. I should persevere ! best wishes Derek
  2. This poor machine. All I do is criticise it. I asked it to clear a bar. If my playing had been exactly matched to the metronome the notes played would have been within the bar which the machine removed. There was overlap so some notes were still there, appearing as if the bar was still there. Not so. Solution: clear bar 44 with the duff notes; re-record bars 43-45 on the new track to give corrected notes and overlap. Ta-Da! ☺
  3. Yes, the mixer is very different. I found out that I had forgotten the song edit button when the expected view did not materialise. I definitely pressed song edit mode. EN-99. See. I'm beginning to remember page numbers ! Here's another anomaly: I have decided that, as I don't seem to be able to replace just one bar by playing it again with punch-in, I will recorded just the bars with mistakes - in a new track. This saves having to re-record the track from the broken bar to the end of the piece. I can then just clear the bar with the mistakes and leave the new track to fill the gap. Today I am unable to clear the bar. The last time, I only had one track so used delete. best wishes Derek
  4. Thanks, Brad. However, why would the machine be set up in that way - hear it but not see it? Anyway, what I described was how mine was working. But I persevered. I opened the manual and repeated the now familiar pattern of gestures. Guess what? It worked; just not in the same way as I would have expected. I repeated the volume adjustment before opening your advice and the machine did the opposite of what you state! Aaargh! Yes, believe it or not, the bar height changes but I hear no real-time difference. But because the bar height changed, surely a difference has been made. Yes! Only now I have to stop the song that I am working on and re-start it. Time-consuming because the part worked on doesn't enter at the start and I have to guess at the desired volume output level - But It's Working! (My get-by fix for this hic-cup was going to be to re-record track 4 whilst the play volume was loud; that way I would play the part quieter.) Is it possible to record a new track, let's say track 5, but without hearing just track 3 (System, 1, 2, 4 still playing)? I have tried the part select button but the whole ensemble joins in. It's as if they have been paid for the gig and feel obliged to fulfil the contract. Thanks, Brad. You are keeping me sane and the CT-x5000 safe. ☺ best wishes Derek
  5. Thanks, Brad. Step 6: + / - or the dial to change the setting. I can do that. I have the volume setting and the correct track. I can make the number change from the default setting of 127 but the bar height does not move and the audible volume does not change. Thanks. Derek
  6. (I didn't want to start yet another topic but cannot find this question on the forum.) I am on page EN-111 of the CT-x5000 manual and am certain that I have followed the stages correctly, even although the lit button must now be unlit is most confusing. I have recorded a 4-track song. Track four is overpowering and I am trying to mix it quieter. I get to step 5 "use the 2 and 5 number keys ... " but the volume isn't changing. Please advise. Thanks. Derek
  7. If it happens again I'll let you know, but I am encouraged so far. ☺
  8. So far, so good. I recorded a new song, sys track and track 1. I then copied the song to another register so that I didn't risk corrupting it. Punch-in bars/measures towards the end of track 1 and the start of the track did not become corrupted. Hoorah ! User error. I have now played this particular accompaniment so many times that I can play it without the need to cheat with multi-track recording. However, I am finding the keys difficult to work with. They are too sensitive and then too insensitive. I have had to repeat bars/ replace bars due to 2 issues with the keys. They are either too light or too heavy depending on which finger is playing at which point on the note. The leverage means that I must exert more pressure on the key if I am nearer the "fallboard"; this leads to a louder and clumsy note. I have also been guilty of adding grace-notes when I have brushed past a black note. I know that it's because it is a keyboard and it's not trying to mimic a piano. With all this chopping and changing, I have learned that my notes had better be exactly in time. If not, there is a strong possibility that I shall have a stutter. Let's say that I wish to replace bar 41 with a corrected bar 41 which I played after the end of the piece. If the first note of my original bar 41 started before the down-beat I will have that fractional note before the bar-line followed by the new note exactly on time (because it is played independently), so I should be replacing bar 40 and 41 - and so on. best wishes Derek ☺
  9. Hi, Jose. I'm on the ground floor ... not worth throwing it out the window, but seriously considered when it started "creating" it's own sounds. best wishes Derek
  10. Yup! All that work and suddenly it's weird. It actually produced an interesting effect this time; the guitar voice that I was using sounded like plucked/muted at the same time, like a plucked violin. Unfortunately, if I can't control it, it's a piece of junk. Once I have recorded the last song onto my mp3 recorder and taken the midi file onto my computer, I will see about resetting the machine to factory settings - and see what happens. Derek ☺
  11. It's the punch-in function ! I have just edited another accompaniment, towards the end of a short piece. The beginning has become corrupted, where I definitely wasn't working and the whole track is unusable. It has happened on two tracks because I edited the wrong track first, corrected it, then edited the intended track. Track 2 and 3 both have to be re-recorded. Derek
  12. Hi, Brad. I have no idea. I only discovered it when I played back to record the external mp3. It's not the first time that this has occurred. Previously, I've punch-in-ed halfway through a track and the start of the track became staccato. It's happened probably about 6 times now. It causes a lot of extra work/angst trying to figure out what I pressed and shouldn't have pressed, but it does mean that I play the track on the keyboard more often - so I'm getting more piano-type practise. ☺ If I'm not on the first beat of the bar which I am overwriting then that first note will be staccato, as if it's part new note and part old note. best wishes Derek
  13. I recorded some tracks, and one has become staccato. I am currently using the CT-X5000 to record accompaniments in order that I can play along with my flute. I cannot play the pieces for piano fast enough so am making use of the metronome function. Here's what I do:- Choose the piece. Could I learn the flute part? Can I play the piano part? Can I play the piano part slowly and with individual hands? Try the piano part and select an achievable speed. Record system track for 2 bars or for an introduction. When it comes to performance, this is the only section which needs to be re-recorded at real speed. Track 1 can be the tune if required. Track 2 is the bass. Track 3 is the treble. Track 4 is that complicated middle section, bars 51-55, where track 3 bars are cleared. That's the back story. I'm learning about the instrument and I am re-learning the English language. Overwrite has become punch-in, for example. I then play the piece through the headphone outlet onto an mp3 recorder, where I can adjust the volume of the accompaniment according to the score. I recorded an accompaniment for "The Swan" by Saint-Saëns and was surprised that the treble had become staccato. Some cutting and pasting had occurred in order to correct blunders; I don't remember what. Attached are the ruined piece and the correct piece with the re-recorded track 2. I can add the midi files if desired. Any thoughts? Thanks. Derek The Swan - piano.MP3 The Swan - staccato.MP3
  14. That makes sense, Brad. I was concerned that the machine would "correct" my playing and put the note into the closest space. This might give an interesting end result but would make correction difficult. Even without the metronome on I see the machine counting the bars/measures. Maybe I have the 5000 mixed up with another keyboard - because I did look at a few (online) before finally choosing. My current method on how I can best make use of the 16-track recording is to use the system track for the introduction (4 bars, 8 bars, 2 bars, depending on the type of music) then record the bass (left hand track 1), then the right hand accompaniment (perhaps another tone track 2), and finally add a decorative duet section if desired. I will also try, depending on the style, to record the intro to the system track, then add the tune - and then use that as a guide to speed changes throughout the piece. A related query is when I "punch in" to correct blunders. I find that the bar following the one that I have worked on will become blank. I therefore re-record the whole track from that point onward. best wishes Derek
  15. Thanks, Brad. Yes, I know these for changing the overall tempo. I'd like to vary the tempo within a song. Thanks. Derek
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