jared808

I figured it out and posted it on thread, here is the instructions. 

LouisVA. I have figured it out! totally! how to just record track after track of keyboard created sounds. they REALLY didn't make it easy. debating on trying to make a vid tonight to post to my youtube. explaining it in words is tough. since they made it SO FRICKIN circular. there are steps I see that you have to do EACH TIME you record a new track or it falls to a default sound (piano no sustain, boring), so, each time you set the next track up, you have to make sure to go back and set your sound up, even right up to the moment you hit record, you will see it sneak back to the default piano, boo. also, you do NOT want to be in EASY REC mode, that is the one shot record, you cannot layer those recordings. so while it may be good for practice, I would find it easier to just get used to the rec mode, and just use one track for a practice track. back to easy rec/ song rec mode, when you select that, sometimes it goes into easy mode (boo) instead of rec mode (yeah). so, I would say the first thing to do is get the sound you want, but since that can get shuffled around without your permission, I would say the FIRST thing to do is to hit the song sequence button, then the record button. if it says EASY REC, then hit song sequence again and record again till it says SONG REC, that is the multi track mode. now, once you are in SONG REC mode, while the rec button is flashing, you can go around and set stuff up, just don't hit any keys or it will start recording! if that happens, you need to start the process over again to get it set up for recording. once you ARE set up for recording,  I find the USER TONES the best ones to use. why? because they have the sustain/decay set up. otherwise you need to set the tone up to your liking each time you select one, then you need to hit the song seq, record, and all that EVERY TIME you want a sound. I don't have many user tones set up, but am building up those tones so I don't have to keep adjusting the settings each time. when you are looking at the screen in record mode, there is a little A or B on the screen. you do NOT want to be in A mode, since that is more for auto accompaniment, which is fine, but not my thing. you need to use the left right buttons next to  the function section, I think, those should move you over to the B setting. 

function then menu button while still holding function button: when NOT in record mode, will allow you to erase track or song. if you are having trouble deleting a track, delete song, as long as you only have 1 or 2 tracks recorded. ALSO, if you are not careful, you will record a track on A which will play but not show up on B, also, when you are in song record mode, the left right buttons under EXIT and ENTER will move you from A to B, remember, you want to use the B channel. you should notice when in B, you can keep hitting the RIGHT button and you will move along tracks 1 -16. also, if something is recorded on one of these, there will be a black like like a hockey puck to show there is a recording on that track. as far as the A channel, you will see if there is something on there if while playing you switch to A and see the meters rising showing recorded stuff, that will ONLY happen on B if you recorded on it, so you need to delete that (function/menu, clear track, move left to right button to the left all the way to show SYSTEM, that will delete A channel stuff)

function then menu button while still holding function button IN RECORD MODE: adjusts beat 4/4 etc, metronome, and precount. I like to record just with metronome but may use the drumbeats, just don't like getting used to the beats on the keyboard since I have a drum machine, but good for keeping time.

I am all over the place with the description but you can go back and read as you need it. SET UP THE PRECOUNT, so it doesn't jump right in to recording. metronome on and precount on. hit the START/STOP and instead of the casio beats, if you are set up in record mode correctly, it will count off to start recording. plus when you are done, hit that button, and to play back, hit that button. I have just been playing a sound for like 30 seconds to see if it recorded, then moving cursor to track 2 to see if it is working, and it has been. the manual explains this in a bad, bad way. everyone with this thing has to figure it out. for the price it would be a shame and a waste not to use it. I am working on my recordings more, so I want to record multi tracks on this, then run it into my tascam 24 track and put guitar, bass, drum machine, vocals, after that. 

AND, make sure to make the most of the MIXER feature. use pan to separate sounds, AND if you hit the down arrow once, you can adjust the volume of the tones, so everything isn't at the same level, a must for good recording, some sounds should be quieter, to the left, to the right, and so on.

that is all of it, I actually came back and sat at the keyboard hitting buttons to make sure they were working as explained. don't know if you have been building up user tones, but this thing has the memory for it. every time I back out of a sound I like, I kept not saving it, now if it is a sound I like, I save the settings. I didn't realize they were all in the user tone section/button. happy jamming!! we beat them louisVA, lol