saving on the tr.

bmstylee · Post by **bmstylee** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 6:37 am

hey guys. i have the tr88. a great piece. i am writing a composition for a friend for an album. i would like to record it on my board since i am doing most of my work there and i do not have a studio. i do not want to use a drum pattern i plan on working one of those out myself. how do i save my progress. i have 3 tracks done. one with strings and a couple sound fx on the others. there will be more. how can i save my progress and keep my trakcs. i can save it as a template but i lose my music. please help.

primate · Post by **primate** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 9:37 am

An SD card will hold your information for you. I don't have all the links on this forum regarding that procedure currently. The other way to go is to write directly to you're computer via midi.

X-Trade · Post by **X-Trade** » Thu Feb 12, 2009 9:38 am

Work in the sequencer is not saved in internal memory, you have to save your song to SD card (on the TR) or SmartMedia card for the LE.

you then go to media mode, go to the save tab, then hit utility > Save SEQ

edit:
sorry primate, got it at the same time!

bmstylee · Post by **bmstylee** » Fri Feb 13, 2009 3:02 am

thank you so much. i am writing something for my friend's band. they were looking for something very orchestral to open a set with. also. i have the scsi option in it. can i save through that.

bmstylee · Post by **bmstylee** » Fri Feb 13, 2009 4:21 am

all right. got my stuff down. but i have to work tomorrow (damn) so how do i get it back in the sequencer to work with again. i hit load and it gives so many options. what do it do. the manuls are not much help.

X-Trade · Post by **X-Trade** » Fri Feb 13, 2009 1:17 pm

scroll to the file (in the load tab), hit load (not open), then just press okay or whatever it is. the basic options are just if you want to erase the contents already in the sequencer, or save the file into the next song slots afterwards. good if you're building up a set from several sng files.

anyway if you're just working with that one then go with the clear option.

bmstylee · Post by **bmstylee** » Sat Feb 14, 2009 12:08 am

you guys rock. i love that board but man it is not user friendly at times. still better than the m50 though.

bmstylee · Post by **bmstylee** » Mon Feb 16, 2009 2:33 am

now the only question i have is how can i get my sequence into a mp3 format. i am not a recording expert. do i need to have some sort of software on the computer?

X-Trade · Post by **X-Trade** » Mon Feb 16, 2009 8:21 am

Yeah, its been covered before but the gist of it is:

you need to record the audio outputs of the keyboard into some software. preferably in stereo, through the line-in of your sound card - !!not mic connection!! - or preferably with a higher quality audio interface such as many USB or Firewire devices you can find around today)

software comes in all shapes and sizes, but if you don't want to do any layering (e.g. recording any new sounds afterwards, record yourself playing other things on top, singing, guitar, etc... there are some VERY basic recording packages around that would do this.

if you want to go further then you will be moving into the mainstream where you traditionally get MIDI sequencing as well as multi-track audio recording in software. we're talking software such as Logic, Cubase, Pro-tools, Live.

bmstylee · Post by **bmstylee** » Mon Feb 16, 2009 5:04 pm

thanks x. recording is something i really need to learn more about. i plan to have everything worked up on the board before going forward. can basic software still eq and put fx on the tracks.

88Keez · Post by **88Keez** » Wed Mar 18, 2009 7:47 pm

bmstylee - You can download the free and very full-featured Audacity. PC, Linux, and Mac versions are available, and it comes with a host of plug-ins!