You cannot directly record an audio track into the KN7000's sequencer - it is not designed to accept such an input. However, there is a simple way to make an MP3, WMA or WAV file which consists of KN7000 tracks and your voice.
Assuming the following :
1. You have recorded a sequence as backing for your vocal.
2. You have installed the USB Drivers and the Panasonic Audio Recorder on your PC. These items are included on the 'Applications and Drivers' CD which was included with your KN7000
3. You have connected a USB cable between your KN7000 and your PC and checked the validity of the connection - for example playing an MP3 or other audio file on your PC, through your KN7000 sound system.
4. You have a microphone connected to the MIC input of your KN7000 and checked that it is working by moving the MIC VOLUME slider upward, when you should be able to hear any Mic input through the KN7000 speakers.
It may be advisable to use headphones during the recording process, to avoid feedback from the KN7000 speakers to the Microphone input.
If all the above is true, then just Load the required sequence, Load the Panasonic Audio Recorder program and check the MIC Volume. Start the Audio Recorder and then start the sequencer playing - you should see the yellow bars on the Audio Recorder moving in sync with the Sequence. Add your vocal as required. When the song has finished, stop the Audio Recorder and audition your recording. If you consider the balance not quite right, then make the necessary adjustments and just repeat the recording process.
When you are happy with the result, then save the file as either an MP3, WMA or WAV file, depending on your requirements.
If you wish to burn a CD which will play on 'normal' Audio CD players, then you should choose the WAV option. MP3 and WMA files will play on a PC and most portable 'MP3' players.
One further point - you can add Reverb to your Mic Input should you wish to do so. Press and Hold the 'MIC' button in the GLOBAL EFFECT group, at the top right corner of the control panel, until the display screen changes. Then press 'DISPLAY HOLD', and adjust the REVERB parameters to your liking, while singing/speaking into the microphone. Alternate pushes of the MIC button will turn the Reverb on and off.
The Panasonic Audio Recorder offers no facility for post-recording editing, since it is just a basic digital recorder. Other Digital Audio Recorders such as Goldwave, Polderbits, Audacity etc. include many functions to allow 'tweaking' of your recording.
Instead of using one of your pre-recorded sequences, you could of course just play and sing 'Live', but it is probably easier to record the backing first, get it as near 'perfect' as you can, and then add the vocal.
[This message has been edited by Bill Norrie (edited 08-01-2010).]
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Willum
After silence, that which comes nearest to expressing the inexpressible is Music.
Aldous Huxley
( especially when the music is played on a KN7000....)
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