Roland KR-7 Piano Digital Inteligente Owner's Manual

When using layer performance (p. 28) or split performance (p. 29), you can change

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Shifting the Keyboard Pitch in Octave Steps

(Octave Shift)

the pitch of the keyboard’s sound in octave units. This function is called “Octave

Shift.”

For example, when using a layer performance, you can change the pitch of each sound and layer the sounds. You can make the pitch of the keyboard’s left-hand part match the pitch of the right-hand part during split performance.

On the Basic screen, touch <Layer> or <Split>.

The KR-7/5 switches to layer performance or split performance.

To apply Octave Shift, touch the name of the tone you’ve selected.

Press the Tone button to display the Tone selection screen.

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You cannot use Octave Shift when using a single tone for the entire keyboard or in the right-hand Tone during layer performances.

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Touch Octave <-> or <+> in the lower part of the screen to adjust the pitch of the sound.

Each time you touch <+>, the pitch is raised one octave.

Each time you touch <->, the pitch is lowered one octave.

The sound can be changed from two octaves lower than the original sound (-2) to two octaves above the original (+2).

Touch <Exit> to return to the Basic screen or the previous screen.

Adding Reverberation to the Sound (Reverb)

Apply a reverb effect to the notes you play with the KR-7/5.

Reverb makes it sound as if you are playing in a concert hall.

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Press the [Reverb] button and watch the its indicator light up.

A “Reverb screen” like the one shown below appears.

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Display of the KR-7

Touch an icon to select the performance space.

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Display

Ground

Room

Lounge

Studio

Gymnasium

Hall

Dome

Explanation

Wide open space with no reverberations.

Small room

Larger room

A recording studio

In a gymnasium

Large concert hall reverberation

A domed ballpark

Adds the extended reverberations found inside a cave

KR-7

Cave

GS Room 1

GS Room 2

GS Room 3

Reproduces an indoor-type reverb.

Provides a clear, expansive reverberation.

GS Hall 1

GS Hall 2

Reproduces the reverberation found in a hall. Gives reverberation with a greater sense of depth than GS Room.

GS Plate

GS Delay

Reproduces a plate echo (reverberation created using the vibrations of a metal plate).

A delayed sound that is added to the original, similar to the reflected sounds of mountain echoes.

GS Pan Delay The reflected sounds are panned (shifted) laterally.

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Touch the slider beneath the icons to adjust the effect selected.

Touch and slide the knob on the screen to the right for a deeper reverb, and to the left for less.

You can also move the slider with the [-] [+] buttons and the dial.

Pressing the [-] [+] buttons simultaneously returns the slider to the initial value.

When you touch <Exit>, the reverb effect is activated, and you return to the previous screen.

Cancelling the Effect

Press the [Reverb] button, and watch the indicator light go out.

The reverb effect is eliminated.

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Adding Three-Dimensional Breadth to the

Sounds You Play (Advanced 3D) (KR-7)

You can add three-dimensional breadth to the sounds you play with automatic

accompaniment (p. 50), or to internal songs or music files. With this effect, called

“Advanced 3D,” you seem to be surrounded by the sound of the performance. fig.panel1-4

No effect is applied when the slider is moved all the way to the left. In this case, the button’s indicator won’t light up when you press the

[Reverb] button.

Press the [Advanced 3D] button and watch the indicator light up.

The following “Advanced 3D screen” appears.

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ON OFF

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Touch the icon to switch the effect on or off for each individual part.

Three-dimensional breadth is added to the performance part you’ve selected.

When you touch <Exit>, the Advanced 3D effect is activated, and you return to the previous screen.

Cancelling the Effect

Press the [Advanced 3D] button and watch the indicator goes out.

The Advanced 3D effect is eliminated, and the effect is no longer applied to any of the parts.

If all of the parts are switched off, the [Advanced 3D] button’s indicator won’t light up when you press the button.

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Selecting the tone to which the effect is applied

With “Keyboard” in Advanced 3D set to On, you can select the parts to which the 3D effect is to be applied when the keyboard is played.

Press the [Advanced 3D] button and watch the indicator light up.

On the Advanced 3D screen, touch <Option>.

A screen like the one shown below appears.

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Touch <All Parts> or <Layer Part>.

Display

All Parts

Layer Part

Explanation

The effect is applied to all tones played with the keyboard (the lefthand tone, right-hand tone, and layer tone).

The effect is applied only to the layer part.

When not using a layer performance (p. 28), the Advanced 3D effect

is not applied to the keyboard performance, even if <Keyboard> on the Advance 3D screen is set to On.

When you touch <Exit>, you return to the Advanced 3D screen.

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Adjusting the Sound to Achieve the Preferred

Tone Quality (Equalizer) (KR-7)

The KR-7 features a built-in, five-band digital equalizer.

An equalizer boosts or cuts specific sound pitches (frequency ranges) to adjust the sound balance for the overall performance. For example, you can boost the highs to get a crisper sound, or boost the low end for a more powerful sound.

You can also adjust the sound to compensate for the acoustical characteristics of the performance space.

If raising the slider for each frequency ends up distorting the sound, you can correct the distortion with the Master Level slider.

Press the [Equalizer] button.

The “Equalizer screen” appears.

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Touch the Type icon to make your selection.

Display

Bottom

Power

Mild

Clear

Bright

Flat

User

Explanation

This setting greatly boosts the low end.

Boosts both the low- and high-frequency ranges.

Lows and highs are restrained for a pleasant-sounding tone.

This setting slightly boosts the midrange for a simple pop feeling.

This setting boosts the high frequencies for a brilliant, sparkling sound.

All slider values are set to “0.”

Store your own preferred settings (p. 35).

Touch the slider to make adjustment.

Displayed

Low

Settings

Value

-60–0–60

Description

Low-frequency range. This is the range of frequencies for instruments like drums, bass, organ, guitar and strings.

Mid-low-frequency range. This is the range of frequencies for lower brass and woodwind instruments.

When <Flat> is selected (when all sliders are at “0”), then even when [Equalizer] is pressed, the indicator does not light up.

Displayed

Mid

High

Master Level

Settings

Value

-60–0–60

Description

Midrange. This is the range of frequencies where most instrument sounds are concentrated.

Mid-high-frequency range. The ear is most sensitive to this frequency range.

High-frequency range. These frequencies add brilliance to the sound.

You can temper the distortion in the sound by lowering the level. Raising the level too much may cause the sound to become distorted.

You can also move the slider with the [-] [+] buttons and the dial.

Pressing the [-] [+] buttons simultaneously returns the slider to “0.”

When you touch <Exit>, the equalization is placed in effect, and you return to the previous screen.

Cancelling the effect

Press the [Equalizer] button and watch the indicator light go out.

The equalizer effect is cancelled.

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Storing the settings

You can store adjusted equalizer settings to <User>.

Even after editing the settings, you can touch <User> to call up your preferred settings.

Press the [Equalizer] button and watch the indicator light up.

The Equalizer screen appears.

Adjust the equalizer.

Touch <Write>.

The settings are stored.

Even after editing the settings, you can touch <User> to select the stored settings.

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Adding Effects to Each Tone and Voice

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Applying Effects to the Sound (Effects)

You can apply a wide range of different effects to the notes you play on the keyboard.

First, press the Tone button to select a Tone (p. 25).

The “Tone selection screen” appears.

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For more on the effect types,

refer to the “Effects List” (p.

179).

Then, touch <Effects>.

The “Effect screen” appears.

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NOTE

Selecting a different effect for the left-hand Tone than the one applied to the right-hand

Tone and Layer Tone may not result in the effect you want.

Select the same effect as that used for the right-hand Tone.

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Applying effects to the sound

Touch <ON>.

The effect selected with <Type> will be applied.

Setting the Effect

Touch <Type> to select the type of effect.

Touch <Depth> to adjust the amount of effect applied.

The amount increases as the value is raised.

You can also move the slider with the [-] [+] buttons and the dial.

Pressing the [-] [+] buttons simultaneously returns the slider to the initial value.

Touch <Exit> to return to the Tone selection screen.

NOTE

When you select an effect type that starts with “GS,” that type of effect is also applied for the chorus effect for the song or

Music Style (p. 50) selected at

that time.

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Cancelling the Effect

On the Effects screen, touch <Off>.

About the Effect Settings

When the effects is set to ON, the appropriate effect is applied for the currently selected sound. You can also apply different effect types to each tone (except GS tones and tones with the “ ” logo). Although turning off the power returns effects

to their initial settings, carrying out Memory Backup (p. 155) allows you to save and

store the settings even after the power is turned off.

All [Voice] button tones with a

“GS” or “ ” logo appearing after the tone name have the same effect applied to them. If the effect for one of the tones with the “GS” or “ ” logo is changed, then the effects for the other tones with the “GS” or “ ” logo are also changed automatically.

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Adding Effects to Mic Vocals (Vocal Effect) (KR-7)

With a microphone connected, you can add effects to the microphone vocals.

Adding effects to the vocals is referred to as “Vocal Effect.”

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How to select Vocal Effect fig.panel1-5

For details on connecting a microphone, refer to

“Connecting a Microphone”

(p. 21).

Press the [Vocal Effect] button.

The “Vocal Effects screen” appears.

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Touch any one of the icons.

Icon

Echo

Transformer

Harmonist

Description

Adjusts the microphone echo.

Alters the microphone vocals.

Adds harmonies to the original voice.

Page

p. 38

p. 39

p. 40

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Icon Description Page

Vocal Count In

Vocal Keyboard

Music Files

Allows you to start songs and Automatic Accompaniment using your own tempo.

Allows you to produce sounds conforming to the vocal scale.

You can play a specific part as harmony while playing back a song.

When you touch <Exit>, the effect is applied and you return to the previous screen.

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Cancelling the Vocal Effect

Press the [Vocal Effect] button and watch the indicator light go out.

The Vocal Effect function is cancelled.

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Adjusting the Echo (Echo)

Touch <Echo> in Step 2 of “How to select Vocal Effect” (p. 37).

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Touch the bar graph to adjust the amount of echo applied to the vocal.

Touch the Echo Type <1> or <2> to change the echo type.

Displayed Description

Adds basic reverberations.

Adds reverberations for a karaoke-type echo.

Touch <Exit> to return to the Vocal Effects screen.

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Altering Vocals (Transformer)

With the KR-7, you can modify the way your voice sounds through the microphone.

This is called the “Voice Transformer” function.

Touch <Transformer> in Step 2 of “How to select Vocal Effect” (p. 37).

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When you use the Voice

Transformer function, the resonance setting for the piano

(see p. 142) may sometimes be

reset.

Touch any one of the icons.

Here’s what the different icons do.

Display Explanation

Child

Bear

Robot

Duck

Transforms the input into the sound of a child’s voice.

Transforms the input sound into the voice of a large animal.

Transforms the input into the sound of a robot’s voice.

Transforms the input into a duck’s quacking sound.

Alien Transforms the input into an alien voice.

Computer Transforms the input into a voice like that from a computer.

Female

Male

Transforms male voices into female voices.

Transforms female voices into male voices.

Sing through the microphone.

Your voice is transformed according to the item you selected.

Cancelling the Effect

Once again, touch the icon you selected in Step 2.

The Voice Transformer effect is eliminated.

Touch <Exit> to return to the Vocal Effects screen.

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Adding Harmonies (Harmonist)

You can sing with a harmony accompaniment, even when you’re playing solo. This is called the “Harmonist” function.

Touch <Harmonist> in Step 2 of “How to select Vocal Effect” (p. 37).

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When you use the Harmonist function, the resonance setting

for the piano (see p. 142) may

sometimes be reset. And the effects applied to the keyboard

(p. 36) may be canceled.

Touch any one of the icons.

Here’s what the different icons do.

Display

Duet

Oct-Up

Oct-Down

Keyboard

5th Up

3rd Up

4th Down

Chords

Explanation

Provides an effect resembling the sound of two people singing the same melody.

Adds another voice one octave higher than the original.

Adds another voice one octave lower than the original.

The melody being played on the keyboard becomes the harmony.

Adds harmony a fifth above the original.

Adds harmony a third above the original.

Adds harmony a major fourth below the original.

Adds harmonies matching the chords designated with the keys.

Cancelling the Effect

Touch the Harmonist type you selected in Step 2 again.

The Harmonist function is cancelled.

Touch <Exit> to go back to the Vocal Effects screen.

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Enabling the start of songs and automatic accompaniment with the sound of your voice (Vocal Count-In)

You can start songs and the Automatic Accompaniment by counting into the microphone.

Touch <Vocal Count In> in Step 2 of “How to select Vocal Effect” (p. 37).

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Touch <Arranger> or <Song>.

Display Explanation

Arranger

Song

Automatic Accompaniment starts at the tempo used for the count.

The song starts at the tempo used for the count.

Count to four (“One, two, three, four”) into the mic.

Count out the number of beats per measure in the time signature of the selected song or Music Style.

For example, if you select a time signature of 4/4, then count to four; count to three when 3/4 time is selected.

The tempo is automatically set according to the interval between the counts as you speak into the microphone, and the song begins.

Touch <Exit> to return to the Vocal Effects screen.

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Playing instrument sounds at vocal pitches (Vocal Keyboard)

You can have melodies sung into the microphone played with the KR-7’s internal

Tones.

Touch <Vocal Keyboard> in Step 2 of “How to select Vocal Effect” (p. 37).

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If the <OFF> icon is selected, touch the <ON> icon.

Touch any of the icons to select a Tone.

You can also select the Tone by pressing the Tone button.

When you sing into the microphone, the sung pitches are played using the selected

Tone.

Cancelling the effect

Touch <OFF>.

The Vocal Keyboard function is cancelled.

Touch <Exit> to go back to the Vocal Effects screen.

When you play the keys while using Vocal Keyboard, the tone selected for Vocal

Keyboard is played.

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Adding harmonies to a specified part (Music Files)

When you sing while playing back a specified song data part, the harmony is added using the pitches of the specified part.

Select the song to which you want to add harmony.

If selecting a song on a disk, insert the floppy disk in the disk drive. For more on how

to select songs, refer to “Playing a Song” (p. 69).

Touch <Music Files> in Step 2 of “How to select Vocal Effect” (p. 37).

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Touch the icon for the part to which you want to add harmony.

When you sing into the microphone, harmony is added using the pitches of the specified part.

Cancelling the effect

Touch the icon you selected in Step 3 again.

The Music Files function is cancelled.

Touch <Exit> to go back to the Vocal Effects screen.

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Enjoying Karaoke Performances with Music Files

Connect a microphone.

Adjust the volume level and the amount of echo applied.

On the KR-7, use the Vocal Effect function to adjust the echo (p. 38).

You can also enjoy this effect with the Voice Transformer function (p. 39) and

Harmonist function (p. 40).

On the KR-5, adjust the echo with the Echo adjustment knob on the instrument’s

lower panel (p. 21).

Select a song.

If selecting a song on a disk, insert the floppy disk in the disk drive. For instructions

on how to select songs, refer to “Playing a Song” (p. 69).

Adjust the tempo as required with the Tempo [-] [+] buttons.

If necessary, change the key of the song (p. 90).

When you press the [ (Play/Stop)] button, the accompaniment starts playing.

Sing along with the accompaniment.

When you play back a Music File with lyrics, the lyrics appear on screen.

Press the [ (Play/Stop)] button to stop the accompaniment.

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Commercial music files designed for “karaoke” singalong are also available.

Consult your KR-7/5 dealer when purchasing music files.

Refer to “Music Files That the

KR-7/5 Can Use” (p. 189).

On the KR-7, lyrics can also be shown on an external display.

Refer to “Connecting an

External Display (KR-7)” (p.

21).

You can stop lyrics from being

displayed. Refer to “Hiding the Lyrics (Lyrics)” (p. 93).

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Using the Metronome and Rhythm

(Rhythm Partner)

The KR-7/5 features a built-in metronome. Additionally, you can have Rhythm patterns play, in the same manner as the metronome, just by pressing the [Rhythm] button.

The combination of the internal metronome and rhythm functions is called “Rhythm

Partner.” fig.panel1-6

During playback of a song, or when performing with automatic accompaniment, the sound of the metronome keeps time with the beat of the song or accompaniment.

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Using the Metronome

Press the [Metronome] button and watch the indicator light up.

You will hear the metronome.

The following “Metronome screen” appears.

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It is not possible to use the

metronome and rhythm (p. 48)

simultaneously.

Display of the KR-7

You can touch <Exit> to have the metronome continue to play while you return to the previous screen.

Stopping the metronome

Press the [Metronome] button once more, and the indicator light goes out.

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Changing the Metronome Settings

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Adjusting the tempo

You can adjust the tempo of the metronome. The tempo of the metronome changes automatically if you use an Automatic Accompaniment or play back a song.

Press the Tempo [-] or [+] buttons to adjust a tempo.

You can adjust the metronome tempo over a range of = 20–250.

The metronome is automatically set to =108 when the power is turned on.

Pressing the [-] and [+] buttons simultaneously returns the selected song accompaniment to the basic tempo.

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You can also use the dial to adjust the tempo. Turn it clockwise for a faster tempo, or counterclockwise for a slower tempo.

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Determining the tempo with tempo marks

You can set the tempo by choosing a tempo indicator, such as “Allegro,” indicated on the score.

On the Metronome screen, touch the tempo indicator bar graph.

The tempo is set to match the tempo mark.

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Display of the KR-7

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Changing the beat of the metronome

On the Metronome screen, touch <Beat>.

The available choices for the beat appear at the bottom of the screen.

Choose the beat from among the selections by touching your choice.

You can scroll the display to one side or the other and show other choices for the beat by touching .

When is selected, only the upbeat will sound.

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Changing the volume

The volume of the metronome can be adjusted to ten different levels.

On the Metronome screen, touch <Volume>.

The available choices for the volume level appear at the bottom of the screen.

Touch the volume icon you’ve selected.

When you touch other volume levels.

, the selection moves to the side, allowing you to access

Choosing sets the volume to the lowest level, and choosing it to the highest level.

sets

Choose to silence the metronome sound.

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Changing the Type of Sound

You can change the sound the metronome makes.

The setting is at “normal metronome sound” when the KR-7/5 is powered up.

On the Metronome screen, touch <Sound>.

The available choices for the type of sound appear at the bottom of the screen.

Touch one of the items in the group to select a metronome sound.

Displayed Description

Normal metronome sound

“1, 2, 3” in Japanese

Displayed Description

Electronic metronome sound

“1, 2, 3” in English

Dog and cat sounds

Triangle and castanet

Wood block

Hand clap

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Changing the Animation

A metronome that moves along with the tempo is usually displayed at the center of the Metronome screen. You can change that picture to an animated bouncing ball, or other animation.

On the Metronome screen, touch the <Type>.

The animation type will change.

Each time you touch the icon, the animation switches between “Metronome,” “Dr.

KR,” and “Bouncing Ball.”

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Changing how the metronome beat (pattern) sounds

You can set the Metronome to play at even smaller intervals.

On the Metronome screen, touch <Pattern>.

The available choices for the metronome pattern appear at the bottom of the screen.

Choose a pattern by touching your choice.

You can scroll the display to one side or the other and show other pattern choices by touching .

Displayed Description

Usual sound

Half-note intervals

Quarter-note intervals

Eighth-note intervals

Displayed Description

Dotted half-note intervals

Dotted quarter-note intervals

Dotted eighth-note intervals

Sixteenth-note intervals

Triplet rhythm added

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Single back beat added

Shuffle rhythm added

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Playing Rhythm

The KR-7/5 features numerous internal rhythm patterns, which, like the metronome, can be played and stopped with the press of a single button.

Playing rhythm patterns instead of the metronome lets you enjoy performances that feel like live sessions.

Press the [Rhythm] button and watch the indicator light up.

The Rhythm will sound.

The following “Rhythm screen” appears.

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You cannot have the metronome or automatic accompaniment play simultaneously with the

Rhythm. When you start playing the metronome or automatic accompaniment while a Rhythm is playing, the

Rhythm stops.

When you touch <Exit>, the Rhythm sound continues to play, as you return to the previous screen.

Stopping the Rhythm

Press the [Rhythm] button once more and the indicator light goes out.

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Changing the Rhythm settings

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Changing the Rhythm

Touch a Rhythm name on the Rhythm screen.

The selected Rhythm plays.

The Rhythms available for selection will depend on the beat.

Touch to switch the screens and show other choices.

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Changing the beat of Rhythm

In the Rhythm screen, touch <Beat>.

The available choices for the beat appear at the bottom of the screen.

Choose the beat by touching your choice.

You can scroll the display to one side or the other and show other choices by touching .

Depending on the beat, there may be only one Rhythm to choose form.

For more on the Rhythm types,

refer to the “Rhythm Pattern

List” (p. 187).

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Changing the volume

The rhythm volume can be adjusted to ten different levels.

On the Rhythm screen, touch <Volume>.

The available choices for volume level appear at the bottom of the screen.

Select a volume icon.

When you touch other volume levels.

, the selection moves to the side, allowing you to access

Choosing sets the volume to the lowest level, and choosing it to the highest level.

Choose to silence the Rhythm sound.

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Chapter 2 Automatic Accompaniment

Music Styles and Automatic Accompaniment

What is Automatic Accompaniment?

Press the KR-7/5’s One Touch Program [Arranger] button for Automatic

Accompaniment’s optimum settings. Automatic Accompaniment is a function that provides you with accompaniment in a variety of musical genres, just by specifying chords in the left hand. Automatic Accompaniment lets you play with an orchestra, even when performing alone!

What Are Music Styles?

Accompaniment patterns in various musical genres are called “Music Styles.”

There are many different kinds of music around the world, and each has its own unique features. What gives jazz or classical music their unmistakable sounds are a unique combination of elements like instrumentation, melody, and phrasing, which interact to create the musical character.

Elements of Music Styles

A Music Style consists of a set of six sections called “divisions.”

Intro

Division

Original

Variation

Fill In To Original

Fill In To

Variation

Ending

Description

Played at the start of a song.

The basic accompaniment pattern.

This is a variation on the Original accompaniment pattern.

This is a one-measure phrase inserted at a point where the mood changes and the accompaniment returns to the original.

This is a one-measure phrase inserted at a point where the mood changes and the accompaniment moves ahead to the variation.

The conclusion of a song.

In addition, Music Styles are built from: “Rhythm,” “Bass,” “Accompaniment 1,”

“Accompaniment 2,” and “Accompaniment 3.”

For instructions on playing the

Automatic Accompaniment,

refer to “Selecting Music Styles

(Music Style Buttons)” (p. 54).

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Performing Using Automatic Accompaniment

(One-Touch Arranger)

Here’s how to create the settings for Automatic Accompaniment.

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Press the One Touch Program [Arranger] button.

The Basic screen like the one shown below appears.

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Observe the settings:

• The keyboard is split into left- and right-hand parts, with accompaniment chords specified for the left-hand side of the keyboard.

• A tone appropriate for the selected Music Style is chosen.

• The tempo and beat for the selected Music Style is set.

Play a chord on the lower-part of keyboard.

The accompaniment begins, starting from the intro.

Play chords with the left hand, and the melody with the right.

When you change chords in the left hand, the accompaniment also changes.

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The range specifyed a chord

Press the [Intro/Ending] button.

After the ending plays, the accompaniment stops.

When you select an internal song or music file that includes the lyrics data, <lyrics> appears in the Piano screen or

Basic screen. Touch this to display the lyrics.

Normally, when you change a

Music Style, the tempo and tone change to selections that go well with the selected

Music Style. If you do not want to change the tempo and tone,

refer to “Changing Music

Styles Without Changing the

Tone or Tempo (One Touch

Setting)” (p. 146).

For instructions on selecting

Music Styles, refer to

“Selecting Music Styles (Music

Style Buttons)” (p. 54).

For instructions on starting and stopping the accompaniment, refer to

“Starting and Stopping the

Accompaniment” (p. 58).

You can change the range in which chords are played.

Please refer to “Changing the

Keyboard’s Split Point (Split

Point)” (p. 146).

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About Chords

A chord is produced when several notes are played simultaneously. Chords are indicated by the pitch of the fundamental note of the chord (the root) and the chord type, which is determined by the other notes of the chord.

For example, the C m chord is expressed in terms of the root note “C” and the chord type “m” (minor). C m is made up of the three notes “C,” “E ” and “G.”

“C m” is indicated as the chord name on the Basic screen. fig.chord.e

C m

Chord Type

Root Note

C G

Root Note

All chord roots are indicated as a letter, sometimes with or added, and correspond to the notes shown below.

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Playing Chords with Simple Fingering

(Chord Intelligence)

“Chord Intelligence” is a feature that chooses the accompaniment chords the moment you play a key.

To play a “C” chord, for example, you normally have to play the three keys C, E, and

G. But with Chord Intelligence, you only have to press the C key to start a “C” chord accompaniment.

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• How to play chords in the Chord Intelligence mode:

Major

Ex: C

Play the chord root.

Minor

Ex: C m

Play the root and the third key above it.

You can cancel the Chord

Intelligence function. For more

information, see “Changing

How Chords Are Played and

Specified (Arranger Config)”

(p. 150).

For more information about chord fingering, refer to the

“Chord List” (p. 182).

Seventh

Ex: C 7

Play the root and the second key above it.

Minor Seventh

Ex: C m7

Play the root, the third key above it, and the second key below it.

Major Seventh

Ex: C maj 7

Play the root and the first key below it.

Diminished

Ex: C dim

Play the root and the sixth key above it.

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Viewing Chord Fingerings (Chord Finder)

Whenever you are not sure how a certain chord is fingered, you can display the notes of the chord on the screen.

On the Basic screen, touch < >.

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Touch the root of the chord you want to learn about.

The chord fingering appears on screen.

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For example, if you wanted to see the fingering for a C# chord, you would touch

<C>, then touch <#>.

Touch <Exit> to go back to the Basic screen.

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Selecting Music Styles (Music Style Buttons)

You can select a variety of different Music Styles by pressing the Music Style buttons.

Music Styles are divided into six groups, with each assigned to one of the Music Style buttons.

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Press the One Touch Program [Arranger] button.

Press one of the Music Style buttons to select the Music Style group.

Watch the indicator button light up.

Six of the Music Styles included in that group are displayed on the screen.

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For more on the Music Style names, refer to the “Music

Style List” (p. 180, p. 181).

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This screen is called the “Style Selection screen”.

You can listen to the Music Style by touching <Audition>.

Touch to switch the screen and display the next selections.

You can touch <Search> to find Styles that match the selected criteria (p. 56).

Select a Music Style, and touch the Music Style name.

You can use the [-] [+] buttons and the dial to automatically switch pages and select

Styles.

Touch Preset <A>, <B>, <C>, or <D> in the lower part of the screen.

When the Music Style is selected, Preset A is selected.

When any of the Presets from <A> through <D> are selected, the Music Style tempo,

right-hand Tone, Style Orchestrator settings (p. 62) and other settings change.

By changing the tempo and

Tone, you can enjoy performing with a different ambience, even in the same

Music Style.

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Touch <Exit>.

The display returns to the Basic screen.

When you play a chord in the left-hand part of the keyboard, the selected Music Style is automatic.

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Selecting Music Styles on Disks

You can play other User Styles saved to floppy disks or User memory (KR-7) (p. 139).

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Insert the floppy disk into the disk drive (p. 104).

Press the Music Style [User] button.

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If you’re using the disk drive for the first time, be sure to read the important notes on p. 6.

Display of the KR-7

When you touch <User/Disk> on the lower part of the screen, the screen for selecting user memory or disk Styles appears.

When you touch <Preset>, the screen for selecting “Trad/Kids” Music Styles appears.

Touch .

The Music Styles saved on the disk are displayed.

When you touch < >, the Music Styles stored in User memory are displayed.

Select a Music Style, and touch the Music Style name.

Press the One Touch Program [Arranger] button.

You can now perform in the selected Music Style.

Music Styles selected from floppy disks are stored until the power is turned off. Even after ejecting the floppy disk, by pressing the Music Style [User] button, you can perform using the most recently selected Music Style.

On the KR-7, you can save multiple user Styles to user memory. Take a look at

“Saving a User Style” (p. 139).

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Using Keywords to Search for Music Styles

(Style Search)

You can search for Music Styles that match the tempo of the song, musical genre, or other criteria you set.

You can also search Music Styles using the first character of the Style names.

Press one of the Music Style buttons.

Touch <Search>.

The following “Style Search screen” appears.

fig.d-stylsrch1.eps_60

Condition Search screen Name Search screen

Only the KR-7/5’s internal

Music Styles are searchable.

Touch here to switch these screens.

❍

Searching by Conditions

Touch the parameter you want to set, then use the [-] [+] buttons and the dial to select the search conditions.

Touch <Search>.

The search results appear in the display.

Touch a Music Style name to select a Music Style.

Touch <Exit> to return to the Style Search screen.

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Searching by Music Style name

Touch <By Name>.

Touch <By Key> to return to the Condition Search screen.

Decide which character you’ll use for the search.

The selected character appears in the middle of the screen.

Enter the character you are searching for. For example, touching <ABC> in succession cycles you through the available choices in that character group

(“A”

→

”B”

→

”C”...).

Touch <A-0> to toggle between alphabets and numerals.

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Touch <Search>.

The search results appear on the display.

Touch a Music Style name to select a Music Style.

Touch <Exit> several times to return to the Basic screen or the previous screen.

In a condition search, the KR-

7/5 looks for Music Styles satisfying all of the selected search criteria.

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Playing Only Music Style Rhythm Patterns

You can also play only the rhythm patterns of Music Styles.

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Select a Music Style (p. 54).

Press the One Touch Program [Piano] button.

The performance is set so that only the rhythm patterns are played.

Press the [Intro/Ending] button.

The Rhythm part of accompaniment begins, starting from the Intro.

Just as with regular Automatic Accompaniment, you can add intros and endings by pressing the [Intro/Ending] button, and make changes to the rhythm patterns with

the Fill In button (p. 61).

Adjusting the Accompaniment Tempo fig.panel2-5

NOTE

Some Music Styles do not include rhythm patterns.

When you select these Style patterns, no rhythm patterns are played, even when you play on the left side of the keyboard.

When the Basic screen is displayed, you can use the Tempo [-] [+] buttons or the [-]

[+] buttons and the dial to change the tempo.

The tempo is indicated on the upper left of the screen.

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Pressing the [-] [+] buttons simultaneously returns the selected Music Style or song to the basic tempo.

You can change the tempo of Automatic Accompaniment even while the accompaniment is playing.

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Starting and Stopping the Accompaniment

Pressing the One Touch Program [Arranger] button activates Sync Start for the accompaniment (which starts the accompaniment simultaneously when you play on the lower section of the keyboard), and automatically sets an appropriate intro for the accompaniment. You can also change the way the accompaniment starts and stops.

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Having the Accompaniment Start Simultaneously

When You Play the Keyboard (Sync)

Press the [Intro/Ending] button and [Start/Stop] button simultaneously, causing the indicators of both buttons to flash.

The Sync Start settings go into effect.

Play a chord on the lower-part of keyboard.

As you play the keys, the intro and accompaniment begins simultaneously.

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Changing the intro

When set for Sync Start (the indicators of both the [Intro/Ending] button and [Start/

Stop] button are flashing), you can use the following procedure to change the intro, or prevent the intro from playing.

Starting without an intro

Press the [Intro/Ending] button and watch the indicator go out.

Now when you play a chord with the keyboard, the accompaniment starts without the intro.

To start with a short intro added

On the Basic screen, touch the Intro/Ending Type <2>.

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Sync Start is set immediately after the One Touch Program

[Arranger] button is pressed.

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Now when you specify a chord with the keyboard, a short intro is played, and the accompaniment starts.

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Starting at the press of a button

Press the [Intro/Ending] button and [Start/Stop] button simultaneously, and the indicators lights go out.

The Sync Start function is cancelled.

Play a chord on the lower part of keyboard.

Choose the chord to be played when the accompaniment begins playing.

Press the [Intro/Ending] button or the [Start/Stop] button.

When you press the [Intro/Ending] button, the intro plays, and the accompaniment starts. When you press the [Start/Stop] button, the accompaniment starts without the intro.

When you press the [Intro/Ending] button after touching Intro/Ending Type <2> on the Basic screen, a short intro plays.

Chord Tones and Bass Tones

When you play the keys in the left-hand side of the keyboard while the [Start/Stop] button’s indicator is not lit, chords play. This note is called the “Chord Tone,” and the root of the chord being played at the same time is called the “Bass Tone.”

You can change the sound of the chord tone and bass tone.

Take a look at “Changing How

Chords Are Played and

Specified (Arranger Config)”

(p. 150).

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Stopping Automatic Accompaniment

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Stopping with an added ending

Press the [Intro/Ending] button.

An ending plays and the Automatic Accompaniment stops.

When you press the [Intro/Ending] button after touching Intro/Ending Type <2> on the Basic screen, a short ending plays.

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Stopping at the same time the button is pressed

Press the [Start/Stop] button.

The Automatic Accompaniment stops as soon as you press the button.

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Having a Count Sound Play at the End of the

Intro (Countdown)

If an intro plays before your performance, you can have a count-in sound played to the end of the intro, helping you hear when to start playing.

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Ex: 4/4

Intro

When the Intro has finished playing, the accompaniment plays.

1 2 3 4

Count Sound

Press the [Metronome] button and watch the indicator light up.

The Metronome screen (p. 44) appears.

If you don’t want the metronome to play, press the [Metronome] button and indicator light goes out.

Touch <Countdown>.

The following “Countdown settings screen” appears.

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Touch <Switch> to set this to “ON.”

When you press the One Touch Program [Arranger] button, the performance starts, and the countdown sound plays at the end of the intro.

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Cancelling the countdown

In the Metronome screen, touch <Countdown>.

Touch <Switch> to set this to “OFF.”

This sets the KR-7/5 so that the countdown does not play.

For more about settings on the

Countdown screen, refer to

“Settings for the Countdown”

(p. 151).

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Modifying an Accompaniment

When you use Automatic Accompaniment, you can easily add Fill Ins to the accompaniment patterns, change arrangements, and make other changes.

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Changing the Accompaniment Pattern

(Fill In Buttons)

There are two accompaniment patterns: the Original, and a Variation. In addition, a fill-in (or short phrase) is added at the points where the accompaniment patterns change, which adds more interest to the song. It can be effective to use the simpler original pattern for the first half of the song, and the variation pattern for the second half.

You can add variation to the

Automatic Accompaniment by assigning different functions to the Performance Pads and pedals. For more information,

see “Assigning Functions to

not lit. Refer to “Assigning

What’s a “Fill In”?

A short improvisational phrase inserted at the bar line is called a “Fill In.”

The KR-7/5 automatically plays the appropriate phrase for the selected Music Style.

fig.panel2-7

Press the Fill In [Variation] button and watch the indicator light up.

The instrument is set so that the variation performance pattern is played.

Press the Fill In [Original] button and watch the indicator light up.

The instrument is set so that the original performance pattern is played.

Pressing these buttons during a performance inserts a one-bar fill-in at the appropriate place and time.

Adding a fill-in without changing the accompaniment pattern

You can play only the fill-in, without changing the accompaniment pattern.

Press the lit [Original] or [Variation] Fill In button during the performance.

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Changing the Instrumental Makeup of Music Styles

(Style Orchestrator)

You can change the arrangement of an accompaniment. This function is called “Style

Orchestrator.” Each Music Style has four different accompaniment arrangements.

fig.panel2-8

❍

<KR-7>

Press the [Style Orchestrator] button and watch the indicator light up.

The instrument is set to allow you to change the arrangement with the Performance Pads.

Press Performance Pad [1]–[4] to change the arrangement for the accompaniment.

Watch the indicator of the button you pressed light up.

Pad [1] plays the simplest arrangement, and Pad [4] gives you the most elaborate arrangement.

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<KR-5>

Press the [Style Orchestrator/User Function] button and watch the indicator light up.

This enables you to change the arrangement with the Performance Pad [1] or [2] button.

A screen like the one shown below appears.

fig.d-phrase.eps_60

When you press the [Phrase] button or [User Function] buttons, the [Style

Orchestrator] button’s indicator goes out, and the function of the Performance

Pads changes. For details refer

to p. 63 and p. 147.

NOTE

When simple Music Styles are selected, there may be no change in the arrangement even when you use the Style

Orchestrator function.

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The Style Orchestrator value assigned to the current Pad is indicated.

Display

Basic

Advanced 1

Advanced 2

Full

Explanation

This is the simplest arrangement.

This is a more involved arrangement.

This is the most elavorate arrangement.

You can change the arrangement assigned to Pad [1] or [2] by touching .

You cannot change the orchestration of the Styles with the Performance Pad when the

[Style Orchestrator/User

Function] button’s indicator is

Functions to Pedals and

Performance Pads (Pedal

Setting/User Functions)” (p.

147).

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Touch <Exit>.

You are returned to the previous screen.

Press the [1] or [2] button to change the arrangement of the accompaniment.

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Playing Phrases (Phrase) (KR-7)

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Press the [Phrase] button and watch the indicator light up.

The instrument is set so that phrases play with the Performance Pads.

A screen like the one shown below appears.

fig.d-phrase.eps_60

Touch to choose the type of phrase.

Press one of the Pads.

The selected phrase plays.

When the phrase continues playing, press the Pad once more to stop it.

With certain phrases, the accompaniment stops while the phrase is playing.

When you touch <Exit>, you’re returned to the previous screen, while the same function remains assigned to the Pads.

When you switch Music Styles, the phrases assigned to the

Performance Pads are switched. If you do not want to have the phrase settings change when you change

Music Styles, refer to

“Changing Music Styles

Without Changing the Tone or

Tempo (One Touch Setting)”

(p. 146).

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Adding Harmony to the Right-Hand

Part (Melody Intelligence)

You can add harmony to the notes you play on the keyboard.

While an Automatic Accompaniment is playing, the matching harmony is automatically added to the notes you are playing with the right hand. This function is called “Melody Intelligence.” fig.panel2-10

Press the [Melody Intelligence] button and watch the indicator light up.

When you play something on the right-hand section of the keyboard, harmony is added.

The following “Melody Intelligence screen” appears.

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Select and touch a harmony type.

Then when you play a melody on the keyboard, a harmony style is automatically added.

When you touch <Exit>, you’re returned to the previous screen, while the Melody

Intelligence function remains selected.

Press the [Melody Intelligence] button once more and the indicator light goes out.

The Melody Intelligence function is cancelled.

With some harmonies, Tones may change automatically.

Also, when you play several keys at the same time, in some cases harmony may be added to one note.

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Playing Sounds in the Left Hand During a

Performance (Lower Tone)

Normally, when using Automatic Accompaniment in a performance, sounds are not produced by playing the left-hand part of the keyboard. When you touch the

<Lower> icon, you can have Tones from the left side of the keyboard play simultaneously with the Automatic Accompaniment.

Press the One Touch Program [Arranger] button.

This sets the Automatic Accompaniment.

On the Basic screen, touch <Lower>.

Now when you play a chord in the left-hand keyboard area, the notes you play will sound, and the accompaniment chord changes.

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Stopping the sound in the left-hand

Touch <Lower>.

The <Lower> icon reverts to black, and the left-hand Tones stop playing.

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Playing the Piano with Accompaniment Added

(Piano Style Arranger)

Usually with Automatic Accompaniment, you play chords on the left-hand side of the keyboard and the melody on the right-hand side. Chords can also be recognized over the entire keyboard, allowing you to perform using Automatic Accompaniment without splitting the keyboard. This function is called “Piano Style Arranger.”

This makes it possible to add an accompaniment automatically as you play a song by playing chords in the ordinary way, without giving any thought to the location of a keyboard split.

Press the One Touch Program [Arranger] button.

Touch <Split> to turn the Split function off.

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Select a Music Style (p. 54).

Play the keyboard.

The accompaniment starts when you play a chord anywhere on the keyboard.

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Adjusting the Volume Balance for Each

Part (Balance)

You can adjust the volume balance between the accompaniment and the keyboard, and the volume balance for each of the parts in a Music Style.

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Changing the Volume Balance between the

Accompaniment and the Keyboard (Balance Knob)

You can change the volume balance between a song and accompaniment and the notes you play on the keyboard.

Adjust the volume balance with the Balance knob.

fig.volbal.e

NOTE

When this knob is turned completely to the

Accompaniment side, no sounds from the keyboard are audible, even when the keys are pressed. You can usually leave the knob at the center position.

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Adjusting the Volume Balance for Each

Performance Part (Part Balance)

You can adjust the volume of each performance part in a Music Style, and the balance between parts when playing multiple Tones on the keyboard.

fig.panel2-11

Press the [Part Balance] button and watch the indicator light up.

The following “Part Balance screen” appears.

Touch fig.d-partbal1.eps_60

to switch the two screens.

Display of the KR-7

Switch the screens

The volume balance between each of the performance parts in the Music Style is indicated.

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Display

Rhythm

Bass

Accomp

Phrase (KR-7)

Performance part

Music Style Rhythm Part

Bass, Bass Tone (p. 59)

Accompaniment 1, Accompaniment 2, Accompani-

ment 3, Chord Tone (p. 59)

Short phrases sounded when the Performance Pads

are pressed (p. 63).

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Switch the screens

This shows the volume balance between each of the keyboard’s Tones when layer

performance (p. 28) or split performance (p. 29) are used, or the volume balance

when using the keyboard to play percussion instruments or sound effects (p. 26).

Displayed

Drums

Lower

Layer

Upper

Tone Part

Percussion instruments or sound effects played with the keys

Left-hand Tone

Layer Tone

Right-hand Tone

Touch each slider to adjust the volume balance.

You can also make these adjustments by touching the adjustment sliders and then using the [-] [+] buttons or the dial.

Touch <Exit> to go back to the previous screen.

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Chapter 3 Song Playback and Practice Functions

Playing a Song

Now, let’s try practicing while playing back internal songs, commercial music files, and songs saved to floppy disks.

You can use rewind or fast-forward to go to any desired measure, and play back from that point.

fig.panel3-1

Record/Playback buttons

Selecting the song

When playing back songs on floppy disks, first insert the floppy disk in the disk drive.

Press the [Select/Listen to a Song] button.

The following “Genre Selection screen” appears.

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If the floppy disk is being used for the first time, refer to p. 6.

When you touch the genre for the song you want to play, the screen changes.

When selecting a song from a disk, touch, <Disk>.

The following “Song Selection screen” appears.

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When you touch < random order.

>, songs selected from all of the internal songs are played in

When you touch < >, all of the songs in the genre you have selected are played in order, starting from the selected song. When the last song is finished, playback resumes from the initial song.

< >: Information for the selected song is displayed.

< >: The selected song is played back. This changes to < is played back; playback stops when you touch < >.

< >< >: The song genre changes.

> while the song

Touch the name of the song to be played back.

The selected song name appears at “0:.”

You use the [-] [+] buttons and the dial to select songs.

Playing back

Press the [ (Play/Stop)] button.

The button indicator lights up, and playback of the song begins.

Stopping the Song

Press the [ (Play/Stop)] button once again.

The button indicator light goes out, and the song stops.

When the song is finished, playback stops automatically.

Press the [ (Reset)] button to return to the beginning of the song.

Record/Playback Buttons

fig.composer.e

If there is recorded song data, the “Delete song” screen appears.

If it’s okay to delete the song, touch <OK>. If you do not want to delete the song, touch

<Cancel>, and either save the

song to a floppy disk (p. 106)

or register the song to the

Favorites (p. 72: KR-7).

NOTE

When you start playback of songs, the measure number on the Basic screen appears in reverse video. The performance data is being loaded while the indication is highlighted; please wait a few moments for this to be completed.

[

Track buttons:

Each performance part of the song being played back is assigned to a track button. Use these buttons to select the performance parts that are muted or played. For more detailed

information, refer to p. 86.

(Reset)] button: Returns to the beginning of the song.

[ (Play/Stop)] button:

Plays back the song, or if the song is currently being played, it stops the song.

[ (Rec)] button:

Records the performance. For more detailed information, refer to p. 95.

[ (Bwd)] button: Moves back the playback position of the song one measure each time the button is pressed. When held down, the song “rewinds” continuously.

[ (Fwd)] button: Advances the playback position of the song one measure each time the button is pressed. When held down, the song is forwarded continuously.

Holding down the [ you to the end of the song.

(Play/Stop)] button and pressing the [ (Fwd)] button moves

Song Number <0:>

In the Song Selection screen, the title of the currently selected song appears at “0.”

Song Number “0” is used by all genres. Recorded performances are also stored to

“0.” The song in Song Number

“0” is erased when the power is turned off.

NOTE

When using markers to specify

a section to be repeated (p. 89),

you can rewind and fast forward only within the range between Marker A and

Marker B.

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Using Keywords to Search for Songs (Song Search)

You can search for songs that match the conditions you set regarding the song tempo or genre.

You can also search the songs using the first character of the song name.

Press the [Select/Listen to a Song] button.

Touch <Search>.

The following “Song Search screen” appears.

fig.d-songsrch1.eps_60

Condition Search screen Name Search screen

Only the KR-7/5’s internal songs are searchable.

Touch here to switch these screens.

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Searching by conditions

Touch the parameter you want to set, then use the [-] [+] buttons and the dial to select the search conditions.

With <Data>, songs are searched according to data included in the internal songs.

You can use four different criteria in searches: “Chords,” “Lyrics,” “Fingering”

(fingering numbers), and “Any.” By selecting a song containing any of this data, then displaying it in the KR-7/5’s score, you can display information about the selected data.

Touch <Search>.

The search results appear in the display.

Touch the song name to select the song.

Touch <Exit> to return to the Song Search screen.

❍

Searching by song name

Touch <By Name>.

Touch <By Key> to return to the Condition Search screen.

Decide which character you will use for the search.

Enter the character you are searching for. For example, touching <ABC> in succession cycles you through the available choices in that character group

(“A”

→

”B”

→

”C”...).

Touch <A-0> to toggle between alphabets and numerals.

The selected character appears in the middle of the screen.

Touch <Search>.

The search results appear in the display.

Touch the song name to select the song.

Touch <Exit> several times to return to the previous screen.

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Registering the Songs You Like (Favorites)

You can register songs you are currently practicing or enjoy playing to “Favorites,” allowing you to select these songs easily.

Selecting the Song

Press the [Select/Listen to a Song] button.

The Genre Selection screen or the Song Selection screen appears (p. 69).

Touch the song name to select the song to be registered.

Registering to Favorites

Touch <Add>.

A screen like the one shown below appears.

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On the KR-7, you can also register songs on floppy disks to the Favorites. For details,

refer to “Copying Songs on

Disks to Favorites (KR-7)” (p.

110).

NOTE

With the KR-5, you cannot register recorded songs or songs on disks to the Favorites.

Only internal songs can be registered to the Favorites.

Touch <OK>.

The selected song is registered to Favorites.

Now you can select the registered song by selecting Favorites for the genre in the

Song Selection screen.

When you want to clear all of the content saved to the

“Favorites” and restore the settings to the original factory condition on the KR-5, refer to

“Clearing the “Favorites” (KR-

5)” (p. 156).

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Removing Songs from Favorites

This deletes registered songs for Favorites.

In the Song Selection screen, select Favorites for the genre. fig.d-song-fvrt.eps_60

Touch the name of the song to be deleted.

Touch <Del>.

A screen like the one shown below appears.

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Touch <OK>.

The song is deleted.

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Displaying the Score

The KR-7/5 can display scores not only for the internal songs, but for music files and performances recorded with the KR-7/5. This is very convenient for performing while reading the music and for checking songs that have been recorded. When you play back a music file with lyrics, the lyrics appear on screen.

Selecting the song

When playing back songs on floppy disks, first insert the floppy disk in the disk drive.

Press the [Select/Listen to a Song] button to select a song.

For details refer to “Playing a Song” (p. 69).

Press the [Score Display] button.

The “Score screen” appears.

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Display of the KR-7

Icon

<Tutor> (KR-7)

Description

Displays an enlarged score.

You can also display the note names.

The score and keyboard are displayed on the KR-7. The keyboard is displayed on the KR-5. This allows you to check the keys that are pressed for the sounds played back.

Selects the part for which the score is displayed.

* You can specify the track or part to be displayed with

<Option> (p. 76).

Makes detailed settings for the score display (p. 76).

This allows you to practice the song repeatedly while reading

the music (p. 78).

The left pedal functions as the “Replay.” When you press the pedal during the playback of the song, playback stops, and when you release the pedal, playback resumes starting at the beginning of that measure. When the pedal is pressed in rapid succession, playback is returned the same number of measures as the number of times the pedal is pressed.

In situations such as when you want to hear a difficult phrase repeated a number of times, you can press the pedal to go to an earlier point in the song.

In some internal songs, the fingering is displayed.

The fingering numbers shown in the screen indicate one possible fingering.

Chord names can be displayed in some of the internal songs and recorded performances using the KR-7/5’s Chord

Sequencer (p. 124).

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Press the [ (Play/Stop)] button.

Playback of the song begins, and the score advances along with the progression of the performance.

Notes Regarding the Score Display

• When playback of a song begins, appears in the Score screen. While this symbol is displayed, performance data is being loaded from floppy disk or internal memory. It may take thirty seconds to a minute or more to read the data. Please wait.

• The displayed scores are based on music files. Priority is placed on the readability of the displayed music, not on the accurate rendition of difficult, high-level performances. Thus, there may be discrepancies seen when compared with commercially available printed music. The display is not intended for viewing advanced songs requiring precisely detailed scores, or complex songs.

• On the score display screen, lyrics and notes may extend beyond the range displayed on the screen and may not be visible.

• Playback may start over from the beginning if you display the score or change the displayed part during playback of the song.

NOTE

No notes are shown in the score if the selected part contains no data. To change the part being displayed, refer

to “Making Detailed Settings for the Score Display” (p. 76).

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Touching Notes to Confirm the Sounds

(Touch the Notes)

In the Score screen, you can have notes played by touching the notes on the screen.

When you touch < > to show the keyboard on the screen, the touched note is indicated by the corresponding note on the keyboard. This allows you confirm notes by sight, sound, and touch.

In addition, when you trace part of the score with your finger, the traced segment is played back. This allows you to easily play back phrases you like.

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Making Detailed Settings for the Score Display

You can change the part appearing on the score display and change the manner in which the score is displayed.

Press the [Score Display] button to display the Score screen.

Touch <Option>.

A screen like the one shown below appears.

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Display of the KR-7

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Switch the screens

Touch for the parameter being set to select the value.

Touch <Exit> to return to the Score screen.

Lyrics

Sets whether or not the lyrics appear in the music.

Finger Numbers

Whether or not the fingering appears in the music.

Chords

Item

Whether or not chord names appear in the music.

Pitches

Sets whether or not the note names appear in the music when the score is expanded.

Clef L

Determines whether a treble or bass clef is shown in the score for the left-hand part.

Clef R

Determines whether treble or bass clef is shown in the score for the right-hand part.

Key

Score is displayed in the specified key.

OFF

C, D, E

Do, Re, Mi

(Fixed)

Do, Re, Mi

(Movable)

Auto

G Clef

F Clef

Auto

G Clef

F Clef

Auto b x 5–0–

# x 6

Setting

The lyrics are displayed.

Not displayed.

The fingering is displayed.

Not displayed.

The chord names are displayed.

Not displayed.

The pitch names (C, D, E) are displayed.

The pitch names (fixed Do) are displayed.

The syllable names (movable Do) are displayed.

Display is switched automatically.

G (treble) clef is displayed in the score.

F (bass) clef is displayed in the score.

Display is switched automatically.

G (treble) clef is displayed in the score.

F (bass) clef is displayed in the score.

Key is switched automatically.

Score is displayed in the specified key.

In some internal songs, the fingering is displayed.

The fingering numbers shown in the screen indicate one possible fingering.

Chord names can be displayed in some of the internal songs and recorded performances using the KR-7/5’s Chord

Sequencer (p. 124).

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Item

User Part

Selects the part to display when “User” is selected as the part to be displayed.

Lower Part

Selects the part to display when “Lower” is selected as the part to be displayed.

Upper Part

Selects the part to display when “Upper” is selected as the part to be displayed.

Setting

User Track,

Parts 1–16

Lower Track,

Parts 1–16

Upper Track,

Part 1–16

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Saving Scores as Image Data (KR-7)

You can take scores that are displayed on the KR-7 and save them to floppy disks.

You can also use saved image data to your computer.

Insert the floppy disk onto which you want to save the image data in the

KR-7’s disk drive.

Use a floppy disk formatted on the KR-7.

For more on formatting disks, refer to p. 104.

Press the [Select/Listen to a Song] button to select a song.

Press the [Score Display] button.

The Score screen appears.

Touch <Option>.

Touch <Export>.

A screen like the one shown below appears.

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NOTE

Other than for your own personal enjoyment, use of the scores that are output without the permission of the copyright holder is prohibited by law.

Touch

Touch <Execute>.

for each parameter to set the range of the image data.

The score is saved to the floppy disk as image data in BMP (bitmap) format.

NOTE

Do not remove the floppy disk while “save” is in progress.

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Practicing Songs with the Practice

Function (KR-7)

Try using the KR-7’s practice function to practice a song you like.

This feature makes it simple to specify the segment you want for repeated practice, check your own performance against the score, and practice at a slower tempo.

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1 Displaying the Score Screen

Selecting the song

Press the [Select/Listen to a Song] button to select the song you want to practice.

For more on how to select songs, refer to p. 69.

Displaying the Score screen

Press the [Score Display] button.

The Score screen appears.

Touch <Tutor>.

The following “Tutor screen” appears.

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NOTE

When you select this function after turning on the power, a message screen like the one shown in the figure at left appears only once.

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2 Practicing

Listening to a reference of the Performance

First, listen to the song you are going to practice.

Once you’re familiar with the song, practice it a number of times along with the example.

Touch <Reference>.

When the Message screen appears, touch <Close>.

Touch < > on the screen.

The example performance is played back.

Touch < > or < > to rewind or fast forward within the practice range.

Touch < > to return to the beginning of the practice range.

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Touch the Notes

When you touch a note on the Practice screen, the KR-7 plays that note.

When you trace along the displayed score with your finger, the KR-7 plays the traced segment.

One Note

When you touch < >, the KR-7 plays the note currently indicated by the bouncing ball. When you touch < > or < >, you can return or advance one note at a time to check the notes.

When the Transpose function

(p. 90) is set to ON, the original

tone is sounded when you touch notes or <One Note> on the screen.

Recording Your Performance

Once you are able to play the song, try recording your own performance.

Touch <Rec>.

When the Message screen appears, touch <Close>.

Touch < > on the screen.

You’ll hear a count, and recording begins.

Play along with the accompaniment.

Checking Your Performance

Compare your recorded performance with the example.

Touch <Check>.

When the Message screen appears, touch <Close>.

Touch < > on the screen.

The Check screen display compares the example performance with your own performance.

Analyze and practice any trouble spots.

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3 Changing the practice settings

Immediately after turning on the power, all measures are set for practice at the original tempo.

In the beginning, you’ll probably want to select specific phrases, and practice that material repeatedly at a slower tempo.

Touch <Options>.

A screen like the one shown below appears.

Changing the Performance

Played Back in the Check

Screen

You can switch the performance that is played back by touching the score for

“User” or “Reference” in the

Check screen.

When the keyboard is displayed in the Check screen, touch <User> or <Reference> to switch the performance to be played back.

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Switch the screens

Parameter

Set

Part

Range

Tempo

Accomp

Tone

Check

Value Description

Left Hand,

Right Hand,

Both Hands

Selects the part or parts to be practiced.

1–

On, Quiet, Off

Do Re Mi,

Original

Score, Keyboard

Specifies measures for practice.

Most of the KR-7’s internal songs have markers set in order to make repeated practice easier. You can specify the markers’ range by touching <Prev> or <Next>.

Original Tempo,

A Little Slower,

Slower,

Much Slower

Selects the practice tempo.

When “On” is selected, song accompaniment parts are also played back.

When “Quiet” is selected, song accompaniment parts are played back at a lower volume.

When “Off” is selected, song accompaniment parts are muted.

Selects the tone played when the notes are touched.

When “Original” is selected, a original tone for the song is selected.

When “Do Re Mi Voice” is selected, the notes are “sung” as “Do-Re-Mi.”

Selects whether the score display or the keyboard display is used in demonstrating the example performance and your own recorded performance in the Check screen.

Touch the icon for the parameter you want to set.

The selections appear.

Touch the setting icon.

Repeat Steps 2 and 3 to set each of the parameters.

Set the tempo, practice range and other variables to the values you prefer.

Touch <Audition>.

The practice range is played back using the selected settings.

Touch <Exit>.

You’re returned to the Practice screen.

When the Transpose function

(p. 90) is set to ON, the original

tone plays even if “Tone” is set to “Do Re Mi.”

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Adjusting the Tempo

This changes the song and Music Style tempos.

If songs seem difficult to play at their original speed, you may find it helpful to first practice with the tempo slowed down. Then, after becoming more familiar with the song, you can practice it at a gradually faster tempo.

Changing the tempo has no effect on the pitch of the notes. And you can change the tempo even when the song is in progress.

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Adjusting the tempo with the Tempo [-] [+] buttons

Pressing the [+] button once increases the tempo by one unit. Holding down the button makes the tempo increase continuously.

Pressing the [-] button once decreases the tempo by one unit. Holding down the button makes the tempo decrease continuously.

Pressing the [-] [+] buttons simultaneously returns the selected Music Style or song to the basic tempo.

Adjusting the tempo with the dial

When the tempo is displayed at the upper-left area of the screen (except at the

Rhythm screen (p. 48)), you can use the dial to adjust the tempo.

Turn the dial clockwise to speed up the tempo.

Turn the dial counterclockwise to slow the tempo.

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Setting the Tempo by Pressing the Button in Time

(Tap Tempo)

You can also set the tempo by pressing the Performance Pad. This feature is called

“Tap Tempo.” By using the Tap Tempo function, you can quickly set the tempo you are thinking of, without specifying the tempo in numerical terms.

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Assigning functions to the Performance Pads

Press the [User Function] button and watch the indicator light up.

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Touch for the Performance Pad to which the function is assigned, then select “Tap Tempo.”

Touch <Exit>; the tempo is indicated in the upper left of the screen.

Specifying the Tempo

Press the Pad to which “Tap Tempo” is assigned at least twice.

The tempo is set to the rhythm you used when tapping the button.

You can also assign the Tap

Tempo function to the pedal, and use the pedal to specify the tempo. For details, refer to

“Assigning Functions to

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Assigning functions to the Performance Pads

Press the [Style Orchestrator/User Function] button and the indicator light goes out.

A screen like the one shown below appears.

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Touch for Performance Pad [1] or [2] to assign “Tap Tempo.”

Touch <Exit>; the tempo is indicated in the upper left of the screen.

Specifying the Tempo

Press the Pad to which “Tap Tempo” is assigned at least twice.

The tempo is set to the rhythm you used when tapping the Pad.

You can also assign the Tap

Tempo function to the pedal, and use the pedal to specify the tempo. For details, refer to

“Assigning Functions to