Roland KR-11 owner manual Main features

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KR-11

Owner’s Manual

Thank you for purchasing the Roland KR-11 Digital Intelligent Piano!

So that you may enjoy reliable performance for years to come, please take time to read this manual from beginning to end.

Main features

❏Three instruments in one

The KR-11 can be used as piano, organ or “keyboard” (i.e. a synthesizer with automatic accompaniment) – all at the touch of a button.

❏270 Tones (sounds) and 136 Styles built-in

Support for a wide range of musical genres. You’ll ﬁnd additional Styles on the enclosed Style disk.

❏Piano Tones that rely on stereo sampling

The Roland technology used ensures that your KR-11 offers some of the ﬁnest concert grand piano sounds available on electronic musical instruments.

❏64-voice polyphony

Up to 64 voices can be played simultaneously. (In most instances your KR-11 is 64-voice polyphonic.)

❏Simple yet versatile Composer

Recording and playback of commercial music data is easy with the KR-11.

The comprehensive Composer menu includes:

•16-track Sequencer

•Chord Sequencer

•Song Edit

•Style Composer

•Style Converter

❏GM (General MIDI) and GS compatible

•General MIDI System m

The General MIDI System is a set of recommenda- tions which seeks to standardize the MIDI support features of sound generating devices. Sound generat- ing devices and musical data (disks) carrying the Gen- eral MIDI logo conform to General MIDI speciﬁcations. This means that whenever you play back music data marked with the General MIDI logo, the musical response will be identical when played on any device also carrying the General MIDI logo.

•GS Format g

Roland developed the GS Format to standardize the response of sound generators when MIDI is used for the production of music. By using a GS Format sound generating device, you can be assured that you will always hear a faithful, high-quality rendition of any commercially available music data that carries the GS Format logo.

The KR-11’s tone generator fully supports both the General MIDI system and GS Format so you can use music data that is designed for either standard.

❏Reads and writes SMF Music Data

The KR-11 is capable of playing Standard MIDI Files such as “SMF Music Data” (720 KB/1.44 MB format 3.5 inch ﬂoppy disks).

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All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without the written permission of ROLAND EUROPE spa.

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Contents Main features Contents KR-11 Never climb on top of, nor place heavy objects on the unit Important notes Handling ﬂoppy disks Front panel Panel descriptionsHold button ConnectionsSetting up the music stand Before using the KR-11Connecting the Pedal Cable Connecting the power cordOpening and closing the lid Connecting HeadphonesAdjusting the sound’s volume and brilliance Turning the power on/offAbout the adjuster About the pedalsSending audio to external equipment Receiving audio signals from external sourcesBasic/Home screen Basic operation and displayNavigating through the display pages Changing screen pages- √√PAGEOverview of the KR-11 Using GameTone and Style demo Sound/Style Choosing the display languageBrilliance knob Performance functionsOne Touch Program Selecting the instrument type Piano music One Touch Program PianoAccompaniment One Touch Program Arranger Press the One Touch Program Arranger button Example When The Saints Go MarchingAt the end of the song, press the INTRO/ Ending button Selecting and playing back Songs Playing back songs on diskListening to all songs Rewinding and fast forwardingPitch Bend and Transpose Selecting Tones Tones and related functionsSelecting normal Tones Selecting Expansion TonesOctave Shift changing the pitch by octaves Adding effects to TonesWhole one Tone for the entire keyboard Keyboard modesSplit different Tones in the left and right hand Selecting Tones for the Upper and Lower partsPress the Tone Strings button Layer using two Tones simultaneouslySettings What is an Arranger?Playing with accompaniment Arranger Additional notesSelecting Music Styles Using Style disks User StylesPress a Music Style button Starting a Music Style Starting and Stopping StylesStopping a Music Style Adjusting the volume of each part Part Volume Accompaniment and melody volume balanceVolume of the Rhythm, Bass, Accomp, and Chord/Bass Tones Style tempoBasic/Advanced Level Volume of the Drums, SFX, Lower, Upper, or Layer ToneOriginal/Variation Accompaniment pattern Fill-Ins transitions between Original and Variation Easy ﬁngering Chord IntelligenceMelody Intelligence Recording and Playback What is a track?Recording Normal recordingRecording Minus-One performances Press the Stop or Reset button to stop recordingCorrecting minor mistakes See below for the button to pressTrack Mute Muting speciﬁc tracks Playing back a Composer songPlaying back songs without tempo changes Erasing the Composer songSaving a song to disk Composer Menu16-track Sequencer Functions of the Composer MenuMuting or playing selected tracks Chord SequencerTracks vs. Midi channels Recording method Rec Mode Recording ModeFormatting disks Stopping a recording Rec StopEditing your User Style Style ComposerOn the Composer Menu screen, press Style Composer Muting parts of a division Style ConverterPress the Fill In to Variation button On the Composer Menu screen, press Style ConverterPress Setup on the Edit screen Setup tempo and volumeSaving User Styles Song EditErase removing data from a track or song Quantize timing correctionsCopying measures Delete removing measuresTranspose changing the key Insert adding blank measuresTrack Exchange/Track Copy swapping and copy- ing tracks Piano screen functions Function MenuMarker function repeatedly playing back the same section Auto changing the Arranger defaults Using the ArrangerOrgan screen functions Basic screen functionsChord Tone Setting Music Assistant registering panel settingsMusic Assistant, Pad buttons, pedals Loading a Music Assistant memoryLoading a Music Assistant set from disk Saving Music Assistant settings to diskPedal functions Metronome ON/OFF- This switches the metronome on or offUtility Menu Operating procedureUtility functions Master TuneExpansion Tone Lyric switching off the display of lyricsPitch Bend Range Chorus TypesMidi TX Midi Ch./Local Control Program Change and Bank SelectLocal Control Memory Backup Music Assistant Arranger UpdateFactory Preset initialization Link to 16TRK SequencerConnecting Midi instruments DSP effects AppendixSpeciﬁcations Normal Tones Tones, Drum Sets, Music StylesPop/Rock Oldies/Country Latin/Gospel Internal Music StylesDrum Sets Standard Room Power ElectronicSFX Set DM7 Chord IntelligenceGM7 Change Midi Implementation ChartKR-11 Tones, Drum Sets, Music Styles Page Africa Distributors Information