Roland KR-11 owner manual Style Composer, Editing your User Style

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KR-11 – Style Composer

9.5 Style Composer

The KR-11 has a function called “Style Composer” that lets you compile new Music Styles from existing Style parts. You can take the bass part from the “Slow Waltz 1” Style, add the drums of the “Waltz” Style and use the melodic accompaniment from the “Vienna Waltz” Style. Music Styles you create with the Style Composer (or the Style Converter, see “Style Con- verter” on page 38) are called “User Styles”.

Every Music Style of the KR-11 is made up of five parts that are assigned to Arranger tracks (see below).

Note: The User Style is deleted when the power is turned off. Do not forget to save it to disk (see “Saving User Styles” on page 39).

1.On the Composer Menu screen, press <Style Composer>.

The rhythm part of the currently selected Music Style is played back, and a screen like the one below appears on the display.

The part names are displayed at the center of the screen. The part that appears in reverse video is cur- rently selected.

The Track buttons correspond to the parts as follows.

Arranger track

Display

Track button

Rhythm

R

[Rhythm]

Bass

Bass

[Bass/Accomp]

Accompaniment 1

A1

[Lower]

Accompaniment 2

A2

[Upper]

Accompaniment 3

A3

[Whole]

 

 

 

The tempo of a “composed” Style is determined by the tempo of the “R” track. You can change it, however, with the TEMPO [+]/[–] buttons.

Note: You cannot use Arranger parts of a User Style because the KR-11 has only one User Style memory – the one you are copying Style parts to.

2.Use the MUSIC STYLE buttons and the buttons next to the display to select the Style that contains the desired rhythm part.

Every time you select another Music Style, the rhythm that is played back changes. After several seconds, the display returns to the Style Composer screen.

3.After choosing the rhythm, use <√> and <®> at the lower right of the display to select another part. You can also choose a Part by pressing the Track but- tons (see above). The selected part will be played along with the “R” and any other part you have already copied.

4.Repeat steps 2 and 3 to make the settings for the remaining parts.

You can use <VOL+> and <VOL-> to the left of the display to set the volume level for each track.

5.Press the <EXEC> button or the Composer [REC] button to confirm your settings.

The User Style is temporarily saved in the memory assigned to the [DISK/USER] button (indicator lights) and can be selected by pressing this button (see also “Using Style disks (User Styles)” on page 25).

You can also use the Composer [REC] button to end your programming session. To stop the operation, press the [Exit] button.

Note: Press <Advnc®Basic> (or <Advnc√Basic>) at the lower left of the display to change the Style Level.

Note: Please note that Rhythm parts can only be assigned to “R”, while bass parts can only be assigned to “Bass”. The “A” parts, on the other hand can be freely assigned to memories A1~A3.

As stated earlier, not all Music Styles use all available Arranger tracks (R, Bass, and A1~A3). If a given track is empty, select another one. Likewise, you don’t have to copy Style parts to all available Arranger tracks.

Editing your User Style

See the chart (left) for the relationships between Track buttons and Arranger parts.

1.On the Composer Menu screen, press <Style Composer>.

The User Style is played back and the indicators of all Arranger tracks that contain data light.

2.Use <√> and <®> at the bottom of the display to select the part on screen that you wish to change. You can also select it by pressing the corresponding Track button (indicator must light).

3.Use the MUSIC STYLE buttons and the buttons next to the display to select the desired Style. Every time the Style is changed, the parts that are played back change.

4.Use <√> and <®> at the bottom of the display to select another part.

5.If necessary, repeat steps 2, 3, and 4 until you’re happy with your User Style.

Press the <CLR> button to temporarily mute the selected Arranger part.

6.Press the <EXEC> button or the Composer [REC] button to confirm your settings.

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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
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