Roland KR-11 Expansion Tone, Lyric switching off the display of lyrics, Pitch Bend Range

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KR-11 – Utility functions

Metronome Volume and Beat

1.On the Utility Menu screen, press <√√PAGE> or <PAGE®®> to select the following display page:

2.Use the buttons to the left and right of the display to set the desired values.

For Volume, a higher value produces a louder sound. Note: Whenever you press a MUSIC STYLE button, the Beat value (time signature) is automatically set to match the time signature of the Music Style.

Note: Beat cannot be changed during Style playback or when using the Composer.

Selecting a different Reverb and/or Chorus effect

As stated earlier, the KR-11 provides several types of Reverb and Chorus effects. Choose the one that matches the mood of the song you wish to play.

1.On the Utility Menu screen, press <√√PAGE> or <PAGE®®> to select the following display page:

2.Use the buttons to the left of the display to choose the Reverb type, and the buttons to the right to choose the Chorus type.

■Reverb Types

Room 1— Reverberation of a conference room Room 2— Reverberation of a small live-stage house Room 3— Reverberation with a feeling of spacious- ness

Hall 1— Reverberation of a large concert hall Hall 2— Reverberation of a small concert hall Plate— Bright, metallic reverberations Delay— A sound that is repeated like an echo Panning Delay— A delay sound that moves back and forth between the left and right speakers

■Chorus Types

Chorus 1— A light chorus with slow undulations Chorus 2— A light chorus with rapid undulations Chorus 3— A strong chorus with slow undulations Chorus 4— A deep chorus with rapid undulations Feedback Cho.— A soft sound with an effect like a flanger

Flanger— An effect that reminds you of a jet taking off and landing (ideal for guitar sounds).

Short Delay— A delay with a short delay time

Short Dly (FB)— A short delay with many repetitions

Note: The type you select here is applied to all Tones (including the Arranger and the Composer).

Expansion Tone

See “Selecting Expansion Tones” on page 20.

Lyric: switching off the display of lyrics

When using the KR-11 to play music data containing Lyrics, the lyrics are shown on the display. You can switch off this display of the lyrics.

1.On the Utility Menu screen, press <√√PAGE> or <PAGE®®> to select the following display page:

2.Use the buttons to the left and right of the display to select On or Off.

Now press any button on the front panel to hide the lyrics that are already being displayed. Press [PLAY] if you want a Karaoke performance.

Pitch Bend Range

This sets the maximum amount of change (range) that controls how much the pitch changes when you press the Soft pedal. This only works when you assign the “Bend Up” or “Bend Down” function to the left pedal (see page 47).

1.On the Utility Menu screen, press <√√PAGE> or <PAGE®®> to select the following display page:

2.Use the buttons to the left and right of the display to set the value.

The value can be set to any number from 0 to 12 (in semitone steps, for a maximum of one octave).

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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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