Roland KR-11 owner manual Connecting Midi instruments

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KR-11 Owner’s Manual—Connecting MIDI instruments

13. Connecting MIDI instruments

MIDI is a language that translates every action relating to music into binary digits that can be transferred via a MIDI cable. It is a universal standard, which means that musical data can be sent to and received by instruments of different types and manufacturers. MIDI allows you to connect your KR-11 to a com- puter or hardware sequencer.

MIDI messages are transmitted and received using three connectors and special MIDI cables:

•MIDI IN: This connector receives messages from other MIDI devices.

•MIDI OUT: This connector transmits MIDI messages generated on your KR-11

•MIDI THRU: This connector “echoes back” all MIDI messages received via MIDI IN. The KR-11 does not provide a MIDI THRU connector.

Here is how to connect the KR-11 to an external sound module, sequencer, etc. When working with an external sequencer, be sure to establish both connec- tions and to set Local Control (see page 50) to Off.

KR-777/177					External MIDI device
		KR-11					External MIDI device

■Caution

The KR-11 only transmits “realtime” MIDI data. Thus, only the notes you play on the keyboard as well as the Pitch Bend, Modulation, and pedal data are transmitted (but not the Arranger or Composer data). If you want to use the data of a Music Style (notes and sound select messages) on your computer, you can record them (see page 31), save them to disk, and then import them into your sequencer (software) as Stan- dard MIDI File.

The KR-11 does not receive SysEx messages when the Composer is being used.

Note: You don’t always need two MIDI cables. Just look at the arrows in the above illustration for deciding which ports you need to connect the cables to.

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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 Panel descriptions Front panelConnections Hold buttonBefore using the KR-11 Setting up the music standConnecting the Pedal Cable Connecting the power cordConnecting Headphones Opening and closing the lidTurning the power on/off Adjusting the sound’s volume and brillianceAbout the adjuster About the pedalsReceiving audio signals from external sources Sending audio to external equipmentBasic operation and display Basic/Home screenNavigating through the display pages Changing screen pages- √√PAGEUsing Game Overview of the KR-11Tone and Style demo Sound/Style Choosing the display languagePerformance functions Brilliance knobOne 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 Playing back songs on disk Selecting and playing back SongsListening to all songs Rewinding and fast forwardingPitch Bend and Transpose Tones and related functions Selecting TonesSelecting normal Tones Selecting Expansion TonesAdding effects to Tones Octave Shift changing the pitch by octavesKeyboard modes Whole one Tone for the entire keyboardSplit different Tones in the left and right hand Selecting Tones for the Upper and Lower partsLayer using two Tones simultaneously Press the Tone Strings buttonWhat is an Arranger? SettingsPlaying 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 Accompaniment and melody volume balance Adjusting the volume of each part Part VolumeVolume 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 Easy ﬁngering Chord Intelligence Fill-Ins transitions between Original and VariationMelody Intelligence What is a track? Recording and PlaybackRecording Normal recordingPress the Stop or Reset button to stop recording Recording Minus-One performancesCorrecting minor mistakes See below for the button to pressPlaying back a Composer song Track Mute Muting speciﬁc tracksPlaying back songs without tempo changes Erasing the Composer songComposer Menu Saving a song to disk16-track Sequencer Functions of the Composer MenuMuting or playing selected tracks Chord SequencerTracks vs. Midi channels Recording Mode Recording method Rec ModeFormatting disks Stopping a recording Rec StopEditing your User Style Style ComposerOn the Composer Menu screen, press Style Composer Style Converter Muting parts of a divisionPress the Fill In to Variation button On the Composer Menu screen, press Style ConverterSetup tempo and volume Press Setup on the Edit screenSaving User Styles Song EditQuantize timing corrections Erase removing data from a track or songCopying measures Delete removing measuresTranspose changing the key Insert adding blank measuresTrack Exchange/Track Copy swapping and copy- ing tracks Function Menu Piano screen functionsMarker function repeatedly playing back the same section Using the Arranger Auto changing the Arranger defaultsOrgan screen functions Basic screen functionsMusic Assistant registering panel settings Chord Tone SettingMusic Assistant, Pad buttons, pedals Loading a Music Assistant memorySaving Music Assistant settings to disk Loading a Music Assistant set from diskMetronome ON/OFF- This switches the metronome on or off Pedal functionsOperating procedure Utility MenuUtility functions Master TuneLyric switching off the display of lyrics Expansion TonePitch Bend Range Chorus TypesMidi TX Midi Ch./Local Control Program Change and Bank SelectLocal Control Music Assistant Arranger Update Memory BackupFactory Preset initialization Link to 16TRK SequencerConnecting Midi instruments DSP effects AppendixSpeciﬁcations Tones, Drum Sets, Music Styles Normal TonesInternal Music Styles Pop/Rock Oldies/Country Latin/GospelStandard Room Power Electronic Drum SetsSFX Set Chord Intelligence DM7GM7 Midi Implementation Chart ChangeKR-11 Tones, Drum Sets, Music Styles Page Distributors Information Africa