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Chapter 9 Connecting External Devices

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Page Page Page Page Power Supply PlacementMaintenance Additional Precautions Handling Floppy Disks Before Using Floppy DisksHandling the Floppy Disk Drive Main Features IntroductionPursuing the Playing Feel of a Grand Piano Get Easy Results with the Main Buttons Rhythm Partner Provides Natural-Sounding Tempo Refined and Simple Design Conventions Used in This Manual How To Use This ManualIntroduction Panel Descriptions Front Panel10 11 18 19 Panel Descriptions 32 33 34 35 Rear Panel Panel Descriptions Contents Contents Various Settings Connecting External DevicesCreating Music Styles Appendices Installing the Music Stand Connect the Power CordConnecting Pedals Before You Start Playing Turning the Power On and Off Before You Start Playing Adjusting the Sound’s Volume and Brilliance Connecting a MicrophoneConnecting Headphones Some Notes on Using Headphones About the Touch Screen Main Screens Performance Playing the Keyboard Like a Piano One-Touch PianoPress the One Touch Program Piano button Changing the Piano Sound Performing with a Variety of Tones Tone Buttons PerformancePress any one of the Tone buttons to select a tone group Select a tone, then touch the tone name Playing Percussion Instruments or Sound Effects Touch Exit several times Searching by Conditions Using Keywords to Search for Tones Tone SearchSearching by Tone Name Performing with Two Sounds Layered Together Layer Cancelling the LayerChanging the tones Cancelling the Split Playing Different Tones with the Left and Right Hands SplitAt the Basic screen, touch Split Touch Split Chapter Adding Reverberation to the Sound Reverb Touch an icon to select the performance space Cancelling the Effect Fig.panel1-4 Touch All Parts or Layer Part Selecting the tone to which the effect is appliedDisplay Explanation Press the Equalizer button Touch the slider to make adjustmentTouch the Type icon to make your selection Press the Equalizer button and watch the indicator light up Storing the settingsAdjust the equalizer Touch Write Setting the Effect Adding Effects to Each Tone and VoiceApplying Effects to the Sound Effects Applying effects to the sound How to select Vocal Effect Adding Effects to Mic Vocals Vocal EffectOn the Effects screen, touch Off Press the Vocal Effect button Adjusting the Echo Echo Cancelling the Vocal EffectTouch Echo in of How to select Vocal Effect p Touch Transformer in of How to select Vocal Effect p Altering Vocals TransformerSing through the microphone Once again, touch the icon you selected in Step Adding Harmonies Harmonist Touch Harmonist in of How to select Vocal Effect pTouch the Harmonist type you selected in again Touch Vocal Count In in of How to select Vocal Effect p Touch Vocal Keyboard in of How to select Vocal Effect pTouch Arranger or Song Count to four One, two, three, four into the mic Touch Music Files in of How to select Vocal Effect p Touch OFFAdding harmonies to a specified part Music Files Select the song to which you want to add harmony Select a song Enjoying Karaoke Performances with Music FilesPress Play/Stop button to stop the accompaniment Using the Metronome and Rhythm Rhythm Partner Using the MetronomePress the Metronome button and watch the indicator light up Stopping the metronome Changing the Metronome Settings Adjusting the tempoDetermining the tempo with tempo marks Changing the beat of the metronome Changing the volume On the Metronome screen, touch VolumeTouch the volume icon you’ve selected Changing the Type of Sound Changing the Animation On the Metronome screen, touch the TypeChanging how the metronome beat pattern sounds On the Metronome screen, touch Pattern Changing the Rhythm settings Playing RhythmStopping the Rhythm Changing the Rhythm On the Rhythm screen, touch Volume Select a volume icon What is Automatic Accompaniment? Automatic AccompanimentMusic Styles and Automatic Accompaniment What Are Music Styles? Performing Using Automatic Accompaniment One-Touch Arranger Automatic AccompanimentPress the One Touch Program Arranger button Play a chord on the lower-part of keyboard About Chords Playing Chords with Simple Fingering Chord Intelligence On the Basic screen, touch Viewing Chord Fingerings Chord FinderTouch the root of the chord you want to learn about Selecting Music Styles Music Style Buttons Touch Preset A, B, C, or D in the lower part of the screenSelect a Music Style, and touch the Music Style name Selecting Music Styles on Disks Touch Using Keywords to Search for Music Styles Style Search Press one of the Music Style buttons Touch SearchSearching by Music Style name Decide which character you’ll use for the search Adjusting the Accompaniment Tempo Playing Only Music Style Rhythm Patterns Starting and Stopping the Accompaniment Changing the introStarting without an intro To start with a short intro added Stopping Automatic Accompaniment Starting at the press of a buttonStopping with an added ending Stopping at the same time the button is pressed Touch Switch to set this to on Cancelling the countdownHaving a Count Sound Play at the End Intro Countdown Touch Countdown Changing the Accompaniment Pattern Fill In Buttons Modifying an AccompanimentAdding a fill-in without changing the accompaniment pattern Advanced Style Orchestrator Explanation BasicFull Playing Phrases Phrase Press the Phrase button and watch the indicator light upTouch to choose the type of phrase Press one of the Pads Adding Harmony to the Right-Hand Part Melody Intelligence Select and touch a harmony type Stopping the sound in the left-hand On the Basic screen, touch LowerTouch Lower Touch Split to turn the Split function off Select a Music Style p Play the keyboard Adjusting the Volume Balance for Each Part Balance Adjust the volume balance with the Balance knob Touch each slider to adjust the volume balance Selecting the song Playing a SongPress the Select/Listen to a Song button Playing back Song Playback and Practice FunctionsStopping the Song Searching by song name Press the Select/Listen to a Song button Touch SearchDecide which character you will use for the search Registering the Songs You Like Favorites Touch the song name to select the song to be registeredRegistering to Favorites Touch Add Song Selection screen, select Favorites for the genre Removing Songs from FavoritesTouch the name of the song to be deleted Touch Del Displaying the Score Press the Select/Listen to a Song button to select a songPress the Score Display button Icon Description Touching Notes to Confirm the Sounds Touch the Notes Fig.d-score-key.eps60 Making Detailed Settings for the Score Display Touch for the parameter being set to select the value Saving Scores as Image Data Touch Option Touch ExportUser Part Lower Part Practicing Songs with the Practice Function Displaying the Score Screen Selecting the songDisplaying the Score screen Practicing Listening to a reference of the Performance Changing the practice settings Touch the NotesOne Note Recording Your Performance Touch the icon for the parameter you want to set Touch the setting iconTouch Audition Adjusting the tempo with the Tempo + buttons Adjusting the TempoAdjusting the tempo with the dial Setting the Tempo by Pressing the Button in Time Tap Tempo Assigning functions to the Performance PadsSpecifying the Tempo Press the Pad to which Tap Tempo is assigned at least twice Cancel the tempo mute setting Use Your Voice to Select the Tempo Vocal Tap TempoPlaying Back at a Fixed Tempo Tempo Mute Press the Metronome button Match the Tempo Before You Begin Playing Count Cancelling the CountTouch Count Muting Some Parts Before Playing Track Buttons Select the song that you wish to play back pSelecting the part that you’ll be playing Playing back a song Setting Markers for Repeated Practice Marker Access the Marker screenPlacing a Marker within a Song Placing Markers Playback from a Marker location Erasing a MarkerMoving a Marker Touch Clear for the marker you want to erase Cancelling repeat playback Playing Back the Same Passage Over and OverOn the Marker screen, touch or in the middle of the screen Touch Repeat in the Marker screen Icon Target Settings Value Transposing Keyboard Sounds Songs Played Back TransposePress the Transpose button Touch the Transpose icon Cancelling Transposition Press the Transpose button and the indicator light goes out Touch Play Mode Detailed Song Playback SettingsTouch the icon to choose the setting Touch To select the setting Hiding the Lyrics LyricsTouch Lyrics Touch Exit to return to the Menu screen Touch Track Assign Display Explanation Auto Recording and Saving the Performance If the following screen appears Settings for recording performances Recording settingsRecording a New Song New Song Recording and Saving the Performance Stop recording Press Reset button, then press Play/Stop buttonListening to the Recorded Performance Recording With Accompaniment Decide on the Music StyleDecide on the tempo Play a chord on the left-hand part of the keyboard Track button Performance Recorded Whole Recording Along with a Song Decide on the tone and tempo of the performanceTouch Add On Selecting the track to record Press Play/Stop button to begin recording Press the Track button for the track you want to re-recordPress Play/Stop button to stop recording Press the Menu button and watch the indicator light up Touch Rec ModeErasing Recorded Performances Changing How Recording Stops Recording Songs Starting with Pickups Press the Bwd button one timeDisplay Explanation Arranger Stop Composer Stop Using Floppy Disks Inserting and Ejecting a Floppy DiskFormatting Floppy Disks Format Inserting a floppy disk 100 Touch Format Disk Saving Songs 101What are Favorites? Preparations for Saving Data Determining the name of the song to be saved 102Determining the Save Destination 103 Touch KF or MTSave Touch Save or As SMF to start saving Deleting Saved Songs 104Press the Disk button Touch File Touch Delete Copying Songs on Disks to Favorites 105Specifying the Copy Source Specifying the Copy Destination Copying Songs Saved in Favorites to Disks 106 Saving Performance Settings User Program User Program Registration107 Determining the name of the User Programs Using the Pedal to Switch User Programs Calling Up Saved User ProgramsChanging the Way User Programs Are Called Up User Program Registration 109 Saving the User Program SetsGiving a name to a set of User Programs Deleting Saved User Program Sets Loading Saved User Program Sets110 Specifying the set of User Programs to be loaded 111 Copying Sets of User Programs on Disks to the User MemoryTouch Execute Setting the Transmission of the PC Calling Up the Performance Settings to Be Set112 Creating and Editing Songs Multitrack Recording with 16 Parts 16-Track Sequencer16-Track Sequencer Screen 113 Modifying the Settings of Each Part Creating and Editing Songs114 What’s Panpot? Recording a Performance 115If the following message appears Prepare for Recording Selecting the song to record Changing the Recording Method Rec Mode 116 117 Recording While Erasing the Previous Recording ReplaceChanging the Recording Method What is Blank Recording? Repeated Recording at Same Location Loop Recording118 Loop Recording Shortcut 119 Recording a Passage Specified by Markers 120 Inputting Chords with the Chord Sequencer Editing Songs Inputting Chords without Playing the KeyboardBasic Operation of the Editing Functions 121 Undoing Edits Undo Copying Measures Copy122 Editing Correcting Timing Discrepancies QuantizeCopying Rhythm Patterns to Create Rhythm Parts 123 Inserting Blank Measures Deleting Measures Delete124 Making Measures Blank Erase Transposing Individual Parts Transpose125 Correcting Notes One by One Exchanging Parts Part Exchange126 Modifying the Tone Changes Song PC Edit Changing the Beat in the Middle of a Song Beat Map127 Touch in each to set the beat Touch Execute Adjusting the Tempo While Listening to a Song Changing the Tempo of Recorded SongsChanging the Tempo Within the Song 128 129 Adjusting the Tempo at a Particular MeasureTempo Recording Shortcut Creating Original Styles User Styles 130Style Composer Style Converter p Creating Music Styles 131Deciding on a Style Muting Parts for a particular division Modifying the settings of each part Finishing the settings132 Style Arrangements Creating Styles in Auto Mode Making the settings133 Creating songs Creating a Style in Manual Mode 134Changing an Extracted Part Chords Rhythm Bass Accomp Major Seventh Minor What is the User Memory? Saving a User Style135 Determining the name of the Style to be saved Deleting Saved User Styles 136Touch to select the save-destination number Touch File Touch Delete Copying Styles Saved User Memory to Disks Copying Styles on Disks to the User Memory137 Various Settings Changing the Settings for One-Touch PianoAdjusting Resonance Procedure Changing the Tuning Tuning Various SettingsChoosing the Tuning Setting the Tuning Curve Stretch Tuning Adjusting the Resonant Sounds String Resonance 140 Adjusting the Keyboard Touch Key Touch Changing the Settings for One-Touch Arranger141 Changing the Keyboard’s Split Point Split Point 142Display Explanation Suitable Other Setting/User Functions Assigning Functions to PedalsPerformance Pads Pedal 143 144 Functions that can be assigned Pedals Only Changing the Bend Range Pedal Setting 145What are the Chord Tone and Bass Tone? Parame Value Description Ter Name Changing the Settings for the Count-In and Countdown Settings for the Count-InPlacing a Marker in the Middle A Measure 146 Settings for the Countdown Other Settings147 Changing the Language Language Changing Standard Pitch Master Tune148 Selecting the images to be displayed 149Image data that KF-7 can display Restoring the Factory Settings Factory Reset Turning Off the Beat Indicator150 Formatting the User Memory Calibrating the Touch Screen151 Press the Disk button Automatically Starting the Quick Tour Disabling Functions Other Than Piano Performance Panel Lock152 Touch on or OFF Connectors Connecting Midi Devices153 Connecting External Devices Synchronizing with Connected Midi DevicesMaking the Connections 154 Performing in Ensemble with Midi Instruments Midi Ensemble Midi Settings155 Selecting the Transmit Channel Tx Channel Touch to make the setting for each item156 Connecting to Audio Equipment 157Touch to set on or OFF Output Jacks Connecting a Computer Connect to the Midi ConnectorsTurn off the power to the KF-7 and other connected 158 Connect to the Computer Connector Computer Switch159 Connection with an Apple Macintosh computer 160 Troubleshooting 161No sound is heard Sound is strange Troubleshooting 162Automatic accompaniment doesn’t play Correctly 163 Back 164 Error MessagesIndica Meaning Tion Tone List 165 Tone List 166 Drum Set List 167 Drum Set List 168 169 Jazz 170 SFX Set List 171 172 Effects ListDisplay Description Music Style List 173 Chord List 174 Chord List 175 Internal Song List 176 177 Internal Song ListPractice 178 Masterpieces Rhythm Pattern List Patterns That Can Be Selected with the Rhythm ButtonPatterns That Can Be Selected with the Edit Functions 179 Parameters Stored in Memory Backup Parameters Stored to Internal MemoryParameters Stored in the User Program 180 Music Files That the KF-7 Can Use KF-7 allows you to use the following music filesAbout the KF-7 Sound Generator 181 Midi Implementation Chart 182 Main Specifications 183 Main Specifications 184Disk Drive / Disk Storage 3.5 inch Micro Floppy Disk Internal Memory Index 185 Index 186 187 126 QS 8 188QS 5, QS 189 Information Africa Avis 03019723 ’03-6-2N