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Placement
Power Supply
Maintenance
Additional Precautions
Before Using Floppy Disks
Handling Floppy Disks
Handling the Floppy Disk Drive
Introduction
Main Features
Pursuing the Playing Feel of a Grand Piano
Get Easy Results with the Main Buttons
Refined and Simple Design
Rhythm Partner Provides Natural-Sounding Tempo
How To Use This Manual
Conventions Used in This Manual
Introduction
Front Panel
Panel Descriptions
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Panel Descriptions 32 33 34 35
Panel Descriptions
Rear Panel
Contents
Contents
Connecting External Devices
Various Settings
Creating Music Styles
Appendices
Connect the Power Cord
Installing the Music Stand
Connecting Pedals
Before You Start Playing
Before You Start Playing
Turning the Power On and Off
Connecting a Microphone
Adjusting the Sound’s Volume and Brilliance
Connecting Headphones
Some Notes on Using Headphones
Main Screens
About the Touch Screen
Playing the Keyboard Like a Piano One-Touch Piano
Performance
Press the One Touch Program Piano button
Changing the Piano Sound
Performance
Performing with a Variety of Tones Tone Buttons
Press any one of the Tone buttons to select a tone group
Select a tone, then touch the tone name
Touch Exit several times
Playing Percussion Instruments or Sound Effects
Using Keywords to Search for Tones Tone Search
Searching by Conditions
Searching by Tone Name
Cancelling the Layer
Performing with Two Sounds Layered Together Layer
Changing the tones
Playing Different Tones with the Left and Right Hands Split
Cancelling the Split
At the Basic screen, touch Split
Touch Split
Chapter
Touch an icon to select the performance space
Adding Reverberation to the Sound Reverb
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Cancelling the Effect
Selecting the tone to which the effect is applied
Touch All Parts or Layer Part
Display Explanation
Touch the slider to make adjustment
Press the Equalizer button
Touch the Type icon to make your selection
Storing the settings
Press the Equalizer button and watch the indicator light up
Adjust the equalizer Touch Write
Adding Effects to Each Tone and Voice
Setting the Effect
Applying Effects to the Sound Effects
Applying effects to the sound
Adding Effects to Mic Vocals Vocal Effect
How to select Vocal Effect
On the Effects screen, touch Off
Press the Vocal Effect button
Cancelling the Vocal Effect
Adjusting the Echo Echo
Touch Echo in of How to select Vocal Effect p
Altering Vocals Transformer
Touch Transformer in of How to select Vocal Effect p
Sing through the microphone
Once again, touch the icon you selected in Step
Touch Harmonist in of How to select Vocal Effect p
Adding Harmonies Harmonist
Touch the Harmonist type you selected in again
Touch Vocal Keyboard in of How to select Vocal Effect p
Touch Vocal Count In in of How to select Vocal Effect p
Touch Arranger or Song
Count to four One, two, three, four into the mic
Touch OFF
Touch Music Files in of How to select Vocal Effect p
Adding harmonies to a specified part Music Files
Select the song to which you want to add harmony
Enjoying Karaoke Performances with Music Files
Select a song
Press Play/Stop button to stop the accompaniment
Using the Metronome
Using the Metronome and Rhythm Rhythm Partner
Press the Metronome button and watch the indicator light up
Stopping the metronome
Adjusting the tempo
Changing the Metronome Settings
Determining the tempo with tempo marks
Changing the beat of the metronome
On the Metronome screen, touch Volume
Changing the volume
Touch the volume icon you’ve selected
Changing the Type of Sound
On the Metronome screen, touch the Type
Changing the Animation
Changing how the metronome beat pattern sounds
On the Metronome screen, touch Pattern
Playing Rhythm
Changing the Rhythm settings
Stopping the Rhythm
Changing the Rhythm
Select a volume icon
On the Rhythm screen, touch Volume
Automatic Accompaniment
What is Automatic Accompaniment?
Music Styles and Automatic Accompaniment
What Are Music Styles?
Automatic Accompaniment
Performing Using Automatic Accompaniment One-Touch Arranger
Press the One Touch Program Arranger button
Play a chord on the lower-part of keyboard
Playing Chords with Simple Fingering Chord Intelligence
About Chords
Viewing Chord Fingerings Chord Finder
On the Basic screen, touch
Touch the root of the chord you want to learn about
Touch Preset A, B, C, or D in the lower part of the screen
Selecting Music Styles Music Style Buttons
Select a Music Style, and touch the Music Style name
Touch
Selecting Music Styles on Disks
Press one of the Music Style buttons Touch Search
Using Keywords to Search for Music Styles Style Search
Searching by Music Style name
Decide which character you’ll use for the search
Playing Only Music Style Rhythm Patterns
Adjusting the Accompaniment Tempo
Changing the intro
Starting and Stopping the Accompaniment
Starting without an intro
To start with a short intro added
Starting at the press of a button
Stopping Automatic Accompaniment
Stopping with an added ending
Stopping at the same time the button is pressed
Cancelling the countdown
Touch Switch to set this to on
Having a Count Sound Play at the End Intro Countdown
Touch Countdown
Modifying an Accompaniment
Changing the Accompaniment Pattern Fill In Buttons
Adding a fill-in without changing the accompaniment pattern
Style Orchestrator Explanation Basic
Advanced
Full
Press the Phrase button and watch the indicator light up
Playing Phrases Phrase
Touch to choose the type of phrase Press one of the Pads
Select and touch a harmony type
Adding Harmony to the Right-Hand Part Melody Intelligence
On the Basic screen, touch Lower
Stopping the sound in the left-hand
Touch Lower
Select a Music Style p Play the keyboard
Touch Split to turn the Split function off
Adjust the volume balance with the Balance knob
Adjusting the Volume Balance for Each Part Balance
Touch each slider to adjust the volume balance
Playing a Song
Selecting the song
Press the Select/Listen to a Song button
Song Playback and Practice Functions
Playing back
Stopping the Song
Press the Select/Listen to a Song button Touch Search
Searching by song name
Decide which character you will use for the search
Touch the song name to select the song to be registered
Registering the Songs You Like Favorites
Registering to Favorites
Touch Add
Removing Songs from Favorites
Song Selection screen, select Favorites for the genre
Touch the name of the song to be deleted Touch Del
Press the Select/Listen to a Song button to select a song
Displaying the Score
Press the Score Display button
Icon Description
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Touching Notes to Confirm the Sounds Touch the Notes
Touch for the parameter being set to select the value
Making Detailed Settings for the Score Display
Touch Option Touch Export
Saving Scores as Image Data
User Part
Lower Part
Displaying the Score Screen Selecting the song
Practicing Songs with the Practice Function
Displaying the Score screen
Practicing Listening to a reference of the Performance
Touch the Notes
Changing the practice settings
One Note
Recording Your Performance
Touch the setting icon
Touch the icon for the parameter you want to set
Touch Audition
Adjusting the Tempo
Adjusting the tempo with the Tempo + buttons
Adjusting the tempo with the dial
Assigning functions to the Performance Pads
Setting the Tempo by Pressing the Button in Time Tap Tempo
Specifying the Tempo
Press the Pad to which Tap Tempo is assigned at least twice
Use Your Voice to Select the Tempo Vocal Tap Tempo
Cancel the tempo mute setting
Playing Back at a Fixed Tempo Tempo Mute
Press the Metronome button
Cancelling the Count
Match the Tempo Before You Begin Playing Count
Touch Count
Select the song that you wish to play back p
Muting Some Parts Before Playing Track Buttons
Selecting the part that you’ll be playing
Playing back a song
Access the Marker screen
Setting Markers for Repeated Practice Marker
Placing a Marker within a Song
Placing Markers
Erasing a Marker
Playback from a Marker location
Moving a Marker
Touch Clear for the marker you want to erase
Playing Back the Same Passage Over and Over
Cancelling repeat playback
On the Marker screen, touch or in the middle of the screen
Touch Repeat in the Marker screen
Transposing Keyboard Sounds Songs Played Back Transpose
Icon Target Settings Value
Press the Transpose button
Touch the Transpose icon
Press the Transpose button and the indicator light goes out
Cancelling Transposition
Detailed Song Playback Settings
Touch Play Mode
Touch the icon to choose the setting
Hiding the Lyrics Lyrics
Touch To select the setting
Touch Lyrics
Touch Exit to return to the Menu screen
Display Explanation Auto
Touch Track Assign
If the following screen appears
Recording and Saving the Performance
Recording settings
Settings for recording performances
Recording a New Song New Song
Recording and Saving the Performance
Press Reset button, then press Play/Stop button
Stop recording
Listening to the Recorded Performance
Decide on the Music Style
Recording With Accompaniment
Decide on the tempo
Play a chord on the left-hand part of the keyboard
Whole
Track button Performance Recorded
Decide on the tone and tempo of the performance
Recording Along with a Song
Touch Add On
Selecting the track to record
Press the Track button for the track you want to re-record
Press Play/Stop button to begin recording
Press Play/Stop button to stop recording
Touch Rec Mode
Press the Menu button and watch the indicator light up
Erasing Recorded Performances
Changing How Recording Stops
Press the Bwd button one time
Recording Songs Starting with Pickups
Display Explanation Arranger Stop
Composer Stop
Inserting and Ejecting a Floppy Disk
Using Floppy Disks
Formatting Floppy Disks Format
Inserting a floppy disk
Touch Format Disk
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Saving Songs
What are Favorites?
Preparations for Saving Data
102
Determining the name of the song to be saved
Determining the Save Destination
Touch KF or MT
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Save
Touch Save or As SMF to start saving
104
Deleting Saved Songs
Press the Disk button Touch File
Touch Delete
105
Copying Songs on Disks to Favorites
Specifying the Copy Source
Specifying the Copy Destination
106
Copying Songs Saved in Favorites to Disks
User Program Registration
Saving Performance Settings User Program
107
Determining the name of the User Programs
Calling Up Saved User Programs
Using the Pedal to Switch User Programs
Changing the Way User Programs Are Called Up
User Program Registration
Saving the User Program Sets
109
Giving a name to a set of User Programs
Loading Saved User Program Sets
Deleting Saved User Program Sets
110
Specifying the set of User Programs to be loaded
Copying Sets of User Programs on Disks to the User Memory
111
Touch Execute
Calling Up the Performance Settings to Be Set
Setting the Transmission of the PC
112
Multitrack Recording with 16 Parts 16-Track Sequencer
Creating and Editing Songs
16-Track Sequencer Screen
113
Creating and Editing Songs
Modifying the Settings of Each Part
114
What’s Panpot?
115
Recording a Performance
If the following message appears
Prepare for Recording Selecting the song to record
116
Changing the Recording Method Rec Mode
Recording While Erasing the Previous Recording Replace
117
Changing the Recording Method
Repeated Recording at Same Location Loop Recording
What is Blank Recording?
118
Loop Recording Shortcut
Recording a Passage Specified by Markers
119
Inputting Chords with the Chord Sequencer
120
Inputting Chords without Playing the Keyboard
Editing Songs
Basic Operation of the Editing Functions
121
Copying Measures Copy
Undoing Edits Undo
122
Editing
Discrepancies Quantize
Correcting Timing
Copying Rhythm Patterns to Create Rhythm Parts
123
Deleting Measures Delete
Inserting Blank Measures
124
Transposing Individual Parts Transpose
Making Measures Blank Erase
125
Exchanging Parts Part Exchange
Correcting Notes One by One
126
Changing the Beat in the Middle of a Song Beat Map
Modifying the Tone Changes Song PC Edit
127
Touch in each to set the beat Touch Execute
Changing the Tempo of Recorded Songs
Adjusting the Tempo While Listening to a Song
Changing the Tempo Within the Song
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Adjusting the Tempo at a Particular Measure
129
Tempo Recording Shortcut
130
Creating Original Styles User Styles
Style Composer
Style Converter p
131
Creating Music Styles
Deciding on a Style
Muting Parts for a particular division
Finishing the settings
Modifying the settings of each part
132
Style Arrangements
Making the settings
Creating Styles in Auto Mode
133
Creating songs
134
Creating a Style in Manual Mode
Changing an Extracted Part
Chords Rhythm Bass Accomp Major Seventh Minor
Saving a User Style
What is the User Memory?
135
Determining the name of the Style to be saved
136
Deleting Saved User Styles
Touch to select the save-destination number
Touch File Touch Delete
Copying Styles on Disks to the User Memory
Copying Styles Saved User Memory to Disks
137
Changing the Settings for One-Touch Piano
Various Settings
Adjusting Resonance
Procedure
Various Settings
Changing the Tuning Tuning
Choosing the Tuning
Setting the Tuning Curve Stretch Tuning
140
Adjusting the Resonant Sounds String Resonance
Changing the Settings for One-Touch Arranger
Adjusting the Keyboard Touch Key Touch
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Changing the Keyboard’s Split Point Split Point
Display Explanation Suitable
Other
Assigning Functions to Pedals
Setting/User Functions
Performance Pads Pedal
143
Functions that can be assigned Pedals Only
144
145
Changing the Bend Range Pedal Setting
What are the Chord Tone and Bass Tone?
Parame Value Description Ter Name
Settings for the Count-In
Changing the Settings for the Count-In and Countdown
Placing a Marker in the Middle A Measure
146
Other Settings
Settings for the Countdown
147
Changing Standard Pitch Master Tune
Changing the Language Language
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Selecting the images to be displayed
Image data that KF-7 can display
Turning Off the Beat Indicator
Restoring the Factory Settings Factory Reset
150
Calibrating the Touch Screen
Formatting the User Memory
151
Press the Disk button
Disabling Functions Other Than Piano Performance Panel Lock
Automatically Starting the Quick Tour
152
Touch on or OFF
Connecting Midi Devices
Connectors
153
Synchronizing with Connected Midi Devices
Connecting External Devices
Making the Connections
154
Midi Settings
Performing in Ensemble with Midi Instruments Midi Ensemble
155
Touch to make the setting for each item
Selecting the Transmit Channel Tx Channel
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Connecting to Audio Equipment
Touch to set on or OFF
Output Jacks
Connect to the Midi Connectors
Connecting a Computer
Turn off the power to the KF-7 and other connected
158
Computer Switch
Connect to the Computer Connector
159
Connection with an Apple Macintosh computer
160
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Troubleshooting
No sound is heard
Sound is strange
162
Troubleshooting
Automatic accompaniment doesn’t play
Correctly
Back
163
Error Messages
164
Indica Meaning Tion
165
Tone List
166
Tone List
167
Drum Set List
168
Drum Set List
Jazz
169
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171
SFX Set List
Effects List
172
Display Description
173
Music Style List
174
Chord List
175
Chord List
176
Internal Song List
Internal Song List
177
Practice
Masterpieces
178
Patterns That Can Be Selected with the Rhythm Button
Rhythm Pattern List
Patterns That Can Be Selected with the Edit Functions
179
Parameters Stored to Internal Memory
Parameters Stored in Memory Backup
Parameters Stored in the User Program
180
KF-7 allows you to use the following music files
Music Files That the KF-7 Can Use
About the KF-7 Sound Generator
181
182
Midi Implementation Chart
183
Main Specifications
184
Main Specifications
Disk Drive / Disk Storage 3.5 inch Micro Floppy Disk
Internal Memory
185
Index
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Index
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QS 8
QS 5, QS
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