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Power Supply
Placement
Maintenance
Additional Precautions
Handling Floppy Disks
Before Using Floppy Disks
Handling the Floppy Disk Drive
Main Features
Introduction
Pursuing 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 Manual
Introduction
Panel Descriptions
Front Panel
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Panel Descriptions 32 33 34 35
Rear Panel
Panel Descriptions
Contents
Contents
Various Settings
Connecting External Devices
Creating Music Styles
Appendices
Installing the Music Stand
Connect the Power Cord
Connecting Pedals
Before You Start Playing
Turning the Power On and Off
Before You Start Playing
Adjusting the Sound’s Volume and Brilliance
Connecting a Microphone
Connecting Headphones
Some Notes on Using Headphones
About the Touch Screen
Main Screens
Performance
Playing the Keyboard Like a Piano One-Touch Piano
Press the One Touch Program Piano button
Changing the Piano Sound
Performing with a Variety of Tones Tone Buttons
Performance
Press 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 Search
Searching by Tone Name
Performing with Two Sounds Layered Together Layer
Cancelling the Layer
Changing the tones
Cancelling the Split
Playing Different Tones with the Left and Right Hands Split
At 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
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Touch All Parts or Layer Part
Selecting the tone to which the effect is applied
Display Explanation
Press the Equalizer button
Touch the slider to make adjustment
Touch the Type icon to make your selection
Press the Equalizer button and watch the indicator light up
Storing the settings
Adjust the equalizer Touch Write
Setting the Effect
Adding Effects to Each Tone and Voice
Applying Effects to the Sound Effects
Applying effects to the sound
How to select Vocal Effect
Adding Effects to Mic Vocals Vocal Effect
On the Effects screen, touch Off
Press the Vocal Effect button
Adjusting the Echo Echo
Cancelling the Vocal Effect
Touch Echo in of How to select Vocal Effect p
Touch Transformer in of How to select Vocal Effect p
Altering Vocals Transformer
Sing through the microphone
Once again, touch the icon you selected in Step
Adding Harmonies Harmonist
Touch Harmonist in of How to select Vocal Effect p
Touch 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 p
Touch 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 OFF
Adding 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 Files
Press Play/Stop button to stop the accompaniment
Using the Metronome and Rhythm Rhythm Partner
Using the Metronome
Press the Metronome button and watch the indicator light up
Stopping the metronome
Changing the Metronome Settings
Adjusting the tempo
Determining the tempo with tempo marks
Changing the beat of the metronome
Changing the volume
On the Metronome screen, touch Volume
Touch the volume icon you’ve selected
Changing the Type of Sound
Changing the Animation
On the Metronome screen, touch the Type
Changing how the metronome beat pattern sounds
On the Metronome screen, touch Pattern
Changing the Rhythm settings
Playing Rhythm
Stopping the Rhythm
Changing the Rhythm
On the Rhythm screen, touch Volume
Select a volume icon
What is Automatic Accompaniment?
Automatic Accompaniment
Music Styles and Automatic Accompaniment
What Are Music Styles?
Performing Using Automatic Accompaniment One-Touch Arranger
Automatic Accompaniment
Press 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 Finder
Touch 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 screen
Select 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 Search
Searching 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 intro
Starting without an intro
To start with a short intro added
Stopping Automatic Accompaniment
Starting at the press of a button
Stopping with an added ending
Stopping at the same time the button is pressed
Touch Switch to set this to on
Cancelling the countdown
Having a Count Sound Play at the End Intro Countdown
Touch Countdown
Changing the Accompaniment Pattern Fill In Buttons
Modifying an Accompaniment
Adding a fill-in without changing the accompaniment pattern
Advanced
Style Orchestrator Explanation Basic
Full
Playing Phrases Phrase
Press the Phrase button and watch the indicator light up
Touch 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 Lower
Touch 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 Song
Press the Select/Listen to a Song button
Playing back
Song Playback and Practice Functions
Stopping the Song
Searching by song name
Press the Select/Listen to a Song button Touch Search
Decide which character you will use for the search
Registering the Songs You Like Favorites
Touch the song name to select the song to be registered
Registering to Favorites
Touch Add
Song Selection screen, select Favorites for the genre
Removing Songs from Favorites
Touch the name of the song to be deleted Touch Del
Displaying the Score
Press the Select/Listen to a Song button to select a song
Press the Score Display button
Icon Description
Touching Notes to Confirm the Sounds Touch the Notes
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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 Export
User Part
Lower Part
Practicing Songs with the Practice Function
Displaying the Score Screen Selecting the song
Displaying the Score screen
Practicing Listening to a reference of the Performance
Changing the practice settings
Touch the Notes
One Note
Recording Your Performance
Touch the icon for the parameter you want to set
Touch the setting icon
Touch Audition
Adjusting the tempo with the Tempo + buttons
Adjusting the Tempo
Adjusting the tempo with the dial
Setting the Tempo by Pressing the Button in Time Tap Tempo
Assigning functions to the Performance Pads
Specifying 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 Tempo
Playing Back at a Fixed Tempo Tempo Mute
Press the Metronome button
Match the Tempo Before You Begin Playing Count
Cancelling the Count
Touch Count
Muting Some Parts Before Playing Track Buttons
Select the song that you wish to play back p
Selecting the part that you’ll be playing
Playing back a song
Setting Markers for Repeated Practice Marker
Access the Marker screen
Placing a Marker within a Song
Placing Markers
Playback from a Marker location
Erasing a Marker
Moving a Marker
Touch Clear for the marker you want to erase
Cancelling repeat playback
Playing Back the Same Passage Over and Over
On 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 Transpose
Press 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 Settings
Touch the icon to choose the setting
Touch To select the setting
Hiding the Lyrics Lyrics
Touch 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 settings
Recording a New Song New Song
Recording and Saving the Performance
Stop recording
Press Reset button, then press Play/Stop button
Listening to the Recorded Performance
Recording With Accompaniment
Decide on the Music Style
Decide 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 performance
Touch 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-record
Press Play/Stop button to stop recording
Press the Menu button and watch the indicator light up
Touch Rec Mode
Erasing Recorded Performances
Changing How Recording Stops
Recording Songs Starting with Pickups
Press the Bwd button one time
Display Explanation Arranger Stop
Composer Stop
Using Floppy Disks
Inserting and Ejecting a Floppy Disk
Formatting Floppy Disks Format
Inserting a floppy disk
100
Touch Format Disk
Saving Songs
101
What are Favorites?
Preparations for Saving Data
Determining the name of the song to be saved
102
Determining the Save Destination
103
Touch KF or MT
Save
Touch Save or As SMF to start saving
Deleting Saved Songs
104
Press the Disk button Touch File
Touch Delete
Copying Songs on Disks to Favorites
105
Specifying the Copy Source
Specifying the Copy Destination
Copying Songs Saved in Favorites to Disks
106
Saving Performance Settings User Program
User Program Registration
107
Determining the name of the User Programs
Using the Pedal to Switch User Programs
Calling Up Saved User Programs
Changing the Way User Programs Are Called Up
User Program Registration
109
Saving the User Program Sets
Giving a name to a set of User Programs
Deleting Saved User Program Sets
Loading Saved User Program Sets
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Specifying the set of User Programs to be loaded
111
Copying Sets of User Programs on Disks to the User Memory
Touch Execute
Setting the Transmission of the PC
Calling Up the Performance Settings to Be Set
112
Creating and Editing Songs
Multitrack Recording with 16 Parts 16-Track Sequencer
16-Track Sequencer Screen
113
Modifying the Settings of Each Part
Creating and Editing Songs
114
What’s Panpot?
Recording a Performance
115
If the following message appears
Prepare for Recording Selecting the song to record
Changing the Recording Method Rec Mode
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Recording While Erasing the Previous Recording Replace
Changing the Recording Method
What is Blank Recording?
Repeated Recording at Same Location Loop Recording
118
Loop Recording Shortcut
119
Recording a Passage Specified by Markers
120
Inputting Chords with the Chord Sequencer
Editing Songs
Inputting Chords without Playing the Keyboard
Basic Operation of the Editing Functions
121
Undoing Edits Undo
Copying Measures Copy
122
Editing
Correcting Timing
Discrepancies Quantize
Copying Rhythm Patterns to Create Rhythm Parts
123
Inserting Blank Measures
Deleting Measures Delete
124
Making Measures Blank Erase
Transposing Individual Parts Transpose
125
Correcting Notes One by One
Exchanging Parts Part Exchange
126
Modifying the Tone Changes Song PC Edit
Changing the Beat in the Middle of a Song Beat Map
127
Touch in each to set the beat Touch Execute
Adjusting the Tempo While Listening to a Song
Changing the Tempo of Recorded Songs
Changing the Tempo Within the Song
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Adjusting the Tempo at a Particular Measure
Tempo Recording Shortcut
Creating Original Styles User Styles
130
Style Composer
Style Converter p
Creating Music Styles
131
Deciding on a Style
Muting Parts for a particular division
Modifying the settings of each part
Finishing the settings
132
Style Arrangements
Creating Styles in Auto Mode
Making the settings
133
Creating songs
Creating a Style in Manual Mode
134
Changing an Extracted Part
Chords Rhythm Bass Accomp Major Seventh Minor
What is the User Memory?
Saving a User Style
135
Determining the name of the Style to be saved
Deleting Saved User Styles
136
Touch to select the save-destination number
Touch File Touch Delete
Copying Styles Saved User Memory to Disks
Copying Styles on Disks to the User Memory
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Various Settings
Changing the Settings for One-Touch Piano
Adjusting Resonance
Procedure
Changing the Tuning Tuning
Various Settings
Choosing 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 Arranger
141
Changing the Keyboard’s Split Point Split Point
142
Display Explanation Suitable
Other
Setting/User Functions
Assigning Functions to Pedals
Performance Pads Pedal
143
144
Functions that can be assigned Pedals Only
Changing the Bend Range Pedal Setting
145
What 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-In
Placing a Marker in the Middle A Measure
146
Settings for the Countdown
Other Settings
147
Changing the Language Language
Changing Standard Pitch Master Tune
148
Selecting the images to be displayed
149
Image data that KF-7 can display
Restoring the Factory Settings Factory Reset
Turning Off the Beat Indicator
150
Formatting the User Memory
Calibrating the Touch Screen
151
Press the Disk button
Automatically Starting the Quick Tour
Disabling Functions Other Than Piano Performance Panel Lock
152
Touch on or OFF
Connectors
Connecting Midi Devices
153
Connecting External Devices
Synchronizing with Connected Midi Devices
Making the Connections
154
Performing in Ensemble with Midi Instruments Midi Ensemble
Midi Settings
155
Selecting the Transmit Channel Tx Channel
Touch to make the setting for each item
156
Connecting to Audio Equipment
157
Touch to set on or OFF
Output Jacks
Connecting a Computer
Connect to the Midi Connectors
Turn off the power to the KF-7 and other connected
158
Connect to the Computer Connector
Computer Switch
159
Connection with an Apple Macintosh computer
160
Troubleshooting
161
No sound is heard
Sound is strange
Troubleshooting
162
Automatic accompaniment doesn’t play
Correctly
163
Back
164
Error Messages
Indica 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 List
Display Description
Music Style List
173
Chord List
174
Chord List
175
Internal Song List
176
177
Internal Song List
Practice
178
Masterpieces
Rhythm Pattern List
Patterns That Can Be Selected with the Rhythm Button
Patterns That Can Be Selected with the Edit Functions
179
Parameters Stored in Memory Backup
Parameters Stored to Internal Memory
Parameters Stored in the User Program
180
Music Files That the KF-7 Can Use
KF-7 allows you to use the following music files
About the KF-7 Sound Generator
181
Midi Implementation Chart
182
Main Specifications
183
Main Specifications
184
Disk Drive / Disk Storage 3.5 inch Micro Floppy Disk
Internal Memory
Index
185
Index
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QS 8
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QS 5, QS
189
Information
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