Chapter 8 Changing Various Settings

Changing the settings for Score screen

You can set which parts are displayed, and how the scores

are to be displayed.

1.Press the [Song/Disk] button.

A Song/Disk screen appears.

2.Touch <Score>.

The score screen appears (p. 84).

3.Touch <Option> at the bottom of the screen.

The following screens appears.

This screen consists of two pages. Use Page <> and <> to change pages.

Display

Value

Description

Pitches

C,D,E

Letter names (fixed do) are

 

 

displayed in the detailed score.

 

Do,Re,Mi

Solmization syllables (movable

 

 

do) are displayed in the detailed

 

 

score.

 

Off

Not displayed

Clef L

Auto

Changes automatically

 

G Clef

Display the G-clef staff of the

 

 

left-hand part

 

F Clef

Display the F-clef staff of the

 

 

left-hand part

Clef R

G Clef

Display the G-clef staff of the

 

 

right-hand part

 

F Clef

Display the F-clef staff of the

 

 

right-hand part

 

Auto

Changes automatically

Key

Auto

Display automatically

 

b x 5–0–# x 6 Display the score in the selected

 

 

key

 

 

 

Display Value Description

Lower Part Lower Track, 1–16

Select the part to be displayed as the left-hand part. The power- up default is “Lower Track.”

Upper Part Upper Track, 1–16

Select the part to be displayed as the right-hand part. The power- up default is “Upper Track.”

User Part

Whole Track, 1–16

Select the part used for recording your performance. The power-up default is “Whole Track.”

4.Touch to set each setting.

Touch <Exit> to go back to the Score screen.

Changing the Tone Set When Playing Back a Song

When playing back song data, the data is normally set to be played back using GS tones (tones compatible with other GS devices). By changing the settings, you can play back portions of the data using tones particular to the KF-90.

1.Press the [Composer Navigator] button.

The Composer Navigator screen appears.

2.Touch <Play Mode>.

The following screen appears.

fig.08-13.e

3.Touch an icon to select the setting.

Display

Description

GS

Playback uses GS-compatible tones. Result is same

 

as that from any other GS instrument.

KF

Playback will use KF tones for some tones. This

 

will make the performance more expressive.

 

However when the data is played back on non-KF

 

models, the nuances of the performance may be

 

different.

Touch <Exit> to go back to the Function screen.

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Roland KF-90 owner manual Changing the settings for Score screen, Changing the Tone Set When Playing Back a Song, 149

KF-90 specifications

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