Roland KR-11 Chord Sequencer, Muting or playing selected tracks, Tracks vs. Midi channels

KR-11 – Chord Sequencer

The currently selected track appears in reverse video on the display.

Note: Drum or SFX parts can only be recorded on the “D” or “S” tracks.

3.Get ready to play.

Choose the Tone and make the necessary settings for the performance.

Note: You can only assign Drum Sets to the “D” track, while the “S” track only triggers sound effects.

Use <VOL+> and <VOL–> to the left of the display to set the volume level of each track.

Note: To record the volume settings, press the [RESET] but- ton while holding the [REC] button.

4.Press the [REC] button and then the [PLAY] button.

Two bars are counted down, and after that recording starts.

5.Press the [STOP] button to stop recording.

A “❏” appears next to the track that was recorded.

6.Repeat steps 2, 3, 4, and 5 to record other parts. You can delete the data of a selected track by pressing <CLR>.

If you want to start recording halfway into the song, use the Composer [FWD] and [BWD] buttons to move to the desired measure.

Muting or playing selected tracks

	Choosing a track and pressing <Mute> switches off
<Mute>	playback of that track. A dotted “❏” appears next to
	the muted track. Each press of <Mute> toggles
	between Mute on and off.
	Choose a track and press <Solo> if you want to listen
<Solo>	to a track without hearing the others. Each press of
	<Solo> toggles between Solo on and off.

Note: There is only one DSP effect, so that you can only use one DSP Type for all 16 tracks. Use a DSP Type that can either be used for several tracks or restrict the use of the DSP effect to only one track.

Tracks vs. MIDI channels

The relationship between tracks and MIDI channels is as follows:

Track	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9	D S 12 13 14	15	16
MIDI channel	1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9	10 11 12 13 14	15	16

Note: When using 16-track Sequencer, the Composer’s five Track buttons do not function.

Note: Set the beat of the metronome before recording with the 16-track Sequencer. The Composer will use the metro- nome settings (time signature and tempo) in effect at the time you start recording the first track.

9.2 Chord Sequencer

The Chord Sequencer allows you to “pre-program” the chord progression and Style divisions to be used by the Arranger. Doing so will allow you to concentrate on the melody because the Chord Sequencer will take care of feeding the Arranger with the correct chord information and selecting the desired Style division.

1.Press <Chord Sequencer> on the Composer Menu page.

A Chord Sequencer screen like the one below appears on the display.

Current measure

Chord name Division

(For more information on divisions, see “Muting parts of a division” on page 38.)

2.Use the MUSIC STYLE buttons to choose a Style group.

After several seconds, the display returns to the Chord Sequencer screen.

3.Use <INS> to insert the desired number of blank measures for the song you wish to input.

4.Use the <√> and <®> at the bottom right of the display or the [BWD] and [FWD] buttons to move the cursor (▲) to the position where the chord and division are to be input.

5.To enter a chord, play it in the lower half of the keyboard.

The chord display serves as a guide for entering chords. If you have doubts about the correct way of playing a given chord, just look at what the display says.

■ Here are the other things you can program:

•Entering an Intro or Ending: press the [INTRO/ ENDING] button.

•Changing the Style Level: press <Advnc®Basic> (or <Advnc√Basic>).

•Entering a Fill-In: press the desired Fill In button. (By assigning other functions to the PAD buttons or the left pedal, you can also use functions such as “Break.”)

You can also insert and delete measures by pressing <INS>, <DEL>, and <CLR> next to the display.

<INS>— Inserts a single blank measure at the posi- tion of the cursor.

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