Roland KR-15, KR-17 Performing with a Variety of Tones Tone Buttons, Performance, Touch Exit

Chapter 1 Performance

Performing with a Variety of Tones (Tone Buttons)

The KR comes with a many built-in instrument sounds and effects. This lets you enjoy perform in a wide range of musical styles.

The built-in sounds are called “Tones.” The sounds are organized into six tone groups, which are assigned to the [Tone] buttons.

For more about the names of

Tones, take a look at the “Tone

List” (p. 184).

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1. Press any one of the Tone buttons to select a tone group.

You’ll see that button’s indicator light up.

The screen displays the tone names included in the tone group you’ve selected.

This screen is called the “Tone selection screen.”

You can touch <Audition> for an audio demonstration of a particular tone.

Touch to switch the screen and display the next selection.

You can touch <Effects> to add effect sounds to a variety of tones (p. 42).

You can touch <Search> to find tones according to the search criteria you specify (p. 29).

2. Touch a tone name to select the tone.

You’ll hear the tone you’ve selected when you play the keyboard.

You can use the [-] [+] buttons and the dial to automatically switch pages and select tones.

3. Touch <Exit>.

This returns you to the Basic screen or the previous screen.

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