Roland KR-17 Count to four One, two, three, four into the mic, Display Explanation Arranger, Song

Chapter 1

Chapter 1 Performance

❍Enabling the start of songs and automatic accompaniment with the sound of your voice (Vocal Count-In)

You can start songs and the Automatic Accompaniment by counting into the

microphone.

1. Touch <Vocal Count In> in Step 2 of “How to select Vocal Effect” (p. 43).

2. Touch <Arranger> or <Song>.

Display	Explanation
Arranger	Automatic Accompaniment starts at the tempo used for the count.
Song	The song starts at the tempo used for the count.

3. Count to four (“One, two, three, four”) into the mic.

Count out the number of beats per measure in the time signature of the selected song or Music Style.

For example, if you select a time signature of 4/4, then count to four; count to three when 3/4 time is selected.

The tempo is automatically set according to the interval between the counts as you speak into the microphone, and the song or Arranger begins.

Touch <Exit> to return to the Vocal Effects screen.

❍Playing instrument sounds at vocal pitches (Vocal Keyboard)

You can have melodies sung into the microphone played with the KR’s internal

Tones.

1. Touch <Vocal Keyboard> in Step 2 of “How to select Vocal Effect” (p. 43).

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