Chapter 2 Automatic Accompaniment

Selecting Music Styles (Music Style Buttons)

You can select a variety of different Music Styles by pressing the Music Style buttons. Music Styles are divided into six groups, with each assigned to one of the Music Style buttons.

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1. Press the One Touch Program [Arranger] button.

2. Press one of the Music Style buttons to select the Music Style group.

Watch the indicator button light up.

Six of the Music Styles included in that group are displayed on the screen.

This screen is called the “Style Selection screen”.

You can listen to the Music Style by touching <Audition>.

Touch to switch the screen and display the next selections. You can touch <Search> to find Styles that match the selected criteria (p. 64).

3. Touch a Music Style name to select the Music Style.

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

Styles.

4. Touch Preset <A>, <B>, <C>, or <D> in the lower part of the screen.

When the Music Style is selected, Preset A is selected.

When any of the Presets from <A> through <D> are selected, the Music Style tempo, right-hand Tone, Style Orchestrator settings (p. 70) and other settings change.

For more on the Music Style names, refer to the “Music Style List” (p. 192, p. 193).

By changing the tempo and Tone, you can enjoy performing with a different ambience, even in the same Music Style.

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Roland KR-17, KR-15 Selecting Music Styles Music Style Buttons, Touch a Music Style name to select the Music Style