Roland KR-17, KR-15 owner manual Starting and Stopping the Accompaniment, Changing the intro

Chapter 2 Automatic Accompaniment

Starting and Stopping the Accompaniment

Pressing the One Touch Program [Arranger] button activates Sync Start for the accompaniment (which starts the accompaniment simultaneously when you play on the lower section of the keyboard), and automatically sets an appropriate intro for the accompaniment. You can also change the way the accompaniment starts and stops.

Chapter 2

■Having the Accompaniment Start Simultaneously When You Play the Keyboard (Sync)

1.Press the [Intro/Ending] button and [Start/Stop] button simultaneously, causing the indicators of both buttons to flash.

The Sync Start settings go into effect.

2.Play a chord on the lower-part of keyboard.

As you play the keys, the intro and accompaniment begins simultaneously.

❍Changing the intro

When set for Sync Start (the indicators of both the [Intro/Ending] button and [Start/ Stop] button are flashing), you can use the following procedure to change the intro, or prevent the intro from playing.

Starting without an intro

Press the [Intro/Ending] button and watch the indicator go out.

Now when you play a chord with the keyboard, the accompaniment starts without the intro.

To start with a short intro added

On the Basic screen, touch the Intro/Ending Type <2>.

Sync Start is set immediately

after the One Touch Program

[Arranger] button is pressed.

Now when you specify a chord with the keyboard, a short intro is played, and the accompaniment starts.

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