Roland KR-15 Modifying an Accompaniment, Changing the Accompaniment Pattern Fill In Buttons

Chapter 2 Automatic Accompaniment

Modifying an Accompaniment

When you use Automatic Accompaniment, you can easily add Fill Ins to the accompaniment patterns, change arrangements, and make other changes.

■Changing the Accompaniment Pattern

(Fill In Buttons)

There are two accompaniment patterns: the Original, and a Variation. In addition, a fill-in (or short phrase) is added at the points where the accompaniment patterns change, which adds more interest to the song. It can be effective to use the simpler original pattern for the first half of the song, and the variation pattern for the second half.

What’s a “Fill In”?

A short improvisational phrase inserted at the bar line is called a “Fill In.”

The KR automatically plays the appropriate phrase for the selected Music Style.

You can add variation to the Automatic Accompaniment by assigning different functions to the Performance Pads and pedals. For more information, see “Assigning Functions to Pedals and Performance Pads (Pedal Setting/User Functions)” (p. 157).

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Press the Fill In [Variation] button and watch the indicator light up.

The instrument is set so that the variation performance pattern is played.

Press the Fill In [Original] button and watch the indicator light up.

The instrument is set so that the original performance pattern is played.

Pressing these buttons during a performance inserts a one-bar fill-in at the appropriate place and time.

Adding a fill-in without changing the accompaniment pattern

You can play only the fill-in, without changing the accompaniment pattern. Press the lit [Original] or [Variation] Fill In button during the performance.

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