KR-3 – Performance functions

5.2 Performance functions

Brilliance knob

Use the [Brilliance] knob to make the overall sound brighter or darker.

One Touch Program: Selecting the “instrument type”

By pressing the One Touch Program [PIANO], [ORGAN], or [ARRANGER] buttons, you will access suitable settings (registrations) for the kind of music you wish to play. To play a piano piece, for instance, press the [PIANO] button. Press [ORGAN] to transform your KR-3 into an organ. To play a song using the automatic accompaniment, press [ARRANGER].

Piano music — One Touch Program [PIANO]

The settings assigned to this button are loaded every time you turn the power on.

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

A picture of a piano will be displayed to signal that you can play a piano sound on the entire keyboard. The Tone that is selected is called “Grand Piano 1”.

Metronome

Opening and

Function

closing the lid

■Adjusting the piano tone

With the KR-3, you can simulate changes in tone of a grand piano that come about when the piano’s lid is opened or closed.

2.Press the One Touch Program [PIANO] button, and the Piano screen will appear.

Pressing <▲Open> and <▼Close> adjusts the amount of the “opening” of the piano lid.

Each time you press the <▲Open> button, the lid of the piano shown on the screen will open more, creating a brighter tone.

Each time you press the <▼Close> button, the lid of the piano shown on the screen will close more, creating a mellower tone.

■Using the metronome

The KR-3 features a metronome function. Use the metronome whenever you want to practice at a given tempo. By pressing the button to the right of the metronome icon, you can turn the metronome on and off.

When desired, adjust the tempo with the TEMPO [+] and [–] buttons. Pressing the [+] and [–] buttons simultaneously will return the keyboard to the default (preset) tempo.

Note: You can change the metronome’s volume and time signature. Please refer to “Metronome volume and beat” on page 40.

Note: The metronome always uses the same time signature (beat) and tempo as the currently selected Style.

■Using the pedals

The KR-3 features a PEDAL jack where you should connect the pedals that are built into the stand. Each time you switch on the KR-3, or whenever you press the One Touch Program [PIANO] button, the functions of these pedals are as follows:

 

 

 

Soft Pedal

Damper Pedal

(other functions

 

 

can be assigned

 

 

to this pedal)

 

 

Soft (left)— Pressing the Soft pedal yields a softer tone.

Damper (right)— Press the Damper pedal to sustain all notes being played.

Note: The function of the left (Soft) pedal differs in Arranger and Split modes. See also “Pedal functions” on page 45.

■The Function menu — <Func...>

This feature is used to make various useful settings for piano performances. For more detailed information, please refer to “Function Menu” on page 40.

Please note that your KR-3 comes with a variety of Tones (not just piano sounds). See “Selecting Tones” on page 18 for how to select them.

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