Roland KR103 Selecting Music Styles

KR103 Digital Intelligent Piano

Playing with accompaniment (Arranger)

If you press [To¥Variation], however, while the ORIGI-

Selecting Music Styles

NAL pattern is being played, the Arranger first plays a

(different) fill-in, and then switches to the VARIA-

The KR103 provides three memory areas for Music

TION pattern.

Styles:

■INTRO and ENDING

• POP/ROCK, BALLAD/ACOUSTIC,

While the ORIGINAL and VARIATION patterns keep

OLDIES/COUNTRY, BIG BAND/SWING,

repeating the same accompaniment until you select

LATIN/GOSPEL, TRAD/KIDS. These are the

another one or until you stop Arranger playback, Fill-

Style families in the KR103’s internal ROM memory.

Ins (see above), Intros and Endings are played only

These Styles cannot be erased (but you can modify

once.

them in realtime using the Style Orchestrator func-

INTRO patterns are introductions, i.e. short phrases

tions, see 19).

• USR: This is where a Music Style loaded from a

that set the tone for the piece you are about to play.

(1) Stop the Arranger and press the [Intro÷Ending] but-

floppy disk (MSA, MSD and MSE series, optional) is

temporarily stored. The data in this RAM memory are

ton (its indicator flashes).

erased when you switch off the KR103.

You will now hear the introduction of the selected

• DISK: (D01~…) This area refers to a floppy disk you

Music Style. Once the INTRO pattern is finished, the

inserted into the KR103’s drive. The number of avail-

Arranger automatically proceeds with the ORIGINAL

able Styles depends on the floppy disk, of course. The

or VARIATION pattern (depending on which of these

Style you select is transferred to the KR103’s USR

two indicators flashes).

memory (see above), which is why it takes a little

Note: If the SYNC START function is on, pressing

longer before you can use it.

[Intro÷Ending] only selects the INTRO pattern. Style playback

needs to be started by playing a chord in the left half of the

Selecting an internal Style

keyboard. If the SYNC START function is off, however, play-

(1) Press the [Arranger] button.

back is started as soon as you press the [Intro/Ending] but-

ton.

The SYNC START

icon appears in the display.

(2) If you want to use a style on floppy disk, insert the

Here is how to add a musical closing section to your

disk into the drive.

performance:

(3) Press one of the “Music Style” buttons.

(2) Press the [Intro÷Ending] button (its indicator lights).

The KR103 now plays an ENDING phrase. At the end

Music Style

Pop

Ballad Oldies

Big Band

Latin

Trad

Count Metronome

Song

Rock

Acoustic Country

Swing

Gospel

Kids

of the ENDING pattern, the Arranger stops.	User
of the ENDING pattern, the Arranger stops.
	Marker

As soon as you feel comfortable with the Arranger, you should try to play a melody with your right hand while using your left for specifying Arranger chords.

	Intro		Start
To Variation To Original	Ending		Stop
			Music
			Assistant
Fill In		Sync	Tempo

Note: The family names do not appear in the display, so be sure to check which Music Style indicator lights.

(4)Use [+][–]to specify the desired Style within the selected family.

The first Music Style within the selected group is selected automatically. So if you need the first Style, there is no need to press [+]. You must use [+] or [–], however, to select another Style within the same group.

However, the KR103 memorizes your selection within each family and returns to the last-selected Style whenever you press a Music Style button.

Note: The [+][–]buttons do not allow you to go from one family to the previous or next.

Working with the [+][–]buttons

You can press [+] or [–]either repeatedly (brief presses) to go back or advance in single units, or hold down [+] (or [–]) to quickly select a memory. The fastest way to scroll through the available memories is by holding down [–]while pressing

[+](go backwards), or by holding down [+] while pressing [–](advance).