Roland KR103 9.Additional Music Style functions, One Touch, (Piano Arranger mode), Using the Arranger without a split back

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Using the Arranger without a split (Piano Arranger mode)

9.Additional Music Style functions

Apart from the basic Music Style functions covered on page 16 and following, your KR103 also provides the following functions. Most of them are only available while the ARRANGER icon displayed.

(6) Press the [Start÷Stop] button to start Arranger play-

Using the Arranger without a split back.(Piano Arranger mode)

It is also possible to use the melodic Arranger parts						Music Style
					Rock	Acoustic Country	Swing	Gospel	Kids	Count Metronome	Song
while assigning one sound to the entire keyboard.					Pop	Ballad Oldies	Big Band	Latin	Trad
									User	Marker
There is no split for chord recognition here (you may								Intro	Start		Music
					To Variation To Original		Ending		Stop
remember that the KR103’s keyboard is split when you											Assistant
						Fill In		Sync		Tempo
switch on the [Arranger] button): the Arranger decodes
every chord you play – no matter where you play it.				You can also press one or several keys (because the
Causing the Arranger to play another chord requires
				Sync Start function is on). If you prefer not to use the
that you play at least a triad (i.e. the three notes that
				Sync Start function, simultaneously press the
make up a chord). Feel free to play more than three
				[Intro÷Ending] and [Start÷Stop] buttons (the [Start÷Stop]
chord notes but remember that two notes won’t cause
				indicator stops flashing).
the Arranger to play another chord.
				Note: The BassInv parameter is automatically
When you hold down the damper (right) pedal, all notes
				switched on.
you play are recognized as one chord.
			(7) Use the Arranger in the same way as in “normal”
(1) Press the [Arranger] button.
				Arranger mode.
				See page 17 and following.
	Tone
	Guitar	Sax Others
	Piano Organ Bass Strings	Brass Drum/Sfx Disk

Melody

One Touch

Piano Arranger

Split Layer

Intelligence

One Touch Program

Lower

The KR103’s One Touch function automates several

tasks that you therefore don’t have to perform your-

The

ARRANGER

icon appears in the display and the

self. This function is automatically selected when you

press [Arranger].

keyboard is split into two halves. That is not what we

need here.

If you think the KR103 sets more than you actually

(2) Press the [Split] button to switch off its indicator.

want, you can change the behavior of the One Touch

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

function:

(1) Press the [Arranger] button.

Music Style

Pop

Ballad

Oldies

Big Band

Latin

Trad

Count Metronome

Song

Rock

Acoustic

Country

Swing

Gospel

Kids

User

Tone

Guitar

Sax

Others

Marker

Piano

Organ Bass

Strings

Brass

Drum/Sfx

Disk

Intro

Start

To Variation To Original

Ending

Stop

Music

Assistant

Melody

Piano

Arranger

Split

Layer

Intelligence

Fill In

Sync

Tempo

One Touch Program

Lower

ENGLISH

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

(5)If necessary, press a [Tone] button and use [+][–]to assign a different sound to the Upper part. Though the KR103 initially assigns a piano sound to the Upper part, you can select any other sound and save your setting to a User Program.

You can also add the Layer part (page 21). Even the Lower part could be used, but chord recognition remains active for the entire keyboard.

(2)Press [Function] and use the [®] button to select the following parameter:

00OneTouch

(3)Use the [+][–]buttons to select the desired option:

●AUT—Each time you select another Music Style (or press [Arranger]), the KR103 loads its preprogrammed tempo and a suitable sound for the Upper part (i.e. a sound that matches the mood of the selected Style).

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