KR103 Digital Intelligent Piano r

Using the pedals as switches

11.Performance functions and effects

Keyboard Touch (velocity sensitivity)

The KR103 is velocity sensitive, which means that the volume and brightness of the Upper, Lower and Layer notes depend on the force/speed with which you strike the keys.

All acoustic instruments (piano, violin, flute, drums, etc.) are velocity sensitive. The harder you play, the louder and brighter the resulting notes will be, which creates a perfectly natural effect. If necessary, you can select another velocity curve to achieve the desired response.

(1)Press the [Function] button (its indicator must light).

Using the pedals as switches

The KR103’s left and center pedals can be used to control other functions than “Soft” (left pedal) and “Soste- nut” (central pedal). These default functions are only available for acoustic piano sounds anyway, so that assigning the pedals different functions seems a very good idea.

Note: Whenever you switch on the [Piano] button, the left and central pedals temporarily return to their “official piano func- tions”.

ENGLISH

 

 

 

 

“LFT”

 

 

 

 

“CNT”

Function

Part Balance

Transpose

Reverb

 

Demo

(1) Press the [Function] button (its indicator must

Volume Brilliance Balance

User Program

light).

 

 

Accomp Keyboard

 

 

(2)Use the [√][®] buttons to select the following parameter:

KbdTouch=120

(3) Use [+][–]to set the desired curve:

LOW (light) This imparts a lighter feel to the key- board. Because stronger notes can be produced with less effort, this setting is ideal for children or inexperienced musicians.

MEd (medium) This setting represents a normal velocity sensitivity.

HIG (high)

This imparts a heavier feel to the key-

 

board. Because stronger notes can

 

only be produced when played with

 

greater than standard force, this set-

 

ting provides a wider dynamic range.

 

(This is the default setting.)

(4) Press the [Exit] button to leave this function.

Note: Some sounds use “velocity switching”. This means that by hitting the keys harder and softer, you alternate between two sounds.

Note: This setting can be saved to a User Program (see p. 46).

Note: Keyboard Touch applies to all parts you can play

yourself (the “Keyboard parts”): Upper, Lower, and Layer.

Function Part Balance Transpose Reverb

 

 

 

 

Demo

Volume

Brilliance

Balance

User Program

 

 

Accomp

Keyboard

 

(2)Use the [√][®] buttons to select one of the following parameters (depending on which pedal you wish to assign a different function to):

Soft =120

Sostenut=120

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

No Chord

When you press the assigned pedal

 

while the Arranger is playing, the

 

melodic accompaniment is switched off,

 

so that you only hear the rhythm part of

 

the selected Style. To activate the

 

melodic accompaniment again, play a

 

chord (or note) in the chord recognition

 

area (left half if the [Split] indicator

 

lights, anywhere if the [Split] button is

 

off).

BreakMute

This is a great function for Rock’n’Roll

 

songs and ballads. Use it to halt the

 

arrangement either for the remainder of

 

the current bar or for an entire bar

 

(when pressed on the last beat of a bar).

 

This feature allows you to achieve the

 

breaks in “Great Balls Of Fire”, for exam-

 

ple.

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