SYNC START

KR111 Digital Intelligent Piano

Playing with accompaniment (Arranger)

If you press [To¥Variation], however, while the ORIGINAL pattern is being played, the Arranger first plays a (different) fill-in, and then switches to the VARIATION pattern.

■INTRO and ENDING

While the ORIGINAL and VARIATION patterns keep repeating the same accompaniment until you select another one or until you stop Arranger playback, Fill- Ins (see above), Intros and Endings are played only once.

INTRO patterns are introductions, i.e. short phrases that set the tone for the piece you are about to play.

(1)Stop the Arranger and press the [Intro÷Ending] but- ton (its indicator flashes).

You will now hear the introduction of the selected Music Style. Once the INTRO pattern is finished, the Arranger automatically proceeds with the ORIGINAL or VARIATION pattern (depending on which of these two indicators flashes).

Note: If the SYNC START function is on, pressing [Intro÷Ending] only selects the INTRO pattern. Style playback needs to be started by playing a chord in the left half of the keyboard. If the SYNC START function is off, however, play- back is started as soon as you press the [Intro/Ending] but- ton.

Here is how to add a musical closing section to your performance:

Selecting Music Styles

The KR111 provides three memory areas for Music Styles:

•POP/ROCK, BALLAD/ACOUSTIC, OLDIES/COUNTRY, BIG BAND/SWING, LATIN/GOSPEL, TRAD/KIDS. These are the Style families in the KR111’s internal ROM memory. These Styles cannot be erased (but you can modify them in realtime using the Style Orchestrator func- tions, see 21).

•USR: This is where a Music Style loaded from a floppy disk (MSA, MSD and MSE series, optional) is temporarily stored. The data in this RAM memory are erased when you switch off the KR111.

•DISK: (D01~…) This area refers to a floppy disk you inserted into the KR111’s drive. The number of avail- able Styles depends on the floppy disk, of course. The Style you select is transferred to the KR111’s USR memory (see above), which is why it takes a little longer before you can use it.

Selecting an internal Style

(1) Press the [Arranger] button.

The icon appears in the display.

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

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

(2)Press the [Intro÷Ending] button (its indicator lights). The KR111 now plays an ENDING phrase. At the end of the ENDING pattern, the Arranger stops.

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.

Music Style

Pop

Ballad

Oldies

Big Band

Latin

Trad

Count Metronome

Song

Rock

Acoustic

Country

Swing

Gospel

Kids

 

 

 

 

 

 

User

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Marker

 

 

 

 

 

Intro

Start

 

 

To Variation

To Original

Ending

Stop

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Music

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Assistant

Fill In

 

 

Sync

 

Tempo

 

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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 KR111 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).

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