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Important Safety Instructions
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Additional Precautions
Power Supply
Placement
Maintenance
Handling the Floppy Disk Drive
Before Using Floppy Disks
Handling Floppy Disks
Get Easy Results with the Main Buttons
Main Features
Introduction
Pursuing the Playing Feel of a Grand Piano
Rhythm Partner Provides Natural-Sounding Tempo
Adjustable Music Stand KR-7
Introduction
How To Use This Manual
Conventions Used in This Manual
KR-7
Panel Descriptions
Panel Descriptions
Style Orchestrator/User Function button
Brilliance knob Fill In buttons
Part Balance button
23. + buttons
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Bottom Panel
Rear Panel
Contents
Contents
Appendices
Various Settings
Connecting External Devices
Creating Music Styles
Connect the Speaker Cable KR-7
Connect the Power Cord
Before You Start Playing
Connect the Pedal Cable
Opening/Closing the Lid
About the Pedals
Adjusting the Sound’s Volume and Brilliance
Connecting Headphones
About the Adjuster
Making the Connections
Connecting a Microphone
Connecting an External Display KR-7
Some Notes on Using a Microphone
About the Touch Screen
Adjusting the Contrast of the Screen
Turning the Power Off
Basic Screen
Using the Main Icons
Main Screens
Piano Screen
Changing the Piano Sound
Performance
Playing the Keyboard Like a Piano One-Touch Piano
Press the One Touch Program Piano button
Select a tone, then touch the tone name
Performing with a Variety of Tones Tone Buttons
Performance
Press any one of the Tone buttons to select a tone group
Touch Exit several times
Playing Percussion Instruments or Sound Effects
Searching by Tone Name
Using Keywords to Search for Tones Tone Search
Searching by Conditions
Changing the tones
Cancelling the Layer
Performing with Two Sounds Layered Together Layer
Touch Split
Cancelling the Split
Playing Different Tones with the Left and Right Hands Split
At the Basic screen, touch Split
Chapter
Touch an icon to select the performance space
Adding Reverberation to the Sound Reverb
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Cancelling the Effect
Display Explanation
Selecting the tone to which the effect is applied
Touch All Parts or Layer Part
Touch the Type icon to make your selection
Touch the slider to make adjustment
Press the Equalizer button
Adjust the equalizer Touch Write
Storing the settings
Press the Equalizer button and watch the indicator light up
Applying effects to the sound
Setting the Effect
Adding Effects to Each Tone and Voice
Applying Effects to the Sound Effects
Press the Vocal Effect button
How to select Vocal Effect
Adding Effects to Mic Vocals Vocal Effect KR-7
On the Effects screen, touch Off
Touch Echo in of How to select Vocal Effect p
Cancelling the Vocal Effect
Adjusting the Echo Echo
Once again, touch the icon you selected in Step
Touch Transformer in of How to select Vocal Effect p
Altering Vocals Transformer
Sing through the microphone
Touch the Harmonist type you selected in again
Touch Harmonist in of How to select Vocal Effect p
Adding Harmonies Harmonist
Count to four One, two, three, four into the mic
Touch Vocal Count In in of How to select Vocal Effect p
Touch Vocal Keyboard in of How to select Vocal Effect p
Touch Arranger or Song
Select the song to which you want to add harmony
Touch Music Files in of How to select Vocal Effect p
Touch OFF
Adding harmonies to a specified part Music Files
Press Play/Stop button to stop the accompaniment
Enjoying Karaoke Performances with Music Files
Select a song
Stopping the metronome
Using the Metronome and Rhythm Rhythm Partner
Using the Metronome
Press the Metronome button and watch the indicator light up
Changing the beat of the metronome
Changing the Metronome Settings
Adjusting the tempo
Determining the tempo with tempo marks
Changing the Type of Sound
Changing the volume
On the Metronome screen, touch Volume
Touch the volume icon you’ve selected
On the Metronome screen, touch Pattern
Changing the Animation
On the Metronome screen, touch the Type
Changing how the metronome beat pattern sounds
Changing the Rhythm
Changing the Rhythm settings
Playing Rhythm
Stopping the Rhythm
Select a volume icon
On the Rhythm screen, touch Volume
What Are Music Styles?
What is Automatic Accompaniment?
Automatic Accompaniment
Music Styles and Automatic Accompaniment
Play a chord on the lower-part of keyboard
Performing Using Automatic Accompaniment One-Touch Arranger
Automatic Accompaniment
Press the One Touch Program Arranger button
Playing Chords with Simple Fingering Chord Intelligence
About Chords
Touch the root of the chord you want to learn about
Viewing Chord Fingerings Chord Finder
On the Basic screen, touch
Select a Music Style, and touch the Music Style name
Touch Preset A, B, C, or D in the lower part of the screen
Selecting Music Styles Music Style Buttons
Touch . KR-7
Selecting Music Styles on Disks
Insert the floppy disk into the disk drive p
Press the Music Style User button
Decide which character you’ll use for the search
Using Keywords to Search for Music Styles Style Search
Press one of the Music Style buttons Touch Search
Searching by Music Style name
Select a Music Style p
Adjusting the Accompaniment Tempo
Playing Only Music Style Rhythm Patterns
To start with a short intro added
Starting and Stopping the Accompaniment
Changing the intro
Starting without an intro
Stopping at the same time the button is pressed
Stopping Automatic Accompaniment
Starting at the press of a button
Stopping with an added ending
Touch Countdown
Touch Switch to set this to on
Cancelling the countdown
Having a Count Sound Play at the End Intro Countdown
Adding a fill-in without changing the accompaniment pattern
Modifying an Accompaniment
Changing the Accompaniment Pattern
Fill In Buttons
Advanced
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KR-5
Display Explanation Basic
Touch to choose the type of phrase Press one of the Pads
Press the Phrase button and watch the indicator light up
Playing Phrases Phrase KR-7
Goes out
Adding Harmony to the Right-Hand Part Melody Intelligence
Select and touch a harmony type
Touch Lower
On the Basic screen, touch Lower
Stopping the sound in the left-hand
Select a Music Style p Play the keyboard
Touch Split to turn the Split function off
Adjust the volume balance with the Balance knob
Adjusting the Volume Balance for Each Part Balance
Touch each slider to adjust the volume balance
Press the Select/Listen to a Song button
Playing a Song
Selecting the song
Stopping the Song
Song Playback and Practice Functions
Playing back
Decide which character you will use for the search
Press the Select/Listen to a Song button Touch Search
Searching by song name
Touch Add
Registering the Songs You Like Favorites
Touch the song name to select the song to be registered
Registering to Favorites
Touch the name of the song to be deleted Touch Del
Removing Songs from Favorites
Song Selection screen, select Favorites for the genre
Icon Description
Displaying the Score
Press the Select/Listen to a Song button to select a song
Press the Score Display button
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Touching Notes to Confirm the Sounds Touch the Notes
Touch for the parameter being set to select the value
Making Detailed Settings for the Score Display
Lower Part
Saving Scores as Image Data KR-7
Touch Option Touch Export
User Part
Practicing Listening to a reference of the Performance
Practicing Songs with the Practice Function KR-7
Displaying the Score Screen Selecting the song
Displaying the Score screen
Recording Your Performance
Changing the practice settings
Touch the Notes
One Note
Touch Audition
Touch the setting icon
Touch the icon for the parameter you want to set
Adjusting the tempo with the dial
Adjusting the Tempo
Adjusting the tempo with the Tempo + buttons
Press the Pad to which Tap Tempo is assigned at least twice
Setting the Tempo by Pressing the Button in Time Tap Tempo
KR-7 Assigning functions to the Performance Pads
Specifying the Tempo
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KR-5 Assigning functions to the Performance Pads
Press the Metronome button
Cancel the tempo mute setting
Use Your Voice to Select the Tempo Vocal Tap Tempo KR-7
Playing Back at a Fixed Tempo Tempo Mute
Touch Count
Cancelling the Count
Match the Tempo Before You Begin Playing Count
Playing back a song
Muting Some Parts Before Playing Track Buttons
Select the song that you wish to play back p
Selecting the part that you’ll be playing
Placing Markers
Setting Markers for Repeated Practice Marker
Access the Marker screen
Placing a Marker within a Song
Touch Clear for the marker you want to erase
Playback from a Marker location
Erasing a Marker
Moving a Marker
Touch Repeat in the Marker screen
Cancelling repeat playback
Playing Back the Same Passage Over and Over
On the Marker screen, touch or in the middle of the screen
Touch the Transpose icon
Icon Target Settings Value
Transposing Keyboard Sounds and Songs Played Back Transpose
Press the Transpose button
Press the Transpose button and the indicator light goes out
Cancelling Transposition
Touch the icon to choose the setting
Detailed Song Playback Settings
Touch Play Mode
Touch Exit to return to the Menu screen
Touch To select the setting
Hiding the Lyrics Lyrics
Touch Lyrics
Display Explanation Auto
Touch Track Assign
If the following screen appears
Recording and Saving the Performance
Recording and Saving the Performance
Settings for recording performances
Recording settings
Recording a New Song New Song
Listening to the Recorded Performance
Press Reset button, then press Play/Stop button
Stop recording
Play a chord on the left-hand part of the keyboard
Recording With Accompaniment
Decide on the Music Style
Decide on the tempo
Whole
Track button Performance Recorded
Touch Add On
Recording Along with a Song
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Decide on the tone and tempo of the performance
Press Play/Stop button to stop recording
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Press the Track button for the track you want to re-record
Press Play/Stop button to begin recording
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Erasing Recorded Performances
Changing How Recording Stops
Erasing the Performance on Specific Tracks
Display Explanation Arranger Stop
Recording Songs Starting with Pickups
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Press the Bwd button one time
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Using Floppy Disks
Inserting and Ejecting a Floppy Disk
Formatting Floppy Disks Format
Touch Format Disk
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Preparations for Saving Data
Saving Songs
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What are Favorites?
Determining the Save Destination
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Determining the name of the song to be saved
Touch Save or As SMF to start saving
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Touch KR or MT
Save
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Deleting Saved Songs
Specifying the Copy Destination
Copying Songs on Disks to Favorites KR-7
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Specifying the Copy Source
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Copying Songs Saved in Favorites to Disks KR-7
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Saving Performance Settings
User Program Registration
User Program
User Program Registration
Calling Up Saved User Programs
Saving the User Program Sets
Changing the Way User Programs Are Called Up
Specifying the set of User Programs to be loaded
Loading Saved User Program Sets
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Touch Execute
Deleting Saved User Program Sets
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Press the User Program button Touch File Touch Delete
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Using the Pedal to Switch User Programs
Calling Up the Performance Settings to Be Set
Setting the Transmission of the PC
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Creating and Editing Songs
Multitrack Recording with 16 Parts 16-Track Sequencer
16-Track Sequencer Screen
What’s Panpot?
Modifying the Settings of Each Part
Creating and Editing Songs
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Prepare for Recording Selecting the song to record
Recording a Performance
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If the following message appears
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Changing the Recording Method Rec Mode
Changing the Recording Method
Recording While Erasing the Previous Recording Replace
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Loop Recording Shortcut
What is Blank Recording?
Repeated Recording at Same Location Loop Recording
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Recording a Passage Specified by Markers
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Inputting Chords with the Chord Sequencer
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Editing Songs
Inputting Chords without Playing the Keyboard
Basic Operation of the Editing Functions
Editing
Undoing Edits Undo
Copying Measures Copy
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Correcting Timing
Discrepancies Quantize
Copying Rhythm Patterns to Create Rhythm Parts
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Deleting Measures Delete
Inserting Blank Measures
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Transposing Individual Parts Transpose
Making Measures Blank Erase
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Exchanging Parts Part Exchange
Correcting Notes One by One
Touch in each to set the beat Touch Execute
Modifying the Tone Changes Song PC Edit
Changing the Beat in the Middle of a Song Beat Map
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Adjusting the Tempo While Listening to a Song
Changing the Tempo of Recorded Songs
Changing the Tempo Within the Song
Tempo Recording Shortcut
Adjusting the Tempo at a Particular Measure
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Style Converter p
Creating Original Styles User Styles
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Style Composer KR-7
Muting Parts for a particular division
Creating Music Styles
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Deciding on a Style
Style Arrangements
Modifying the settings of each part
Finishing the settings
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Creating songs
Creating Styles in Auto Mode
Making the settings
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Chords Rhythm Bass Accomp Major Seventh Minor
Creating a Style in Manual Mode
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Changing an Extracted Part
Determining the name of the Style to be saved
What is the User Memory? KR-7
Saving a User Style
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Deleting Saved User Styles
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Copying Styles on Disks to the User Memory KR-7
Copying Styles Saved User Memory to Disks KR-7
Procedure
Various Settings
Changing the Settings for One-Touch Piano
Adjusting Resonance
Setting the Tuning Curve Stretch Tuning
Changing the Tuning Tuning
Various Settings
Choosing the Tuning
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Adjusting the Resonant Sounds String Resonance KR-7
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Changing the Settings for One-Touch Arranger
Adjusting the Keyboard Touch Key Touch
Other
Changing the Keyboard’s Split Point Split Point
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Display Explanation Suitable
KR-7
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Assigning Functions to Pedals
Assigning Functions to Performance Pads
Functions that can be assigned Pedals, Performance Pads
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Functions that can be assigned Pedals Only
Changing the Bend Range Pedal Setting
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What are the Chord Tone and Bass Tone?
Placing a Marker in the Middle A Measure
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Changing the Settings for the Count-In and Countdown
Settings for the Count-In
Settings for the Countdown
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Other Settings
Changing Standard Pitch Master Tune
Changing the Language Language
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Image data that KR-7 can display
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Selecting the display to be set
Selecting the images to be displayed
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Turning Off the Beat Indicator
Restoring the Factory Settings Factory Reset
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Clearing the Favorites KR-5
Formatting the User Memory KR-7
Calibrating the Touch Screen
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Automatically Starting the Quick Tour
Disabling Functions Other Than Piano Performance Panel Lock
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Connecting External Devices
Connecting Midi Devices
Connectors
Connection Examples
Connecting External Devices
Performing in Ensemble with Midi Instruments Midi Ensemble
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Midi Settings
Touch to make the setting for each item
Selecting the Transmit Channel Tx Channel
Touch Exit to return to the Menu screen
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Touch to set on or OFF
Touch Composer Midi Out
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Connecting to Audio Equipment
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Connecting a Computer
Connect to the Midi Connectors
Connect to the Computer Connector
Connection with an IBM PC
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Connection with an Apple Macintosh computer
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Sound is strange
Troubleshooting
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No sound is heard
Automatic accompaniment doesn’t play Correctly
Troubleshooting
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Unstable
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Indica Meaning Tion
Error Messages
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Tone List KR-7
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Tone List KR-7
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Tone List KR-5
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Tone List KR-5
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Drum Set List
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Drum Set List
Jazz
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SFX Set List
Display Description
Effects List
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Music Style List KR-7
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Music Style List KR-5
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Chord List
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Chord List
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Internal Song List
Practice
Internal Song List
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Masterpieces
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Rhythm Pattern List
Patterns That Can Be Selected with the Rhythm Button
Patterns That Can Be Selected with the Edit Functions
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Parameters Stored in Memory Backup
Parameters Stored to Internal Memory
Parameters Stored in the User Program
189
Music Files That the KR-7/5 Can Use
KR-7/5 allows you to use the following music files
About the KR-7/5 Sound Generator
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Midi Implementation Chart
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Main Specifications
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Main Specifications
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Index
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Index
Pedal EX
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Organ
QS 5, QS
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Score Display button
Wonderland
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Touch EX
Africa
Information
Avis
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