Roland KR7/5 owner manual Stopping Automatic Accompaniment, Starting at the press of a button

Chapter 2 Automatic Accompaniment

❍Starting at the press of a button

1.Press the [Intro/Ending] button and [Start/Stop] button simultaneously, and the indicators lights go out.

The Sync Start function is cancelled.

2.Play a chord on the lower part of keyboard.

Choose the chord to be played when the accompaniment begins playing.

3.Press the [Intro/Ending] button or the [Start/Stop] button.

When you press the [Intro/Ending] button, the intro plays, and the accompaniment starts. When you press the [Start/Stop] button, the accompaniment starts without the intro.

When you press the [Intro/Ending] button after touching Intro/Ending Type <2> on the Basic screen, a short intro plays.

Chord Tones and Bass Tones

When you play the keys in the left-hand side of the keyboard while the [Start/Stop] button’s indicator is not lit, chords play. This note is called the “Chord Tone,” and the root of the chord being played at the same time is called the “Bass Tone.”

■Stopping Automatic Accompaniment

❍Stopping with an added ending

1.Press the [Intro/Ending] button.

An ending plays and the Automatic Accompaniment stops.

When you press the [Intro/Ending] button after touching Intro/Ending Type <2> on the Basic screen, a short ending plays.

❍Stopping at the same time the button is pressed

1.Press the [Start/Stop] button.

You can change the sound of the chord tone and bass tone. Take a look at “Changing How Chords Are Played and Specified (Arranger Config)” (p. 150).

Chapter 2

The Automatic Accompaniment stops as soon as you press the button.

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