Roland KR-105 User manual

Quick Start
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Congratulations on choosing of the Roland Digital Intelligent Piano KR105!
How To Use This Manual
The KR105 Owner’s Manual consists of three volumes, Quick Start , the Owner’s Manual , and the USB
Installation Guide .
Please start out by reading “Before You Start Playing” (p. 15) in the Owner’s Manual . This explains how to
connect the KR105’s power cord and how to turn on the instrument’s power.
After turning on the KR105’s power, please continue by reading Quick Start (this volume).
By trying out the various procedures while reading the Quick Start , you can easily learn how to play the KR105
and make use of its major functions (especially procedures that involve use of the “main buttons”).
The Owner’s Manual describes procedures, from basic operation to procedures for special applications (for
example, using the KR105 as an accompanist and creating songs), that will help you master the KR105’s many
performance functions.
Song/File
The KR105 features over 170
songs in its memory. Use
this button to select a song.
→ p. 8
DigiScore
The notation for the selected song is dis-
played on the screen. You can display no-
tations not only for the internal songs, but
for recorded songs and songs on floppy
disk as well. → p. 10
Music Assistant
Use the KR105’s Automatic Ac-
companiment feature to add ac-
companiments to your favorite
songs. → p. 12
You can select specially recom-
mended Tones from the KR105’s
library of sounds. → p. 16
Super Tones
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About the Piano Screen .................................................................................................. 3
About the Key Template ................................................................................................. 3
A Quick Tour of the KR105 ..........................................................................4
Playing in a Wonderland of Sounds.............................................................6
Customizing the piano sound.......................................................................7
[Song/File] Button........................................................................................8
[DigiScore] Button ......................................................................................10
[Music Assistant] Button (1) ........................................................................12
[Music Assistant] Button (2) ........................................................................15
[Voice/Super Tones] Button........................................................................16
Contents
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About the Piano Screen
The following “Piano Screen” appears when the KR105 is turned on.
fig.Q_piano.j
When this screen is displayed, you can change the settings that affect the KR105’s piano
performances. See “Customizing the piano sound” (p. 7).
Although the screen changes when you press the buttons to carry out the various operations and
settings, you can bring up the Piano screen at any time by pressing the One Touch Program [Piano]
button, and switch back to piano performance.
fig.Q_panel_piano
For more detailed information, refer to “Playing the KR105 Like a Piano (One-Touch Piano)” (p.
20) in the Owner’s Manual.
About the Key Template
Use the key template in the English Quick Start when specifying the chords for Automatic
Accompaniment on the KR105.
For more on performing with Automatic Accompaniment, refer to “Automatic Accompaniment”
(p. 35) in the Owner’s Manual. Position the key template as shown in the figure below.
fig.panel
Press the One Touch Program [Piano]
button to bring up the Piano screen.
Placement of the Key
Template
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The “Quick Tour” provides visual descriptions of the KR105’s special features, characteristics and
main performance functions.
Touch the screen to listen to a variety of demos.
1
Display the Quick Tour screen.
2
Touch the category for the type of demo you want to hear.
fig.Q_demo.e
At this time, let’s see
what we get by touching
<Styles> .
You can listen to demo
performances in the
<Styles> and <Tones>
introductory demos.
A Quick Tour of the KR105
Hold down the [Transpose] button and
press the [Reverb] button.
Quits the
Quick Tour
screen.
Make settings for the automatic demo.
For more detailed information, refer to
“Automatically Starting the Quick Tour”
in the Owner’s Manual.
When you touch here, the demo continues
automatically. All of the demos may be
viewed using this function.
This returns you to
the Quick Tour
screen
This displays the screen
used for listening to
demo performances.
Shows the
previous page.
Shows the
next page.
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3
Touch <Exit> to return to the Quick Tour screen.
Try the other categories.
4
Touch <Exit> on the Quick Tour screen to end the Quick Tour.
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“Wonderland”is an enjoyable world of sounds when you can listen to a variety of instruments,
hear performances, and play game with a simple touch of the screen.
1
Display the Wonderland screen.
fig.Q_wonder.j
2
Touch the item you want to play.
fig.Q_demo.e
3
Touch <Exit> to return to the Wonderland screen.
4
Touch <Exit> on the Wonderland screen to end the Wonderland.
<DRUMS> <TONES> <SFX>
Performances can use
several types of per-
cussion instrument
sounds.
Performances can use
a number of different
instrument sounds.
You can hear various
sound effects.
<SONGS> <GAME>
Hear kid’s songs.
Play six different
games, including ear
training and rhythm
games.
Playing in a Wonderland of Sounds
Press the [Wonderland]
button.
Quits the Wonderland screen.
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You can create your own piano tones and save the tone settings you have created.
1
Press the One Touch Program [Piano] button.
2
Touch <Options>.
A “Functions screen”like the following appears.
Lid
Adjusts the opening of the grand piano’s lid. Setting a smaller value closes the lid more and creates
a milder sound. The lid opens more as the value is increased, producing a brighter sound.
Resonance
You can adjust the resonance (Sympathetic Resonance) that becomes audible when the damper
pedal is depressed.
Tuning
You can play classical styles such as Baroque using historic temperaments (tuning methods). By
playing in the temperament that was in use when a composition was created, you can experience
the sonorities of chords originally intended for that song.
Hammer
Response
Adjusts the amount of time from when a key is played to when the piano tone sounds. The sound
is delayed more as the slider is moved towards “Slow”. This setting is applied to all tones played
with the keyboard.
String
Resonance
When the keys are pressed on an acoustic piano, the strings for keys that are already pressed also
vibrate sympathetically. The function used to reproduce this resonance is called “String
Resonance.”
Key Touch
Adjusts the keyboard touch. The touch changes from “Light”to “Heavy”. This setting is applied to
all tones played with the keyboard.
Customizing the piano sound
Touch one of the fields to
select the function you
want to set.
There are two pages with piano
settings. Use these fields to select
the page you need.
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Press this button to select songs.
The KR105’s more than 170 internal songs are categorized
by musical style, or genre. Additionally, you can file songs
you like to the “Favorites”category.
Saving songs to the “Favorites”makes it more convenient
to play songs you are practicing and those you listen to
frequently.
1
Press the [Song/File] button.
2
Touch the arrows indicated above to select a genre.
Here, let’s touch <Folks>.
fig.Q_song2.e
3
Select the song you want to hear, then touch the song name.
[Song/File] Button
Quit the Song
Selection screen.
You can select the songs by
individual genre.
The current song
appears on a dark
background.
The genre for the currently
selected song is displayed.
Allows you to scroll the
song list.
Allows you to search specific songs
(Finder).
This plays back songs continuously in
random order.
This returns you to the
Basic screen.
Touch here to change the genre.
Touch here for continuous playback of all
songs in the selected genre.
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4
Listen to the song. Touch < >.
If lyrics are displayed, touch <Exit> to return to the Song Selection screen.
5
To stop the song, touch < >.
fig.Q_song4.j
When Listening to Songs on Disks
Insert the disk containing the song you want to play in the KR105’s disk drive.
Press the [Song/File] button and select <Disk> for the genre; you now can select songs on the disk.
Reference
For more detailed information about playing back songs, refer to “Playing a Song”(p. 54) in the
Owner’s Manual.
For more detailed information about “Favorites,” refer to “Registering the Songs You Like
(Favorites)”(p. 59) in the Owner’s Manual.
For more detailed information about saving songs, refer to “Saving Songs”(p. 87) in the Owner’s
Manual.
For more detailed information about <Search> in the Song Selection screen, refer to “Using
Keywords to Search for Songs (Song Search)”(p. 57) in the Owner’s Manual.
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You can display notations not only for the internal songs,
but for recorded songs and songs on floppy disk as well.
Some songs also include the fingering and chord
information in the display.
This information is not only useful for piano practicing,
but is also handy when you want to view the chords while
playing accompaniment to songs.
1
Press the [Song/File] button to select a song (p. 8).
2
Press the [DigiScore] button.
[DigiScore] Button
Bouncing Ball
The bouncing ball shows you the note that is
currently being played. It helps you follow
the notation and get a sense of the rhythm.
Touch the Notes
When you touch a note on the screen, the
sound of that note is played. When you drag
your fingertip along the notation, the
section your trace is then played back.
Replay
When you touch <Replay>, the soft pedal
functions as the “Replay.”When you press
the pedal during the playback of the song,
playback stops, and when you release the
pedal, playback resumes starting at the
beginning of that measure. When the pedal
is pressed repeatedly, playback rewinds.
Tempo Song Name Beat Measure Number
Make settings for the
score display
This selects the part for
the score displayed.
Quit the Score
screen. This gives an enlarged view
of individual measures. You
can also display the note
names.
The score and keyboard are
displayed. This allows you to
check the keys that are pressed for
the sounds being played back.
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