Roland KR-105 Owner'S Manual Download

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Before You

Start Playing

Before You Start Playing

Connect the Pedal Cable

Insert the pedal cable into the Pedal connector on the

rear panel of the KR105.

fig.00-01

Connect the Power Cord

Insert the included power cord into the AC inlet on the

bottom panel of the KR105, and then plug it into an

electrical outlet.

NOTE

Be sure to use the supplied power cord.

fig.00-02

Setting Up the Music Rest

Set up the music rest as shown in the figure below.

Fold the three supporting feet at the back of the rest and
check whether the stand is held in place.

Before moving the KR105, be sure to lower the music
stand as a safety precaution.

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Using the Music Holders

You can use the holders to hold pages in place. When not
using the holders, leave them folded down.

fig.mu_stand4

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Summary of Contents for KR-105

Page 1: ...t Additionally in order to feel assured that you have gained a good grasp of every feature provided by your new unit Owner s Manual should be read in its entirety The manual should be saved and kept on hand as a convenient reference 202 Copyright 2005 ROLAND CORPORATION All rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without the written permission of ROLAND CORPORATIO...

Page 2: ...d service personnel Servicing is required when the apparatus has been damaged in any way such as power supply cord or plug is damaged liquid has been spilled or objects have fallen into the apparatus the apparatus has been exposed to rain or moisture does not operate normally or has been dropped IMPORTANT THE WIRES IN THIS MAINS LEAD ARE COLOURED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FOLLOWING CODE BLUE BROWN As...

Page 3: ...d immediately stop using the unit and consult an audiologist 011 Do not allow any objects e g flammable material coins pins or liquids of any kind water soft drinks etc to penetrate the unit 012a Immediately turn the power off remove the power cord from the outlet and request servicing by your retailer the nearest Roland Service Center or an authorized Roland distributor as listed on the Informati...

Page 4: ...ug from the power outlet whenever the unit is to remain unused for an extended period of time Any accumulation of dust between the power plug and the power outlet can result in poor insulation and lead to fire 104 Try to prevent cords and cables from becoming entangled Also all cords and cables should be placed so they are out of the reach of children 106 Never climb on top of nor place heavy obje...

Page 5: ...ods of time Such objects can discolor or otherwise harmfully affect the finish 358 Do not allow objects to remain on top of the keyboard This can be the cause of malfunction such as keys ceasing to produce sound 359 Do not paste stickers decals or the like to this instrument Peeling such matter off the instrument may damage the exterior finish Maintenance 401b To clean the unit use a dry soft clot...

Page 6: ...ted by loudspeakers 652 Floppy disks have a write protect tab which can protect the disk from accidental erasure It is recommended that the tab be kept in the PROTECT position and moved to the WRITE position only when you wish to write new data onto the disk The identification label should be firmly affixed to the disk Should the label come loose while the disk is in the drive it may be difficult ...

Page 7: ...on to the ability of adjusting the key weight a Hammer Response function which reproduces the subtle action of the hammers is also incorporated so there are two key touch controls that come into play when determining the precise character of the keyboard Additionally the instrument s pedals are firm and responsive lending your performances fuller and more detailed expressiveness Accomplish Tasks E...

Page 8: ...s for example using the KR105 as an accompanist and creating songs that will help you master the KR105 s many performance functions When connecting a computer to the USB port be sure to read the USB Install Guide This describes the procedure for installing the driver needed to connect via USB For more on system requirements refer to the USB Installation Guide Conventions Used in This Manual This m...

Page 9: ...hythm Patterns 42 Adjusting the Accompaniment Tempo 42 Starting and Stopping the Accompaniment 43 Modifying an Accompaniment 46 Adding Harmony to the Right Hand Part Melody Intelligence 49 Playing Sounds in the Left Hand Lower Tone 50 Playing the Piano with Accompaniment Added Piano Style Arranger 51 Adjusting the Volume Balance for Each Part Balance 52 3 Song Playback 54 Playing a Song 54 Registe...

Page 10: ... Styles 116 Creating Original Styles User Styles 116 Creating New Styles by Combining Internal Music Styles Style Composer 116 Creating a Style from a Song You Composed Yourself Style Converter 118 Saving a User Style 121 Deleting Saved User Styles 122 Copying Styles on Disks to the User Memory 123 Copying Styles Saved in the User Memory to Disks 123 9 Various Settings 124 Changing the Settings fo...

Page 11: ...Transmit Channel Tx Channel 146 Disconnecting the Internal Sound Generator and Keyboard Local Control 146 Sending Tone Change Messages Program Change Bank Select MSB Bank Select LSB 147 Sending Recorded Performance Data to a MIDI Device Composer MIDI Out 147 Connecting to Audio Equipment 148 Connectors 148 Making the Connections 148 Connecting a Computer 149 Connect to the MIDI Connectors 149 Conn...

Page 12: ...d 2 Full 3 buttons The operation of these buttons depends on the status and setting of buttons each is changed depending on the buttons numbered 10 and 11 13 Fill In buttons To Variation To Original Inserts a fill in in an automatic accompaniment and changes the accompaniment pattern p 46 14 Music Style buttons Select a Music Style for automatic accompaniment p 39 Pressing the User button selects ...

Page 13: ...ds harmony to the sounds played with the keyboard p 49 Record Playback 28 Menu button You can select functions for playing back recording or editing a song p 82 99 141 29 Track buttons Used to play back or record each track of a song p 69 81 30 Transport buttons Reset button Resets the song playback start location to the beginning of the song Play Stop button Starts and stops playback or recording...

Page 14: ...udio system to enjoy more powerful sound They can also be connected to a tape recorder or similar device in order to record your performance on a cassette tape p 148 Bottom Panel 1 Phones jacks A set of headphones can be connected here p 17 2 Mic Volume knob Adjusts the volume level for the microphone p 18 3 Mic In jack Used for connecting microphones p 18 4 MIDI Out In connectors These can be con...

Page 15: ...ical outlet NOTE Be sure to use the supplied power cord fig 00 02 Setting Up the Music Rest Set up the music rest as shown in the figure below Fold the three supporting feet at the back of the rest and check whether the stand is held in place Before moving the KR105 be sure to lower the music stand as a safety precaution Using the Music Holders You can use the holders to hold pages in place When n...

Page 16: ... before the unit will operate normally To turn the power off turn the Volume knob all the way to the left and press the Power switch The Power indicator at the left front of the KR105 will go dark and the power will be turned off 945 If you need to turn off the power completely first turn off the POWER switch then unplug the power cord from the power outlet Refer to Power Supply p 5 About the Peda...

Page 17: ... useful for lessons and when performing piano pieces for four hands Additionally this allows you to play without having to worry about bothering others around you even at night Plug the headphones into the Phones jack located at the bottom left of the piano Connecting headphones will automatically mute the sound from the internal speakers The headphone volume is adjusted by the Volume knob of the ...

Page 18: ...ugged in noise may be produced by the speakers Howling could be produced depending on the location of microphones relative to speakers This can be remedied by 1 Changing the orientation of the microphone s 2 Relocating microphone s at a greater distance from speakers 3 Lowering volume levels About the Touch Screen The KR105 makes use of a touch screen This lets you carry out a wide variety of acti...

Page 19: ...ual include illustrations that depict what should typically be shown by the display Note however that your unit may incorporate a newer enhanced version of the system e g includes newer sounds so what you actually see in the display may not always match what appears in the manual 985 The Scroll Bar and The Page Icon The Song and Tone selection screens feature a scroll bar at the right of the scree...

Page 20: ...ingle section The pedals return to their usual functions p 16 The Grand Piano sound is automatically selected The effect is automatically set to Damper Resonance p 30 When you select an internal song or music file that includes the lyrics data appears in the Piano screen or Basic screen Touch this to display the lyrics Since this instrument faithfully reproduces real acoustic piano action and resp...

Page 21: ... screen is called the Tone selection screen Tones indicated by is called EX voices These voices are especially recommended What Key Off Sound does is recreate the tonal changes produced when the fingers are released from the keys Tones indicated by GS are GS tones Touch and drag up and down in the scroll bar to scroll through the screen and display other tones Touch the page icons to change pages ...

Page 22: ...s to be played 3 Touch Exit This returns you to the Basic screen or the previous screen Playing Percussion Instruments or Sound Effects You can use the keyboard to play percussion sounds or effects like sirens and animal sounds fig panel1 2 1 Press the Voice Super Tones button and watch the indicator light up 2 Touch Super Tones in the display KR105 book Page 22 Tuesday June 7 2005 5 25 PM ...

Page 23: ...lay sounds by touching the screen You can select other drum tones by pressing the or buttons 4 Touch Exit several times This returns you to the Basic screen or the previous screen The combination of sounds assigned to the keyboard varies according to the drum set Take a look at the Drum Set List p 158 and SFX Set List p 162 KR105 book Page 23 Tuesday June 7 2005 5 25 PM ...

Page 24: ...3 Touch By Name Touch By Key to go to the condition search screen 4 Decide which character is to be used for the search The selected character appears in the middle of the screen Enter the character you re searching for For example touching ABC in succession cycles you through the available choices in that character group A B C Touching A 0 selects the type of character Each time you touch A 0 the...

Page 25: ...light the tone name 3 Press a Tone button to select the new tone p 21 4 When you have selected the tone touch Exit The display returns to the Basic screen Cancelling the Layer 5 Touch Layer The Layer icons is dimmed and the Layer performance is cancelled Now when you play the keys only the tone indicated on the screen is sounded Grand Piano 1 Strings 1 When you select an internal song or music fil...

Page 26: ...the Tones 2 Touch the name of the tone to be changed 3 Press a Tone button to select the tone p 21 4 When you have selected the tone touch Exit The display returns to the Basic screen Cancelling the Split 5 Touch Split The Split icon is dimmed and the Split performance is cancelled When you play the keys only the tone indicated on the screen is sounded Split Point Acoustic Bass Grand Piano You can...

Page 27: ...uch Layer or Split The KR105 switches to Layer performance or Split performance 2 To apply Octave Shift touch the name of the tone you ve selected 3 Press the Tone button to display the Tone selection screen fig d octshift eps_60 4 Touch Octave or in the lower part of the screen to adjust the pitch of the sound Each time you touch the pitch is raised one octave Each time you touch the pitch is low...

Page 28: ...ch Exit the reverb effect is activated and you return to the previous screen Display Explanation GS Room 1 Reproduces an indoor type reverb Provides a clear expansive reverberation GS Room 2 GS Room 3 GS Hall 1 Reproduces the reverberation found in a hall Gives reverberation with a greater sense of depth than GS Room GS Hall 2 GS Plate Reproduces a plate echo reverberation created using the vibrat...

Page 29: ...29 Performance Cancelling the Effect 4 Press the Reverb button and watch the indicator light go out The reverb effect is eliminated KR105 book Page 29 Tuesday June 7 2005 5 25 PM ...

Page 30: ...d with Type will be applied Selecting the Type of Effect 4 Touch Type to select the type of effect 5 Touch Depth to adjust the amount of effect applied The amount increases as the value is raised You can also move the slider with the dial For more on the effect types refer to the Effects List p 163 NOTE You may find effects not being applied to certain parts when different effects are applied to t...

Page 31: ... ON the appropriate effect is applied for the currently selected sound You can also apply different effect types to each tone except GS tones and tones with the q logo Although turning off the power returns effects to their initial settings carrying out Memory Backup p 138 allows you to save and store the settings even after the power is turned off All Voice button tones with a GS or q logo appear...

Page 32: ...ear the metronome The following Metronome screen appears fig d metro eps_60 You can touch Exit to have the metronome continue to play while you return to the previous screen Stopping the Metronome 2 Press the Metronome button once more and the indicator light goes out During playback of a song or when performing with automatic accompaniment the sound of the metronome keeps time with the beat of th...

Page 33: ...dial Changing the Volume The volume of the metronome can be adjusted to ten different levels 1 On the Metronome screen touch Volume 2 Set the volume with the dial Choosing sets the volume to the lowest level and choosing sets it to the highest level Choose to silence the metronome sound Changing the Type of Sound You can change the sound the metronome makes The Normal sound see below is selected w...

Page 34: ...it so that it stays off at all times 1 Touch Beat LED in the Metronome screen 2 Select OFF Beat Indicator off with the dial Triangle and castanet Hand clap Displayed Explanation Displayed Explanation Usual sound Dotted half note intervals Half note intervals Dotted quarter note intervals Quarter note intervals Dotted eighth note intervals Eighth note intervals Sixteenth note intervals Single back ...

Page 35: ...eract to create the musical character Elements of Music Styles A Music Style consists of a set of six patterns called divisions In addition Music Styles may contain some or all of the following partsfff Rhythm Bass Accompaniment 1 Accompaniment 2 Accompaniment 3 Accompaniment 4 Accompaniment 5 and Accompaniment 6 Division Explanation Intro Played at the start of a song Original The basic accompani...

Page 36: ...ords in the left hand the accompaniment also changes fig arr split e 3 Press the Intro Ending button After the ending plays the accompaniment stops appears in the Piano screen or Basic screen when headphones are connected Normally when you change a Music Style the tempo and tone change to selections that go well with the selected Music Style If you do not want to change the tempo and tone refer to...

Page 37: ... for example you normally have to play the three keys C E and G But with Chord Intelligence you only have to press the C key to start a C chord accompaniment fig chord intel e C G E Cm Root Note Chord Type Root Note Normally settings used for the Chord Intelligence function are selected but there may be settings that are not used You can also change the rules governing how chords are played For mo...

Page 38: ...ord on the screen 1 On the Basic screen touch fig d arrbasic eps_60 2 Touch the root of the chord you want to learn about The chord fingering appears on screen fig d crdfind eps_60 For example if you wanted to see the fingering for a C chord you would touch C then touch Touch Exit to go back to the Basic screen KR105 book Page 38 Tuesday June 7 2005 5 25 PM ...

Page 39: ...he screen and display other styles Touch the page icons to change pages You can touch Search to find Styles that match the selected criteria p 40 3 Touch a Music Style name to select the Music Style You can use the dial to automatically switch pages and select Styles 4 Touch Preset A B C or D in the lower part of the screen When the Music Style is selected Preset A is selected When any of the Pres...

Page 40: ...Music Style Name 3 Touch By Name Touch By Key to return to the Condition Search screen 4 Decide which character you ll use for the search The selected character appears in the middle of the screen Enter the character you are searching for For example touching ABC in succession cycles you through the available choices in that character group A B C Touch A 0 to toggle between alphabets and numerals ...

Page 41: ...usic Styles saved on the disk are displayed When you select Media User the Music Styles stored in User memory are displayed 4 Select a Music Style and touch the Music Style name 5 Press the One Touch Program Arranger button You can now perform in the selected Music Style Music Styles selected from floppy disks are stored until the power is turned off Even after ejecting the floppy disk by pressing...

Page 42: ...es to the rhythm patterns with the Fill In button p 46 Adjusting the Accompaniment Tempo fig panel2 5 When the Basic screen is displayed you can use the Tempo buttons or the dial to change the tempo The tempo is indicated on the upper left of the screen fig d arrbasic eps_60 Pressing the Tempo buttons simultaneously returns the selected Music Style or song to the basic tempo You can change the tem...

Page 43: ...art settings go into effect 2 Play a chord on the lower part of keyboard As you play the keys the intro and accompaniment begins simultaneously Changing the intro When set for Sync Start the indicators of both the Intro Ending button and Start Stop button are flashing you can use the following procedure to change the intro or prevent the intro from playing Starting without an intro Press the Intro...

Page 44: ... Stop button the accompaniment starts without the intro Stopping Automatic Accompaniment Stopping with an Added Ending 1 Press the Intro Ending button An ending plays and the Automatic Accompaniment stops To stop with a short Ending On the Basic screen touch Arranger to select the following page Select the Intro Ending Type 2 Chord Tones and Bass Tones When you play the keys in the left hand side ...

Page 45: ...ress the Count Marker button and watch the indicator light up The following Countdown settings screen appears fig d cntdwn eps_60 2 Touch Count Mode to set this to Count Down or Count In Down When you press the One Touch Program Arranger button the performance starts and the countdown sound plays at the end of the intro Cancelling the Countdown 3 Press the Count Marker button and the indicator lig...

Page 46: ...rn is played Press the Fill In To Original button and watch the indicator flash The instrument is set so that the original performance pattern is played Pressing these buttons during a performance inserts a one bar fill in at the appropriate place and time Adding a Fill in without Changing the Accompaniment Pattern You can play only the fill in without changing the accompaniment pattern Press the ...

Page 47: ...tern Leading Bass The Leading Bass function allows you to change the way the Arranger reads the chords you play If Leading Bass is off the Acc Bass partplays the root of the chords that feed the Arranger while the chords of the ACCOMP 1 6 parts are voiced in such a way as to avoid semitone intervals for complex chords that wouldn t sound very nice Leading Bass function gives you more artistic lice...

Page 48: ...rmance Pad 1 3 to change the arrangement for the accompaniment Watch the indicator of the button you pressed light up Button Explanation 1 Basic This is the simplest arrangement 2 Advanced This is a more involved arrangement 3 Full This is the most elavorate arrangement When you press the User Function buttons the Style Orchestrator button s indicator goes out and the function of the Performance P...

Page 49: ...e keyboard harmony is added The following Melody Intelligence screen appears fig d melointel eps_60 2 Select and touch a harmony type Then when you play a melody on the keyboard a harmony style is automatically added When you touch Exit you re returned to the previous screen while the Melody Intelligence function remains selected 3 Press the Melody Intelligence button once more and the indicator l...

Page 50: ...d play simultaneously with the Automatic Accompaniment 1 Press the One Touch Program Arranger button This sets the Automatic Accompaniment 2 On the Basic screen touch Lower Now when you play a chord in the left hand keyboard area the notes you play will sound and the accompaniment chord changes fig d lower eps_60 Stopping the Sound in the Left hand 3 Touch Lower The Lower icon returns to the origi...

Page 51: ...thout splitting the keyboard This function is called Piano Style Arranger This makes it possible to add an accompaniment automatically as you play a song by playing chords in the ordinary way without giving any thought to the location of a keyboard split 1 Press the One Touch Program Arranger button 2 Touch Split to turn the Split function off fig d pianist eps_60 3 Select a Music Style p 39 4 Pla...

Page 52: ... Each Performance Part Part Balance You can adjust the volume of each performance part in a Music Style and the balance between parts when playing multiple Tones on the keyboard 1 Press the Part Balance button and watch the indicator light up The following Part Balance screen appears Touch Accomp or Keyboard to switch the two screens fig d partbal1 eps_60 The volume balance between each of the per...

Page 53: ...e adjustments by touching the adjustment sliders and then using the dial Touch Exit to go back to the previous screen Display Performance part Rhythm Music Style Rhythm Part Bass Bass Bass Tone p 44 Accomp Accompaniment 1 Accompaniment 2 Accompani ment 3 Chord Tone p 44 Phrase Short phrases sounded when the Performance Pads are pressed Displayed Tone Part Drums Percussion instruments or sound effe...

Page 54: ...tion You can display song lyrics When you touch songs selected from all of the internal songs are played in random order When you touch all of the songs in the genre you have selected are played in order starting from the selected song When the last song is finished playback resumes from the first song in the genre The selected song is played back This changes to while the song is played back play...

Page 55: ... song being played back is assigned to a track button Use these buttons to select the performance parts that are muted or played For more detailed information refer to p 69 Reset button Returns to the beginning of the song Play Stop button Plays back the song or if the song is currently being played it stops the song Rec button Records the performance For more detailed information refer to p 75 Bw...

Page 56: ...l or the Bwd or Fwd button on the remote the folder can then be opened by pressing the PLAY button 3 Touch a song from the list that appears to select the song you want to play back Depending on the number of songs contained in a folder this may take some time NOTE If a folder contains 500 or more files and or folders some of the files and folders may not be displayed KR105 book Page 56 Tuesday Ju...

Page 57: ...ongs You can use four different criteria in searches Chords Lyrics Finger fingering numbers and Any By selecting a song containing any of this data then displaying it in the KR105 s notation you can display information about the selected data 4 Touch Search The search results appear in the display Touch the song name to select the song Touch Exit to return to the Song Selection screen Searching by...

Page 58: ... ABC in succession cycles you through the available choices in that character group A B C Touch A 0 to toggle between alphabets and numerals 5 Touch Search The search results appear in the display Touch the song name to select the song Touch Exit several times to return to the previous screen KR105 book Page 58 Tuesday June 7 2005 5 25 PM ...

Page 59: ...The Song Selection screen appears p 54 fig d songsel eps_60 2 Touch the song name to select the song to be registered Registering to Favorites 3 Touch Favorites A screen like the one shown below appears fig m fvrtadd eps_60 4 Touch OK The selected song is registered to Favorites Now you can select the registered song by selecting Favorites for the genre in the Song Selection screen KR105 book Page...

Page 60: ...e Song Selection screen select Favorites for the genre fig d song fvrt eps_60 2 Touch the name of the song to be deleted 3 Touch Del A screen like the one shown below appears fig m fvrtdel eps_60 4 Touch OK The song is deleted from the Favorites family KR105 book Page 60 Tuesday June 7 2005 5 25 PM ...

Page 61: ... check the keys that are pressed for the sounds played back Selects the part for which the score is displayed You can specify the track or part to be displayed with Option p 64 Option Makes detailed settings for the score display p 64 Replay The left 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...

Page 62: ...t on the accurate rendition of difficult high level performances Thus there may be discrepancies seen when compared with commercially available printed music The display is not intended for viewing advanced songs requiring precisely detailed scores or complex songs On the score display screen lyrics and notes may extend beyond the range displayed on the screen and may not be visible Playback may s...

Page 63: ...ow the keyboard on the screen the touched note is indicated by the corresponding note on the keyboard This allows you to confirm notes by sight sound and touch In addition when you trace part of the score with your finger the traced segment is played back This allows you to easily play back phrases you like fig d score key eps_60 KR105 book Page 63 Tuesday June 7 2005 5 25 PM ...

Page 64: ...d C D E The pitch names C D E are displayed Do Re Mi Fixed The pitch names fixed Do are dis played Do Re Mi Movable The syllable names movable Do are dis played Clef L Determines whether a treble or bass clef is shown in the score for the left hand part Auto Display is switched automatically G Clef G treble clef is displayed in the score F Clef F bass clef is displayed in the score Clef R Determin...

Page 65: ... appears fig d scorebmp eps_60 6 Touch for each parameter to set the range of the image data 7 Touch Execute The score is saved to the floppy disk as image data in BMP bitmap format Item Setting User Part Selects the part to display when User is selected as the part to be displayed User Track Parts 1 16 Lower Part Selects the part to display when Lower is selected as the part to be displayed Lower...

Page 66: ...one unit Holding down the button makes the tempo increase continuously Pressing the button once decreases the tempo by one unit Holding down the button makes the tempo decrease continuously Pressing the buttons simultaneously returns the selected Music Style or song to the basic tempo Setting the Tempo by Pressing the Button in Time Tap Tempo You can also set the tempo by pressing the Performance ...

Page 67: ...ed Tempo Muting 1 Hold down the Play Stop button and press one of the Tempo buttons When tempo muting is in effect the tempo display appears in reverse video fig d tempmute eps_60 When you play back the song it will play at a constant tempo Cancel the Tempo Mute Setting 1 Hold down the Play Stop button and press one of the Tempo buttons Tempo muting is canceled Tempo Mute will also be cancelled wh...

Page 68: ... this setting two measures count down before the song playback starts Cancelling the Count In 1 Press the Count Marker button so its indicator is turned off By touching Exit instead of the Count Mark button you can close the Count settings screen without cancelling the count You can have a count sound be played before the song starts playing back by holding down the Reset button while you press th...

Page 69: ...along with the left hand playback Playing Back a Song 3 Press the Play Stop button The song will begin playing back The part you selected in step 2 will not sound Once again press the button you selected in step 2 The button s indicator will light up and the part will be heard once again Even while the song is playing you can press the track buttons to mute or un mute the sound Stopping the Song 4...

Page 70: ...ck is in progress Access the Marker Screen First select the song in which you ll set the markers p 54 1 Press the Count Marker button 2 Touch Marker The Marker screen appears fig d marker eps_60 Placing Markers 3 Go to the measure where you want to set a marker using the Bwd and Fwd buttons 4 Touch for Marker A Marker A is placed at the beginning of the measure you selected on the screen will chan...

Page 71: ... want to erase fig d markclear eps_60 The marker disappears and the on screen display changes to Moving a Marker You can move a marker that has been placed in a song You can also move the section of music defined by Markers A and B forward or back without changing the number of measures of marked 1 On the Marker screen touch or for the marker to be moved fig d mark1 5 eps_60 When you touch the mar...

Page 72: ...nt to play back the passage from the fifth through eighth measures over and over You should place Marker A at the beginning of the fifth bar and Marker B at the beginning of the ninth bar fig d markrpt eps_60 2 Touch Repeat in the Marker screen The setting is made for repeated playback of the passage from marker A to marker B When you play the song the marked section of music plays back repeatedly...

Page 73: ...accompanying a vocalist you can easily transpose the pitch to a range that is comfortable for the singer while still playing the notes as written i e with the same fingering positions First make sure you have selected the song to be transposed p 54 1 Press the Transpose button A Transpose screen like the one below appears fig d transpose eps_60 2 Touch the Transpose icon 3 Touch the screen keyboar...

Page 74: ...sition 4 Press the Transpose button and the indicator light goes out Transposition is cancelled The next time you press the Transpose button illuminating the indicator the music is transposed by the value set here Example Playing a song in E major while playing the keys for C major In this example C is the root note in the key of C major E the root of E major is the third in C major It is up four ...

Page 75: ...Recording Along with a Song p 80 Re recording Recording While Selecting the Track Buttons Redoing Recordings p 81 If the Following Screen Appears If you ve recorded a song or changed a song s settings see p 100 the following message appears on the screen when you try to choose another song If it s okay to delete the song touch OK If you do not want to delete the song touch Cancel and either save t...

Page 76: ...gs 3 Press the Rec button You press the Rec button and the following messages will appear when a song has already been recorded fig m rec eps_60 Touch New Song This switches the KR105 to the settings required for recording a new song The KR105 is put in recording standby To cancel recording press the Rec button once more 4 Decide on the tempo and beat If necessary press the Metronome button to pla...

Page 77: ... performance the performance will be assigned to the track buttons as follows Normal performance playing a single Tone from the entire keyboard The performance is recorded to the 1 Whole button Layer performance The performance is recorded to the 2 Bass Accomp button Split performance The lower part of the keyboard is recorded to the 3 Lower button and the upper part of the keyboard is recorded to...

Page 78: ...press the Rec button once more 4 Decide on the tempo Start Recording 5 Play a chord on the lower part of the keyboard An Automatic Accompaniment intro starts and recording starts at the same time Stop Recording 6 Press the Intro Ending button An ending plays then the Automatic Accompaniment and recording stop at the same time Listening to the Recorded Performance 7 Press the Reset button then pres...

Page 79: ...iano Style accompaniment p 51 the performance played on the keyboard is recorded here 2 Bass Accomp The Automatic Accompaniment bass part and accompaniment part are recorded here 3 Lower When the KR105 is set so that sounds from performances on the left hand side of the keyboard are played while the Automatic Accompaniment sounds p 50 your own performance on the left hand side of the keyboard is r...

Page 80: ...he Track to Record 4 Press the track button for the track that you want to record i e the track that you want to play yourself The indicator of the button you pressed will blink and the KR105 enters recording standby mode Since in this example we will record the upper part performance press the 4 Upper button to make the button s indicator light blink To cancel recording press the Rec button once ...

Page 81: ...ss the Track button for the track you want to re record The indicator for the selected Track button starts blinking The Play Stop button s indicator flashes and the KR105 is put in recording standby To cancel recording press the Rec button once more 5 Press the Play Stop button to begin recording Rerecording the Accompaniment Part of Automatic Accompaniment When rerecording an Automatic Accompanim...

Page 82: ...is not erased Erasing the Performance on Specific Tracks You can select and erase performances on specific tracks 1 Hold down the Track button for the track containing the performance you want to erase then press the Rec button The Track button s light goes dark and the recorded music is erased Changing How Recording Stops When recording an Automatic Accompaniment performance you can change the ac...

Page 83: ...ch between Arranger Stop and Composer Stop Display Explanation Arranger Stop Recording stops at the same time the Automatic Accompaniment stops Composer Stop Recording does not stop even when the Automatic Accompaniment stops When you press the Play Stop button recording stops KR105 book Page 83 Tuesday June 7 2005 5 25 PM ...

Page 84: ...If the Rec button s indicator is not lit press the Rec button so the indicator is lit The KR105 is put in recording standby 1 Press the Bwd button once The measure number in the upper right of the Basic screen changes to PU and the KR105 is set to record a song starting with a pickup fig d pu eps_60 Start recording After a one measure count recording begins PU 1 Count Sound Measure 2 Recording beg...

Page 85: ...at doesn t match the format of this unit you won t be able to use that floppy disk fig panel4 3 First make sure that the protect tab of the floppy disk is in the Write write enable position If you re using the disk drive for the first time be sure to read the important notes on p 6 NOTE Never remove the disk while it is being read or written Doing so will scratch the magnetic surface of the disk m...

Page 86: ...following screen appears fig d format eps_60 5 Touch OK Initialization of the disk begins Touch Cancel to go back to the previous screen When initialization is completed you re returned to the previous screen NOTE Don t try to take the floppy disk out of the disk drive until the formatting process is finished NOTE If Error appears on screen take a look at Error Messages p 155 KR105 book Page 86 Tu...

Page 87: ...s for Saving Data When saving to floppy disks first check to make sure that the floppy disk s protect tab is set to the Write position p 85 then insert the floppy disk in the disk drive 1 Press the Song File button 2 Touch File 3 Touch Save The following Save Song screen appears fig d songsave eps_60 When using a new floppy disk first initialize format the disk on the KR105 Take a look at Formatti...

Page 88: ... When you touch Del the character at the cursor position is deleted When you touch Ins a space is inserted at the cursor position 5 When you have finished with the name touch Exit Determining the Save Destination 6 Touch Disk or Favorites Touch Disk if you are saving to a floppy disk touch Favorites if you are saving to Favorites 7 Touch to select the save destination song number If a song name is...

Page 89: ... of reproducing performances with richness of expression using the KR105 s special Tones MT Data is saved in a form that can also be played on the Roland Digital Pianos or Music Players other than the KR105 You can listen to songs saved in this format on the Roland HP G R series and KR series keyboards as well as on Roland MT series devices Display Explanation Save Saves the song in KR105 format Y...

Page 90: ...e deleting a song from a floppy disk touch Favorites if you are deleting a song from Favorites 5 Touch to select the song to be deleted 6 Touch Delete A screen like the one shown below appears fig m filedel eps_60 7 Touch OK The selected song is deleted Do not eject the floppy disk from the disk drive until the operation is finished Touching Cancel cancels the operation Touch Exit to return to the...

Page 91: ...ifying the Copy Destination 6 Touch Favorites to select the copy destination for the song If a song name is displayed with a number a song is already saved to that number If you select a number with previously saved song data and proceed to copy to that location the previously saved song will be erased If you don t want to erase a previously saved song choose a number with no song name appears in ...

Page 92: ...een in Step 4 above touch the large arrow icon in the center to point the arrow upwards This sets the KR105 to copy the song in Favorites to the floppy disk fig d songcopy2 eps_60 The rest of the procedure is identical to that used for copying songs from floppy disks to Favorites Some song data cannot copy because they are copy protected KR105 book Page 92 Tuesday June 7 2005 5 25 PM ...

Page 93: ...the following appears When you touch the cursor moves When you touch the icon for the character to be input the character appears of the cursor potion For example touching the ABC icon in succession cycles you through the available choices in that character group A B C A Each touch of A a 0 cycles the type of characters through English upper case English lower case numerals symbols then back to En...

Page 94: ...e them as a set to a floppy disk or to user memory When saving to a floppy disk first insert a floppy disk in the disk drive For more on working with the disk drive refer to Using Floppy Disks p 85 1 Press the User Program button 2 Touch File 3 Touch Save A Save User Program screen like the following appears Giving a name to a set of User Programs 4 Touch Rename The Rename screen appears When you ...

Page 95: ...ding Saved User Program Sets User Programs that have been saved on floppy disks or in user memory can be called up on an individual set basis to the User Program button Note that calling up these User Programs results in the deletion of all User Programs currently recorded to the User Program button When loading a set of User Programs from a floppy disk first insert the floppy disk in the disk dri...

Page 96: ...can copy sets of User Programs saved on floppy disks and to user memory You can also copy sets of User Programs saved in user memory and to floppy disks 1 Insert the disk with the settings to be copied in the disk drive 2 Touch the User Program button 3 Touch File 4 Touch Copy A Copy User Programs screen like the following appears fig d upgcopy eps_50 Specifying the copy source 5 Touch Disk to sel...

Page 97: ... simply by depressing the pedal 1 Press the User Program button 2 Touch Pedal in the lower part of the screen A PEDAL screen like the following appears Selecting the Pedal Used for Switching Settings Pedal Shift 3 Touch Pedal Shift to select the setting Touch Exit to return to the User Program screen Sequential Loading of User Program Sets Load Next When using the pedal to switch your User Program...

Page 98: ...o set Setting the Transmission of program changes 2 Touch Option 3 Touch to switch the page to display the following screen fig upgPCset eps_50 4 Touch for the parameter and make the settings 5 Touch Exit The User Program screen returns to the display Touch Write to save the setting to the User Program For more detailed information refer to Saving Performance Settings User Program p 93 Display Des...

Page 99: ...g Refer to Recording With Accompaniment p 78 Commercially Available Music Files Commercially available song file recorded in Roland s SMF format is also composed of sixteen parts By loading the song file from the floppy disk and using the 16 Track Sequencer you can then also edit the song file Although with commercially available Roland SMF music data Part 11 is included in the 2 Bass Accomp track...

Page 100: ... you press the Play Stop button you hear what the song sounds like as you change the settings When you press the Play Stop button playback of the song stops 5 Touch to make settings for other parts The Part name appears at the upper part of the screen Change the settings for other parts as needed 6 Hold down the Rec button and press the Reset button This operation set the changes in the settings T...

Page 101: ...n some genres some parts may have no tone assigned Recording a Performance Step 1 Prepare for Recording Selecting the Song to Record 1 Hold down the Song File button and press the Rec button The following screen is displayed if there is any previously recorded performance or any song with changed settings fig m songmod eps Touch OK to delete the song If you want to overwrite while recording select...

Page 102: ... procedure described in Step 1 Prepare for Recording when you re recording the first Part For the second Part and after you can skip step 1 and proceed from Step 2 Start Recording Any performance that has been recorded is deleted when the power to the KR105 is turned off It is a good idea to save song data to a floppy disk or user memory For more information refer to Saving Songs p 87 Changing the...

Page 103: ...ng Over Previously Recorded Sounds Mix Recording You can record a performance layered over a previously recorded performance This method is called Mix Recording 1 In the Rec Mode screen p 103 select Mix Touch Exit to return to the Menu screen Record the performance using the procedures described in Recording While Selecting the Track Buttons Redoing Recordings p 81 Multitrack Recording with 16 Par...

Page 104: ...m Marker A When the song reaches Marker B it then returns to Marker A where recording continues Each time the recording is looped the newest sounds are layered over previously recorded sounds 6 When you press the Play Stop button recording stops After you have finished with loop recording return to the usual replace recording mode p 103 What is Blank Recording Blank Recording is recording a number...

Page 105: ... 3 Begin recording Begin recording using the procedures described in Recording While Selecting the Track Buttons Redoing Recordings p 81 or Multitrack Recording with 16 Parts 16 Track Sequencer p 99 Up until the specified passage the previously recorded performance plays back When you reach the specified passage sounds are erased as recording starts begin playing now When you reach the end of the ...

Page 106: ...2 Enter the chord progression and the changes in the accompaniment pattern and arrangement Just as when performing with Automatic Accompaniment press the keys to specify a chord and press a button to select the accompaniment pattern p 46 You can change the Style Orchestrator with the Performance Pads p 48 3 Touch Ins once to insert one measure before the measure where the cursor is currently posit...

Page 107: ... fig d chordinput eps_50 2 Touch in each to specify the chords 3 Touch Execute to enter the chord You are returned to the Chord Sequencer screen Editing Songs There are many ways you can edit performances recorded using the KR105 Track button or 16 track sequencer Basic Operation of the Editing Functions While songs are being loaded the measure number in the upper right of the screen is highlighte...

Page 108: ...unction p 107 select Undo Editing functions that can be undone appear on screen fig d e undo eps_50 If you touch Cancel the undo is cancelled and you re returned to the Song Edit screen If you touch OK the confirmation message appears on screen Touch OK to undone the most recent edit Copying Measures Copy You can copy a portion of a performance to a different bar in the same Part or to a measure i...

Page 109: ...d at the copy destination the copied data is layered over the previous recording If the Tones used for the copy source and copy destination are different the copy destination Tone is used Insert If there is a performance recorded at the copy destination the copied portion is inserted with out erasing the previous recording The song is lengthened by the number of inserted mea sures Item Content 1 2...

Page 110: ...electing the editing function p 107 select Insert A screen like the one shown below appears fig d e ins eps_50 Item Content From Measure number of the first measure of the segment to be deleted For Number of measures to be deleted Tr Pt Track button or part number to be deleted When All is selected the same portion of all parts is deleted 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 Ex To delete measures bars...

Page 111: ...e transposed When All is selected the same portion of all parts is transposed Bias The range of transposition You can select the range to transpose the data from 24 two octaves down to 24 two oc taves up adjustable in semitones 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Ex To erase measures bars 5 8 Blank measures Item Content From Measure number of the first measure of the segment to be erased For...

Page 112: ...ing the scale of a single note Changing the force used in playing a single key velocity At Step 3 of Selecting the editing function p 107 select Note Edit A screen like the one shown below appears fig e note e The note location display uses Measure Beat Tick as the format A tick is a unit of time that s shorter than a beat Touch to select the part with the note to be corrected The Part number appe...

Page 113: ...ct a Tone with the dial When selecting Part 10 or 11 select the drum set or effect sound If you want to delete the Program Change touch Delete When you re done making all the settings touch Exit Changing the Beat in the Middle of a Song Beat Map You can create songs that have beat changes during the course of the song You can t change a song s beat once it s been recorded Before recording the perf...

Page 114: ...d ritardando and other such gradual tempo changes Setting the Rec Mode to Tempo 1 Press the Menu button The Menu screen appears 2 Touch Rec Mode A screen like the one shown below appears fig d rec tempo eps_50 3 Touch the Rec Mode to select Tempo This makes the setting for tempo recording Touch Exit a number of times to switch to the screen where the measure number is indicated in the upper right ...

Page 115: ...rts with the measure you selected While tempo recording is being used to write tempo the tempo display in the screen will be highlighted 5 When you press the Play Stop button the change in tempo stops You cannot record performances while in Tempo Recording mode When you re finished tempo recording go back to the ordinary Replace Recording Take a look at Changing the Recording Method Rec Mode p 102...

Page 116: ... arranges the Style Style Converter features an Auto mode that allows you to easily create Styles from songs with a single chord and a Manual mode in which you create Styles from songs with three kinds of chords major minor and seventh chords Creating New Styles by Combining Internal Music Styles Style Composer You can create a new style by selecting from among the Rhythm Bass Accompaniment 1 Acco...

Page 117: ...en the accompaniment pattern changes from the original to the variation it creates a more elaborate effect in the accompaniment For more on Divisions refer to the Style Arrangements p 118 1 Touch the screen to choose the Part you want to mute out 2 Press the Fill In To Variation or To Original button to switch to the division that you want to mute 3 Touch Mute on the screen The Part you chose is o...

Page 118: ...tice to consider the arrangement of the music style Style Arrangements A Music Style is made up of five performance parts Rhythm Bass Accompaniment 1 Accompaniment 2 and Accompaniment 3 A song progresses in predictable a sequence such as intro melody A melody B bridge and ending With the KR105 such changes in songs are allocated to the following six performance states We call these six parts of a ...

Page 119: ...y p 121 When you touch OK the previously recorded User Style is deleted and a new User Style is created A Style Converter screen like the one shown appears Making the settings 4 Touch Conv Mode then use the dial to switch the mode to Auto This makes the setting for the Auto mode 5 Touch Chord Root and Chord Type then use the dial to input the chord root and type for the segment to be extracted 6 T...

Page 120: ...f the 16 track sequencer The chords all share the same Rhythm Part If you want to use the performance of other part check out Changing an Extracted Part p 120 Creating songs 1 Use the 16 track sequencer to record the song Record the song after referring to Multitrack Recording with 16 Parts 16 Track Sequencer p 99 and other related sections When using music data first select a song p 54 Displaying...

Page 121: ... the disk drive 1 Press the Music Style User button A User Style screen like the following appears fig d usrdisk eps_50 If the User Style screen is not displayed touch User Disk in the lower part of the screen 2 Touch File 3 Touch Save A Save Style screen like the following appears Determining the name of the Style to be saved 4 Touch Rename A Rename screen like the following appears fig d stylena...

Page 122: ...er memory When deleting a User Style on a floppy disk first insert the floppy disk in the disk drive 1 Press the Music Style User button A User Style screen appears If the User Style screen is not displayed touch User Disk in the lower part of the screen 2 Touch File 3 Touch Delete A Delete Style screen like the following appears fig d styledel eps_50 4 Touch Disk or User Touch User if you are del...

Page 123: ...yle name is displayed a style is already saved to that number If you select a number with a previously saved Style and then copy to that number the previously saved Style is deleted If you do not want to lose the Style being saved select a number in the save destination column that does not yet have a name 7 Touch Execute Do not eject the floppy disk from the disk drive before the copy is finished...

Page 124: ...board is divided the split point p 125 One Touch Setting Selects the setting to be specified when the One Touch Program Arranger button is pressed p 125 Pedal Set ting Assigns a variety of functions to the left and center pedals and the performance pads Arranger Config Sets the way the Automatic Accompaniment plays sounds p 128 Tuning You can play classical styles such as Baroque using historic te...

Page 125: ...hanging Music Styles Without Changing the Tone or Tempo One Touch Setting Normally when you select a Music Style the Tone and tempo settings suitable for that Music Style are selected automatically However you can also set it so the tempo and Tone settings don t change when you change Music Styles At Step 3 Procedure p 124 touch One Touch Setting fig d 1touchset eps_50 Touch each icon to switch in...

Page 126: ... pressed No Chord Only the Rhythm part is played After No Chord is switched on specifying a chord by playing the actual keys cancels the func tion and all of the accompaniment parts are played Break During the performance of Automatic Ac companiment the accompaniment stops for one measure only Fill In to Variation Performs the same function as the Fill In To Variation button p 46 Fill In to Origin...

Page 127: ...ad turns the nota tion appearing on the KR105 display to the preceding page while the performance of a song is stopped Punch In Out During Punch in Recording this starts and stops recording p 105 Tap Tempo You can set the tempo according to the in terval at which the pedal or pad is pressed p 67 Function Explanation Function Explanation Replay Pressing the pedal during playback of a song stops the...

Page 128: ...les are played and how the keys are pressed to specify chords What are the Chord Tone and Bass Tone When the Automatic Accompaniment is stopped and Sync Start p 43 is turned off chords are produced when you play in the left hand side of the keyboard This is called the chord tone and the root of the chord that is played at the same time is called the bass tone At Step 3 Procedure p 124 touch Arrang...

Page 129: ...ch Tuning You can choose from among the eight tunings described below Chord Intel ON OFF The function that al lows the KR105 to rec ognize accompaniment chords when you press only one or two keys during automat ic accompaniment is called the Chord In telligence function When set to OFF play all of the notes to specify chords Parameter Name Value Explanation C C maj 7 C 7 C m C m7 C dim Intelligenc...

Page 130: ...andard tuning curve is used It is suitable when playing in an ensemble with other instruments Tuning sys tem Characteristics Equal This temperament divides the octave into 12 equal parts All intervals will be slightly out of tune by the same amount This setting is in effect when you turn on the power Just Maj This temperament makes the 5th and 3rd intervals pure It is unsuited to play ing melodies...

Page 131: ...screen p 68 appears 2 Touch of each item to make settings 3 Touch Exit to return to the main screen Indication Explanation Measure This lets you place a marker at the begin ning of the measure Beat This lets you place a marker at the begin ning of the beat Parameter Name Value Count Mode Specify what type of count will be added Count In add a count before the performance Countdown add a count only...

Page 132: ...e screen will open more creating a brighter tone Each time you press the button the lid of the piano shown on the screen will close more creating a mellower tone 3 Touch Exit to return to the previous page Adjusting Resonance Resonance You can adjust the resonance Sympathetic Resonance that becomes audible when the damper pedal is depressed This setting is enabled only with the piano tones You can...

Page 133: ...riations in the reverberations of the chords you play Touch the Stretch Tuning ON or OFF field to select the tuning curve When set to ON the tuning curve features extended low and high ranges Stretch Tuning It is suitable for piano solos This setting is selected when the power is turned on When set to OFF the standard tuning curve is used It is suitable when playing in an ensemble with other instr...

Page 134: ...Use to select the following page 4 Touch Hammer Response 5 Touch ON to turn the Hammer Response function on Touch OFF to cancel the effect 6 Touch the screen slider to adjust the time it takes for a key to sound after it is pressed The more the slider is moved to Slow the more delayed the sound is when the keys are played softly Conversely sounds are produced more quickly when the keys are played ...

Page 135: ...es it easier for children whose hands have less strength Medium This sets the keyboard to the standard touch You can play with the most natural touch This setting is closest to the response of an acoustic piano Heavy This sets the keyboard to a heavy touch You have to play the keyboard more forcefully than usual in order to play fortissimo ff so the keyboard touch feels heavier This set ting allow...

Page 136: ... You can modify this screen to show your favorite phrase when the power is turned on At Step 3 in Procedure p 132 touch Opening Message A screen like the one shown below appears Use to move the cursor When you touch the character icon the character is input where at the position When you touch the icon for the character to be input the character appears at the cursor position For example touching ...

Page 137: ...insert the disk in the disk drive 1 Touch File A screen like the one shown below appears 2 Touch the name of the stored image data When you touch Preview you can then show the selected image data on the display selected in Step 1 3 Touch Save The selected image data is stored 4 Touch Exit to return to the previous screen To clear the stored image data touch Erase Image data that KR105 can display ...

Page 138: ...factory settings This operation is referred to as Factory Reset NOTE When you perform a Factory Reset all settings that have been stored in memory up to then are erased and reset to their factory defaults This operation does not return the touch screen calibration settings to the original factory condition To return the touch screen calibration settings to the original factory settings refer to Re...

Page 139: ...ng the User Memory The KR105 features an internal storage area where you can save recorded performances and User Styles This space is called the User Memory The following content is stored to the user memory Content registered to the Favorites p 59 Sets of saved User Programs p 94 User Styles saved on user memory p 121 Image files set with the User Image settings p 137 To delete all of the content...

Page 140: ...e Quick Start Disabling Functions Other Than Piano Performance Panel Lock The Panel Lock function locks the KR105 in a state where only piano performance can be used and all buttons will be disabled This prevents the settings from being inadvertently modified even if children press the buttons accidentally In the Panel Lock state only the grand piano sound can be played 1 Turn down the volume all ...

Page 141: ...n A song information is displayed Hiding the Lyrics Lyrics Some commercially available music files for use in karaoke as well as some of the internal songs include lyrics data When you play such music files the lyrics automatically appear in the screen If you do not want lyrics to appear automatically set this to OFF 1 Press the Menu button The Menu screen appears Touch to switch the screens 2 Tou...

Page 142: ... 1 Part or 3 4 Part This setting is effective with SMF format song data This is not effective with the internal songs 1 Press the Menu button The Menu screen appears Touch to switch the screens 2 Touch Track Assign A screen like the one shown below appears 3 Touch to select the setting 4 Touch Exit to return to the Menu screen After changing this setting try selecting the song once again For more ...

Page 143: ...xternal MIDI device and exchanging performance data you can control one device from the other For instance you can output sound from the other instrument or switch Tones on the other instrument What s MIDI MIDI short for Musical Instrument Digital Interface was developed as a universal standard for the exchange of performance data between electronic instruments and computers The KR105 is equipped ...

Page 144: ...DI Sequencer fig 09 10 When the KR105 is connected to a MIDI sequencer set it to Local OFF Refer to Disconnecting the Internal Sound Generator and Keyboard Local Control p 146 Connecting with a MIDI Sound Module fig 09 Synchronizing with Connected MIDI Devices You can have connected MIDI devices played by the tempo produced by the KR105 you can also have the tempo produced by connected MIDI device...

Page 145: ...e The connected keyboard plays using the selected Tone Ext The KR105 s tempo as well as the starting and stopping of playback and recording is controlled by the MIDI device connected to the pro s MIDI In connector When there is no MIDI device connected then tempo changing op eration can not be controlled by the pro Remote Playback and recording of songs is con trolled by the connected MIDI device ...

Page 146: ...re fixed at 3 The KR105 receives messages on all channels from 1 through 16 Disconnecting the Internal Sound Generator and Keyboard Local Control When connecting a MIDI sequencer set Local Control to OFF The setting is at Local Control ON when the KR105 is powered up As illustrated information describing what has been played on the keyboard is passed to the sound module over two different routes 1...

Page 147: ...e MIDI device connected to the KR105 The MIDI device that receives the Program Number changes the tone to the corresponding Program Number Normally the Tone is selected from the 128 Tones available Some MIDI devices however have more than 128 Tones With such devices the Tone is selected through a combination of Program Change messages and Bank Select messages There are two parts of a Bank Select m...

Page 148: ...st the volume of the connected sound generating device 926a When connection cables with resistors are used the volume level of equipment connected to the inputs jacks may be low If this happens use connection cables that do not contain resistors such as those from the Roland PCS series Making the Connections To prevent malfunction and or damage to speakers or other devices always turn down the vol...

Page 149: ...a USB MIDI interface cable sold separately to connect the KR105 to your computer If the KR105 is connected to a computer in which sequencer software such as Roland s Visual MT is installed a song you ve recorded on the KR105 can be saved on your computer Connection Examples To prevent malfunction and or damage to speakers or other devices always turn down the volume and turn off the power on all d...

Page 150: ... turn down the volume and turn off the power on all devices before making any connections USB cables are not included Consult your Roland dealer if you need to purchase Turn on the power to the KR105 before starting up MIDI applications on the computer Do not turn the KR105 on or off while any MIDI application is running If not using USB disconnect the USB cable from the KR105 If during the transm...

Page 151: ... same outlet Mic volume changes Adjusting the panel s Volume knob may cause the mic volume to change No sound is heard No sound is heard Is the volume level of the KR105 p 17 or connected device turned all the way down Are headphones plugged in p 17 Has a plug remained connected to the Phones jack When headphones or plugs are connected the keyboard s speaker stops playing Has the Balance knob been...

Page 152: ...on the Key Transpose setting Case Cause Remedy A High pitched whine is produced When listening through headphones Some of the more flamboyant and effervescent piano tones feature an ample high end component which may make the sound appear to have metallic reverberation added Since this reverberation becomes particularly audible when supplemented by heavy reverb you may be able to diminish the prob...

Page 153: ...data there will be a slight delay until playback starts Refer to the booklet that came with the music files you re using to determine the format type Case Cause Remedy Lyrics are not indicated properly in the display With some music files the lyrics cannot be displayed correctly If you press a button while the lyrics are being shown in the display the lyrics will disappear To recall them touch lyr...

Page 154: ...nge in the same way If you record additional material without erasing the previously recorded song the song will be recorded at the first recorded tempo Please erase the previously recorded song before you re record p 82 The recorded performance has disappeared Any performance that has been recorded is deleted when the power to the KR105 is turned off or a song is selected A performance cannot be ...

Page 155: ... in the user memory was found to be corrupted Insert different disk or format user memory This floppy disk or user memory is damaged and cannot be used Insert a different disk and repeat the procedure or format the user memory p 139 Error 15 This file cannot be read The file uses an incompatible file format This song or music style cannot be read Please use a Roland SMF Music Files or Roland Digit...

Page 156: ...Strings OrchestraHit Warm JP Str Slow Violin Contrabass Timpani Syn Strings1 Syn Strings2 Strings 2 OB Strings Euro Hit 6th Hit Bass Hit Sax Brass EX Tenor Sax Soprano Sax Flute Trumpet MutedTrumpet AltoSax Tp Oboe Clarinet TromboneSoft Soft Brass Baritone Sax Tuba Romantic Tp Power Brass St Brass ff English Horn BrassSection Blow Sax Brite Brass Brass ff EX Trumpet Grow Sax Alto Sax Tenor Sax GS ...

Page 157: ...ch Windchime Helicopter Car Engine Car Stop Car Pass Car Crash Siren Train Jetplane Starship Burst Noise Applause Laughing Screaming Punch Heart Beat Footsteps Gun Shot Machine Gun Lasergun Explosion Piano 1 Piano 2 Piano 3 Honky tonk E Piano 1 E Piano 2 Harpsichord Clav Celesta Glocken Music Box Vibraphone Marimba Xylophone Tubularbell Santur Organ 1 Organ 2 Pop Organ 1 Rock Organ2 ChurchOrg 1 Re...

Page 158: ...g Guiro EXC3 Claves High Wood Block Low Wood Block Mute Cuica EXC4 Open Cuica EXC4 Mute Triangle EXC5 Open Triangle EXC5 Shaker Jingle Bell Bell Tree Castanets Mute Surdo EXC6 Open Surdo EXC6 Cana 27 28 29 31 33 35 30 32 34 21 23 22 39 40 41 43 45 47 42 44 46 36 38 37 87 88 84 86 85 51 52 53 55 57 59 54 56 58 48 50 49 63 64 65 67 69 71 66 68 70 60 62 61 75 76 77 79 81 83 78 80 82 72 74 73 C2 C3 C4...

Page 159: ...ro EXC3 Long Guiro EXC3 Claves High Wood Block Low Wood Block Mute Cuica EXC4 Open Cuica EXC4 Mute Triangle EXC5 Open Triangle EXC5 Shaker Jingle Bell Bell Tree Castanets Mute Surdo EXC6 Open Surdo EXC6 Bar Chime Snare Roll Finger Snap High Q Slap Scratch Push EXC7 Scratch Pull EXC7 Sticks Square Click Metronome Click Metronome Bell Std Kick 2 MONDO Kick Side Stick Gated SD Hand Clap Snare Drum 2 ...

Page 160: ...EXC2 Short Guiro EXC3 Long Guiro EXC3 808 Claves High Wood Block Low Wood Block Mute Cuica EXC4 Open Cuica EXC4 Mute Triangle EXC5 Open Triangle EXC5 Shaker Jingle Bell Bell Tree Castanets Mute Surdo EXC6 Open Surdo EXC6 Bar Chime Snare Roll Finger Snap High Q Slap Scratch Push EXC7 Scratch Pull EXC7 Sticks Square Click Metronome Click Metronome Bell Std Kick 2 Std Kick 1 Side Stick Snare Drum 1 H...

Page 161: ...om 2 Closed Hi hat 1 EXC1 Room Low Tom 1 Pedal Hi hat 1 EXC1 Room Mid Tom 2 Open Hi hat 1 EXC1 Room Mid Tom 1 Room Hi Tom 2 Crash Cymbal 1 Room Hi Tom 1 Ride Cymbal 1 Chinese Cymbal Ride Bell Tambourine Splash Cymbal Cowbell Crash Cymbal 2 Vibra slap Ride Cymbal 2 High Bongo Low Bongo Mute High Conga Open High Conga Low Conga High Timbale Low Timbale High Agogo Low Agogo Cabasa Maracas Short Hi Wh...

Page 162: ...r sliding Finger Guitar cutting noise up Guitar cutting noise down String slap of double bass Fl Key Click Laughing Screaming Punch Heart Beat Footsteps1 Footsteps2 Applause Door Creaking Door Scratch Wind Chimes Car Engine Car Stop Car Pass Car Crash Siren Train Jetplane Helicopter Starship Gun Shot Machine Gun Lasergun Explosion Dog Horse Gallop Birds Rain Thunder Wind Seashore Stream Bubble Cat...

Page 163: ...modulation to the sound Overdrive Applies soft distortion to the sound Distortion Applies hard distortion to the sound Auto Wah Changes the tone in a cyclical manner Compressor Suppresses fluctuations in volume Gate Reverb Cuts off the reverberations before they fade away completely 2V Pitch Shifter Adds two pitch shifted sounds to the original sound two voice pitch shifter FB Pitch Shifter The pi...

Page 164: ... F Cmaj7 C maj7 Dmaj7 E maj7 Emaj7 Fmaj7 C7 C 7 D7 E 7 E7 F7 Cm C m Dm E m Em Fm Cm7 C m7 Dm7 E m7 Em7 Fm7 Cdim C dim Ddim E dim Edim Fdim Dm7 5 Em7 5 Caug C aug Daug E aug Eaug Faug Csus4 C sus4 Dsus4 E sus4 Esus4 Fsus4 C7sus4 C 7sus4 D7sus4 E 7sus4 E7sus4 F7sus4 Fm7 5 E m7 5 C m7 5 C6 C 6 D6 E 6 E6 Cm6 Dm6 Em6 F6 Fm6 C m6 E m6 KR105 book Page 164 Tuesday June 7 2005 5 25 PM ...

Page 165: ... maj7 Amaj7 B maj7 Bmaj7 F 7 G7 A 7 A7 B 7 B7 F m Gm A m Am B m Bm F m7 Gm7 A m7 Am7 B m7 Bm7 F dim Gdim A dim Adim B dim Bdim Gm7 5 Am7 5 Bm7 5 F aug Gaug A aug Aaug B aug Baug F sus4 Gsus4 A sus4 Asus4 B sus4 Bsus4 F 7sus4 G7sus4 A 7sus4 A7sus4 B 7sus4 B7sus4 B m7 5 A m7 5 F m7 5 G6 Gm6 A6 A 6 B6 Bm6 B 6 B m6 Am6 A m6 F 6 F m6 KR105 book Page 165 Tuesday June 7 2005 5 25 PM ...

Page 166: ...y 100 96 Openness Arabesque Pastoral A Small Gathering Innocence Progress The Clear Stream Gracefulness The Hunt Tender Flower The Young Shepherdess Farewell Consolation Austrian Dance Ballad Sighing The Chatterbox Restlessness Ave Maria Tarantella Angelic Harmony Gondola Song The Return The Swallow The Knight Errant Invention 1 Invention 2 Invention 3 Invention 4 Invention 5 Invention 6 Invention...

Page 167: ...trator User Function Style Orchestrator values assigning the Pads Keyboard settings One Touch Piano One Touch Arranger Others Reverb On Off Type Depth Bend Range MIDI Settings for User Program PC Number Bank Select LSB Bank Select MSB Program Change Parameters that switch after the User Program name is touched for a few moments when Option on the User Program screen is set to Delayed Music Style T...

Page 168: ...prietary designs and standardize the MIDI capabilities of sound generating devices Sound generating devices and music files that meets the General MIDI standard bears the General MIDI logo Music files bearing the General MIDI logo can be played back using any General MIDI sound generating unit to produce essentially the same musical performance General MIDI 2 The upwardly compatible General MIDI 2...

Page 169: ...O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O O Reverb O Chorus O O 0 127 O x x x O x x x x x O x 1 16 1 16 Mode 3 Mode 3 4 M 1 O x 0 127 0 127 O O O O 0 127 O x x x x x O 120 126 127 O O O 123 125 O x Bank select Modulation Portamento time Data entry Volume Panpot Expression Hold 1 Portamento Sostenuto Soft Portamento control Effect1 depth Effect3 depth NRPN LSB MSB RPN LSB MSB 1 O x is selectable by S...

Page 170: ...te Storage Approx 30 000 notes Resolution 120 ticks per quarter note Recording Method Realtime Replace Mix Auto Punch In Manual Punch In Loop Tempo Step Chord Sequencer Beat Map Edit Copy Quantize Delete Insert Erase Transpose Part Exchange Note Edit PC Edit Other Functions Touch the Notes Replay Super Tones Piano Designer Visual Lesson Wonderland Game Demo Audition Panel Lock User Image Display B...

Page 171: ...ds 37 64 Clef L 64 Clef R 64 Compatibility 89 Composer MIDI Out 147 Computer 149 Connecting Audio Equipment 148 Computer 149 MIDI device 143 Video Equipment 143 Contrast 18 Contrast knob 18 Converter 118 Copy Song Edit 108 Copying Songs 91 User Program 96 User Styles 123 Count In 68 Countdown 45 D Damper pedal 16 Delete Song Edit 110 Deleting A song 90 User Style 122 DigiScore 61 Disk Drive 85 Div...

Page 172: ...emory Backup 138 Metronome 32 Beat 33 Pattern 34 Sound 33 Volume 33 Mic In jack 18 Mic Volume knob 18 Microphone 18 MIDI 143 MIDI Connector 143 MIDI Devices 143 MIDI Ensemble 145 MIDI Settings 146 MIDI Sync 144 Minus One 69 Mix Recording 103 Multitrack Recording 99 Music Holder 15 Music Style 35 On Disk 41 Rhythm Pattern 42 Music Style Buttons 39 Mute 69 100 N New Song 76 Note Edit Song Edit 112 O...

Page 173: ... 99 Basic screen 19 36 Chord Sequencer screen 106 Copy Song screen 91 Copy Style screen 123 Copy User Programs screen 96 Count settings screen 68 Countdown settings screen 45 Delete Song screen 90 Delete Style screen 122 Delete User Program screen 96 Effects screen 30 Functions screen 132 Load User Program screen 95 Marker screen 70 Melody Intelligence screen 49 Metronome screen 32 MIDI Setting Sc...

Page 174: ...ch 24 Tone Set 101 Touch Screen 18 139 Touch the Notes 63 Track Assign 142 Track Buttons 69 77 79 Transpose 73 Song Edit 111 Troubleshooting 151 Tuning 129 133 Tuning Curve 130 133 Tx Channel 146 U Undo Song Edit 108 Upper tone 25 User Functions 126 User Image Display 137 User Memory 121 Formatting 139 User Program 93 Calling up 94 Copying 96 Deleting 96 Loading 95 Registering 93 Saving 94 Transmi...

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