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Roland KF-7, Owner'S Manual

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Owner’s Manual

 

03019723          ’02-10-F2-11N

 

Owner’s Manual

 

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Before using this unit, carefully read the sections entitled: “USING THE UNIT SAFELY” 
(p. 3) and “IMPORTANT NOTES” (p. 5). These sections provide important information 
concerning the proper operation of the unit. 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.

 

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Copyright © 2002  ROLAND CORPORATION

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without 

the written permission of ROLAND CORPORATION.

 

This owner’s manual is printed on recycled paper.

Summary of Contents for KF-7

Page 1: ...l HE UNIT SAFELY tant information el assured that you Owner s manual on hand as a n any form without N ...

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Page 3: ...that is uncomfortable If you experience any hearing loss or ringing in the ears you should 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 012b Immediately turn the power off remove the AC adaptor from the outlet and request servicing by your retailer the nea...

Page 4: ...dry cloth to wipe all dust and other accumulations away from its prongs Also disconnect the power plug 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 shou...

Page 5: ...e their light source is very close to the unit such as a piano light or powerful spotlights to shine upon the same area of the unit for extended periods of time Excessive heat can deform or discolor the unit 355b Any accumulation of dust between the AC adaptor and the power outlet can result in poor insulation and lead to fire Periodically wipe away such dust with a dry cloth Also disconnect the p...

Page 6: ...ppy disks into the disk drive Never insert any other type of disk Avoid getting paper clips coins or any other foreign objects inside the drive Handling Floppy Disks 651 Floppy disks contain a plastic disk with a thin coating of magnetic storage medium Microscopic precision is required to enable storage of large amounts of data on such a small surface area To preserve their integrity please observ...

Page 7: ...avier touch in the lower register and a lighter touch in the upper register Get Easy Results with the Main Buttons You can play songs display scores play the Automatic Accompaniment select Tones and perform other main KF 7 functions easily by pressing the main buttons found on both sides of the screen With the Select Listen to a Song button you can select over 170 internal songs from songs for pia...

Page 8: ...aying and Touch the Note a function that lets you confirm how a note sounds by touching the note on the screen Features geared specifically for young children include Wonderland where kids can enjoy touching a variety of instruments and the Game an ear training feature which helps build their listening abilities with all the fun of a game Rhythm Partner Provides Natural Sounding Tempo Along with a...

Page 9: ...olve use of the main buttons The Owner s Manual describes procedures from basic operation to procedures for special applications for example using the KF 7 as an accompanist and creating songs that will help you master the KF 7 s many performance functions Conventions Used in This Manual This manual uses the following conventions in the interest of simpler more concise instructions Button names ar...

Page 10: ...hrase with the Performance Pads p 59 12 User Function Button This is used to assign a variety of functions to the Performance Pads p 143 Performance Pads 13 1 4 The operation of each is changed depending on the buttons numbered 11 13 14 Music Style buttons Selects a Music Style for automatic accompaniment p 50 Pressing the User button selects a User Style that you ve made yourself or a Music Style...

Page 11: ... harmony to the sounds played with the keyboard p 60 29 Tone buttons Select the Tones that will be played from the keyboard p 21 Record Playback 30 Menu button You can select functions for playing back recording or editing a song p 87 p 113 p 130 31 Track buttons Used to play back or record each track of a song p 81 p 96 32 Reset button Resets the song playback start location to the beginning of t...

Page 12: ...IDI Out In connector and the Computer connector at the same time 3 MIDI Out In Connectors Connect between these and external MIDI instruments to exchange performance information p 153 4 Pedal Jacks Connect the supplied damper pedal DP 8 the expression pedal EV 5 or others p 16 5 Line In Jacks You can connect audio equipment or other digital instruments and hear them through the KF 7 s speakers p 1...

Page 13: ...ying Karaoke Performances with Music Files 39 Using the Metronome and Rhythm Rhythm Partner 40 Using the Metronome 40 Changing the Metronome Settings 41 Playing Rhythm 44 Changing the Rhythm settings 44 Chapter 2 Automatic Accompaniment 46 Music Styles and Automatic Accompaniment 46 Performing Using Automatic Accompaniment One Touch Arranger 47 About Chords 48 Playing Chords with Simple Fingering ...

Page 14: ...in Favorites to Disks 106 Chapter 5 User Program Registration 107 Saving Performance Settings User Program 107 Calling Up Saved User Programs 108 Changing the Way User Programs Are Called Up 108 Using the Pedal to Switch User Programs 108 Saving the User Program Sets 109 Loading Saved User Program Sets 110 Deleting Saved User Program Sets 110 Copying Sets of User Programs on Disks to the User Memo...

Page 15: ...hen the Power Is Turned On Opening Message 148 Selecting Images To Be Shown on the KF 7 User Image Display 149 Turning Off the Beat Indicator Beat Indicator 150 Remembering the Settings Even When the Power is Turned Off Memory Backup 150 Restoring the Factory Settings Factory Reset 150 Calibrating the Touch Screen Touch Screen 151 Formatting the User Memory 151 Automatically Starting the Quick Tou...

Page 16: ...plying undue stress to the AC adaptor jack anchor the power cord using the cord hook as shown in the illustration Connecting Pedals 925 Use only the specified expression pedal EV 5 sold separately By connecting any other expression pedals you risk causing malfunction and or damage to the unit 1 Connect the supplied pedals DP 8 to one of the pedal jacks fig 00 03 j When connected to the Damper jack...

Page 17: ...nctions to the connected pedal For more information see Assigning Functions to Pedals and Performance Pads Pedal Setting User Functions p 143 By providing two more pedals you can use three pedals at the same time If you wish to purchase the optional pedal DP 2 DP 6 please contact the dealer where you purchased the keyboard Turning the Power On and Off 941 NOTE Be sure to follow the steps below whe...

Page 18: ... prevent possible auditory damage loss of hearing or damage to the headphones the headphones should not be used at an excessively high volume Use the headphones at a moderate volume level Connecting a Microphone You can connect a microphone into the Mic In jack and enjoy karaoke with the KF 7 fig 00 09 1 Connect a microphone to the Mic In jack on the back of the instrument 2 Rotate the Mic Volume ...

Page 19: ...uch Program Arranger button The Basic screen appears and the settings are made for automatic accompaniment Press the One Touch Program Piano button then press one of the Tone buttons then touch Exit Using the Main Icons With the KF 7 you can many other screens besides the Basic screen to do things The on screen graphics that appear three dimensional work like buttons These are called Icons The mai...

Page 20: ... Piano Sound Touch the piano lid on the screen and listen to the tone change as you slide your finger or touch or to open and close the lid This simulates the actual changes in sound that occur when the lid of a grand piano is set at different heights You can change the piano performance settings by touching Functions on the screen For more information take a look at Changing the Settings for One ...

Page 21: ... group you ve selected fig d tonesel eps_60 This screen is called the Tone selection screen You can touch Audition for an audio demonstration of a particular tone Touch to switch the screen and display the next selection You can touch Effects to add effect sounds to a variety of tones p 32 You can touch Search to find tones according to the search criteria you specify p 23 2 Select a tone then tou...

Page 22: ...s button and watch the indicator light up 2 Touch Drums or SFX fig d drum eps_60 Each note of the keyboard will play a different sound You can also have play sounds by touching the screen 3 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 167 an...

Page 23: ...ne search screen Searching by Tone Name 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 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 character switches...

Page 24: ...me of the tone to be changed The tone name will be highlighted in white 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 icon reverts to black and the layer performance is cancelled Now when you play the keys only the tone indicated on the screen is sounded Grand Piano...

Page 25: ...nging the Tones 2 Touch the name of the tone to be changed The tone name will be highlighted in white 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 reverts to black and the split performance is cancelled When you play the keys only the tone indicated on the screen ...

Page 26: ...tches 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 lowered one octave The sound can be...

Page 27: ...ge Larger room Studio A recording studio Gymnasium In a gymnasium Hall Large concert hall reverberation Dome A domed ballpark Cave Adds the extended reverberations found inside a cave 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...

Page 28: ...c files With this effect called Advanced 3D you seem to be surrounded by the sound of the performance fig panel1 4 1 Press the Advanced 3D button and watch the indicator light up The following Advanced 3D screen appears fig d adv3d eps_60 2 Touch the icon to switch the effect on or off for each individual part Three dimensional breadth is added to the performance part you ve selected When you touc...

Page 29: ...Option A screen like the one shown below appears fig d adv3dopt eps_60 3 Touch All Parts or Layer Part When you touch Exit you return to the Advanced 3D screen Display Explanation All Parts The effect is applied to all tones played with the keyboard the left hand tone right hand tone and layer tone Layer Part The effect is applied only to the layer part When not using a layer performance p 24 the ...

Page 30: ...q eps_60 2 Touch the Type icon to make your selection 3 Touch the slider to make adjustment Display Explanation Bottom This setting greatly boosts the low end Power Boosts both the low and high frequency ranges Mild Lows and highs are restrained for a pleasant sounding tone Clear This setting slightly boosts the midrange for a simple pop feeling Bright This setting boosts the high frequencies for ...

Page 31: ...r preferred settings 1 Press the Equalizer button and watch the indicator light up The Equalizer screen appears 2 Adjust the equalizer 3 Touch Write The settings are stored Even after editing the settings you can touch User to select the stored settings Mid 60 0 60 Midrange This is the range of frequencies where most instrument sounds are concentrated 60 0 60 Mid high frequency range The ear is mo...

Page 32: ... 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 buttons and the dial Pressing the buttons simultaneously returns the slider to the initial value Touch Exit to return to the Tone selection screen For more on the effect types refer to the Effects List p 172 NOTE Selecting a different effect for the left hand Tone t...

Page 33: ... original voice p 36 About the Effect Settings When the effects is set to 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 logo Although turning off the power returns effects to their initial settings carrying out Memory Backup p 150 allows you to save and store the settings even after th...

Page 34: ..._60 2 Touch the bar graph to adjust the amount of echo applied to the vocal 3 Touch the Echo Type 1 or 2 to change the echo type Touch Exit to return to the Vocal Effects screen Vocal Count In Allows you to start songs and Automatic Accom paniment using your own tempo p 37 Vocal Keyboard Allows you to produce sounds conforming to the vocal scale p 37 Music Files You can play a specific part as har...

Page 35: ...ed in Step 2 The Voice Transformer effect is eliminated Touch Exit to return to the Vocal Effects screen Display Explanation Child Transforms the input into the sound of a child s voice Bear Transforms the input sound into the voice of a large animal Robot Transforms the input into the sound of a robot s voice Duck Transforms the input into a duck s quacking sound Alien Transforms the input into a...

Page 36: ...een Display Explanation Duet Provides an effect resembling the sound of two people singing the same melody Oct Up Adds another voice one octave higher than the original Oct Down Adds another voice one octave lower than the original Keyboard The melody being played on the keyboard becomes the harmony 5th Up Adds harmony a fifth above the original 3rd Up Adds harmony a third above the original 4th D...

Page 37: ...sic Style For example if you select a time signature of 4 4 then count to four count to three when 3 4 time is selected The tempo is automatically set according to the interval between the counts as you speak into the microphone and the song begins Touch Exit to return to the Vocal Effects screen Playing instrument sounds at vocal pitches Vocal Keyboard You can have melodies sung into the micropho...

Page 38: ...ded using the pitches of the specified part 1 Select the song to which you want to add harmony If selecting a song on a disk insert the floppy disk in the disk drive For more on how to select songs refer to Playing a Song p 65 2 Touch Music Files in Step 2 of How to select Vocal Effect p 33 fig d vo music eps_60 3 Touch the icon for the part to which you want to add harmony When you sing into the ...

Page 39: ... how to select songs refer to Playing a Song p 65 4 Adjust the tempo as required with the Tempo buttons 5 If necessary change the key of the song p 85 When you press the Play Stop button the accompaniment starts playing Sing along with the accompaniment When you play back a Music File with lyrics the lyrics appear on screen 6 Press the Play Stop button to stop the accompaniment Commercial music fi...

Page 40: ...ress the Metronome button and watch the indicator light up You will hear 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 ac...

Page 41: ...ing the tempo with tempo marks You can set the tempo by choosing a tempo indicator such as Allegro indicated on the score 1 On the Metronome screen touch the tempo indicator bar graph The tempo is set to match the tempo mark fig d metro eps_60 Changing the beat of the metronome 1 On the Metronome screen touch Beat The available choices for the beat appear at the bottom of the screen 2 Choose the b...

Page 42: ...west 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 setting is at normal metronome sound when the KF 7 is powered up 1 On the Metronome screen touch Sound The available choices for the type of sound appear at the bottom of the screen 2 Touch one of the items in the group to select a m...

Page 43: ...at pattern sounds You can set the Metronome to play at even smaller intervals 1 On the Metronome screen touch Pattern The available choices for the metronome pattern appear at the bottom of the screen 2 Choose a pattern by touching your choice You can scroll the display to one side or the other and show other pattern choices by touching Displayed Description Displayed Description Usual sound Dotte...

Page 44: ...ing the Rhythm settings Changing the Rhythm 1 Touch a Rhythm name on the Rhythm screen The selected Rhythm plays The Rhythms available for selection will depend on the beat Touch to switch the screens and show other choices Changing the beat of Rhythm 1 In the Rhythm screen touch Beat The available choices for the beat appear at the bottom of the screen 2 Choose the beat by touching your choice Yo...

Page 45: ... screen touch Volume The available choices for volume level appear at the bottom of the screen 2 Select a volume icon When you touch the selection moves to the side allowing you to access other volume levels Choosing sets the volume to the lowest level and choosing sets it to the highest level Choose to silence the Rhythm sound ...

Page 46: ...ique combination of elements like instrumentation melody and phrasing which interact to create the musical character Elements of Music Styles A Music Style consists of a set of six sections called divisions In addition Music Styles are built from Rhythm Bass Accompaniment 1 Accompaniment 2 and Accompaniment 3 Division Description Intro Played at the start of a song Original The basic accompaniment...

Page 47: ...n the left hand the accompaniment also changes fig arr split e 3 Press the Intro Ending button After the ending plays the accompaniment stops When you select an internal song or music file that includes the lyrics data lyrics appears in the Piano screen or Basic screen Touch this to display the lyrics Normally when you change a Music Style the tempo and tone change to selections that go well with ...

Page 48: ...es the accompaniment chords the moment you play a key To play a C chord 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 C C maj 7 C 7 C m C m7 C dim Ex Ex Ex Ex Ex Ex Major Seventh Major Seventh Minor Minor Seventh Diminished Play th...

Page 49: ...ou can display the notes of the chord 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 ...

Page 50: ...screen You can listen to the Music Style by touching Audition Touch to switch the screen and display the next selections You can touch Search to find Styles that match the selected criteria p 52 3 Select a Music Style and touch the Music Style name You can use the buttons and 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...

Page 51: ...ouch Preset the screen for selecting Trad Kids Music Styles appears 3 Touch The Music Styles saved on the disk are displayed When you touch 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 th...

Page 52: ...rn to the Style Search screen Searching by 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 ...

Page 53: ... Intro Ending button and make changes to the rhythm patterns with the Fill In button p 57 Adjusting the Accompaniment Tempo fig panel2 5 When the Basic screen is displayed you can use the Tempo buttons or the buttons and the dial to change the tempo The tempo is indicated on the upper left of the screen fig d arrbasic eps_60 Pressing the buttons simultaneously returns the selected Music Style or s...

Page 54: ...tart 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 Intr...

Page 55: ...c screen a short intro plays 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 The Automatic Accompaniment s...

Page 56: ...button and indicator light goes out 2 Touch Countdown The following Countdown settings screen appears fig d cntdwn eps_60 3 Touch Switch to set this to ON 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 1 In the Metronome screen touch Countdown 2 Touch Switch to set this to OFF This sets the ...

Page 57: ... that the variation performance pattern is played Press the Fill In Original button and watch the indicator light up 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...

Page 58: ...rangement and Pad 4 gives you the most elaborate arrangement Style Orchestrator Explanation Basic This is the simplest arrangement Advanced 1 This is a more involved arrangement Advanced 2 Full This is the most elavorate arrangement When you press the Phrase button or User Function buttons the Style Orchestrator button s indicator goes out and the function of the Performance Pads changes For detai...

Page 59: ...e selected phrase plays When the phrase continues playing press the Pad once more to stop it With certain phrases the accompaniment stops while the phrase is playing When you touch Exit you re returned to the previous screen while the same function remains assigned to the Pads When you switch Music Styles the phrases assigned to the Performance Pads are switched If you do not want to have the phra...

Page 60: ...omething on the right hand section of the 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 Intellige...

Page 61: ...n have Tones from the left side of the keyboard 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 T...

Page 62: ... using Automatic Accompaniment without 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 ...

Page 63: ...l e Adjusting the Volume Balance for 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 fig panel2 11 1 Press the Part Balance button and watch the indicator light up The following Part Balance screen appears Touch to switch the two screens fig d partbal1 eps_60 The volume ...

Page 64: ...e You can also make these adjustments by touching the adjustment sliders and then using the buttons or the dial Touch Exit to go back to the previous screen Display Performance part Rhythm Music Style Rhythm Part Bass Bass Bass Tone p 55 Accomp Accompaniment 1 Accompaniment 2 Accompani ment 3 Chord Tone p 55 Phrase Short phrases sounded when the Performance Pads are pressed p 59 Displayed Tone Par...

Page 65: ...el3 1 Selecting the song When playing back songs on floppy disks first insert the floppy disk in the disk drive 1 Press the Select Listen to a Song button The following Genre Selection screen appears fig d genre eps_60 When you touch the genre for the song you want to play the screen changes When selecting a song from a disk touch Disk The following Song Selection screen appears fig d songsel eps_...

Page 66: ... of songs the measure number on the Basic screen appears in reverse video The performance data is being loaded while the indication is highlighted please wait a few moments for this to be completed Song Number 0 In the Song Selection screen the title of the currently selected song appears at 0 Song Number 0 is used by all genres Recorded performances are also stored to 0 The song in Song Number 0 ...

Page 67: ...ny of this data then displaying it in the KF 7 s score 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 Search screen Searching by song name 3 Touch By Name Touch By Key to return to the Condition Search screen 4 Decide which character you will use for the search Enter...

Page 68: ...on screen or the Song Selection screen appears p 65 2 Touch the song name to select the song to be registered Registering to Favorites 3 Touch Add 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 On the KF 7 you can also regi...

Page 69: ...orites This deletes registered songs for Favorites 1 In the 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 ...

Page 70: ...ed 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 72 Option Makes detailed settings for the score display p 72 Tutor This allows you to practice the song repeatedly while reading the music p 74 Replay The soft pedal functions as the Replay When you press the pedal during the playback of the song playback ...

Page 71: ...vanced 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 start over from the beginning if you display the score or change the displayed part during playback of the song Touching Notes to Confirm the Sounds Touch the Notes In the Score screen you can have not...

Page 72: ...ic when the score is expanded OFF Not displayed C D E The pitch names C D E are displayed Do Re Mi Fixed The pitch names fixed Do are displayed 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 c...

Page 73: ...the one shown below 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...

Page 74: ...g the Score screen 2 Press the Score Display button The Score screen appears 3 Touch Tutor The following Tutor screen appears fig d tutor1 eps_60 2 Practicing Listening to a reference of the Performance First listen to the song you are going to practice Once you re familiar with the song practice it a number of times along with the example 1 Touch Reference When the Message screen appears touch Cl...

Page 75: ...inning you ll probably want to select specific phrases and practice that material repeatedly at a slower tempo 1 Touch Options A screen like the one shown below appears Touch the Notes When you touch a note on the Practice screen the KF 7 plays that note When you trace along the displayed score with your finger the KF 7 plays the traced segment One Note When you touch the KF 7 plays the note curre...

Page 76: ...sier You can specify the markers range by touching Prev or Next Tempo Original Tempo A Little Slower Slower Much Slower Selects the practice tempo Accomp On Quiet Off When On is selected song accompaniment parts are also played back When Quiet is selected song accompaniment parts are played back at a lower volume When Off is selected song accompaniment parts are muted Tone Do Re Mi Original Select...

Page 77: ... Adjusting the tempo with the Tempo buttons Pressing the button once increases the tempo by 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 Adjusting the tempo wi...

Page 78: ...ads 1 Press the User Function button and watch the indicator light up fig d usrfunc eps_60 2 Touch for the Performance Pad to which the function is assigned then select Tap Tempo 3 Touch Exit the tempo is indicated in the upper left of the screen Specifying the Tempo 4 Press the Pad to which Tap Tempo is assigned at least twice The tempo is set to the rhythm you used when tapping the button You ca...

Page 79: ...s to practice the song first at a steady tempo Overriding tempo changes is called 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 ...

Page 80: ... out 2 Touch Count In The following Count In settings screen appears fig d cntin eps_60 3 Touch Switch to set this to ON With this setting two measures count down before the song playback starts Cancelling the Count In 1 In the Metronome screen touch Count In 2 Touch Switch to set this to OFF This sets the KF 7 so that the count sound is not played You can have a count sound be played before the s...

Page 81: ...ormance will not sound Practice your right hand performance 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 tr...

Page 82: ...ve to a marker even while playback is in progress Access the Marker screen First select the song in which you ll set the markers p 65 1 Press the Menu button Touch to switch the screens 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...

Page 83: ...een Erasing a Marker 1 Touch Clear for the marker you 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...

Page 84: ...res you want to repeat For instance suppose you want 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...

Page 85: ...for you to read and play You can also use this function to play back a song in a different key When 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 fig panel3 4 1 Press the Transpose button A Transpose screen like the one below appears fig d transpose eps_60 2 Tou...

Page 86: ...on remains in effect and you re returned to the previous screen Cancelling Transposition 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 ...

Page 87: ...Touch to switch the screens 2 Touch Play Mode A screen like the one shown below appears fig d plymode eps_60 3 Touch the icon to choose the setting 4 Touch Exit to go back to the Menu screen 5 After changing this setting try selecting the song once again For more detailed information about selecting a song refer to Playing a Song p 65 Icon Description GS Playback uses GS compatible tones for perfo...

Page 88: ...appears fig d lyric eps_60 3 Touch to select the setting 4 Touch Exit to return to the Menu screen Display Explanation ON Lyrics are displayed automatically when performance data con taining lyrics is played back OFF Lyrics are not displayed even if the song data being played back contains lyrics data Even when this is set to OFF you can still have the lyrics be displayed by touching lyrics when i...

Page 89: ...n like the one shown below appears fig d trkasgn eps_60 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 detailed information about selecting a song refer to Playing a Song p 65 Display Explanation Auto The part assigned to each track will be determined automatically depending on the song data 2 1 Part Pa...

Page 90: ...ernal songs and songs on disks Recording Along with a Song p 95 Re recording Recording While Selecting the Track Buttons Redoing Recordings p 96 If the following screen appears If you ve recorded a song or changed a song s settings see p 114 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...

Page 91: ...eps_60 Touch New Song This switches the KF 7 to the settings required for recording a new song The KF 7 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 play the metronome When you have finished making the settings touch Exit to display the Basic screen Start recording 5 Press the Play Stop butt...

Page 92: ...es Refer to Saving Songs p 101 Track buttons assignments for recorded performances When you record only a keyboard 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 1 Whole button Split performance The le...

Page 93: ...g standby To cancel recording press the Rec button once more 4 Decide on the tempo Start recording 5 Play a chord on the left hand 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 ...

Page 94: ...to this track 1 Whole When using Piano Style accompaniment p 62 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 KF 7 is set so that sounds from performances on the left hand side of the keyboard are played while the Automatic Accompaniment sounds p 47 your own performance on the le...

Page 95: ... the selected song Selecting the 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 KF 7 enters recording standby mode Since in this example we will record the right hand performance press the 4 Upper button to make the button s indicator light blink To cancel recordi...

Page 96: ... on 4 Press 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 KF 7 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 Ac...

Page 97: ... 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 a...

Page 98: ...the Rec button so the indicator is lit The KF 7 is put in recording standby 1 Press the Bwd button one time The measure number in the upper right of the Basic screen changes to PU and the KF 7 is set to record a song starting with a pickup fig d pu eps_60 Start recording After a one measure count recording begins Display Explanation Arranger Stop Recording stops at the same time the Automatic Acco...

Page 99: ...k is in a format that 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 fig DiskProtect e 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 scrat...

Page 100: ...s_60 4 Touch Format Disk The 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 Message...

Page 101: ...ed when the power is turned off Preparations 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 99 then insert the floppy disk in the disk drive 1 Press the Disk 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 dis...

Page 102: ...ls then back to English upper case 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 destina...

Page 103: ... is saved as data capable of reproducing performances with richness of expression using the KF 7 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 KF 7 You can listen to songs saved in this format on the Roland HP G R se ries KR series and KF series keyboards as well as on Roland MT series devices Display Explanation Sav...

Page 104: ...r Favorites Touch Disk if you are 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 opera...

Page 105: ...isk are copied to Favorites Specifying 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 numb...

Page 106: ...s In this case in the Copy Song screen in Step 4 above touch the large arrow icon in the center to point the arrow upwards This sets the KF 7 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 ...

Page 107: ... Rename screen like the following appears fig d upgname eps_50 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 lo...

Page 108: ...elect the setting Touch Exit to return to the User Program screen Using the Pedal to Switch User Programs You ca use the Pedal as a dedicated switch for selecting User Programs in order 1 Press the User Program button 2 Touch Option in the lower part of the screen 3 Touch to display screen like the following fig d upgsave eps_50 4 Touch to select the setting Touch Exit to return to the User Progra...

Page 109: ...sh upper case 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 User Touch Disk if you are saving to a floppy disk touch User if you are saving to user memory 7 Touch to select the save destination User Program number If a...

Page 110: ...re loaded to the User Program button Never turn off the power or eject the floppy disk from the disk drive while the operation is in progress Doing so will damage the KF 7 s internal memory making it unusable Deleting Saved User Program Sets You can delete individual User Program sets saved to floppy disks or in user memory When deleting a set of User Programs on a floppy disk first insert the flo...

Page 111: ...aved to that number is already If you select a number with User Programs data and then copy data to that number the previously saved User Programs are deleted If you do not want to delete the saved User Programs select a number in the save destination column for which no name is displayed 7 Touch Execute The set of User Programs on the disk is saved to user memory Never turn off the power or eject...

Page 112: ...nce setting you want to set Setting the Transmission of the PC 2 Touch PC Set in the User Program screen The following type of screen appears fig upgPCset eps_50 3 Touch for the parameter and make the settings 4 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 Progra...

Page 113: ... recording Refer to Recording With Accompaniment p 93 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 Acc...

Page 114: ...and then using the buttons and the dial When 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...

Page 115: ...repare for Recording Selecting the song to record 1 Press the Select Listen to a Song button 2 Touch the genre of the song you re recording When recording a new song try recording to Favorites 3 Select the song number to which you want to record If recording a new song touch 0 Song Name to select 0 New Song fig d songnew eps_50 If a song has already been recorded or if the song s settings have bee...

Page 116: ...finish recording the song You only need to follow the 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 KF 7 is turned off It is a good idea to save song data to a floppy disk or user memory For more...

Page 117: ...s 16 Track Sequencer p 113 Layering a Recording 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 117 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 Rec...

Page 118: ...in recording Recording starts from 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 117 What is Blank Recording Blan...

Page 119: ...Exit to return to the Menu screen 3 Begin recording Begin recording using the procedures described in Recording While Selecting the Track Buttons Redoing Recordings p 96 or Multitrack Recording with 16 Parts 16 Track Sequencer p 113 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 ...

Page 120: ...ition Use the Bwd and Fwd buttons to move the cursor one measure at a time 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 57 You can change the Style Orchestrator with the Performance Pads p 58 3 Touch Ins once t...

Page 121: ...Chords A screen like the one shown below appears 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 KF 7 Track button or 16 track sequencer Basic Operation of the Editing Functions While songs are being loaded the measure number...

Page 122: ...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 in another Part This is handy when ...

Page 123: ...ing accurate fig e quantize e At Step 3 of Selecting the editing function p 121 select Quantize A screen like the one shown below appears fig d e quant eps_50 When finished with the Quantize settings return to the Song Edit screen Mode Data can be copied in the following three ways Replace If there is a performance recorded at the copy destination this previous recording is erased and the copied d...

Page 124: ...tion fig e_insert e At Step 3 of Selecting the editing function p 121 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 ...

Page 125: ...sposed Tr Pt Track button or part number to be 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 Blank measures Ex To erase measures bars 5 8 Item Content From Measure number of the ...

Page 126: ...ting misplayed notes Changing 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 121 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 corr...

Page 127: ... Tone group then select a Tone with the buttons and 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 be...

Page 128: ...hile Listening to a Song You can add 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 numb...

Page 129: ...on The song s tempo changes starts 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 ...

Page 130: ...es the other chords and 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 Ba...

Page 131: ...animent pattern With this arrangement when 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 132 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 Mu...

Page 132: ...chord and a Manual mode in which you create Styles from songs with three kinds of chords major minor and seventh chords When creating a song in order to create an music style it s good practice 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 pred...

Page 133: ...yle on a floppy disk or in the internal memory p 135 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 fig d styleconv eps_50 Making the settings 4 Touch Conv Mode then use the buttons or the dial to switch the mode to Auto This makes the setting for the Auto mode 5 Touch Chord Root and Chord Type the...

Page 134: ...wn below for the Parts of 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 134 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 113 and other related sections When using music data first sele...

Page 135: ...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 fig d stylesave eps_50 Determining the name of the Style to be saved 4 Touch Rename A Rename screen like the following...

Page 136: ...een saved to floppy disks or in user 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...

Page 137: ...the Style If a Style 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...

Page 138: ...ce Resonance You can adjust this resonance Sympathetic Resonance when the damper pedal is depressed At Step 3 in Procedure p 138 touch Resonance fig d p reso eps_50 Touch the Standard Advanced or Demo icon to choose the type of resonant sound Touch Level to adjust the amount of effect applied Touch to deepen the effect When you touch the effect is lessened The Resonance settings may change when yo...

Page 139: ...le variations in the reverberations of the chords you play Touch the Stretch Tuning ON or OFF icon 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 i...

Page 140: ... in Procedure p 138 touch Hammer Response fig d p hmreso eps_50 Touch ON to turn the Hammer Response function on 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 with greater force Touch OFF...

Page 141: ... forcefully you play the keyboard Light This sets the keyboard to a light touch You can achieve fortissimo ff play with a less forceful touch than usual so the keyboard feels lighter This setting makes 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 acous...

Page 142: ... split point within a range of B1 to B6 Changing 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 141 touch One Touch Setting fig d 1tou...

Page 143: ...hord function is cancelled and all of the accompaniment parts are played Break During the performance of Automatic Accompaniment the accompaniment stops for one measure only Fill In To Variation Performs the same function as the Fill In To Variation button p 57 Fill In To Original Performs the same function as the Fill In To Original button p 57 Fill In A fill in is inserted but the accompaniment ...

Page 144: ...stopped Page Bwd 1 Press the pedal or the Pad turns the score ap pearing on the 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 119 Tap Tempo You can set the tempo according to the inter val at which the pedal or pad is pressed p 79 Function Explanation Function Explanation Replay Pressing the pedal d...

Page 145: ...nges the settings determining how Music Styles 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 54 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 ...

Page 146: ...nome screen Settings for the Count In For detailed information about count in refer to Match the Tempo Before You Begin Playing Count In p 80 fig d funcmenu2 eps_50 Chord Intelli ON OFF The function that allows the KF 7 to recognize ac companiment chords when you press only one or two keys during Auto matic Accompaniment is called the Chord Intelli gence function p 48 When set to Off play all of t...

Page 147: ...me ter Name Value Description Switch ON OFF Countdown will be added ON or not OFF Sound Voice JPN Voice ENG Specify the countdown sound Part Both Track Lower Track Upper Track Part 1 16 Specify the track or part that will determine the be ginning of the perfor mance when added a countdown Parameter Description Master Tune Sets the KF 7 s standard pitch p 148 Language Selects the language used in t...

Page 148: ...ayed for some functions Other screens will be displayed in English Changing the Screen Message When the Power Is Turned On Opening Message You can modify this screen to show your favorite phrase when the power is turned on At Step 3 in Procedure p 147 touch Opening Message A screen like the one shown below appears fig d openmsg eps_50 Use to move the cursor When you touch the character icon the ch...

Page 149: ...en 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 KF 7 can display Size 320 x 240 pixels Color 1 bit 2 colors Format BMP format The KF 7 cannot deal with compressed image data Name 1 8 characters in le...

Page 150: ...xecuting Doing so will damage the KF 7 s internal memory making it unusable Restoring the Factory Settings Factory Reset You can return the content stored with Memory Backup p 150 and the User Programs p 107 to their original factory settings This operation is referred to as Factory Reset When you perform a Factory Reset all settings that have been stored in memory up to then are erased and reset ...

Page 151: ...The KF 7 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 68 Sets of saved User Programs p 109 User Styles saved on user memory p 135 Image files set with the User Image settings p 149 To delete all of the content held in the user m...

Page 152: ...nformation about Quick Tour refer to the Quick Start Disabling Functions Other Than Piano Performance Panel Lock The Panel Lock function locks the KF 7 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...

Page 153: ...oped as a universal standard for the exchange of performance data between electronic instruments and computers The KF 7 is equipped with MIDI connectors and a Computer connector to let it exchange performance data with external devices These connectors can be used to connect the KF 7 to an external device for even greater versatility 984 A separate publication titled MIDI Implementation is also av...

Page 154: ...can also have the tempo produced by connected MIDI devices play the KF 7 This setting is called the MIDI Sync Having connected MIDI devices work at the same tempo and start and stop at the same timing is called synchronization 1 Switch to the Basic screen or press the One Touch Program Piano button 2 Touch Functions 3 Touch MIDI Sync The following screen is appeared fig 09 04 eps 4 Touch to make t...

Page 155: ...n fig 09 04 eps Program Change Screen fig 09 04 eps Displayed Meaning Normal Normal setting Make changes in Tone and other settings from the connected device Pad Select this when you have percussion pads such as Roland s SPD 20 Total Percussion Pad connected to the KF 7 s MIDI In con nector You do not need to make any MIDI settings on the KF 7 Select pad Tones and make other settings from the conn...

Page 156: ...ternal sound generator are connected fig 09 Local Off The keyboard and internal sound generator are separated No sound will be produced by the keyboard when it is played fig 09 When connecting a unit in the Roland MT series you don t need to switch off Local Control MT units transmit Local Off messages when their power is switched on If you first switch on the KF 7 then the MT series device Local ...

Page 157: ... equipment using audio cables sold separately and play the sounds from the KF 7 through the speakers on the connected equipment or record your performances on a tape recorder or other recording device If the input of the connected device is monaural you must use the L Mono jack Input Jacks You can connect another sound source such as audio equipment or an electronic instrument using audio cables s...

Page 158: ...cedure 1 Turn the volume all the way down on the KF 7 and on the device you re about to connect 2 Turn off the KF 7 3 Turn off the connected equipment Connecting a Computer Connect to the MIDI Connectors You can use a USB MIDI interface cable sold separately to connect the KF 7 to your computer If the KF 7 is connected to a computer in which sequencer software such as Roland s Visual MT is install...

Page 159: ...e computer switch on the underside of the KF 7 to match the type of computer connected Please refer to the connection examples below Change the setting of the Computer switch only after the power to the unit is off 4 Turn on the KF 7 5 Turn on the computer 6 Make the settings for baud rate transmission speed for the computer and the software For more information on this procedure please refer to t...

Page 160: ...160 Chapter 9 Connecting External Devices Chapter 9 MEMO ...

Page 161: ...turned all the way down Are headphones plugged in p 18 Has the Balance knob been moved all the way to the right or left Has the volume been set to 0 using the Part Balance p 63 Are all sliders in the Equalizer screen at the minimum level p 30 Has the footage been adjusted so that all fre quency components aren t sounded p 15 in the Quick Start No sound is heard when a MIDI in strument is con necte...

Page 162: ...mper pedal will change depend ing 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 compo nent which may make the sound appear to have metallic reverberation added Since this reverberation becomes particularly audible when supplemented by heavy reverb y...

Page 163: ...re being shown in the display the lyrics will disap pear To recall them touch lyrics in the Pi ano or Basic screen or press the Play Stop button In the score screen some lyrics or notes could extend beyond the edges of the screen and not be displayed Case Cause Remedy Score is not indi cated properly in the display If you select a part that does not contain perfor mance data notes will not be disp...

Page 164: ...floppy disk and repeat the procedure Error 14 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 151 Error 15 This song or music style cannot be read Please use a Roland SMF Music Files or Roland Digital Piano compatible music files p 181 Also you can only use User Programs that have been saved with the KF 7 p ...

Page 165: ...tr Harp Strings Warm Strings Violin Slow Strings Cello St Harp DecayStrings Legato Str Strings Oct Strings PizzicatoStr Mellow Pizz Bell Strings Orchestra OrchestraHit Warm JP Str Slow Violin Contrabass Timpani Syn Strings1 Syn Strings2 Syn Slow Str Strings 2 JP Saw Str OB Strings Euro Hit 6th Hit Bass Hit Philly Hit Sax Brass Super Tenor EX Tenor Sax Sax Section Romantic Tp TromboneSoft AltoSax T...

Page 166: ...2 Synth Drum 808 Tom Elec Perc Reverse Cym Gt FretNoise Gt Cut Noise String Slap Breath Noise Fl Key Click Seashore Rain Thunder Wind Stream Bubble Bird Dog Horse Gallop Bird 2 Telephone 1 Telephone 2 DoorCreaking Door Scratch 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...

Page 167: ... Down Vox Pa Vox Bom Vox Toear Vox Aahhu Vox Toya Vox Thu Vox Cheey Vox Cymm Vox Tub Vox Pruru Vox Tut Vox Tyun Vox Tdum Vox Afahhhh High Bongo 2 Low Bongo 2 Mute Conga High Conga 2 Low Conga 2 High Timbale 2 Low Timbale 2 High Agogo Low Agogo Shaker 3 Shaker 4 Short Hi Whistle EXC2 Long Low Whistle EXC2 Short Guiro EXC3 Long Guiro EXC3 Claves High Wood Block Low Wood Block Mute Cuica EXC4 Open Cu...

Page 168: ...Long Low Whistle EXC2 Short Guiro 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 G...

Page 169: ... Whistle EXC2 Long Low Whistle 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 K...

Page 170: ...nd Clap Snare Drum 2 Room Low Tom 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 A...

Page 171: ...hine Gun Lasergun Explosion Dog Horse Gallop Birds Rain Thunder Wind Seashore Stream Bubble Cat Bird BabyLaughing Boeeeen SFX Set 1 Uno Dos Tres Quatro One Two Three Four Female Yodel Female Yodel Female Yodel Female Yodel Female Yodel Female Yodel Female Yodel Female Yodel Female Yodel Female Yodel Female Yodel Female Yodel Male Yodel Male Yodel Male Yodel Male Yodel Male Yodel Male Yodel Male Yo...

Page 172: ...eedback pitch shifter Enhancer Chorus Applies both enhancer and chorus effects Enhancer Flanger Applies both enhancer and flanger effects Enhancer Delay Applies both enhancer and delay effects Chorus Delay Applies both chorus and delay effects Flanger Delay Applies both flanger and delay effects Overdrive Chorus Applies both overdrive and chorus effects Overdrive Flanger Applies both overdrive and...

Page 173: ...Twist Oldies 2 CountryBalad OldtimeCntry D Country Rock n Roll3 Surf fun JB Soul Blues 50s R B Summer Days PianoRagtime Charleston Bluegrass Country CountryWaltz Train Beat Country Song P Country Big Band Swing LooseBigBand Scat Swing 2 Big Serenade Fast Swing Jazzy Choir Organ Swing Dixie Jazz Waltz Dixieland Brush Swing Jazz Quintet Big Band Pop Big Band Hula Hawaiian Cool Swing Scat Swing 1 A C...

Page 174: ...the p 48 Cm7 5 C C D E E 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 ...

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Page 176: ...oland Corporation Petit chien 2001 Roland Corporation Prelude28 15 1996 Roland Corporation Traumerei 1996 Roland Corporation TurkishMarch 1996 Roland Corporation Ungarische Tanze V 1996 Roland Corporation Jazzy Secret Agent 1992 Roland Corporation Late Night Chopin 2002 Roland Corporation Fly Free 1998 Roland Corporation Sun Daze 1992 Roland Corporation Keepers Tale 1992 Roland Corporation CountOn...

Page 177: ...9 Roland Corporation SmallGathering 1999 Roland Corporation Innocence 1999 Roland Corporation Progress 1999 Roland Corporation Clear Stream 1999 Roland Corporation Gracefulness 1999 Roland Corporation The Hunt 1999 Roland Corporation TenderFlower 1999 Roland Corporation Shepherdess 1999 Roland Corporation Farewell 1999 Roland Corporation Consolation 1999 Roland Corporation AustrianDance 1999 Rolan...

Page 178: ...Corporation Prelude op28 15 1996 Roland Corporation HarmoniousBlacksmith 1996 Roland Corporation Ungarische Tanze 5 1996 Roland Corporation Turkischer Marsch Beethoven 1996 Roland Corporation NocturneNo 2 1996 Roland Corporation Fruhlingslied 1996 Roland Corporation Praludium 1996 Roland Corporation Jagerlied 1996 Roland Corporation MenuetAntique 1996 Roland Corporation Fur Elise 1996 Roland Corpo...

Page 179: ...March 2 2 2 Swing 2 2 8 Stick 0 4 1 March 2 4 2 Country 2 4 8 Samba 2 4 4 Waltz 1 3 4 4 Waltz 2 3 4 4 Waltz 3 3 4 1 CntryWltz 3 4 2 Gospel 3 4 4 JazzWaltz 3 4 4 3 4 Simple 3 4 1 8 Beat1 4 4 2 8 Beat2 4 4 2 8 Beat3 4 4 4 16 Beat1 4 4 2 16 Beat2 4 4 2 16 Beat3 4 4 4 Rock 1 4 4 2 Rock 2 4 4 2 Swing 1 4 4 4 Swing 2 4 4 1 Shuffle1 4 4 2 Beat Pattern Name Shuffle2 4 4 1 Brush 4 4 2 Triplet 4 4 2 March 1...

Page 180: ... Piano One Touch Arranger Others Reverb On Off Type Depth Vocal Effects On Off Echo Type Depth Transformer Type Harmonist Type Transformer Harmonist Music Files Part Bend Range MIDI Settings for User Program PC Number Bank Select LSB Bank Select MSB Program Change Equalizer On Off Each Sliders level Master Level Parameters that switch after the User Program name is touched for a few moments when O...

Page 181: ...he limitations of proprietary 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 comp...

Page 182: ... 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 O 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 O O 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 SysEx 2 ...

Page 183: ...ic Assistant Search by terms and by letters Over 130 sets x 4 presets Programmable Music Styles Style Converter Style Composer Melody Intelligence 24 types Control Start Stop Intro Ending 2 types for each styles Sync Start Fill In Variation Original Arranger Reset Countdown Count In Melody Intelligence Break Leading Bass No Chord Fade in out Half Fill In Variation Original Chord Intelligence Style...

Page 184: ...icator Graphical LCD 320 x 240 dot backlit LCD Score Grand staff G Clef staff F Clef staff with note name lyrics chords fingering Language English Germany French Spanish Lyrics Yes built in MIDI output Control Volume Brilliance Volume Balance Contrast Mic Volume One Touch Program One Touch Piano One Touch Arranger Vocal Effects Echo Voice Transformer Vocal Keyboard Harmonist Connectors Output jack...

Page 185: ...gence 48 Chord List 174 Chord Sequencer 120 Chord Tone 55 145 Chord type 48 Chords 48 72 Clef L 72 Clef R 72 Compatibility 103 Composer MIDI Out 157 Computer 158 Computer Connector 159 Computer Switch 159 Connecting Audio Equipment 157 Computer 158 MIDI device 153 Contrast 19 Contrast knob 19 Copy Song Edit 122 Copying Songs 105 User Program 111 User Styles 137 Count In 80 Countdown 56 Settings 14...

Page 186: ...Ending Type 54 K Karaoke 39 Key 72 Key Panel QS 3 Key Touch 141 L Language 148 Layer 24 Layer Set QS 14 Layer tone 24 Leading bass 144 Local Control 156 Loop Recording 118 Lower Tone 61 Lyrics 72 88 lyrics 19 M Manual Punch In Out 119 Marker 82 146 Erasing 83 Moving 83 Placing 82 Repeat 84 Master Tuning 148 Melody Intelligence 60 Melody Intelligence button 60 Memory Backup 150 Metronome 40 Animati...

Page 187: ...Pickup 98 Pitches 72 Play Mode 87 Play Stop button 66 Playing 65 All of the internal songs 66 At a fixed tempo Tempo Mute 79 In random 66 Repeat 84 Song on floppy disk 65 Power Cord 16 Power On and Off 17 Practice Function 74 Preset 50 Program Change 156 Protect tab 99 PU Pickup 98 Punch in Recording 119 Q Quantize Song Edit 123 Quick Tour Automatically starting 152 R Rec Mode 97 116 Record Playba...

Page 188: ... Reverb screen 27 Rhythm screen 44 Save Song screen 101 Save Style screen 135 Save User Program screen 109 Score screen 70 Song Edit screen 121 Song File screen 100 Song Search screen 67 Song Selection screen 65 Style Composer screen 131 Style Converter screen 133 Style Search screen 52 Style Selection screen 50 Tone search screen 23 Tone selection screen 21 Transpose screen 85 User Program screen...

Page 189: ...utton 85 Troubleshooting 161 Tuning 139 Tuning Curve 139 Tutor 74 Tutor screen 74 Tx Channel 156 U Undo Song Edit 122 User Functions 143 User Image Display 149 User Memory 135 Formatting 151 User Program 107 Calling up 108 Copying 111 Deleting 110 Loading 110 Registering 107 Saving 109 Switch 108 Transmitting PC Numbers 112 User Style 51 130 Copying 137 Deleting 136 Saving 135 V Variation 46 Varia...

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