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KR-11
Owner’s Manual
Thank you for purchasing the Roland KR-11 Digital ❏ GM (General MIDI) and GS compatible
Intelligent Piano!
• General MIDI System m
So that you may enjoy reliable performance for years The General MIDI System is a set of recommenda-
to come, please take time to read this manual from tions which seeks to standardize the MIDI support
beginning to end. fea
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KR-11_Book Page 2 Thursday, November 21, 2002 9:35 PM KR-11 Owner’s Manual—Contents Contents 1. Important notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 9. Composer Menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 9.1 16-track Sequencer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 2. Panel descriptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 9.2 Chord Sequencer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .35 9.3 Recor
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ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH KR-11_Book Page 3 Thursday, November 21, 2002 9:35 PM KR-11 – Using the unit safely The symbol alerts the user to important instructions Used for instructions intended to alert or warnings.The specific meaning of the symbol is the user to the risk of death or severe determined by the design contained within the injury should the unit be used triangle. In the case of the symbol at left, it is used for improperly. general cau
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KR-11_Book Page 4 Thursday, November 21, 2002 9:35 PM KR-11 Owner’s Manual—Contents 107b ...................................................................................................... • Never handle the power cord or its plugs with wet 015 hands when plugging into, or unplugging from, • When the top is open, do not put your head or an outlet or this unit. any other part of your body under it. The lid ....................................................
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ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH KR-11_Book Page 5 Thursday, November 21, 2002 9:35 PM KR-11 – 1. Important notes In addition to the items listed under “IMPORTANT Maintenance SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS” and “USING THE UNIT • To clean the unit, use a dry, soft cloth; or one that is SAFELY”, please read and observe the following: slightly dampened. Try to wipe the entire surface using an equal amount of strength, moving the cloth along with Power Supply the grain of the wood. Ru
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KR-11_Book Page 6 Thursday, November 21, 2002 9:35 PM KR-11 Owner’s Manual—Important notes • Remove any disk from the drive before powering up or • Disks containing important performance data for this down. unit should always be locked (have their write protect tab slid to the “Protect” position) before you insert them into • To prevent damage to the disk drive’s heads, always try to the drive of another instrument (except the PR-300, or a hold the floppy disk in a level posit
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ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH KR-11_Book Page 7 Thursday, November 21, 2002 9:35 PM KR-11 – Front panel 2. Panel descriptions 2.1 Front panel CD AB EF Q GH I JKN LM OP R A UTILITY button I PERFORMANCE PAD buttons Press this button to access the KR-11’s Utility func- Various functions can be assigned to these buttons tions (see “Utility Menu” on page 48). (see “Performance Pad buttons: additional or fre- quently used functions” on p
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KR-11_Book Page 8 Thursday, November 21, 2002 9:35 PM KR-11 Owner’s Manual—Panel descriptions ST U V W Q RX Y Z R HOLD button X ONE TOUCH PROGRAM buttons In most cases, the selected display page will disappear These buttons allow you to instantly recall the appro- after a few seconds. Press this button to “lock” the cur- priate settings for the music you want to play. rently selected display page. Press it again to release Y Whole, Lower, Upper butt
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ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH KR-11.GB Page 9 Tuesday, November 26, 2002 9:13 AM KR-11 – Setting up the music stand 3. Before using the KR-11 3.1 Connections 3.2 Setting up the music stand Set up the music stand as shown in the figure below. Connecting the Pedal Cable Insert the pedal cable into the Pedal connector on the panel of the KR-11. Connecting the power cord To prevent malfunction and/or damage to speakers or other devices, always turn down the volume, and t
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Phones KR-11_Book Page 10 Thursday, November 21, 2002 9:35 PM KR-11 Owner’s Manual—Before using the KR-11 Take care not to allow fingers to be caught or pinched 3.5 Connecting Headphones when opening and closing the lid. Make sure an adult The KR-11 has two jacks for plugging in headphones. is on hand to provide assistance when young children This allows two people to listen through headphones are playing the KR-11. simultaneously, making it very useful for lessons and For safety, transp
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ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH KR-11_Book Page 11 Thursday, November 21, 2002 9:35 PM KR-11 – Turning the power on/off 3.6 Turning the power on/off 3.8 About the pedals Turn on power to your various devices in the order The KR-11 comes with two pedals that are built into specified. By turning on devices in the wrong order, the supplied stand: you risk causing malfunction and/or damage to speak- ers and other devices. To turn the power on, turn the [Volume] knob all the way down, and then pr
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KR-11_Book Page 12 Thursday, November 21, 2002 9:35 PM KR-11 Owner’s Manual—Before using the KR-11 After connecting the KR-11 to the amplifier, etc., be 3.9 Connecting external sure to switch on the KR-11 and the external device(s) amplifiers and other devices in the following sequence: If the KR-11’s amplification system doesn’t deliver 1. First turn on the power to the KR-11. enough power for your application, you can take 2. Then turn on the power to the mixing console, advantage of its
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ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH KR-11_Book Page 13 Thursday, November 21, 2002 9:35 PM KR-11 – Connecting external amplifiers and other devices 4. Basic operation and display The KR-11 features a large-sized screen that keeps you informed about the status of your instrument and allows you to access functions for which there are (usually) no buttons or sliders. Symbols used in this owner’s manual This Owner’s Manual uses the following symbols to indicate panel buttons and items appearing on th
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KR-11_Book Page 14 Thursday, November 21, 2002 9:35 PM KR-11 Owner’s Manual—Overview of the KR-11 5. Overview of the KR-11 Note: This setting reverts to the original language when the 5.1 Introduction of the main power is switched off. If you prefer the KR-11 to select functions — [DEMO] another language, see “Memory Backup” on page 51. Let’s take a look at the most striking features of your KR-11. Just follow the instructions or items that Using appear on the display. The
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ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH KR-11_Book Page 15 Thursday, November 21, 2002 9:35 PM KR-11 – Performance functions Each time you press the < Close> button, the lid of 5.2 Performance functions the piano shown on the screen closes more, creating a mellower tone. Brilliance knob Using the metronome The KR-11 features a metronome function. Use the metronome whenever you want to practice at a given tempo. By pressing the button to the right of the met- ronome icon, you can turn the metro
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KR-11_Book Page 16 Thursday, November 21, 2002 9:35 PM KR-11 Owner’s Manual—Overview of the KR-11 Organ music — One Touch Program [ORGAN] Accompaniment — One Touch Program [ARRANGER] The KR-11 comes with an “Arranger” function that provides an automatic, yet interactive, accompani- ment you can use to accompany your melodies and solos. 136 accompaniments (called Music Styles) cov- ering all popular musical genres are built-in. Other Press the One Touch Program [ORGAN] button. Styles can b
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ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH KR-11_Book Page 17 Thursday, November 21, 2002 9:35 PM KR-11 – Performance functions Once you feel you master the basic version of “The Example: “When The Saints Go Marching In” Saints”, try adding some variation here and there. 1. Press the One Touch Program [ARRANGER] When “To Variation” is indicated in the music, press button. the [TO VARIATION] button. Of course, there is a lot The Basic screen is displayed. The names of the chords more you can do wit
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KR-11_Book Page 18 Thursday, November 21, 2002 9:35 PM KR-11 Owner’s Manual—Overview of the KR-11 If you press the [RESET] button, playback stops and 5.3 Playing back songs on disk the song is rewound to the beginning of the first mea- The KR-11 is fitted with a floppy disk drive. It allows sure. you to listen to commercially available music data (Standard MIDI Files) or play back songs you create Listening to all songs and save to disk. Here is how to listen to such music 6. Press
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ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH ENGLISH KR-11_Book Page 19 Thursday, November 21, 2002 9:35 PM KR-11 – Pitch Bend and Transpose 5.4 Pitch Bend and Transpose The KR-11’s left pedal (also known as “Soft” pedal) can be used to bend the notes you play. To do so, you must assign it the Pitch Bend function (see “Pedal functions” on page 47 for details) and specify whether you want to bend the notes upward (“Bend Up”) or downward (“Bend Down”). You must set the “Pitch Bend Range” (see page 49), which
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KR-11_Book Page 20 Thursday, November 21, 2002 9:35 PM KR-11 Owner’s Manual—Tones and related functions 6. Tones and related functions 1. Press [UTILITY] and use <√√PAGE> or 6.1 Selecting Tones to select the following display page. The KR-11 comes with a host of instrument sounds (called Tones). These Tones are divided into eight categories, called Groups. Selecting “normal” Tones 1. Press the TONE button of the Group that contains the Tone you need. 2. Use the buttons to the lef
