Roland KR117/115 Musical Instrument User Manual


 
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Chapter 1 Performance
Chapter 1
Performing with a Variety of Tones
(Tone Buttons)
The KR comes with a many built-in instrument sounds and effects. This lets you
enjoy perform in a wide range of musical styles.
The built-in sounds are called “Tones.” The sounds are organized into six tone
groups, which are assigned to the Tone buttons.
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Press any one of the Tone buttons to select a tone group.
You’ll see that button’s indicator light up.
The screen displays the tone names included in the tone group you’ve selected.
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This screen is called the “Tone selection screen.”
Tones indicated by is called an “EX voice.” These voices are especially
recommended.
Tones indicated by mark is the 88-key multisampled piano tone.
Tones indicated by the red or mark produce the “Key Off Sound.”
What “Key Off Sound” does is recreate the tonal changes produced when the fingers
are released from the keys.
Tones indicated by the blue icon sound “playing noises” when some keys are
played. “Playing noises” refer to noises such as the sound of guitar strings as they
are rubbed and other sounds that enhance realism in performance expression.
Tones indicated by “GS” is 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.
You can touch <Audition> for an audio demonstration of a particular tone.
For more about the names of
Tones, take a look at the “Tone
List” (p. 202).
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