Selecting Music Styles - Roland KR103 Mode D'emploi

KR103 Digital Intelligent Piano
Playing with accompaniment (Arranger)
If you press [To¥Variation], however, while the ORIGI-
NAL pattern is being played, the Arranger first plays a
(different) fill-in, and then switches to the VARIA-
TION pattern.
IINTRO and ENDING
While the ORIGINAL and VARIATION patterns keep
repeating the same accompaniment until you select
another one or until you stop Arranger playback, Fill-
Ins (see above), Intros and Endings are played only
once.
INTRO patterns are introductions, i.e. short phrases
that set the tone for the piece you are about to play.
(1) Stop the Arranger and press the [Intro÷Ending] but-
ton (its indicator flashes).
You will now hear the introduction of the selected
Music Style. Once the INTRO pattern is finished, the
Arranger automatically proceeds with the ORIGINAL
or VARIATION pattern (depending on which of these
two indicators flashes).
Note: If the SYNC START function is on, pressing
[Intro÷Ending] only selects the INTRO pattern. Style playback
needs to be started by playing a chord in the left half of the
keyboard. If the SYNC START function is off, however, play-
back is started as soon as you press the [Intro/Ending] but-
ton.
Here is how to add a musical closing section to your
performance:
(2) Press the [Intro÷Ending] button (its indicator lights).
The KR103 now plays an ENDING phrase. At the end
of the ENDING pattern, the Arranger stops.
As soon as you feel comfortable with the Arranger,
you should try to play a melody with your right hand
while using your left for specifying Arranger chords.
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Selecting Music Styles

The KR103 provides three memory areas for Music
Styles:
• POP/ROCK, BALLAD/ACOUSTIC,
OLDIES/COUNTRY, BIG BAND/SWING,
LATIN/GOSPEL, TRAD/KIDS. These are the
Style families in the KR103's internal ROM memory.
These Styles cannot be erased (but you can modify
them in realtime using the Style Orchestrator func-
tions, see 19).
• USR: This is where a Music Style loaded from a
floppy disk (MSA, MSD and MSE series, optional) is
temporarily stored. The data in this RAM memory are
erased when you switch off the KR103.
• DISK: (D01~...) This area refers to a floppy disk you
inserted into the KR103's drive. The number of avail-
able Styles depends on the floppy disk, of course. The
Style you select is transferred to the KR103's USR
memory (see above), which is why it takes a little
longer before you can use it.
Selecting an internal Style
(1) Press the [Arranger] button.
The icon appears in the display.
SYNC START
(2) If you want to use a style on floppy disk, insert the
disk into the drive.
(3) Press one of the "Music Style" buttons.
Music Style
Pop Ballad Oldies Big Band Latin Trad
Rock Acoustic Country Swing Gospel Kids
User
Intro Start
Ending Stop
To Variation To Original
Fill In Sync
Note: The family names do not appear in the display, so be
sure to check which Music Style indicator lights.
(4) Use [+][–] to specify the desired Style within the
selected family.
The first Music Style within the selected group is
selected automatically. So if you need the first Style,
there is no need to press [+]. You must use [+] or [–],
however, to select another Style within the same
group.
However, the KR103 memorizes your selection within
each family and returns to the last-selected Style
whenever you press a Music Style button.
Note: The [+][–] buttons do not allow you to go from one
family to the previous or next.
Working with the [+][–] buttons
You can press [+] or [–] either repeatedly (brief
presses) to go back or advance in single units, or
hold down [+] (or [–]) to quickly select a memory.
The fastest way to scroll through the available
memories is by holding down [–] while pressing
[+] (go backwards), or by holding down [+] while
pressing [–] (advance).
Song
Count Metronome
Marker
Music
Assistant
Tempo