Panel Descriptions; Front Panel - Roland KR103 Mode D'emploi

KR103 Digital Intelligent Piano

Panel descriptions

2. Panel descriptions

Front panel

Volume
E
[Power On] switch (not pictured)
This switch is located to the left of the KR103's con-
trol panel. It allows you to switch the KR103 on and
off.
A [Function] button
This button provides access to the FUNCTION menu.
You can use the [√][®] buttons to select the desired
function.
B [Part Balance] button
Press this button to select the part whose level you
want to change with respect to that of the other
parts. The parts available here are: Upper, Layer, Split,
ADrums, ABass, and Accomp (this is a group of 6
parts).
Note: There is also a [Balance] knob that allows you to set
the volume balance of entire sections. See page 20.
C [Transpose] button
Press this button to select the display function that
allows you to set a transposition interval. You can
also specify which sections should be transposed
(page 20).
Press it together with the [Reverb] button to select
the KR103's demo mode (page 13).
D [Reverb] button
Press this button whenever you want to change the
settings of the digital reverb effect (page 39). Press it
together with the [Transpose] button to select the
KR103's demo mode (page 13).
E [Volume] knob
Use this knob to set the global volume of your KR103.
F [Brilliance] knob
Use this knob to change the brightness of the sounds
played by the KR103.
G [Balance] knob
This knob allows you to set the balance between the
Arranger or song parts ("Accomp") and the solo
sounds ("Keyboard").
H [User Program] button
Press this button whenever you want to select a User
Program (a set of registrations) or to save the current
panel and parameter settings to a User Program.
There are 34 User Program memories. See page 46.
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A B C D
Function Part Balance Transpose Reverb
Demo
Brilliance Balance
User Program
F G H
Accomp Keyboard
I
Basic Advanced Full To Variation
Style Orchestrator
I [Style Orchestrator] buttons
Press one of these buttons to choose the desired
orchestration for the selected Music Style. See
page 19.
J [Music Style] buttons
These buttons allow you to select Music Style fami-
lies. When you press a button, the first Style of the
selected family is immediately recalled. The button of
the selected family lights. Note that the KR103 mem-
orizes your selection within each family, and immedi-
ately recalls the last Style you used within that fam-
ily.
The last button ([User]) provides access to the Music
Style in the KR103's temporary area or Styles on an
inserted floppy disk.
K [Fill In] buttons
These buttons have two functions: you can use them
to select the desired accompaniment pattern for a
Music Style (while the Arranger is stopped), or to
switch from the accompaniment pattern to a Fill-In
during a performance (page 17).
L [Intro/Ending] button
Press this button when you want to start a Style per-
formance with an introduction, or to stop Music
Style playback with a musical ending. When you
press the [Arranger] button, the Intro pattern is auto-
matically selected.
If you press it during Style playback, this button
selects the Ending pattern.
M [Start/Stop] button
Press this button to start or stop Style playback. Press
it together with the [Intro÷Ending] button to switch
the Sync Start function on or off.
J
Music Style
Pop Ballad Oldies Big Band Latin Trad
Rock Acoustic Country Swing Gospel Kids
Intro Start
Ending Stop
To Original
K L M
Sync
Fill In