Roland Musical Instrument KR 11 User Guide

KR-11

Owner’s Manual

Thank you for purchasing the Roland KR-11 Digital

Intelligent Piano!

GM (General MIDI) and GS compatible

• General MIDI System m

So that you may enjoy reliable performance for years

to come, please take time to read this manual from

beginning to end.

The General MIDI System is a set of recommenda-

tions which seeks to standardize the MIDI support

features of sound generating devices. Sound generat-

ing devices and musical data (disks) carrying the Gen-

eral MIDI logo conform to General MIDI

speciﬁcations. This means that whenever you play

back music data marked with the General MIDI logo,

the musical response will be identical when played on

any device also carrying the General MIDI logo.

Main features

Three instruments in one

The KR-11 can be used as piano, organ or “keyboard”

(i.e. a synthesizer with automatic accompaniment) –

all at the touch of a button.

• GS Format g

270 Tones (sounds) and 136 Styles built-in

Support for a wide range of musical genres. You’ll ﬁnd

additional Styles on the enclosed Style disk.

Roland developed the GS Format to standardize the

response of sound generators when MIDI is used for

the production of music. By using a GS Format sound

generating device, you can be assured that you will

always hear a faithful, high-quality rendition of any

commercially available music data that carries the GS

Format logo.

Piano Tones that rely on stereo sampling

The Roland technology used ensures that your KR-11

offers some of the ﬁnest concert grand piano sounds

available on electronic musical instruments.

The KR-11’s tone generator fully supports both the

General MIDI system and GS Format so you can use

music data that is designed for either standard.

64-voice polyphony

Up to 64 voices can be played simultaneously. (In

most instances your KR-11 is 64-voice polyphonic.)

Reads and writes SMF Music Data

The KR-11 is capable of playing Standard MIDI Files

such as “SMF Music Data” (720 KB/1.44 MB format

3.5 inch ﬂoppy disks).

Simple yet versatile Composer

Recording and playback of commercial music data is

easy with the KR-11.

The comprehensive Composer menu includes:

• 16-track Sequencer

• Chord Sequencer

• Song Edit

• Style Composer

• Style Converter

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KR-11–

Using the unit safely

The

symbol alerts the user to important instructions

Used for instructions intended to alert

the user to the risk of death or severe

injury should the unit be used

improperly.

or warnings.The specific meaning of the symbol is

determined by the design contained within the

triangle. In the case of the symbol at left, it is used for

general cautions, warnings, or alerts to danger.

Used for instructions intended to alert

the user to the risk of injury or material

damage should the unit be used

improperly.

The

symbol alerts the user to items that must never

be carried out (are forbidden). The specific thing that

must not be done is indicated by the design contained

within the circle. In the case of the symbol at left, it

means that the unit must never be disassembled.

* Material damage refers to damage or

other adverse effects caused with

respect to the home and all its

furnishings, as well to domestic

animals or pets.

The

symbol alerts the user to things that must be

carried out. The specific thing that must be done is

indicated by the design contained within the circle. In

the case of the symbol at left, it means that the power-

cord plug must be unplugged from the outlet.

008a

• The instrument should be connected to a

power supply only of the type described in the

operating instructions, or as marked on the

unit.

001

• Before using this unit, make sure to read the

instructions below, and the Owner’s Manual.

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• Do not open or perform any internal modiﬁca-

tions on the unit.

• Do not excessively twist or bend the power cord,

nor place heavy objects on it. Doing so can dam-

age the cord, producing severed elements and

short circuits. Damaged cords are ﬁre and shock

hazards!

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• Do not attempt to repair the unit, or replace parts

within it (except when this manual provides spe-

ciﬁc instructions directing you to do so). Refer all

servicing to your retailer, the nearest Roland Ser-

vice Center, or an authorized Roland distributor,

as listed on the “Information” page.

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• This unit, either alone or in combination with an

ampliﬁer and headphones or speakers, may be

capable of producing sound levels that could

cause permanent hearing loss. Do not operate for

a long period of time at a high volume level, or at

a level that is uncomfortable. If you experience

any hearing loss or ringing in the ears, you

should immediately stop using the unit, and con-

sult an audiologist.

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• Never use or store the unit in places that are:

• Subject to temperature extremes (e.g., direct

sunlight in an enclosed vehicle, near a heating

duct, on top of heat-generating equipment); or

are

• Damp (e.g., baths, washrooms, on wet ﬂoors);

or are

• Humid; or are

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011

• Do not allow any objects (e.g., ﬂammable mate-

rial, coins, pins); or liquids of any kind (water,

soft drinks, etc.) to penetrate the unit.

• Exposed to rain; or are

• Dusty; or are

• Subject to high levels of vibration.

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007

• In households with small children, an adult

should provide supervision until the child is

capable of following all the rules essential for the

safe operation of the unit.

• Make sure you always have the unit placed so it is

level and sure to remain stable. Never place it on

stands that could wobble, or on inclined surfaces.

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014

• Protect the unit from strong impact.

(Do not drop it!)

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KR-11 Owner’s Manual—Contents

107b

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• Never handle the power cord or its plugs with wet

hands when plugging into, or unplugging from,

an outlet or this unit.

015

• When the top is open, do not put your head or

any other part of your body under it. The lid

could be dislodged and then fall on you.

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• When the top is open, do not touch the topboard

propstick unless you are in the process of lower-

ing the lid to close the instrument. If you inad-

vertently touch the propstick, it could be

• If you need to move the instrument, take note of

the precautions listed below. At least two persons

are required to safely lift and move the unit. It

should be handled carefully, all the while keeping

it level. Make sure to have a ﬁrm grip, to protect

yourself from injury and the instrument from

damage.

loosened and the lid could fall on part of your

body.

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• When opening the lid, be careful not to open it

too far. Opening the lid to greater than the pro-

vided the supporting legs permit may damage the

unit, or cause the lid to drop. Also, before open-

ing the lid, make sure that no one is in the path of

the lid as it is opened.

• Check to make sure the knob bolts securing the

unit to the stand have not become loose. Fasten

them again securely whenever you notice any

loosening.

• Disconnect the power cord.

• Disconnect all cords coming from external

devices.

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• Do not force the unit’s power-supply cord to

share an outlet with an unreasonable number of

other devices. Be especially careful when using

extension cords—the total power used by all

devices you have connected to the extension

cord’s outlet must never exceed the power rating

(watts/amperes) for the extension cord. Excessive

loads can cause the insulation on the cord to heat

up and eventually melt through.

• Raise the adjusters on the stand.

• Close the lid.

• Close the keyboard lid

• Fold down the music stand.

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109a

• Before cleaning the unit, turn off the power and

unplug the power cord from the outlet (p. 9).

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110a

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• Whenever you suspect the possibility of lightning

in your area, pull the plug on the power cord out

of the outlet.

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116

016

• Before using the unit in a foreign country, con-

sult with your retailer, the nearest Roland Service

Center, or an authorized Roland distributor, as

listed on the “Information” page.

• Be careful when opening/closing the lid so you do

not get your ﬁngers pinched (see page 9). Adult

supervision is recommended whenever small

children use the unit.

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118

• Should you remove the screws fastening the

stand, make sure to put them in a safe place out

of children’s reach, so there is no chance of them

being swallowed accidentally.

101a

• The unit should be located so that its location or

position does not interfere with its proper venti-

lation.

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• Always grasp only the plug on the power-supply

cord when plugging into, or unplugging from, an

outlet or this unit.

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104

• Try to prevent cords and cables from becoming

entangled. Also, all cords and cables should be

placed so they are out of the reach of children.

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• Never climb on top of, nor place heavy objects on

the unit.

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KR-11–

1. Important notes

In addition to the items listed under “IMPORTANT

SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS” and “USING THE UNIT

SAFELY”, please read and observe the following:

Maintenance

• To clean the unit, use a dry, soft cloth; or one that is

slightly dampened. Try to wipe the entire surface using an

equal amount of strength, moving the cloth along with

the grain of the wood. Rubbing too hard in the same area

can damage the ﬁnish.

Power Supply

• Do not use this unit on the same power circuit with any

device that will generate line noise (such as an electric

motor or variable lighting system).

• Never use benzine, thinners, alcohol or solvents of any

kind, to avoid the possibility of discoloration and/or

deformation.

• Before connecting the KR-11 to other devices, turn off

the power to all units. This will help prevent malfunc-

tions and/or damage to speakers or other devices.

• The pedals of this instrument are made of brass. Brass

eventually darkens as the result of the natural oxidization

process. If the brass becomes tarnished, polish it using

commercially available metal polisher.

Placement

• Using the unit near power ampliﬁers (or other equip-

ment containing large power transformers) may induce

hum. To alleviate the problem, change the orientation of

this unit; or move it farther away from the source of

interference.

Additional precautions

• Use a reasonable amount of care when using the KR-11’s

buttons, sliders, or other controls; and when using its

jacks and connectors. Rough handling can lead to mal-

functions.

• This device may interfere with radio and television recep-

tion. Do not use this device in the vicinity of such receiv-

ers.

• When connecting/disconnecting cables, grasp the con-

nector itself—never pull on the cable. This way you will

avoid causing shorts, or damage to the cable’s internal

elements.

• Noise may be produced if wireless communications

devices, such as cell phones, are operated in the vicinity

of this unit. Such noise could occur when receiving or

initiating a call, or while conversing. Should you experi-

ence such problems, you should relocate such wireless

devices so they are at a greater distance from this unit, or

switch them off.

• A small amount of heat will radiate from the unit during

normal operation.

• To avoid disturbing your neighbors, try to keep the unit’s

volume at reasonable levels. You may prefer to use head-

phones.

• Do not expose the unit to direct sunlight, place it near

devices that radiate heat, leave it inside an enclosed vehi-

cle, or otherwise subject it to temperature extremes. Also,

do not allow lighting devices that normally are used while

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.

• When you need to transport the unit, pack it in shock-

absorbent material. Transporting the unit without doing

so can cause it to become scratched or damaged, and

could lead to malfunction.

• Use a cable from Roland to make the connection. If using

some other make of connection cable, please note the fol-

lowing precautions.

• Some connection cables contain resistors. Do not use

cables that incorporate resistors for connecting to this

unit. The use of such cables can cause the sound level

to be extremely low, or impossible to hear. For infor-

mation on cable speciﬁcations, contact the manufac-

turer of the cable.

• To avoid possible breakdown, do not use the KR-11 in a

wet area, such as an area exposed to rain or other mois-

ture.

• Do not allow rubber, vinyl, or similar materials to remain

on the KR-11 for long periods of time. Such objects can

discolor or otherwise harmfully affect the ﬁnish.

Before using ﬂoppy disks

Floppy disk drive

• Do not put anything that contains water (e.g., ﬂower

vases) on the piano. Also, avoid the use of insecticides,

perfumes, alcohol, nail polish, spray cans, etc., near the

unit. Swiftly wipe away any liquid that spills on the unit

using a dry, soft cloth.

• Avoid using the KR-11 immediately after it has been

moved to a location with a signiﬁcantly higher or lower

level of humidity. Rapid changes in the environment can

cause condensation to form inside the drive, which will

adversely affect the operation of the drive and/or damage

ﬂoppy disks. When the instrument has been moved,

switch it on and wait at least one hour before using the

disk drive.

• Do not allow objects to remain on the keyboard. This can

be the cause of malfunction, such as keys ceasing to pro-

duce sound.

• Do not paste stickers, decals, or the like to this instru-

ment. Peeling such matter off the instrument may dam-

age the exterior ﬁnish.

• To insert a disk, push it gently but ﬁrmly into the drive—

it will click into place. To remove a disk, press the EJECT

button.

• Never attempt to remove a ﬂoppy disk from the drive

while the drive is operating (the indicator is brightly lit);

damage could result to both the disk and the drive.

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KR-11 Owner’s Manual—Important notes

• Remove any disk from the drive before powering up or

down.

• Disks containing important performance data for this

unit should always be locked (have their write protect tab

slid to the “Protect” position) before you insert them into

the drive of another instrument (except the PR-300, or a

product of the HP-G, MT, KR, or Atelier families), or into

a computer’s drive. Otherwise, when performing any disk

operations (such as checking the contents of the disk, or

loading data), you risk rendering the disk unreadable by

the KR-11’s disk drive.

• To prevent damage to the disk drive’s heads, always try to

hold the ﬂoppy disk in a level position (not tilted in any

direction) while inserting it into the drive.

Handling ﬂoppy disks

• Floppy disks contain a plastic disk with a thin magnetic

coating. Microscopic precision is required to enable stor-

age of large amounts of data on such a small surface area.

To preserve their integrity, please observe the following

when handling ﬂoppy disks:

• The identiﬁcation label should be ﬁrmly afﬁxed to the

disk. If the label comes loose while the disk is in the drive,

it may be difﬁcult to remove the disk.

• Never touch the magnetic medium inside the disk.

• Do not use or store ﬂoppy disks in dirty or dusty areas.

• Put the disk back into its case for storage.

• Do not subject ﬂoppy disks to temperature extremes

(e.g., direct sunlight in an enclosed vehicle). Recom-

mended temperature range: 10 to 50° C (50 to 122° F).

• Do not expose ﬂoppy disks to strong magnetic ﬁelds,

such as those generated by loudspeakers.

• Floppy disks have a “WRITE PROTECT” tab which can

protect the disk from accidental erasure. It is recom-

mended that the tab be kept in the PROTECT position,

and moved to the WRITE position only when you wish to

write new data onto the disk.

Rear side of the disk

WRITE

(you can save data to the disk)

Protect tab

PROTECT

(you cannot save data)

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KR-11 – Front panel

2. Panel descriptions

2.1 Front panel

UTILITY button

Press this button to access the KR-11’s Utility func-

tions (see “Utility Menu” on page 48).

PERFORMANCE PAD buttons

Various functions can be assigned to these buttons

(see “Performance Pad buttons: additional or fre-

quently used functions” on page 46).

DEMO button

This button provides access to an on-screen Help

function with explanations of the KR-11’s functions,

games allowing you to identify sounds and chords, etc.

It also allows you to listen to the internal demo songs.

TO VARIATION & TO ORIGINAL buttons

These buttons have two functions: you can use them

to select the accompaniment pattern for a Music Style

or to switch from the accompaniment pattern to a Fill-

In during a performance.

Part Balance ACCOMP and KEYBOARD buttons

Use the [ACCOMP] button to set the volume of each

individual accompaniment part. The [KEYBOARD]

button provides access to a display page where you can

set the volume of the part(s) played with the keyboard.

SYNC button

Allows you to start a Music Style by playing on the

keyboard.

START/STOP button

Used to start or stop a Style performance.

MUSIC STYLE buttons

Use these buttons to select Music Style groups. Refer

to “Internal Music Styles” at the end of this manual.

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.

Tempo indicators

These indicators ﬂash in the rhythm of the selected

Music Style, sequence, or Song to indicate the tempo

and time signature. Depending on the time signature,

not all indicators may be used, or the last indicator

may ﬂash several times (e.g. for 6/8).

TEMPO buttons

Use these buttons to adjust the tempo of the selected

Music Style or the song you are playing back.

MUSIC ASSISTANT button

Press this button if you wish to store the panel settings

or recall the settings for a given song.

SONG button

Press this button to load songs you recorded using the

KR-11’s Song Composer and saved to ﬂoppy disk.

EXIT button

VOLUME knob

Adjusts the instrument’s overall volume.

Press this button to return to the previous display page

or the Master page.

BRILLIANCE knob

Allows you to make the overall sound brighter or

darker.

Display and related buttons

The display shows all the information you need in a

given situation. The soft keys next to the display

(whose function varies according to the selected dis-

play page) allow you to select one of the available

menu options.

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KR-11 Owner’s Manual—Panel descriptions

HOLD button

ONE TOUCH PROGRAM buttons

These buttons allow you to instantly recall the appro-

priate settings for the music you want to play.

In most cases, the selected display page will disappear

after a few seconds. Press this button to “lock” the cur-

rently selected display page. Press it again to release

the Hold function, or [EXIT] to leave it right away.

Whole, Lower, Upper buttons

Use these buttons to select whether you want to play

one sound (Tone) on the entire keyboard (“Whole”),

or one sound for the left hand and another one for the

right hand.

LCD contrast knob

Use this knob to change the contrast whenever the dis-

play is difﬁcult to read.

TONE buttons

MELODY INTELLIGENCE button

Press this button to add a harmony to the melody you

are playing.

Used to select a Tone Group (see “Selecting Tones” on

page 20).

SAVE button

POWER switch (left side)

Press this button to switch the KR-11 on and off.

Press this button to save the Song in the KR-11’s inter-

nal memory to disk.

Disk drive (right side)

COMPOSER section

Use these buttons to control the on-board sequencer

(called Composer).

Used for playing back material recorded on ﬂoppy

disks, or saving and loading songs or settings to/from

disk.

TRANSPOSE [b]/[#] buttons

PHONES jacks (left, below the keyboard)

Change the key of the music being played.

This is where you can connect two pairs of head-

phones (preferably Roland RH-25 or RH-50 model).

Connecting a pair of headphones to one of the

PHONES jacks turns off the built-in speakers.

2.2 Connections

MIDI sockets (Out, In)

Use these connectors to exchange MIDI data with

external MIDI devices.

INPUT R/L (MONO) sockets

This is where you can connect the audio outputs of

another MIDI instrument, a CD or cassette player, etc.

The signals of that audio source will be ampliﬁed and

mixed with the KR-11’s own audio signals.

OUTPUT R/L (MONO) sockets

To connect the KR-11 to an external ampliﬁer or mix-

ing console, or to record your music with a tape

recorder, connect these jacks to the external device

(see “Sending audio to external equipment” on

page 12).

PEDAL socket

This is where you can connect the pedal cable of the

stand.

AC IN

The KR-11’s power cord connects here.

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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 turn

off the power on all devices before making any con-

nections.

Fold the three supporting feet at the back of the stand

and check whether the stand is held in place.

1. Connect the supplied power cable to the AC Inlet

on the KR-11’s panel.

2. Connect the power cable to an AC outlet.

Before moving the KR-11, be sure to lower the music

stand as a safety precaution.

Be sure to use the supplied power cord.

3.3 Opening and closing the

keyboard lid

1. When opening the KR-11’s lid, grasp it with both

hands and gently lift it upwards, then slide it towards

the back of the piano.

2. When closing the lid, slowly pull it forward, then

gently lower it into place.

Never insert your hands between the lid and the key-

board.

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KR-11 Owner’s Manual—Before using the KR-11

Take care not to allow ﬁngers to be caught or pinched

when opening and closing the lid. Make sure an adult

is on hand to provide assistance when young children

are playing the KR-11.

3.5 Connecting Headphones

The KR-11 has two jacks for plugging in headphones.

This allows two people to listen through headphones

simultaneously, making it very useful for lessons and

when performing piano pieces for four hands. Addi-

tionally, this allows you to play without having to

worry about bothering others around you, even at

night.

For safety, transport the KR-11 only with the lid in the

closed position.

Plug the headphones into a Phones jack located at the

bottom left of the piano.

Connecting headphones will automatically mute the

sound from the internal speakers.

3.4 Opening and closing the lid

The KR-11’s lid can be raised and closed like on an

acoustic grand piano. Though this is mainly intended

to help you obtain a better spread of the sound, it also

changes the KR-11’s tone color.

The headphone volume is adjusted by the [Volume]

knob (p. 11) of the KR-11.

1. Carefully raise the lid with one hand, taking care to

get a secure grip.

Phones socket x2

Phones plug x 2

2. Fold out the supporting leg.

3. Lower the lid until you are sure it is supported by

the leg.

Here’s what your KR-11 should look like once the lid

is in place:

Note: Be sure to use stereo headphones (such as the Roland

RH-25 or RH-50).

Notes on using headphones

• To prevent damage to the cord, handle the head-

phones only by the headset or the plug.

• Connecting the headphones when the volume of con-

nected equipment is turned up may result in damage

to the headphones. Lower the volume on the KR-11

before plugging in the headphones.

• Listening at excessively high volume levels will not

only damage the headphones, but may also cause

hearing loss. Use the headphones at a moderate vol-

ume level.

Note: If you are not sure how to raise the lid, ask your

Roland dealer to show you how it’s done.

When opening the lid, be careful not to open it too far.

Opening the lid to greater than the provided the supporting

legs permit may damage the unit, or cause the lid to drop.

Also, before opening the lid, make sure that no one is in the

path of the lid as it is opened.

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KR-11 – Turning the power on/off

3.6 Turning the power on/off

Turn on power to your various devices in the order

speciﬁed. By turning on devices in the wrong order,

you risk causing malfunction and/or damage to speak-

ers and other devices.

3.8 About the pedals

The KR-11 comes with two pedals that are built into

the supplied stand:

To turn the power on, turn the [Volume] knob all the

way down, and then press the [Power] button.

The power will turn on, and the Power indicator at the

left front of the KR-11 will light.

Soft pedal

Damper pedal

After a few seconds, you will be able to play the key-

board to produce sound.

Use the [Volume] knob to adjust the volume.

Soft pedal— This pedal softens the sound. Playing

with the soft pedal depressed produces a sound that is

not as strong as when played with the equivalent

strength. This is the same function as the left-most

pedal on an acoustic piano.

The KR-11 is equipped with a protection circuit. A

brief interval (a few seconds) after power up is

required before the unit will operate normally.

Note: You can change the left pedal’s function (see page 47).

Damper pedal— Use this pedal when you want the

sound to linger on. While the damper pedal is

depressed, the sound from the keyboard continues to

linger for an extended period, even when you remove

your ﬁngers from the keys.

Power

This is the same function as the right-most pedal on

an acoustic piano.

About the adjuster

Power Indicator

When you move the KR-11 or if you feel that the ped-

als are unstable, set the adjuster located below the ped-

als as follows.

To turn the power off, turn the [Volume] knob all the

way to the left, and press the [Power] switch.

The Power indicator at the left front of the KR-11 will

go dark, and the power will be turned off.

Rotate the adjuster to lower it so that it is in ﬁrm con-

tact with the ﬂoor. If there is a gap between the pedals

and the ﬂoor, the pedals may be damaged. In particu-

lar when placing the instrument on a carpet, adjust

this so that the pedals ﬁrmly contact the ﬂoor.

3.7 Adjusting the sound’s volume

and brilliance

1. Turn the [Volume] knob to adjust the overall vol-

ume.

2. Turn the [Brilliance] knob to adjust the brightness

of the sound.

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KR-11 Owner’s Manual—Before using the KR-11

After connecting the KR-11 to the ampliﬁer, etc., be

sure to switch on the KR-11 and the external device(s)

in the following sequence:

3.9 Connecting external

ampliﬁers and other devices

If the KR-11’s ampliﬁcation system doesn’t deliver

enough power for your application, you can take

advantage of its OUTPUT jacks.

1. First turn on the power to the KR-11.

2. Then turn on the power to the mixing console,

amp, etc. (in that order).

Sending audio to external equipment

Receiving audio signals from external sources

You can connect the audio outputs of an external

MIDI instrument, CD or cassette player, etc., to the

INPUT jacks. That has the advantage that such signals

can be ampliﬁed by the KR-11 and are therefore also

present in the headphones (if connected).

Before connecting the KR-11 to another piece of

equipment, turn off the power to both devices.

If you wish to amplify the KR-11 through an external

system, or record your music using a tape recorder,

connect the KR-11’s OUTPUT jacks to the AUX IN,

LINE IN or CH IN jacks of the external (keyboard)

ampliﬁer, mixer or tape deck.

To connect an external signal source, follow the

instructions above but be sure to connect the LINE

OUT, etc., jacks of the external source to the KR-11’s

INPUT jacks.

To the AUX IN/LINE IN jacks of the external ampliﬁer/

mixer, etc.

Note: If you are connecting the KR-11 to a device with a

monaural input, be sure to use the L/MONO jack.

From the LINE OUT, etc., jacks of the external instru-

ment, CD player, etc.

Note: For cassette decks or HiFi ampliﬁers, you need audio

leads with mono jacks at one end and (usually) RCA/cinch

jacks at the other.

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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 the display.

[ ]— This indicates a button or slider on the panel.

Example: the TONE [PIANO] button.

< >— This indicates an item appearing on the display.

To choose such an item, press the corresponding soft

button (located below or next to the item).

Example: the <Layer> button (see below).

The Basic/Home screen

This is the display page (called Basic screen) that will be displayed every time you press the One Touch Program

[ARRANGER] button.

Chosen Style

Time signature Current measure

Tempo

Metronome On/Off

Tone Name

(Upper or Whole)

Selection of another

Style level

Registering performance

functions to the [PAD]

buttons and pedals

Access the Function menu

Two Tones can

be played together

Note: If the display is difﬁcult to read, use the CONTRAST knob to change the display contrast.

Navigating through the display pages

Retaining a screen— the [HOLD] button

Some screens are only displayed for a few seconds,

after which you return to the previous screen, or the

Basic screen. If you do not want the screen to change,

you can “lock” the current screen on the display by

pressing the [HOLD] button.

Go to the previous page

Go to the next page

Returning to the previous screen or the Basic

screen— [EXIT] button

By pressing the [EXIT] button, you return to the pre-

vious screen or the Basic screen.

Changing screen pages— <√√PAGE> and

<PAGE®®>

Some screens may comprise multiple display pages. By

pressing <PAGE®®> you will go to the next page.

Press <√√PAGE> to return to the previous display

page.

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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

power is switched off. If you prefer the KR-11 to select

another language, see “Memory Backup” on page 51.

5.1 Introduction of the main

functions — [DEMO]

Let’s take a look at the most striking features of your

KR-11. Just follow the instructions or items that

appear on the display.

Using <Game>

The <Game> option lets you play a note- or chord-

guessing game.

1. Press the [DEMO] button.

A “Demo” screen appears on the display. The Demo

screen is made up of three pages.

1. On the Demo screen, press <Game>.

2. Use the buttons at the bottom of the display to

select a game.

From left to right, the games displayed are “Guess the

Note”, “Guess the Chord” and “Chord Practice.”

2. Press < > and < > to the right of the display to

select another page.

The screen changes, allowing you to view the intro-

duction to other functions.

Guess the Note— Listen to the sound that’s played,

3. Press a button below the display to choose an item.

A screen showing the functions and controls of the

selected item appears.

and guess what note it is.

Guess the Chord— Listen to the chord that’s played,

and guess what notes are used to make it up.

4. Press the [DEMO] button to leave the Demo

screen.

Chord Practice— Look at the chord and try to play it.

Here’s how the game progresses:

Tone and Style demo — <Sound>/<Style>

To give you a better idea of the KR-11’s Tones

(sounds) and Music Styles (accompaniments), the

KR-11 comes with a Sound and Style Demo function.

Here is how to use them.

3. Use the buttons below the display to choose either

“Beginner” or “Advanced”.

The question appears on the display.

1. On the Demo screen, press <Sound> for a demon-

stration of the Tones, or <Style> for an explanation

and demonstration of the Music Styles.

The display waits a few seconds and then gives you a first hint

(center of the screen).

2. Press <Demo> at the bottom right of the display.

After a few more seconds, the second hint appears

in the center of the screen.

3. Use the buttons to the left and right of the display

to choose the instrument you want to hear, or press

<Next> to audition the next Music Style.

Try to answer before time runs out. The faster you give the correct

answer, the better your score.

A demo song using the selected Tone or Music Style is

played. The number of demo songs varies according to

the Tone you select. When the ﬁrst song ends, the next

one starts to play.

4. You can start playback of the second demo by press-

ing the same button (or <Next>) again.

The performance stops automatically when all songs

have been played.

5. Press <Exit> or <To Menu> to stop playback.

songs for purposes other than private enjoyment is a viola-

tion of applicable laws.

Note: The performance data of the demo songs are not

transmitted to the MIDI OUT connector.

Choosing the display language

The Basic menu and part of the Demo menu can be

displayed in other languages.

1. On the Demo screen, press <Language>.

2. Use the buttons to the left and right of the display

to choose the language.

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Each time you press the < Close> button, the lid of

the piano shown on the screen closes more, creating a

mellower tone.

5.2 Performance functions

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 metronome on and off.

You can adjust the tempo with the TEMPO [+] and [–

] buttons. Pressing the [+] and [–] buttons simulta-

neously will return the keyboard to the default (pre-

set) tempo.

Use the [Brilliance] knob to make the overall sound

brighter or darker.

Note: You can change the metronome’s volume and time

signature. Please refer to “Metronome volume and beat” on

page 42.

One Touch Program: Selecting the

Note: The metronome always uses the same time signature

(beat) and tempo as the currently selected Style.

“instrument type”

By pressing the One Touch Program [PIANO],

[ORGAN], or [ARRANGER] buttons, you will access

suitable settings (registrations) for the kind of music

you wish to play. To play a piano piece, for instance,

press the [PIANO] button. Press [ORGAN] to trans-

form your KR-11 into an organ. To play a song using

the automatic accompaniment, press [ARRANGER].

Using the pedals

The KR-11 features a PEDAL jack where you connect

the pedals that are built into the stand. Each time you

switch on the KR-11 or press the One Touch Program

[PIANO] button, the functions of these pedals are as

follows:

Piano music — One Touch Program [PIANO]

The settings assigned to this button are loaded every

time you turn the power on.

1. Press the One Touch Program [PIANO] button.

Soft Pedal

(other functions

can be assigned

to this pedal)

Damper Pedal

Soft (left)— Pressing the Soft pedal yields a softer

tone.

A picture of a piano will be displayed to signal that you

can play a piano sound on the entire keyboard. The

Tone that is selected is called “Grand Piano 1”.

Metronome

Damper (right)— Press the Damper pedal to sustain

all notes being played.

Note: The function of the left (Soft) pedal differs in Arran-

ger and Split modes. See also “Pedal functions” on page 47.

The Function menu — <Func...>

This feature is used to make various useful settings for

piano performances. For more detailed information,

please refer to “Function Menu” on page 42.

Opening and

closing the lid

Please note that your KR-11 comes with a variety of

Tones (not just piano sounds). See “Selecting Tones”

on page 20 for how to select them.

Function

Adjusting the piano tone

With the KR-11, you can simulate changes in the tone

of a grand piano that come about when the piano’s lid

is opened or closed.

2. Press the One Touch Program [PIANO] button,

and the Piano screen will appear.

Pressing < Open> and < Close> adjusts the “open-

ing” of the piano lid.

Each time you press the < Open> button, the lid of

the piano shown on the screen opens more, creating a

brighter tone.

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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

Styles can be loaded from the supplied ﬂoppy disk,

while you can also create your own Styles.

Press the One Touch Program [ORGAN] button.

A picture of an organ will appear on the screen, with

the keyboard split at F#3 into Lower (left hand) and

Upper (right hand) parts.

Switching the

Rotary Speed

Metronome

ON/OFF

The Arranger is interactive and always adapts the key

of the accompaniments to the chords you play (see

“What is an Arranger?” on page 24).

Selecting another organ Type

Function

How to use the Arranger

Here’s all you need to do to be able to use the KR-11’s

The Tones currently assigned to the left (Lower) and

right (Upper) halves of the keyboard are called “Lower

Organ 1” and “Jazz Organ 1”. These Tones make up

the Jazz Organ type. See below for how to choose

another organ Type.

Arranger:

1. Press the One Touch Program [ARRANGER] but-

ton.

The keyboard is now split at F#3 into a Lower (left half

of the keyboard) and an Upper section (right half).

Adjusting the Rotary Effect

The Jazz Organ has an added rotary effect. This simu-

lates those famous rotary speakers that are indispens-

able for a true organ sound.

To change the rotation speed, press the soft button

assigned to this function. Each press toggles the rota-

tion speed between S (Slow) and F (Fast).

F#3

Left hand:

Right hand:

Left hand:

acco im

Right hand:

lody

iment

melody

Selecting an organ Type

Use <√Type> and <Type®> to make your selection.

2. Select a Music Style (see“Selecting Music Styles”on

page 25).

The selected organ Type remains in effect until the

power is turned off. In other words, if you select

another One Touch Program mode and then press

[ORGAN] again, the KR-11 will use the last organ

Type you selected.

3. Play a chord in the Lower section to start the

accompaniment.

Style playback starts with an introduction. Wait until

the Intro is ﬁnished before you start playing the mel-

ody in the Upper section. If the accompaniment is too

fast, you can slow it down with the TEMPO [–] but-

ton.

Note: When the power is switched off, the KR-11 reverts to

“Jazz Organ”.

The Function menu —<Func...>

The KR-11 has a number of features that make playing

with the Arranger even easier:

This feature is used to make settings for the various

functions related to organ performances. For more

information, please refer to “Function Menu” on

page 42.

• For major chords, just press the key of the root note

(see “Easy ﬁngering – Chord Intelligence” on page 29).

• You can release the keys in the Lower section after

playing the desired chord. The Arranger will go on

playing in that key until you play another chord.

4. At the end of your song, press the [INTRO/

ENDING] button.

How about trying using the Arranger in a real-life

situation? Here’s what to do to play this piece that you

probably know already:

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Once you feel you master the basic version of “The

Saints”, try adding some variation here and there.

When “To Variation” is indicated in the music, press

the [TO VARIATION] button. Of course, there is a lot

more you can do with the KR-11’s Arranger.

Example: “When The Saints Go Marching In”

1. Press the One Touch Program [ARRANGER]

button.

The Basic screen is displayed. The names of the chords

you play in the Lower section appear on the display:

When The Saints Go Marching In

Graphic chord display

American Traditional

( Eight-measure Intro )

Right

Left

C chord

2. Press the Music Style [Big Band/Swing] button.

Right

Left

3. From the list of Music Styles shown on the display,

select <Jazz Band>.

Right

Left

G chord

C chord

Right

Left

F chord

C chord

G chord

(The Style “Jazz Band” has now been selected.) After a

few seconds, the display returns to the Basic screen.

4. Start the accompaniment by pressing the C key (see

the score for the chords to play).

Right

Left C chord

C chord

To Variation

Intro/Ending

As explained above, this is the easy way to play chords.

By pressing the C, you actually play a C major chord.

The Arranger will start with an eight-measure Intro.

Wait until the Intro is ﬁnished before playing the

melody.

Here are the “chords” you need for “The Saints”:

ꢀ

F 3

Right

Left

You can slow down the tempo by pressing the TEMPO

[–] button. If you think the accompaniment is too

slow, press TEMPO [+] instead.

Pressing the [+] and [–] buttons simultaneously will

return the Arranger to the default tempo of the Jazz

Band Style.

5. At the end of the song, press the [INTRO/

ENDING] button.

If you want to play the song again, press the [SYNC]

button and play the ﬁrst chord (C).

Note: There are various ways to start and stop a Style (see

“Starting and Stopping Styles” on page 26).

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If you press the [RESET] button, playback stops and

the song is rewound to the beginning of the ﬁrst mea-

sure.

5.3 Playing back songs on disk

The KR-11 is ﬁtted with a ﬂoppy disk drive. It allows

you to listen to commercially available music data

(Standard MIDI Files) or play back songs you create

and save to disk. Here is how to listen to such music

data:

Listening to all songs

6. Press <All Song>.

The entire group of songs will begin playing in order.

The set will repeat if you do not stop the performance.

Note: Before using disks, please carefully read “Before using

ﬂoppy disks” on page 5.

7. To stop playback, press <STOP > or the [STOP]

button.

If you press the [RESET] button, playback stops and

the song is rewound to the beginning of the ﬁrst mea-

sure.

1. Insert the music data disk into the ﬂoppy disk

drive.

2. Press the [SONG] button.

Rewinding and fast forwarding

By pressing the [FWD] and [BWD] buttons, you can

advance to later measures or return to previous ones.

Doing so allows you to start playback from the desired

measure.

The “Song Select” function will be displayed.

Each press of one of the buttons moves you either

ahead or back one measure at a time, and when you

hold the button down, the movement is continuous.

Note: Depending on the size of the song data, rewinding

and fast forwarding may take some time.

Note: It is also possible to mute one of the song parts and

play it yourself. See “Track Mute: Muting speciﬁc tracks” on

page 33.

Every song you play back from disk is automatically

copied to the KR-11’s internal Composer memory.

(You can remove the music data disk after listening to

the song only once.) If the KR-11’s memory already

contains a song, the following message appears:

Note: The KR-11 provides a function for practicing difﬁcult

passages. Such passages can be marked and played back

repeatedly. See “Marker function: repeatedly playing back

the same section” on page 43.

If you don’t want to lose the song in the KR-11’s inter-

nal memory, press <CANCEL> and see “Saving a song

to disk” on page 34. Otherwise, press <OK>.

Selecting and playing back Songs

3. Use the buttons next to the display to select the

song you want to listen to.

If all songs of the disk won’t ﬁt on one page, use

<√√PAGE> and <PAGE®®> to jump to the

desired Song Select page.

4. Press <Play®> or the [PLAY] button.

The performance will begin. After several seconds, the

display returns to the previous screen.

Note: For songs that do not begin on the downbeat of the

ﬁrst measure, “PU” (Pickup) will be displayed when the

song begins. After that, measure numbers will be displayed.

5. Playback stops automatically at the end of the song.

You can stop playback at any time by pressing

<STOP > or the [STOP] button.

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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 is the interval (or

number of semitones) by which the notes will be

shifted when you press the Soft pedal.

If you are playing a C and want to shift it to D by

pressing the pedal, set Pitch Bend Range to “2” (two

semitones or one whole tone) and select “Bend Up” as

Pedal Assign function. To bend to the G below the C

you are playing, set the Range value to “5” and Pedal

Assign to “Bend Down” (select “7” and “Bend Up” to

shift to the G above the C).

If it is difﬁcult to play a song in a particular key, select

a different one with the TRANSPOSE [b]/[#] buttons.

Each time you press the [b] button, the key will be

lowered a semitone; each time you press the [#] but-

ton, the key will be raised a semitone. Pressing the [b]/

[#] buttons simultaneously will return the song to the

original key.

Note: The transposition interval can also be set via the dis-

play. See “Key Touch/Key Transpose” on page 48.

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6. Tones and related functions

1. Press [UTILITY] and use <√√PAGE> or

<PAGE®®> to select the following display page.

6.1 Selecting Tones

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.

The button’s indicator light will go on, and a Tone

select screen (e.g. Whole Mode Tone) will be dis-

played.

2. Use the buttons to the left and right of the display

to select a Tone.

See “Expansion Tones” at the end of this manual for a

list of the available Tones.

Note: You can use Expansion Tones for recording the mel-

ody with the KR-11’s Composer (see page 34).

Drum sounds and sound effects —

[DRUMS/SFX]

Instead of playing melodies, you can also “drum” on

the KR-11’s keyboard, or play sound effects like train

noises, helicopter sounds, etc.

Each Tone Group contains several Tones.

2. Select a Tone by pressing the buttons to the side of

the display screen.

The name of the Tone selected will be highlighted on

the display. Play a few notes on the keyboard to con-

ﬁrm that the Tone is what you had in mind.

Press the [DRUMS/SFX] button (indicator lights).

The Tone Select screen is composed of multiple pages.

Use <√√PAGE> and <PAGE®®> to turn to

another page.

Note: If you want to try out several Tones from a Tone

Group, pressing the [HOLD] button will lock the Tone

Select screen and keep it from disappearing after a few

seconds.

The display switches to the “Drum Screen”. Every key

is now assigned to a different drum or percussion

sound. Play a few notes and listen – and watch the

display.

Note: See “Normal Tones” at the end of this manual for the

number and kinds of Tones each Group contains.

You may wonder why we use the term “Normal Tones”

rather than just “Tones”. That is because the instruc-

tions above do not give you access to all Tones the

KR-11 contains. See “Selecting Expansion Tones” for

more details about how to access all Tones.

Note: See “Drum Sets” at the end of this manual for details

about the assignments of drum sounds and sound effects to

the keyboard.

Note: See also “Selecting Tones for the Upper and Lower

parts” on page 22 for how to assign Tones in Split mode.

Press the [DRUMS/SFX] button once more (or the

[EXIT] button), to return to the previous screen.

Selecting Expansion Tones

Expansion Tones can only be assigned to the Upper

part of the keyboard (Whole Keyboard, Split, and

Arranger modes).

Toggling between drum sounds and sound effects

1. If necessary, press [DRUMS/SFX] again (indicator

must light).

Caution— Expansion Tones are only temporarily

selected and cannot be written to a Music Assistant

memory (see page 45). Whenever you select another

mode (for example, if you change from Whole mode

to Split mode), the Upper part returns to last “nor-

mal” Tone you selected.

2. Press <SFX>.

The display will switch to the “SFX Screen”. Play a few

notes on the keyboard. This time, you will hear sound

effects rather than drum sounds. Again, the display

will show you pictures of the sounds being played.

3. Press <Drums>.

The display jumps to the Drum Screen. With each

press of the button you will toggle between drums

sounds and effects.

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2. Use the buttons to the left of the display to select

the Type (kind of effect), and set its Depth with the

buttons to the right of the display.

Select “OFF” from the Type screen if you don’t need a

DSP effect.

Selecting Drum Set Types

Press <√Type> or <Type®>.

Each time you press one of these buttons, the drum set

type will change, and the names of the drum sounds

appearing on the display will change.

Note: Only one DSP effect can be used at a time.

Note: There is one SFX set.

Note: When you select Upper, Lower, or Whole and choose

the Rotary Effect, you can switch the rotation speed with the

button at the upper left of the display.

Adding effects to Tones

Reverberation (REV)

Chorus effect

Reverb is a digital effect that gives the impression that

you are playing in a concert hall.

Your KR-11 also contains a Chorus effect. Chorus is

an effect that creates a more spacious, “fatter” sound.

1. Press the [UTILITY] button.

1. After pressing <DSP…> on the Tone Select screen,

press <PAGE®®>.

The display now jumps to a page similar to the

following:

2. Use the < > and < > buttons to the left of the

display to modify the Reverb balance.

Setting the value to “100” gives you maximum Reverb,

while selecting “0” removes all Reverb from the sound.

The REV parameter actually increases or decreases the

Reverb Depth for the sound currently assigned to the

keyboard. It works much the same way as a cathedral:

the louder you sing, the more Reverb you hear. In the

case of the cathedral, singing louder means that you

increase the effect send level, i.e. the level of the signal

(your voice) that will be processed by the acoustic

environment. The overall volume of the effect (cathe-

dral) itself, however, does not change.

2. Turn the Chorus on and off with the buttons to the

left of the display, and select the Chorus Depth with

the buttons to the right of the display.

After several seconds, the display returns to the

previous screen.

Note: The KR-11 contains several Chorus programs (called

Types), so that you can always use the Chorus type that best

suits your needs. See “Chorus Types” on page 49.

Octave Shift: changing the pitch

by octaves

Octave Shift is a function that changes the pitch of a

sound in octave steps. Octave Shift can be set indepen-

dently for the Lower and Upper parts.

The other parts (the Arranger and Composer parts)

are also processed by the same Reverb effect. If REV

were assigned to the volume of the effect itself, select-

ing the Min value would also strip the accompaniment

of Reverb.

To give you an idea of the ﬂexibility of this system,

here is an example: suppose you assign the same Tone

(E.Piano 1) to both the Upper and Lower keyboard

section. Though you are using the same sound, it is

assigned to two parts you can shift individually. Thus,

by setting Octave Shift to “+1” for the Lower part,

while leaving it at “0” for the Upper part, you create an

overlap of the octaves immediately to the left (Lower)

and right (Upper) of the split point. You could use this

feature for playing intricate parts.

Note: The KR-11 contains several Reverb programs (called

Types), so that you can always use the Reverb type that best

suits your needs. See “Reverb Types” on page 49.

Note: You cannot adjust the Reverb Depth of the Arranger

parts or the sounds played back by the Composer function.

Adding other effects — DSP effect

DSP is short for Digital Signal Processor. The DSP

effect contains a variety of effects programs, one of

which you can select for the song you are about to

play. See “DSP effects” on page 53 for a list of all DSP

effects the KR-11 contains.

1. Start by selecting the Tone you need on the Tone

Select screen (see page 20).

1. Select <DSP…> on the Tone Select screen.

The display now jumps to a screen similar to the fol-

lowing:

2. Select the octave (shift amount) by pressing

<Octave>.

You can raise or lower the pitch by a maximum of two

octaves. After a few seconds, the display will revert to

the Basic screen.

Note: When you switch off the KR-11, the Octave Shift set-

tings return to their preset values. If you’d like the KR-11 to

memorize your settings, see “Memory Backup” on page 51.

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Note: When using Octave Shift, you may sometimes notice

that notes to the far right of the keyboard sound in the

“wrong” octave. That is because all Tones have an upper

limit beyond which they cannot be transposed.

F#3

Note: You cannot use Octave Shift in Whole mode (see

below).

Lower part:

one Tone

Upper part:

different Tone

Play a few notes to conﬁrm that different Tones are

assigned to the Lower and Upper parts. In Split mode,

the names of both Tones being used are displayed.

6.2 Keyboard modes

Whole: one Tone for the entire keyboard

Lower Tone

Upper Tone

In Whole mode, one Tone is assigned to the entire key-

board, thus allowing you to play piano or other parts

involving both your left and right hand. That explains

why Whole is automatically selected when you press

the One Touch Program [PIANO] button.

The Tone assigned to the Upper Part will be used

when you switch to Whole mode (see above). When

you power on the KR-11, the Tone assigned to the

Lower part will be “Strings.”

Selecting Tones for the Upper and Lower parts

Press the [WHOLE] button.

1. Press the button of the part ([LOWER] or

[UPPER]) you wish to assign another Tone to.

The arrow (®) will jump to the selected Part.

The button’s indicator light will go on, and the Tone

selected for the Upper part will be assigned to the

entire keyboard.

2. Press a TONE button.

The Tone Select screen will be displayed.

Note: If you press the [WHOLE] button while using the

Arranger, the KR-11 will switch to Piano Style Arranger

mode (see page 24).

3. Select a Tone.

After several seconds, the display reverts to the Basic

screen.

Split: different Tones in the left and

right hand

Note: There is no need to select a part by pressing its button

when an arrow (®) appears next to its name.

It is also possible to split the keyboard, so that you can

play two different sounds with your left and right

hand, e.g. a bass and a piano sound. The key (or note)

where the keyboard is divided is called the split point.

You are free to choose another split point, but do

remember that the KR-11 automatically selects F#3

whenever you switch it off. For your information: the

key that acts as the split point is the highest note of the

Lower part.

Note: You can change the location where the keyboard is

split. Refer to “Lower Tone on/off and split point” on

page 44.

Note: Sometimes, the pitch changes when the keyboard is

split. That is because the KR-11 automatically selects a suit-

able Octave Shift value to avoid notes sounding too low or

too high.

Organ playing usually involves two different sounds,

so the keyboard is automatically split whenever you

press the One Touch Program [ORGAN] button and

select “Jazz Organ”.

Here is how to split the keyboard:

Press the SPLIT [LOWER] or [UPPER] button.

The indicators of both the [LOWER] and [UPPER]

buttons light to signal that the keyboard has been split

at F#3:

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Layer: using two Tones simultaneously

The word Layer is used to describe a situation where

every note you play triggers two Tones. The most pop-

ular Tone combination for layers is piano and strings,

but you are free to use any Tone combination you like.

Note: Layers are only available for the Upper part.

Here’s an example of how to layer two Tones (let’s use

piano and strings here).

1. Press the TONE [PIANO] button and select the

desired piano Tone.

2. Press <Layer> on the Basic screen.

Upper Tone

Layer Tone

3. Press the TONE [STRINGS] button.

The indicator of the TONE button you press lights up.

Play a few notes on the keyboard to conﬁrm that the

KR-11 is producing both a piano and a strings sound.

Let’s call the two Tones “Upper Tone” and “Layer

Tone”.

You can now select another Tone from the Strings

group. If, after choosing a Layer Tone, you decide to

use another Upper Tone, press <Layer> again (to leave

Layer mode) and select the desired Tone (see above).

Note: Another way to select the Layer mode is to press two

TONE buttons simultaneously.

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KR-11 Owner’s Manual—Playing with accompaniment (Arranger)

7. Playing with accompaniment (Arranger)

The bass and accompaniment parts rely on the chord

or note information you play in the chord recognition

area, i.e. the keyboard zone you have assigned to the

7.1 What is an Arranger?

Think of the Arranger’s Music Styles as your backup

band. Your KR-11 is capable of playing several “varia-

Arranger (originally the left half of the keyboard).

tions” (called divisions) of a given accompaniment.

Also note that you can use the drum patterns of a

Music Style in other One Touch Program modes

(Piano and Organ). These patterns can be started in

the same way as entire Music Styles (with bass and

melodic accompaniments). See “Starting and Stop-

ping Styles” on page 26.

All you have to do is decide what kind of music you

want to play: salsa, rhumba, pop-rock or big band?

You are the band leader, which means that you have to

tell the members of your band what to play, including

how many bars there are to each song part and how

the melody and/or solo should be accompanied.

There are two main levels: Basic and Advanced, each

consisting of two divisions called Original and

Variation.

Settings

Press the One Touch Program [ARRANGER] button.

As the name implies, Basic is the “normal” accompa-

niment level, with the basic ingredients of a profes-

sional sounding accompaniment. The Advanced level

may contain another version of the selected Music

Style or a more elaborate one. On either level (Basic

and Advanced) you can choose between the Original

accompaniment or an alternative (called Variation).

The latter usually adds one or two parts to the current

accompaniment.

The KR-11 now automatically makes the following

settings:

• The Sync Start function is turned on. This means that

the Arranger will start as soon as you begin playing

with your left hand.

If you want the accompaniment to become more com-

plex as the song evolves, here is a useful sequence:

• The Intro function is activated so that Style playback

will start with a musical introduction.

Typical song structure

• The keyboard is split at F#3. Use your left hand to

“transpose” the accompaniment pattern(s), and play

the melody with your right hand.

1st Verse

2nd Verse

1st Chorus

3rd Verse

2nd Chorus

Basic

Original

Basic/

Variation

Advanced/

Original

Basic/

Variation

Advanced/

Variation

• It selects a suitable (preset) tempo as well as an Upper

Tone for the selected Music Style.

Other elements help you reﬁne the accompaniment.

Instead of abruptly changing to Advanced/Original,

you may want to play a short transition to announce a

new part of the song. That is what Fill In [TO VARIA-

TION] and [TO ORIGINAL] are for.

Additional notes

• To change the split point, see “Lower Tone on/off and

split point” on page 44.

• As in Split mode, the KR-11 automatically selects the

most appropriate pitch for the Tone assigned to the

Upper part. If you want to shift the pitch of the Upper

Tone in octave steps, see “Octave Shift: changing the

pitch by octaves” on page 21.

See “Switching Style arrangements (divisions)” on

page 28 for other Music Style divisions and functions

you can use to create a professional sounding accom-

paniment.

Each accompaniment (or Music Style) consists of up

to ﬁve parts:

• See “Auto: changing the Arranger defaults” on page 44

if you don’t want the KR-11 to change the tempo and

select another Upper Tone every time you choose a

Music Style.

Rhythm— This part takes care of the drums and

percussion.

Bass— This part plays the bass line of the selected

Music Style.

Piano Style Arranger — chord recognition on the

entire keyboard

If you press the [WHOLE] button after pressing the

One Touch Program [ARRANGER] button, the entire

keyboard will be scanned for chord information for

the Arranger. Let’s call this mode Piano Style Arranger

mode.

Accomp. 1~3— These are the melodic accompani-

ment parts. Certain Music Styles use this feature, play-

ing anything from a piano line to a guitar line, an

organ line to a synth pad line.

The Arranger decodes every chord you play – no mat-

ter where you play it. Causing the Arranger to play

another chord requires that you play at least a triad

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Note: Whenever the Arranger is not playing, the left half of

the keyboard is reassigned to the Chord and Bass parts.

That allows you to play your own chord backing and bass

notes. You could use this for transitions, etc. See “Chord

Tone Setting” on page 45 for how to assign a Tone to those

parts.

(i.e. the three notes that make up a chord). You can

play more than three chord notes, but remember that

two notes won’t cause the Arranger to change chords.

Note: In Piano Style Arranger mode, you cannot use the

Chord Intelligence function (see page 29). There, you need

to play full chords using normal ﬁngering.

Using Style disks (User Styles)

7.2 Selecting Music Styles

The KR-11 comes with a Style Disk that contains addi-

tional Music Styles and 16 Acoustic styles. These Styles

must be loaded into the KR-11’s internal memory and

will be erased when you switch off your instrument.

Note: See “Internal Music Styles & Disk Styles” at the end of

this manual for a list of the Music Styles on the supplied

Style disk.

The KR-11 contains 136 Music Styles. These Styles are

divided into six Groups (see the MUSIC STYLE but-

tons and list on the front panel).

1. Press a MUSIC STYLE button.

Note: Loading Music Styles from disk means that the Style

in the KR-11’s User Style memory will be erased. Always

save your own Styles to disk before loading another one. See

“Saving User Styles” on page 39.

1. Insert the Style Disk into the disk drive.

The button’s indicator lights up, and a “Music Style”

screen, like the one shown below, will be displayed.

2. Press the [DISK/USER] button.

A list of the Styles on disk will be displayed.

Once a Music Style Group has been selected, you can

choose a Style from that Group.

3. Use the buttons next to the display to select the

Style you want to load.

The name of the selected Style will be highlighted.

There are two sets of settings that prepare everything

for you (“A” and “B”): a suitable sound for your right

hand, matching effect settings, etc. Before selecting a

Music Style, you should decide whether to work with

set <A> or <B>:

The indicator of the [DISK/USER] button remains lit

to signal that the KR-11 now contains a User Style. To

select it, press [DISK/USER].

Note: When you switch off your KR-11, the Style you

loaded from disk is erased. You will have to load it again

next time you wish to use it.

2. Press the button below the display that corresponds

to the presets you wish to use.

Note: If you insert the Style disk into the drive before

switching on the KR-11, it will automatically load the

“Easy Listen” Style.

You need to do so before selecting a Music Style (see

the next step).

3. Select a Music Style by pressing the buttons to the

side of the display.

Note: Unlike internal Music Styles, Styles loaded from disk

contain no default Upper Tone setting.

The name of the Music Style you select will be high-

lighted on the display. The Music Style screen is spread

over multiple pages. Use <√√PAGE> and

<PAGE®®> to jump to another page if the Music

Style you need doesn’t appear on the display.

As always, the display returns to the previous page

after a few seconds of inaction. If you want to take

your time and try out several Music Styles of the

selected Group, press the [HOLD] button.

Note: The number of Styles in each group varies.

4. Play a note or chord to the left of the split point.

The Arranger starts playing the introduction of the

Music Style you selected. Press the [START/STOP]

button.

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Starting manually

7.3 Starting and Stopping Styles

If you prefer to be in complete control of the Arranger

and therefore do not want it to start as soon as you

play one or several notes, there are two options.

Starting a Music Style

You may remember that by pressing One Touch Pro-

gram [ARRANGER] you also select a number of set-

tings, one of which is called Sync Start. Let’s look at

that function ﬁrst.

Starting with an Intro

1. If necessary, press the [SYNC] button to switch off

the Sync Start function.

Remember that you can now play your own chords

and bass notes using the Chord and Bass parts that are

automatically assigned to the Lower section of the key-

board.

Starting automatically (Sync Start)

Starting with a musical introduction

You can start Style playback in much the same way as a

band or orchestra – with a nice introduction (called

Intro). The length of the introduction depends on the

Style you selected. Some Intros are two measures long,

others eight, and so on.

2. Press the [INTRO/ENDING] button to start Style

playback with the corresponding Intro.

1. Press the [SYNC] button.

During the Intro, the [INTRO/ENDING] button’s

indicator will be lit. When the Intro is over, the indica-

tor will go off.

The [SYNC] button’s indicator will light, and the

TEMPO and [INTRO/ENDING] indicators will begin

ﬂashing.

Starting without an Intro

1. If necessary, press the [SYNC] button to switch off

the Sync Start function.

Now all you have to do is to play a note or a chord in

the chord recognition area (either the left half of the

keyboard, or anywhere in Piano Style Arranger mode)

to start the Arranger.

2. Press the [START/STOP] button. The Style will

begin playing.

2. Play a note or chord in the chord recognition area.

The Arranger now plays the Intro pattern. The

INTRO/ENDING indicator will light, and go off at the

end of the Intro.

Stopping a Music Style

There are two ways to stop Style playback:

Stopping a Style with an Ending

An Ending is usually referred to as a Coda. This is a

musical way of ending a song, some of the most

impressive examples can be found in classical music.

But also in pop music, a song usually doesn’t just stop.

If that is what you are after, here is what to do:

To cancel Sync Start, just press the [SYNC] button

once more.

Shorter/simpler Intro

• Press the [SYNC] button (indicator lights).

• Press the Fill In [TO ORIGINAL] button (indicator

ﬂashes).

Press the [INTRO/ENDING] button while the Music

Style is running.

During the ending, the [INTRO/ENDING] button’s

indicator will be lit. When the Ending is over, the indi-

cator will go off.

• Play in the chord recognition area of the keyboard.

Style playback will begin with a short Intro.

Starting without an Intro

1. Press the [SYNC] button.

The [SYNC] button’s indicator will light, and the

TEMPO and [INTRO/ENDING] indicators will begin

ﬂashing.

Again, the length of the Ending depends on the Music

Style you select.

If you want to shorten/simplify the Ending:

• Press the Fill In [TO ORIGINAL] button (indicator

starts ﬂashing).

2. Press the ﬂashing [INTRO/ENDING] button (indi-

cator goes off).

• While the [TO ORIGINAL] button’s indicator is ﬂash-

ing, press the [START/STOP] button.

3. Play a note or chord in the chord recognition area.

Stopping a Music Style immediately

Press the [START/STOP] button.

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KR-11 – Style tempo

Alternatives for starting and ending Music Style

playback

7.5 Accompaniment and melody

volume balance

Using a PAD button or a footswitch, you can fade in

(whereby the volume gradually increases) to the start

of a Style, or fade out (whereby the volume gradually

decreases) to the end of a Style. Please refer to “Perfor-

mance Pad buttons: additional or frequently

used functions” on page 46 and “Pedal functions” on

page 47.

Global balance

You can adjust the balance of volume of the accompa-

niment (Music Style) and the Upper Tone you use to

play the melody.

7.4 Style tempo

Every Style also contains a preset tempo value. If you

think the Style is too slow or too fast, here is how to

change it:

Press [UTILITY] and use the < > and < > to the

right of the display to adjust the volume balance.

Adjusting the volume of each part —

Part Volume

The BAL function adjusts the balance of the overall

accompaniment volume and that of the melody

(Upper). With the Part Volume buttons, you can

adjust the volume of individual parts, or prevent a

part from even sounding.

Press TEMPO [+] to increase the tempo and TEMPO

[–] to decrease it.

The tempo value appears in the upper left part of the

display. Additionally, you can conﬁrm the tempo and

time signature by looking at the TEMPO indicators.

There are two Part Volume buttons: [ACCOMP] and

[KEYBOARD]. Press [ACCOMP] if you want to

change the volume of an accompaniment part, and the

[KEYBOARD] button to adjust the volume of a part

that can be assigned to the keyboard.

Volume of the Rhythm, Bass, Accomp, and

Chord/Bass Tones

These Tones are assigned or related to the Arranger

(the automatic accompaniment).

1. Press the Part Volume [ACCOMP] button.

For each part, a bar graph and numerical value are dis-

played on screen. The correspondence between the

parts and what is shown on the screen is as follows:

<Rhythm>— Drums

<Bass>— Accompaniment Bass and Bass Tones

<Accomp>— Accompaniment parts (1~3)

<Chord>— Chord Tone (see “Chord Tone Setting”

on page 45 for details about the Chord and Bass

Tones).

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2. Select the part whose volume you wish to adjust

using the buttons below the display.

7.6 Switching Style

arrangements (divisions)

3. Adjust its volume with the < > and < > buttons.

Press the < > button to increase the volume, and the

< > button to decrease it.

For each Style, you can select the particulars of the

orchestration (arrangement) and accompaniment

pattern type. You can do this before starting a Style, or

during playback of the Style.

Note: There are other Arranger functions you can use by

assigning them to a PAD button. See “Performance Pad

buttons: additional or frequently used functions” on

page 46.

Volume of the Drums, SFX, Lower, Upper,

or Layer Tone

These are the parts you can play yourself, which is why

you need to press the other Part Volume button.

1. Press the Part Volume [KEYBOARD] button.

For each part, a bar graph and numerical value are dis-

played on the screen.

Basic/Advanced: Level

At power on, the “Advanced” level is selected.

Advanced— more complex arrangement with more

accompanying instruments.

Basic— simple arrangement with fewer accompany-

ing instruments.

Here is how to select the desired level:

The correspondence between the parts and what is

shown on the screen is as follows:

Press <Advnc√Basic> or <Advnc®Basic> on the

Basic screen.

The correspondence between the levels and what is

shown on the display is as follows:

<Drs/SFX>— Drums and SFX (sound effects)

<Lower>— Lower

<Layer>— Layer

<Upper>— Upper

Appears when Basic Arrangement is

<Advnc

√

Basic>

selected. Press <Advnc

the Advanced level.

√Basic> to switch to

2. Use the buttons below the display to select the part

whose volume you wish to adjust.

Appears when Advanced Arrrangement is

selected. Press <Advnc

Basic level.

®Basic> to switch to

3. Use the < > and < > buttons to adjust the vol-

ume.

Original/Variation: Accompaniment

pattern

There are two kinds of accompaniment patterns: Orig-

inal and Variation. The accompaniment pattern type

is set to “Original” when power to the instrument is

turned on. See “What is an Arranger?” for details.

Press <To Variation> or <To Original> on the Basic

screen.

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KR-11 – Easy ﬁngering – Chord Intelligence

Note: Chord Intelligence is normally set to “On,” but you

can turn it off. See “Auto: changing the Arranger defaults”

on page 44.

Fill-Ins (transitions between Original and

Variation)

To Original and To Variation are two ﬁlls (or transi-

Here is how to play chords in Chord Intelligent and

normal (without Chord Intelligence) modes. All

examples are based on a “C” chord. For other chords,

either count the distance of the indicated keys from

the root note, or refer to “Chord Intelligence” at the

end of this manual.

tions) you can use at the end of a musical phrase

(verse, chorus, bridge). The two buttons do two things

at a time:

In Original mode

In Variation mode

Plays the Original Fill and

selects the Original pat-

tern.

Plays the Original Fill.

Major chords:

Plays the Variation Fill

and selects the Variation

pattern.

Plays the Variation Fill.

Chord Intelligence

Normal

Press these buttons now. Start with [TO VARIA-

TION], next press [TO ORIGINAL].

Minor chords (m):

Chord Intelligence

Seventh chords (7):

Think of a Fill as the moment in a song when the

drummer is allowed to play a roll and the bassist and

keyboard players vary their accompaniment by adding

a few notes here and there.

Chord Intelligence

Fill-Ins last one bar, but you can produce shorter ﬁlls

by proceeding as follows: press [TO VARIATION] or

[TO ORIGINAL] on the ﬁrst through the penultimate

beat of a bar (i.e. the 1st, 2nd or 3rd beat of a 4/4 bar,

or the 1st or 2nd beat of a 3/4 bar) to start the ﬁll right

away. It will then last until the end of the current bar.

If you press the [TO VARIATION] or [TO ORIGI-

NAL] button on the last beat of the current bar, the ﬁll

will start on the following downbeat and last an entire

bar.

Major Seventh chords (M7):

Chord Intelligence

Minor seventh chords (m7):

Note: Every time you stop a Music Style in One Touch Pro-

gram ARRANGER mode, the KR-11 will select the Original

pattern again.

Chord Intelligence

Diminished (dim) chords:

7.7 Easy ﬁngering – Chord

Intelligence

Chord Intelligence

Normal

As stated before, the Arranger relies on the chords you

play for choosing the key of the accompaniment. Play-

ing chords isn’t always easy, especially when you need

to concentrate on your melody. That is why the KR-11

features a function called Chord Intelligence.

Minor Major Seventh (mM7):

It is intelligent in that it allows you to play major

chords by pressing just one key (the root note), while

minor chords can be played with two keys, and com-

plex chords with only three keys. Unlike other brands,

Roland uses a musical system for simplifying chord

ﬁngering, so that once you understand the “intelli-

gent” versions, you will have little trouble supplying

the “missing” notes and playing full chords.

Chord Intelligence

Normal

Note: Even in Chord Intelligence mode, you can play chords

the usual way. Sometimes, however, you may get a result

that doesn’t quite live up to your expectations. Furthermore,

the name of the chord that appears on the display may not

be the one you thought you were playing.

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7.8 Melody Intelligence

The Arranger of your KR-11 not only plays chords but

also a counter-melody based on the chords you play in

the chord recognition area. This counter-melody will

be added to the Upper part.

1. Press the [MELODY INTELLIGENCE] button to

switch Melody Intelligence on (indicator lights) and

off.

When you press the button and the indicator lights,

harmony voices will be added to your melody. A

screen like the one shown below will be displayed.

2. Use the buttons next to the display to select a

Melody Intelligence type.

There are ﬁve pages you can select with <√√PAGE>

and <PAGE®®>. Select the type you need for the

song you want to play:

After several seconds, the previous screen will return

to the display.

Note: When “Full Auto” or “Tempo Lock” has been selected

(see “Auto: changing the Arranger defaults”), the type of

Melody Intelligence that is set may vary according to the

Style.

Note: Please note that not all harmony voices will be played

at all times, which is usually due to the fact that you are

playing extremely high or low notes.

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KR-11 – Recording

8. Recording and Playback

2. Begin recording.

8.1 Recording

• When you are ready to record the melody of a song

with Arranger backup, start Style playback (see “Start-

ing a Music Style”), and recording begins.

Normal recording

The KR-11 also features a “Composer” that functions

like a digital tape recorder. You can record your own

songs, as well as play songs using commercially avail-

able music data. Please be aware that the Composer

records instructions (called MIDI messages) rather

than sounds. That explains why you cannot record

your singing.

• To record a piano or organ piece without accompani-

ment, press the [PLAY] button.

Note: Remember that you can use the Rhythm section when

playing a piano or organ piece. If that is what you want to

do, see the preceding bullet.

You can store one song at a time. During recording,

the data is automatically separated and recorded onto

ﬁve separate tracks.

Two measures of count-in will sound, after which

recording will begin. The [PLAY] indicator now lights.

3. When the song is ﬁnished, press the [STOP] or

[RESET] button.

Accompaniment

Upper

Rhythm

and bass

The indicator for the track on which the performance

was recorded will light.

Whole, Layer

Lower

Note: Recording will also stop if you stop the Style (see

above) by pressing either the [INTRO/ENDING] or the

[START/STOP] button.

Note: It is also possible to keep the Composer from deacti-

vating the Record Standby mode whenever you stop record-

ing. See “Recording Mode” on page 36.

Note: If the internal memory of your KR-11 already con-

tains a song, you will be unable to select songs from a disk. If

that is what you want to do, ﬁrst save your song to another

disk (see page 34), then erase the song in the KR-11’s inter-

nal memory (see “Erasing the Composer song” on page 33).

Alternatively, press <OK> in response to the message “User

Song will be erased. Are you sure?”

What is a track?

On devices like tape recorders, sounds that are played

back through the left and right speakers are recorded

onto separate places on tape. These places are called

“tracks”. As you see, your KR-11 provides ﬁve tracks in

Normal mode, i.e. ﬁve places where MIDI messages

can be recorded. The advantage of working with tracks

is that you can re-record or change (edit) just one part

while listening to the other tracks.

Note: Remember that there is only one DSP effect. That is

why it is impossible to use different DSP types for different

tracks.

Cautions

If, after recording, the power is turned off, the

recorded performance will be erased. If you want to

save performances you’ve recorded, please refer to

“Saving a song to disk”.

Let’s record something

1. Press the [REC] button.

The Composer goes into standby mode. The [REC]

indicator lights up, while the [PLAY] indicator ﬂashes.

The tracks onto which the performance is recorded

are selected automatically, and the track button’s indi-

cator will ﬂash.

In Whole Keyboard mode, you can record onto any

track except the Rhythm track. In that case, the track

whose button is pressed last will be the recording

track.

Note: If a disk has been inserted into the disk drive, or after

playing back a song on disk, you need to press the [SONG]

button to bring up the Song Select screen. Select

<U: User Song> and press the [REC] button.

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Recording Minus-One performances

Minus-One refers to a technique whereby a Standard

MIDI File is used as backup, while you can mute the

part you wish to play (usually the melody). Thanks to

Minus-One, you can mute any part of a Standard

MIDI File and play (and record) it yourself. If you just

want to have fun with a Standard MIDI File without

recording your performance, see “Track Mute: Muting

speciﬁc tracks” on page 33.

Correcting minor mistakes

Let us now look at the advantages of working with

tracks. If you don’t like a particular line (the melody,

say), you can correct it without re-recording the entire

song. Here’s how:

1. Press the [REC] button (indicator lights).

1. Insert a music data disk into the disk drive.

2. Press the [SONG] button.

The Song Select screen will be displayed.

2. Press the button of the track you want to ﬁx.

The track button’s indicator and the [PLAY] indicator

will ﬂash.

3. Select a song with the soft buttons surrounding the

display. If necessary, use <√√PAGE> and

<PAGE®®> to jump to another Song Select page.

3. Press the [PLAY] button.

Two measures of count-in will sound, after which

4. Press the [REC] button (indicator lights).

Now select the track you wish to record your part to.

recording will begin.

5. See below for the button to press.

4. Play the correct (or desired) version of the part.

As you know, the available parts are closely linked to

the Keyboard modes. That is why you need to perform

several actions to ensure that the right sound will be

used for recording.

5. Press the [STOP] or [RESET] button when you’re

done.

Notes about correcting mistakes

[Whole]— Press One Touch Program [PIANO].

• If the re-recorded bit is shorter than the original track,

all notes that lie beyond the point where you stopped

recording will remain. To erase the entire track, see

“Erase: removing data from a track or song” on

page 40 and go back to step (1).

[Lower], [Upper]— Press the [LOWER] button and

select the Split mode.

[Rhythm]— Press the [Drums/SFX] button and select

<Drum Set> or <SFX>.

Note: You cannot record onto the [BASS/ACCOMP] track.

• There is no need to start at the beginning of the song.

Use the [BWD] and [FWD] buttons to call up the

measure where you want to start recording, and press

the [REC] button. Press the [PLAY] button, and

recording will begin after two measures of count-in.

Note: If you select a part other than the ones shown above,

nothing will be recorded on the corresponding track. Please

be aware that Minus-One recording will erase all data on

the selected track.

6. Press the button of the track you want to record to

(indicator ﬂashes).

• It is also possible to add (overdub) additional notes to

a track without erasing what you have previously

recorded. See “Recording Mode” on page 36 for

details.

7. Press the [PLAY] button.

Two measures of count-in will sound, after which

recording will begin.

8. Press the [STOP] or [RESET] button to stop

recording.

The indicator of the track button you pressed now

lights up to signal that the track contains data.

Note: See also “Saving a song to disk” on page 34. Be aware,

however, that due to copyright protection of the Standard

MIDI File you used, it may not be possible to save a Minus-

One song to disk.

Note: If you record in Whole mode, the Tone of the Lower

and Upper parts you are playing may change. That is

because a Standard MIDI File also contains so-called

program change messages that tell your KR-11 which Tones

to use.

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8.2 Playing back a Composer

song

8.4 Playing back songs without

tempo changes

Some songs on music data disks contain tempo

changes. When you use these kinds of songs for

Minus-One play or recording, you may ﬁnd it difﬁcult

to follow the tempo changes. Here is how to ignore

these tempo changes.

1. Press the [RESET] button to “rewind” to the begin-

ning of the song.

By pressing [RESET], you will actually jump back to

the ﬁrst measure of the song, which is similar to using

the SKIP function of a CD player.

While holding down the Composer [STOP] button,

press either the Tempo [+] or [–] button.

The tempo value will be highlighted on the display.

Note: If at this point you play back another song, or carry

out the above step once again, the Composer will revert to

the normal tempo and play back the song with tempo

changes.

2. Press the [PLAY] button.

The recorded performance will begin to play. If there

is a particular passage you want to listen to, select its

measure by pressing [FWD] and then press [PLAY].

Likewise, you could rewind to a previous measure by

pressing [BWD] and start playback.

8.5 Erasing the Composer song

Here is how to erase an entire song in the KR-11’s

internal memory. Before doing so, you should save

songs you wish to keep to disk (see below).

3. Playback stops automatically when the song is

ﬁnished.

To stop while the performance is running, press the

[STOP] or the [RESET] button.

Starting with a metronome count-in

By pressing the [PLAY] button while holding down

the [STOP] button, you can have the song play back

after two metronome count-in measures.

1. Press the [SONG] button.

A message will be displayed, asking you to conﬁrm

whether you want to erase the song if you have not yet

saved the song to disk.

8.3 Track Mute: Muting speciﬁc

2. If you want to erase the data, press <OK>.

To cancel the operation without erasing the song,

press <Cancel>.

tracks

It is also possible to temporarily switch off (mute) cer-

tain tracks. You can take advantage of this function

when adding intricate (usually syncopated) parts to a

complex accompaniment. Muting all distracting parts

helps you concentrate on the task at hand.

After the song has been erased, the Song Select screen

will be displayed.

3. Press <U: User Song> at the upper left of the

display.

You can also use the Track Mute function to switch off

the part of a pre-recorded song you yourself would

like to play (usually the melody). Playing to a Standard

MIDI File or Composer song backing is called

“Minus-One Play.”You can also record your Minus-

One performance. Please refer to “Recording Minus-

One performances” on page 32.

Press the button of the track you wish to mute (indi-

cator goes off).

The track in question will no longer be played back.

You can mute several tracks, if you like.

Press the track button once more to switch the

track(s) on again.

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The display now jumps to the Song Save screen.

8.6 Saving a song to disk

The song in the Composer’s memory is erased when

the power is turned off. If you don’t want to lose it, use

the method described below.

The number of songs that can be saved onto a disk

depends on the amount of performance data they

contain, but the maximum number of songs you can

save is 99.

Note: New disks or disks which have been used on other

equipment cannot be used just as they are. Please refer to

“Formatting disks” on page 36.

3. Use the < > and < > buttons to the right of the

display to select a song number.

You can choose any number between “1” and “99”.

Note, however, that selecting a song number that

already contains data means that the song in question

will be overwritten by the new song.

1. Insert the disk you want to save your song to into

the disk drive. Make sure the write protect tab is set to

“Write”.

4. Enter a name for your song with <√> and <®>

below the display, and < > and < > to the left of

the screen.

You can save onto the following disks:

The characters you can use to do this are listed below:

• New disks formatted on the KR-11.

Blank ! “ # $ % & ‘ ( ) * + , - . / 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 : ; < = > ? @

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z [ \ ] ^ _ `

a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z { } | ~

• Disks already containing KR-11, KR-3, KR-177,

KR-777, KR-75, E-300, or E-500 songs.

2. Press the Composer [SAVE] button.

5. Press <Save>.

Press [EXIT] instead if you do not want to save the

song after all.

9. Composer Menu

Functions of the Composer Menu

1. Press the Composer [MENU] button.

The display now jumps to the Composer Menu.

9.1 16-track Sequencer

This sequencer allows you to record up to 16 different

parts onto separate tracks using different Tones. You

can take advantage of the sequencer to record your

own songs with original arrangements.

Note: See “Link to 16TRK Sequencer” on page 51 for a

parameter you may want to set ﬁrst.

1. On the Composer Menu, press <16trk Sequencer>.

The display now jumps to a 16-Track Sequencer screen

that looks similar to the following.

Choose one of the seven functions “on the menu”.

2. Use the buttons next to the display to select the

function.

The Composer Menu has two pages. Use the

<√√PAGE> and <PAGE®®> buttons to bring up

the other page.

To leave the menu, press the [EXIT] button. The dis-

play then returns to the previous screen.

The [WHOLE] button also lights up to signal that the

KR-11 will now function in Whole mode. The 16-

track Sequencer uses only one Tone for each track, so

you cannot record in Split or Layer modes.

2. Use <√> and <®> to the lower right of the dis-

play to select the track you wish to record.

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The currently selected track appears in reverse video

on the display.

Note: Drum or SFX parts can only be recorded on the “D”

or “S” tracks.

9.2 Chord Sequencer

The Chord Sequencer allows you to“pre-program”the

chord progression and Style divisions to be used by

the Arranger. Doing so will allow you to concentrate

on the melody because the Chord Sequencer will take

care of feeding the Arranger with the correct chord

information and selecting the desired Style division.

3. Get ready to play.

Choose the Tone and make the necessary settings for

the performance.

Note: You can only assign Drum Sets to the “D” track, while

the “S” track only triggers sound effects.

1. Press <Chord Sequencer> on the Composer Menu

page.

A Chord Sequencer screen like the one below appears

on the display.

Use <VOL+> and <VOL–> to the left of the display to

set the volume level of each track.

Note: To record the volume settings, press the [RESET] but-

ton while holding the [REC] button.

Current measure

4. Press the [REC] button and then the [PLAY]

button.

Two bars are counted down, and after that recording

starts.

5. Press the [STOP] button to stop recording.

A “ ” appears next to the track that was recorded.

Chord name

Division

6. Repeat steps 2, 3, 4, and 5 to record other parts.

You can delete the data of a selected track by pressing

<CLR>.

(For more information on divisions, see “Muting

parts of a division” on page 38.)

If you want to start recording halfway into the song,

use the Composer [FWD] and [BWD] buttons to

move to the desired measure.

2. Use the MUSIC STYLE buttons to choose a Style

group.

After several seconds, the display returns to the Chord

Sequencer screen.

Muting or playing selected tracks

3. Use <INS> to insert the desired number of blank

measures for the song you wish to input.

Choosing a track and pressing <Mute> switches off

playback of that track. A dotted “ ” appears next to

the muted track. Each press of <Mute> toggles

between Mute on and off.

<Mute>

<Solo>

4. Use the <√> and <®> at the bottom right of the

display or the [BWD] and [FWD] buttons to move

the cursor ( ) to the position where the chord and

division are to be input.

Choose a track and press <Solo> if you want to listen

to a track without hearing the others. Each press of

<Solo> toggles between Solo on and off.

5. To enter a chord, play it in the lower half of the

keyboard.

The chord display serves as a guide for entering

chords. If you have doubts about the correct way of

playing a given chord, just look at what the display

says.

Note: There is only one DSP effect, so that you can only use

one DSP Type for all 16 tracks. Use a DSP Type that can

either be used for several tracks or restrict the use of the DSP

effect to only one track.

Tracks vs. MIDI channels

The relationship between tracks and MIDI channels is

as follows:

Here are the other things you can program:

• Entering an Intro or Ending: press the [INTRO/

ENDING] button.

Track

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 D S 12 13 14 15 16

MIDI channel 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

Note: When using 16-track Sequencer, the Composer’s ﬁve

Track buttons do not function.

• Changing the Style Level: press <Advnc®Basic> (or

<Advnc√Basic>).

Note: Set the beat of the metronome before recording with

the 16-track Sequencer. The Composer will use the metro-

nome settings (time signature and tempo) in effect at the

time you start recording the ﬁrst track.

• Entering a Fill-In: press the desired Fill In button.

(By assigning other functions to the PAD buttons or

the left pedal, you can also use functions such as

“Break.”)

You can also insert and delete measures by pressing

<INS>, <DEL>, and <CLR> next to the display.

<INS>— Inserts a single blank measure at the posi-

tion of the cursor.

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<DEL>— Deletes a single measure after the position

of the cursor, and shifts all subsequent bars to the left.

because it allows you to start with the bass drum and

snare drum and add the HiHat and cymbals the sec-

ond time around.

Note: If you choose Mix to add notes to a melodic part, be

sure to switch on the Link function (see page 51). Other-

wise, the track may suddenly use a different Tone.

<CLR>— Deletes the information (chords and divi-

sions) at the position of the cursor.

Note: Activate the Leading Bass function if you wish to play

complex chords, such as “Fm/C”. See “Performance Pad

buttons: additional or frequently used functions” on

page 46.

Punch In/Out— This mode allows you to use a foot-

switch (or a PAD button) to start and stop recording

while listening to your song. Select this mode to cor-

rect minor mistakes. Press the pedal (or PAD button)

again to cancel recording and returns to the playback

state.

6. Press the Composer [PLAY] button to check your

Chord Sequence.

The accompaniment you’ve created is played, starting

from the position of the cursor.

Press the Composer [STOP] button to stop playback.

Punch-in recording can only be performed when

“Punch In/Out” has been set as the footswitch (or the

PAD button) function. To perform recording, be sure

to set the pedal function before you start. See “Pedal

functions” on page 47 and “Performance Pad buttons:

additional or frequently used functions” on page 46.

Note: Punch-in recording erases the previously recorded

performance (same as Replace mode).

7. When you’ve ﬁnished inputting the accompani-

ment, press <EXEC> at the right-hand side of the

display.

After several seconds, the display returns to the Com-

poser Menu screen.

8. Press the Composer [PLAY] button.

The accompaniment you’ve created is played, so try

playing the melody along with the accompaniment as

backup.

Note: Once <EXEC> has been pressed, what you’ve input

cannot be corrected. Always check whether everything has

been entered correctly before you press <EXEC>.

Stopping a recording (Rec Stop)

Arranger Stop— Recording ends as soon as you stop

the Arranger.

Composer Stop— Pressing the Composer [STOP]

button ends recording. In this case, you can stop the

Arranger and go on recording until you press the

[STOP] button.

Note: An Intro can only be input at the start of a song.

Entering an Intro causes the number of measures corre-

sponding to the Intro’s length to be inserted automatically.

9.4 Formatting disks

9.3 Recording Mode

You can select the recording method and the way that

recording stops.

In order to use new disks or disks which have been

used on other equipment, it will be necessary to “for-

mat” such disks.

1. On the Composer Menu, press <Recording Mode>.

A screen like the one below appears on the display.

Note: When a disk is formatted, all the data stored on it is

completely erased. As a rule, you should always check the

contents of a used disk (either on the KR-11 or on a PC)

before formatting it.

1. Set the Write Protect tab on the disk to the “Write”

position and insert the disk into the disk drive.

2. Press <Disk Format> on the Composer Menu

screen.

A screen like the one shown below will be displayed.

2. Use the buttons on the left side of the display to

select the recording method (Rec Mode), and the but-

tons on the right side of the display to select how

recording ends (Rec Stop).

Recording method (Rec Mode)

Replace— This is the usual recording mode. When

recording to a track that already contains data, you

overwrite the previous version up to the point where

you stop recording. (This is also the case when you

start recording without playing anything: the Com-

poser will then record the equivalent number of rests.)

3. If you really want to format the disk, press <OK>.

When the formatting operation begins, a countdown

will begin on the screen.

To cancel the operation, press <Cancel> shown on the

screen, or the [EXIT] button.

Note: Never remove a disk that is being formatted. Doing so

may damage both the disk and the ﬂoppy drive.

Mix— Allows you to add new notes to an existing

recording without overwriting the previous version.

This mode is ideal for programming the drums

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4. Repeat steps 2 and 3 to make the settings for the

remaining parts.

You can use <VOL+> and <VOL-> to the left of the

display to set the volume level for each track.

9.5 Style Composer

The KR-11 has a function called “Style Composer”

that lets you compile new Music Styles from existing

Style parts. You can take the bass part from the “Slow

Waltz 1” Style, add the drums of the “Waltz” Style and

use the melodic accompaniment from the “Vienna

Waltz” Style. Music Styles you create with the Style

Composer (or the Style Converter, see “Style Con-

verter” on page 38) are called “User Styles”.

5. Press the <EXEC> button or the Composer [REC]

button to conﬁrm your settings.

The User Style is temporarily saved in the memory

assigned to the [DISK/USER] button (indicator lights)

and can be selected by pressing this button (see also

“Using Style disks (User Styles)” on page 25).

Every Music Style of the KR-11 is made up of ﬁve parts

that are assigned to Arranger tracks (see below).

Note: The User Style is deleted when the power is turned off.

Do not forget to save it to disk (see “Saving User Styles” on

page 39).

You can also use the Composer [REC] button to end

your programming session. To stop the operation,

press the [Exit] button.

Note: Press <Advnc®Basic> (or <Advnc√Basic>) at the

lower left of the display to change the Style Level.

Note: Please note that Rhythm parts can only be assigned to

“R”, while bass parts can only be assigned to “Bass”. The “A”

parts, on the other hand can be freely assigned to memories

A1~A3.

1. On the Composer Menu screen, press <Style

Composer>.

The rhythm part of the currently selected Music Style

is played back, and a screen like the one below appears

on the display.

As stated earlier, not all Music Styles use all available

Arranger tracks (R, Bass, and A1~A3). If a given track

is empty, select another one. Likewise, you don’t have

to copy Style parts to all available Arranger tracks.

Editing your User Style

See the chart (left) for the relationships between Track

buttons and Arranger parts.

The part names are displayed at the center of the

screen. The part that appears in reverse video is cur-

rently selected.

1. On the Composer Menu screen, press <Style

Composer>.

The User Style is played back and the indicators of all

Arranger tracks that contain data light.

The Track buttons correspond to the parts as follows.

2. Use <√> and <®> at the bottom of the display to

select the part on screen that you wish to change.

You can also select it by pressing the corresponding

Track button (indicator must light).

Arranger track

Rhythm

Bass

Accompaniment 1 A1

Accompaniment 2 A2

Accompaniment 3 A3

Display

Bass

Track button

[Rhythm]

[Bass/Accomp]

[Lower]

[Upper]

[Whole]

3. Use the MUSIC STYLE buttons and the buttons

next to the display to select the desired Style.

Every time the Style is changed, the parts that are

played back change.

The tempo of a “composed” Style is determined by the

tempo of the “R” track. You can change it, however,

with the TEMPO [+]/[–] buttons.

4. Use <√> and <®> at the bottom of the display to

select another part.

5. If necessary, repeat steps 2, 3, and 4 until you’re

happy with your User Style.

Press the <CLR> button to temporarily mute the

selected Arranger part.

Note: You cannot use Arranger parts of a User Style because

the KR-11 has only one User Style memory – the one you

are copying Style parts to.

2. Use the MUSIC STYLE buttons and the buttons

next to the display to select the Style that contains the

desired rhythm part.

6. Press the <EXEC> button or the Composer [REC]

button to conﬁrm your settings.

Every time you select another Music Style, the rhythm

that is played back changes. After several seconds, the

display returns to the Style Composer screen.

3. After choosing the rhythm, use <√> and <®> at

the lower right of the display to select another part.

You can also choose a Part by pressing the Track but-

tons (see above). The selected part will be played along

with the “R” and any other part you have already

copied.

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Muting parts of a division

9.6 Style Converter

See “What is an Arranger?” on page 24 for more infor-

mation about Divisions. Here is a brief summary of

the available divisions: Intro, Original, Variation, Fill

In To Variation/To Original, Ending.

You can also program User Styles by using short

phrases of a song recorded with the 16-track

Sequencer (see page 34).

1. Use the 16-track Sequencer to record a perfor-

mance of “Major”, “Minor”, or “Seventh” types.

Because only certain tracks can be converted to Style

data, you should record the performance on the fol-

lowing tracks.

The KR-11 allows you to silence (mute) selected parts

of a Style division.

You could, for example, mute the Accompaniment 1

part of a Variation pattern. Here’s how:

1. On the Composer Menu screen, press <Style

Composer>.

The User Style is played back and the Track buttons of

all active Arranger tracks light up.

Track

Arranger Part

Bass

Accomp1

Accomp2

Accomp3

Rhythm

2. Press the Fill In [TO VARIATION] button.

Some divisions are not played back continuously

(Intro, Ending or Fill-in), so carry out the next step

while the Arranger plays it back.

If you want to create a “professional” Style, don’t for-

get to program the Intro, Fill-ins, and Ending as you

record.

Note: You want to brush up your song data before convert-

ing them into a User Style. See “Song Edit” below for

details.

3. Use <√> and <®> at the bottom of the display to

choose “A1”, then press <Mute>.

(You can also select another part and then press

<Mute>.)

Accompaniment 1 is muted, and the Track [UPPER]

indicator goes out. To switch the A1 part back on

again, press <Mute> once more.

2. On the Composer Menu screen, press <Style

Converter>.

A screen like the one below appears on the display.

Another way of muting an Arranger part is to hold

down Composer [FWD] button and press the Track

button assigned to the part you wish to mute. In this

case, each press of the Track button toggles between

playback (indicator lights) and muting (indicator off)

of the Part.

4. Press the <EXEC> button or the Composer [REC]

button to conﬁrm your settings.

3. For each division, select the bars to be used, the key,

the chord type, and other settings.

Use <√> and <®> at the bottom of the display to

select the items to be set, and use the buttons on the

left to change the settings.

Press <CLR> to disable a setting.

Division:

From:

For:

Accompaniment pattern.

Starting measure of the excerpt.

Number of bars from the starting measure.

Key of the excerpt.

Key:

Chord type of the excerpt (select Major, Minor, or

Seventh.)

Chord:

4. Press the Composer [PLAY] button to listen to the

isolated passage.

5. After you’ve checked all the divisions that you want

to make settings for, press <EXEC>.

The Style is saved to the [DISK/USER] button.

Note: For information on divisions, see page 24.

Note: Only certain tracks can be handled as Style data. If

the performance has been recorded with the Composer, or if

the song data is not on the speciﬁed tracks, use Track

Exchange on the Edit screen to change the tracks. See

page 41.

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Note: If either “Fill to Variation” or “Fill to Original” has

been chosen for “Division”, only one measure can be cut.

9.8 Song Edit

The KR-11 has eight functions that you can use to edit

the songs you have recorded.

Note: Preset selections are used for divisions that are not

selected.

Note: After carrying out one of the following functions, it

may be impossible to restore the previous settings. Also,

songs recorded with Arranger backup may sometimes yield

surprising results. We recommend that you save your song

to disk before editing it.

Note: Be careful to remove all data types except the follow-

ing from your song before converting it to a User Style: Per-

formance information from the keyboard (notes and pedal

information), Reverb Depth, Chorus Depth.

Note: Once <EXEC> has been pressed, the previous settings

cannot be recovered.

Steps for editing

1. On the Composer Menu screen, press <Song Edit>.

An Edit Menu screen like the one below appears on

the display.

9.7 Saving User Styles

You can save User Styles onto ﬂoppy disks. You can

call up Styles that have been saved to disk in the same

way you do with Style disks.

1. Insert a formatted disk into the disk drive.

2. Press the [DISK/USER] button.

2. Use the buttons next to the display to choose the

editing function.

The Edit screen has two pages. Use <√√PAGE> and

<PAGE®®> to bring up the other page.

1. Changing the Tempo and Volume of a song –Setup.

2. Aligning imperfect Notes – Quantize

3. Erasing notes or tracks – Erase

4. Duplicating phrases – Copy

The Song Select Screen will be displayed.

3. Press <Save>.

4. Select a number with the < > and < > buttons to

the left of the screen.

5. Deleting measures – Delete

You can choose any number between “1” and “99”. Do

note, however, that selecting a User Style number that

already contains data means that the Style in question

will be overwritten by your new User Style.

6. Inserting blank measures – Insert

7. Changing the key – Transpose

8. Swapping and copying tracks – Track Exchange/

Track Copy

5. Enter a name for the User Style with <√> and

<®> below the display and the < > and < > but-

tons to the left of the screen.

Please refer to page 34 for the list of the available

characters.

Note: To cancel an operation, press the [EXIT] button.

You can also edit a song on a ﬂoppy disk: Insert the

disk in the disk drive and play back the performance

one time. Then edit it.

6. Press <Save>.

Note: If you want to cancel the operation, press the [EXIT]

Setup: tempo and volume

Changes in tempo and volume that are made with the

TEMPO and Part Volume buttons are only temporary.

If you like your new settings better than the original

ones, here is how to correct your song:

button.

Before selecting the Song Edit screen, set the tempo by

pressing the TEMPO buttons, and set the volume of

the tracks you want to change on the 16-track

Sequencer screen.

1. Press <Setup> on the Edit screen.

A screen like the one shown below will appear.

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2. Press <Execute>.

Event refers to the types of data that will be erased:

• All: all data

The new tempo and volume values are stored.

Note: You can also change the setting by holding down

[REC] and pressing the [RESET] button.

• Note: the notes you played on the keyboard.

• Except Note: all data except the notes (e.g. footswitch,

Quantize: timing corrections

Pitch Bend, and Modulation data).

Quantize is a function that corrects minor timing

problems. It shifts notes whose timing are not exactly

on the beat to the nearest beat.

• Tempo: all tempo settings (changes) except the preset

tempo. “Tempo” erases all tempo data, regardless of

the Track numbers that have been selected.

Be careful, though, because the timing of the quan-

tized notes may be mathematically correct, while the

result may not be what you expected. Always select a

resolution value that is ﬁne enough to accept all note

values you play. If the shortest notes of your accompa-

niment are 1/16th note triplets, set the Resolution

value to 1/16t.

3. Press the <EXEC> button to conﬁrm your settings

and edit the data.

Copy(ing) measures

This copies a portion of a track to another bar of the

same track. Use this function if you’d rather not play

the chorus or verse of a song more than once.

Note: All data present at the copy destination is overwritten

by what is copied.

1. Press <Quantize>.

1. Press <Copy>.

2. Use <√> and <®> below the display to select a

parameter, and set the value with <+> and <–>.

Track— Track number (you can also select “All”

tracks)

2. Use <√> and <®> below the display to select a

parameter, and set the value with <+> and <–>.

“Track”, “From”, “For”: see step (2) under “Quantize:

timing corrections”.

From— The starting measure

For — The number of bars from the starting measure

(you can also select “All” measures).

To — The copy destination measure (“End” refers to

the end of the song).

Resolution— Note value to be used for correcting the

timing. (Select the length of the shortest note of the

data to be quantized.)

Times— The number of times the selected measures

are to be copied.

3. Press the <EXEC> button to conﬁrm your settings

and edit the data.

3. Press the <EXEC> button to conﬁrm your settings

and edit the data.

Delete: removing measures

Erase: removing data from a track or song

Erase is a function that erases a portion of the selected

song, without removing the measures themselves.

That will leave you with the equivalent number of

blank measures. You could then record new data in

those measures using the Punch In/Out recording

method (see page 36).

Though similar to Erase, the Delete function also

removes the selected measures. You cannot select the

data type to be deleted because Delete removes every-

thing.

Delete means “remove all measures within the speci-

ﬁed range” (for example bars 1 and 2 of a track, so that

bar 3 becomes bar 1).

Note: The notes you erase cannot be restored.

Note: Once a measure has been deleted, it cannot be

restored.

1. Press <Erase>.

1. Press <Delete>.

2. Use <√> and <®> below the display to select a

parameter, and set the value with <+> and <–>.

“Track”, “From”, “For”: see step (2) under “Quantize:

timing corrections”.

2. Use <√> and <®> below the display to select a

parameter, and set the value with <+> and <–>.

“Track”, “From”, “For”: see step (2) under “Quantize:

timing corrections”.

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3. Press the <EXEC> button to conﬁrm your settings

and edit the data.

Track Exchange/Track Copy: swapping and copy-

ing tracks

Here, you can choose to exchange the data from one

track with that of another, or to copy data from one

track to another (so that they both play the same from

start to ﬁnish).

Insert: adding blank measures

Insert allows you to make a track longer by adding

rests at the speciﬁed position. This will make room for

new data and shift data that lie behind the From posi-

tion further to the right. New data can be added using

the Punch In/Out method (see page 36) or by copying

excerpts.

1. Press <Trk Exchng/Copy>.

Note: The Insert function does not provide a To pointer.

Instead, you have to specify the length of the insert using the

For value. “For 2” thus means “insert 2 bars”.

1. Press <Insert>.

2. Use <√> and <®> below the display to select a

parameter, and set the value with <+> and <–>.

Mode— Track Exchange: Swaps tracks

Track Copy: Copies a track

3. Press the <EXEC> button to conﬁrm your settings

and edit the data.

Note: When copying a track, data existing at the copy desti-

nation is overwritten by what is copied.

2. Use <√> and <®> below the display to select a

parameter, and set the value with <+> and <–>.

“Track”,“From”: see step (2) under “Quantize: correct-

ing the timing”.

For— The number of bars to insert.

3. Press the <EXEC> button to conﬁrm your settings

and edit the data.

Transpose: changing the key

Transpose allows you to change the key of what has

already been recorded. It can be invaluable for tricky

phrases that you want to play only once.

1. Press <Transpose>.

2. Use <√> and <®> below the display to select a

parameter, and set the value with <+> and <–>.

“Track”, “From”, “For”: see step (2) under “Quantize:

timing corrections”.

Bias— Amount of transposition. A value within the

range of -24~+24 semitones (-2~+2 octaves) can be

speciﬁed.

3. Press the <EXEC> button to conﬁrm your settings

and edit the data.

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KR-11 Owner’s Manual—Function Menu

10. Function Menu

The Basic, Piano, and Organ screens provide access to several convenient functions you can take advantage of to opti-

mize your KR-11’s response.

The velocity of the last note you played is displayed on

the left-hand side of the screen. You can refer to this

when setting the touch as you play the keyboard.

Operating procedure for the Function Menu

1. Press <Func...>.

The Function menu will appear on the screen.

2. Move the arrow ( ) with the buttons to the right of

the screen.

Each time you move the arrow, the touch level

2. Select a function with the buttons below the

display.

3. Set the function with the buttons to the side of

the display.

changes. The velocity sensitivity and the arrow corre-

spond in the following way:

Simultaneously press < > and < > to revert to the

default setting. The display automatically returns to

the previous page after several seconds of inaction. If

you can’t wait to do something else, press the [EXIT]

button.

Super

Light

Playing fortissimo doesn’t require much strength.

Light

Little strength is required to play fortissimo.

Medium

(Center)

Normal setting. Velocity sensitivity closest to that of

an acoustic piano.

If you want to cancel the operation, press the [EXIT]

button before changing the settings.

Select this setting for maximum expressiveness: even

small variations of the force with which you strike a

key produce audible changes. The trade-off is that

you have to strike the keys forcefully to achieve the

maximum volume.

Heavy

This setting means that all notes are sounded with the

same volume and timbre.

10.1 Piano screen functions

Fixed

Metronome volume and beat

1. Press <Metronome>.

Note: You can also change the velocity sensitivity using the

Utility Menu (see page 48).

“Volume” (1~10) and “Beat” will be displayed.

Tuning

You can select the tuning of the keyboard.

1. Press <Tuning>.

2. Adjust the volume and beat (time signature) with

the buttons next to the display.

Note: The volume is set to “5” when the power is turned on.

The available Beat settings are: 0/4, 2/4, 3/4~7/4, 3/8,

6/8, 9/8, 12/8. The metronome always uses the time

signature of the last Music Style you selected, so that

you can set the Beat by selecting a Style with the

appropriate time signature.

Stretch Tuning

“Stretch Tuning” is a method of tuning unique to

pianos. Compared with equal tuning, low notes are

tuned slightly lower, while high notes are tuned

slightly higher. At power on, this parameter is set to

On.

Note: You cannot change the Beat in the Arranger mode or

when you are using the Composer function.

2. Set the Stretch Tuning ON/OFF with the buttons to

the left of the display.

ON— Like an acoustic piano, the low range is a little

ﬂat, and the upper range a little sharp.

Key Touch (velocity sensitivity)

You can adjust the way in which the KR-11 translates

the velocity data.

OFF — The tuning of all notes has not been adjusted.

1. Press <Key Touch>.

The touch level will appear in the right half of the

screen. Refer to this scale when making settings as you

play on the keyboard.

Temperament

“Temperament” refers to alternative ways of tuning an

instrument. Some of the options provided here allow

you to play Baroque and Classical pieces with the

tuning of those periods.

3. Set the tuning method with the buttons to the right

of the display.

You can choose from the following seven types of

tuning.

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EQUAL— The most common kind of tuning today. In

this tuning, an octave is divided into twelve equal

steps.

2. Go to the target measure by pressing the [FWD]

and [BWD] buttons.

The measure number appears in the upper right of the

screen. Select measure 5.

PYTHAGOREAN— Uses the Pythagorean scale. The

fourth and ﬁfth intervals are kept from becoming

ambiguous in this tuning.

3. Press <Mark A>.

<Mark A> changes to “A:5.”

JUST (MAJOR)— In this tuning, the third and ﬁfth

intervals are kept from becoming too ambiguous.

Choose this setting for pieces in a major key.

4. Press the [PLAY] button.

Playback of the performance will begin at the begin-

ning of measure 5.

JUST (MINOR)— With this tuning you can achieve

the same effect as for Just Major, this time for pieces in

a minor key.

5. Press <A:5>.

The KR-11 will return to the beginning of the ﬁfth

measure, and begin playing back again.

You can press the <Mark A> button before, during, or

after playback.

MEAN TONE— A partial compromise of the Just

(Major) tuning, to make transposition possible.

The KR-11 memorizes the next downbeat. In other

words, if you press <Mark A> on the fourth beat of

measure 4, for example, the beginning of measure 5

will be marked. A more precise approach would be to

stop playback, fast forward or rewind to the desired

measure and then press <Mark A>.

WERCKMEISTER— A combination of Mean Tone

and Pythagorean tunings.

KIRNBERGER— An improvement of the Mean Tone

and Just (Major) tunings, it is a tuning which allows

greater freedom of transposition.

Repeated playback (Repeat)

When performing with these alternative tunings, you

need to specify the fundamental tone (the root for a

major key, the sixth for minor) to match the key of the

song you are performing.

Example: Repeating playback of measures 5- 8

6. See steps (2) and (3) above.

7. Go to the measure where you want the loop to end

by pressing the [FWD] and [BWD] buttons.

The measure number appears in the upper right of the

screen. Select measure 9.

When you are accompanying another instrument,

please tune to the fundamental tones of that

instrument.

8. Press <Mark B>.

Here is what you have just programmed:

4. Set the Key note by pressing the key while holding

down <Tuning>.

You need to do this for all temperaments except Equal.

Note: The temperament you select here applies to all KR-11

parts (the keyboard parts, the Arranger parts, and the Com-

poser tracks/parts).

Marker A assigned here

Marker B assigned here

Region for repeated playback

Marker function: repeatedly playing back the

same section

The KR-11 also provides a Marker and loop function

for you to practice difﬁcult solos or to repeat a given

song part.

Measure

Markers are placed at the beginning of measures.

9. Press <Repeat>.

The song will return to measure ﬁve, where Mark A is

1. Press <Marker>.

located.

10. Press the [PLAY] button.

Measures 5~8 will play back repeatedly.

Note: If you forgot to program <Mark B>, the song will

repeat between <Mark A> and the end of the song.

Note: Likewise, if a song only has a <Mark B>, pressing

<Repeat> will start a loop between the beginning of the

song and <Mark B>.

You can place markers at two locations in a song.

When you put a marker in a song, playback will start

from the beginning of the measure where the A

marker is put.

Erasing Marks

Hold down <Clear> and press either <A: (the measure

number)> or <B: (the measure number)> to erase a

marker.

By way of example, let’s place a Marker at the begin-

ning of measure 5.

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10.2 Organ screen functions

10.3 Basic screen functions

Note: See above for how to set the split point.

For information on using markers, see above.

Note: See page 43 for information on using markers.

Using the Arranger

By pressing the [START/STOP] or [INTRO/ENDING]

button, you can start playback of the drum pattern of

the selected Music or User Style. The Organ screen

does, however, provide an Arranger function that

allows you to use entire Music Styles (with bass and

accompaniment lines). The split point can be set any-

where between the B1 and the B6.

Auto: changing the Arranger defaults

Selecting a Music Style means that the KR-11 auto-

matically loads its preset tempo, selects an Upper Tone

that matches the mood of the Styles, and activates the

Chord Intelligence function. Here is how to keep the

KR-11 from loading some or all of these settings:

1. Press <Auto>.

1. Press <Arranger>.

2. Select what you are going to change with the but-

2. Using the button to the side of the display, you can

turn the Arranger function on and off.

At power on, this function will be set to Off.

tons to the left of the display.

One Touch Prg

Full Aut— By selecting a Music Style, you also recall

its preset tempo, a suitable Upper Tone and a few

other settings (see “Settings” on page 24).

Lower Tone on/off and split point

You can switch the Lower Tone on and off and set the

split point anywhere between the B1 and the B6.

Tone Lock— The KR-11 no longer selects an Upper

Tone when you choose another Music Style.

1. Press <Split>.

Tempo Lock— The KR-11 no longer sets the preset

tempo of the selected Music Style.

Tone, Tempo Lock— Selecting another Music Style

no longer loads the preset tempo and Upper Tone.

OFF— In this mode, the KR-11 loads none of the set-

tings related to the Music Style you select (see “Set-

tings” on page 24).

Turning the Lower Tone on and off

Use the buttons to the left of the display to switch the

Note: Full Auto is switched on by default.

Lower Tone on or off.

Chord Intelligence ON/OFF

Changing the Split point

3. Switch the Chord Intelligence function on/off with

the buttons to the right of the display.

Chord Intelligence is set to be switched on by default.

For more detailed information about Chord Intelli-

gence, please refer to “Easy ﬁngering – Chord Intelli-

gence” on page 29.

Use the buttons to the right of the display to select the

Split point.

Each time you press the button, the Split point will

shift one key.

Note: You can also set the split point by pressing the key

where you want the keyboard to be split while holding down

<Split>.

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2. Select the Bass Tone using the buttons to the left of

the display, and the Chord Tone with the buttons to

the right of the display.

If you don’t want the Bass Tone or Chord Tone to

sound, select “OFF.”

Chord Tone Setting

After stopping Style playback (or before starting the

Arranger), you can play chords with your left hand

that will sound the way you play them (without the

automatic accompaniment). The Tone being used for

sounding the chords is appropriately called “Chord

Tone.”Along with the Chord Tone, the KR-11 will also

play a bass note with (you guessed it!) the “Bass Tone”.

Note: Some Tones allow you to sustain the notes you play

until you play other notes (Hold function), thus freeing up

your left hand for other tasks between the changes.

Note: When the power is turned on, <Chord Tone> is set to

“Soft E.Piano” and <Bass Tone> is set to “Fretless Bs”.

Ordinarily these Tones are preset, but they can be

changed through the following procedure.

Note: See also “Volume of the Rhythm, Bass, Accomp, and

Chord/Bass Tones” on page 27.

1. Press <Chord>.

11. Music Assistant, Pad buttons, pedals

Note: The KR-11 comes with a number of Music Assistant

11.1 Music Assistant: registering

settings you can use as starting points for your own settings.

Feel free to overwrite them when you run out of internal

Music Assistant memories. Otherwise save your own set-

tings to disk.

panel settings

The KR-11 is equipped with 32 Music Assistant mem-

ories that allow you to store almost all settings (or reg-

istrations) you make on the front panel. So far, we

have only discussed the easy part of changing the pre-

set settings. Later on, you will discover that you can

also carry out a lot of in-depth programming. Those

settings can also be saved to a Music Assistant mem-

ory.

Note: You can also name your settings (see below).

Loading a Music Assistant memory

1. Press the [Music Assistant] button

The Music Assistant screen (see above) is displayed.

2. Use the buttons to the side of the display to select a

Music Assistant memory.

Note: Choosing <Manual> changes the panel settings to the

ones in effect before the settings were recalled.

1. Make the settings that you want to register.

2. Press the [Music Assistant] button.

Note: You can also decide when the settings relating to the

Arranger are loaded. See “Music Assistant Arranger

Update” on page 51.

Naming (or renaming) a Music Assistant memory

Here is how to name or rename a Music Assistant

memory:

1. On the Music Assistant screen, hold down the

[Music Assistant] button and select a memory.

The display responds with:

3. While holding down <Write>, use the buttons to

the side of the display to choose a memory number.

After a few seconds, the display returns to the previous

page.

2. Use <√> and <®> below the display and < >

and < > to the left of the display to enter the name.

See page 34 for a list of available characters.

Note: You cannot store settings to the <Manual> memory.

3. Press <Execute>.

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KR-11 Owner’s Manual—Music Assistant, Pad buttons, pedals

Saving Music Assistant settings to disk

You can store up to 32 Music Assistant settings,

including Manual settings, on the KR-11. These 32

settings make up one set, and up to 99 sets can be

saved on a disk.

11.2 Performance Pad buttons:

additional or frequently

used functions

You can assign a wide variety of performance-related

functions to the two Performance Pad buttons on the

panel. After a function has been assigned, it can be

called up by pressing the corresponding Pad button.

Music Assistant settings can only be saved on a disk

that has been formatted by the KR-11. If you’re using a

new disk, ﬁrst format it (see page 36), then carry out

the following steps.

1. Set the Write Protect tab on the disk to the “Write”

position and insert the disk into the disk drive.

2. Press the [Music Assistant] button.

The Music Assistant screen is displayed.

3. Press <Disk...>.

1. On the Basic screen, press <Pad/Pedal>.

4. Use < > and < > to the right of the display to

select a number.

You can choose any number between “1” and “99”.

Note that selecting a number that already contains

data means that the set in question (i.e. 32 Music

Assistant settings) will be overwritten by your new set.

2. Use < > and < > next to the display to assign a

function to “Pad 1” and “Pad 2.”

Press [EXIT] if you’ve changed your mind about

assigning one of the following functions to a Perfor-

mance Pad button.

5. Use <√> and <®> below the display and < >

and < > to the left of the display to enter a name.

See page 34 for a list of available characters.

6. Press <Save> at the bottom right of the display.

Note: To cancel without saving the Set, press the [EXIT]

button.

Here are the functions you can assign to the Perfor-

mance Pad buttons:

Leading Bass— This switches the Leading Bass func-

tion on or off. During normal Style Play, the root of

the chord played is used as the bass note, but when the

Leading Bass function is used, the lowest note of the

chord actually played is used as the bass note. This

means that the bass note changes when an inverted

chord is used.

Loading a Music Assistant set from disk

1. Insert the ﬂoppy disk that contains the desired

Music Assistant ﬁle into the disk drive.

2. Press the [Music Assistant] button.

The Music Assistant screen is displayed.

Note: If you assign this function to a footswitch, the Leading

Bass function is “On” whenever the footswitch is depressed.

3. Press <Disk...>.

4. Use < > and < > to the right of the display to

Break— Break is a great function for Rock’n’Roll

songs and ballads. Use it to halt the Arrangement

either for the remainder of the current bar or for an

entire bar (when pressed on the last beat of a bar).

Usually, the melody or solo continues during such a

silent (tacet) bar. This feature allows you to achieve the

breaks in “Great Balls Of Fire”, for example.

choose the set.

5. Press <Load> at the bottom right of the display.

Note: Please bear in mind that loading a set means that all

32 internal Music Assistant memories will be overwritten.

You may want to save them to disk ﬁrst (see above).

Note: To stop the operation, press the [EXIT] button.

Fill In To Variation.— This has the same function as

the [TO VARIATION] button.

Fill In To Original.— This has the same effect as the

[TO ORIGINAL] button.

Fill In— This inserts a Fill-in, but the accompaniment

pattern afterward does not change.

Original/Variation— This changes to Original or

Variation without inserting a Fill-in.

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Basic/Advanced— This has the same effect as pressing

<Advnc√Basic> or <Advnc®Basic>.

11.3 Pedal functions

You can also assign other functions to left pedal (Soft).

1. On the Basic screen, press <Pad/Pdl>.

2. Press <Page>.

Simple Intro/Ending— This function allows you to

select the simple version of an Intro or Ending at the

press of a button.

3. Use < > and < > to the side of the display to

select the functions of the SOFT footswitch.

Melody Intelligence— This has the same effect as the

[MELODY INTELLIGENCE] button.

Arranger Intro/Ending— This has the same effect as

the [INTRO/ENDING] button.

Arranger Start/Stop— This has the same effect as the

[START/STOP] button.

Fade In/Out— This function allows you to fade in

(the volume gradually increases) when the Arranger is

started, or to fade out (whereby the volume gradually

decreases) at the end of your song.

In addition to the following functions, all functions

listed under “Pad buttons: additional or frequently

used functions” can be assigned to either footswitch.

Soft for Upper— The footswitch acts as Soft pedal

Chorus ON/OFF— This switches the Chorus effect

(affecting the Upper Part or the Whole Part).

for the Whole or Upper Tones on or off.

Sostenuto for Upper— The pedal acts as Sostenuto

Rotary Speed Fast/Slow— This changes the speed of

pedal (affecting the Upper Part or the Whole Part).

the Rotary effect.

Damper for Lower— The footswitch acts as separate

DSP ON/OFF— This switches the DSP effect on or

Damper pedal for the Lower part.

off.

Bend Up— Select this function if you want to use the

left pedal to shift the pitch of the notes you are playing

upward. The interval (range) can be set using the

Pitch Bend Range parameter (see page 49). To shift a

“C” to the “G” note above the C, set Pitch Bend Range

to “7” and select “Bend Up”. “Bend Up” is probably

what you will use most of the time.

Glide— When the button assigned to this function is

pressed, the pitch drops momentarily, then gradually

rises to its original level. This is effective when used to

play an instrument like the Hawaiian guitar.

Composer Play/Stop— This has the same effect as the

Composer [PLAY] and [STOP] buttons.

Metronome ON/OFF— This switches the metronome

Bend Down— Select this function if you want to use

the left pedal to shift the pitch of the notes you are

playing downward. The interval (range) can be set

using the Pitch Bend Range parameter. To shift a “C”

to the “G” note below the C, set Pitch Bend Range to

“5” and select “Bend Down”.

on or off.

Punch In/Out— When you select this function, you

can activate and deactivate the recording process dur-

ing playback. See page 36 for details.

After a few seconds, the display returns to the previous

screen.

Note: When you press the One Touch Program [PIANO]

button, the pedals once again assume their normal func-

tions (Soft and Sustain).

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KR-11 Owner’s Manual—Utility Menu

12. Utility Menu

Key Touch/Key Transpose

1. On the Utility Menu screen, press <√√PAGE> or

<PAGE®®> to select the following display page.

12.1 Operating procedure

1. Press the [UTILITY] button.

Key Touch (velocity sensitivity)

The Utility Menu screen appears. You can now select

the function you wish to set.

Except for the fact that there are ﬁve options here, this

function does the same as “Key Touch (velocity sensi-

tivity)” on page 42.

2. Use <√√PAGE> and <PAGE®®> to jump to

another Utility page.

The Utility Menu is made up of 14 pages.

2. Use the buttons on the left of the display to set the

Key Touch.

For “Light”, “Medium”, and “Heavy”, see page 42.

3. Use the buttons to the side and below the display to

make the settings for each of the functions.

To return to the settings in effect when the power was

ﬁrst turned on, simultaneously press < > and < >.

Super Light— Playing fortissimo doesn’t require

much strength.

Fixed— This setting means that all notes are sounded

with the same volume and timbre.

The display automatically returns to the original

screen after a few seconds. You can also return to the

original screen by pressing the [EXIT] button.

Note: If you want to cancel the operation, press the [EXIT]

button before changing any settings.

Transpose

If you are used to playing a song in a particular key,

the Transpose function will allow you to keep playing

in that key while sounding in another one. Doing so

will allow you to accommodate the singer or musician

you play with or to play to a Standard MIDI File back-

ing that was recorded in a key other than the one you

normally choose.

12.2 Utility functions

Master Tune

Master Tune allows you to tune your KR-11 to acous-

tic instruments that cannot be tuned. Like all elec-

tronic musical instruments, your KR-11 is set to A4=

440Hz, which may be ﬂat for certain acoustic instru-

ments. Please note that the KR-11 will revert to A4=

440Hz whenever you switch it on.

This function has the same effect as using the TRANS-

POSE buttons, only here you see the value you set.

3. Use the buttons to the right of the display to select

the amount of transposition.

Your setting (–12~0~12) appears on the display. The

key changes in semitone steps.

1. On the Utility Menu screen, press <√√PAGE> or

<PAGE®®> to select the following display page:

Example: When you select “2”.

Transpose +2

This is what you play,...

...this is what you hear.

This is what you play,...

...this is what you hear.

Note: Key Transpose affects the entire keyboard and also the

chords sent to the Arranger.

2. Use the buttons to the left and right of the display

to set the standard pitch (415.3~466.2Hz).

Note: This setting affects all sounds, including songs played

back from a disk.

Note: You can also set the desired transposition interval

with the TRANSPOSE [+] and [–] buttons. Press these but-

tons simultaneously to return to normal pitch (no

transposition).

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Metronome Volume and Beat

1. On the Utility Menu screen, press <√√PAGE> or

Expansion Tone

See “Selecting Expansion Tones” on page 20.

<PAGE®®> to select the following display page:

Lyric: switching off the display of lyrics

When using the KR-11 to play music data containing

Lyrics, the lyrics are shown on the display. You can

switch off this display of the lyrics.

1. On the Utility Menu screen, press <√√PAGE> or

<PAGE®®> to select the following display page:

2. Use the buttons to the left and right of the display

to set the desired values.

For Volume, a higher value produces a louder sound.

Note: Whenever you press a MUSIC STYLE button, the

Beat value (time signature) is automatically set to match

the time signature of the Music Style.

2. Use the buttons to the left and right of the display

to select On or Off.

Note: Beat cannot be changed during Style playback or

when using the Composer.

Now press any button on the front panel to hide the

lyrics that are already being displayed. Press [PLAY] if

you want a Karaoke performance.

Selecting a different Reverb and/or Chorus effect

As stated earlier, the KR-11 provides several types of

Reverb and Chorus effects. Choose the one that

matches the mood of the song you wish to play.

Pitch Bend Range

This sets the maximum amount of change (range) that

controls how much the pitch changes when you press

the Soft pedal. This only works when you assign the

“Bend Up” or “Bend Down” function to the left pedal

(see page 47).

1. On the Utility Menu screen, press <√√PAGE> or

<PAGE®®> to select the following display page:

1. On the Utility Menu screen, press <√√PAGE> or

<PAGE®®> to select the following display page:

2. Use the buttons to the left of the display to choose

the Reverb type, and the buttons to the right to

choose the Chorus type.

Reverb Types

Room 1— Reverberation of a conference room

2. Use the buttons to the left and right of the display

to set the value.

The value can be set to any number from 0 to 12 (in

semitone steps, for a maximum of one octave).

Room 2— Reverberation of a small live-stage house

Room 3— Reverberation with a feeling of spacious-

ness

Hall 1— Reverberation of a large concert hall

Hall 2— Reverberation of a small concert hall

Plate— Bright, metallic reverberations

Delay— A sound that is repeated like an echo

Panning Delay— A delay sound that moves back and

forth between the left and right speakers

Chorus Types

Chorus 1— A light chorus with slow undulations

Chorus 2— A light chorus with rapid undulations

Chorus 3— A strong chorus with slow undulations

Chorus 4— A deep chorus with rapid undulations

Feedback Cho.— A soft sound with an effect like a

ﬂanger

Flanger— An effect that reminds you of a jet taking

off and landing (ideal for guitar sounds).

Short Delay— A delay with a short delay time

Short Dly (FB)— A short delay with many repetitions

Note: The type you select here is applied to all Tones

(including the Arranger and the Composer).

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KR-11 Owner’s Manual—Utility Menu

Program Change (and Bank Select)

MIDI: TX MIDI Ch./Local Control

“Program changes” are MIDI messages that tell the

receiving instrument to select another sound (or

Tone) and also contain information about which Tone

to select. There may be situations where you would

like to double the Upper part melody with a sound of

an external instrument that is not automatically

selected.

1. On the Utility Menu screen, press <√√PAGE> or

<PAGE®®> to select the following display page:

Enter the Program Change function. It allows you to

transmit sound select messages without choosing

Tones on the KR-11 itself.

TX MIDI Channel

TX MIDI Ch refers to the MIDI channel used for

(*) The term sound select message describes MIDI

message clusters consisting of one or two bank select

messages and a program change message.

transmitting messages from the KR-11 to external

instruments (TX is short for transmit). If the external

instrument is set to receive on (RX) MIDI channel 3,

select “3” here. Otherwise, the external instrument

will neither play nor select sounds, etc.

1. On the Utility Menu screen, press <√√PAGE> or

<PAGE®®> to select the following display page:

2. Use the buttons to the left of the display to choose

the MIDI transmit channel.

That channel number (1~16) appears on the display.

Note: MIDI messages sent from the external MIDI instru-

ment to the KR-11 are received on all channels. However,

all keyboard information (of the Upper, Layer, Lower,

Chord, and Bass Tones) will be transmitted on one channel.

2. Use the <√> and <®> buttons at the lower left of

the display to select the message type.

Note: Composer and Music Style data are not transmitted.

3. Use < > and < > to the left and right of the dis-

play to set the value.

Local Control

Local Control is a switch between the keyboard of

your KR-11 and its tone generator. This switch is usu-

ally set to On so that you hear the notes you play.

When working with an external sequencer, you may

have to select Off to avoid that every note is being

sounded twice (once by yourself and again by the

sequencer).

Display

CC 00

CC 20

MIDI message

Value

0~127

1~128

Bank Select MSB

Bank Select LSB

Program Change

Please note that each press of a < > or < > button

will cause the KR-11 to transmit the value you set.

Always set the numbers in the same order as they

appear on the display: start with CC00, then set CC20,

and ﬁnally set a PC value.

Local Control has no effect on what is being transmit-

ted to the MIDI OUT connector.

After setting Local Control to Off, do not forget to set

the sequencer’s Soft Thru parameter to On. That way,

the messages can be transmitted from the sequencer’s

MIDI OUT connector to the KR-11’s MIDI IN con-

nector (use a MIDI cable to establish this connection).

Note: Most instruments do not understand CC20 messages,

so feel free to skip that one.

Note: Sound select messages transmitted on the Program

Change page are not executed by the KR-11.

3. Use the buttons on the right of the display to switch

Local Control on or off.

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KR-11 – Utility functions

Music Assistant Arranger Update

Factory Preset (initialization)

You can also set when the Arranger’s settings will

change after you have selected another Music Assistant

memory (see page 45).

This returns all settings stored in the KR-11 to their

initial values when shipped from the factory.

Note: The Music Assistant memories also return to their

initial settings, so be sure to save them to disk ﬁrst.

1. On the Utility Menu screen, press <√√PAGE> or

<PAGE®®> to select the following display page:

1. On the Utility Menu screen, press <√√PAGE> or

<PAGE®®> to select the following display page:

2. Use the buttons to the left and right of the display

to select an option.

Instant— Arranger-related settings are called up as

soon as the memory is selected.

2. Press <Execute>.

3. Press <OK>.

Delayed— Arranger-related settings are only recalled

if you hold down the soft button assigned to the

desired Music Assistant memory.

All settings are returned to their initial values.

Note: To cancel the operation without initializing the

KR-11, press <Cancel>.

Note: All other programmable settings will be selected

immediately.

Note: Do not turn the instrument off until the display shows

“Reset complete”.

Memory Backup

Link to 16TRK Sequencer

Some settings return to their initial values when the

power is switched off. The Memory Backup function

makes it possible to save such settings so that they

don’t revert to their initial values.

Link is a function you may need when working with

the 16-track Sequencer. It allows you to establish a

connection between the selected Composer track (in

16-track Sequencer mode) and the keyboard, so that

the keyboard triggers the same Tone as the one

assigned to the track.

The following settings can be saved:

• Basic screen and Demo screen language

• Stretch Tuning, Temperament

Normally, such as when taking advantage of the

Minus-One facility, it is wiser to set Link to Off. Doing

so means that you can select whichever Tone you like

for the part you play. If Link is set to On, the keyboard

uses the Tone assigned to the track you select, thereby

overruling you own selection.

• Octave Shift

• Types and depth of DSP effects for each Tone

• Chorus effect on/off status for each Tone

1. On the Utility Menu screen, press <√√PAGE> or

<PAGE®®> to select the following display page:

2. Press <Execute>.

2. Use the buttons to the left and right of the display

to switch Link on or off.

3. Press <OK>.

Note: To stop the operation, press <Cancel>.

Note: Do not turn the instrument off until the display shows

“Backup complete”.

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KR-11 Owner’s Manual—Connecting MIDI instruments

13. Connecting MIDI instruments

MIDI is a language that translates every action relating

to music into binary digits that can be transferred via a

MIDI cable. It is a universal standard, which means

that musical data can be sent to and received by

instruments of different types and manufacturers.

MIDI allows you to connect your KR-11 to a com-

puter or hardware sequencer.

Caution

The KR-11 only transmits “realtime” MIDI data.

Thus, only the notes you play on the keyboard as well

as the Pitch Bend, Modulation, and pedal data are

transmitted (but not the Arranger or Composer data).

If you want to use the data of a Music Style (notes and

sound select messages) on your computer, you can

record them (see page 31), save them to disk, and then

import them into your sequencer (software) as Stan-

dard MIDI File.

The KR-11 does not receive SysEx messages when the

Composer is being used.

MIDI messages are transmitted and received using

three connectors and special MIDI cables:

• MIDI IN: This connector receives messages from

other MIDI devices.

• MIDI OUT: This connector transmits MIDI messages

generated on your KR-11

• MIDI THRU: This connector “echoes back” all MIDI

messages received via MIDI IN. The KR-11 does not

provide a MIDI THRU connector.

Here is how to connect the KR-11 to an external

sound module, sequencer, etc. When working with an

external sequencer, be sure to establish both connec-

tions and to set Local Control (see page 50) to Off.

KR-777/177

External MIDI device

KR-11

Note: You don’t always need two MIDI cables. Just look at

the arrows in the above illustration for deciding which ports

you need to connect the cables to.

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KR-11 – DSP effects

14. Appendix

14.1 DSP effects

1. Overdrive: Distorts the sound a little

17. Quadruple Tap Delay: A four-way delay

2. Distortion: Distorts the sound a lot

3. Phaser: Gives a swelling sound

4. Enhancer: Makes the sound seem brighter and louder

5. Auto Wah: Changes the timbre in cycles

6. Compressor: Limits the dynamic range by reducing higher volumes

7. Gate Reverb: A reverb that ends abruptly

8. Rotary: Modulation effect of a rotating speaker

9. Hexa Chorus: Lends thickness and breadth to the sound

10. Tremolo Chorus: Thick tremolo effect

18. 2-Voice Pitch Shifter: Adds two pitch-shifted notes to the original sound

19. Feedback Pitch Shifter: Adds a single pitch-shifted note the original sound

20. Overdrive → Chorus: Overdrive that is processed by a chorus

21. Overdrive →Flanger: Overdrive that is processed by a flanger

22. Overdrive →Delay: Overdrive that is processed by a delay

23. Distortion →Chorus: Distortion that is processed by a chorus

24. Distortion →Flanger: Distortion that is processed by a flanger

25. Distortion →Delay: Distortion that is processed by a delay

26. Enhancer →Chorus: Enhancer that is processed by a chorus

27. Enhancer →Flanger: Enhancer that is processed by flanger

28. Enhancer →Delay: Enhancer that is processed by a delay

29. Chorus →Delay: Chorus that is processed by a delay

11. Stereo Chorus: A stereo chorus

12. Stereo Flanger: Adds metallic reverberations to the sound

13. Step Flanger: A flanger with stepwise changes in pitch

14. Stereo Delay: Adds a delay to the stereo sound

15. Modulation Delay: A delay that adds undulations to the delayed sound

16. Triple Tap Delay: A three-way delay

30. Flanger →Delay: Flanger that is processed by a delay

31. Chorus →Flanger: Chorus that is processed by a flanger.

32. Sympathetic Resonance: A resonance effect that is produced every time you

press the Damper pedal.

14.2 Speciﬁcations

Keyboard

Disk drive/data storage

88 weighted keys

3.5 inch micro ﬂoppy disk drive

Disk Format: 720K bytes (2DD), 1.44M bytes (2HD)

Songs: Max. 99

Note Storage: 120,000 notes (2DD), 240,000 notes (2HD)

Keyboard modes

Whole, Split, Layer, Split Arranger, Piano Style Arranger, Manual

Drum/SFX

Lyrics

Yes

Velocity sensitivity

Super Light, Light, Medium, Heavy, Fixed

Languages

4 languages (English, German, French, Japanese)

Maximum polyphony

64 voices

Display

Tones

6 Groups, 124 Variations

(Tone Expansion Mode: 270 variations)

AGD (Animated Graphic Display) 240 x 64 dots, graphic LCD,

backlit

Rated Output Power

40W x 2

Music Styles

Internal: 136 Styles, Disk: 81 Styles

Power Supply

Expandable using (MSA) Music Style disks.

117/230/230VE/240VA, power cable (supplied)

Manual Drum/SFX Sets

Speakers

Drum Set: 8/SFX Set: 1

Speakers 16 cm (x2), 5 cm (x2)

Programmable Music Styles

Dimensions

Yes

Lid closed: 1,400 (W) x 940 (D) x 920 (H) mm

Lid open: 1,587 (W) x 940 (D) x 920 (H) mm

Effects

Reverb (8 types), Chorus (8 types), DSP (32 types)

Options

Melody Intelligence

18 types

MSA Music Style Disks, SMF Music Data

Headphones (RH25/50)

Music Assistant

LVC-1 Lyrics to Video Converter

Internal: 32 memories, Disk: Max. 99 sets

Weight (including stand)

105kg

Composer

Tracks: 16 (Easy Mode: 5 tracks), Song: 1

Note Storage: 30,000 notes, Tempo: ꢁ = 20~250

Resolution: 120 ticks per quarter note

Accessories

Owner’s Manual, Music Style Disks (2), Demo Disk (1)

Stand, AC power cable

Recording methods: Realtime, Step (in Chord Sequencer Mode)

Playback: Standard MIDI File (Format 0/1), KR Songs

Save: Standard MIDI File (Format 0)

Note: In the interest of product improvement, the speciﬁca-

tions and/or appearance of this instrument are subject to

change without prior notice.

Edit: Setup, Copy, Quantize, Erase, Delete, Insert, Transpose,

Track exchange, Track Copy

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KR-11 Owner’s Manual—Tones, Drum Sets, Music Styles

Tones, Drum Sets, Music Styles

Normal Tones

Piano

Guitar/Bass

Nylon Guitar

Gut Guitar

Steel Guitar

Jazz Guitar

Voice

Choir

Voice Oohs

Pop Voice

Syn Vox

Grand Piano1 (Soft)

Grand Piano2 (Bright)

E.Piano 1

Soft E.Piano

Vibraphone

E.Piano 2

Honky-Tonk1

MIDI Piano2

Marimba

60's E.Piano

Steel Drums

Hard E.Piano

Upright Piano

Rock Piano

Honky-Tonk2

MIDI Piano1

Celesta

12-str Guitar

Mandolin

Fantasia

Brightness

Harpvox

Orchestra Hit

Pizzicato

Poly Synth

CC Solo

Whistle

Saw Wave

Saw

Doctor Solo

Syn. Calliope

Charang

Bass & Lead

Pan Flute

Shakuhachi

Square Wave

Ocarina

Metal Pad

Sweep Pad

Sound Track

Atmosphere

Crystal

Hawaiian Guitar

JC E. Guitar

Acoustic Bs.

Acoustic Bs. + Cymbal

Fingered Bs.

Picked Bs.

Banjo

Muted Guitar

Overdrive Guitar

Distortion Guitar

Power Guitar

Rock Rhythm

Shamisen

Koto

Fretless Bs.

Slap Bass 1

Organ Bass

Xylophone

Glockenspiel

Music Box

Clav .

Harpsichord 1

Harpsichord 2

Tubular-bell

Santur

Kalimba

Balafon

Synth Bass 101

Strings

Slow Strings

Strings

Vibra Bells

Sitar

Violin

Organ

Cello

Jazz Organ1

Jazz Organ2

Full Organ1

Full Organ2

Lower Organ1

Lower Organ2

Church Organ

Organ Flute

Theater Organ

Trem. Flute

Rock Organ 1

Rock Organ 2

Jazz Organ 3

Jazz Organ 4

Full Organ 3

Full Organ 4

Pop Organ

Harp

Orchestra

Syn Strings

Warm Pad

Sax/Brass

Blow Sax

Soprano Sax

Trumpet

Trombone

Alt Sax

Clarinet

Muted Trumpet

Brass 1

Oboe

Flute

French Horn

Synth Brass 1

Bassoon

VS Organ

Accordion

Harmonica

Blow Pipe

French Horn Solo

Synth Brass 2

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KR-11 – Tones, Drum Sets, Music Styles

Internal Music Styles

Pop/Rock

Oldies/Country

Latin/Gospel

8B Pop2

Stevie

Sh Rock

Techno

16B Pop1

Dance

8B Pop3

8B Pop4

16B Pop4

50's

Smooth Bossa

Slow Dance

Easy Country

New Country

50's Dance

Rock'n Time

Country Rock

C&W Ballad

Dreamin'

Lets Salsa

Gospel Choir

Gospel

Sweet Rhumba

Jo Bossa

Chapel

PDoble

Bossa Nova 1

10 Swingin

11 BluesBros

12 Blues

13 TR808 Ballad

14 '70s 8-Beat

15 16-Beat Pop1

16 16B Pop3

17 Swing Pop

18 16BeatPop

19 House

10 Early Rock

11 Cntry Ballad

12 Hoedown.

13 Rock'n'Night

14 Rock'n Roll2

15 Cntry Swing

16 TwoStep

17 Mersey Beat

18 Beach Sound

19 Bluegrass

20 Cntry Waltzl

21 Rock'n Cntry

22 Summer Days

23 Train Beat

24 Tejano

10 Cha Cha Cha

11 Dance Samba

12 Reggae

13 ArgenTango

14 TradMerengue

15 Brassy Mambo

16 Orch Beguine

Trad./Kids

Foxing

Broadway

Kids1

20 Rock1

21 Rock2

22 Rock3

23 Pop1

Kids3

Hawaiian

Dixieland

Kids2

Kids 6/8

Foxtrot

Ballad/Acoustic

25 Twistin

26 Twist

27 Country Pick’n

28 Country

29 Sl Rock2

Ballad1

MediumBallad

G Bossa

10 Charleston

11 Kids Waltz

12 Kids 4/4

13 Euro Polka

14 Polka

P Ballad

Love Songs

PianoBallad

G Pop

P Jazz

12/8 Ballad

Big Band/Swing

Jazz Z Band

SatrdayNight

Sw Combo

Small Combo

Big Serenade

BigBnd Bld 2

Organ Swing

FstSwing

15 Sl Waltz

16 SlJazz Waltz

17 March 6/8

18 March 4/4

19 Musette

20 Fast Waltz

21 Jazz Waltz

22 March 2/4

23 Last Dance

24 Slow Waltz 1

10 Ballad 1

11 P Night

12 G Slow

13 16BtBallad1

14 16BtBallad2

15 G FstPop

Fast BigBand

16 Classic 1

10 BigBnd Swing

11 Sl Swing

12 Club Piano

13 Jazz Band

14 Big Band

15 Vocal Swing

16 Medium Swing

17 Boogie

17 PianoBallad2

18 PianoBallad3

19 60's Ballad

20 Stride Piano

21 Piano Boogie

22 PianoBallad4

18 Boogie Band

19 BigBand Pop

20 Slow Shufﬂe

21 Shufﬂe

22 BrtSwing

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Drum Sets

PC#

CC32

Type

POWER

TR-808

ROOM

STANDARD

ELECTRONIC

- - - - -

Bar Chime

- - - - -

Finger Snap

High Q

Slap

Scratch Push [EXC7]

Scratch Pull [EXC7]

Sticks

Square Click

Metronome Click

Metronome Bell

Std Kick 2

Std Kick 1

Side Stick

Std Snr 1

Hand Clap

Std Snr 2

Low Tom 2

Closed Hi-hat 1 [EXC1]

Low Tom 1

Pedal Hi-hat 1 [EXC1]

Mid Tom 2

Std Kick 1

Room Kick

Kick 2

MONDO Kick

Kick 2

Elec BD

Kick 2

808 Bass Drum 1

808 Rim Shot

Room Snr 1

Gated SD

Elec SD

808 Snare Drum

Std Snr 1

Snare 2

Gated SD

Snare 2

Room Low Tom 2

Elec Low Tom 2

Closed Hi-hat 2 [EXC1]

Elec Low Tom 1

Pedal Hi-hat 2 [EXC1]

Elec Mid Tom 2

Open Hi-hat 2 [EXC1]

Elec Mid Tom 1

Elec Hi Tom 2

808 Low Tom 2

808 CHH [EXC1]

808 Low Tom 1

808 CHH [EXC1]

808 Mid Tom 2

808 OHH [EXC1]

808 Mid Tom 1

808 Hi Tom 2

808 Cymbal

Closed Hi-hat 2 [EXC1]

Pedal Hi-hat 2 [EXC1]

Room Low Tom 1

Room Mid Tom 2

Open Hi-hat 1 [EXC1]

Mid Tom 1

Open Hi-hat 2 [EXC1]

Room Mid Tom 1

Room Hi Tom 2

Room Mid Tom 1

Room Hi Tom 2

High Tom 2

Crash Cymbal1

High Tom 1

Ride Cymbal 1

Chinese Cymbal

Ride Bell

Tambourine

Splash Cymbal

Cowbell

Crash Cymbal 2

Vibra-slap

Ride Cymbal 2

High Bongo

C3 48

Room Hi Tom 1

Elec Hi Tom 1

808 Hi Tom 1

Reverse Cymbal

808 Cowbell

C4 60

Low Bongo

808 High Conga

808 Mid Conga

808 Low Conga

Mute High Conga

Open High Conga

Low Conga

High Timbale

Low Timbale

High Agogo

Low Agogo

Cabasa

808 Maracas

808 Claves

Maracas

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 Cuica [EXC4]

Mute Triangle [EXC5]

Open Triangle [EXC5]

Shaker

C5 72

Jingle Bell

Bell Tree

Castanets

Mute Surdo [EXC6]

Open Surdo [EXC6]

- - - - -

C6 84

- - - - -

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KR-11 – Tones, Drum Sets, Music Styles

SFX Set

PC#

CC32

Type

PC#

CC32

Type

SFX

DANCE

BRUSH

ORCHESTRA

High Q

Slap

Close Hi-hat [EXC1]

Pedal Hi-hat [EXC1]

Open Hi-hat [EXC1]

Ride Cymbal

Scratch Push

Scratch Pull

Sticks

[EXC7]

Square Click

Dance Snr 1

Metronome Click

Metronome Bell

Guitar sliding Finger

Guitar cutting noise (down)

Guitar cutting noise (up)

String slap of double bass

Fl.Key Click

Laughing

Screaming

Punch

Heart Beat

Footsteps1

Footsteps2

Applause

Door Creaking

Door

Scratch

Wind Chimes

Car-Engine

Car-Stop

Car-Pass

Car-Crash

Siren

Train

Jetplane

Helicopter

Starship

Gun Shot

Machine Gun

Lasergun

Explosion

Dog

C3 48

Std Kick 1

Kick 2

Kick 1

Concert BD 2

Concert BD 1

808 Bass Drum 2

808 Rim Shot

TR-909 Snr

Brush Tap

Brush Slap

Brush Swirl

Concert SD

Castanets

Concert SD

Timpani F

Timpani F#

Timpani G

Timpani G#

Timpani A

Timpani A#

Timpani B

Timpani c

Timpani c#

Timpani d

Timpani d#

Timpani e

Timpani f

Dance Snr 2

808 Low Tom 2

808 CHH [EXC1]

808 Low Tom 1

808 CHH [EXC1]

808 Mid Tom 2

808 OHH [EXC1]

808 Mid Tom 1

808 Hi Tom 2

Brush Low Tom 2

Closed Hi-hat 2 [EXC1]

Brush Low Tom 1

Pedal Hi-hat 2 [EXC1]

Brush Mid Tom 2

Open Hi-hat 2 [EXC1]

Brush Mid Tom 1

Brush Hi Tom 2

C4 60

C3 48

808 Cymbal

808 Hi Tom 1

Brush Hi Tom 1

808 Cowbell

Concert Cymbal 2

Concert Cymbal 1

C5 72

C4 60

808 High Conga

808 Mid Conga

808 Low Conga

Horse-Gallop

Birds

Rain

Thunder

Wind

Seashore

Stream

Bubble

Cat

808 Maracas

808 Claves

C6 84

C5 72

PC# : Program Change Number

CC32 : Value of Control Change 32

* Value of Control Change is set 0.

Blank : same percussion instruments

as the Standard Set

----- :

No sound

C6 84

[EXC] : will not sound simultaneously

with other percussion instruments

of the same EXC number

- - - - -

Applause

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KR-11 Owner’s Manual—Tones, Drum Sets, Music Styles

Chord Intelligence

CM7

C#M7

DM7

EM7

FM7

C#7

C#m

Cm7

C#m7

Dm7

Em7

Fm7

CmM7

Cdim

Cm7 ( 5 )

Caug

Csus4

C7sus4

C#mM7

C#dim

C#m7 ( 5 )

C#aug

C#sus4

C#7sus4

DmM7

Ddim

Dm7 ( 5 )

Daug

Dsus4

D7sus4

mM7

dim

EmM7

Edim

Em7 ( 5 )

Eaug

Esus4

E7sus4

FmM7

Fdim

Fm7 ( 5 )

Faug

Fsus4

F7sus4

m7 ( 5 )

aug

sus4

7sus4

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F#M7

GM7

AM7

BM7

F#7

F#m

F#m7

Gm7

Am7

mM7

dim

Bm7

BmM7

Bdim

F#mM7

F#dim

F#m7 ( 5 )

F#aug

F#sus4

F#7sus4

GmM7

Gdim

Gm7 ( 5 )

Gaug

Gsus4

G7sus4

mM7

dim

AmM7

Adim

Am7 ( 5 )

Aaug

Asus4

A7sus4

m7 ( 5 )

Bm7 ( 5 )

aug

Baug

sus4

7sus4

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MIDI Implementation Chart

Transmitted

Recognized

Remarks

Function…

Basic

Channel

Default

Changed

1 — 16

Default

Messages

Altered

Mode 3

OMNI OFF, POLY

****************

Mode 3

Mode 3, 4 (M = 1)

Mode

* 2

Note

Number :

0—127

****************

0 — 127

True Voice

Note ON

Note OFF

Velocity

8n v = 64

After

Touch

Key’s

Ch’s

* 1

Pitch Bend

* 1

0, 32

* 1 Bank Select

* 1 Modulation

* 1 Portamento time

* 1 Data entry

* 1 Volume

6, 38

* 1 Panpot

* 1 Expression

* 1 Hold 1

* 1 Portamento

* 1 Sostenuto

* 1 Soft

* 1 Portamento control

* 1 Effect 1 depth

* 1 Effect 3 depth

* 1 NRPN LSB, MSB

* 1 RPN LSB, MSB

Control

Change

O (Reverb)

O (Chorus)

98, 99

100, 101

Prog

0—127

* 1

Change

: True # ****************

0 — 127

Program Number 1 — 128

System Exclusive

: Song Pos

: Song Sel

: Tune

System

Common

System

Real Time

: Clock

: Commands

: All Sounds OFF

O (120, 126, 127)

O (123 — 127)

Aux

Message

: Reset All Controllers

: Local ON/OFF

: All Notes OFF

: Active Sensing

: System Reset

Notes

* 1 O X is selectable

* 2 Recognize as M = 1 even if M ≠ 1

Mode 1 : OMNI ON, POLY

Mode 2 : OMNI ON, MONO

O : Yes

X : No

Mode 3 : OMNI OFF, POLY Mode 4 : OMNI OFF, MONO

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Distributors

Information

When you need repair service, call your nearest Roland Service Center or authorized Roland distributor in your country as

shown below.

PANAMA

ITALY

ISRAEL

SINGAPORE

AFRICA

SUPRO MUNDIAL, S.A.

Boulevard Andrews, Albrook,

Panama City, REP. DE PANAMA

TEL: 315-0101

Roland Italy S. p. A.

Viale delle Industrie 8,

20020 Arese, Milano, ITALY

TEL: (02) 937-78300

Halilit P. Greenspoon &

Swee Lee Company

150 Sims Drive,

Sons Ltd.

SINGAPORE 387381

TEL: 6846-3676

8 Retzif Ha'aliya Hashnya St.

Tel-Aviv-Yafo ISRAEL

TEL: (03) 6823666

EGYPT

Al Fanny Trading Office

9, EBN Hagar A1 Askalany Street,

ARD E1 Golf, Heliopolis,

Cairo 11341, EGYPT

CRISTOFORI MUSIC PTE

NORWAY

PARAGUAY

LTD

Roland Scandinavia Avd.

JORDAN

Distribuidora De

Blk 3014, Bedok Industrial Park E,

#02-2148, SINGAPORE 489980

TEL: 6243-9555

Kontor Norge

AMMAN Trading Agency

245 Prince Mohammad St.,

Amman 1118, JORDAN

TEL: (06) 464-1200

TEL: 20-2-417-1828

Instrumentos Musicales

J.E. Olear y ESQ. Manduvira

Asuncion PARAGUAY

TEL: (021) 492-124

Lilleakerveien 2 Postboks 95

Lilleaker N-0216 Oslo

NORWAY

REUNION

Maison FO - YAM Marcel

25 Rue Jules Hermann,

Chaudron - BP79 97 491

Ste Clotilde Cedex,

TAIWAN

ROLAND TAIWAN

ENTERPRISE CO., LTD.

Room 5, 9fl. No. 112 Chung Shan

N.Road Sec.2, Taipei, TAIWAN,

R.O.C.

TEL: 2273 0074

KUWAIT

POLAND

URUGUAY

Easa Husain Al-Yousifi

Abdullah Salem Street,

Safat, KUWAIT

REUNION ISLAND

TEL: (0262) 218-429

Todo Musica S.A.

Francisco Acuna de Figueroa 1771

C.P.: 11.800

P. P. H. Brzostowicz

UL. Gibraltarska 4.

PL-03664 Warszawa POLAND

TEL: (022) 679 44 19

TEL: 243-6399

TEL: (02) 2561 3339

Montevideo, URUGUAY

TEL: (02) 924-2335

SOUTH AFRICA

LEBANON

That Other Music Shop

PORTUGAL

THAILAND

Chahine S.A.L.

(PTY) Ltd.

11 Melle St., Braamfontein,

Johannesbourg, SOUTH AFRICA

VENEZUELA

Tecnologias Musica e Audio,

Roland Portugal, S.A.

Cais Das Pedras, 8/9-1 Dto

4050-465 PORTO

Gerge Zeidan St., Chahine Bldg.,

Achrafieh, P.O.Box: 16-5857

Beirut, LEBANON

Theera Music Co. , Ltd.

330 Verng NakornKasem, Soi 2,

Bangkok 10100, THAILAND

TEL: (02) 2248821

Musicland Digital C.A.

Av. Francisco de Miranda,

Centro Parque de Cristal, Nivel

C2 Local 20 Caracas

TEL: (01) 20-1441

P.O.Box 32918, Braamfontein 2017

Johannesbourg, SOUTH AFRICA

TEL: (011) 403 4105

PORTUGAL

TEL: (022) 608 00 60

QATAR

VENEZUELA

TEL: (212) 285-8586

VIETNAM

Al Emadi Co. (Badie Studio

& Stores)

Saigon Music

138 Tran Quang Khai St.,

District 1

Paul Bothner (PTY) Ltd.

17 Werdmuller Centre,

Main Road, Claremont 7708

SOUTH AFRICA

ROMANIA

FBS LINES

P.O. Box 62,

Doha, QATAR

TEL: 4423-554

Ho Chi Minh City

VIETNAM

TEL: (08) 844-4068

Piata Libertatii 1,

RO-4200 Gheorghehi

TEL: (095) 169-5043

EUROPE

P.O.BOX 23032, Claremont 7735,

SOUTH AFRICA

TEL: (021) 674 4030

AUSTRIA

SAUDI ARABIA

RUSSIA

Roland Austria GES.M.B.H.

Siemensstrasse 4, P.O. Box 74,

A-6063 RUM, AUSTRIA

aDawliah Universal

AUSTRALIA/

NEW ZEALAND

MuTek

Electronics APL

3-Bogatyrskaya Str. 1.k.l

107 564 Moscow, RUSSIA

TEL: (095) 169 5043

Corniche Road, Aldossary Bldg.,

1st Floor, Alkhobar,

SAUDI ARABIA

TEL: (0512) 26 44 260

ASIA

AUSTRALIA

BELGIUM/HOLLAND/

LUXEMBOURG

SPAIN

Roland Corporation

Australia Pty., Ltd.

38 Campbell Avenue

Dee Why West. NSW 2099

AUSTRALIA

P.O.Box 2154, Alkhobar 31952

SAUDI ARABIA

TEL: (03) 898 2081

CHINA

Roland Electronics

Roland Benelux N. V

Beijing Xinghai Musical

de España, S. A.

Calle Bolivia 239, 08020

Barcelona, SPAIN

TEL: (93) 308 1000

Houtstraat 3, B-2260, Oevel

(Westerlo) BELGIUM

TEL: (014) 575811

Instruments Co., Ltd.

6 Huangmuchang Chao Yang

District, Beijing, CHINA

TEL: (010) 6774 7491

SYRIA

Technical Light & Sound

TEL: (02) 9982 8266

Center

DENMARK

SWEDEN

Khaled Ebn Al Walid St.

Bldg. No. 47, P.O.BOX 13520,

Damascus, SYRIA

TEL: (011) 223-5384

NEW ZEALAND

Roland Scandinavia A/S

Nordhavnsvej 7, Postbox 880,

DK-2100 Copenhagen

DENMARK

Shanghai Xingtong Acoustics

Roland Scandinavia A/S

SWEDISH SALES OFFICE

Danvik Center 28, 2 tr.

S-131 30 Nacka SWEDEN

TEL: (0)8 702 00 20

Roland Corporation Ltd.

32 Shaddock Street, Mount Eden,

Auckland, NEW ZEALAND

TEL: (09) 3098 715

Equipment CO.,Ltd.

5F. No.1500 Pingliang Road

New East Club Plaza, Shanghai,

CHINA

TEL: 3916 6200

TURKEY

TEL: (021) 5580-0800

Barkat muzik aletleri ithalat

FRANCE

CENTRAL/LATIN

AMERICA

SWITZERLAND

ve ihracat Ltd Sti

Siraselviler Caddesi Siraselviler

Pasaji No:74/20

Taksim - Istanbul, TURKEY

TEL: (0212) 2499324

Roland France SA

Roland (Switzerland) AG

HONG KONG

4, Rue Paul Henri SPAAK,

Parc de l'Esplanade, F 77 462 St.

Thibault, Lagny Cedex FRANCE

TEL: 01 600 73 500

Musitronic AG

Tom Lee Music Co., Ltd.

Gerberstrasse 5, Postfach,

CH-4410 Liestal, SWITZERLAND

TEL: (061) 927-8383

Service Division

22-32 Pun Shan Street, Tsuen

Wan, New Territories,

HONG KONG

ARGENTINA

Instrumentos Musicales S.A.

Av.Santa Fe 2055

U.A.E.

FINLAND

UKRAINE

Zak Electronics & Musical

(1123) Buenos Aires

ARGENTINA

TEL: (011) 4508-2700

TEL: 2415 0911

Roland Scandinavia As,

Filial Finland

TIC-TAC

Instruments Co. L.L.C.

Zabeel Road, Al Sherooq Bldg.,

No. 14, Grand Floor, Dubai, U.A.E.

TEL: (04) 3360715

Mira Str. 19/108

INDIA

Lauttasaarentie 54 B

P.O. Box 180

295400 Munkachevo, UKRAINE

TEL: (03131) 414-40

Rivera Digitec (India) Pvt. Ltd.

409, Nirman Kendra Mahalaxmi

Flats Compound Off. Dr. Edwin

Moses Road, Mumbai-400011,

INDIA

Fin-00201 Helsinki, FINLAND

TEL: (0)9 68 24 020

BRAZIL

Roland Brasil Ltda

Rua San Jose, 780 Sala B

Parque Industrial San Jose

Cotia - Sao Paulo - SP, BRAZIL

TEL: (011) 4615 5666

GERMANY

UNITED KINGDOM

Roland Elektronische

NORTH AMERICA

Roland (U.K.) Ltd.

Atlantic Close, Swansea

Enterprise Park, SWANSEA

SA7 9FJ,

TEL: (022) 493 9051

Musikinstrumente HmbH.

Oststrasse 96, 22844 Norderstedt,

GERMANY

INDONESIA

CANADA

COSTA RICA

PT Citra IntiRama

J1. Cideng Timur No. 15J-150

Jakarta Pusat

TEL: (040) 52 60090

Roland Canada Music Ltd.

UNITED KINGDOM

TEL: (01792) 700139

JUAN Bansbach

(Head Office)

Instrumentos Musicales

Ave.1. Calle 11, Apartado 10237,

San Jose, COSTA RICA

TEL: 258-0211

GREECE

5480 Parkwood Way Richmond

B. C., V6V 2M4 CANADA

TEL: (604) 270 6626

INDONESIA

TEL: (021) 6324170

STOLLAS S.A.

Music Sound Light

155, New National Road

Patras 26442, GREECE

TEL: (061) 043-5400

MIDDLE EAST

KOREA

Roland Canada Music Ltd.

Cosmos Corporation

1461-9, Seocho-Dong,

Seocho Ku, Seoul, KOREA

TEL: (02) 3486-8855

CHILE

(Toronto Office)

170 Admiral Boulevard

Mississauga On L5T 2N6

CANADA

Comercial Fancy S.A.

Rut.: 96.919.420-1

BAHRAIN

Moon Stores

HUNGARY

Nataniel Cox #739, 4th Floor

Santiago - Centro, CHILE

TEL: (02) 688-9540

No.16, Bab Al Bahrain Avenue,

P.O.Box 247, Manama 304,

State of BAHRAIN

Roland East Europe Ltd

TEL: (905) 362 9707

Warehouse Area ‘DEPO’ Pf.83

H-2046 Torokbalint, HUNGARY

TEL: (23) 511011

MALAYSIA

BENTLEY MUSIC SDN BHD

140 & 142, Jalan Bukit Bintang

55100 Kuala Lumpur,MALAYSIA

TEL: (03) 2144-3333

TEL: 211 005

U. S. A.

EL SALVADOR

Roland Corporation U.S

5100 S. Eastern Avenue

Los Angeles, CA 90040-2938,

U. S. A.

CYPRUS

OMNI MUSIC

IRELAND

75 Avenida Norte y Final

Radex Sound Equipment Ltd.

17, Diagorou Street, Nicosia,

CYPRUS

Roland Ireland

Alameda Juan Pablo

Edificio No.4010 San Salvador,

EL SALVADOR

Audio House, Belmont Court,

Donnybrook, Dublin 4.

Republic of IRELAND

TEL: (01) 2603501

PHILIPPINES

TEL: (323) 890 3700

G.A. Yupangco & Co. Inc.

339 Gil J. Puyat Avenue

Makati, Metro Manila 1200,

PHILIPPINES

TEL: (02) 66-9426

TEL: 262-0788

IRAN

MEXICO

MOCO, INC.

TEL: (02) 899 9801

Casa Veerkamp, s.a. de c.v.

Av. Toluca No. 323, Col. Olivar

de los Padres 01780 Mexico D.F.

MEXICO

No.41 Nike St., Dr.Shariyati Ave.,

Roberoye Cerahe Mirdamad

Tehran, IRAN

TEL: (021) 285-4169

As of October 16, 2002 (Roland)

TEL: (55) 5668-6699

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