Performing With Multiple Sounds Layered Together (Layer) - Roland KR-115 Owner's Manual

Performing with Multiple Sounds
Layered Together (Layer)
Two tones sounding together when you press a single key is referred to as a "layer
performance."
For instance, it's possible to play the Tones for both Piano and Strings simultaneously.
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1.
Touch <Layer 1> on the Basic screen.
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The tone that was sounding before you switched to layer performance, plus the tone
indicated in the lower part of the display, are now played together.
Here, the tone appearing in the upper part of the display is called the "upper tone,"
and the tone appearing in the lower part of the display is called the "layer tone."
In the same manner, you can touch <Layer 2> to layer further sounds.
Changing the Tones
2.
Touch the name of the tone to be changed.
Touch here to highlight the tone name.
3.
Press a Tone button to select the new tone (p. 28).
4.
When you have selected the tone, press the [Exit] button.
The display returns to the Basic screen.
Cancelling the Layer
5.
Touch <Layer 1>.
Touch <Layer 2> to have <Layer 2> play as well.
The <Layer 1> and <Layer 2> icons are dimmed, and the Layer performance is
cancelled.
Now when you play the keys, only the tone indicated on the screen is sounded.
Grand Piano 1
Strings 1
Strings 2
Chapter 1 Performance
When you select an internal
song or music file that includes
the lyrics data, <
appears in the Basic screen.
Touch this to display the lyrics.
< > appears in the Piano
screen or Basic screen when
headphones are connected.
You can add three-
dimensional breadth to the
sound from the headphones
(p. 39).
When you touch Octave
<-><+> on the tone selection
screen, the pitch of the
keyboard's sound is changed
in octave units. To learn more,
see "Shifting the Keyboard
Pitch in Octave Steps (Octave
Shift)" (p. 33).
You can change the balance of
the Upper and Layer Tone
volume. For instructions, see
"Adjusting the Volume
Balance for Each Performance
Part (Part Balance)" (p. 73).
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