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Layer: two Tones
The word Layer is used to describe a situation
where every note you play triggers two Tones. The
most popular Tone combination for layers is piano
and strings but you are free to use whichever 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).
. Press the TONE [PIANO] button and select the desired piano
Tone.
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2. Press <Layer> on the Basic screen.
Upper Tone
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Layer Tone
3. Press the TONE [STRINGS] button.
The indicator of the TONE button you have just
pressed will light. Play a few notes on the keyboard
to confirm that the KR-75 is producing a piano and
a strings sound. Let's agree to call the two Tones
being used "Upper Tone" and "Layer Tone".
You can now select another Tone of the Strings
group, if you like. If, after choosing a Layer Tone,
you decide to use another Upper Tone, press <Lay-
er> 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.
7, Playing with accompaniment (Arranger)
7.1, What is an Arranger?
Think of the Arranger's Music Styles as your back-
ing band. The following illustration shows that this
suggestion is not as preposterous as it may sound
because your KR-75 is capable of playing several
"variations" (called divisions) of a given accompani-
ment. All you have to do is make up your mind
about the kind of music you want to play: is it
going to be salsa, rnumba, 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.
In other words, you must explain 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 Vari-
ation.
As its name implies, Basic is the "normal" accom-
paniment level, with only the basic ingredients of a
professional sounding accompaniment. The
Advanced level, on the other hand, may contain
another version of the selected Music Style or just 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 cur-
rent accompaniment.
As the leader of your band, you have to tell the
musicians what to play and when to play it. If you
want the accompaniment to become more complex
as the song evolves, here is a useful sequence:
Typical sang structure
"4stVerse | 2nd Verse | tstChorus | Srd Verse and Chorus.
Advanced/
Basic/
Variation
Advanced/
Vanation
Basic
Basic/
Originat
Variation
Original
Other elements help you refine the accompaniment.
Instead of abruptly changing to Advanced/Origi-
nal, you may want to play a short transition to
announce a new part of the song. That is what Fill
In [TO VARIATION] and [TO ORIGINAL] are for.
See "Switching Style arrangements (divisions)" on
page 27 for other Music Style divisions and func-
tions you can use to create a professional sounding
accompaniment.
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