Roland KF-7 Quick Start Manual

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The KF-7 Owner's Manual consists of two volumes, Quick Start and the Owner's Manual.

Please start out by reading "Before You Start Playing" in the Owner's Manual. This explains how to connect

the KF-7's power cord and how to turn on the instrument's power.

After turning on the power, please continue by reading Quick Start (this volume).

By trying out the various procedures while reading the Quick Start, you can easily learn how to play the KF-

7 and make use of its major functions (especially procedures that involve use of the "main buttons").

The Owner's Manual describes procedures, from basic operation to procedures for special applications (for

example, using the KF-7 as an accompanist and creating songs), that will help you master the KF-7's many

performance functions.

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Quick Start

Score Display

The score for the selected song

is displayed on the screen. You

can display scores not only for

songs in the KF-7's memory,

but also for songs on disks.

P. 8

Music Assistant

Use the KF-7's Automatic

Accompaniment feature to

add accompaniments to

your favorite songs.

P. 10

Session Partner

You can play along with a

band accompaniment.

Chord progressions are

provided automatically.

P. 18

Select Various Tones

You can select specially

recommended Tones

from the KF-7's library

of sounds.

P. 14

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Page 1: Quick Start
7 and make use of its major functions (especially procedures that involve use of the “main buttons”). The Owner’s Manual describes procedures, from basic operation to procedures for special applications (for example, using the KF-7 as an accompanist and creating songs), that will help you master the KF-7’s many performance functions.
Page 2: Table Of Contents
Contents About the Piano Screen ...3 About the Key Template ...3 A Quick Tour of the KF-7 ...4 Playing in a Wonderland of Sounds ...5 [Select/Listen to a Song] Button ...6 [Score Display] Button ...8 [Music Assistant] Button (1)...10 [Music Assistant] Button (2)...12 [Select Various Tones] Button...14...
Page 3: About The Piano Screen
When this screen is displayed, you can change the settings that affect the KF-7’s piano performances. Although the screen changes when you press the buttons to carry out the various operations and settings, you can bring up the Piano screen at any time by pressing the One Touch Program [Piano] button, and switch back to piano performance.
Page 4: A Quick Tour Of The Kf-7
A Quick Tour of the KF-7 The “Quick Tour” provides visual descriptions of the KF-7’s special features, characteristics and main performance functions. Touch the screen to listen to a variety of demos. Display the Quick Tour screen. Touch the category for the type of demo you want to hear.
Page 5: Playing In A Wonderland Of Sounds
Touch <Exit> to return to the Wonderland screen. Touch <Exit> on the Wonderland screen to end the Wonderland. Reference When connecting a mic to the KF-7, refer to “Connecting a Microphone” in the Owner’s Manual. <TONES> Performances can use a number of different instrument sounds.
Page 6: [Select/Listen To A Song] Button
[Select/Listen to a Song] Button Press this button to select songs. The KF-7’s more than 170 internal songs are categorized by musical style, or genre. Additionally, you can file songs you like to the “Favorites” category. Saving songs to the “Favorites” makes it more convenient to play songs you are practicing and those you listen to frequently.
Page 7 Playing Back Songs with Different Arrangements When Listening to Songs on Disks Insert the disk containing the song you want to play in the KF-7’s disk drive. Press the [Select/Listen to a Song] button and select “Disk” for the genre; you now can select songs on the disk.
Page 8: [Score Display] Button
[Score Display] Button You can display scores not only for the internal songs, but for recorded songs and songs on disks as well. Some songs also include the fingering and chord information in the display. This information is not only useful for piano practicing, but is also handy when you want to view the chords while playing accompaniment to songs.
Page 9 Tempo [-] [+] buttons. The display advances along with the song playback. To stop the song, press the [ Advanced Use of the KF-7 Practicing Songs “Practicing Songs with the Practice Function” in the Owner’s Manual. When displaying the scores of recorded performances: After recording your own performance, press the [Score Display] button.
Page 10: [Music Assistant] Button (1)
Search for song names using keywords and initials. , you can display the score for that song. >. mark cannot be displayed on the KF-7, try The pages in the song list are displayed here. This turns the pages in the song list.
Page 11 fig.Q_accomp2.j Tempo Song name Changing the preset changes the accompaniment style, right-hand tone and other settings. This returns you to the Song Selection screen. Moves back the playback position. Returns to the This starts and stops playback beginning of the song. of the performance.
Page 12: [Music Assistant] Button (2)
[Music Assistant] Button (2) Excitement Function 1 Press the Fill In buttons at the points where < > and < > are indicated. Phrases added at points in the song where the mood changes are called “fill-ins.” Press the Fill In [To Original] button when < and the Fill In [To Variation] button when <...
Page 13 When using the melody feature with the following songs, change the point at which the keyboard is divided (the split point) to <C3>, or some other key to the left of <C3>. For details, refer to “Changing the Keyboard’s Split Point (Split Point)” in the Owner’s Manual. You can specify chords with the keys to the left of the split point.
Page 14: [Select Various Tones] Button
[Select Various Tones] Button The KF-7 features more than 600 internal sounds. Naturally, these include piano, but you can also play brass, woodwind, and electronic instrument tones, as well as a variety of other tones, even non-instrument sounds. Press this button to select recommended tones.
Page 15 Here, touch <Organ>. fig.Q_tone1.j This returns you to A description of the Select Various each Tone is Tones screen. displayed here. What is the Rotary Effect? This adds a sort of spinning effect to the organ sound, similar to the sound when a rotary speaker is used.
Page 16: [Song Stylist] Button
When you touch the genre name on the screen, the song’s arrangement changes. You can change the arrangement using the KF-7’s Music Styles with the Music Style buttons. When you select a Tone with the Tone buttons, the Tone in the melody changes.
Page 17 To stop the song, touch < Changing the Arrangement of Original Songs You can change the arrangement of songs recorded with the KF-7’s “Chord Sequencer” recording function with the [Song Stylist] button. For more detailed information, refer to “Composing an Accompaniment By Entering Chords (Chord Sequencer).”...
Page 18: [Session Partner] Button
[Session Partner] Button You can have the members of your band (the performance patterns) play background for you, in any combination. You decide just how the chords are played automatically. Enjoy jam sessions you create yourself! Press the [Session Partner] button. Begin performing.
Page 19 Touch <Harmony>. You can use the “Harmony” features to add more excitement to your performances. Use “Harmony” to add harmonies to the melodies, based on the accompaniment chords. Change the type to change the instrument playing the melody and the way harmonies are added. fig.Q_session2.e This switches the harmonies...
Page 20 Key Template Please cut out to use 03019734 ’03-6-2N...

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