Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product KF-90 Roland
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Before using this unit, carefully read the sections entitled: “IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS” (p. 2), “USING THE UNIT SAFELY” (p. 3), and “IMPORTANT NOTES” (p. 5). These sections provide important information concerning the proper operation of the unit.
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3 U S I N G T H E U N I T S A F E L Y 001 • Before using this unit, make sure to read the instructions below, and the Owner’s Manual. .................................................................................................................
4 USING THE UNIT SAFELY 101a • The unit should be located so that its location or position does not interfere with its proper ventilation. ..............................................................................................................
5 IMPORTANT NOTES 291b In addition to the items listed under “IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS” and “USING THE UNIT SAFELY” on pages 2, 3 and 4, please read and observe the following: Power Suppl.
6 IMPORTANT NOTES Before Using Floppy Disks Handling the Floppy Disk Drive 602 • Install the unit on a solid, level surface in an area free from vibration. If the unit must be installed at an angle, be sure the installation does not exceed the permissible range.
7 Introduction Thank you, and congratulations on your choice of the Roland KF-90 Intelligent Piano. While the KF-90 Intelligent Piano certainly allows you to achieve authentic piano performances, it also features easy-to-use Automatic Accompaniment and numerous other useful functions.
8 Introduction Checking the Included Items ❏ Owner’s Manual ❏ Power Cord ❏ Cover ❏ Pedal (DP-6) x 1 ❏ Data Disk x 1 ❏ Music Stand ❏ Screw Set How to Use This Manual This owner's manual is organized as follows.
9 Contents USING THE UNIT SAFELY ............................................................................................................... 3 IMPORTANT NOTES ........................................................................................
10 Contents Applying Effects to the Sound (Effects) ................................................................................................ 62 Sounding the Metronome.............................................................................
11 Contents Recording Songs Starting with Pickups .............................................................................................. 104 Composing an Accompaniment By Entering Chords (Chord Sequencer)..................................... 105 Creating a Rhythm Part with Ease .
12 Contents Adjusting Resonance .................................................................................................................. 144 Changing Key Touch (Key Touch) .....................................................................
13 Panel Descriptions ■ Rear Panel 1 [Power] Switch Pressed to switch the power on and off (p. 17). 2 AC Inlet Used only the supplied power cable (p. 16). 3 Pedal Jacks Connect the supplied pedal (DP-6) and others (p. 16). When connected to Damper, the pedal functions as a damper pedal.
14 Panel Descriptions ■ Front Panel 1 Disk Drive You can insert a floppy disk for playing back or saving songs (p. 39, p. 109). 2 [Volume] Knob Adjusts the overall volume level (p. 17). 3 [Brilliance] Knob Adjusts the tone brightness (p. 17). 4 [Reverb] Knob Adjusts the amount of reverb (p.
15 Panel Descriptions 22 Fill In [To Variation] Button Inserts a fill-in in an automatic accompaniment and changes to the Variation accompaniment pattern (p. 77). [To Original] Button Inserts a fill-in in an automatic accompaniment and changes to the Original accompaniment pattern (p.
16 Before You Play Installing the Music Stand fig.00-01 1. Using the supplied screws, fasten the music stand to the back of the KF-90 as illustrated. Turn the screws clockwise to tighten them. 2. To remove the music stand, support it with one hand while loosening the screws.
17 Before You Play Before You Play Turning the Power On and Off Be sure to follow the steps below when turning the power on or off. By turning on devices in the wrong order, you risk causing malfunction and/or damage to speakers and other devices. Turning On the Power 1.
18 Before You Play Connecting a Microphone You can connect a microphone into the Mic In jack, and enjoy karaoke with the KF-90. fig.00-09 1. Connect a microphone to the Mic In jack on the back of the instrument. 2. Rotate the [Mic Volume] knob next to the Mic In jack to adjust the volume level for the microphone.
19 Before You Play Before You Play ■ Basic Screen The following screen is called “Basic Screen.” You can usually display this screen by touching <Exit> in the display several times. If touching <Exit> doesn’t display this screen, follow either of the procedures described below to display it.
20 Before You Play MEMO.
21 Quick Start Quick Start.
22 Playing the Keyboard Listening to the Demo Song You can watch the introductions of KF-90’s sound and keyboard, or listen to the demo songs, which use a variety of the KF-90’s built-in instrument sounds and Music Styles (accompaniment styles in various musical genres).
23 Playing the Keyboard Quick Start Playing the Keyboard Like a Piano ( One-touch Piano) First, let’s try piano play. By pressing the One Touch Program [Piano] button you can instantly make the optimal settings for piano performances. fig.Q1-03 1. Press the One Touch Program [Piano] button.
24 Playing the Keyboard Performing with Various Instrument Sounds The KF-90 is able to produce the sounds of various instruments and effects. The various types of sounds are called “Tones.” The tones are divided into nine separate groups, each assigned to the Tone Select buttons.
25 Playing the Keyboard Quick Start Handy Features for Selecting Tones ([Tone Navigator] Button) Pressing the [Tone Navigator] button lets you use a handy feature when selecting tones. fig.Q1-07 1. Press the [Tone Navigator] button. A Tone Navigator screen like the one below appears.
26 Playing the Keyboard Practicing a Song Using Music Files (Piano Master) Now, let’s have some fun practicing using the song data on the Data Disk included with the KF-90. “Piano Master” can help you master your favorite songs. You can practice using commercially available Music Files, not just the included disk.
27 Playing the Keyboard Quick Start MEMO.
28 Playing with Accompaniment Playing with Automatic Accompaniment ([Style Navigator] Button) Pressing the [Style Navigator] button lets you use a feature that makes play with automatic accompaniment even more enjoyable. fig.Q2-01 1. Press the [Style Navigator] button.
29 Playing with Accompaniment Quick Start ■ Enjoying Automatic Accompaniment with Ease (EZ Arranger) Let’s try playing using Automatic Accompaniment. Automatic Accompaniment is a feature that creates an accompaniment matched to the chords you specify with the left hand, making the performance more impressive and enjoyable.
30 Playing with Accompaniment Playing with an Automatic Accompaniment (One-touch Arranger) In this section we will explain how you use Automatic Accompaniment not using [Style Navigator]. When using Automatic Accompaniment, press the One Touch Program [Arranger] button.
31 Playing with Accompaniment Quick Start fig.Q2-07-2.e 3. Touch Page < > and < > to switch pages, then touch the screen to choose <Big Band>. 4. Touch <Exit>. The previous screen appears. 5. Use the Tempo [-] and [+] buttons to adjust the tempo of the accompaniment.
32 Playing with Accompaniment fig.Q2-09.e Little Br own Jug Pla y the C K ey on the ke yboard. Right Left Left Intro 8 measures Press the Fill In [T o V ariation] to change the Accompaniment P attern.
33 Playing with Accompaniment Quick Start MEMO.
34 Recording a Performance Recording a Song ([Composer Navigator] Button) You can use the KF-90's “Composer” section for simple recording and playback of your performances. When recording a song, try pressing the [Composer Navigator] button. fig.
35 Recording a Performance Quick Start Touch <Exit> to go back to the Composer Navigator screen. 3. Touch <Exit> at the bottom left of the screen to end the Composer Navigator screen.
36 Recording a Performance Recording a Performance with Automatic Accompaniment In this section, we’ll record a performance with Automatic Accompaniment for “Little Brown Jug” on page 32. fig.Q3-01 Get ready to Record 1. Press the [Song/Disk] button.
37 Recording a Performance Quick Start 5. Touch <Exit> to go back to the previous screen. 6. Use the Tempo [-] and [+] buttons to adjust the tempo of the accompaniment. Start recording 7. Press the Rec [ ] button. The KF-90 enters standby for recording.
38 Recording a Performance Listening to the Recorded Performance Now listen to the performance you have recorded. fig.Q3-05 1. Press the Reset [ ] button. Now, you can play back the song from the beginning. 2. Press the Play [ ] button. The recorded performance is played back.
39 Quick Start Using Music Files Listening to Music Files Here’s where you can know how to use the disk drive to listen to commercially available music files. You can also listen to KF-90 performance data saved on a floppy disk in the same way. fig.
40 Using Music Files ■ Playing Back Music Files fig.Q5-03 1. Insert the floppy disk containing the songs into the disk drive (p. 39). 2. Press the [Song/Disk] button. The Song/Disk screen appears. fig.Q5-04.e 3. Touch the screen to choose a song. If there are more than five songs on the disk, touch Page < > < > to switch the pages.
41 Using Music Files Quick Start ● When the Following Screen is Displayed If there’s song data remaining in the internal memory, the screen shown below appears when you try to choose a song. fig.Q5-05.e If you don’t want to erase the song Touch <Cancel>.
42 Using Music Files Enjoying Karaoke Performances with Music Files You can connect a microphone into the Mic jack, and enjoy karaoke with the KF-90. For more on connecting a microphone, refer to “Connecting a Microphone” (p. 18). Karaoke music files must be purchased separately.
43 Using Music Files Quick Start Adding the Effects to Your Voice You can connect a microphone into the Mic jack, and enjoy modifying your voice through the mic with the KF-90. fig.Q5-07 1. Press the [Vocal Effects] button. A Vocal Effects screen appears.
44 Using Music Files ■ Adjusting the Echo You can adjust the echo added to the sound from a microphone connected to the KF-90. 1. Press the [Vocal Effects] button. A Vocal Effects screen appears. 2. Touch <Echo>. fig.Q5-09.eps 3. Touch <Echo> horizontal slider to adjust the amount of echo applied.
45 Using Music Files Quick Start 3. Touch one of the icons on the screen. Here’s what the different icons do. 4. Sing through the microphone. Your voice is transformed according to the item you selected. When you use the Voice Transformer function, the resonance setting for the piano (see p.
46 Using Music Files ■ Adding Harmony You can sing with a harmony accompaniment, even when you’re playing solo. This is called the “Harmonist” function. 1. Press the [Vocal Effects] button. The Vocal Effects screen appears. 2. Touch <Harmonist>.
47 Using Music Files Quick Start When you use the Harmonist function, the resonance setting for the piano (p. 144) may sometimes be reset. And the effects applied to the keyboard may be canceled. 4. Touch the icon you selected in step 3 again to cancel the Harmonist function.
48 Using Music Files ■ Playing the Keyboard Notes with a Voice Scale You can have the melody that is sung into the microphone played using the KF-90's tones. When <Vocal Keyboard> function is ON, the Voice Transformer (p. 44) and the Harmonist function (p.
49 Appendices Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 1 Reference.
50 Chapter 1 Performance Playing the Keyboard Like a Piano (One-touch Piano) You can make the optimal settings for a piano performance at the touch of a single button. fig.01-01 1. Press the One Touch Program [Piano] button. A Piano screen like the one shown below appears.
51 Chapter 1 Performance Chapter 1 Playing a Wide Variety of Instrument Sounds The KF-90 comes with a large number of built-in instrument sounds and effects. This lets you enjoy performances with sounds matched to a wide range of musical genres. The various types of built-in sounds are called “Tones.
52 Chapter 1 Performance Changing Tones with Value [-] [+] Or the Dial You can also use Value [-] [+] or the dial to change a Tone. When you use the Value [-] [+] button or the dial, the pages are switched automatically, without having to touch Page < > and < >.
53 Chapter 1 Performance Chapter 1 Combining the Sounds of Two Instruments (Layer Play) You can play two different sounds from a single key at the same time. This method of performance is called “Layer Play.” For instance, it’s possible to play the Tones for both Piano and Strings in combination.
54 Chapter 1 Performance Changing the Tones 1. On the Touch Screen, touch the name of the Tone you want to change. fig.01-09.e_70 2. Press one of the Tone Select buttons. The Tone Selection screen appears. 3. Use Page < > and < > to switch screens, and touch the screen to choose a Tone.
55 Chapter 1 Performance Chapter 1 Playing Different Tones with the Left and Right Hands (Split Play) The Split feature allows you to split the keyboard into two zones, then play a different sound in each zone.
56 Chapter 1 Performance Changing the Tones 1. On the Touch Screen, touch the name of the Tone you want to change. 2. Press one of the Tone Select buttons. The Tone Selection screen appears. 3. Use Page < > and < > to switch screens, and touch the screen to choose a Tone.
57 Chapter 1 Performance Chapter 1 4. Use Page < > and < > to switch screens, and touch the screen to choose a Tone. You can also choose a Tone using the Value [-] and [+] buttons or the dial. 5. Touch <Exit>. The Basic screen appears.
58 Chapter 1 Performance Playing Drum Sounds You can use the keyboard to play percussion sounds or effects such as sirens and animal sounds. fig.01-15 1. Press the [Drums/SFX] button, getting its indicator to light up. When you finger the keyboard now, each key plays a different percussion- instrument sound.
59 Chapter 1 Performance Chapter 1 ■ Playing Effect Sounds 1. Press the [Drums/SFX] button, getting its indicator to light up. 2. Touch <SFX> at the bottom of the screen. When you finger the keyboard now, each key plays a different effect sound.
60 Chapter 1 Performance Effects Adding Three-Dimensional Breadth to Your Performances (Advanced 3D) When performing along with the automatic accompaniment or the songs, you can add three-dimensional breadth to the sounds. This provides the pleasant effect of “wrapping” your performance within the accompaniment.
61 Chapter 1 Performance Chapter 1 Selecting the part to apply Advanced 3D Effect With “Keyboard” in Advanced 3D set to On, you can select the Parts to which the 3D effect is applied when the keys are played. 1. Touch <Options> at the Advanced 3D screen.
62 Chapter 1 Performance Applying Effects to the Sound (Effects) You can apply a wide range of different effects to the notes you play on the keyboard. 1. Press one of the Tone Select buttons to choose a Tone to which you want to apply an Effect. The Tone Selection screen (p.
63 Chapter 1 Performance Chapter 1 Sounding the Metronome The KF-90 features a built-in metronome functions. You can start or stop the metronome sound simply by pressing the [Metronome] button. During playback of a song, or when performing with automatic accompaniment, the metronome sounds to the tempo and beat of the song in progress.
64 Chapter 1 Performance ■ Adjusting the Tempo The tempo of the Metronome can be set within the range of 20 to 250. The tempo of the metronome changes automatically if you use an automatic accompaniment or play back a song. fig.03-01 1. Press the Tempo [-] and [+] buttons to choose a tempo.
65 Chapter 1 Performance Chapter 1 ■ Changing the Beat of Metronome 1. At the Metronome screen, touch <Beat>. The available choices for the beat appear at the bottom of the screen. 2. Choose the beat from among the selections by touching your choice.
66 Chapter 1 Performance ■ Changing the Type of Sound You can change the type of sound of the metronome. When you turn on the power, the setting is for “ordinary metronome sound.” 1. At the Metronome screen, touch <Sound>. The type of sound appear at the bottom of the screen.
67 Chapter 2 Chapter 2 Using Automatic Accompaniment Music Style and Automatic Accompaniment What is Automatic Accompaniment? With the KF-90, just by pressing the One Touch Program [Arranger] button, you can select Automatic Accompaniment.
68 Chapter 2 Using Automatic Accompaniment About Chords A chord is a group of notes played at the same time. The pitch of the note that forms the base (the root note) is shown by a letter, and the type of constituent notes is shown by the chord type.
69 Chapter 2 Using Automatic Accompaniment Chapter 2 ■ Displaying the Chord Fingering On Screen (Chord Finder) Whenever you are not sure how a certain chord is fingered, you can have the notes comprising the chord be shown in the screen. 1. Press the [Style Navigator] button.
70 Chapter 2 Using Automatic Accompaniment Choosing a Music Style You can choose a wide variety of Music Styles by pressing the Music Style button. The following buttons are called Music Style buttons.
71 Chapter 2 Using Automatic Accompaniment Chapter 2 7. Press the Intro/Ending [1] or [2] button to play an ending and stop performance of the accompaniment. ■ Choosing a Music Style from Data Disk You can use Music Styles on the Data Disk included with the KF-90, as well as User Styles saved on floppy disk (p.
72 Chapter 2 Using Automatic Accompaniment Playing Sounds with the Left Hand Along with the Automatic Accompaniment Ordinarily, when you perform while using the Automatic Accompaniment, no sound is produced from keys in the left part of the keyboard when they are pressed.
73 Chapter 2 Using Automatic Accompaniment Chapter 2 Playing Just the Rhythm Pattern A Music Style can be made to sound only the Rhythm Pattern. 1. Choose a Music Style. 2. Press the One Touch Program [Piano] button. 3. Press the [Start/Stop] button. Only the Rhythm Pattern of the selected Music Style is played.
74 Chapter 2 Using Automatic Accompaniment Playing a Music Style (Start/Stop) Pressing the One Touch Program [Arranger] button activates Sync Start for the accompaniment (which starts the accompanimen.
75 Chapter 2 Using Automatic Accompaniment Chapter 2 ■ Starting at the Press of a Button 1. Press the [Sync/Reset] button, extinguishing the indicator. The indicator for the Intro/Ending [1] button also goes dark. 2. Specify the chord on the lower-part of keyboard.
76 Chapter 2 Using Automatic Accompaniment Playing the Count Sound at the End of the Intro If an intro is played before your performance, you can have the count sound played to the end of the intro, allowing you to understand easily where you are to start playing.
77 Chapter 2 Using Automatic Accompaniment Chapter 2 Modifying an Accompaniment You can change the arrangement of automatic accompaniment and the accompaniment pattern. ■ Changing the Accompaniment Pattern Within a Song (Fill-In) There are two accompaniment patterns: the original one, and a variation that’s a little more flowery.
78 Chapter 2 Using Automatic Accompaniment ■ Changing the Arrangement of the Accompaniment You can change the arrangement of an accompaniment during the performance of automatic accompaniment or while it is stopped. This function is called “Style Orchestrator.
79 Chapter 2 Using Automatic Accompaniment Chapter 2 Adding Harmony to the Right-hand Part (Melody Intelligence) You can add a harmony to the notes you play with the keyboard.
80 Chapter 2 Using Automatic Accompaniment Adding Automatic Accompaniment to Regular Piano Performance (Piano Style Arranger) Usually, with an automatic accompaniment performance, the accompaniment is sounded by the chords you specify on the left-hand section of the keyboard, with the melody played on the right-hand section.
81 Chapter 2 Using Automatic Accompaniment Chapter 2 Changing the Volume Balance for the Accompaniment and Keyboard You can change the volume balance for the song and accompaniment and the notes played from the keyboard. 1. Use the [Balance] knob to change the volume balance.
82 Chapter 2 Using Automatic Accompaniment fig.02-20_60/fig.02-21_60 This shows the volume balance of each keyboard tone during Layer play or Split play, or when playing percussion or effect sounds with the keyboard. 2. Touch to adjust the volume of the respective Parts.
83 Chapter 3 Chapter 3 Some Handy Features Playing Back Songs for Practice Let's try practicing along with commercial music files or songs recorded on floppy disk. You can move to a certain measure within a song, and play back the song from that location.
84 Chapter 3 Some Handy Features To go back to the beginning of the song 1. Press the Reset [ ] button. To move to the end of the song 1. Hold down the Stop [ ] button and press the Fwd [ ] button. ■ Displaying the Score You can have the musical score of a recorded performance or a song from floppy disk be displayed.
85 Chapter 3 Some Handy Features Chapter 3 4. Press the Play [ ] button. The song play back starts, and the score moves with the tune. Touching the illustration of speaker ( ) on-screen, you can mute the part. Some notes on a Score Screen • When you start playback of music files, the marks appears.
86 Chapter 3 Some Handy Features Adjusting the tempo with the Value [+] and [-] buttons or the dial When the tempo is displayed at the upper-left area of the screen, you can use the dial to adjust the tempo. • Turn the dial clockwise to speed up the tempo.
87 Chapter 3 Some Handy Features Chapter 3 Playback with No Change in Tempo If a song has difficult tempo changes, it can be effective to practice the song first at an unchanging tempo. Playback of a song at a steady tempo that doesn’t change is called “Tempo Muting.
88 Chapter 3 Some Handy Features Counting Down Before a Performance Starts When you’re playing along with a song, you can make sure that your playing is in time with the song by sounding a count before the song starts playing. This audible count before the playback of a song is called a “Count-In.
89 Chapter 3 Some Handy Features Chapter 3 Preventing the Part to Be Practiced from Sounding With commercially available music files for piano lessons, you can play back the part for each hand individually.
90 Chapter 3 Some Handy Features Placing a Marker Within a Song By setting markers at points in a song that you want to practice repeatedly, you can then easily move and repeatedly play back the selected measures. ■ Placing/Erasing a Marker Within a Song You can place two separate markers (Marker A and Marker B) in one song.
91 Chapter 3 Some Handy Features Chapter 3 ■ Playback from a Marker Location 1. At the marker screen, touch the measure number of the marker you want to move to. The position from which playback will start is moved to the location where marker A or marker B is set.
92 Chapter 3 Some Handy Features Playing Back to the Same Passage Over and Over You can play back a particular passage repeatedly. This is convenient when you want to practice the same passage a number of times. 1. Press the [Composer Navigator] button.
93 Chapter 3 Some Handy Features Chapter 3 Transposing the Key of the Keyboard (Key Transpose) You can transpose the key of a performance without having to shift the position of your fingers on the keyboard.
94 Chapter 3 Some Handy Features Transposing a song for playback You can transpose a song for playback. When using your own recorded performances or songs from music data while playing ensemble with another instrument, you can easily transpose the playback pitch to match the pitch of the other instrument.
95 Chapter 3 Some Handy Features Chapter 3 Checking Your Performance On Screen You can play back a Music Files song or a previously recorded model song and compare your own performance with the screen as you play back the song. 1. Press the [Function] button.
96 Chapter 3 Some Handy Features ■ Specifying the Part to Display You can display a different Part of the model song. 1. At the Keyboard screen or the Graph screen, touch <Options>. fig.03-22.e_70 2. Touch to switch the Part that’s displayed.
97 Chapter 4 Chapter 4 Recording and Saving the Performance What is a Track Button? A recorded performance is automatically assigned to 5 Track buttons.
98 Chapter 4 Recording and Saving the Performance Recording Your Playing with Ease This records only what you play on the keyboard, without using Automatic Accompaniment. fig.04-02 1. Press the [Song/Disk] button. A Song/Disk screen like the one following appears.
99 Chapter 4 Recording and Saving the Performance Chapter 4 Listening to the Recorded Songs Play back the recorded performance. 1. Press the Reset [ ] button. Now you can play back the song from the beginning. 2. Press the Play [ ] button. The recorded performance is played back.
100 Chapter 4 Recording and Saving the Performance Recording a Performance Using Automatic Accompaniment You can record the performance with Automatic Accompaniment easily. A recorded performance is automatically assigned to Track buttons. 1. Press the [Song/Disk] button.
101 Chapter 4 Recording and Saving the Performance Chapter 4 Redoing a Recording Redoing a recording involves specifying a Track button you want to record over and then recording over again.
102 Chapter 4 Recording and Saving the Performance Erasing a Recorded Song You can erase a song that’s been recorded. Erasing using the buttons 1. Hold down the [Song/Disk] button and press the Rec [ ] button. The following screen appears. fig.04-04_80 2.
103 Chapter 4 Recording and Saving the Performance Chapter 4 Changing How Recording Stops You can change how recording is stopped when recording a performance using Automatic Accompaniment. 1. Press the [Composer Navigator] button, getting its indicator to light up.
104 Chapter 4 Recording and Saving the Performance Recording Songs Starting with Pickups You can record songs that start with pickups. Songs that begin on a beat other than the downbeat are called “songs with pickups.” 1. Press the [Song/Disk] button.
105 Chapter 4 Recording and Saving the Performance Chapter 4 Composing an Accompaniment By Entering Chords (Chord Sequencer) You can enter its chord progression, the places where the accompaniment pattern changes, and so on to create an accompaniment for the song.
106 Chapter 4 Recording and Saving the Performance 3. Use the Music Style buttons and the touch screen to choose a Music Style. 4. Touch <Exit>. You are returned to the Chord Sequencer screen. 5. Enter the chord progression and the accompaniment pattern.
107 Chapter 4 Recording and Saving the Performance Chapter 4 Inputting Chords Without Playing the Keyboard You can use <Chord> at the bottom of the Chord Sequencer screen to specify chords on the screen. 1. At the Chord Sequencer screen, touch <Chord>.
108 Chapter 4 Recording and Saving the Performance Creating a Rhythm Part with Ease The KF-90 has a large number of onboard rhythm patterns. You can use these onboard rhythm patterns to create a rhythm part with ease. 1. Press the [Composer Navigator] button, getting its indicator to light up.
109 Chapter 4 Recording and Saving the Performance Chapter 4 Saving Songs to Floppy Disks The performance data recorded in the KF-90’s internal memory will be lost when you switch to another song or when the power is turned off. Be sure to save unfinished performance data as well as other important performance data to a floppy disk.
110 Chapter 4 Recording and Saving the Performance 2. Touch <Disk> on the screen. A Song Disk Menu screen like the one shown below appears. fig.04-13.e_60 3. Make sure the write-protect tab on the floppy disk is positioned at “WRITE” (write enabled).
111 Chapter 4 Recording and Saving the Performance Chapter 4 ■ Saving Your Songs on Floppy Disk A recorded performance is discarded when you switch off the power, or choose another song. The process of storing data such as recorded performances on floppy disk is called “saving.
112 Chapter 4 Recording and Saving the Performance 7. After you’ve entered the name of the song, touch to choose a song number. When you select a song number that is already being used for another song, the name of the song appears in the save destination column.
113 Chapter 4 Recording and Saving the Performance Chapter 4 Deleting Songs from Floppy Disks You can delete songs that have been saved to floppy disks. 1. Make sure the write-protect tab on the floppy disk is positioned at “WRITE” (write enabled).
114 Chapter 4 Recording and Saving the Performance Changing the Order of Songs on Floppy Disk Here’s how you can change the order of songs saved on a floppy disk. 1. Have ready an empty, formatted floppy disk. 2. Insert the floppy disk containing the saved songs into the disk drive.
115 Chapter 5 Chapter 5 Advanced Recording Function In addition to the functions introduced in “Chapter 4 Recording and Saving Performances,” the KF-90 features a variety of other recording functions. Selecting the Recording Method You can use any of the four methods below to record with the KF-90.
116 Chapter 5 Advanced Recording Function ■ Recording While Erasing the Previous Recording (Replace Recording) Recording whereby you erase previously recorded material as you record something new is called “Replace Recording.” This setting is in effect when you turn on the power.
117 Chapter 5 Advanced Recording Function Chapter 5 ■ Re-Recording Part of Your Performance (Punch-in Recording) You can re-record only a specified passage as you listen to a recorded performance. This recording method is called “Punch-in Recording.
118 Chapter 5 Advanced Recording Function Multitrack Recording with 16 Parts (16-Track Sequencer) Multitrack recording is a method of recording whereby you listen to previously recorded material while continuing to add performances of other parts. The KF-90 is capable of multitrack recording of up to sixteen parts.
119 Chapter 5 Advanced Recording Function Chapter 5 ■ The 16-track Sequencer Screen When recording with 16-track Sequencer, display the 16- track Sequencer screen. 1. Press the [Composer Navigator] button. 2. Touch <16Tr. Sequencer>. The following screen will appear.
120 Chapter 5 Advanced Recording Function 3. Use the Tone Select buttons to choose a Tone to play. To record a drum sound or effect sound, press the [Drums/SFX] button (p. 58). After you’ve chosen a Tone, touch <Exit> to display the 16-track Sequencer screen.
121 Chapter 5 Advanced Recording Function Chapter 5 fig.05-04.e_50 3. Touch the screen to choose the Part for which you want to make settings. 4. Change the settings for the selected Part. Display Function Solo Only the selected Part is played back. Mute Toggles playback of the selected Part on or off.
122 Chapter 5 Advanced Recording Function Composing a Song That Changes the Beat Partway Through You can create songs that have beat changes during the course of the song. * You can’t change a song’s beat once it’s been recorded. Before recording the performance, determine the beat to be used.
123 Chapter 5 Advanced Recording Function Chapter 5 Changing the Tempo Within the Song You can add tempo changes to a recorded composition. The KF-90 stores song tempo information and performance data separately.
124 Chapter 6 Editing Functions Choosing an Editing Function There is a variety of ways you can edit performances recorded using the KF-90 Track buttons or 16-track sequencer. 1. Press the [Composer Navigator] button, getting its indicator to light up.
125 Chapter 6 Editing Functions Chapter 6 Copying a Measure You can copy a portion of a performance to a different bar in the same Part or to a measure in another Part. This is handy when you’re composing a song that repeats a similar phrase. fig.06-07 1.
126 Chapter 6 Editing Functions Copying a Rhythm Pattern The KF-90 has a large number of onboard rhythm patterns. You can copy these rhythm patterns to create a rhythm part. For more information about the kind of Rhythm Patterns, please refer to “Rhythm Pattern List” (p.
127 Chapter 6 Editing Functions Chapter 6 2. Touch the screen to choose the item you want to make the setting for. 3. Use the Value [-] [+] buttons or the dial to make the setting for the item. If you want to cancel quantizing, touch <Exit>. The Quantize operation will be canceled, and the Song Edit screen will reappear.
128 Chapter 6 Editing Functions Inserting a Blank Measure You can add a blank measure at a location you specify. This addition of a blank measure is called “Insertion.” fig.06-12 1. Follow the steps in “Choosing an Editing Function” (p. 124) to choose <Insert>.
129 Chapter 6 Editing Functions Chapter 6 Making a Measure Blank You can delete the performance data in a specified block of measures, making these blank measures, without reducing the length of the song. This process of making certain measures blank is called “Erasing.
130 Chapter 6 Editing Functions Exchanging Parts You can exchange the notes recorded for a particular part with the notes recorded for another part. This process of swapping parts is called “Part Exchange.” 1. Follow the steps in “Choosing an Editing Function” (p.
131 Chapter 6 Editing Functions Chapter 6 Modifying the Tone Changes in a Song In some songs, the instrument sound changes during the course of the song (that is, the Tone changes in the middle of a Part). In such songs, an instruction to switch the Tone is inserted at the place where you want the sound to change.
132 Chapter 7 Using Other Functions Creating an Original Style (User Style) The KF-90 has built-in Music Styles in a variety of genres, but you can also create your own original styles. An original style is called a “User Style.” You can use either of the two methods described below to create a User Style with the KF-90.
133 Chapter 7 Using Other Functions Chapter 7 A Style Composer Screen like the one shown below appears. fig.07-04.eps Display Part R Rhythm B Bass A1 Accompaniment 1 A2 Accompaniment 2 A3 Accompaniment 3 <All Clear> Erase all of the data that has been input.
134 Chapter 7 Using Other Functions Changing the Settings for Each Part 1. At the Style Composer screen, touch <Options>. The following screen will appear. fig.07-05.eps 2. Press Part < > and < > to choose the Part that contains the settings you want to change.
135 Chapter 7 Using Other Functions Chapter 7 Creating a Style in Auto Mode Tips on creating a song • Use one of the major, minor, or diminished seventh chords to create the song. We recommend using diminished seventh chords to compose the song. • It can be convenient to record the sounds shown below for the Parts of the 16-track sequencer.
136 Chapter 7 Using Other Functions * If you turn off the power or record a new User Style, any User Style you’ve previously recorded is lost. If you don’t want to lose it, you should save it on a floppy disk or in the internal memory. Take a look at “Saving a User Style” (p.
137 Chapter 7 Using Other Functions Chapter 7 Saving a User Style You can save a User Style you’ve created on a floppy disk or the [Disk/User] button (the KF-90’s internal memory). When you save a User Style to the [Disk/User] button, the style doesn’t disappear even when you switch off the power.
138 Chapter 7 Using Other Functions ■ Deleting a User Style Saved on Floppy Disk You can erase a User Style saved on a floppy disk. 1. Insert the floppy disk into the disk drive. → Refer to “Inserting and Ejecting a Floppy Disk” (p. 39). 2. Press the [Disk/User] button.
139 Chapter 7 Using Other Functions Chapter 7 4. After you’ve entered a name, touch to choose a destination for saving the button settings. Touch <Exit> to go back to the previous screen. 5. Touch <Execute> on the screen. The present panel settings (User Program) are stored on the KF-90’s [User Program] button.
140 Chapter 7 Using Other Functions Saving User Programs on Floppy Disk You can save all User Programs now stored on the [User Program] button (internal memory) on floppy disk as a single set. 1. Insert the floppy disk into the disk drive. → For details refer to “Inserting and Ejecting a Floppy Disk” (p.
141 Chapter 7 Using Other Functions Chapter 7 ■ Erasing a User Program Saved on a Floppy Disk You can erase an entire set of User Programs saved on a floppy disk. 1. Insert the floppy disk into the disk drive. → For details, refer to “Inserting and Ejecting a Floppy Disk” (p.
142 Chapter 8 Changing Various Settings Changing the Settings for One Touch Piano You can change settings related to the piano performance in the Piano Customize screen. These settings remains in effect until you turn off the power. At the Piano screen (p.
143 Chapter 8 Changing Various Settings Chapter 8 ■ Changing the Tuning Choosing the Tuning You can play classical music such as baroque pieces using their original tuning.
144 Chapter 8 Changing Various Settings ■ Adjusting Resonance You can adjust this resonance (Sympathetic Resonance) when the damper pedal is depressed. 1. At the Piano Customize screen (p. 142), touch <Resonance>. The following screen will appear.
145 Chapter 8 Changing Various Settings Chapter 8 ■ Fine Adjustment of the Piano Tone You can make more detailed adjustments to the piano’s tone. 1. At the Piano Customize screen (p. 142), touch <Sound>. The following screen will appear. fig.
146 Chapter 8 Changing Various Settings 5. To make another key the split point, touch to move the cursor on screen. You can set the split point within a range of B1 to B6. Touch <Exit> to go back to the Arranger Option screen. → See “Playing Different Tones with the Left and Right Hands (Split Play)” (p.
147 Chapter 8 Changing Various Settings Chapter 8 ■ Canceling the Chord Intelligence Function The Chord Intelligence function (p. 68) is the function in Automatic Accompaniment that instantly recognizes the accompaniment chord that is to be played, merely when you press the key specifying the chord (the root).
148 Chapter 8 Changing Various Settings ❍ Assignable Functions Indication Description Leading Bass Toggles the Leading Bass function on or off. It is turned on while you depress the pedal. Break During a performance with automatic accompaniment, you can stop the accompaniment for exactly one measure.
149 Chapter 8 Changing Various Settings Chapter 8 Changing the settings for Score screen You can set which parts are displayed, and how the scores are to be displayed. 1. Press the [Song/Disk] button. A Song/Disk screen appears. 2. Touch <Score>.
150 Chapter 8 Changing Various Settings Changing the Settings for the Marker and the Count Sound You can set markers at points within measures and change the sound used with the CountIn feature. To change these settings, use the following procedure to bring up the “Marker Option Screen.
151 Chapter 8 Changing Various Settings Chapter 8 Adjusting the Standard Pitch (Master Tuning) The standard pitch generally refers to the pitch of the note that’s played when you finger the middle A key.
152 Chapter 8 Changing Various Settings Changing the Type of Chorus Effect When the “Chorus” effect is applied (p. 62), you can change the chorus effect type. * If <Depth> is set to “0” when the “Chorus” effect is selected in the Effect Screen, the chorus effect is not applied to the sound.
153 Chapter 8 Changing Various Settings Chapter 8 Changing the Screen Settings Some karaoke Music Files show lyrics on screen. You can hide the on-screen lyrics displayed by such music files. With the KF-90, you can also change the language and vary the contrast of the screen.
154 Chapter 8 Changing Various Settings Maintaining Settings After the Power Is Turned Off (Memory Backup) Ordinarily, when you turn off the power, settings return to their default values. However, some settings can be stored, so they won’t be discarded when you turn off the power.
155 Chapter 8 Changing Various Settings Chapter 8 Repositioning the Touch Screen If you’ve been using the Touch Screen for some time, the pointer may be shifted, making the KF-90 react incorrectly. You should correct this displacement when necessary by performing calibration (repositioning).
156 Chapter 9 Connecting External Devices By connecting the KF-90 to external devices such as audio equipment and MIDI instruments, you can enjoying in the following ways. ❍ Connecting MIDI Devices (p. 156) You can connect a MIDI sequencer and record performance data from the KF-90 or play performance data from the KF-90 on the sequencer.
157 Chapter 9 Connecting External Devices Chapter 9 ■ Making the Connections * 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 connections. 1. Turn the volume all the way down on the KF-90 and on the device you’re about to connect.
158 Chapter 9 Connecting External Devices ■ Selecting the Transmit Channel (Tx. Channel) MIDI organizes things into “channels,” which are numbered from 1 through 16. Simply connecting a cable is not enough for communication to take place. The connected devices must be set to use the same MIDI channels.
159 Chapter 9 Connecting External Devices Chapter 9 Synchronizing with Connected MIDI Devices You can have connected MIDI devices played by the tempo produced by the KF-90; you can also have the tempo produced by connected MIDI devices play the KF-90.
160 Chapter 9 Connecting External Devices Connecting to Audio Equipment When you connect the KF-90 to audio equipment, you can play the sounds from the KF-90 through the speakers on the audio equipment or record your performances on a tape recorder or other recording device.
161 Chapter 9 Connecting External Devices Chapter 9 Connecting a Computer You can connect a computer on which a sequencing program such as Roland Visual MT is installed and play sounds from the software sound generator through the KF-90’s speakers or save songs recorded on the KF-90 on the computer.
162 Appendices Trouble Shooting If you think there’s a problem, read this first. The power doesn’t come on. ● Is the power cord connected and plugged in correctly? (p. 16) The button doesn’t work. ● Is the panel locked? (p. 141) Turn the power off, then back on.
163 Trouble Shooting Appendices Chord Intelligence can’t be used. ● Has Chord Intelligence been switched off? (p. 147) ● Is the setting for “Piano Style Arranger” active? (p. 80) A note doesn’t stop playing ● Have the Chord Tone and Bass Tone been changed (p.
164 If this Message Appears on Screen Indication: PU Meaning: When a song with a pickup (a song that does not start on the first beat) is played back, the measure numbers will be indicated in the display as PU, 1, 2, and so forth. Indication: Error.00 Meaning: To protect the copyright, this music file cannot be saved as an SMF.
165 If this Message Appears on Screen Appendices Indication: Error.41 Meaning: A MIDI cable or computer cable has been disconnected. Connect it properly and securely. Indication: Error.42 Meaning: An excessive amount of performance data has been sent to KF-90 in one time and therefore could not be recorded.
166 Tone List [Piano] Group Grand Piano1 Ballad Piano Bright Piano Piano Choir PianoStrings Air Grand Rock Piano Honky-tonk Honky-tonk 2 Harpsi.Singl Harpsi.Doubl Harpsichord Grand Piano2 Bell Piano Piano Oohs Synth Harpsi Harpsi.o Coupled Hps. UprightPiano MIDI Piano1 MIDI Piano2 Piano 1 Piano 2 Piano 3 [E.
167 Tone List Appendices [Synth] Group JP SuperSaw LM PureLead SquareWave2 Holy Voices New Age Pad Sugar Key Natural Lead 2600 SubOsc Acid Guitar Org Bells Clear Bells Fantasia LM Square Warm SquPad H.
168 Tone List [Voice/GS] Group Jazz Scat Dreamy Choir Humming Rich Choir Doos Voice Choir Oohs Pop Voice SynVox Thum Voice Doot Accent Dat Accent Bop Accent Choir Choir Aahs Piano 1 Piano 1w Piano 1d Piano 2 Piano 2w Piano 3 Piano 3w GS Honkytonk Honky-tonk 2 GS E.
169 Tone List Appendices Horse-Gallop Bird 2 Telephone 1 Telephone 2 DoorCreaking Door Scratch Windchime Helicopter Car-Engine Car-Stop Car-Pass Car-Crash Siren Train Jetplane Starship Burst Noise Applause Laughing Screaming Punch Heart Beat Footsteps Gun Shot Machine Gun Lasergun Explosion Piano 1* Piano 2* Piano 3* Honky-tonk* E.
170 Drum/SFX Set List * -----: No sound. * [EXC]: will not sound simultaneously with other percussion instruments of the same number. R&B Snare Rock Snare Rock Snare Pop Snare m Pop Snare Ghost Po.
171 Drum/SFX Set List Appendices Falamenco Hi-Timbale Falamenco Lo-Timbale Falamenco Tmbl Flam Shekere 1 Shekere 2 Low Bongo Mute High Bongo Mute ----- ----- ----- ----- Falamenco HC Falamenco HC Bong.
172 Drum/SFX Set List 27 28 29 31 33 35 30 32 34 21 23 22 39 40 41 43 45 47 42 44 46 36 38 37 87 88 84 86 85 51 52 53 55 57 59 54 56 58 48 50 49 63 64 65 67 69 71 66 68 70 60 62 61 75 76 77 79 81 83 7.
173 Drum/SFX Set List Appendices 27 28 29 31 33 35 30 32 34 21 23 22 39 40 41 43 45 47 42 44 46 36 38 37 87 88 84 86 85 51 52 53 55 57 59 54 56 58 48 50 49 63 64 65 67 69 71 66 68 70 60 62 61 75 76 77.
174 Drum/SFX Set List ■ SFX 27 28 29 31 33 35 30 32 34 21 23 22 39 40 41 43 45 47 42 44 46 36 38 37 87 88 84 86 85 51 52 53 55 57 59 54 56 58 48 50 49 63 64 65 67 69 71 66 68 70 60 62 61 75 76 77 79.
175 Appendices Music Style List [Pop] Pop Jazz Michael'sPop Groovin 70's 1 70's 2 Latin Pop House Pop Euro Dance Fusion Medium Pop Funk Pop Contemporary 8Beat Pop 1 8Beat Pop 2 16Beat P.
176 Music Style List [Latin] Mambo Latin Plena Bossa Nova 1 Bossa Nova 2 Bossa Nova 3 Merengue Bomba Salsa Fast Bossa Slow Beguine Slow Bossa Rhumba Samba Chacha [World] Mariachi Island German Rock Go.
177 Appendices Rhythm Pattern List Prythm Pattern (Measure) 8 Beat 1 (1) 8 Beat 2 (1) 8 Beat 3 (2) 8 Beat 4 (1) 16Beat 1 (1) 16Beat 2 (2) Rock 1 (2) Rock 2 (2) House 1 (2) House 2 (1) Shuffle1 (1) Shu.
178 Chord List ● symbol : Indicates the constituent note of chords. ★ symbol : Chord shown with an “ ★ ”can be played by pressing just the key marked with the “ ★ ” (p.
179 Chord List Appendices F# G A A B B F#M7 GM7 A M7 AM7 B M7 BM7 F#7 G7 A 7 A7 B 7 B7 F#m Gm A m Am B m Bm F#m7 Gm7 A m7 Am7 B m7 Bm7 F#dim Gdim A dim Adim B dim Bdim Gm7 ( 5 ) Am7 ( 5 ) Bm7 ( 5 ) F#.
180 Effects List Display Description Chorus Makes sounds broader and fatter . Stereo Chorus A stereo chorus. Hexa Chorus A multilayer chorus. Tremolo Chorus A chorus with a tr emolo effect. Space D A clear chorus. Rotary Adds a rotary-speaker ef fect.
181 Appendices Demo Song List * Use of the song data and music style data supplied with this product for any purpose other than private, personal enjoyment without the permission of the copyright holder is prohibited by law.
182 Data Disk Song List * Use of the song data and music style data supplied with this product for any purpose other than private, personal enjoyment without the permission of the copyright holder is prohibited by law.
183 Appendices Music Files That the KF-90 Can Use What Are Music Files? Music files contain information describing the details of a musical performance, such as “the C3 key on a keyboard was pressed for this amount of time, using this amount of force.
184 Glossary Arrange This is an abbreviation of “Arrangement.” It refers to changes that have been made in an original tune, by adding a new accompaniment or by changing the instruments used.
185 Glossary Appendices Tone Tones are the musical instruments or effect sounds stored in the internal memory of the KF-90. The display shows “TONE.” Tuning Curves Graphic representations of the changes in pitch of the equally-tempered tuning versus those of actual tunings are called “Tuning Curves” (p.
186 MIDI Implementation Chart MIDI Implementation Chart MIDI Imple Function... Basic Channel Mode Note Number : Velocity After Touch Pitch Bend Control Change Prog Change System Exclusive System Commo.
187 Appendices Main Specifications <Keyboard> Keyboard 88 keys Progressive Hammer Action mechanism Touch Sensitivity 100 Levels Keyboard Mode Whole Split (adjustable Split Point) Layer Arranger Piano Style Arranger Manual Drum/SFX <Sound Source> Conforms to GM2/GS Max.
188 Main Specifications <Disk Drive/Disk Storage> Disk Drive / Disk Storage 3.5 inch micro floppy disk Disk Format 720K bytes (2DD) 1.44M bytes (2HD) Songs Max.
189 Index Numerics 16-Track Sequencer ................................................................ 118 5 Track buttons ......................................................................... 97 A Advanced 3D .....................................
190 Index Metronome ................................................................................ 63 Animation ........................................................................... 63 Beat .....................................................
191 MEMO.
192 MEMO.
SHORT knobbed bolts for the stand (2) Screws for the music stand (2) Two of the four knobbed bolts are not needed with the KF-90 LONG knobbed bolts for the stand (2) Use at the REAR to fasten the pian.
Information When you need repair service, call your nearest Roland Service Center or authorized Roland distributor in your country as shown below. As of June 1, 2002 (Roland) ARGENTINA Instrumentos Musicales S.
To resize thickness, move all items on the front cover to left or right CAUTION RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN ATTENTION : RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE NE PAS OUVRIR CAUTION : TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK). NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE.
Before using this unit, carefully read the sections entitled: “IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS” (p. 2), “USING THE UNIT SAFELY” (p. 3), and “IMPORTANT NOTES” (p. 5). These sections provide important information concerning the proper operation of the unit.
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