Contents

USING THE UNIT SAFELY
IMPORTANT NOTES
Introduction
- Features
- Checking the Included Items
- How to Use This Manual
  - Conventions Used in This Manual
Contents
Panel Descriptions
- Rear Panel
- Front Panel
Before You Play
- Installing the Music Stand
- Connecting the Power Cord
- Connecting Pedals
- Turning the Power On and Off
- Adjusting the Sounds Volume and Brilliance
- Connecting Headphones
- Connecting a Microphone
- About the Touch Screen
  - Basic Screen
- MEMO
Quick Start
- Playing the Keyboard
  - Listening to the Demo Song
  - Playing the Keyboard Like a Piano (One-touch Piano)
  - Performing with Various Instrument Sounds
  - Handy Features for Selecting Tones ([Tone Navigator] Button)
  - Practicing a Song Using Music Files (Piano Master)
- Playing with Accompaniment
  - Playing with Automatic Accompaniment ([Style Navigator] Button)
    - Enjoying Automatic Accompaniment with Ease (EZ Arranger)
    - Playing with your band (Virtual Jam)
  - Playing with an Automatic Accompaniment (One-touch Arranger)
    - Lets Try Playing, Little Brown Jug
- Recording a Performance
  - Recording a Song ([Composer Navigator] Button)
  - Recording a Performance with Automatic Accompaniment
  - Listening to the Recorded Performance
- Using Music Files
  - Listening to Music Files
    - Inserting and Ejecting a Floppy Disk
    - Playing Back Music Files
    - Playing Back All Songs Continuously (All Song Play)
  - Enjoying Karaoke Performances with Music Files
  - Adding the Effects to Your Voice
    - Adjusting the Echo
    - Modifying Your Voice
    - Adding Harmony
    - Starting Song and Automatic Accompaniment by Vocal Count
    - Playing the Keyboard Notes with a Voice Scale
    - Adding the Harmony to the Song
Reference
- Chapter 1 Performance
  - Playing the Keyboard Like a Piano (One-touch Piano)
  - Playing a Wide Variety of Instrument Sounds
  - Combining the Sounds of Two Instruments (Layer Play)
  - Playing Different Tones with the Left and Right Hands (Split Play)
    - Selecting a Different Tone in the Current Tone Group
  - Shifting the Keyboard Pitch in Octave Steps (Octave Shift)
  - Playing Drum Sounds
    - Playing Effect Sounds
  - Adding Reverberation to Sounds (The Reverb Effect)
  - Effects Adding Three-Dimensional Breadth to Your Performances (Advanced 3D)
  - Applying Effects to the Sound (Effects)
  - Sounding the Metronome
    - Changing the Animation
    - Adjusting the Tempo
    - Determining the Tempo with Tempo Marks
    - Changing the Beat of Metronome
    - Changing How the Metronome Beat (Pattern) Sounds
    - Changing the Type of Sound
    - Changing the Volume
- Chapter 2 Using Automatic Accompaniment
  - Music Style and Automatic Accompaniment
  - About Chords
    - Playing Chords with Simple Fingering
    - Displaying the Chord Fingering On Screen (Chord Finder)
  - Choosing a Music Style
    - Choosing a Music Style from Data Disk
  - Playing Sounds with the Left Hand Along with the Automatic Accompaniment
  - Playing Just the Rhythm Pattern
  - Adjusting the Tempo for Automatic Accompaniment
  - Playing a Music Style (Start/Stop)
    - Starting Automatic Accompaniment When You Play the Left-hand Section (Sync Start)
    - Starting at the Press of a Button
    - Stopping Automatic Accompaniment
    - Adjusting the Timing During a Performance and Starting Over
  - Playing the Count Sound at the End of the Intro
  - Modifying an Accompaniment
    - Changing the Accompaniment Pattern Within a Song (Fill-In)
    - Changing the Arrangement of the Accompaniment
  - Adding Harmony to the Right-hand Part (Melody Intelligence)
  - Adding Automatic Accompaniment to Regular Piano Performance (Piano Style Arranger)
  - Changing the Volume Balance for the Accompaniment and Keyboard
  - Adjusting the Volume of Each Performance Part
- Chapter 3 Some Handy Features
  - Playing Back Songs for Practice
    - Displaying the Score
  - Adjusting the Tempo
    - Determining the Tempo Using the Selected Interval
  - Playback with No Change in Tempo
  - Counting Down Before a Performance Starts
  - Preventing the Part to Be Practiced from Sounding
  - Placing a Marker Within a Song
    - Placing/Erasing a Marker Within a Song
    - Playback from a Marker Location
    - Moving a Marker
  - Playing Back to the Same Passage Over and Over
  - Transposing the Key of the Keyboard (Key Transpose)
  - Transposing a song for playback
  - Checking Your Performance On Screen
    - Specifying the Part to Display
- Chapter 4 Recording and Saving the Performance
  - Recording Your Playing with Ease
  - Recording a Performance Using Automatic Accompaniment
  - Redoing a Recording
  - Erasing a Recorded Song
    - Erasing the Sound Recorded at Specific Track Buttons
  - Changing How Recording Stops
  - Recording Songs Starting with Pickups
  - Composing an Accompaniment By Entering Chords (Chord Sequencer)
  - Creating a Rhythm Part with Ease
  - Saving Songs to Floppy Disks
    - Formatting Floppy Disks (Format)
    - Saving Your Songs on Floppy Disk
  - Deleting Songs from Floppy Disks
  - Changing the Order of Songs on Floppy Disk
- Chapter 5 Advanced Recording Function
  - Selecting the Recording Method
    - Recording While Erasing the Previous Recording (Replace Recording)
    - Overdubbing Without Erasing the Previous Recording (Mix Recording)
    - Repeatedly Recording Over the Same Location (Loop Recording)
    - Re-Recording Part of Your Performance (Punch-in Recording)
  - Multitrack Recording with 16 Parts (16-Track Sequencer)
    - The 16-track Sequencer Screen
    - Recording with the 16 Track Sequencer
    - Getting the Most Suitable Part Tones for the Musical Genre (Tone Set)
  - Changing the Settings of Each Part
  - Composing a Song That Changes the Beat Partway Through
  - Changing a Songs Basic Tempo
  - Changing the Tempo Within the Song
    - Adjusting the Tempo While Listening to a Song
    - Adjusting the Tempo at a Particular Measure
- Chapter 6 Editing Functions
  - Choosing an Editing Function
  - Canceling an Edit
  - Copying a Measure
  - Copying a Rhythm Pattern
  - Correcting Timing Discrepancies
  - Deleting a Specific Measure
  - Inserting a Blank Measure
  - Transposing Individual Parts
  - Making a Measure Blank
  - Exchanging Parts
  - Correcting Notes One by One
  - Modifying the Tone Changes in a Song
- Chapter 7 Using Other Functions
  - Creating an Original Style (User Style)
    - Combining Styles to Create a New Style (Style Composer)
    - Creating a Style from a Song You Composed Yourself (Style Converter)
  - Saving a User Style
    - Saving on the Floppy Disk
    - Saving on the [Disk/User] button
    - Deleting a User Style Saved on Floppy Disk
  - Storing the Panel Settings (User Program)
  - Calling Up User Program
    - Changing How Button Settings Are Called Up
  - Saving User Programs on Floppy Disk
    - Calling Up Saved User Programs from Floppy Disk
    - Erasing a User Program Saved on a Floppy Disk
  - Disabling Everything Except Piano Play (Panel Lock)
- Chapter 8 Changing Various Settings
  - Changing the Settings for One Touch Piano
    - Adding Ambience from Different Venues to Songs (Ambience)
    - Changing the Tuning
    - Adjusting Resonance
    - Changing Key Touch (Key Touch)
    - Fine Adjustment of the Piano Tone
  - Changing the Settings for Automatic Accompaniment
    - Changing the Keyboards Split Point
    - Changing How the Automatic Accompaniment Plays
    - Changing the Chord Tone and Bass Tone
    - Canceling the Chord Intelligence Function
    - Keeping the Same Tone and Tempo When the Music Style Changes
    - Assigning Functions to Pedals
  - Changing the settings for Score screen
  - Changing the Tone Set When Playing Back a Song
  - Changing the Settings for the Marker and the Count Sound
    - Changing the Number of Measures Counted and the Count Sound
    - Playing the Count Sound at Each Repetition
    - Placing a Marker in the Middle of a Measure
  - Adjusting the Standard Pitch (Master Tuning)
  - Changing the Type of Reverb Effect
  - Changing the Type of Chorus Effect
  - Changing the Bend Range
  - Changing the Screen Settings
    - Hiding the On-screen Lyrics
    - Changing the Language
    - Adjusting the Contrast of the Screen
  - Changing the Screen Message When the Power Is Turned On (Opening Message)
  - Maintaining Settings After the Power Is Turned Off (Memory Backup)
  - Restoring the Factory Settings (Factory Reset)
  - Repositioning the Touch Screen
- Chapter 9 Connecting External Devices
  - Connecting MIDI Devices
    - Connectors
    - Making the Connections
  - MIDI Settings
    - Selecting the Transmit Channel (Tx. Channel)
    - Disconnecting the Internal Sound Generator and Keyboard (Local Control)
    - Sending Recorded Performance Data to a MIDI Device (Composer Out)
    - Sending Tone Change Messages (Program Change/ BankSelect MSB/BankSelect LSB)
  - Synchronizing with Connected MIDI Devices
  - MIDI Ensemble
  - Connecting to Audio Equipment
    - Connectors
    - Making the Connections
  - Connecting a Computer
    - Connectors
    - Making the Connections
Appendices
- Trouble Shooting
- If this Message Appears on Screen
- Drum/SFX Set List
  - SFX
- Tone List
- Music Style List
- Rhythm Pattern List
- Chord List
- Effects List
- Demo Song List
- Data Disk Song List
- Music Files That the KF-90 Can Use
  - The KF-90 allows you to use the following music files
  - About the KF-90 Sound Generator
- Glossary
- MIDI Implementation Chart
- Main Specifications
- Index
  - MEMO
  - MEMO

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Roland KF-90 Specification

The Roland KF-90 is an advanced digital piano that combines sophisticated technology with user-friendly features, ideal for both beginners and seasoned musicians. It features the acclaimed Roland Progressive Hammer Action keyboard, which replicates the feel of an acoustic grand piano, providing a natural touch response. The KF-90 is equipped with Roland's cutting-edge stereo-sampled piano sound engine, delivering rich, dynamic tones that capture the essence of traditional pianos. This digital piano includes an impressive variety of sounds, encompassing over 300 tones ranging from acoustic and electric pianos to strings, organs, and other instruments, allowing for versatile musical expression.

The onboard speaker system is designed to produce a full-bodied, immersive sound experience, with powerful output that fills any room. The KF-90 supports an intuitive user interface through its large LCD screen, making it easy to navigate through functions and settings. It also offers a built-in 16-track sequencer and a USB interface for connectivity with computers and external devices, facilitating music production and recording.

Additional features include an array of reverb and chorus effects, customizable tuning options, and a metronome function to assist with timing and practice. The piano's elegant cabinet design is both stylish and functional, integrating seamlessly into any living space while providing a sturdy platform for performance. Overall, the Roland KF-90 is a blend of tradition and innovation, offering high-quality sound, a realistic playing experience, and versatile features that cater to a wide range of musical needs.

Roland KF-90 F.A.Q.

How do I perform a factory reset on the Roland KF-90 Piano?

To perform a factory reset on the Roland KF-90, press and hold the 'Tone' and 'Function' buttons simultaneously while turning on the piano. Continue holding the buttons until the display shows 'Factory Reset'. Release the buttons and the piano will reset to its factory settings.

What should I do if the keys on my Roland KF-90 are not responding?

First, ensure that the piano is properly connected to a power source. Check the volume settings and make sure the 'Local Control' function is enabled. If the problem persists, try resetting the piano. If there is still no response, contact Roland support for further assistance.

How can I connect external speakers to my Roland KF-90?

To connect external speakers, locate the 'Output' jacks on the back of the Roland KF-90. Use appropriate cables to connect these jacks to the input jacks on your external speakers. Adjust the volume levels on both the piano and the speakers to avoid distortion.

What is the recommended maintenance routine for my Roland KF-90?

Regularly dust the piano with a soft cloth and avoid using harsh chemicals. Keep the piano in a stable environment, avoiding extreme temperatures and humidity. Periodically check cables and connections for wear and tear. If necessary, have a professional technician inspect the piano annually.

How can I troubleshoot sound issues on my Roland KF-90?

Check if the volume is set appropriately and ensure that headphones are not plugged in if you intend to use the speakers. Verify that the correct sound settings are selected. If the issue remains unresolved, perform a factory reset or consult the user manual for additional troubleshooting steps.

Can I record my performance on the Roland KF-90?

Yes, the Roland KF-90 has a built-in recording feature. To record, press the 'Rec' button and select the desired track. Play your performance and press 'Stop' when finished. You can play back the recording using the 'Play' button.

How do I change the touch sensitivity on my Roland KF-90?

Press the 'Function' button, then use the arrow keys to navigate to 'Touch Sensitivity'. Choose from options such as 'Light', 'Medium', or 'Heavy' based on your playing preference. Confirm your selection by pressing 'Enter'.

What should I do if the display on my Roland KF-90 is not working?

Ensure the piano is properly powered and the brightness setting is adjusted correctly. If the display still doesn't work, try a factory reset. If the issue continues, contact Roland customer support for further assistance.

How can I update the firmware on my Roland KF-90?

Visit the Roland website to download the latest firmware update for the KF-90. Follow the instructions provided in the update package to install the new firmware using a USB flash drive connected to the piano.

Is it possible to use MIDI with the Roland KF-90?

Yes, the Roland KF-90 supports MIDI functionality. Use the MIDI In/Out ports located on the back of the piano to connect to other MIDI devices or a computer. Ensure that your MIDI settings are configured correctly in the piano's menu.