Roland KR-117 User Manual

 

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.” 
By connecting the external memory to the external memory 
port on the KR, the performance information is sent from the 
external memory to the piano, and played faithfully by the 
piano. This is different than a CD, since the music file does 
not contain a recording of the sound itself. This makes it 
possible to erase certain parts, or to change instruments, 
tempos and keys freely, allowing you to use it in many 
different ways.

 

Other than for your own personal enjoyment, any use of the 
song data programmed in this instrument without the 
consent of the copyright holder is prohibited by law. 
Additionally, this data must not be copied, nor used in a 
secondary copyrighted work without the permission of the 
copyright holder.

 

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Floppy disks saved on a Roland MT Series, or Roland Piano 

Digital HP-G/R and KR Series instrument

 

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Roland Digital Piano Compatible Music Files

Roland’s original music file is made specifically for practicing the 

piano. Some follow an instructional curriculum, allowing for a 

complete range of lessons, such as “practicing each hand 

separately” or “listening to only the accompaniment.”

 

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SMF Music Files (720KB/1.44MB format)

SMFs (Standard MIDI Files) use a standard format for music file 

that was formulated so that files containing music file could be 

widely compatible, regardless of the manufacturer of the 

listening device. An enormous variety of music is available, 

whether it be for listening, for practicing musical instruments, for 

Karaoke, etc.

 

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If you wish to purchase SMF Music Files, please consult the 

retailer where you purchased your KR.

 

“SMF with Lyrics” refers to SMF (Standard MIDI File) that 
contains the lyrics. When Music Files carrying the “SMF with 
Lyrics” logo are played back on a compatible device (one 
bearing the same logo), the lyrics will appear in its display. 

 

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The KR come equipped with GM 2/GS sound generators.

 

The General MIDI is a set of recommendations which seeks to 

provide a way to go beyond the limitations of proprietary designs, 

and standardize the MIDI capabilities of sound generating devices. 

Sound generating devices and music files that meets the General 

MIDI standard bears the General MIDI logo. Music files bearing the 

General MIDI logo can be played back using any General MIDI 

sound generating unit to produce essentially the same musical 

performance.

 

The upwardly compatible General MIDI 2 recommendations pick up 

where the original General MIDI left off, offering enhanced 

expressive capabilities, and even greater compatibility. Issues that 

were not covered by the original General MIDI recommendations, 

such as how sounds are to be edited, and how effects should be 

handled, have now been precisely defined. Moreover, the available 

sounds have been expanded. General MIDI 2 compliant sound 

generators are capable of reliably playing back music files that carry 

either the General MIDI or General MIDI 2 logo. 

In some cases, the conventional form of General MIDI, which does 

not include the new enhancements, is referred to as “General MIDI 

1” as a way of distinguishing it from General MIDI 2. 

 

The GS Format is Roland’s set of specifications for standardizing the 

performance of sound generating devices. In addition to including 

support for everything defined by the General MIDI, the highly 

compatible GS Format additionally offers an expanded number of 

sounds, provides for the editing of sounds, and spells out many 

details for a wide range of extra features, including effects such as 

reverb and chorus. Designed with the future in mind, the GS Format 

can readily include new sounds and support new hardware features 

when they arrive. Since it is upwardly compatible with the General 

MIDI, Roland’s GS Format is capable of reliably playing back GM 

Scores equally as well as it performs GS music files (music files that 

have been created with the GS Format in mind). This product 

supports both the General MIDI 2 and the GS Format, and can be 

used to play back music data carrying either of these logos.

 

XG is a tone generator format of YAMAHA Corporation, that 

defines the ways in which voices are expanded or edited and the 

structure and type of effects, in addition to the General MIDI 1 

specification. XGlite is a simplified version of XG tone generation 

format. You can play back any XG music files using an XGlite tone 

generator. However, keep in mind that some music files may play 

back differently compared to the original files, due to the reduced set 

of control parameters and effects.

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