Roland KR115-R

Information

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Designed with the performer in mind

The KR115-R is ideal for those who want to focus on their playing first and foremost. It offers incomparable grand piano sounds, a PHA II "Ivory Feel" Keyboard with Escapement, a full range of automatic accompaniment options, hundreds of different instrument tones, and the amazing DigiScore.

- PHA II (Progressive Hammer Action II) "Ivory Feel" Keyboard with Escapement provides grand-piano feel and response
- 320 x 240 color touchscreen display with VGA output for external display
- 88-note multi-sampled piano Tones, 780 instrument sounds
- 128-voice polyphony
- 285 internal Music Styles, Visual Arranger
- Over 550 Music Assistants, plus Visual Music Assistant
- Visual Lesson and Wonderland interactive music games
- DigiScore music, lyric, chord, and fingering in LCD display
- 2 USB host ports, USB-MIDI, XLR out, microphone input
- 140W full-range sound system with resonating soundboard and Advanced 3D Surround
- Elegant mini-grand cabinet in polished ebony
- VIMA TUNES playback capability
* Please visit the Roland Digital Grand series web site for more infomation!

Superior Sounds

The KR115-R boasts the most realistic stereo-sampled grand piano sounds on the digital-piano market — with “all 88 keys multi-level sampling.” It’s a piano worthy of a master musician, with the ability to deliver the power, stunning clarity, and nuance demanded by a true virtuoso. Moreover, as amazing as these sounds already are, they can be further adjusted to your taste; you can customize them with the friendly-yet-powerful Piano Designer feature.

Superior Keyboard

For the most authentic acoustic grand piano feel, the KR115-R incorporates Roland's PHA II "Ivory Feel" keyboard with Escapement. This amazing new keyboard technology reproduces the real feel of ivory for the natural keys and ebony for the sharps. The natural keys have a 2-piece structure, which consists of base- and surface-material layers. This reproduces stability, natural touch, and comfort of a real acoustic-piano keyboard.

Handy Remote Control

The KR115-R can be operated from a distance by a remote control device, with which you can start/stop the music, change the volume, mute the sound, and control effects and other functions. Also, for the first time, there is an option for remotely accessing and controlling the piano with a PDA or a wireless PC. The Intelligent Grand has now joined the Wireless Age.

Eye-catching External Display

If you connect your own external monitor or television set to the KR115-R, you can view icons and menus from a distance, and display color scores, the lyrics of songs, your own favorite bitmap or JPEG photos, to complete slideshows.

USB Memory Port

By inserting Roland’s optional USB flash memory device into the KR115-R’s USB memory port, you can play SMF data and WAV data.

DigiScore

View scores of preset songs, Standard MIDI files, or songs you record yourself on the onboard recorder. One of the most exciting features of DigiScore is the Touch the Notes feature, which enables you to touch a note on the screen and instantly hear it played on the piano. You can also drag your finger across a series of notes and hear a whole phrase.

Music Assistant

Music Assistant is an intuitive, easy-to-use auto-accompaniment feature. Play simple chords with your left hand, and Music Assistant will automatically follow and “fill in” your performance while you play. Depending on the settings you choose, it can play in a number of different genres, styles, tones, and tempos.

Slideshow display can inform and attract customers

Using the KR115-R’s built-in USB port, you can import your very own slideshow and display it on an external screen. Show your menu, or a list of scheduled events, or a preview of coming attractions — or anything that you want to broadcast visually to your customers. This feature can be very powerful and effective advertising medium for you.

Keyboard

Keyboard: 88 keys (Progressive Hammer-Action Keyboard with Escapement)
Touch Sensitivity: 100 levels
Keyboard Modes: Whole, Split (adjustable split point), Layer, Arranger, Piano Style Arranger, Manual Drums / SFX

Sound Generator (Conforms to GM2 / GS / XG Lite)

Max. Polyphony: 128 voices
Tones: 6 groups 780 variations (including 8 tone wheeel Organs, 17 drum sets, SFX set)
Temperament: 8 types, selectable tonic
Transposition: Key Transpose (-6 to +5 in units of semitone), Palyback Transpose (-24 to +24 in units of semitone)
Effects: Reverb (12 types, 127 levels), Chorus, Rotary and 60 other types, Surround, Advanced 3D, Dynamic Emphasis (3 types), Equalizer (5 bands, Master level)

Arranger

Music Styles: 6 groups 285 styles x 3 types (Style Orchestrator)
Music Assistant: Over 550 sets x 6 presets, Visual Music Assistant
Programmable Music Styles: Style Converter, Style Composer
Melody Intelligence: 24 types
User Programs: Internal: 36, External Memory: max. 99 sets

Metronome

Tempo: Quarter note = 10 to 500
Beat: 2/2, 0/4, 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 5/4, 6/4, 7/4, 3/8, 6/8, 9/8, 12/8
Volume: 10 levels
Metronome Pattern: 11 patterns
Metronome Sound: 8 types

Composer

Tracks: 5 tracks / 16 tracks
Recording Method: Realtime (Replace, Mix, Auto Punch In, Manual Punch In, Loop, Tempo), Step (Chord Sequencer), Beat Map
Edit: Copy, Quantize, Delete, Insert, Erase, Transpose, Part Exchange, Note Edit, PC Edit
Other Functions: Touch the Notes, Replay Pedal, Super Tones, Piano Designer, Visual Lesson, Wonderland/Game, Demo, Tone Audition, Panel Lock, User Image Display, BMP Export, V-LINK, IR function, Slide Show, A/V Sync Output/Input

External Storage (USB Flash Memory)

Playable Song Format: Song: Standard MIDI Files (Format 0/1), Roland Original Format (i-Format), Music Style: MSA, MSD, MSE, Audio File: WAV Format (44.1 kHz 16 bits linear, stereo)
Save: Song: Standard MIDI Files (Format 0), Roland Original Format (i-Format), Music Style: MSE

Internal Memory

Internal Songs: Over 190 songs
User Memory: Max. 200 songs on Favorites, Max. 99 User Styles, Max. 70 User Program Sets, User Image (Internal x 1, External x 1)

Others

DigiScore: Score Display: Grand staff / G Clef staff / F Clef staff, with note name / lyrics / chords / fingering
Display: Bouncing Beat Indicator, Graphical Color LCD 320 x 240 dot (backlit LCD)
Lyrics: Yes (bulit-in, external display, MIDI output)
Language: English / Japanese / German / French / Spanish
Vocal Effects: Echo, Voice Transformer, Vocal Keyboard, Harmonist
One Touch Program: One Touch Piano, One Touch Arranger
Pedals: Damper Pedal (half-pedal recognition), Soft Pedal (half-pedal recognition, functions assignable), Sostenuto Pedal (functions assignable)
Connectors: USB memory connector, FDD connector, Main Output jacks (L/Mono, R), Balanced Output jacks (L, R)(XLR, Level Fixed), Aux Output jacks (L/Mono, R), Input jacks (L/Mono, R), Aux Input jacks (L, R), Mic Input jack, Headphones jack (Stereo) x 2, MIDI In connector x 2, MIDI out connector, USB connector, Ext Display connector (15-pin D-Sub type), Video Out jack, Expression Pedal jack
Rated Power Output: 70 W x 2
Speakers: 20 cm x 2, 5 cm x 2
Power Consumption: 230 W
Accessories: Quick Start, Owner's Manual, Roland 60 Classical Piano Masterpieces, Remote Control, Dry-cell Batteries, USB Installation Guide, CD-ROM (Roland Digital Piano USB Driver), Power Cord, Anti-theft lock screws, Maintenace Kit, Key Cover, Caster Cup
Options: USB Flash Memory (M-UF128), Floppy Disk Drive (FD-01A), CF/CD Recorder (CD-2)