Technics KN7000 · Rhythms and stylesPlay chords for the accompaniment (Auto Play Chord)
Auto Play Chord
Auto Play Chord (APC) makes the style’s band follow the left hand. A chord played with the left hand sets the chord the band plays in, and the right hand plays the melody. Source: Manual, p. 53
A style is the keyboard’s backing band. The manual calls it a rhythm. It’s a drum pattern plus bass and accompaniment patterns, and the bass and accompaniment only play with Auto Play Chord on. Source: Manual, p. 49
The band has 8 parts: two drum parts, a bass part and five accompaniment parts. Each has its own volume on the home page, the screen shown while playing. Source: Manual, pp. 29, 53
Playing with Auto Play Chord
- Choose a style and sounds, and set the tempo.
- In the AUTO PLAY CHORD section, press OFF/ON to turn it on.
- Press MODE. The screen shows the chord modes.
- Choose BASIC, FINGERED or PIANIST. After a few seconds the screen goes back to the one before.
- BASIC and FINGERED split the keyboard into a left-hand and a right-hand section.
- Press START/STOP to start the style.
- Or turn on SYNCHRO & BREAK, and the first chord starts it.
- Play chords with the left hand and the melody with the right.
- In BASIC and FINGERED, play the chords left of the split point.
- In PIANIST, chords are read from the whole keyboard.
- Press START/STOP to stop.
The three modes read chords in different ways. BASIC gives chords from one to three keys, FINGERED from all the notes of the chord, and PIANIST from full chords anywhere on the keyboard. Source: Manual, p. 54
What to expect
- The chord’s name shows on the home page while Auto Play Chord is on. Source: Manual, p. 29
- Intros, fills and endings play in the chord held, as the main pattern does. Source: Manual, p. 55
- With the style stopped and Auto Play Chord on, a chord still sounds in the factory setting. Its root, the note the chord is named after, plays on the R. BASS part, and its notes on the CHORD part. Their volumes can be changed. Source: Manual, p. 55
- In BASIC mode, the LEFT part, the left hand’s own sound, is silent in the factory setting. Source: Manual, p. 55
- Holding ONE TOUCH PLAY turns Auto Play Chord on, along with sounds and a tempo to suit the style. Source: Manual, p. 61
Options
- To keep the band playing after the keys are let go, press MODE and turn MEMORY on. The band keeps the last chord until the next one. Source: Manual, p. 55
- With MEMORY off and SYNCHRO & BREAK on, letting go of the chord stops the band. The next chord starts it again from the first beat. Source: Manual, p. 58
- The APC/SEQUENCER VOLUME slider sets the band’s level against the right hand. At MAX the parts play at their own levels, at OFF the band is silent, and MAX is the normal place. It doesn’t change the performance pads. Source: Manual, p. 56
- A foot switch (sold separately) set to APC HOLD, for example in PIANIST mode, keeps the band on the current chord while it’s pressed. Other chords played meanwhile don’t change it. Source: Manual, p. 54
Manual pages
KN7000 owner's manual, pp. 53–55.
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Guide R4 · last checked 13 Nov 2026