Roland BK-5, Owner'S Manual

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2.
Rotate the [CURSOR
÷
VALUE] dial to select
“Save” and press the [ENTER/SELECT] but-
ton.
The display now shows the contents of the “My
Rhythms” folder on the connected USB memory.
Press the [EXIT] button if you want to select a differ-
ent folder.
NOTE
Your own rhythms can only be saved to a USB memory. If
you forgot to connect one, the display now shows the mes-
sage “USB Device not inserted”.
If you initialized the RAM memory before recording
your first part, the BK-5 suggests the name
“User_Rhythm”. Otherwise, it suggests the name of
the rhythm you have been editing.
3.
Use the TONE buttons to select a different
character.
4.
Rotate the [CURSOR
÷
VALUE] dial to select
the next character position you want to
change.
You can also press the [LWR] button to delete the
selected character, or the [UP2] button to insert a
character.
5.
Repeat steps (3) and (4) to complete the
name.
6.
Press the [WRITE] button to confirm your
desire to save the rhythm.
The display briefly confirms the operation and then
returns to the main Rhythm Composer page.
If the USB memory already contains a rhythm file of
the specified name, you will be asked whether you
want to overwrite it:
In this case, select “YES” using the [CURSOR
÷
VALUE]
dial and press [ENTER/SELECT] to replace the old file
with the new one (the old file will be lost).
Otherwise, select “NO” and press the [ENTER/SELECT]
button to return to the “Save” page and enter a dif-
ferent name.
Recording other tracks and divisions
You can now record the second track – probably the
bass. If you’d like to do the guided tour again, return to
page 82. Do not forget to set the key for the bass part
(see “Key” on p. 83).
Once the first Division is finished, you can record other
Divisions. Use the clone functions (“=”) to record several
patterns in one go.
Do not forget to record the Fills, Intros and Endings to
complete your rhythms. There are two groups of three
fills: “Up” 1~3 and “Dwn” 1~3. “Up” fills are used when
you switch on the [AUTO FILL] button and then press a
VARIATION button of a higher number (transition from
[1] to [2], for example).
“Dwn” fills are used when you switch on the [AUTO FILL]
button and then press a VARIATION button of a lower
number.
Intros are usually used at the beginning of a song and
End patterns provide professional closing sections.
NOTE
The ABass track is monophonic. You can only record single-
note patterns.
Help function on the main Rhythm Composer
page
1.
Press and hold the [NUMERIC] button.
The display changes to:
This page explains how to temporarily switch off
(“Mute”) and isolate (“Solo”) specific tracks.
2.
Press the [EXIT] or [NUMERIC] button to
return to the main Rhythm Composer page.
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