Roland BK-5, Owner'S Manual

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Rhythm Composer (programming your own rhythms)
Backing Keyboard BK-5
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3.
Press the [AUDIO REC] button.
The display changes to:
4.
If necessary, use the [CURSOR
÷
VALUE] dial
and [ENTER/SELECT] button to edit the
available parameters.
Parameter Setting Explanation
Rec Track* ADrum, ABass,
Acc1, Acc2,
Acc3, Acc4,
Acc5, Acc6 This parameter allows
you to select the track
whose settings you
want to record.
Inst (Tone assigned
to the track) This is where you select
a sound (or Drum Set)
for the track marked
for recording (“Rec
Track”).
Key C, C#, D, Eb, E,
F, F#, G, Ab, A,
Bb, B If you want to use the
accompaniment in a
musically meaningful
way, you need to tell
the BK-5 what key you
are recording in. This is
to ensure that the
chords you play dur-
ing everyday use of
your rhythm with the
BK-5’s Arranger lead to
the correct real-time
transpositions of the
selected Division.
The BK-5 allows you to
record rhythms in any
key. But do set the KEY
parameter to the right
value before recording.
The key of AccDrums
parts cannot be set
(because that doesn’t
make sense).
Octave –4~+4 This parameter allows
you to transpose the
keyboard in octave
steps, which may be
convenient for
extremely high or low
notes – or for using
the special “noises” of
certain sounds.
Mode** Major, Minor,
7th, M=m,
M=7, m=7,
M=m=7 This parameter allows
you to specify whether
you are about to
record the accompani-
ment for major, minor
or seventh chords. If
you listen to the
rhythm prepared by
Roland, you will notice
that there are slight
differences in the
looped patterns – and
sometimes striking dif-
ferences for Intros and
Endings, with com-
pletely different
phrases. Such varia-
tions can be prepared
using the “Mode”
parameter.
Division* Intro, Main,
Fill, Ending Select the pattern you
want to create. This
parameter is linked to
the division you select
on the main “Rhythm
Composer” page.
Tempo 20~250 The tempo value you
set here is recorded
and regarded as preset
tempo. You can
change it at any stage
in Rhythm Composer
mode, so start by
selecting a tempo that
allows you to record
the music the way you
want it to sound.
Parameter Setting Explanation
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