Roland BHA-2 Electronic Keyboard User Manual


 
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Enjoy karaoke at home!
With RK-300's bundled songs, VIMA TUNES songs, and Standard
MIDI Files with lyrics, you can enjoy a complete karaoke
experience at home. Remote controller
(included) allows you to start / stop / change
key, etc. from across the room. Your own
digital-camera photos can be utilized as
background images of the karaoke-lyric display.
Add background harmony to your singing
RK-300 allows you to add nice harmonies to your singing without
any complex operation. While performing with the RK-300's
onboard songs / VIMA TUNES*
1
you can automatically add
harmonies onto your voice. You can turn vocal harmonies on/off
with a footswitch, freely adding background singing whenever you
want it. You can choose the most suitable harmony styles among
three types of presets: Duo, Trio and Quartet. In case a singer is
singing along with audio data playback on RK-300, his/her voice
can be harmonized as well, according to the real-time keyboard
performance on RK-300*
2
.
*1 The song data of RK-300's Internal Songs / bundled CD-ROM and VIMA TUNES specially contain
the dedicated chord information which enables RK-300 to harmonize your voice automatically.
*2 Keyboard player needs to play chord backing in order to let RK-300 recognize the chords.
Your favorite music library can
be transformed for karaoke
Thanks to the RK-300’s Center Cancel feature,
your personal music library can become backing
tracks for karaoke. Your CD, DVD*
1
, or downloaded audio files (via
portable audio player such as iPod *
2
) can be transformed into karaoke
songs. Create a karaoke-party environment by connecting the RK-300 to
a large TV monitor and loading visual content such as DVD video*
1,2
, etc.
*1 Commercial DVD player is required.
*2 Connection with RK-300 is made via RK-300's Audio/Video port.
Why not create your own custom-made
VIMA TUNES library?
You can easily create your own VIMA TUNES titles for the RK-300 with
Cakewalk’s SONAR Digital Audio Workstation software and the VIMA TUNES
Image Tool plug-in. Standard MIDI Files and your digital-photo libraries can be
incorporated with the VIMA TUNES library. Experience a new, personalized style
of karaoke that consists of your favorite songs and photos.
*1 Following Cakewalk SONAR products are compatible with VIMA TUNES Image Tool:
SONAR 6 Producer/Studio, SONAR 6 LE, SONAR Home Studio 6/6 XL, SONAR 7
Producer/Studio, SONAR 8 Producer/Studio
*2 VIMA TUNES Image Tool is free downloadable at:
http://www.roland.com/products/en/VIMA_RK-300/index.html
Recommended
Applications
JAM ALONGSING ALONG
RK-300 with optional KSC-48 Keyboard Stand
RK-300 with optional KS-G8 keyboard Stand
Let's enjoy ensemble sessions with VIMA,
guitar, drums, and vocals
Plug a microphone and a variety of electronic musical instruments
into the RK-300. Thanks to its powerful speakers, onboard vocal
effects (echo, etc.), and built-in guitar-amp models, the VIMA
RK-300 is a dream machine for the whole band. Plug in V-Drums, a
vocal mic, and an electric guitar and your rock band is ready to jam
through the RK-300. With its ability to combine realtime
instrumental performance with music-data playback and visual
imagery, the VIMA RK-300 is in a league of its own. When playing
the internal song titles or VIMA TUNES data, the RK-300 can
display DigiScore notation with chord names on a TV monitor.
Control the visual and sound by moving
your hand over the D Beam
The built-in D Beam is a unique live
performance tool that makes your
keyboard performances magical.
Your hand movement over the
invisible beam can control ANIME
effects or the sounds of RK-300,
including sound effects such as
applause.
The beam in the photo has been colored to show
the path of the D BEAM; the actual beam is invisible.
Record your RK-300 performances and karaoke
parties, and burn CDs immediately afterward
As you perform on the VIMA’s keyboard, it can save and record
everything you do. It can even record any vocal microphone, electric
guitar, V-Drums, or other instruments that are connected too. CDs are a
great way to archive your jam sessions, songwriting ideas,
performances, parties, etc. The
RK-300 can burn CDs instantly with its
onboard CD drive. CDs of karaoke
sessions make nice souvenirs for the
party guests. Jam sessions can be
recorded and distributed to
bandmembers for song evaluation and
learning.
It’s easy to create an original CD with the RK-300
Record your
performance
Select a song
Burn it to disc with
the built-in CD drive
Just follow the instructions
on the LCD screen.
Recommended
Applications