Roland BK-5 Electronic Keyboard User Manual


 
Loop function (MARK A/B)
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2.
Rotate the [CURSOR÷VALUE] dial to select
the folder that contains the audio files you
want to listen to.
3.
Press the [ENTER/SELECT] button to open
the folder.
4.
Use the [CURSOR÷VALUE] dial to select the
audio file where you want playback to start.
5.
Press [ENTER/SELECT] to confirm your selec-
tion.
6.
Press the [USB MEMORY] button to activate
the playback function of the selected and all
subsequent songs.
NOTE
.STL and .JPG files contained in the selected folder will be
ignored when you start playback (see below).
The icon in the lower left corner of the display page
changes as follows:
7.
Press the [®÷π] button to start playback of
all audio songs.
NOTE
While playback of all songs is running, you can navigate
the USB memory (to check its contents, for example). The
“Play All Songs” function continues to play back the files of
the folder you selected in step (2) above.
If you select a different file while navigating (by pressing
[ENTER/SELECT]), the “Play All Songs” function is switched
off and the following message appears:
8.
Press the [π] button to stop sequential play-
back.
Deactivating the ‘Play All Songs’ function
The “Play All Songs” function needs to be deactivated if
you no longer need it. To do so, proceed as follows:
1.
If the display doesn’t currently show the
contents of the connected USB memory,
press the [USB MEMORY] button.
2.
Press the [USB MEMORY] button (again) to
change the icon back to .
Pressing the [®÷π] button now will only start playback
of the selected song.
Loop function (MARK A/B)
The Loop function can be used to specify a passage,
such as the chorus of a song, that will be repeated sev-
eral times. This function is available for both audio and
SMF songs. You can also use it to practise difficult song
passages.
Setting and using the loop positions
1.
Select the song you want to play back.
2.
Press the [START/STOP] button to start play-
back.
3.
When the BK-5 reaches the beginning of
the passage you want to play back in a loop,
press the VARIATION [3] button.
The VARIATION [3] button flashes to indicate that the
position has been set.
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