Roland BK-5 Electronic Keyboard User Manual


 
Menu options
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The display changes to:
3.
“Initialize Rhythm” is already selected, so
press the [ENTER/SELECT] button.
The display changes to:
The settings shown on this display page are sug-
gested as defaults for every new rhythm you pro-
gram. Feel free to change them depending on the
kind of accompaniment you want to prepare:
4.
Use the [CURSOR÷VALUE] dial and [ENTER/
SELECT] button to edit the available param-
eters.
5.
Press the [WRITE] button (its indicator
flashes) to confirm your settings.
The display changes to:
6.
Rotate the [CURSOR÷VALUE] dial to select
“YES” and press the [ENTER/SELECT] button.
The display returns to the “Rhythm Composer” page,
which only contains the sound assignments you have
just made.
Select “NO” if you don’t want to initialize the rhythm
memory area.
Getting ready for the first track
1.
On the “Rhythm Composer” page, use the
[CURSOR÷VALUE] dial and [ENTER/SELECT]
button to select the “Division” parameter.
2.
Use the [CURSOR÷VALUE] dial to select the
Division you want to record (“Intro”, “Main”,
“Fill” or “Ending”).
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 change.
Inst (Tone assigned
to the track)
This is where you select
a sound (or Drum Set)
for the track marked
for recording (“Rec
Track”).
Tempo 20~250 You can already set the
tempo here or leave
that for later.
Time Signature 1/16, 1/4~4/
4…
This value needs to be
set when you initialize
the Rhythm RAM
memory (i.e. now). All
Divisions and Modes
use this time signa-
ture. You could, how-
ever, edit the patterns
at a later stage (see
“Time Signature” on
p. 98) and specify that
VARIATION [1] should
use “4/4”, MAIN [2] “6/
8”, etc.
Expression 0~127 Temporary volume
changes (CC11).
Reverb 0~127 Reverb Send (CC91),
i.e. how strongly the
selected track should
be processed by the
reverb effect.
Chorus 0~127 Chorus Send (CC93),
i.e. how strongly the
selected track should
be processed by the
chorus effect.
Panpot 0~127 The track’s stereo
placement (00[L]~64~
127[R]).
Parameter Setting Explanation
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