Roland Backing Keyboard BK-5 - Manual (Page 30)

Rhythm functions
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Backing Keyboard BK-5
NOTE
The “Help” function is available in this environment (see
p. 26). You can also press and hold [NUMERIC] to check the
MIDI address of the selected rhythm (see p. 26).
Playing back rhythms
Let us now take a closer look at the interactive aspects
of the BK-5’s rhythms and at how to use them.
1. Switch on the BK-5 (see p. 20).
2. Set the BK-5’s [VOLUME] knob to a reason-
able level (about 1/4).
3. Press the [SPLIT] button if you want to play
in Split mode.
4. Select the rhythm you want to use (see
p. 29).
5. Press the [INTRO] button (it lights) to start
rhythm playback with an introduction.
6. Press the VARIATION [1], [2], [3] or [4] but-
ton to select the complexity of the INTRO
pattern.
7. Play a chord on the keyboard.
The main page displays the name of the last chord
the BK-5 recognized:
8. Press the [START/STOP] button to start
rhythm playback.
The [START/STOP] indicator lights and the BK-5 starts
playing back the introductory phrase.
9. Play different chords on the keyboard and
listen to the effect this has on the rhythm.
10. Switch on the [AUTO FILL IN] button (it
lights).
This means that when you select a different VARIA-
TION pattern, the BK-5 will play a transition (fill-in)
before switching to the new pattern.
11. Press a VARIATION [1], [2], [3] or [4] button
to select a more complex or a simpler
accompaniment.
• If you press it before the last beat of the current
measure, the fill-in starts immediately and lasts until
the end of the current measure, then the newly
selected VARIATION pattern is played back.
• If you press the desired VARIATION button on the last
beat of a bar, the fill-in starts at the next downbeat
and lasts an entire bar. Only then will the BK-5 switch
to the newly selected VARIATION pattern.
12. If necessary, you can change the rhythm’s
tempo:
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