Getting Ready For The First Track - Roland BK-9 Owner's Manual

Rhythm Composer
you want to prepare:
4.
Use the dial to edit the available parameters.
Parameter Setting
ADrum, ABass,
Acc1, Acc2,
Rec Track
Acc3, Acc4,
Acc5, Acc6
(Tone assigned to
Inst
the track)
Tempo 20~250
Time 1~32/16, 1~32/8,
Signature 1~32/4, 1~32/2
Expression 0~127
Reverb 0~127
Chorus 0~127
Panpot 0~127
5.
Press the [WRITE] button (its indicator flashes) to confirm
your settings.
The display changes to:
6.
Use the dial to select "YES" and push it.
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 area.
The right display changes to indicate that all track are empty:
104
Explanation
This parameter allows you to select
the track whose settings you want to
change.
This is where you select a sound (or
Drum Set) for the track marked for
recording ("Rec Track").
You can already set the tempo here or
leave that for later.
This value needs to be set when you
initialize the Rhythm memory (i.e. now).
All Divisions and Modes use this time
signature.
You could, however, edit the patterns
at a later stage (see p. 116) and specify
that VARIATION [1] should use "4/4",
MAIN [2] "6/ 8", etc.
Temporary volume changes (CC11).
Reverb Send (CC91), i.e. how strongly the
selected track should be processed by
the reverb effect.
Chorus Send (CC93), i.e. how strongly
the selected track should be processed
by the chorus effect.
The track's stereo placement (00[L]~64~
127[R]).
Left Display
Right Display

Getting ready for the first track

1.
On the "Rhythm Composer" left page, use the dial to
select the "Division" you want to record ("Intro", "Main",
"Fill" or "Ending").
2.
Press the [SONG REC] button.
The display changes to:
3.
If necessary, use the dial and push it to edit the available
parameters.
Parameter Setting
ADrum, ABass,
Acc1, Acc2,
Rec Track
Acc3, Acc4,
Acc5, Acc6
(Tone assigned to
Inst
the track)
Left Display
Left Display
Explanation
This parameter allows you to select the
track whose settings you want to record.
This is where you select a sound (or
Drum Set) for the track marked for
recording ("Rec Track").