Tone (T), Drum (D ); Mute (T)/Drum Mute (D ); Solo; Perc Mute (D ) - Roland BK-9 Owner's Manual

How to Edit Rhythm or SMF (Makeup Tools)

Tone (T), Drum (D )

Allows you to select a different Tone within the active Tone family.
While selecting a Tone, you can press a TONE button to select a
different family.
Parameter Setting
Tone
or The number of Tones depends on the selected family.
Drum

Mute (T)/Drum Mute (D )

Switches the selected instrument off. The corresponding part is
no longer played back. (This setting only applies to the selected
instrument and thus not necessarily to the entire track.)
NOTE
In the case of the drums, you can mute two instrument groups
("Drum Mute" and "Perc Mute", see below) separately.
Parameter Setting
Mute
or Off, On
Drum Mute

Solo

Switches off all instruments except the selected instrument.
Parameter Setting
Solo Off, On

Perc Mute (D )

Suppresses (or adds) the percussion sounds used by the drum part.
Parameter Setting
Perc Mute Off, On

Volume

Adjusts the volume of the selected instrument. Negative values
decrease the current volume, positive values increase it. (This is a
relative setting that is added to, or subtracted from, the original
setting.)
Parameter Setting
Volume -127~0~+127

Reverb

Use this parameter to set the reverb send level. Negative values
decrease the current reverb send level, positive values increase it.
(This is a relative setting that is added to, or subtracted from, the
original setting.)
Parameter Setting
Reverb -127~0~+127

Chorus

Use this parameter to set the chorus send level. Negative values
decrease the current chorus send level, positive values increase it.
(This is a relative setting that is added to, or subtracted from, the
original setting.)
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Parameter Setting
Chorus -127~0~+127

Panpot

Use this parameter to change the stereo placement of the selected
instrument. "0" means "no change", negative (–) values shift the
instrument towards the left and positive (+) values shift it towards
the right.
Parameter Setting
Panpot -127~0~+127
NOTE
In the case of Drum Sets, this setting applies to all drum/
percussion instruments. There is also a parameter that can be set
for specific drum instruments (p. 57).

Octave (T)

Use this parameter to transpose the selected instrument up or
down by up to 4 octaves.
Parameter Setting
Octave -4~0~+4

Velocity

This parameter allows you to modify the velocity range of the
instrument in question. "0" means that the recorded velocity values
are left untouched, negative values reduce all velocity values by
the same amount (leaving differences between notes intact), while
positive settings increase all velocity values.
Parameter Setting
Velocity -127~0~+127

Cut Off

This filter parameter allows you to make the selected sound darker
or brighter. Positive settings mean that more overtones are allowed
to pass, so that the sound becomes brighter. The further this value
is set in the negative direction, the fewer overtones will be allowed
to pass and the sound will become softer (darker).
Characteristics of a low-pass filter
Setting
Cutoff frequency
Parameter Setting
Cut Off -127~0~+127
NOTE
For some sounds, positive (+) "Cut Off" settings will cause no
noticeable change because the pre-programmed "Cut Off"
parameter is already set to its maximum value.

Resonance

When the "Resonance" value is increased, the overtones in the area
of the cutoff frequency will be emphasized, creating a sound with a
strong character.
Frequency