Roland BK-5OR Owner's Manual page 100

Backing Keyboard BK-5 OR
Menu options
Parameter Setting
From/To...
CC00, ---, 0~127,
CC32, ALL
PC 1~128
Inc/Dec... –127~127
Expression,
Reverb,
Chorus,
Panpot
[*] This parameter is not available for: ADrums and ABass tracks,
Intro3 & 4 and End3 & 4 patterns.
[**] The notes of the melodic rhythm tracks are compared against
the chords played in the recognition area. If the next chord you
play contains the note the selected part is already sounding
(based on the previous chord), that note is maintained.
If the new chord does not contain that note, the rhythm part in
question uses the closest ("Nearest") note. This produces a more
musical behavior than any other system on the market.
[***] CC00 messages are the so-called "MSB" bank select messag-
es. They allows you to select the Capital Tone (select "0") of a
sound address. Select "---" if the current setting must not
change. The CC32 control change is the so-called "LSB" bank se-
lect message. Use the PC parameter to change the address, a.k.a.
program change number, of a sound (e.g. from "1" to "2").
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Explanation
Nearest**: Refers to a
more musical system
for real-time shifts of
the recorded rhythm
notes during Arranger
playback.
Degree: This setting
refers to the "old" sys-
tem for real-time con-
version of track
information during
rhythm playback. See
page 104.
Select "---" if the
selected pattern
should ignore this set-
ting.
Enter the original data
value (i.e. the value
that is being used right
now by the selected
track(s)) for "From". For
"To", specify the new
value that should
replace the "From"
value. These are what
we call "absolute"
changes: you don't add
or subtract values, you
replace them with
other values. This sys-
tem is only available
for messages that
allow you to select
sounds or sound
banks.***
These parameters
allow you to add (+) or
subtract (–) a given
value to/from the cur-
rent Expression, Pan,
Reverb Send or Chorus
Send values. This may
come in handy if the
real-time changes you
recorded turn out to
be too high or too low.
Press the [WRITE] button (its indicator flashes) to
confirm your settings and edit the data.
Shift Clock
"Shift Clock" allows you to shift the notes within the
selected "From"/"To" range. It can be used for two
things:
• To correct "slow" notes due to a slow(er) attack.
You may want to use "Shift Clock" after assigning a
sound to a track that has a considerably slower
attack than the sound you used for recording the
part in question. This technique is frequently used in
pop music to "time" 1/16-note string arpeggios
played with a "slow" pad sound. Rather than have the
notes begin at the mathematically correct time (e.g.
2-1-0), you could shift them to the left (e.g. to 1-4-
115), so that the peak volume of the attack is reached
on the next beat:
Original positions (slow attack, tim-
ing seems off)
• To correct the timing of notes recorded via MIDI
without quantizing them.
You can use external sequences as raw material for
your songs. Recording such excerpts via MIDI may
cause a slight delay (e.g. 5 CPT). If that is not accept-
able, use "Shift Clock" to "push" the recorded data to
the left (select "–5"). That allows you to preserve any
irregularities the original may contain because it was
not quantized. After selecting a sound with a slow
release (i.e. a sound that lingers on after all notes
have been released), however, "Change Gate Time"
will help you cut the notes down to size and thus
avoid undesirable overlaps.
Parameter Setting
Track ADrums~Acc6,
ALL
Mode Major, Minor,
7th
Shift= –5
(timing sounds OK)
Explanation
Allows you to select
the track you wish to
edit. You can also
select "ALL" here, in
which case the opera-
tion applies to all
tracks.
Allows you to select
the Mode to be edited.