Mode - Roland BK-9 Owner's Manual

Key
Allows you to set the desired transposition interval.
Each value represents a semi-tone step. Select "0" if no transposition
is required.
Parameter Setting
Key –6~0~+5
If the "Key" setting differs from "0", the [KEY] button indicator lights.

Mode

Allows you to specify which sections should be transposed by the
"Key" parameter.
Parameter Setting
Mode Song, Keyboard, Song+Keyboard
• "Song": Only song playback is transposed.
• "Keyboard": Only the notes you play on the keyboard are
transposed. (This also affects the chord information transmitted
to the Arranger.)
• "Song+Keyboard": Both song playback and the keyboard parts
are transposed. Rhythm playback is also transposed.
'Rhythm Parts' parameters
This function group can be selected using [MENU] button  "Performance
Edit"  "Rhythm Parts".
MEMO
You can easy adjust the Volume and set Mute/Solo for each the
Rhythm part by a twice pressing of [MIXER] button.
See "Setting the Volume of the Real-Time Parts or Rhythm Parts
(Mixer)" (p. 33).
The parameters of this function group apply to the eight Automatic
Accompaniment parts (i.e. the parts used to play back the selected
rhythm).
1.
Use the dial to select in the first field the rhythm part you
want to edit (ADrum, ABass, Acc1, Acc2, Acc3, Acc4, Acc4,
Acc5, Acc6).
The display shows the settings for the selected part.
2.
Select and set the desired parameter(s). See "Browsing
Windows and Setting Parameter Values" (p. 26).
The following parameters are available:
Mute
Allows you to mute the selected part, so that it is no longer audible.
Parameter Setting
Mute Off, On
Right Display
Solo
Allows you to solo the selected part, which means that all other
rhythm parts are switched off.
Parameter Setting
Solo Off, On
Volume
Adjusts the volume of the selected rhythm part.
Selecting "0" means that the part is question is no longer audible.
Parameter Setting
Volume 0~127
Exp. Pedal
Select "Off" if you don't need pedal expression for the selected part.
This means that the rhythm part in question no longer responds
to an expression pedal you may have connected to the PEDAL
EXPRESSION jack.
Parameter Setting
Exp. Pedal Off, On
Exp.Pedal AllParts On
If you are not sure which rhythm parts still receive expression
messages, and if you want all to receive them, you can select this
field and push the dial.
Exp.Pedal AllParts Off
If you are not sure which rhythm parts still receive expression
messages, and if no rhythm part should receive them, you can
select this field and push the dial.
'Arranger Setting' parameters
This function group can be selected using [MENU] button  "Performance
Edit"  "Arranger Setting".
The parameters of this function group apply to the Arranger as a
whole and allow you to fine-tune its behavior.
Zone
When you press the [SPLIT] button, the selected rhythm pattern is
controlled by the chords you play in the left half of the keyboard.
You can also tell the Arranger to scan another part of the keyboard
for usable chords. Though "Left" is probably the most popular
setting, you could select "Right" to have the Arranger scan the right
half of the keyboard.
Select "Off" if you only need the drum part of the selected rhythm
and no melodic accompaniment parts (ABass, ACC1~6).
Switch off the [SPLIT] button if the Arranger should scan the entire
keyboard ("Whole").
'Performance Edit' parameters
Right Display
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