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- Page 1 BK-61 keyboard user manual...
- Page 2 Thomann GmbH Hans-Thomann-Straße 1 96138 Burgebrach Germany Telephone: +49 (0) 9546 9223-0 Internet: www.thomann.de 24.01.2022, ID: 524517...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Table of contents Table of contents General information......................4 1.1 Further information......................4 1.2 Notational conventions....................4 1.3 Symbols and signal words................... 5 Safety instructions......................... 6 Features............................8 Assembly instructions......................9 Connections and operating elements................ 11 Connection options......................14 Operating..........................15 7.1 Powering up the keyboard.................. -
Page 4: General Information
1.1 Further information On our website (www.thomann.de) you will find lots of further information and details on the following points: Download This manual is also available as PDF file for you to download. -
Page 5: Symbols And Signal Words
General information Cross-references References to other locations in this manual are identified by an arrow and the speci‐ fied page number. In the electronic version of the manual, you can click the cross- reference to jump to the specified location. Example: See Ä... -
Page 6: Safety Instructions
Safety instructions Safety instructions Intended use This device is intended to be used for electronic sound generation using a piano key‐ board. Use the device only as described in this user manual. Any other use or use under other operating conditions is considered to be improper and may result in per‐ sonal injury or property damage. - Page 7 Safety instructions NOTICE! Risk of fire due to incorrect polarity Incorrectly inserted batteries may destroy the device or the batteries. Ensure that proper polarity is observed when inserting bat‐ teries. NOTICE! Possible damage by leaking batteries Leaking batteries can cause permanent damage to the device. Take batteries out of the device if it is not going to be used for a longer period.
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Page 8: Features
Features Features The keyboard is characterized by the following features: 61 keys 300 voices 300 rhythms 50 demo songs Metronome Fine tuning Sustain, Vibrato Keyboard Split Transpose function Percussion selectable Automatic shutoff Built-in speakers Connections: 1 × headphones output, 1 × microphone input (headphones and microphone not included) Plug-in power supply and music stand included keyboard... -
Page 9: Assembly Instructions
Assembly instructions Assembly instructions Unpack and check carefully there is no transportation damage before using the unit. Keep the equipment packaging. To fully protect the product against vibration, dust and moisture during transportation or storage use the original packaging or your own packaging material suitable for transport or storage, respectively. - Page 10 Assembly instructions Power adapter Make sure that the device is turned off before you connect it to the power supply or disconnect it. Press the left key repeatedly until the volume is at minimum before inserting the batteries into the keyboard. This is to protect the speakers from damage. Connect the cable from the power adapter outlet to the input socket [DC 9V] on the rear panel of the keyboard.
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Page 11: Connections And Operating Elements
Connections and operating elements Connections and operating elements Overview Control panel 1 [Master Volume] Buttons to adjust the overall volume 2 [Rhythm Volume] Buttons to adjust the rhythm volume 3 [Fine tuning] Buttons for fine tuning 4 [Transpose] Buttons for transposing BK-61... - Page 12 Connections and operating elements 5 [Single chord] Button to activate the accompaniment with one-finger chords 6 [Finger chord] Button to activate the accompaniment with multi-finger chords 7 [Low chord] Button for changing the bass effect of the chord accompaniment 8 [Chord clear] Button to activate / deactivate the chord accompaniment 9 [ON] / [OFF] Main switch.
- Page 13 Connections and operating elements 23 [- Tempo +] Buttons for adjusting the tempo 24 Buttons to select the desired percussion Hi-hat open Hi-hat closed Snare L Bongo L Bass Drum H soft Bass Drum L 25 [One key teaching] Button to activate a learning mode in which the song being played continues, regardless of whether you play the notes correctly or not 26 [Follow teaching] Button to activate a learning mode, in which you can see on the display whether you are playing the notes correctly...
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Page 14: Connection Options
Connection options Connection options Headphones Use the output socket [Headphones] to connect headphones to the keyboard. DC 9V Headphones Connecting headphones (not supplied) to the output mutes the speakers. Never operate the headphones at high volume as this can permanently damage your hearing. -
Page 15: Operating
Operating Operating 7.1 Powering up the keyboard Press [ON] / [OFF] to turn the keyboard on. ð The keyboard is operational. Press [ON] / [OFF] again to turn the keyboard off. 7.1.1 Automatic shutoff If the keyboard is not used for 5 minutes, it automatically switches to standby mode. Press any button to reactivate the keyboard. -
Page 16: Transposing
Operating 7.5 Transposing With this function you can adjust the pitch of the keyboard in up to 6 semitone steps up or down. Press the left button to adjust the pitch of the keyboard downwards. Press the right button to adjust the pitch of the keyboard upwards. Press both buttons simultaneously to restore the default setting. -
Page 17: Record And Playback
Operating Deactivating chord accompaniment With this function you can deactivate the chord accompaniment. Press [Chord clear] to deactivate the chord accompaniment. ð The rhythm continues without chord accompaniment. 7.7 Record and playback You can record and play a maximum of 48 individual tones as a melody. Only one note is recorded from a chord played. -
Page 18: Voice Selection
Operating 7.9 Voice selection The keyboard offers 300 voices in total. Press [Voice] to activate the Voice mode. Press [–] or [+] to select a desired voice (see Ä Chapter 10 ‘Voice list’ on page 27). ð The display shows the current voice number. Alternatively, you can select the desired voice with [0]…[9]. -
Page 19: Synchronous Start Function
Operating 7.12 Synchronous start function With this function you can activate or deactivate the synchronous start function in order to start an accompaniment. Press [Sync] to activate the sync accompaniment. Press one of the 19 left piano keys to start the accompaniment. Press [Sync] to stop the accompaniment. -
Page 20: Percussion Selection
Operating 7.16 Percussion selection Hi-hat open Hi-hat Snare L Bongo L Bass Drum Bass Drum L closed H soft These buttons allow you to select 6 different types of percussion to complement the accompaniment. Press a key to play the corresponding percussion. 7.17 Learning mode 'One key teaching' In this learning mode, the song being played will continue regardless of whether you... -
Page 21: Sustain Effect
Operating 7.19 Sustain effect This function allows you to add a sustain effect to the sounds. You can let tones linger after you lift your fingers from the keyboard. Press [Sustain] to activate the Sustain effect. ð The display shows ‘SUS’ . Press [Sustain] again to deactivate the Sustain effect. -
Page 22: Demo Song List
Demo song list Demo song list Name Name Name London Bridge Is Falling Hand in hand Prom queen Down Fantasy Two hundred and fourteen Ni Mengruoze The twist Fkey Nen blauen Donau Butter fly Mozart Symphonies Hawthorn Paddle a canoe The girl's Prayer Mary had a little lamb Country songs... -
Page 23: Rhythm List
Rhythm list Rhythm list Name Name Name Beat 1 Dance 2 Country1 Beat 2 Dance 3 Country2 Beat 3 Dance 4 Country3 Beat 4 Dance 5 Country4 Beat 5 Dance 6 Country waltz1 Beat 6 Dance 7 Country waltz2 Beat 7 Dance 8 Country5 Beat 8... - Page 24 Rhythm list Name Name Name Waltz1 Euro rhumba1 Heavy metal rock1 Waltz2 Euro rhumba2 Heavy metal rock2 Waltz3 India samba1 70' Rock India samba2 80' Rock Love ballad Jazz soul Middle Eastern rock Easy Beat Country swing1 Traditional Rock Soft Beat Country swing2 Rock Disco Shuffle...
- Page 25 Rhythm list Name Name Name Jump Blues Britpop4 Americana New Orleans Blues Trip Hop1 Charanga New York Blues Trip Hop2 Tropical Piano Blues Chamber pop Ambient Soul Blues Britpopwaltz1 Punk Metal Urban Blues Britpopwaltz2 Experimental Rock Afro Beat Britpopwaltz3 Noise-Rock Afro Pop Classical ballad1 Celtic New Age...
- Page 26 Rhythm list Name Name Name Contem porary R&b4 New Jack Swing Space Contem porary R&b5 Urban Spiritual Deep Funk Contemporary Instrumental Rock New Age Doo Wop Meditation Ragtime Left-Field Hip-Hop Neo-Classical1 Bebop or Bop Motown Neo-Classical2 Cool jazz Neo-Soul1 Neo-Classical3 Free jazz Neo-Soul2 New Acoustic...
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Page 27: Voice List
Voice list Voice list Name Name Name Acoustic Grand Piano Overdriven Guitar Tuba Bright Acoustic Piano Distortion Guitar Muted Trumpet Electric Grand Piano Guitar Harmonics French Horn Honky-tonk Piano Acoustic Bass Brass Section Rhodes Piano Electric Bass (finger) Synth Brass 1 Chorused Piano Electric Bass (pick) Synth Brass 2... - Page 28 Voice list Name Name Name Lead 8 (bass+lead) Synth Drum Heavy metal bass Pad 1 (new age) Reverse Cymbal Magic electronic Pad 2 (warm) Guitar Fret Noise Bright violin Pad 3 (polysynth) Breath Noise Atonic violin Pad 4 (choir) Seashore Heavy bass orchestra Pad 5 (bowed) Bird Tweet...
- Page 29 Voice list Name Name Name Bright violin Violin French Horn Marimba Synth Lead Stringed violin French Horn ensemble Metal FX Trill violin Electronic French Horn Electronic FX Electronic violin Synth French Horn Electronic String Ensemble Rock violin Psychedelic Synth Bass Wind FX Rhythm Orchestra Distortion Synth Bass...
- Page 30 Voice list Name Name Name Electric Piano Pad Bright Kalimba Environmental Shanai Clean Guitar Pad Crystal Kalimba Mediant Shanai Western Pad Synth Kalimba Baritone Shanai Sci-fi Pad Wind Bagpipe Synth Shanai Metal Sci-fi Pad High Bagpipe High Shanai Clarinet Pad Orchestra Bagpipe Bright Steel Drums Electronic dance Pad...
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Page 31: Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Problem Possible causes and solutions You hear a 'pop' sound when switching the keyboard on and This is normal. No reason for concern. off. No sound can be heard when playing the piano. Make sure that the volume control is set appropriately. Check if headphones are connected to the headphone output. -
Page 32: Technical Specifications
Technical specifications Technical specifications Input connections Power supply Connection socket for the plug-in power supply Microphone 1 × 3.5 mm phone socket Output connections Headphones 1 × 3.5mm jack socket, stereo Keyboard 61 keys Voices Styles Demo songs Effects Metronome, sustain, vibrato, keyboard split, transpose, automatic switch-off, fine tuning Speaker 2 ×... -
Page 33: Protecting The Environment
Protecting the environment Protecting the environment Disposal of the packaging material For the transport and protective packaging, environmentally friendly materials have been chosen that can be supplied to normal recycling. Ensure that plastic bags, packaging, etc. are properly disposed of. Do not just dispose these materials with your normal household waste, but make sure that they are fed to a recovery. - Page 34 Notes keyboard...
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