Selecting Music Styles - Roland BK-7m Owner's Manual

Backing Module BK-7m
Music Style functions
ENDING
This button allows you to end your songs with a suit-
able closing section if you don't want to simply stop
Music Style playback. The behavior of the Ending pat-
tern depends on when you press the [ENDING] but-
ton:
[ENDING] Behavior
Pressed before The indicator lights.
starting Music When you start Music Style playback,
Style playback the Arranger plays a musical ending.
At the end of the phrase, playback
stops.
Pressed during The indicator flashes to signal that
Music Style play- the ENDING pattern will begin on the
back next downbeat.
When the ending is finished, Music
Style playback stops.
There are four different ENDING patterns, that can be
selected using the VARIATION [1], [2], [3] and [4] but-
tons. Again, the VARIATION buttons determine the
complexity of the arrangement.
BASS INV
This button is used to switch the "Bass Inversion"
function on or off. While the button is dark, the
Music Style's bass part always plays the fundamental
of your notes or chords. Example: if you play a chord
consisting of the notes C, E and G (which is recog-
nized as a C major chord), the bass part plays a C.
If the [BASS INV] button lights, the Music Styles bass
part uses the lowest notes of the chords you play.
Example: if you play a chord consisting of the notes
E, G and C (still a C major chord), the bass part plays
an E. This function therefore gives you more artistic
licence.
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AUTO FILL IN
When this button lights, the BK-7m plays a transition
before switching to the newly selected VARIATION
pattern. Example: if the VARIATION [1] pattern is run-
ning, pressing the [4] button will not switch to that
pattern right away—the BK-7m first plays a fill-in to
announce the new song section.
NOTE
The duration of the fill-ins (transitions) can be halved if you
like. See "Fill In Half Bar" on p. 60.

Selecting Music Styles

1.
Press a RHYTHM FAMILY button to select
the Music Style family.
The indicator of the button you press lights and the
display shows a list of the Music Styles that belong to
this family:
In the example shown above, we pressed the
[LIVE BAND] button.
2.
Rotate the [CURSOR÷VALUE] dial to select
the desired Music Style, then press the dial
to confirm your selection.