Playing Back Music Styles - Roland BK-7m Owner's Manual

Playing back Music Styles

Let us now take a closer look at the interactive aspects
of the BK-7m's Music Styles and at how to use them.
1.
Connect your MIDI controller (see p. 16).
If necessary, follow the instructions of the "Wizard
Connection" function (see p. 22).
2.
Set the BK-7m's [VOLUME] knob to a rea-
sonable level (about 1/4).
VOLUME
3.
Set the [BALANCE] knob to the center posi-
tion.
BALANCE
4.
Press the [INTRO] button (it lights) to start
Music Style playback with an introduction.
5.
Press the VARIATION [1], [2], [3] or [4] but-
ton to select the complexity of the INTRO
pattern.
6.
Play a chord on your MIDI controller.
See "'Wizard Connection' MIDI channel settings" on
p. 26 for the MIDI channels assigned to the BK-7m's
NTA parts. These parts analyze the chords that are
used to transpose the Music Style in real time.
Backing Module BK-7m
The main page displays the name of the last chord
the BK-7m recognized:
7.
Press the [START/STOP] button to start
Music Style playback.
The [START/STOP] indicator lights and the BK-7m
starts playing back the introductory phrase.
8.
Play different chords on your MIDI control-
ler and listen to the effect this has on the
Music Style.
9.
Switch on the [AUTO FILL IN] button (it
lights).
This means that when you select a different VARIA-
TION pattern, the BK-7m will play a transition (fill-in)
before switching to the new pattern.
10.
Press a VARIATION [1], [2], [3] or [4] button
to select a more complex or a simpler
accompaniment.
• If you press it before the last beat of the current
measure, the fill-in starts immediately and lasts until
the end of the current measure, then the newly
selected VARIATION pattern is played back.
• If you press the desired VARIATION button on the last
beat of a bar, the fill-in starts at the next downbeat
and lasts an entire bar. Only then will the BK-7m
switch to the newly selected VARIATION pattern.
11.
If necessary, you can change the Music
Style's tempo:
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