Roland BK-7m - Arranger Setting Parameters

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Backing Module BK-7m
‘Arranger Setting’ parameters
This function group can be selected using [MENU] but-
ton ‰ “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.
Arranger
Select “Off” if you only need the drum part of the
selected Music Style and no melodic accompaniment
parts (ABass, ACC1~6).
Type
This parameter allows you to specify how the chords
received by the NTA parts are interpreted.
NOTE
If the “Arr Type” parameter (page 63) is set to “On”, this
“Type” setting has no effect.
Standard: This is the normal chord recognition
mode.
Pianist: In this mode, the BK-7m only recognizes
chords that consist of at least three notes. Playing
only two notes will not cause the Music Style’s key to
change.
Guitarist: Select this setting if you are using a MIDI
guitar to control the BK-7m’s Arranger.
Intelligent: Select “Intelligent” when you want the
chord recognition to supply the missing notes of the
chords you play.
Accordionist1: Select this setting if you are using an
FR-x-series or MIDI-compatible accordion to control
the BK-7m’s Arranger.
Accordionist2: Select this setting if you are using a
MIDI-compatible accordion that transmits its chord
information within a single octave and “dim” chords
without the root note.
Easy: This is another “intelligent” chord fingering sys-
tem. It works as follows:
Arranger Hold
Select “Off” if you want the accompaniment to stop
as soon as the notes received by the NTA parts are
released. This parameter is switched “On” by default.
Tempo
Each Music Style has a preset tempo that is recalled
when a Style is selected. This parameter allows you to
specify if and when the BK-7m should ignore the
preset tempo and go on using the tempo of the pre-
viously selected Music Style.
Here is what these three options mean:
Fill In Half Bar
When this parameter is “On” the length of the Fill-Ins,
which are played when the [AUTO FILL IN] button
lights, is halved.
Parameter Setting
Arranger Off, On
Parameter Setting
Type Standard, Pianist, Accordionist1,
Accordionist2, Guitarist, Intelligent, Easy
Major chords Press the key that corresponds to the
chord’s fundamental.
Minor chords Fundamental + any black key to the
left of the fundamental.
Seventh chords Fundamental + any white key to the
left of the fundamental.
Minor seventh
chords
Fundamental + any black key to the
left + any white key to the left.
Parameter Setting
Arranger Hold Off, On
Parameter Setting
Tempo Preset, Auto, Lock
Setting
Selecting a new Music Style
Playback is stopped Playback is running
Preset The Style's preset tempo is loaded.
Auto The BK-7m loads the
preset tempo of the
new Music Style
The BK-7m doesn’t
load the preset tempo
of the new Music Style.
The new Music Style is
played at the current
tempo.
Lock The BK-7m doesn’t
load the preset
tempo of the new
Music Style. It is
played at the cur-
rent tempo.
Parameter Setting
Fill In Half Bar Off, On
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