Roland BK-9 - Solo; Try the Rhythm Outside of the Composer; Rhythm Track Edit Functions

Rhythm Composer
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Right Display
3. Press the [TRACK MUTE] button again to switch o the
mute function (the “m” disappears).
NOTE
This mute setting only applies to the Rhythm Composer page.
During normal Arranger playback, all tracks that contain data
are played back. Use the “Erase” function to remove parts that
should not appear in your accompaniments (see p. 109).
Solo
4. If you need to listen to a track in isolation, press and hold
the [TRACK MUTE] button and start playback.
This mutes all other tracks, while the selected track is agged with
an “s”.
Right Display
5. Press the [TRACK MUTE] button again to switch o the
function of the Solo function.
NOTE
If the track you solo was muted, it will be soloed like any other
track. After switching o the Solo function, the track in question
is once again muted.
Try the Rhythm Outside of the Composer
Once you have created your own rhythm, you may want to try it
using the “normal” playback.
NOTE
Save your rhythm before trying it out of the composer. See
“Saving your Rhythm” (p. 106).
1. Press the [EXIT] button to leave the Rhythm Composer
environment.
If you have not saved the Rhythm the following message
appears:
Left Display
Select “YES” to save your Rhythm. See “Saving your Rhythm” (p.
106).
2. Press the [START/STOP] / [ */, ] button to listen to your
Rhythm.
3. Play chords on the left part of the keyboard.
If the rhythm stops unexpectedly during playback, try dierent
chords. Chances are that you only programmed the major pattern,
so that the playback selects an empty pattern when you play a
minor or seventh chord. Remember to set the Mode parameter to
“M=m=7” until you have come to grips with the possibilities of the
BK-9’s Arranger. That way, those three patterns will sound alike, but
at least you are sure that the Arranger does not stop when you play
a minor or seventh chord.
4. Press the [START/STOP] / [ */, ] button again to stop the
playback.
If your own Rhythm is not satisfactory, you can modify it pressing
[MENU]  “Rhythm Composer”.
Rhythm Track Edit functions
The “Track Edit” level of the Rhythm Composer provides 12
functions:
Function Page
Quantize 109
Erase 109
Delete 110
Copy 111
Insert 112
Key 112
Change Velo 113
Change GateTime 113
Global Change 114
Shift Clock 114
Track Length 115
Time Signature 116
There is also a “Micro Edit” environment that allows you to add,
delete or change individual events. See page 116 for details.
1. In the Rhythm Composer environment press the [QUICK
MENU] button (its indicator ashes).
The display changes to: