Roland BK-9 - H.bar Level Slider Assign (H.bar Level); Pedal Controller FC-7

Menu options
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Right Display
The following table shows the functions you can assign to the
pedal.
Function Explanation
MFX Control1 Same function assigned to the sliders. For the assigned
function please refer to the “Mfx(1) Controls” or “Mfx(2)
Controls” parameters in the “Mfx1” (p. 131) or “Mfx2”
(p. 132).
MFX Control2
CC1 Control
Same function assigned to the sliders. For the assigned
function please refer to the “Slider CC1, Slider CC2,
Slider CC3” (p. 130).
CC2 Control
CC3 Control
H.Bar Level Slider Assign (H.Bar Level)
This parameter can be selected using [MENU] button  “Global” 
“H.Bar Level”.
Control” This parameter sets the “H.BAR Level” slider (Red slider) to
adjust either the overall organ volume level or the overdrive level.
Function Value Explanation
H:Bar Levlel
Volume
Set the “H.BAR Level” slider to adjust the
organ Volume level
Overdrive
Set the “H.BAR Level” slider to adjust the
organ Overdrive level
Pedal Controller FC-7
This page can be selected using [MENU] button  “Global”  “Pedal
Controller FC-7”.
Right Display
The BK-9 allows you to connect an optional FC-7 footswitch to the
FC-7 PEDAL socket.
At rst, the switches of this pedal board are assigned Backing
control functions. You can, however, assign other functions to these
switches.
The following table shows the functions you can assign to the FC-7
footswitch.
Function Expanation
Start/Stop
Starts and stops rhythm or song playback. Same
function as the [START/STOP] button.
Intro
Same functions as the [INTRO], [ENDING], [VARIA-
TION1], [VARIATION2], [VARIATION3], [VARIATION4],
[BASS INV] buttons.
See “Using Rhythms” (p. 36).
Ending
Variation1
Variation2
Variation3
Variation4
Bass Inversion
Arranger Hold
Allows you to switch the Arranger Hold function on and
o. See “Arranger Hold” (p. 138).
Arr. Chord O
Allows you to switch the Arranger’s chord recognition
o, in which case only the drum/percussion part is
played.
HalfBar On Fill In
Allows you to switch the “Fill In Half Bar” function on
and o. See “HalfBar On Fill In” (p. 138).
Break Mute
When you press the footswitch, rhythm playback is
muted for the remainder of the current measure.
Reset/Start
This function allows you to have theBK-9 start on the
rst beat of the currently selected rhythm pattern when
you press the assigned footswitch.
Use it when you are accompanying a singer or soloist
whose timing is a little shaky and suddenly notice that
the playback lags one or two beats behind the singer/
soloist.
Split
You can alternate between “Intelligent” and “Pianist2”
modes. When the former is selected, the chord recogni-
tion area is automatically set to “Left”. When you switch
to “Pianist1” or “Pianist2”, the chord recognition area is
automatically set to “Whole”.
Scale Upper
Allows you to assign the selected Scale Tune setting to
the Upper part. See “One Touch Hold” (p. 144).
Scale Lower
Change UP2/1
Allows you to switch o the Upper 1 part and activate
the Upper 2 part – and vice versa.
NOTE
If neither Upper 1 nor Upper 2 are on when you rst
press the footswitch, one of them is activated.
Perf. Next
Allows you to select the next or previous Performance.
Perf. Prev
Portamento
Pressing the footswitch activates the “Portamento
Time” setting. When the footswitch is released, the
“Portamento Time” setting is not used. To hear this
eect, you need to set a “Portamento Time” value (p.
129).
Hold
The assigned footswitch can be used as a Soft,
Sostenuto or Sustain (Hold pedal).
Soft
Sostenuto