Roland BK-9 - Channel; Nta; Parameters; Part Switch

MIDI
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Parameter Setting
Rhythm Volume Rx O, On
Rhythm Pc Rx
This parameter allows you to enable or disable the reception of
program change and bank select messages for rhythm selection.
Parameter Setting
Rhythm Pc Rx O, On
NTA
The following parameters are located on the display page that can
be selected using [MENU] button  “MIDI”  “Edit System”  “NTA”.
Right Display
NTA notes are only received (from an external MIDI instrument).
What you play in the chord recognition area of the keyboard to
feed the Arranger is automatically converted to the corresponding
MIDI note numbers, so that all rhythm parts transmit their notes
to external instruments. There is thus no need to transmit the note
messages of what you play in the chord recognition area (NTA)
separately.
These parameters allow you to specify on which MIDI channels the
BK-9 should receive chord information used to change the rhythm’s
key in real-time.
Channel
Allows you to select the MIDI channel on which the BK-9 should
receive NTA messages.
Parameter Setting
Channel Ch1~Ch16
Rx
This parameter allows you to specify whether (“On”) or not (“O”)
the selected MIDI channel should be used to receive chord
information.
Parameter Setting
Rx O, On
Rx Octave
Use this parameter to transpose the notes received on the selected
MIDI channel (“Ch”) in steps of one octave.
Parameter Setting
Rx Octave –4~0~4
Rx Global Limit Low/High
These parameters allow you to set the note range to be received.
If not all note messages of the selected MIDI channel should be
received by the NTA “part”, set the range to the desired values
Parameter Setting
Rx Global Limit Low
C–~G9
Rx Global Limit High
NOTE
The “Limit Low” value cannot be higher than the “Limit High”
value (and vice versa).
Parameters
The following parameters are located on the display page that
can be selected using [MENU] button  “MIDI”  “Edit System”
 “Parameters”.
Right Display
This page contains several parameters that are not related to
one another (the other MIDI pages always concentrate on one
aspect).
Part Switch
This parameter allows you to specify whether or not a muted
part should go on sending MIDI messages:
Parameter Setting
Part Switch Internal, Int+MIDI
• Internal: A muted part can no longer be played via the BK-9’s
keyboard or Arranger/song player but continues to send MIDI
messages. Selecting “Internal” and muting a part thus has the
same eect as selecting “Local O” (see p. 152).
• Int+MIDI: A muted part can no longer be played via the BK-9’s
keyboard or Arranger/song player and no longer sends MIDI
messages.
Tx Velocity
Your BK-9 is equipped with a velocity-sensitive keyboard and a tone
generator capable of responding to velocity messages. Use this
parameter to switch the transmission (TX) of velocity messages on
or o.
If you don’t select “On”, specify which velocity value to use instead
of the continuous ux. The value you set will be used for all notes
sent to MIDI OUT/USB COMPUTER.
Parameter Setting
Tx Velocity On, 1~127
Tx SysEx
Use this parameter to specify whether (“On”) or not (“O”) the BK-9
should send SysEx messages. Such messages are not standardized,
so that each manufacturer can use them ad lib for temporary (or
permanent) changes to the way a part behaves. Eects parameters,
for instance, can only be changed via SysEx messages.
Such messages may slow down playback on external
MIDI instruments or yield no eect at all, which is why you have the