Roland BK-9 - Page 39

Playing Back Rhythms
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4. Press the VARIATION [1], [2], [3] or [4] button to select the
complexity of the verse pattern.
For example press the VARIATION [2].
5. Press the [INTRO] / [ & ] button (it lights) to start rhythm
playback with an introduction.
6. Press the VARIATION [1], [2], [3] or [4] button to select the
complexity of the INTRO pattern.
For example press the VARIATION [3].
The VARIATION button pressed at the step 6. lights and the
VARIATION button pressed at the step 4. ashes to indicate the
verse complexity that will be played back at the end of the Intro
pattern.
7. Play a chord on the keyboard.
MEMO
You can activate the “Dynamic Arranger” function to control the
volume of the accompaniment parts via the way you strike the
keys in the chord recognition area (velocity sensitivity).
See “Dynamic Arranger” (p. 139).
8. The main page displays the name of the last chord the
BK-9 recognized:
Left Display
9. Press the [START/STOP]/[*/,] button to start rhythm
playback.
The [START/STOP]/[ */, ] indicator lights and the BK-9 starts playing
back the introductory phrase.
10. Play dierent chords on the keyboard and listen to the
eect this has on the rhythm.
11. Switch on the [AUTO FILL IN] button (it lights).
This means that when you select a dierent VARIATION pattern,
the BK-9 will play a transition (ll-in) before switching to the new
pattern.
12. 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 ll-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 ll-in starts at the next downbeat and lasts an entire bar. Only
then will the BK-9 switch to the newly selected VARIATION pattern.
13. If necessary, you can change the rhythm’s tempo:
• Press the TEMPO [] or [] button to decrease or increase the
tempo
• Press the [TAP TEMPO] button at least three times at the desired
tempo.
The BK-9 calculates the intervals between your presses and sets the
corresponding tempo value.
MEMO
Simultaneously press the TEMPO [] and [] buttons
(“STANDARD”) to return to the rhythm’s preset tempo.
TIPS
You can press and hold the [TAP TEMPO] button to lock the
tempo setting (p. 63).
14. Press the [ENDING] / [ & ] button to end rhythm playback
with a suitable closing section.